BATTLETECH

I've been playing Battletech since the 1980s. This is the first game that feels like I'm actually playing it and not just an arcade game set in the universe. It's reminded me of why I loved that game so much!

Games fun to play the base game is easy to understand and there are mods. Mods are easy to install and there are 3 to 4 main mod packs you cna get. I jsut go with BTA and some of the others get to intense, but then there are mod packs that are very venallia. If you like mechs and moving mech around in a tactical way then you will love this. Mods also ad vehicles such as arty... lol.

Seems like this game got a lot of flak because of bugs, which seem to be fixed now. What remains is a truly great game. Some people say Mech Commander is better. That makes no sense: it's a turn-by-turn game, where MC is live. There is no comparison to make. Graphics are great, gameplay is fun, but mostly it's the best rendering of the TT game so far. There's a lot of non-canon rules, but they're good. There are flaws, but they're minor: - poor scaling for non-widescreen - load times get rather long. Stretch a bit and go get a snack. - lacks help for in-game interface - lacks customizable key bindings - sound effects aren't great; your AC/20 goes "pop" - chatter can get irritating, but you can disable it - missions can get repetitive, but much less than MW5, and it's probably because you've played too much...

This game was exactly what I expected and more. There's a fun campaign in addition to interesting turn-based combat. Upgrading your mechs and fine-tuning them to match your pilots' strengths is a fun process, too. Even after 'finishing' the game, I still enjoy going back from time to time to fight a battle or two. It's easy to pick back up again.

The GFX are still nice, but the gameplay is a little hollow