Monomyth is a great new dungeon crawler.
I like the concept. The gameplay however is horrible. Random encounters every time. The negative encounters outweigh the negative quite a bit. The devs need to work on balance.
I was introduced to BattleTech in Mechwarrior 2 and my interest is a good storyline. Having said that: Pros: -Rich linear storyline, but you can "pause" your storyline for a bit to make money and get better tech. -You can choose no storyline and simply play Mercenary mode from the start. -Excellent graphics and sound. - There are a LOT of maps and terrain types giving a richer experience. - The NPCs have a decent amount of lore making it a more in depth experience. -Faithful to the tabletop version without having to roll dice manually. -If you are good with understanding your Mech capabilities and utilize the classes, weapons and pilots well you will do much better. Cons: - You will need a beast of a PC to play. Don't bother with the minimum requirements PC. This game isn't well optimized, but it's beautiful. - Sometimes the action is rather monotonous. Many maps are similar or the same. - If you are new to the BattleTech universe the learning curve can be challenging. Getting to know the Mech tech, pilot skills and movements combined with environmental factors can be daunting. - Sometimes the RNG is bad, but what game isn't? I loved MW2 and MW5 and realized this wasn't an FPS going into it. It wasn't the same as the other two titles mentioned, but I found it was more engrossing because of the storyline.
Excellent graphics. Great fights and options. Robust storyline. This was a nice trip back down memory lane on steroids.
I really like this game especially with the Maelstrom addon (It's an addon not just DLC). It's not always easy to know what to do next. Follow the quests. Upgrade your ship and personalize. I stayed away from piracy until I learned how much more lucrative it is. RNG can be a pain. Otherwise a great exploration/survival sailing game. Kudos!
Lots of fun
For context I just finished X: Beyond the Frontier. This game enhanced the first game mechanics. There is a much potential here wasted and WARNING, the following has spoilers!! The problems I found were difficult credit earning unless you sell your ship at the start and buy the Discoverer. OK, I did that after going around and finding the basic game economy changed drastically even though they had the same mines and factories. For example the traditional way of earning credits in X BTF was to setup Solar Power Plants. This is no longer a viable option. You would compete with NPC stations that don't have to replenish their Crystal stocks. Additionally the prices at the shipyard for mines and factories skyrocketed. No more $14k stations. The combat system is also similar, however the enemy ships seem to be none existant in the starting area, Argon Prime. So, if you decide to go the way of downgrading your ship to get the extra credits and max out the Defender, you will find it difficult to capture enemy ships due to trying to find them. You also compete with local military/police who will destroy your targets before you can capture. If you DO happen to capture a ship, that ship would also be marked for extermination until you change it to your fleet at a station (you still have to get it to a station). I had much more to post but my comments ran over the cap here on GoG. Short version. this game is broken gameplay wise. This was a huge disappointment. I didn't even get to create a base nor was I able to capture a ship. I'm done banging away here. I recommend skipping this particular X game.
