Darktide is a tough "review", while I'm kinda new to this game (20-ish hours atm), I'm not new to the genre. Cooperative PvE games are one of my favorites, like Payday 2, DRG, Helldivers 2, Left 4 Dead, etc.; and I'm kinda new to W40K universe, but not a complete newbie.

There are a lot of negative reviews, but Darktide is actually a good game. Not perfect. Not trash. Just a solid game. In a world where games must be 10/10 or 1/10, this is a solid 7.5/10.

The game is very faithful to the W40K universe, and that alone is really respectable. Let's be honest here, there are NOT a lot of good W40K games out there, ok? When it comes to artwork, overall design, sound, atmosphere, voice acting, original soundtrack, etc the game is a 10/10. No questions asked.

On top of that, Darktide's gameplay loop is very fun, it has 4 classes that feel pretty unique, each class has 3 possible "ultimates" to choose, meaning you kinda have 12 classes to play with, but you can also create different builds around those ultimates and with quite a variety of different melee and guns, meaning that the "toy box" is pretty big, so there is a lot of fun to be had. It might feel weird to some players at first, because usually in games like these your primary weapon is a gun, not a melee, but in Darktide melee is your primary and guns are your secondary. Sure, there are some builds, specially with the Veteran (1 of the 4 classes) where you can pretty much make your gun a primary. but that's another conversation. If you've played Vermintide, you will feel right at home, and if you haven't, don't worry, it does not take long to get used to it, and it's really fun.

Of course, as I said, the game is not perfect. The game is kinda heavy on the hardware and very grindy (but there is no pay2win stuff). The main thing: it seems to be really slow with updates, which is something that the veterans of the game complain the most about (Team Fortress 2 is one of my fav games of all time, so I understand that feeling quite well), but for new players, that is not that noticeable at all, there is plenty of content for them/us, you get your money's worth, 100%. The main problem, from what I see, is that game updates and balance patches are taking a very long time, while the in-game shop (just cosmetics, tho) gets content, and the game seems to lack a bit of that "end game content" for veteran players to strive for.

What does it all mean? (TLDR) It means that the game has amazing sound, design, atmosphere, voice acting and gameplay, all tied with a solid gameplay loop that will give you dozens to hundreds of hours of fun without pay2win but it does not get a lot of updates, takes a good PC to run it, is very grindy and lacks a "big end game content" for veteran players to strive for.

Look, I remember when my PS1 and PS2 games were what they were (I'm 30 years old), there were no updates, no "day 1 patch", etc... and, maybe, that somewhat helps me appreciate a solid game for what it is instead of calling it trash. Sure, that is not an excuse to not update the game today, since back then there were no updates because of tech reasons... anyway, I'll stop this tangent right here, but I think you get the idea.

Is it worth it? While a 7.5/10 game might not be worth a full price, specially if money is an issue, if you like Co-op PvE games, it's worth it. If you like W40K, it's worth it. On sale? 100% worth it.

[h3]Solid game. Not perfect. Not trash.[/h3] Darktide is a tough "review", while I'm kinda new to this game (20-ish hours atm), I'm not new to the genre. Cooperative PvE games are one of my favorites, like Payday 2, DRG, Helldivers 2, Left 4 Dead, etc.; and I'm kinda new to W40K universe, but not a complete newbie. There are a lot of negative reviews, but [b]Darktide is actually a good game[/b]. Not perfect. Not trash. Just a solid game. In a world where [i]games must be 10/10 or 1/10[/i], this is a solid 7.5/10. The game is [b]very faithful to the W40K universe[/b], and that alone is really respectable. Let's be honest here, there are NOT a lot of good W40K games out there, ok? When it comes to artwork, overall design, sound, atmosphere, voice acting, original soundtrack, etc the game is a [b]10/10[/b]. No questions asked. On top of that, Darktide's gameplay loop is very fun, it has 4 classes that feel pretty unique, each class has 3 possible "ultimates" to choose, meaning you kinda have 12 classes to play with, but you can also create different builds around those ultimates and with quite a variety of different melee and guns, meaning that the "toy box" is pretty big, so there is a lot of fun to be had. It might feel [i]weird[/i] to some players at first, because usually in games like these your primary weapon is a gun, not a melee, but in Darktide melee is your primary and guns are your secondary. Sure, there are some builds, specially with the Veteran (1 of the 4 classes) where you can pretty much make your gun a primary. but that's another conversation. If you've played Vermintide, you will feel right at home, and if you haven't, don't worry, [b]it does not take long to get used to it, and it's really fun[/b]. Of course, as I said, the game is not perfect. The game is kinda heavy on the hardware and very grindy ([b]but there is no pay2win stuff[/b]). The main thing: it seems to be really slow with updates, which is something that the veterans of the game complain the most about (Team Fortress 2 is one of my fav games of all time, so I understand that feeling quite well), but for new players, that is not that noticeable at all, there is plenty of content for them/us, [b]you get your money's worth, 100%[/b]. The main problem, from what I see, is that game updates and balance patches are taking a [i]very[/i] long time, while the in-game shop (just cosmetics, tho) gets content, and the game seems to lack a bit of that "end game content" for veteran players to strive for. What does it all mean? ([b]TLDR[/b]) It means that the game has amazing sound, design, atmosphere, voice acting and gameplay, all tied with a solid gameplay loop that will give you dozens to hundreds of hours of fun without pay2win [b]but[/b] it does not get a lot of updates, takes a good PC to run it, is very grindy and lacks a "big end game content" for veteran players to strive for. Look, I remember when my PS1 and PS2 games were what they were (I'm 30 years old), there were no updates, no "day 1 patch", etc... and, maybe, that somewhat helps me appreciate a solid game for what it is instead of calling it trash. Sure, that is not an excuse to not update the game today, since back then there were no updates because of tech reasons... anyway, I'll stop this tangent right here, but I think you get the idea. [b]Is it worth it?[/b] While a 7.5/10 game might not be worth a full price, specially if money is an issue, if you like Co-op PvE games, it's worth it. If you like W40K, it's worth it. [b]On sale? [i]100% worth it[/i].[/b]