All articles tagged with #mech combat
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion for Nintendo Switch 2 is an expansive sci-fi action game that emphasizes satisfying mech combat and extensive customization, set in a large open world. Despite a weak story and some technical issues, its core gameplay loop of combat, exploration, and build optimization remains highly engaging, showcasing the potential of the new console.
Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion for Switch 2 offers decent mech combat with extensive customization and open-world exploration, but suffers from performance issues, jankiness, and visual downgrades compared to other platforms, making it a mixed experience overall.
Piranha Games has unveiled the first gameplay trailer and screenshots for MechWarrior 5: Clans, a standalone tactical action game set in the MechWarrior universe, featuring classic Mech combat streamlined for PC and console players. The game's linear-based design offers a gripping campaign with narratively driven missions, customizable Clan Mechs, and new progression systems. MechWarrior 5: Clans, set during the Clan Invasion, is scheduled for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam in 2024.
Piranha Games has announced MechWarrior 5: Clans, a standalone MechWarrior game set to release on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC in 2024. The game will feature a linear campaign from the perspective of Clan Smoke Jaguar during the pivotal Clan Invasion in the year 3050. MechWarrior 5: Clans will offer captivating storytelling, immersive combat, and customizable Clan Mechs with advanced technologies. The game aims to provide a strategic and engaging experience for both newcomers and veteran players of the MechWarrior franchise.
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, the latest installment in FromSoftware's mech franchise, is surprisingly approachable despite its complexity. Lead game designer Masaru Yamamura, known for his work on Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice and Bloodborne, brings fresh ideas to the series. The game features intricate combat mechanics, verticality, and a wide range of customizable options for mechs. While challenging, the game offers training missions and a forgiving checkpoint system to ease players into the experience. Some frustrations with controls and difficult boss battles are present, but overall, Armored Core VI showcases the talent and potential of FromSoftware's next generation of game developers.
FromSoftware's Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon is a complete reboot of the mech combat series, set on a new planet with a new story, but retaining the deep customization and punishing difficulty that fans love. The game aims to be a fresh start and a new first step towards a successful future for mech action games, while also incorporating the studio's action game philosophy and modernizing the controls. Armored Core 6 releases on August 25th for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.