Is it like Mech Commander?

[Buddy Dee's Ghost]

I've never played BM online (cause Im old) but the game trailer and description looks to me a lot more like the classic Mech Commander series than the old Mech Warrior series.

Will this game have a good single player campaign? Also, will the isometric style of play be similar to the old Mech Commander?

Either way...
Big Death Dealin' Robots = Cool

[Mistasandman]

Yes. In a way it is.

However, this game is more in roots with the original tabletop game.

no gameplay of in depth campaign, but I'm sure it'll be good :)

[Hexenhammer]

I'm all in for a Mech Commander 3.

[76561198081962733]

It is definitely similar to Mech Commander in many ways including the basic isometric style, although you can rotate the camera angle for a different perspective with the 3d models. Compared to Mech Commander it is turn based, and there are basically more options than in Mech Commander, which mostly come from the original tabletop game.

It actually has quite an elaborate single player game where you are in charge of a mercenary lance and need to make sure you are paying the bills and not simply accomplishing the desired goals in the missions you end up taking.

[Starstryke]

If you have not played it look up Mechcommander Omnitech. Fan remake of Mechcommander 2 with quite a few campaigns available and out now unlike this game.

[uMakeMeHot]

The producer of MechCommander is the co-founder and studio head of Harebrained Schemes, the company developing this game.

[Buddy Dee's Ghost]

Originally posted by uMakeMeHot:

The producer of MechCommander is the co-founder and studio head of Harebrained Schemes, the company developing this game.

Aw yeaaah! Sounds like the game is in competent hands! Loved me some Mech Commander! Hope this one has at least 60 hrs gameplay at least!

"Commander Harrison? I have an invasion to go to!!!"

Yeah and it's like "Get off my back mom!"

[PocketYoda]

Mechcommander was by far and large the best battletech game ever to exist, i hope this does it similar imo.

Other than the MWO mech models (which we are already stuck with) please don't add any other stupidness from that game here devs its an abortion..

[obliviondoll]

I notice nobody here has pointed out that this game is turn-based, where the MechCommander series was realtime?

[Prokul]

All I ever wanted was a 3d megamek game with good graphics and story...

[PocketYoda]

Originally posted by obliviondoll:

I notice nobody here has pointed out that this game is turn-based, where the MechCommander series was realtime?

Weird i don't remember mechcommander being real time, i used to take turns.. maybe i set my options to that.. I'll have to dig out my old copy and look..

[Shadow]

Originally posted by DanteYoda:

Originally posted by obliviondoll:

I notice nobody here has pointed out that this game is turn-based, where the MechCommander series was realtime?

Weird i don't remember mechcommander being real time, i used to take turns.. maybe i set my options to that.. I'll have to dig out my old copy and look..

both mech commanders was real time

mechcommander 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ih--r2K_J0


mechcommander 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSibmO8rcfg&list=PL5gcuKwKZBUFXI5TtkPIlGDjCockleAvb

[wwiiogre]

This game is all about the mercenary campaign. Very replayable it seems.

Chris

[PocketYoda]

Originally posted by trancers:

Originally posted by DanteYoda:

Weird i don't remember mechcommander being real time, i used to take turns.. maybe i set my options to that.. I'll have to dig out my old copy and look..

both mech commanders was real time

mechcommander 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ih--r2K_J0


mechcommander 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSibmO8rcfg&list=PL5gcuKwKZBUFXI5TtkPIlGDjCockleAvb

Yes but i think there were options that you could change how the games played, tbh its been 10+ years since i played this.. but watching that gave me a huge itch to play it again..

I own both retail some where... I have huge manuals for both.

[daviz]

I loved MechCommander

[The Fifth Horseman]

Originally posted by DanteYoda:

Yes but i think there were options that you could change how the games played, tbh its been 10+ years since i played this.. but watching that gave me a huge itch to play it again..

None of those options included a turn based mode, however.