This game is everything that I've wanted in a battletech game since I first played the tabletop game in the early 90s. I was in like...4th grade, and a friend of mine's brother in law had a gorgeous setup in his basement. Full terrain, painted mechs, the whole 9 yards. I remember him describing his first game, in which he ran a rifleman against his bro-in-laws mech, and managed "two quick shots to the head, and he was toast". Lucky rolls, I guess. But this game gives me the full depth and flavor of the tabletop game, without any of the mess and storage and cleanup. I day dream about the mods I wanna try on my mech when trying to work. I chew my thumb when I send my jenner in danger close, hoping those evasion points will keep them safe after delivering a beautiful alpha straight into a heavy's back or legs. And that I won't get punched. On top of that, things I hadn't even though to hope for. The art is beautiful and unique. The storyline is excellent (so far, I'm only 20 hours in), and I'm crazy excited about free roaming. I will be playing this game for a loonnnnnggggg time. I've had no crashes, the controls are super easy and intuitive, the tutorial is perfect. I hope that someday another version or expansion will come out, and I can control more than just one lance. And that infantry and vehicles have a much bigger role to play, because combined arms are fun. :-)
This game is everything that I've wanted in a battletech game since I first played the tabletop game in the early 90s. I was in like...4th grade, and a friend of mine's brother in law had a gorgeous setup in his basement. Full terrain, painted mechs, the whole 9 yards. I remember him describing his first game, in which he ran a rifleman against his bro-in-laws mech, and managed "two quick shots to the head, and he was toast". Lucky rolls, I guess. But this game gives me the full depth and flavor of the tabletop game, without any of the mess and storage and cleanup. I day dream about the mods I wanna try on my mech when trying to work. I chew my thumb when I send my jenner in danger close, hoping those evasion points will keep them safe after delivering a beautiful alpha straight into a heavy's back or legs. And that I won't get punched. On top of that, things I hadn't even though to hope for. The art is beautiful and unique. The storyline is excellent (so far, I'm only 20 hours in), and I'm crazy excited about free roaming. I will be playing this game for a loonnnnnggggg time. I've had no crashes, the controls are super easy and intuitive, the tutorial is perfect. I hope that someday another version or expansion will come out, and I can control more than just one lance. And that infantry and vehicles have a much bigger role to play, because combined arms are fun. :-)
But I never beat it. Now I have. :-) Good times...kept me going for a bout a week.
