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This game has the best customization options, but unfortunately the combat is extremely underwhelming. This review is only rated positive due to the great customization system in spite of the combat/gameplay.

Pros:
- Most customization options compared to any other mech game so far. Accessories can be scaled and transformed to make several shapes and designs.
- Photography mode to showcase your designs with different poses and backgrounds.
- Huge amount of accessories/models to select from.

Cons:
- Unfortunately a pretty major one. Both melee and ranged weapons lack the feeling of any weight behind them. It feels like you're hitting enemies with a wet noodle. Despite the game putting a heavy emphasis on a hack and slash melee style, you will almost never realistically be able to execute a full combo without constantly taking hits because several common enemies do get interrupted or stunned by your own melee attacks. This remains true even after a recent buff to melee attack speed.
- Ranged weapon builds also received huge nerfs along with many bosses (and some elite enemy units) receiving shields which are impervious to ranged weapons. In some cases there are little gaps you can shoot through to hit enemies, but even then you're barely going to do any damage. Ammo is also limited. Enemies are supposed to drop ammo if you kill enough of them, but the drops feel very inconsistent and bullet sponges can outright make guns nonviable.
- Controls can feel a little janky at times especially when dodging. Using thrusters will force your mech to move towards your crosshair even if you are trying to strafe or move backwards sometimes.
- You have to play the game to unlock parts for mech customizaiton.
- There is no official support for sharing mech builds and designs. The only current way to do this is through use of third party software to extract the save files of your mechs and manually upload them online. Most people post their saves onto the unofficial MASS Builder Community Discord server (not to be confused with the Discord server of Sekai Project).

Very well made. I completed all missions as of writing this. Support these guys!