This title seems to be following that narrative template - you’re a created character following in the footsteps of the doomed Rogue Trader/Chapter Master/Commander/so on that came before you and who exists in the game essentially as a tutorial character. Chaos Gate did a pretty good job with this with its cast of alternating grotesqueries and scarred-up babes, including the doomed Commander. That’s not out of place in most CRPGs, where you’re just scrolling through picture after picture of someone who should be on a fantasy novel cover, but Argenta and Heinrix should probably have a little more wear and tear than they do. Even so, something here feels a little off - the thing that struck me the most is how pretty everyone, man and woman, is in their character portraits. ![]() I’ve learned most of it from the other video games that I’ve played that have gotten the license. I’m probably the least 40K-invested person on the masthead of this site - at minimum, I’m in the bottom five there - so I’ve got an amateur’s eye when it comes to the aesthetics of the property. Jonathan: Wow, they just throw you right into this thing, don’t they? Without further ado, let’s hear from the crew: what do you think about Rogue Trader so far? These are thoughts based on a very early version of the game, many of it’s systems aren’t quite done yet but that’s to be expected. ![]() Our proper review will come with the game’s full release next year. We’ve already got our captain’s hat and Goonhammer writ of trade, so that means we’ve got carte blanche from the High Lords of Terra to give our hottest takes and first impressions!īefore we get too much farther we should give another shoutout to Owlcat for providing us with Alpha Keys for the team, and to note that this isn’t a review of Rogue Trader. So if you’re curious what the Rogue Trader Alpha is like but weren’t able to play, look no further. Since the Alpha last week, Dan “Swiftblade” Richardson has been able to explore the Koronus Expanse as a backer, and Owlcat Games was kind enough to provide us here at Goonhammer a few Alpha Keys as well. The Alpha is available to those who backed at the Digital Founders tier, and lets you get to touch the game before most others as well as providing feedback to the development team. So, Owlcat decided to put out an Alpha preview version of the game for fan’s to sink their teeth into. With rogue trader being the first ever role-playing Warhammer video game and Owlcat’s first foray out of Pathfinder, there’s a lot of excitement about this game and even more questions. Since developing the Pathfinder video games, Owlcat has gotten a positive reputation in the gaming community for putting out modern cRPG classics. You step into the shoes of one of these space privateers to explore the Koronus Expanse as you fight, talk, and perform general feats of grimdark derring-do it takes to survive and profit. Rogue Trader is based loosely off of the tabletop RPG of the same name set in the 40k universe, focusing on those titular Rogue Traders. ![]() Last week, Owlcat Games made a closed Alpha build playable for their upcoming Warhammer 40,000 cRPG, Rogue Trader.
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