Warhammer: The End Times - Vermintide

(this rating is for purely the base game, the multitudes of DLC is a much more inconsistent, but generally good affair.)

Man, to go to this after Vermintide 2 was the most rewarding experience. This game pretty much does every aspect better, with much more focus on worldbuilding, dialogue exchanges between characters, map design, and unique fights. While (surprisingly to me) boasting more base game missions than Vermintide 2, the missions vary heavily in gameplay style and situations, and help portray a realistic portrait of what the Ubersriek Five would be up to on a day-to-day basis. Even the less significant missions such as defending wells serves a clear purpose as a reprieve an added realism showing that not every day is an intense siege or powerful figure to take down. The maps are all very complex and interesting in their own right, from jaw dropping massive scale skaven contraptions to a winding tower that shifts your perception of reality throughout. The game does a great job at staying interesting with its diversity, and the missions flowed beautifully into the next leading to the perfect payoff finale. Even down to the game objects, this game oozes with personality, with much more interactibility in the environments compared to the sterile nature of most of the maps in Vermintide 2. For anyone who played Vermintide 2 but disliked the inherent longevity or sameness of the levels and fighting, or anyone who simply wanted more characterization and personality in the game and heroes, this is very much worth a try.

Its a left 4 dead clone except set in the warhammer universe. Its coop action through levels filled with skaven, which are basically giant rats. Honestly, even though the foundation is good, i came out disappointed out of this one. The classes are different enough from each other to matter. The level design and game feel is excellent.

My main issues lie with the stuff sorrounding the actual game, like the piss poor AI, the terrible loot system and the stupidity of your human companions. I also struggled to find games. In the end, left 4 dead does this sort of thing so much better that this game is somewhat redundant.