Recent reviews by Poohead

I have been playing since the open beta in 2012. I'm still playing it. Why?

It's a lot of fun.

It is as simple or as complex as you wish to make it.

You want simple?
You can run around using default loadouts not caring where you shoot. In that sense it is 'just glorified deathmatch in giant robots'

You want complex?

• Use targeting information to find weak spots on enemy mechs. Make tactical decisions about whether to destroy an arm or a side torso that contains the most dangerous weapons on your opponent before finishing them off,or go straight for the kill through their heavily-armoured centre torso section.
  (Or maybe, if you think they might have an XL engine, go for a less-protected side torso first and get a quicker kill).
  
  
• Pilot nimble, lightly-armed mechs or massive lumbering weapon-laden assaults. Learn which tactics work for each mech class and each weapon, on each map.
  
  
• Spend hours in the mechlab customising mechs with the balance of speed, armour and weapons that suit your playstyle.

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These latter points are what lays the foundation of the game's claim to being 'the thinking man's shooter'.

It's also possible to do all of this without investing a penny , but you have to invest the time to earn the money to buy what you want.
Personally, I have paid around £60 over the 3 years, which for the amount of hours of fun I have got out of the game beats the value of almost all the AAA titles I own.

The main reason I paid money was to show support for the game, so that it carries on being developed and played, not because there was something behind a paywall that I desperately needed.

Try it out. If you have never played a mechwarrior game make sure you play the tutorial!

Guilty pleasure. Not that amazing, but too much fun....

lots of fun, brings back memories of freespace 2, but more arcadey!

And being a fan of robotech helps

A love letter to 80s violent sci-fi and console games. So much more fun than FC3, even though it's really the same thing with extra neon lights!
If you don't find the tutorial funny, you have no soul.