Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 Reviews
Dawn of War 3 may not be revolutionary, but it's certainly an improvement on the previous iteration. Bringing in the best of Dawn of War 2 to the RTS elements of the first, the game is only let down by a rather boring campaign that acts more as a tutorial for the excellent multiplayer.
Dawn of War III certainly isn't the type of sequel that fans of the series may have anticipated, albeit it is still a title that is faithful to the Warhammer franchise. However, Relic's gamble of adapting their franchise in a way that more closely aligns with the popular MOBAs of the day has largely paid off, even if the game does suffer from a bit of an identity crisis in the process. It was a brave, risk/reward move – while it may disappoint some fans, it will certainly gain others and gives the series a fresh look rather than replicating more of the same.
There's still something a little old-school about Dawn of War III's RTS action, but when it scratches those same old itches so well, there's very little reason to complain. It's a game that takes new influences from the MOBA and uses them well, mixing up powerful Elites with tactically interesting units to create great battlefield moments, while spinning an interesting yarn from three different perspectives.
Dawn of War III is a Storm Shield-solid title carrying a few minor irritations. It can't possibly leave the blast crater its predecessors did, but it's still an absorbing, invigorating, chaotic RTS with the firepower to impress.
Dawn of War III is a beautiful marriage between a successful technique and a very pleasant gameplay. A true festival of pyrotechnics effect, it's one of more beautiful game in the strategy category. Nevertheless, the game is not without fault, and we regret the cruel lack of content in multiplayer (only one mode). But Relic has achieved its goal and the game is good mix betwin nostalgy and evolution
Review in French | Read full review
Dawn of War III is a solid entry into the series, the campaign is a refreshing and well-built return to form. I've had as much, if not more fun in multiplayer than I've had in the previous games. All that remains now is to wait for the inevitable expansions, desperately hoping they bring your favourite faction back (c'mon Tau and Necrons!)
Warhammer: Dawn of War III is a new starting point, with many new features in the gameplay, but not everyone will appreciate the changes made by Relic. Surely, no one will love the few content.
Review in Italian | Read full review
And just like the action-RPG direction of the second outing, Dawn of War III once again has made us eagerly anticipate what's next for the series.
Surely, the Inquisitor's eye will be ever scrutinizing of this one, but I think the franchise has been spared the order of Exterminatus for now.
Well presented and thumpingly over-the-top, Dawn Of War III combines elements from its two predecessors to mostly great effect. With a few more maps and modes, this could be a solid competitive title.
Dawn of War III is a solid RTS title in its own right. It is a pretty big departure for Relic in terms of mechanics, and that might not sit right with some players. But it hits a lot really great notes. Whether you enjoy it might be a factor of just what it is you love about Relic’s games and about RTS in general, but I can see myself happily playing it for years to come.
Dawn of War III brings with it a campaign that starts off on the slow end, but eventually warms up to be an enjoyable, if fairly standard, single player mode.
The factions may be familiar, but the rest of the experience has been significantly changed in this latest battle between the Imperium and filthy Xenos scum.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III is one of the best modern RTS games today. It's well-made, good looking game and refreshing for its series.
Review in Turkish | Read full review
Dawn of War 3 is a well-crafted RTS that eschews some of the tired old tropes for a faster pace and a tighter experience.
In the end Dawn of War III is a proper 8th generation strategic package, although its affords to bring back the original RTS experience from the original DoW were not entirely useful. Its combat is satisfying and dynamic but unfortunately because of its small issues and wrong decisions of the dev's, DoW III didn't become what it was supposed to, a perfect RTS experience
Review in Persian | Read full review
Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War 3 presents itself as a RTS/MOBA hybrid that doesn't offer much besides an extensive campaign to please Warhammer Fans. Especially in terms of fractions and multiplayer it lacks of replay value. If you're new to the series you'll still get a perfect entry point to the world of Dawn of War.
Review in German | Read full review
Three factions might seem very light when considering the vast armies in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, but considering you need to learn every unit counter as quickly as possible, you will be glad you are only learning three factions and not more.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 3 is the latest in a series of popular Real Time Strategy games put out by Relic Entertainment and published by Sega. Currently it sits at a modest price of 59.99 USD. So we’ll be digging out the old man glasses and taking a gander to see if it’s worth the cost of admission.
Dawn of War 3 has overly dominant elites, and a merely serviceable campaign, but it captures the power of mass battles well.