Why so hated ? bad reviews ? Game any good ?

[Blitzwing]

Why so hated ? bad reviews ? Game any good ?

[HellsDelight]

Seems most reviews talk about that this is the worst Game in the Front Mission Series and different from those.

From Wikipedia: "Unlike previous Front Mission titles which have a tactical role-playing game structure, players engage in combat in real time on 3D maps using giant robotic weapons of war known as "Wanzers." ... "1UP.com said that developer Double Helix had "good intentions" when they transformed the series from a strategy game to a third-person shooter, but was "completely unnecessary"."

So maybe if they would have renamed the game it wouldn't receive such harsh critics of changing the game so much :)

I like it but I don't know the other games.

[TacoCat0127]

It's an amazing game, you really should try it out. It's only .58 cents on

[Y'all Hear Sumn?]

Yeah most of the negatives are about it not being like the other games in the series. This is basically the closest thing to an Armored Core game we will probably ever get on PC.

[Zintoki]

Well if you make action game from popular turn base strategy you must expect negatives reviews from fans.
When you go to NHL match you don't expect to see baseball right?

[blacklord09]

I think the main reason this game is hated is that the Front Mission series as a whole has always been focused on tactical mech based action. Kind of like a chess game but for mechs where you are out manned and out gunned. So you always had to think of a stratigy to get out those kind of difficult situations. The AI was pretty reliable in that it would give you a chance to beat it but it wouldn't make it easy to do so. Plus the story's were pretty well rounded and the games had RPG elements to them which add an extra layer of complexity to it.

This game pretty much threw that idioligy out the window and said fk it. We'll take the straigy element out and replace it with a third person shooter mechanic instead.

[Spyrelle]

It's rated down because it's different mostly, from what I've played so far I'd say go for it, it's kind of a diet Armored Core, but I haven't finishd the game yet.

[Jhonis]

Originally posted by Dai Hachi Hachi:

Yeah most of the negatives are about it not being like the other games in the series. This is basically the closest thing to an Armored Core game we will probably ever get on PC.

Good news everyone, there is a statment that the new Armour Core game will be coming out on PC as well!

[Donoghu]

Simply put, the game is a "one-of-a-kind" in the series and does a 180 degree from the other games in everything except the lore.

This is why many reviews are negative.

Basically, before this one, Front Mission was about turn-based RPG with a long story, difficult situations and micro-management of everything including characters (skills & levels) and Wanzers (mechs).

Think of it as a bit like Final Fantazy Tactics with Mechs. The older (PS1) games even had foot soldiers (and you were able to exit your Wanzer).

This one is basically how Front Mission would look like if it was made in a similar way to Call of Duty in 3rd person. A super short story with no replayability or innovation where the little amount of available choices in equipment is divided by which role you gonna take and that's it. Linear gameplay from A to Z. Added PvP online mode that died rather quickly. You gonna pay again for the Online Coop which, originally, was supposed to be in the core game and it got cut down to an Arena-like survive mode. (Originally, it was supposed to be possible to play Coop in the story, but they had difficulty on the console so it got cut out.)

In other words, this game was a train wreck in many ways on both Consoles & this PC port.

[Gunheart]

It's an okay but janky mecha title that's great for under $5 but a really, really dumb marketing decision to tie it into a long-running tactical RPG series where one of the most well-liked entries was skipped for a U.S. release. I'm personally a major fan of the OTHER action game in the series, Front Mission Gun Hazard, and personally would rather pilot mecha than command them, but they really, really shouldn't have made this a Front Mission title.

I mean, I like this game, there aren't a lot of single-player, 3D mecha action games on Steam, after all. But the rationale behind it is mind-boggling. It's a franchise that's been traditionally more popular in Japan, getting a Western-focused reboot that basically aliantes long-time fans while also doing nothing to bring in new ones.

[Daikatan]

Originally posted by Jhonis:

Originally posted by Dai Hachi Hachi:

Yeah most of the negatives are about it not being like the other games in the series. This is basically the closest thing to an Armored Core game we will probably ever get on PC.

Good news everyone, there is a statment that the new Armour Core game will be coming out on PC as well!

where is new AC, lol? maybe they will announce after elden ring is out, but dont have high hopes...

[Herald_UK]

It was OK enough for the time. FMEs only real crimes were to not be a 100hour+ Turn-Based epic or have "6" or "3 Remake" anywhere in the title...

[Pampas Grass]

I don't like this game because it is a bad mech action game. Does flow, terrible anime writing, the longest, most boring on rails shooting from helicopter. Wanzers are really cool and it sucks that this is as close as we get to actually piloting one.