This is the BattleTech game i have always wanted. Haveing experianced the width and Bredth of (most?) all BattleTech / Mechwarrior games before this one i can say that Dreams Do Come TRUE! some of the story telling in this game is so clever because the things happening happen to YOU, they dont happen to some pixle sticker on the otherside. There was one part in this game that struck me so that i had to stop and consider if i really wanted to revisit this dystopian universe. The game play has got to be good for my Health, Anything that will get my pulse that fast for that long is like cardio right ? Near misses Lucky shots "I CANT BELIVE" moments. whew. The missions are randomly generated each time you load into one so the experiance is really more enjoyable if you are able to focus on the direction you wish to steer the battle. drive that enamy into a radiation storm to wreck his next turn. lure that troublesome foe into a killzone and turn the meat grinder while his backup trys to exchange fire with you. Show them your shiney metal ass and see if they are not tempted . The AI will really try to give you a proper challenge afterall the mechs they are piloting are no less precious to them as yours are to you. if they see a weak link in your line dont be surprised if they sever it. I had a group of 8 bad guys dis arm the mech i was using to can open them , I would punch wholes and then find the crits with many many missles. It only worked for so long untill they adapted and renewed the fight. I AM very excited to see this game carry on with regular expansions for years. i hope we can talk about this game for years to come. THANK YOU JORDAN WISMAN, THANK YOU HAIRBRAINED SCHEMES. Sincerly , Giant Mech