The Inquisition

One day me and an old mate brainstormed the "Ultimate Videogame". Essentially this game was Mass Effect. By essentially I mean almost carbon copy.

Today it struck me that there are no rivals to Mass Effect. Sure Deus Ex: Human Revolution is comparable, but it is distinctly Earth bound (at as far as I've got in it). Nothing has space ships, galactic war and intrigue in an action rpg.

On one level the sheer cost and effort to realise this is immense, but then so are the potential sales. What fictional backgrounds could enable this dream?

Star Trek? Hmmm only if you play as a Klingon
Star Wars? The Old Republic games were the prototype for Mass Effect so its already been done but it could be...
Wait I know!
Goddamn 40k!

Just think of the possibilities of playing as a Inquisitor rooting out heresy in a distant corner of the Imperium. Dealing with planetary governors dealing with the Tau, eradicating a Genestealer cult that threatens a Forge World, removing a corrupt Cardinal that has turned to Chaos... The potential scenarios go on and on.

Astartes, Sisters of Battle, Imperial Guard and Grey Knights are just some of the squad members you could have while the enemies of man are even more colourful and numerous.

It just makes sense and with Relic doing a sterling jib on the 'Space Marine' game they have both skill and the engine to make this happen.

Pandaforce

This is the extent of the Panda-force. It is small and in progress, but one day, One Day! It shall be ready to take to the tabletop.

Back in the Game

After years out of the hobby my interest was rekindled when I got Dawn of War on the cheap. It was in many ways what my young Warghammer playing self dreamt of. Full 3D armies careering around, blasting everything in sight. Things slowly progressed from that to getting the complete Dawn of War 1 series.

After the satisfaction gained from this burst of 40k goodness faded I progressed to harder things. I *acquired* a selection of Codexes. This was followed by Imperial Armour 3: The Taros Campaign. This was the absolute deal sealer. Reading this book for the first time was amazing, it really sucked me in.

The final straw was when the Space Marine game came out on the HD Consoles. I thoroughly enjoyed the demo, and when it was £20 new in Gamestation I took the plunge. Many happy hours later I had completed the game on hard and got all the trophies I could realistically get, short of the daft multiplayer ones.

From there it took time but eventually I took the plunge and decided to get back in the hobby and collect a Tau army. After visiting the local GW store I returned with paints and a box of Fire Warriors. The addiction begins again!

So now I am currently on the process of painting and collecting my first proper army. A Tau battle force sits on top of my wardrobe waiting to be assembled and painted, while I work on the few plastic kits I got to start off.