I am a huge fan of MM7 and MM8 is a great step up from the previous game. While it keeps all the things we "old" gamers love about the classics, it enhances the gameplay with intricate stories and the ability to swap out team members. Everything about this game JUST WORKS ... the learning curve is not only super easy, but logical. If you are a fan of Turn Based games you will enjoy this classic.
Everything about this game just WORKS. The characters are wonderfully designed with enough complexity to make things interesting. Add to that an excellent storyline and levelling and you have a rich game that helped established foundations for all future games. M&M 7 and M&M 8 are two of my all time fav games and should be ... GOAT.
If you have never played M & M 7 and 8 ... then you might enjoy this game. But ... It seems to me that when they made number 9 they tried to make it a bit more "sexy" and in the process they forgot the key elements that made the previous versions so loved. M&M 7 and 8 are two of the best games you will ever play. I bought this when it came out with the excitement of experience - again - the joy of versions 7 and 8 only to find that the game play was very different, and not an improvement. If you have not played the earlier versions, this one might be fun for you.
This is a good game, a lot of fun to play and good story, but it could have been a GREAT Game with just a little bit more effort. Worth getting at a discount price. PROS: Excellent female character and storyline Great choice of weapons and tactics - you MUST learn the advantages for each weapon type Wide variety of monster machines to fight Really good Snipper game, resource harvesting and NPCs CONS: IF YOU DON'T HAVE 7 FINGERS ON YOUR LEFT HAND - GET A CONTROLLER There are many times need to change weapons fast, roll out of the way, climb ropes and swing from ledges. Without a controller, well, you will die a lot. I refuse to buy one so err - yeah CRAZY RE-SPAWNS It's okay to re-spawn enemies but, you can use half your arrows killing of a group of machines, then go the the way point to SAVE - then - you know all those all the machines you just killed.? Well they're all back. WT .? WOULD IT HAVE KILLED THEM TO PUT IN A MINI-MAP Not all games have mini-maps showing enemy positions relative to the character - but so many times I turned around to be 3 inches away from the jaws of death. Yes there is an indicator - of sorts - but does not show relative positions very well. Also helps when travelling WEAPON UPGRADE SLOTS DON'T TAKE ALL UPGRADES You have different bows and rope weapons that have upgrade slots. All the upgrade chips look the same, but they only fit certain weapons and you don't know that till you try to assemble. Just lazy. I'M STANDING RIGHT HERE..! You can be right next to a box or a person or a thing - even standing on top of it - but unless you are in EXACTLY the right spot - you cannot interact with it. JET PROPELLED ENEMIES This is basically an arrow snipper game - you shoot and run. But some enemies seem to have jet packs in their buttocks cause one minute they are out of arrow range, then they land on top of you. WHERE ARE YOU.? Would it kill them to put markers on the NPC we need to speak with? Would that be so hard.?
I have played many games and based on the reviews about ELEX .. I bought it .. and am sorry I did. I find the whole experience poor. I have only played for about 2 hours ... but here are a few reasons: 1 - NPC interaction - even if the NPC is close by they sometimes do not engage with the enemy to help you 2 - POOR COMBAT - the combat is not enjoyable ... if you have an axe and you need to slash ... the amount of effort to hit the target is just too hard 3 - PICK UP - you cannot pick up items while you are holding a weapon ... are you kidding me ... ? 4 - WHAT TO PICK UP .. there is no way to know what is avaiable to pick up until you are standing on top of it .. all other games have something to indicate an item is able for pick up .. why not with ELEX 5 - NO VILLAGE MAP - I have NEVER seen a game where you are in a village or town ... and the mini-map does not show you what the buildings are. How are you supposed to find things. 6 - LEARNING CURVE - you really need ESP to figure out how to play this game ... the game play is not "intuative" and therefore you stumble through ... make mistakes .. and die a lot 7 - GRAPHICS - the game was released in 2017 ... I have seen older games that look and feel better. I know most of the reviews say this game is great ... but if the items I listed about annoy you ... then make your choice wisely.
