The sound in the Dawn of War franchise is perhaps my favorite of all features. This leads me to what I believe is the best part of the game.SOUND! As you follow a path you will also hear your squad mates react to your decisions. Some items are attuned to Chaos while others are attuned to redemption. You can also gain corruption from your choice of equipment. Without giving too much away an example of this is a level where if you hit the "fallback" command that particular squad gains corruption points. In a cool twist corruption can also happen for other reasons. The story also changes as you become corrupted which is awesome since the game has multiple ways the story can progress. Following the path of Chaos changes your abilities to give them a nice Chaos twist. This gives you redemption points, which lowers your corruption bar. If you firmly believe in the ways of Emperor than you will do whats right even when its the more difficult choice. If you wanna be a jerk or find the easy way through a situation than you will gain corruption points.
For the most part choices are pretty simple. Corruption/Redemtion is a new echelon of leveling where you "choose" to follow the path of Chaos or stand by the teachings of the codex! The reason I say "choose" in such a way is because its not always a choice. This brings me to my next area of rruptionĬorruption/Redemption is a totally new system added to the franchise. Whats cool is that in some levels taking the structures is a big detour from your main objectives and can even cost you the mission if your not careful. More than anything they are just extra points at the end of your missions. Once you take a structure and beat that mission its implied to be yours for good. The enemy will sometimes push and take them back but ONLY in the mission your currently in. You thankfully never have to go back and defend them later on. You can still capture all the building types from the first game as they appear throughout the missions in the game. This aspect is completely changed in Chaos Rising and much to my delight. The taking of shrines, arrays, and foundries eventually led to a never ending plethora of boring defense missions where you stood by three generators with your squads and watched as they eradicated whatever was attacking them whether it was Tyranids, Eldar, or Orks. One of my biggest gripes with Dawn of War 2 was the defense missions. The method in which the story of Chaos Rising plays out is one of the biggest perks of the game.
Without spoiling how or why planet Aurelia has returned from the warp and you and your team of ridiculously awesome Blood Ravens are sent to investigate. Chaos Rising starts you off shortly after the final battle with the Tyranids in the first game. In my opinion starting a Chaos Rising campaign without knowing the story of the first game would leave you diminished and asking a lot of questions. While Gamespot and other sites say the title is stand alone I cant be 100% sure nor would I suggest getting it if you haven't played the original Dawn of War 2. The reason i emphasize expansion is because it is just that. I will however speak of some of the new units to be found in Chaos Rising so without further delay here we go!įirst off Chaos Rising is an EXPANSION to the original Dawn of War 2. I will not discuss story elements other than those that are already known to us in the first Dawn of War 2 or the trailer to chaos rising. First and foremost there are NO spoilers in this review. Below I'm gonna write a little bit about the ups and downs in Relic Entertainments newest addition to the Dawn of War franchise Chaos Rising. Hey its that Lil Guy Cristof here to talk to you about something I'm sure most 40k and RTS fans alike have been talking about lately: Dawn of War 2 - Chaos Rising. Dawn of War 2: Chaos Rising - A Lil Guys Review
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