Warhammer 40k | Chaos Gate: Daemonhunters - Review After 100% 

4:43 as someone who collects Nurgle miniatures, I must say that it's impressive the level they have went to with the connection to the tabletop in even just the colours of things. The pools of slime looks exactly like the technical paint "nurgles rot" and the actual characters (the daemons especially, and the PM's) really look like they have been painted. The colour matching is perfect.

40 hours to complete... Was very solid game for 45 bucks... I'm really hopping they expand and make more.

Fair review. Am really enjoying the game. Considering this appears to be a really new developer, it's a great achievement and I hope they can make enough out of this to build out those features in a sequel.

These videos always pop up when I’m thinking about going to sleep at like 4am and give me an excuse to stay up

I'll probably wait for a sale, not because the game doesn't sound good, but because I already have such a big ass back log of stuff I want to play that I might as well. I really wish they'd do something like this with Warhammer Fantasy. I'm actually knowledgeable about that universe, but it seems like most of their games are always 40k.

It's a relief to hear a review, tier list, guide, whatever that finally actually gets how to succeed in this game. I've watched too many people half-get the tactical system and how abusable AP and criticals are. Great take on the game. 100% agreed with your complaint about the procedural missions being a complete letdown in an otherwise solid game. Soft disagree about your take on the research system. While I totally understand it is only to the taste of some, it does allow the player some agency over game pace that can help accommodate the random nature of procedural challenges.

Man, your reviews are so damn good. Have bought all that you have given a good review to and I have not been disappointed once. Thank you for what you do.

Thank you very much for the time stamps. I have no desire for plot/story/world building spoilers, but def otherwise am interested in your thoughts. Thanks to the delineations I could still check it out.

As a older gamer who also has a limited understanding of the "Warhammer 40K" universe I found your review here quite helpful & on a similar level of lore knowledge which I appreciated more than those reviews posited by others more fanatical to the iconic franchise, most enjoyable!

Bro I love the fact that you 100% games before you review them. Like it's a complete review of a game.

Glad that the game is solid, going to wait for a sale before picking it up. After finally getting through King Arthur a Knight's tale on Iron man mode I'm feeling cocky and will probably try Iron man mode on my first run on this and see how far I get before being splattered.

Love these 100% reviews, so hard to tell what folks have done before their reviews and its nice to know to what lengths you've gone to get your informed opinion.

13:10 Some of the bosses have abilities that allow them to regrow destroyed parts. The final one certainly has it, not sure about the others. Maybe that was that?

I just want to say I wish you the utmost success. Such a great content creator. Just joined your membership

You managed to 100% it already? Geez Mortem, I wish I could do stuff as fast IRL, as you blitz through those games 😄

Getting past the learning curve felt rough (on standard) and I ended up restarting early but that was the best decision I made. Loving the game now, although the mission variety is very limited unfortunately. Combat is very fun though. I hope they do what Xcom did to improve the variety in what we already have instead of just adding another campaign.

Excellent review, as usual.

I think you hit the right spots but personally, you were a bit lenient in my eyes. I'm not exaggerating when I say I must have done the same "eliminate the carriers / destory the bloomspawn" missions close to 100 times. It is by far the most repetitive game I've played in recent memory and if it weren't for my OCD-level need to complete any game I've started, I would've quit this after the first 10 hours of doing the same exact thing, again and again and again and again....

This Game really got me In to 40K and I think It's absolutely amazing fun and Even before the Duty Eternal DLC, I loved it and after finishing the game normally, I went back and played it a few more times. Trying new builds and setups on my units. Duty Eternal adding new enemies was all the game needed to be greater than it already was.

Got to love this channel every time a T/S/CRPG goes on sale I see a 100% review

For some bosses, they can actually regenerate disabled components, which may be why they seem to just get them back (13:10)

Thank you for doing timestamps, please continue if you can!!! :))

I've been having a blast with this game! I think that with the current amount of content, it's a 100 hour game for me but not more. I really like it, and I would love to see further iteration.

This reminds me, I ought to go back and finish Mechanicus. I’m not into war hammer lore, myself, but that game had me interested. I guess I’m more of a tech priest than a space marine at heart

Currently playing Warhammer Inquisitor-Martyr. Once I’m done with it, I’m definitely picking this up.

Great review as always!

I enjoyed the game alot, and I agree with your points. What I liked the least of the game were the advanced classes, when I was trying to make a B Team it was clear very fast that with the starting ones it could be easier to make an overpowered strat. My purgator and interceptor were absolute beasts.

My GOTY and introduction to the WH40K universe! Despite the game’s issues I loved it. Story included. Was hoping you’d review it so thank you

Great review. I like your style.

Good review! I was thinking about waiting for your review before getting it, but I took the plunge. X-Com lites are my favorite types of games. I'm not super far into it, but I don't get the same tonal disconnect as you. I think then entire tone is *melodramatic*, and the silliness lends itself to that. This game is "serious" in the way a vincent price movie is "scary"

Another great video!!

Excellent review, thanks

Research gating story is fairly common to TRPGs. XCom does the same thing. And in a sci-fi story. It makes sense. The issue with the system in Inquisition was the Power system was Real Time based in a game where time could be passing much quicker in game. It created a narrative disconnect only a MMO could love.

Loved playing trough this game, the only real issue i had was the randomness of the starmap.. hard to plan for random encounters and easy to miss out on important rewards just based on pure rng.

Truly, Commander Mortismal, will be remembered as the Emperor's Finest. Thanks for the review! I know people say it's repetitive, but then again, so was XCOM. And this is an AA game, so I personally think a bit of leniency is allowed.

Hmm I had seen the trailers for this and wanted to check it out but never did. Will definitely now after watching this, thanks!

Been waiting for this review ever since I saw you playing it on Steam 😅

Interesting. Was going to recommend King Arthur: Knight's Tale but saw that you had done a review on that as well. I have played both and I felt that King Arthur: Knight's Tale was superior to Chaos Gate (combat, variety of characters and skills), wherein it did not feel as if I progressed so much in Chaos Gate. Are there any similar games that you would actually recommend, saying as you did not recommend either of the titles above for full price?

How does Chaos Gate compare to Mechanicus?

Excellent review.

Thank you, Morty. Very Cool

Thanks for the review, ill wait for them to hopefully release more updates/dlc/content/it has a large sale, this isnt worth the price tag based on what you said in your review and hopefully theyll fix some things.

It's basically X-Com 2 Warhammer 40k. Cool! :)

Good points here but I see no problems at all with "straightforward" procedural missions (XCOM built itself on this), though the amount of mission TYPES was too few. But also in this game the maps themselves aren't procedural. Ya gotta have both for maximum replayability factor.

I can agree with most of this, having just gotten it and playing it a few days now. I find myself only doing around 4 fights a day now, it feels dull beyond that. While I havent advanced the tech to the part with the 5 reapers, I just find the fights real samey. You are correct there could be more variety. More enemy types, different map objectives, less reinforcement annoyances. Yet despite all that, i dont hate the game. I think its solid and with a little more could be quite excellent. There arent a ton of GREAT WH/WH40k games, but this could get there. Especially if it expanded beyond Nurgle and GK.

Is there a way to get true mastery achievement other then farm kill your knights and feed them to one guy?

Thanks for the review! Warhammer lore is really fascinating. I recommend Leutin09, he’s detailed and direct in exploring everything warhamner 40k. Oh and I’d recommend his video on Daemonculaba. It’s fictional lore but it actually scared me. I won’t forget it even if I want to lol

Thanks for saving my money!

On sale 13$!!! Thank you for the review 🫡💯

Does this game have a doom clock like xcom 2 had? I’m waiting for this on Xbox it co me out in two weeks and I loved turn based games but I can not stand round counters or the doom clock idea made me rush through xcom 2 and gears tactics.

It seems that everyone agree that UI needs improvements, just because of that I'm going to wait for some patches and extra content. I wouldn't mind if game received a mod similar to Long War for XCOM. Btw you should probably check Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus.

free comment: 40k the hammer - reckoning of the dragon blood: the huntgamer's final stand

Do you have TRPGs you recommend? Currently playing Midnight Suns and I am liking that a lot.

good vid!

Yeah, I'm hoping for some big expansions with more encounters and enemy types...

How's it compared to THE Chaos Gate, the old one?

Just got this from HumbleBundle monthly for $12 and a handful of other lesser anticipated games imo, loving it so far

Grey Knights are my favorite 40k army And the Inquisitor line has historically been pretty good too

looking forward to new enemy race dlc

Great review. I agree with all your negatives. I'm at a point in the game where I really want to finish it, but to do so I have to keep grinding the procedurally generated missions while I wait for research to complete. I just can't force myself to do any more of them.

Probably going to get. Will likely skip on Castellan Crowe though. I heard it's not worth it. Should have been a few quid.

Pros : A decent WH40K game Cons : Destroy the Bloomspawns

So I watched your channel for some time now and was wondering, have you ever heard about Library Of Ruina? Its card battle indie rpg (sort of), if you like harder games it might be up your alley.

You 100% THEN reviewed? subbed

Already 100%? I assume it was possible due to multiple, simultaneous and devastating defensive deep strikes. On a serious note, it looks like main issue in this game are its repetitive missions. Otherwise it looks pretty decent.

This game theme would be baller with Only War

Fair Enough... Its a good game definitely , if you like Warhammer 40k or if you like TRPGs , and even if you want to try something new still possibly good pick. The thing I didnt like however, personally... is that Legendary diff makes the gameplay much slower because it mainly increases the enemy HP, among other things. So it sometimes feels not so much tactically different as borderline desperation on finishing something in more or less efficient amount of time. The new DLC/Update made it even harder as the Aerial attacks from the Spawning plant things now hits you even if you are behind full cover, but the enemy still has a ton of extra HP, so its a bit frustrating, making a strategy takes a lot of time for just 1 part of a mission...feels Grindy and very time consuming is what I mean, wish this could be done in a different way.

Any one know if ,when,coming to consoles

Normal is kicking my ass, i need to learn more..

really wish there was a playstation release for this. I barely use my laptop for games these days. Update: They actually made a console release for this game finally. Happy to see this as they told me originally that they had no plans for console release.

"I'm a tactical turn-based strategy genre vet!" -> Started on Legendary - got my ass kicked. Switched to Ruthless, learned what's working and what to pick early - broke the game... Switched to Legendary - broke the game and had a lot of fun! Overall a fun, enjoyable "action-economy", "risk - reward" type of "x-com-like", but in need of bug-fixing, performance and (some) balance optimization, some mechanics reworks (like giving additional skill points to your units, effectively locked behind having to kill your other units... Come on, WTF?..) But then first balance patch drops - devs broke the game in very frustrating way: all abilities much more expensive to use, actually good abilities nerfed or made a lot less useful through other changes, nerfed generation for resource needed for abilities, nerfed crit chance for all units (before - you have minor chance to crit always, now if you don't have crit% weapon or ability - forget about them), stunning enemies near impossible on Legendary. Basically game is EXACTLY OPPOSITE of what it started as, from "learn and enjoy the game!" to "no fun allowed!" - you do a boring plinking from out of the cover at enemies and once in a blue moon use ability to gain minor advantage. Still playable and winnable but hella boring and dragged out, making repetitiveness of the missions completely insufferable... And not very friendly to beginners since nothing offered to players in return for the major nerfs and a lot of random involved in management (instead of combat, like in X-com) part of the game. Wait until more balance patches, or a good discount... PS: edited a few minor spelling mistakes.

A simple example of how over the top 40K is. An Imperial Star Destroyer from Star Wars is roughly the size of an ESCORT ship in 40k. Their fighters are 3 times the size of a B-22 bomber.

In general, it seems all Games Workshop games have a mix of great ideas with several bad ones thrown in. If you like the setting, there's plenty here for you, but something is almost always going to feel a bit off.

So it's 40k xcom with grey knights vs nurgle?

UI-wise completely agree, and in fact I think it's even more egregious because despite all the visual noise, there is still some information that is hidden, like ammo. Also having to zoom into enemies and your soldiers to get the info, and then not being able to cycle through them is a massive ball ache. This game draws so much from xcom 2 anyway I just wish they were a little savvier in what else they took from it.

Warhammer games are not known for their balance so the cheese-ability is on par for the IP, not to say that it is good or bad, it's just part of the package. I think most people familiar with Warhammer see cheese as purely under your discretion.

man, what is the game from your opening screen with a man holding a torchlight next to a broken caravan.

I loved this game so far, but its way too repetitive. I would like to see mods to add some extra effects to the warp surge. Warp surge was suposed to make every f battle unique and unpredictable, but it dosent quite hit the mark. A game mode where other player acts as a game master would be fantastic too.

Is the castellan bonus character and weapon stuffdlc worth it as well?

i know you're busy perfecting these games but i do kinda wish your videos were longer

Am I the only one who always reads “CHAOS GATE” as “CHADS GATE”? Makes me chuckle.

It's not really lore accurate anyways, so I think being less familiar with it works better haha I was mostly irritated the whole time, cause I'm apparently THAT guy. Thanks for the video

Overall, playing on Normal and Ruthless, the game was a cakewalk, on the tactical layer at least. There are some problems in the early-to-mid game when multiple Plague Marines start to spawn, but by the end of the game, your Knights get so overpowered with so many tools that you can't really lose. Especially if you stack crit damage and crit chance (which can easily go to 100% in the late game). That's true even for the bosses. A single Interceptor with a couple of buffs can kill almost any boss in one turn totally ignoring all the cool mechanics those bosses have. The only one he can't kill is the final one, and for a few more he'd need some additional help first. It's even worse on the second playthrough when you already know what you're doing. Though the strategic layer was noticeably more challenging, keeping up with Bloom spread and dealing with random events was fun, though the latter can be incredibly annoying. I'll try it on Legendary eventually, we'll see how it's there.

I enjoyed the game, but the repeat standard missions just had me loss interest to keep playing. And the weak kill animations made me sad as a 40k fan.

I’m on normal and getting my ass absolutely kicked lol

If there is mod support and we get some more enemy variety and or better classes/leveling up, I would get it. If not it might be a pass for me.

Just completed in this in about 26 hours on standard difficulty. Bit disappointed during the endish of the game. Pretty repetitive and hard to push through the same copy, paste missions.

REVIEW IS EXCELENT, no bullshit attached. but its easy in solo?? this game is ridiculously hard

Imo the difficulty is irrelevant when you get lvl 5-6 following comp: justicar,apothecary,librerian and interceptor. You kill everything in 1 turn no matter what. And yes advanced classes are a massive meh, except the justicar. And ranged combat i just stopped doing, ranged classes where underperforming like a mofo compared to melee. Besides that i totally agree, for me this game was average+. with the two BIG faults beeing variety. and how long each missions takes just because of movement in turn based all the time. More minor gripes is how useless some classes are compared to others. And after playing it for 30 hours, the best comp is always buff stacking an interceptor (seriously you can get infinite ap and wp doing this) and having a librarian as a mobility stick, both because its op to position perfect every encounter, but also to reduce the tedium of movement between combat.

I hope someday we'll get a game WITHOUT Nurgle being the focus edit: Nevermind I saw some Bloodletters

Well, 'twas quick

Bloody Steam prices, its been $25 on Epic for over a week.

The new guardsmen mission is really cool but not so lore accurate !

I've noticed the programmed opponent would frequently make some pretty ineffectual moves (running back and forth then doing nothing) on their turn if you didn't leave them clear shots. I think the combat AI needs a bit of work. That said, there are places where you can get in a lot of trouble if you overstretch. I have yet to have a GK go down due to running out of health (on Normal), so I'm definitely going to have to play one level harder next time. But all and all this is the game I've been waiting for since Firaxis XCom came out. Can't wait for some patches and DLC to start dropping. I'm in for the long haul.

I actually used my Librarians' team teleport ability to remove the slowness of turn based movement when not in combat. But as you get Librarian probably half way through or so, it's bit tedious. You are also 100% about the lack of variety. Due to the number of missions v. variety, the game gets much more repetitive than Xcom for example. That is my biggest issue with this game, it would have been much better with few more mission types.

The following is not a criticism, more a sign of the times. I'm an old gamer. Back in the 80's and early 90's just about any game was $40-$50. Without figuring the actual inflation numbers, let's say that $60-$70 in 2022. I think about that every time I hear someone complain about the price of a game. Other than that, good review as always.

i want to play this game but god that UI looks dreadful

Progress made by research? Sounds kinda like X-COM and similar games...

The story itself wasn't very inventive, but I really enjoyed the characters and their interactions. All of them really feel like their own people with their own ideals and motivations that have their own opinion on what's going on - the scene before the final research is especially good (Lunete is the best girl). They feel much more alive than guys in XCom, for example.

I'm not a 40k lore expert but my understanding is the over the top grimdark is actually pretty deep in satire which makes perfect sense to me but a lot of peps seem to have a hard time coming to terms with that.