awesome game! I spend more time in the tech bay than fighting.

This game is interesting. I love that it exists. The work, love, creativity, and care that went into this is immense. I give it a weak recommend, for the right kind of person who would appreciate this.

Despite the comments, I adore the UX. An interactive tutorial would greatly help with the learning curve. But the in-world UI imo is beatiful and brings intrigue to the system.

The designs, art, and modularity of the mechs is fun. The loadouts & basebuilding reminds me of the original XCOM. The aliens are interesting. The walking city is beatiful.

Unfortunately, despite the depth and care on all the systems, the core strategy and tactics are very shallow. I never felt much strategic choice beyond ensuring I got enough resources each mission was necessary. The control of your mechs is very limited, and map variation not much.

If your weapons are outfitted for the environment & can penetrate the enemy armor, all you need is enough dakka. The core gameplay loop is initially fun, but plays out long, long before a campaign would be complete.

Which it's fun gameplay, but it doesn't match the depth and learning curve the rest of the UI/systems demand. Players who enjoy the latter will be disappointed they don't build into the former satisfyingly.