Hack & Slash Through The Old World In Warhammer: Chaosbane
June 5, 2019 by brennon
If you're hankering for another dive back into The Old World of Warhammer Fantasy then Warhammer: Chaosbane might be the action RPG for you, now available on PlayStation, Xbox and PC.
Chaosbane has you playing as one of four characters (cooperatively) as you battle against the forces of Chaos that threaten to overrun the Old World.
Alongside your comrades, you'll be meeting with characters from the lore of Warhammer Fantasy like Teclis and Magnus The Pious. Oh, did I mention that this was set waaaay back in time during the time of an entirely different Emperor to Karl Franz!
It means that the game follows a different storyline to games like Vermintide which is a good point of different storywise at least.
From reviews I've watched online the game seems to very much be in the vein of Diablo and other action roleplaying games of its type. You will be hacking, shooting, and spelling (clearly a thing) through hordes of enemies before taking on massive bosses like Greater Demons. Along the way, you'll pick up loads of different loot and upgrade your character to be an even more effective killing machine.
All in all the game seems to have had a warm reception but it will be very hard for it to be as exciting and on-point as a game like Diablo III. If you like those kinds of games and Warhammer then this might just be the mash-up you've been looking for.
It has a solid three stars on Steam and mixed reviews so obviously watch a few videos before diving in though. It seems like it features quite a short campaign and there are quite a few bugs so I might be waiting for this one to fall into the sales before I check it out.
Have you given Chaosbane a go?
"You will be hacking, shooting, and spelling (clearly a thing) through hordes of enemies..."
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maybe….. if there is a demo…
Is it just me, or does it feel like every other Warhammer game is set in the Old World? ?
If so, just imagine what a killing GW could make if they made a tabletop game set there.
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They’re most likely getting plenty of money from people then moving on and playing Total War: Warhammer and Vermintide etc now once they’ve gone through games like Chaosbane.
I was surprised they let cubicle 7 set an rpg in the Old World.
Looks a lot like diablo.
hammer questing looking good.
Looks like WHFB version of Inquisitor: Martyr that itself is Diablo clone but in 40k universe.
Looks like my kind of a game. I love the Old World, and I love anything Diablo, so it’s got to be a win-win for me.
I bought it, then promptly refunded it. It’s pretty shallow and the audio design is just straight up lacklustre. For what they’re asking for it, it’s simply not good value.