I can hear the voice now. "Planet... <whatever>. Ambient temperature... <whatever>"
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May I ask why? I haven't followed the Mech series at all really since MechAssault came out.
I mostly liked Ghost Bear's Legacy but that one water mission was complete ass.Loved the Ghost Bear Legacy. Man expansions used to be so much better back in the day.
Microsoft doesn't value any of their FASA IP very highly. They're all a bit too gribbly for mass appeal so they don't fit with the company's visions for gaming.Why MS hasn't used the license for a 360 or XB1 game is baffling. Would love a modern version
Fantastic game. I still have my Sidwinder 3D pro that came with MW2.
I was a big Battletech fan and I used to play the original Mechwarrior back in the day. When I heard about Mechwarrior 2, I basically built a new PC just to play it. And it was great! Not only did it bring the Battletech universe to life, but it had 'Mech action exactly as you'd envision it. On top of that, the music was really groundbreaking for the time and it probably would stand up even today. All in all, I was already a PC gamer by then but Mechwarrior 2 went a long way in cementing that platform for me.
I mostly liked Ghost Bear's Legacy but that one water mission was complete ass.
Microsoft doesn't value any of their FASA IP very highly. They're all a bit too gribbly for mass appeal so they don't fit with the company's visions for gaming.
The Microsoft that bought up FASA is very different entity from the one that exists today, especially when it comes to gaming. Back then, Microsoft's gaming department was firmly invested in PC gaming with the Age of Empires games, Flight Simulator, Crimson Skies and Mechwarrior/Mechcommander. They originally saw PC gaming as a field that was related to their main businesses, but one that they didn't have much presence in, so they invested in it hoping to get at the front of the industry. After Microsoft released Xbox, their priority changed to looking for hits, and their old franchises simply aren't well suited for that. There's no malice involved, but that doesn't help us any.And agreed about MSFT, why did they even buy it if they sent it's rich universe to die. Such a disservice.
The Microsoft that bought up FASA is very different entity from the one that exists today, especially when it comes to gaming. Back then, Microsoft's gaming department was firmly invested in PC gaming with the Age of Empires games, Flight Simulator, Crimson Skies and Mechwarrior/Mechcommander. They originally saw PC gaming as a field that was related to their main businesses, but one that they didn't have much presence in, so they invested in it hoping to get at the front of the industry. After Microsoft released Xbox, their priority changed to looking for hits, and their old franchises simply aren't well suited for that. There's no malice involved, but that doesn't help us any.
That Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries Intro is one of the greatest of all time.
So cheesy, but so great at the same time. Really made me love that series.
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Fuck that water level in GBL.
I can hear the voice now. "Planet... <whatever>. Ambient temperature... <whatever>"
This was one of the first games I ever bought myself, and I loved it. What's the best version of it to play now (DOS, Windows, Titanium)? I lost my copy ages ago, would love to pick it up again and try it out.
>Load up on the heaviest, most power-hungry weapons possible
>Aim at enemy mech and fire all of them at once
>Hope to dear god you hit it, because your mech isn't going to power back on for a good 5-6 minutes
DOS, especially Mercs. The windows/titanium ports of Mercs are buggy as hell. The software rendering in the DOS games look nicer in my opinion, and they're really easy to run in DOSbox.
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