BATTLETECH - Digital Deluxe Edition

I grew up with the old tabletop BattleTech published by FASA. Loved it. Loved the Mech's, the vehicles , the ability to customize individual units, and we all know about how well fleshed out the BattleTech universe in regard to its utterly vast lore. Initially, I could not get into this game when I started the first mission and went to a different game. Eventually, I went back to it... and got hooked. Yes, I know its not exactly cannon. Yes, I know the way Mech's are built and equipped are not exactly par with the original game. Yes, I know that the plain vanilla version of this game has a crappy/tiny galaxy map (the BattleTech Extended Mod fixes this, used this on the second play through). None the less, I loved it. The storyline is not bad. The combat maps are very good, the city scape was may favorite. The variety of Mech's available are very good, including my favorites like the Grasshopper and the Griffin. I also felt many of the scenarios were sufficiently challenging. The use of cover, concealment and movement was vital for success. I also felt the heat management was pretty well done. My only real complaint was the tiny star/navigation map. I bought this on sale from GOG of course. Nice work GOG!!! HareBrained Schemes, make a sequel and they will buy.

I was hyped about some Mech combat but BATTLETECH destroyed that pretty fast. This is an overall ok game but with one major flaw – the tactical aspect of combat is very limited; in many cases you’ll just end up exchanging blows with your opponents, and you can’t do much about it. And can someone explain to me how enemy bases keep their turret controls in very vulnerable places? Rating: 50t of hot meh. https://pixelloot.com

At AUD15.49 the Deluxe content is disappointing for anyone not purchasing it solely to support HBS in their endeavours. Overall the content itself isn't terrible, just very poor value for money. PRO's *Art-book is fantastic: 450 pages of interesting information and visually spectacular art. *Wallpapers are beautiful, certainly a fine edition to any fans inventory for backdrops. *OST has some fine tunes which actually do well as background ambience outside the game. CON's *Wallpapers are a dime-a-dozen and the ones provided feel more like they've been added to fill the Deluxe content rather than because they're unique. The Battletech and Mechwarrior genre have been around so many decades that the amount of outstanding artwork freely available for them is staggering. *OST is mp3 only! Honestly, mp3 is what we find in game directories, in this era customers expect more of a choice (i.e. FLAC) when purchasing an OST as optional content. *Forum (PDX) Icon's injected into a Deluxe package aren't exactly a new feature but it's certainly an ethical uncertainty when used to jack up a price tag. On a personal level I feel it's good to support smaller companies trying to maintain a foothold in a world dominated by companies who spend more on advertising than development. While the current price doesn't make this deluxe package particularity good value, the economically aid it contributes towards the next HBS game makes it an invaluable purchase for supporters.

I love this game! Owner of nearly 50 books from Battletech-Universe and the Tabletop-Game. This is all i have to say ;-)

At now, it is the best Battletech-Game. Better is only the real and Original Tabletop-Game.