More and more we’re seeing a trend developing in the gaming industry that promotes the idea of space marines. These games frequently involve a single soldier or squad of galactic military men being pitted against a huge, seemingly unstoppable onslaught of alien forces. While the idea of humans vs aliens is a rivalry that the science-fiction genre has done for years, recently we’ve seen the humans take a more militaristic approach to space exploration and colonization. Let’s run through the list...
From HalfBeard's HUD.
Bioware writes: "Like you, we’ve heard the rumors lately. You’ve made it clear you care deeply about what’s next. So let’s start by setting the record straight: the next Mass Effect game is in development, and EA and BioWare remain committed to telling more stories in this universe."
I expected nothing and I'm still disappointed
Like with Fallout, it's starting to feel studios are using TV / Film adaptations when they have no game info to talk about.
I feel the same way.
I mean, how difficult would it be for them to release SOMETHING of substance? Another short trailer? A couple of proper hints? A short story set during the original trilogy, but focused on fringe characters?
Hopefully they're working so hard on the game that they don't have time. But still, with every passing year and so little to show, the franchise will be slipping further and further from people's minds.
Yeah agree it's almost a cop out since Dev times are 5 to 10 years just throw out a few seasons instead you get them done in a year
So the TV show will take place after the OG trilogy. I wonder which ending they’ll use?
Should’ve just posted a picture of an Elcor saying “regretfully, we have nothing to share.”
"Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine Master Crafted Edition brings the 2011 classic back to the limelight after SM2's unprecedent success, and does so with love."
- Stuart Cullen, TechStomper
so they improved the remaster? played the original and loved it. I went into the remaster and was underwhelmed. What have they changed since launching the remaster to make it a 4/5?
This is a good version of this just okay third-person shooter / hack & slash action game.
Or something like Root Beer Tapper, except you're serving beer to guys dressed like Roman soldiers.
Why? Because it is more interesting than a fat plumber or a sack of potatoes.
"But the question remains: Why has this space marine trend flourished so recently, and so well?"
Recently?
Article reads like someone who just discovered gaming.
Also think that the trend towards human-only "galactic civilizations" or with something like Mass Effect where the aliens may as well be ones from Star Trek with forehead ridges shows creative limitation.
That problem is for the xbox only, where the biggest exclusives are all shooters about aliens and crap. No variety whatsoever.
I used to like space marines because I was a warhammer 40k guy when I was a kid, so when someone did something like that I was all in. But now I would rather play as someone who is an ordinary person thrust into an unordinary situation who doesn't know combat and learns, than someone who is a grizzled veteran. Just my two cents.