Nice Squad-Based tactics game. Difficulty is in the "its fine" range. I'd like to have some sort of Ironman-Mode, but besides that, the overall difficulty level is absolutely in the "manageable if you think at least a tiny bit" part. Some random missions set you up against heavily overwhelming or underwhelming forces, but imho, thats part of the fun. Story is a classic "fight the evil forces" one. Not to bad, but nothing you wouldn't have seen in Comics or Hollywood Movies. Companions are a bit lackluster, I'd have wished for more here, considering its the same Studio that wrote the glorious Dragonfall, all of them are way to thin, character wise. Tinkering around with different Mech loadouts is quite fun and there are multiple viable strategies to go for. Being able to play a lot of random missions between the different parts of the Campaign is also neat, I'd would have loved to have something like this in the Shadowrun Games. I can't complain in regards to the performance. I run it on a fairly old machine (i5 2500k, r9 280x and have no issues. The only thing that is annoying are the loading times if you install it on a HDD,t hey also increase quite a bit as you progress. Tip: Remvong most of your old save files from the folder fixes this problem. Its stupid and it shouldn't be this way, but it works for many people on the net. Should you buy this? If you like squad-based tactics, enjoy tinkering with different strategies and mechs, while constantly collecting new gear and upgrading the skills of your pilots AND you don't need a super creative story, go for it. If you expect a deep storyline with memorable squadmates, whose outcome you can actually influence, stay away. Its a potentially quite large game. If it hits the right spots with you, you can get a lot of hours out of your money.
