The turn based, Tabletop version of BattleTech makes mechs you would never use in MWO or MechWarrior much more viable, giving you a chance to experience the original mech experience, without the modern load-out efficiencies and streamlining.
Atlantic Fleet has many positives: It is turned based, which is always fun. There seems to be a wide variety of units and weapon options to choose from. The developers have made the effort to include stand-alone battles and campaigns. The models, textures and water/lighting effects are very nice and compare favourably to more expensive games. However, the negatives come close to neutralising the good. THERE IS NO SAVE OPTION. You can't get back to the main menu without throwing the battle and throwing away your hard earned fleet, which is a hideous waste and leads to grinding. Grinding is the worst aspect of gaming and a waste of precious time. You earn Renown (the currency for buying your ships) slowly and may need to grind the same scenario repeatedly, but success seems to reduce the pay-out for replayed battles. You cannot name your own ships. The U-Boats have too much of an advantage (historically accurate, perhaps) which isn't fun. Your first encounter with U Boats can wipe out your fleet, meaning you may have to grind your way back to that scenario again from the beginning. I lost my precious, hard earned ships twice - once simply trying to get to the menu to restart a battle (with the forced scuttle mechanic) and again with the first U Boat battle (I sunk one of the two subs to save some pride). However any game which forces me to restart twice is highly likely to see me write it off as unenjoyable and either not play it again or uninstall it. I would prefer the developers to think about what turned based gamers really enjoy... Customisation of units, names, and load and save options... If you think you would be frustrated by having ships you were becoming attached to destroyed or lost due to the one-shot all or nothing aspect of gameplay, I suppose you might give Atlantic Fleet a miss. However, with a few fairly small changes it is a 4/5 title for me.
