Tactical, Isometric Mech Games - What to do alongside Brigador?

[Eschaton]

Brigador gives us mecha and an isometric view, which is just a great combination for gamers who like looking at a lot of detail and making decisions based on that detail to pull off cool/satisfying plays.

If you need more of the same, I'd suggest looking up the following titles I know I've played and enjoyed, which shared the same viewpoint and subject matter. Some of these are even among the best games I've ever played:

Front Mission 3 (PS1 or Emulated)
https://kotaku.com/the-ps1-strategy-game-that-nails-robotic-destruction-1827628072
This game features tactical, turn-based control of mecha and infantry in full 3D. Your mecha are fully customizable and can be retrofitted with parts recovered in the field over the course of an extensive campaign.

Missionforce: Cyberstorm
https://github.com/juanitogan/rbxit/wiki/CyberStorm-1
Cyberstorm (and to a less extent, Cyberstorm 2) is probably the indisputable king of isometric, tactical mech games. Control a large platoon of customizable mecha and pilots (pilots are genetically-engineered and trainable) over the course of a dystopian cyberpunk campaign to eradicate sentient AI from the galaxy in the aftermath of an apocalyptic war. Choose which missions to run, how to run them, struggle against sometimes overwhelming Cybrid opposition on inhospitable hell worlds while using the deep tactical system to come out on top. Has multiplayer as well.

Battletech
https://store.steampowered.com/app/637090/BATTLETECH/
Smaller-scale hexagonal turn-based combat with more emphasis on popping character abilities and turn order, less focus on components. Questionable design choices limit the viability of light mechs and certain weapon loadouts (which wouldn't be a problem if there were more of each), but the x-com-esque campaign is great fun and tactical play is satisfying.


Anyone else have some great mech games? I've been told a lot I need to try Futurecop LAPD or something of that nature if Ilike Brigador, but I haven't yet...

[Tchey]

The "tactical" part, slow paced gameplay that i love about Brigador, is lacking most of the time in modern action games, in my opinion.

They always try to be faster, harder, crazier... I think about Ruiner, an excellent game by itself i guess, but could never manage to really enjoy it become it's too frenetic while i'm looking for something much more "slow".

I don't know other games tasting like Brigador, but i would love to see a "list" to prove me wrong. And on Linux would be even better.

[Eschaton]

Originally posted by Tchey:

The "tactical" part, slow paced gameplay that i love about Brigador, is lacking most of the time in modern action games, in my opinion.

They always try to be faster, harder, crazier... I think about Ruiner, an excellent game by itself i guess, but could never manage to really enjoy it become it's too frenetic while i'm looking for something much more "slow".

I don't know other games tasting like Brigador, but i would love to see a "list" to prove me wrong. And on Linux would be even better.

Agreed. You'll note that the above games are all turn based and mostly older.

[dpanter]

Check out Transistor perhaps?
Not a mech game, but isometric, sci-fi, action-tactical mashup. Really awesome game.

[Tchey]

I've never managed to like this game, Transistor, even if on paper it has all what i like. I find it really boring for some reason.

[Eschaton]

Transistor doesnt look like you can customize loadouts

[dpanter]

Originally posted by Eschaton:

Transistor doesnt look like you can customize loadouts

In a way you can, but since there aren't missions, you can customize/upgrade/tweak weapons at each "save point" in the game. You gain more weapons/upgrades/options over time.
One clever feature is the optional extra difficulty options you can also enable (similar to weapons) in exchange for added exp.

I highly recommend the game. At least check out some vids, here's one on the weapons: https://youtu.be/nmIDQbMl_8A?t=1m55s