Best mech game ever?

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What do you think?

I would say Mechwarrior 4 Mercenaries was a good one, but I can think of others that I enjoyed just as much.

How’s the new Battletech game stack up to the older mech based games like Mech Commander 2?

[Arya]

I can only offer my own opinion, and say that I hated it. I played about an hour and refunded it in disgust; it feels unfinished. You can clearly see where the DLC will go, and boy do Paradox have a history when it comes to DLC.

[The Badger (née Poignion)]

Not so much a mech game as a sort of half-mech game, but Strike Suit Zero for me.

[Arya]

I was too young to play Mechwarrior. I got into MechAssault on Xbox and absolutely loved it, after that all my mech games were Japanese.

My favourites were Armoured Core IV and Chrome Hounds. Both technical, brutally challenging and as much about building a mech as driving it.

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Ursprünglich geschrieben von Wolfey:

I was too young to play Mechwarrior. I got into MechAssault on Xbox and absolutely loved it, after that all my mech games were Japanese.

My favourites were Armoured Core IV and Chrome Hounds. Both technical, brutally challenging and as much about building a mech as driving it.

Nice, I played Mechwarrior and later MechAssault, I loved it too. It was more entertaining and enjoyable, but the biggest difference for me was how easy it was to get into and the quality of the graphics was several times better than MechWarrior 3, not to mention it had cool physics. The multiplayer was great too, and that was where I got my first DLC. I was decent online but until I played Halo 2 it was one of the best experiences I ever had. Online gaming was really something back then.

[The Rock God]

MegaMek
Hands down the best ever.

I still can't fathom why the new BT game isn't even close. (Oh, that's right, it's just a way for Paradox to try to get as much money as they can out of people - not make a good game.)

[Arya]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Mattmoo:

Nice, I played Mechwarrior and later MechAssault, I loved it too. It was more entertaining and enjoyable, but the biggest difference for me was how easy it was to get into and the quality of the graphics was several times better than MechWarrior 3, not to mention it had cool physics. The multiplayer was great too, and that was where I got my first DLC. I was decent online but until I played Halo 2 it was one of the best experiences I ever had. Online gaming was really something back then.

MechAssault 2 was the first game I ever played online :) I must've been so annoying. I would've been... probably 11 or 12 at the time.

[The Badger (née Poignion)]

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[Florida Man]

Mechassault 2 or whatever it was called for the original Xbox. I remember how building would be damaged in the areas you shot, and it really impressed me.

[The nameless Gamer]

Can't say about MechCommander and MechWarrior, but BattleTech is a pretty good mech game. Granted, the mechs don't go ka-boom if you blow up the center torso (where the fusion reactor is), but chalk that up to implementing melee combat, which would be pointless if the destruction of the center torso in melee would cause M.A.D.

There is also a little known RTS with customizable mechs called Metal Fatigue. It's not as complex as BattleTech or MechWarrior (the mechs consist of only 4 modules compared to BattleTech's 8), but you have 3 factions with unique mech tech. Also, there is always a chance that a mech (called ComBot in Metal Fatigue) will not be completely destroyed, but drop salvageable modules, which if acquired can be reverse-engineered and produced by other factions.

Not sure if they are the best mech games (especially given that people have preferences in terms of genre), but they are definitely worthwhile mech games.

[DarkCrystalMethod]

MW4:Vengeance had an exceptional multi-path story, depending on who you saved/destroyed, etc. The expansion "Black Knight" was almost as good.

However Mechwarrior Online (for your browser or Steam) was awesomely good gameplay. But throw in 8 different currencies/points and it became total madness. I had to quit.

[=CrimsoN=]

Only mech game I ever played was Mech Assault 2 Lone Wolf on the original Xbox. My dad had Mechwarrior 2: 31st Century Combat for PC and I tried to play it, but I was too young at the time and had no idea what I was doing. I used to like flipping on the autopilot and hearing the voice go. AUTOPILOT ENGAGED! AUTOPILOT DISABLED! lol

I was impressed with Mech Assault 2 though. Gameplay was decent for the time. Missions were a little tough, but they just required practice. Also hijacking mechs was pretty cool. The tank missions sucked though and the voice acting was horrendously bad. The soundtrack was ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ awesome though. Very early 2000s heavy metal. Like something you'd hear in the Halo games.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Y6EEuDjsyo

[DarkCrystalMethod]

That Jade Falcon (PC) looked impressive. I just never got around to it. Mechwarrior3 pirate moon was good but was a bit complex for me.

[Profile Name]

MECH ASSAULT BOI


also halo 4 mech was also pretty good