BATTLETECH

Easily the best narrative gaming experience to come from this franchise. Battletech games always struggle in one of two ways: 1. Mercenaries games where there's barely a story at all and you just shoot stuff in a flat simulation. 2. Clans games where you're doing a linear set of missions for the sake of a story you have little influence on and will likely find impossible to care about unless you're a hardcore lore hound. This game follows the Mercenaries style, but succeeds on the narrative level because it ties your custom protagonist to another character whos motivations drive the main story. Kamea is the protagonist, but YOU are the one to push the story forward because you're good at the main gameplay loop (Building a mercenary company and blowing stuff up). This setup allows you the freedom to roleplay, something that's been sorely missing in every other game using this license. You get some choices in dialogue that don't really change much, but there are also random events that can happen when you're moving forward in the timeline, and your decisions on those actually do have consequences, which helps bring the game to life. Many of these choices are affected by the backstory options you choose for your character when you start, which also influences their skillset. All of this creates investment in the organic story of the person you want to be, instead of being forced into the adventures of Commander Generic McDude (Mechwarrior devs take note). Suppose I should mention the actual gameplay, it's trying to recreate the tabletop game with modified rules. Combat is nice and crunchy, with customisable difficulty levels, and an option that should be standard in all tactical turn-based games: the option to fast forward the animations once you're sick of seeing them and just want to get things moving. You'll be doing missions for various factions, using the money you earn to buy and repair mechs, upgrade your ship, hire pilots, then do it all again. It's engaging and absorbing, especially if you're already a fan of the franchise. Plus, there are tons of mods to play with if you want more depth and customization. Also, the soundtrack did not need to go this hard, but does. Great game.

Una buena alternativa al juego de Battletech (o Mechwarrior) en formato simulador, más cercana al sistema de juego de mesa original. Muy buenos gráficos, mucha variedad de biomas, paisajes y misiones. Si te gusta el juego de estrategia por turnos, esta puede ser unabuena alternativa.

If you like X-com and 'Mechwarrior, this may be the game for you.

Beste EVER

This game is an all time favorite of mine, on my old steam account my daughter stole i had over 500 hours played. its so good i repurchase the while ♥♥♥♥ and plan on doing another 500 hours. just buy it.

Great game, feels like the table top game, but faster. Mech customization is easy and makes sense. Storyline is enjoyable. And then, when you've finished it, you can get the 3062 BTA mod and do it all again, on much larger scale, with full range of tech options you'd expect from Battletech.

Можливість самому конструктувати роботів.