The new Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Gameplay Trailer shows off some insane shooting, melee, and psychic mechanics!
This game has been hyped up for a long time now (basically two years) and the new trailer is making it look awesome! Plus, we have a solid release date (but it could obviously change), so if you’ve been waiting on the game, this new trailer is sure to get you hyped!
We saw the trailer over on the Darktide Twitter, but then the full YouTube video from Gamespot, and as we said, the combat looks intense! There seems to be a good balance between melee and shooting, and much like 40k, you shoot until the enemy rushes in.
There also was a quick little segment with psychic powers, so that’s awesome to see. Let’s start with one of the first gameplay trailers we saw then get into the new stuff and see how much the gameplay improved!
Fat Shark Reveals New 40k Darktide Gameplay Trailer
If you played Vermintide you know that there were 5 unique characters each with very distinct playstyles and personalities. With these first four we see, it looks like it may be more of the same in that aspect!
The main targets appear to be some pox walkers, minor daemons, and cultists/traitor guard. The past games had tons of support and added entire factions worth of enemies through updates and DLC so don’t be surprised if the list grows exponentially.
With the jump to 40k, you’ll get the iconic Lasguns, but also more shooting all around and that means the potential for explosions and grenades too!
Of course, that doesn’t mean there won’t be melee, there will come a time when you run out of ammo against the hordes and have to switch to melee. Vermintide has visceral melee and it was amazing, this game will be no different, just now you have Thunder Hammers and Chainswords!
New Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Gameplay Trailer is Wild!
The melee side of the game looks intense and you can bash opponents to get them to lower their shields, and obviously, there are some giant enemies to face. The Ogryn uses his knife quite well! However, there are plenty of other weapons.
Who wouldn’t want the chainsword? Plus there seem to be some fairly decent blocking mechanics in the game. Either way, the combat looks fast and intense.
The shooting aspect also looks decent and as we said, you have to either set up in a good spot for long-range or get ready for melee as the enemies rush you. Sort of like a game of 40k!
You can even drop servo-skull bombs to blow stuff up!
Last but not least, they showed off a psychic power and it’s somewhat hard to see in the screengrab, but it looks like you pick a piece of land and all enemies in that get smashed! It’s actually a cool mechanic and we’re excited to see how it turns out.
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About the Author: Travis Pasch
Travis Pasch
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About Travis Pasch: Travis has been a Warhammer 40k hobbyist since the 1990s, playing the game since Third Edition. Through extensive traveling, he’s seen a lot of the miniatures hobby from across the world, giving him a unique perspective on the latest gaming topics and trends.
Travis’s brother even owns a commission painting studio, where he’s picked up a lot of good advice and techniques for painting Warhammer and tabletop miniatures over the years, as well. Travis joined the Spikey Bits team in 2019 and has been the lead writer since 2020.
Currently, he’s working on converting all his 40k Adeptus Mechanicus models and becoming a true tech enjoyer, complete with both sad and happy robot noises!
