BATTLETECH

This game is awesome if you love Xcom this is better

I haven't touched a mech game since I was a kid, this brings back fond memories and establishes things bit by bit without being too overwhelming

The game is definitely a turn-based tactics game, but with the "limb system" characteristic of Battletech. It's also a pretty tough one, where unless you're modding yourself to hell you're going to be grinding and grinding for a long while before your silly little mercenary outfit actually assumes the semblance of a proper threat. The AI is not too dumb, but neither too smart, the action economy can get very annoying at times since you'll be outnumbered very often, but it's all perfectly doable given you learn the mechanics well enough. The story is fine if a bit tropey, and had me actually more interested in the secondary villain (Commodore Ostergaard) rather than in the main one (the Espinosas). I got it here cause all the DLCs were on discount, and they really add to the experience with a bunch of new battlemechs, objectives, areas, and "Flashpoint" scenarios, whch can be both just high-risk high reward procedurally generated ones, or story driven ones. I enjoyed it all in all, and I did so enough to actually have the drive to go for a second playthrough of the Campaign, which usually never passes through my mind when these kinda games are concerned.

One of my favorite SRPGs of all time, features a very good storyline and an awesome gameplay loop where you salvage new mechs from those you kill and get your Stompy collection going. You need to manage armor, heat, and hitting angles early and as you learn take advantage of your newfound knowledge to change the stock fits and get the most out of your mechs. Hight replayability and has a good amount of overhaul mods that can enriched your game once you are done with the unmodded experience

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