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Greed1914
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I've been watching streams of it, and the game looks much better than I would have expected.
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Dark Mac
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Worth noting it's not out on console until Nov. 30.
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meiam
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Played the beta, it was fine but unremarkable game.
While its very similar to overwatch, there's a much bigger focus on damaging class, with support/tank class being much weaker. No big shield can be deployed and healing is pitifully weak. Also giving every unit dash means doing hit and run attack is much more powerful. The barbatos in particular dominated pretty much every game I played since it could easily kill any unit in a quick combo (that stun whatever he attacked), the only reasonable defense against that was overwhelming firepower from ally to kill it as soon as it appeared. I'm sure they tweaked the number somewhat since beta, but I doubt that'll change the flow of match that much. Some annoying aspect too with a lot of invisible wall and "slippery" elevated area, which made using flying units very annoying as you could never really know where you could go. |
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Kicksville
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I feel like it really is impressive this game is as good as it is. I know some people see "lol overwatch clone" as like that's easy to do, or something. But this truly is a well made game, definitely the most technically impressive non-arcade Gundam game in ages.
The review pretty much covers its most notable downsides: it is somewhat bland as far as maps and overall presentation go. I assume they flattened everything so much so players unfamiliar with Gundam aren't intimidated and can just focus on Robots Fighting, but surely it wouldn't hurt to, say, have a space colony stage. I suppose I worry the "it's just a bunch of robots" aspect could be off-putting. Having custom pilot portraits or something might be nice. |
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FinalVentCard
ANN Reviewer
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The game offers an attempt at customization through allowing for certain voice packs for your disembodied pilot; these have a degree of personality/gender (hoighty-toighty nobleman, cutesy-wutesy pilot-girl). But that's about it. Which is why I mentioned getting some of the old Ocean cast at least, having some of the original pilots as voice packs would be a good way adding a bit of humanity to the game while also digging into Gundam's lore/personality. Because besides that, all you get is a pfp and an icon (that you can unlock via the Gatcha). And some of those PFPs are cool, but without that bit of customization it feels a bit detached from the player. |
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Covnam
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I only played the beta briefly, but it felt a bit too generic. Like they made an overwatch clone (not really an issue in and of itself) and then applied Gundam to it. The small hallways is a good example of this.
It's great that the game seems to have turned out well, but a Gundam coat of paint means it's just lacking in appeal to me. I played a Gundam arcade game and The Winner started playing and it was a great moment. Lacking touches like that is a big miss imo. |
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Glordit
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Played for a couple of hours, it's just OK. Exactly what I expected from a f2p 5v5 shooter.
There's a lot left to be desired and so many gripes and problems with it. It also isn't available in many regions, so you'll need a VPN to access the store page on SteamDB in order to download it. I don't see myself going out of my way to play it, despite being a Gundam fan. |
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kgw
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I have played it in my spare time. It's fun having your MS battling… the five seconds you stay alive before being blown to pieces.
Still, I think they try maybe too hard to de-Gundamize Gundam sometimes. No voice actors or well-know quotes. You can't have voices in Japanese. The color schemes are neutral instead of saying, i.e. "Char Red", "Hyaku-shiki Gold", "Titans' Black", etc. If they have Asshimar, Methus and Sazabi, I hope we will get Ny, Zeta or F91… |
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