If somehow you were able to come across this series prior to this release then you know what you're getting into. I personally think that the T, V and X editions on the switch are better and it’s easy to see why this is the first installment EVER available to the west as the scope of franchise represented is more narrows (as far as IP holders and Brands Represented) and much like other version focused mostly on Bandai and Namco owned properties but this seems to lean heaver twords that then the other recent releases. In the end It’s a new story but ultimately more of the same. However, given your going to pay through the roof for those switch imports this is a good option to get your Super Robot Wars fix.

If you have never played a game in this series it's a turn based strategy game similar to games like Into the Breach, X-Com, Fire Emblem and the original Front Mission games. The draw of this series is that it features a massive crossover of many, many mecha and sci-fi anime franchises. The stories aren't the strongest and that goes for this entry as well despite the fact that unless you skip the dialog before and after battles you will spend at least 10-20 minutes reading mostly pointless visual novel style dialog for each mission. With the possibility for more, sometimes much, much more in battle dialog.

Despite that if your a fan of this type of strategy game you can often field many more units on much larger battlefields then in most, the game has many little sub challenges you can perform during missions, upgrade mecha and pilots in a variety of ways to suit their strengths combined with your preferred play style, and overall it’s a more then solid entry in this genre. And on that I recommend it.

If you're a fan of Sci-Fi and Mecha anime especially from the 90s golden age of anime then I definitely recommend it.

If you're a fan of both and you don’t live in Japan (or that general area) It's a must have.