Amazing game. Amazing. Loved the first one (great gameplay, graphics, story and atmosphere), bought the expansion (Dark Conspiracy) right after I finished it- and continued to Ground Control 2, a while after that. I was blown away by pretty much everything: The graphics were top notch, the story and atmosphere were brilliant again, the gameplay was different, but still great. Loved every single moment of it, until the very end. I desperately hoped for a sequel, but unfortunately it never came. If you haven't played the GC saga and you like challenging RTS with proper stories, do yourself a favor and get them all. You can thank me later.
Okay, this is going to be emotional. This was the very first game I played on my very first PC (a 386DX40, with 4MB RAM), back in the early '90's. I still remember those boxy graphics, and the sounds from the humble PC speaker. The AI was challenging (at least, for a young lad back then), and the animations were badass (especially the Knight, who liked to chop heads and other parts). I know, Chessmaster was considered superior, but Battle Chess was cult and fun. Gonna grab that just for old times' sake.
IGNORE the haters and whiners spamming around here. I've played for 17+hours and haven't had a single crash. Yes, loading times could be shorter, but that's it. The game is solid, true Battletech through and through: Great turn based tactical combat, solid economic/ management layer, beautiful graphics and, above all, TRUE Battletech story and atmosphere, rich in lore and ultra faithful to the base material. Haven't tried multiplayer yet (so I can express no opinion yet on that Paradox account stuff) All in all, an excellent game, one that I've been expecting for years. Eagerly awaiting the expansions and DLC's- there's so much great content in Battletech, they could keep it running for years. Well made and done!
