I don't know why I waited so long to buy this game. I've always been interested in the Battletech universe. Growing up, I played Mechwarrior 2 on the family PC and read the novels by Michael A Stackpole, Blaine Lee Pardoe, etc. It was right up my alley. When I heard that Harebrained Schemes were making a game based on the original tabletop experience I was intrigued. I'd already played Shadowrun Returns and Shadowrun: Dragonfall and thought they were brilliant reimaginings of a classic IP. But for some reason I didn't jump onboard with Battletech until after the release of the Urban Warfare DLC. Having played it for 50+ hours now and just finished the Story Campaign, I can safely say that it is a game worth the price (at least for me, and maybe gamers like me). Having an interest in the setting probably helps, although it's a solid turn-based tactics game besides. I've read some other reviews where the story and writing are criticised but I personally loved the experiece of the Campaign and found the characters and the overall plot to be outstanding. I won't ruin anything, but I felt deeply rewarded by the end of the Campaign. Thank you Jordan Weisman, Mitch Gitelman and the entire team at Harebrained Schemes. You've made a brilliant game set in a fantastic universe, and though it may sound hyperbolic, restored the faith of at least one gamer in an industry he thought he'd had enough of.
