Summary
A cleverWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2player has recreatedTransformers' Optimus Prime using the game’s customization system.Space Marine 2offers a solid amount of customization for players to put their creative stamp on their characters, and this Optimus Prime recreation shows the system’s potential.
Saber Interactive’sSpace Marine 2is a massive hit, with many who had previously never played aWarhammer 40,000title jumping in for the first time for some action-packed chaos. Every timeSpace Marine 2gets a sales update, it shows how popular the game has been, with Saber Interactive CEO Tim Willits already pointing out that the game’s sales were the fastest of any title the studio has previously worked on. It’s awesome to see the series gain more mainstream popularity, and hopefully it leads to more titles going forward.
Redditor Chipps_Dipps shared theirepicSpace Marine 2armor creation, which looks just like Optimus Prime from theTransformersseries. The bulkiness ofSpace Marine 2’s armor really sells this design, which nails the red, white, and blue color scheme. One gamer in the thread pointed out that making the gauntlets blue would make this even more accurate to Optimus Prime’s appearance in the series. Another asked how Chipps_Dipps was able to make the top part of the legs white and the bottom part blue, but this was made possible in a recent update the game thanks to a free customization pattern.
Optimus Prime Recreated in Space Marine 2
Since the release ofSpace Marine 2, fans have been showing off their awesome creations using the customization system. Some players just want to make the coolest-looking character possible, while others have tried to recreate their favorite characters from other franchises, as shown by Chipps_Dipps' version of Optimus Prime. There was even oneSpace Marine 2player who created Italian-themed armor, finding a unique way to show national pride in-game. It’ll be interesting to see what players can create, especially as Saber Interactive adds even more armor sets into the game in the future.
Despite the huge commercial and critical success ofSpace Marine 2, Saber Interactive certainly isn’t resting on its laurels. It has already been revealed thatSpace Marine 2is getting a big update later this month, promising a new Operations mode map and more tweaks to armor customization. Although the game has a ton of replayability, more content is always welcome, and it’ll be interesting to see how the game continues to develop over the next few months.
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