Seeing a few reviews hereabout the initial launch on Epic, having played it on the Microsoft game pass around that time and later here on GOG, the game feels a lot tighter. I would look at the difference between the overall and the verified user ratings here- I suspect a bad launch on Epic to get the beta done has left a poor taste, I won't address all complaints but almost all of them in other reviews have been addressed. That said- The game looks decent enough, the mechs are cool and seeing the battle damage rendered on them is a nice touch, walking around the dropship does feel a little tacked on but it can give a sense of scale. The game controls much as any MW game after the first one, though finally melee attacks from the TT game has made it in and it feels incredibly satisfying hearing the deep CLUNG! noise as you punch out the CT of a Spider, not to mention literally walking through walls and buildings as if they were made of so much cardboard, seeing each individual floor of an office complex as you simple wade through it. The inclusion of VTOLs, tanks and turrets provides a better idea of just how deadly the battlemechs are- certainly they can be dangerous to you, they have access to most of the same weapons you do- but it takes a moment or two of your actual attention to dispose of them. The music is a little variable some of the tracks are simply fine- they provide backing music to the machine massacre- others tunes are great and always bring me a grin when they come on. The story is fine- the main character is a little Proganist McMain, Ryana is fun to listen to if nothing else and does display some actual character here and there. Your lance mates that you recruit vary wildly in the quality and the ham that the voice actors bring to the role and it can be amusing to listen to the most psychotic ones. Incidental characters that are only around for a single contract strangely enough tend to have more character growth and better acting that the others.
Give it a skip and wait for Star Wolves 3. Found the controls on this to be a bit too clunky and just couldn't get invested in the game. It's also the non-canon entry in the series. Love the series, but this one hurt a little much to play for me!
