In Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 on Steam, the developers have a clear stance on your teammates and make a promise that will delight many players.
What kind of game is this? You fight in Space Marine 2 as Ultramarine Titus and carve your way through massive hordes of monstrous space insects – with heavy bolters and chainsaw swords. The game offers a single-player mode as well as a co-op mode for you and two friends, and a PvP mode in multiplayer. You have 6 classes available to lead in the 6 versus 6 PvP matches.
Regarding the co-op mode, the developers have recently spoken in an interview with PCGamesN and made a promise.
Here you can see the trailer for Space Marine 2:
It stands and falls with the teammates
What influence do teammates have on the rounds? Tim Willits, Chief Creative Officer of Space Marine 2, has developed many co-op games, he says.
“Games that rely too much on people playing together and make [teamwork] a prerequisite for success sometimes fall apart because people unfortunately do what they want – and I love my gaming friends, but sometimes I want to kill them!” he says in an interview with PCGamesN.
He further explains what makes a co-op game good: “The most successful co-op games are those where you can kick ass even when your teammates are idiots. Because it’s just frustrating when you have three people doing exactly what they need to do, and one is just screwing up – it’s like ‘Fuck you.'”
He then clarifies what this means for Space Marine 2: “So there are [in Space Marine 2] no prerequisites for group fights, but it is definitely an advantage when you team up.” For him, it is important that players can have fun in the game even without good teammates and can win missions even solo with a little burden.
According to the first tests, the co-op missions should not just be a mere shooting, but also offer more tactical depth. Moreover, the individual classes should significantly stand out from each other and especially from the “Swiss army knife” Titus.
What experiences from current games are important for Space Marine 2? The developer has looked at Helldivers 2 and has a positive view of the game. “I played Helldivers [2] like hell, and it legitimizes what we’re doing, and it shows that this kind of game can be very successful because people are social and want to play together,” he says in the interview.
Space Marine 2 will be released on September 9 on Steam. The release will show whether the developer can keep its promise and whether the game really works well even with “idiots”. If you are interested in the game, we have an overview of the tests for you: “Has the potential to become the best game in Warhammer 40K” – That’s what the first tests say about Space Marine 2
