Anyone else looking forward to Mechwarrior 5 on Xbox this month?

I was really excited when they announced a new Mechwarrior game after 18 years, but the game that eventually came out was a bit disappointing. The end result was too fast paced. It didn't feel like a mech game so much as it felt like an FPS with some mild vehicle elements. Mech games should be slow and deliberate or else it's just mech window dressing. Also, the missions didn't play out particularly well. They felt less like planned missions and more like levels with enemy spawn points. The game just starts spawning in conventional vehicles to harass you while you approach your objective. The merc company management elements were OK, but they felt like a very weak version of what you got with the turn-based Battletech game from Harebrained.

Overall the game was underwhelming.

I'd rather hear about a new Heavy Gear or SHOGO game, to be honest.

Played some older Mech Warrior (2 and 3) games and was always more of an Armored Core fan myself. Mechanically never clicked with Mech Warrior, despite trying a few times.

Cool for fans that this franchise lives-on at anycase. Unlike Armored Core which is sadly very dead, only the Metal Wolf Chaos Remaster brings it back ever so slightly. .

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Very underwhelming. Agree about the fast-paced gameplay; felt more like an arcade game than a mech sim. Emphasis on sim; I mean I know it's unrealistic and therefore hard to be a true sim, but at least it felt like they were trying to take it serious in the older games.

Mechwarrior has always been a nice counter to Japanese "mecha" stuff; where the Japanese make the sleek and fast mechs that are essentially ninja, the mech of Mechwarrior/Battletech always felt more hulking and heavy. There's room for both kinds, just sad to see Mechwarrior 5 go a different route.

Ah well, a guy can still hope for Mech Commander 3 I suppose.

Yeah, after the disappointment of that game I actually busted out my original Xbox so I could play more Steel Battalion instead. Now that's a mech game.

Yes, the old Battletech stuff is certainly contrary to the style of anime mechs (except the couple designs they stole from the Macross series and got sued by Harmony Gold).

To be honest, I wasn't really a fan of the Mech Commander games. Realtime isometric didn't appeal to me. The Harebrained Studios turn-based game, though. I've got 130 hours in that game.

@Byshop: I still have my steel batallion controller and game. I was thinking of selling it on eBay!