Rogue Trader the best, and only, Warhammer RPG on the market. I had some really high highs with this game. Unfortunately, I also had some pretty low lows.
The game is fantastic. The combat, sound, writing, and story are extremely punchy. Owlcat has done an amazing job incorporating the Warhammer setting into an RPG that encapsluates all that makes Warhammer great. There are no happy endings in the grim dark future, and this game does not shy away from making your RT make hard calls. Doing the "right" thing will lead to disasterous consquences while being a self interested money grubbing Rogue Trader will see you standing at the head of the Expanse with no peers to rival your power.
Unfortunately, latter half of the game is still a bit rough. Act 5 in particular seems a little tacted on the end of the story with little explanation as to why exactly you should be interested in participating. The pennaltumiate climax of the story boils down to a long coversation where the villain, ally, whatever explains the plot of the game to you and finally draws all the threads together. The last boss fight is fine, but nothing compared the epic battle that wraps out Act 4. There are also a lot of plot threads just sort of left to the ether, unless the player takes some VERY specific companions to the right dungeons with absolutely no in game clues as to who you should bring where.
TLDR: Rogue Trader is a bit of a mess at the end. My first playthrough took around 105 hours after completing all the quests and picking through each area. 20 hours could have easily been shaved off this game. That being said, I enjoyed every moment in the Kronos Expanse. I'll definitely be back for a second playthrough when the dlc drops.
The game is fantastic. The combat, sound, writing, and story are extremely punchy. Owlcat has done an amazing job incorporating the Warhammer setting into an RPG that encapsluates all that makes Warhammer great. There are no happy endings in the grim dark future, and this game does not shy away from making your RT make hard calls. Doing the "right" thing will lead to disasterous consquences while being a self interested money grubbing Rogue Trader will see you standing at the head of the Expanse with no peers to rival your power.
Unfortunately, latter half of the game is still a bit rough. Act 5 in particular seems a little tacted on the end of the story with little explanation as to why exactly you should be interested in participating. The pennaltumiate climax of the story boils down to a long coversation where the villain, ally, whatever explains the plot of the game to you and finally draws all the threads together. The last boss fight is fine, but nothing compared the epic battle that wraps out Act 4. There are also a lot of plot threads just sort of left to the ether, unless the player takes some VERY specific companions to the right dungeons with absolutely no in game clues as to who you should bring where.
TLDR: Rogue Trader is a bit of a mess at the end. My first playthrough took around 105 hours after completing all the quests and picking through each area. 20 hours could have easily been shaved off this game. That being said, I enjoyed every moment in the Kronos Expanse. I'll definitely be back for a second playthrough when the dlc drops.