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| ''Mordheim: City of the Damned'' is based on the ] tabletop game, which was a ]-oriented derivative of the larger ] wargames. Accordingly, the video game puts the player in control of |
''Mordheim: City of the Damned'' is based on the ] tabletop game, which was a ]-oriented derivative of the larger ] wargames. Accordingly, the video game puts the player in control of a small warband who fights rival teams over resources and control of areas around the titular city of Mordheim. At the start of the game, the player chooses a faction (], ], ], or ]) and over the course of the game, is given to opportunity to improve their warband's strength by recruiting, leveling, improving and customizing a roster of combatants as well as their equipment. Losing battles can lead to ] of the members of the player's warband, and the game emphasizes careful engagements and survival.<ref name=Steam /> | ||
| In addition to a single-player campaign, |
In addition to a single-player campaign, players can pit their warband against other players online.<ref name=RPS /> | ||
| ==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
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Video game| Mordheim: City of the Damned | |
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| Developer(s) | Rogue Factor |
| Publisher(s) | Focus Home Interactive |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | Microsoft Windows |
| Genre(s) | Turn-based strategy RPG |
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Mordheim: City of the Damned is a turn-based strategy RPG video game developed by Rogue Factor for Microsoft Windows and published by Focus Home Interactive on November 19, 2015. The game is based Games Workshop's 1999 tabletop game Mordheim. The game was released on Steam Early Access in November 2014, prior to its full release.
Gameplay
Mordheim: City of the Damned is based on the Mordheim tabletop game, which was a skirmish-oriented derivative of the larger Warhammer Fantasy wargames. Accordingly, the video game puts the player in control of a small warband who fights rival teams over resources and control of areas around the titular city of Mordheim. At the start of the game, the player chooses a faction (Sisters of Sigmar, Mercenaries from the Empire, Skaven, or the Cult of the Possessed) and over the course of the game, is given to opportunity to improve their warband's strength by recruiting, leveling, improving and customizing a roster of combatants as well as their equipment. Losing battles can lead to permanent death of the members of the player's warband, and the game emphasizes careful engagements and survival.
In addition to a single-player campaign, players can pit their warband against other players online.
Reception
Reception| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 76/100 |
| Publication | Score |
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| fr [Jeuxvideo.com] | 16/20 |
| Softpedia | 8/10 |
| IGN Italia | 8.4/10 |
| IGN Spain | 6/10 |
| Hardcore Gamer | 3.5/5 |
| GameStar | 81/100 |
| The Escapist |   |
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Rock, Paper, Shotgun was particularly critical of the "uninspiring", "unexciting" and "languid" combat, literally calling the game "dumb" and "flawed".
References
- ^ "Mordheim: City of the Damned". Steam. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- Smith, Adam (November 27, 2014). "Impressions: Mordheim Early Access". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Dean, Paul (8 December 2015). "Wot I Think: Mordheim – City Of The Damned". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- "Mordheim: City of the Damned". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- "Test : Mordheim : City of the Damned - Mourir, c'est pas facile !" [Mordheim : City of the Damned - Dying is not easy!]. fr [Jeuxvideo.com] (in French). Webedia. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- Dumitrescu, Andrei (23 November 2015). "Mordheim: City of the Damned Review". Softpedia. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- Jose Manuel Bringas (23 November 2015). "Pasando turno" [Passing time]. IGN Italia (in Italian). Ziff Davis. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- Di Claudio Chianese (7 December 2015). "UNA LAMA NELL'OSCURITÀ" [A knife in the dark]. IGN Spain (in Spanish). Ziff Davis. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- Steighner, Mark (29 November 2015). "Review: Mordheim: City of the Damned". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- Von Adam Blaszczyk (2 December 2015). "Mordsspaß mit Hindernissen" [Blast with obstacles]. GameStar (in German). Webedia. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
- Monroe, Nick (20 November 2015). "Mordheim - City of the Damned Review - Never Fight Alone". The Escapist. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
