Is the game really that bad?

[Vyadhi]

Or are normies just review bombing because of the chibi style even though its IN THE TITLE

[Fish]

Thoroughly enjoying it myself. Game is not perfect, but it's incredibly fun for me.
There are a few reasons I'm seeing why ppl are giving negative reviews:
1. mouse and keyboard controls aren't great due to problematic lockon using mouse, but can be addressed by turning off auto lock.
2. SD style. Which, ppl are free to dislike but is not a valid criticism at the game itself imo
3. Some ppl expected this game to play like SDGO (or some other gundam game from the golden age of ps2 era), which it is not. Also a non issue imo as the game very clearly advertised what it will be and delivered on that.
4. Some ppl find it too repetitive, which is valid.
5. Some ppl's favourite units aren't in the game. Valid, but imo, for a character action game that already has 80+ playable units, it's not a bad offering.

I'd say, if you're interested, just give it a shot and see for yourself. You can always refund it within the refund period if you don't like it in the end.

[DrMadnar1977]

Also the game has a demo on all systems so you can try the first few battles to see if you like it.

[AurisR]

Originally posted by DrMadnar1977:

Also the game has a demo on all systems so you can try the first few battles to see if you like it.

no PC demo though.

[猛男]

the player who give good reviews is because first time to know gundam game😂

[Fish]

Originally posted by DoubleU:

the player who give good reviews is because first time to know gundam game😂

False. I for example have been playing gundam games since ps2.

The game is not the same as some of the classics no, but it never advertised itself to be anyways. What it advertised, it delivered so I have no problem with what I got.

There really aren't too many hack and slash action games with a PVE/COOP focus. The closest thing we have recently is probably Gundam Breaker, but Gundam Breaker 3 has its own share of limitations (such has having move sets tied to weapon parts so if you want to make a suit holding the generic beam saber as melee weapon, then it'll always have the same melee moveset). New Gundam Breaker on steam is also a rather lackluster title.

Besides, most recent gundam games don't bother recreating missions or cutscenes from the original shows as a lot of them now have a PVP focus like battle operation, EXVS, etc. but this game does.

The combo system is also very free-form in this game. Just about any attack can connect with each other if you know what you're doing. Compared to, say, Gundam Musou, where the attacks are very very rigid and must be performed in the exact sequence for charge attacks to come out, I much more prefer the freedom here to experiment with combos and juggling enemies with a buddy.

I wouldn't say this game is perfect. Far from it, but it does genuinely offer a style of gameplay that isn't currently available on the other gundam games without going back to the ps2 era.

[Lavian]

Probably doesn't help the game that the game's clunk stands out a lot if you don't dig in and experiment with combos. If you go in to this like any other action game and just smash attack expecting that to feel satisfying at all: well, it doesn't. If you're not stringing together basic attacks with charge attacks with special attacks, then the combat feels incredibly stiff, and that's probably the first impression that everyone gets with the game, which isn't good.

That said, I'm having much more fun with the game than I expected, given my past experience with Artdink's previous mecha titles (particularly, Gundam Assault Survive and five of the Macross games). The humanoid unit combat has never been all that exciting in their games, honestly. The combat in this one actually has a lot more impact, which I'm having a good time with.

That said, this is no Gundam Breaker 2 or 3. Nor is it 0081, or Climax UC. There's some Gundam action games I truly love, and unless this game get a lot better later, this isn't going to be one of them. Still, it's pretty fun once you dig in a little, assuming you love Mobile Suits, anyway.

[Prof.Paradox]

i think the game is great, the lock on system aint the most perfect thing int he world nor is the camera especially near bridges but it is a solid game. I think most people are just complaining it isn't sd capsule fighters or the fact that it is sd

[DrMadnar1977]

Originally posted by DoubleU:

the player who give good reviews is because first time to know gundam game😂

Been playing gundam games since the famicom thats probably before your parents were even born.

I understand some people just dont like the SD look thats fine but its been around since mid 80's. so talking like they are big gundam fans and having no idea about SD gundam I would safely say they maybe only seen 1 maybe 2 shows and tha's all they know.

[mongmong]

basic action mechanism is pretty good(good hitstop )
but other is pretty bad

[AurisR]

Originally posted by DoubleU:

the player who give good reviews is because first time to know gundam game😂

played since PS1 era and i think this is an acceptable game.

[isaacike88]

ive played some psp games and a lot of the strategy games honestly the SD style kinda disappears if you let it and you just see mobile suits i love this game for what it is i dont understand why so many people are hating on it maybe wait for a sale or something but i would say this game has earned the money i spent on it

[Secret]

Originally posted by Fish:

2. SD style. Which, ppl are free to dislike but is not a valid criticism at the game itself imo

oh but its a VERY valid criticism considering the price. if they are going to put in a minimal amount of effort on the models (which is EXACTLY what SD is) why are they charging full price? they should have done MG levels of detail and then had a dlc that let you turn everything SD to atleast prove they are CAPABLE of making a game that looks like a 60$ game.

[Freschu]

Game is not bad per se, it's just absolutely smack dab mediocre, if you can accept the super deformed style. It's still enjoyable, if you can accept the style, but it'll never elicit any whoops of joy and exultation. And just as nothing stands out very positively, almost nothing stands out too negatively... aside from the environment textures and low details, which truly are abysmal and scream mobile port.

The price just absolutely doesn't much such a mediocre, low fidelity game. If Steam ever needed a neutral review, it definitely needs one for this game. Since Steam doesn't have neutral, people review it negatively.

[Lavian]

Originally posted by Secret:

Originally posted by Fish:

2. SD style. Which, ppl are free to dislike but is not a valid criticism at the game itself imo

oh but its a VERY valid criticism considering the price. if they are going to put in a minimal amount of effort on the models (which is EXACTLY what SD is) why are they charging full price? they should have done MG levels of detail and then had a dlc that let you turn everything SD to atleast prove they are CAPABLE of making a game that looks like a 60$ game.

No.

QED

[Koba]

Tried demo on ps5, not only is the gameplay incredibly simplistic, but to a "normie" as you put it, how would they even know that it is using that horrible "chibi" style from the title of the game? Seeing as a "normie" wouldnt know what SD gundam is.

Its reviews are deserved from a gameplay view. Very mediocre, Dynasty Warriors is more complex ffs. The graphics are also just terrible. It looks like an Earth Defence Force game from the mid 2000's.