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Warhammer: Mark of Chaos

Game review may contain spoilers

This game is like Warhammer Fantasy's "Dawn of War 1". Not in the sense that it plays like Dawn of War 1, but in the sense that it came out at roughly about the same time as Dawn of War 1 (2006), and when it comes to story, plot, and setting, it had a very similar feel to Dawn of War 1. Many of the voice acting cast from Dawn of War 1 was present in this game, and they gave absolutely fantastic performances with the characters they played.

There are three story campaigns to pick from. The Empire, Chaos, and Greenskins. And all three of them are very fun and engaging with their story and characters. Stefan von Kessel is, beyond any doubt, the Gabriel Angelos of Warhammer Fantasy, and still to this day one of my favorite characters in Warhammer Fantasy as a whole. He has a very similar arc to him, as well as very similar circumstances where he seeks redemption from his past that continues to haunt him. He's extremely charismatic and knows how to get his men absolutely hyped for battle. While on the flipside, Thorgar, if anything, is what I consider to be "Crull Done Right"; Referring to the joke of a Khornate Chaos Lord "Lord Crull" from Dawn of War: Winter Assault. Thorgar is a beast, and he is no pushover, unlike Crull. He's also got the same voice as Crull too, which is yet another reason why I make that comparison here. I find it funny that he's best buds with Norscan Marauder named Olaf, EVEN AFTER he becomes a Daemon Prince. This to me was just very endearing of his character, and a fun little thing to throw in there. Warboss Gorbash is just orcs being orcs and doing what they do best. You will get your orc fix plenty with him in his campaign, as well as showing how the entire

Now, obviously speaking, people are gonna compare this game to Total War: Warhammer, and to that I still stand by my stance that this game, while not as content-rich and not as aesthetically-pleasing as Total War: Warhammer, is still BETTER than Total War: Warhammer in terms of Core Gameplay. At the time, this game had a great amount of content in it. The Empire, Chaos, Greenskins, Skaven, High Elves, and Dark Elves were the playable races of the game (As of Battle March). That's SIX PLAYABLE RACES to choose from, and that's not even including mercenary units that you can use in your armies from races like the Dwarves, Trolls, Giants, etc... This is basically competing with Dawn of War: Dark Crusade in terms of content at that point, since that was the main strategy game on the 40k side of things at the time of Mark of Chaos's release. While yes, this game is absolutely smaller-scaled than the likes of Total War: Warhammer, I feel like this is a good thing. Total War: Warhammer has always rubbed me the wrong way with how absurdly scaled it was, when battles in Warhammer Fantasy were usually nowhere near that level of huge unless they were MAJOR BATTLES that involved a lot of factions clashing all at once against major threats. Warhammer: Mark of Chaos's scaling is actually a lot more accurate, and dare I say even realistic to what most battles in Warhammer Fantasy would generally play out as. Though don't get me wrong, in the campaign you will still have VERY LARGE battles when major events happen, and in skirmish and multiplayer, especially when there are 6 players involved, battles can get very large and heavily involved.

Considering the fact that Creative Assembly is currently crumbling and collapsing under its own corruption in recent months, I would strongly recommend giving Mark of Chaos a try if you haven't already. This game is truly an underrated gem, and in many ways, is far more fun than Total War: Warhammer. You can still buy this game on GoG for 10 bucks right now. You got nothing to lose. Go for it. You won't regret it.

10

Duke Nukem: Alien Armageddon

Mod review

Without question, THE BEST Duke Nukem 3D Experience of all time. Alien Armageddon is like the Duke-Equivalent of Project Brutality for Doom. It's a complete and total game-changer that improves literally everything that was already great about Duke 3D to begin with. Adding so much more content and polishing existing content on a level never before seen.
10/10 - A MUST PLAY for Duke 3D Fans.

10

GoldenEye: Source

Mod review

A beautiful recreation of GoldenEye on the source engine that stays very faithful. to its original predecessor.

10

Need for Speed Underground 2

Game review

The Best NFS Game in the entire franchise, to this day.

10

Space Marine Augmented

Mod review

By far, The BEST Mod for Space Marine by leaps and bounds. This completely changes the way Exterminatus (and eventually PvP) is played. The amount of depth and new content added is absolutely incredible. This is a MUST-PLAY for fans of Space Marine for sure.

10

Perfected Doom 3

Mod review

The Best Mod for Doom 3, by leaps and bounds. This is how the game should have been to begin with.

10

Vengeance of the Blood Ravens

Mod review

The Best DoW2 Mod I have ever played in my entire life. It's basically the 2nd coming of the previously-amazing Destroyer 40k Mod. This mod changes the way DoW2 is played, and adds so much more to the game. If Ultimate Apocalypse had a DoW2 Variant, this mod would be it, 100%. Get this mod, you will not regret it.

10

TIE Fighter: Total Conversion (TFTC)

Mod review

Total Conversations are still The Best Types of Mods out there. This mod is living proof of that. An absolute masterpiece, and one of the Best Mods for X-Wing Alliance PERIOD. Much love for the dev team for giving us this beautiful piece of work.

10

SWAT: Elite Force

Mod review

This mod makes SWAT 4 so much better to the point where I consider it MANDATORY to play the game at all. I absolutely refuse to touch SWAT 4 unless the latest version of Elite Force is installed.
You guys have truly breathed new life into this flawed gem of a game, and turned it into a straight-up masterpiece.

10

Ultimate Apocalypse Mod (DOW SS)

Mod review

As a Retired Dawn of War Modder, I can safely say: This mod is the only real way to play Dawn of War 1 in modern day times. This mod has spoiled the absolute hell out of me to the point where I absolutely refuse to play Dawn of War 1 without it under any circumstances. It completely and utterly gives this game NEW LIFE and revamps the entire game from the ground up. This mod might as well be its own separate game with how much content it has jam-packed into it. Be it 3 New Races; with a 4th One Coming Soon, HUNDREDS of New Units for each faction. Different Tech-Trees to pick from. MASSIVELY SCALED Battles with even Titan Units roaming around the field too. This mod is a Warhammer 40,000 Fan's WET DREAM. I cannot recommend this mod enough to ANYONE who plays Dawn of War 1. It's practically mandatory at this point, since the majority of the DoW1 Community all play it. The only exceptions being those who care about Competitive Play, who play DoWPro instead.