Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "WARHAMMER 40,000: SPACE MARINE 2 SALES & REVIEW ROUND-UP"

Episode Date: September 24, 2024

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 SuccessAnalytic Dreamz delves into the monumental success of "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2." This segment explores the game's peak player count, sales statistics across platforms, and critical reception. We analyze the game's combat system, visuals, narrative, and multiplayer modes, highlighting both its strengths and areas for improvement.Hear from Saber Interactive CEO Tim Willits as he discusses the game's record-breaking sales performance. We also explore the community's response, including both praise and criticism, and compare "Space Marine 2" to other recent Warhammer titles.Finally, we discuss the game's future roadmap and potential updates, as well as the impact of other high-profile releases like Astro Bot.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Warhammer has another classic on their hands as Space Marine to a third person shooter hacking slash video game developed by Sabre Interactive and published by Focus Interactive has made their stamp on 2024 because one thing to note about 2024 is that the overall landscape of Game of the Year contenders is very slim. So for two games to come back to bat and seemingly have just the front run or the front runner when it comes to the overall game of the year race when we're in September is very interesting and just showcase how 24 hasn't been lackluster but just hasn't been filled with just straight 10 out of tens like a balder's gate or an elder ring because of course the DLC came out this year. But who's really going to nominate or just let alone let a DOC be game of the year? year right if if that's the case then all of these different games are going to start putting out dc's who win game of the year and people are just going to have a hard conversation uh as far as the ability to let dc's win certain awards so with that set to aside no need to uh jump the um jump the gun on this one as warhammer 40 000 space marine to was released september 9th for for PlayStation 5 Windows and Xbox series X and S.

Now, one of the things I love to get into is video game sales, because the biggest thing when it comes to gaming is that everybody plays primarily the same games. When it comes to Call the Duty, first-person shooter type games or sports games, that's usually the top five of every single platform. But if I have it right here. here i believe yeah so for xbox for playstation and and for uh steam we're going to get into the actual stats for warhammer as a hundred and six uh a hundred and 16 thousand people are playing the game right now and it has a consistency of a hundred and fifty thousand as far as how many people

continuously play the game so warhammer is the six most played game on steam so So with that being said, let's switch over to the PlayStation platform. So this was interesting because interestingly enough, Warhammer is nowhere to be found in the top 10 as far as PlayStation games. I don't know if PlayStation gamers just don't play games or if one of the games I've already got into as far as an Astrobite, which is so phenomenal they tried to push Warhammer to the back. Because the biggest thing with Astroby is that it is definitely a game with a year contender. Whenever you compare a game to Mario and people are actually okay with that comparison, you realize that this game must be on another level because if you don't know, Mario is the greatest video game character ever created.

So if you're comparing a PlayStation exclusive, which just started out as a character to get you used to the adaptive triggers on PlayStation, but now it has its own game and people are comparing it to Mario and the, general consensus is that they agree with the comparison you come to realize that astrobyte is definitely number one when it comes to a frontrunner for game of the year so warhammer is nowhere to be found on playstation's top 10s that uh top 10 games list so switching over to xbox that is where it gets interesting because of course that is where i think i lost my place um i definitely lost my place can me one second okay here we go yeah that is where Warhammer is actually the second most played

game on the platform so for Xbox players out here mean it's not like astrobot could be not just let me chill all right my fault my fault I ain't mean to do all that so basically space marine two is uh the second most played game on the Xbox platform whereas on the PlayStation platform even though they have the game it's not even in the top 10 so uh I thought that was interesting to point out because on steam is the top six most play game. Well, it's the number six most play game on Steam. So interesting how that works out. I don't know if it's politics. I don't know what it is, but as far as it being on all the platforms and only being in the top 10 on two of them, whereas one has an exclusive doing pretty well right now. I don't know if there's politics or I don't know if people actually are playing Astrobot

over Warhammer, which if they are, I mean, it makes sense because that that's on my list to play. I mean, I have Outlaws, you know, Astrobi on my list as far as this month to play. And Warhammer's not even, it's not even on my list. Not saying it's a bad game. It's just I don't want to get into it. But what we are going to get into as far as this specific segment is the review roundup and the sale. So like I just said, with the different platforms, Warhammer is the sixth most play game on Steam, the second most play game on Xbox.

And when it comes to being a top seller, it was a top, number one, top seller so passing steam deck and c s2 micro transactions so when it comes to other platforms when it when it um when the quality level is is being uh basically when the quality quality level is being looked at a lot of people are saying that the multiplayer mode includes a lot of cooperative and competitive modes but has been critiqued for not having a deep long-term engagement which the game just came out so I don't know how much credence you can give to that. Overall, the game is the fastest selling ever worked on by Sabre Interactive CEO, Tim Wilts.

Uh, Willits. I think that's how you say it. So it's the fastest game ever worked on by the CEO. Oh, no, ever worked on, but by Sabre Interactive. So it's outperforming previous Warhammer titles on Steam, such as Total Warhammer 3 and every other entry into Warhammer because they said it's the fastest ever

fastest selling ever probably means that it beat out every other installment in a franchise. So that is to say that Warhammer definitely has a lot of lore. That's what I realized getting into the community that the overall story of Warhammer is, I mean, elongated,

it's not even the right word. I mean, it's just a very, very deep, story as far as what they've written so far. So this just plays off of that. But if you want to learn the entire story, it may take you a while. But apparently the art channels out there with like 16 hours of wrap up. It's like at that point, my brother, just watched a movie. Like goodness.

So anyways, when it comes to Warhammer currently, a lot of the players are just talking about the game saying that the experience is very, very engaging. and people are very much an enjoyment of the replayable missions and the way that you can attack different missions, the way you can attack missions differently. And the emphasis on customization allowing players to tailor their space marines' appearance and gear, that's a standout for people. If you don't know, there's six different classes as you can see right here,

analytic dreams videos on Spotify to see the video along with the audio for my people listening on podcast. there's a tactical assault vanguard a bull work what in the world i don't know what that is a sniper and then heavy so from first glance it does seem like bull work whatever that is seems to be the most physical one as it has a sword and a shield and all the other classes have guns well no the assault has like a hammer i don't know what that is so anyways uh yeah those are the six different classes as far as the uh combat let's just say it's beyond brutal as far as the um gore as you can see right now I mean they definitely don't shy away from the amount of blood that's

coming out of the enemies so um the superhuman combat abilities definitely play uh a part into the intense action against the horrors of the tyranids I think that's how you said the tyranids I don't know um no I don't know how you pronounce it let me see hold up tyrannids and the tyrannies it's probably tyrant is that's funny I had to read it out to me I still don't agree with it So anyways, as far as the reception, I mean, across the board, people have been giving it high praise. As far as IGM, IGN has praised it for its engaging combat, giving it an 8.5 out of 10, talking about the compelling story, the variety of weapons, the engaging in combat. GameSpot gave it an 8 out of 10, basically highlighting the game's brutal and riveting action, noting that it's a worthy successor to the original PC gamer gave it a 75 out of 100, saying they appreciated the game's initial. impact but they said it felt oh that 75 at 100 is definitely one of the lower scores says it felt like it lost

momentum over time that's interesting and then um vg 247 i do know that gaming company but i forgot the i forgot it had so many different letters and numbers attached to it like goodness but anyways they called it one of the best warhammer games ever released and said that it's a faithful adaption to the Warhammer universe. Like I said, it's a lot of lore that goes into Warhammer. And when it comes to lore, I mean, you might as well just play the game because it's going to take you a while to learn what's all going on in the Warhammer universe. But ultimately, it's a PVE type of game, meaning that you play with players, but you're going against the computer. So that's what PVE means. So what else? There was something else I was going to get into.

I think it may be it. Oh, okay, so Astro. Oh, there's just Astrobot News. Y'all probably don't want to hear about that. So yeah, that's basically it. Overall, as far as a slasher game when it comes to shooting and hack and slash and having a video game with so much lore in depth

and actually caring about the world that is crafting, and if you just want to shoot, shoot around with your buddies. I mean, this is one of the perfect games to pick up with a friend or things of their nature. So from the general consensus, people are saying that this is one of the game of the year contenders, and we'll see if it

actually ends up keeping that spot in the near future. So with that means, I said, click my link to my bio. Let me know in one of my social media is, what do you think about Warhammer 40,000, Span Marine 2, and with it already being released on September 9th for PlayStation 5, Windows,

and Xbox Series X and S, will you be giving it a try