MechWarrior 5 (PC) marks the long-awaited return to the classic mech PC franchise. How is it? Let's take a quick first look. Subscribe for more: / gameranxtv
There was Titan fall 2. That was a great fps mech game. I loved it, and respawn studios are also the ones who made Star wars fallen order, which is possibly going to be game of the year
I kind of look at this game through rose tinted glasses. The first game I ever played was a Mechwarrior game while sitting on my dad's lap and "helping". Honestly, that nostalgia alone is enough for me to overlook a lot of the issues that the game has. There are some small tweaks that need to be done, but on the whole they took the concept of Battletech and the gameplay from MWO and put them together beautifully, solving many of the issues present in Battletech, such as poor pay, ludicrously expensive and difficult to assemble mechs, and how reputation works. All in all, I like the game. A lot. But I also acknowledge my own bias toward the series, so keep that in mind.
Hey i'm thinking to buy this game for my dad, because i have similar memories as you to it but i am not sure about the negative things gamerax mentioned so i wantet to ask you if the game has been patched by the developers yet to make it more fun to play. Maybe you can help me out :) (and please excuse my bad english, i am german)
I don't think so. This is a long running series with long running fans. Sadly, from my perspective, they are trying to go more mainstream with it, and looses some of the MechWarrior soul. It's more and more MechAssault, and less and less MechWarrior. Everyone just holding W firing at enemies until they die or win, complaining about everything making the devs tune the game for this kind of game play, rather than saying to people they should ease off on the W and make use of the combined abilities of the team and so on. Problem is, going mainstream is going more MechAssault, more Armored Core, with cool mechs, explosions, and all that stuff. Perhaps they pull a few new players, but for me as a fan, for the first time I'm not eager to by a MechWarrior game.
@@KjetilBalstad As someone who played Mechwarrior 2 when it first came out, you're spitting some stupid elitist bullshit, my man. :D The game has flaws to critique but the ones you decided on are some absurdist nonsense.
@@gustavogallo1694 30 storey tall, 5000 ton robots spinning round, doing ballet in mid air with zero regard for physics? Nonsense like that: is why Japanese games don't do well outside of Japan. Mechs are a fairly stupid concept, as you can't possibly hide anything that tall on the battlefield, meaning any mech would realistically be the first thing to die: but at least in Mechwarrior they're somewhat grounded. I bought Zone of the Enders way back in 2002: couldn't take it back to the store quickly enough. It's just beyond spastic, especially when said robot began swishing around a 500 ton sword so fast, there's basically no animation for it.
I played Mechwarrior at Microsoft's store in the Metreon back in the 90s. It wasn't VR, but they had build a cockpit with full controls inside it, and they had multiple monitors set up for a full wrap-around display. So far that's the most imersive version of mech combat I've ver seen, and it was literally decades ago, kinda sad nobody seems to have improved on a one time proof of concept set up in a single store with something that had so much potential.
MechWarrior 2 was the first I played, loved it! For all remakes eboots I base all my future buys off of how close to the original it stays. Like what it would look like if it came out today, but void of any greed mechanics or flashy colors, and just presented itself to be a game, as they have always been.
That was good but very arcade style. I came from pen and paper where you could use vehicles instead of mechs and throw tons of cannon fodder to take a mech down, was where it was at for me.
MechWarrior 3 is one of my all-time favorite games. None of the rest that I've tried since have had the feel of weight that a 30 ton tank on legs would. I can tell this does. Want to know what MechWarrior fans from 20 years ago think? Yeah, this is a must buy. There you go.
MechWarrior 2 mercenaries was better than 3 in story and game play than 3 imo. But yeah 3 had it beat graphically. Some how ms managed to make 4's graphics wodse than 3 tho but I still loved 4 and 4 mercs
MW 2,3,4 were better games IMO. Less of a arcade shooter and more of Battlemech simulator. I still have been enjoying MW5. Not going to lie, its fun but really wish it had more features. More control over mech systems. BETTER AI. Mission preview (eg. Map overlays prior to drop. Figure out strategy to objective, mark waypoints, intel brief etc...really go for that immersion.) Player driven story. (Yeah it will take time and dev cost but the campaign story falls flat.) Also more and better immersion and fix continuity errors. (You have a company of mechs. 12 so why is the PC flying around in a Lepord class dropship and not a Union class?) Just little things like that could go along way to making a better game. On the plus side my kid has been enjoying it and decided to pick up the TT version and introduce him to Battletech OG.
"It is the 31st century, and mankind is once again at war. The battlefields of the future are dominated by huge robotic war machines known as BattleMechs. Piloting these awesome weapons of war are men and women, the elite of the elite, knowing that each battle could be their last. They are MechWarriors." - Mechwarrior 3 Intro
@@Sha1taan Yes you would get stuck on bits of debris and scenery but the software renderer is a thing of beauty with it's dithering and the lovely colour combinations in the textures. Yes it was basic but it conveyed scale well.
I want to punch the guy that says that with a straight in the face but i would die from lauchter before i get the chance to do so from listening to it^^
Thank you so much for doing this for us! My first foray into the series was MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries on Windows 95. Since then I have played the other PC versions in some way or another. Oh, and the console iterations from Genesis to XBOX. I vaguely remember the Battletech cartoon. It is awful, but the toyline was amazing. I can go on, but I won't.
I've been playing MW since the mid 90s on PC. Those early games were immensely detailed in weapons, armor, and heat management. And talk about 'open world'. I once got lost for an hour trying to find a buddy I was battling over dial-up modem. As new entries of the series came along, that detail was greatly simplified in favor of mechanics and configuration that would appeal to a wider audience I speculate. I still contuned to play further iterations in the MW world, but none really ever matched up to those first developed for the PC. With this newest take, I won't mind so much the lack of detail in the battle environment as long as that detail is in sacrifice for game performance and mech build out refinement.
Obviously been a long time since this came out I picked this up today off steam for £29 for the special edition ((game with dlc etc etc)) and It’s my first game from the series although I’ve always been a mech game fan and this just hits the spot works seamlessly with both keyboard and hotas rig, it’s just such a satisfying game to play in every aspect and some of the larger battles can feel like epic conflicts of titans it’s awesome I’d recommend even years after its initial release.
55hrs in so far and im loving it! graphics are a bit chopy at times but that may just be my graphics card. (radeon 7970) the story is typical for the mechwarrior franchise. the wide varriety of mechs is fun. you may not be able to customize the mechs as much in some of the other games but i think thats a good thing because it keeps the chassis' more in line with their cannon counterparts. for anyone who likes stomping around in a giant robot id recommend getting it. 8.5/10
As a classic Pen and Paper player of the BattleTech game, I can say I am very impressed with MW5. I have played the older MW games in my younger years. This one is fantastic. With the coop play added, it elevates the gameplay experience for us. Absolutely no regrets buying this.
@@whyisthissodifficult6965 I couldn't agree more. I'm tempted to try xlink tho. I have a Ps2 but I've heard you can use an emulator on a pc so idk. I Def need to look into it. But I been using an astro c40 controller so it'll be hard to go back to the old controller lol.
That's a good way to sum up the MechWarrior series, "all over the place". MW was the first game I seen on the PC and watching someone play it with a joystick was awesome.
I appreciate YT'er taking time to post these reviews. Thank you! I am a little concerned that there are hardly any recent reviews of MW5. Seems like not a good sign.
I feel like this would be a good VR AAA game candidate. Being in large cockpits in VR is always spectacular to me. Make it MechWarrior would be heaven.
Well it's about time... I did a pre order for this back in April. First, I've pretty much played them all. I still have both mw3 and mw4 on my modem day laptop. When fasa first released the table top my friends and I ate up everything we could lay our hands on. So I'm very interested in seeing where this new version will lead. I'm still in the process of downloading the game...(its 20gb and I only have access to really slow wifi) I really hope that the community will jump behind this and push it to greatness. First reviews look promising. We will have to get a modding player base started and see if the game can get a huge texture pack upgrade. It would be awesome if this got to skyrim levels of modding.
@Zippydsm Lee Yeah, I patched it for widescreen and all of the HUDs were way off. The framerate was fine, no threading or other graphical artifacts but it also wouldn't take my key configs. I like to use left hand for mouse eticle and NUM pad for movement and targeting. Oh well... ☹ Thanks anyway!
@@TerzaGuardia I always had so many technical difficulties with that on an old system... but it was still something of a gateway drug to all kinds of mecha franchises, including anime ones.
@@OffToBattle And a fine gateway it is! Gears were inspired by Armored Trooper VOTOMS, after all, though I prefer HG's designs. Don't get me wrong, I love the Scopedog, I just prefer Heavy Gear's aesthetic. I still want a Weird But Tasty shirt...
I played all the Mechwarrior series games and I must say, I liked this one. It Get the good bits from previous games and add them all together. I am loving it!!
ive been playing mechwarrior for thirty years, and finally being able to walk around outside the mech is so thrilling...so far i just played the tutorial level, but im digging it so far
I would love a more arcady/casual version of mechwarrior, In other words, a sequel to Lone Wolf, but a bit less cheesy XD (still own my copy of mwlw2, occasionally play it cuz of how fun i found it) The more serious versions seemed more than i what i like. Also im 19, guess im saying this to make you feel old mate XD
The texture quality seems to be linked to the resolution. I was playing this on a 1080P monitor and everything look like mud, but it loaded quickly. I upgraded to a 5K ultrawide and now it takes about twice as long to load but everything is crystal clear. I think there are two separate texture packs that the game loads. One for sub 4K and 4K+ textures.
Man I’m so excited to see MechWarrior and the Battletech universe be brought back to life. I absolutely love MechWarrior and I’m enjoying the hell out of MW5, I can’t wait for the mods.
I have been a fan of Battletech since I discovered it in the 90s. I have all the novels, Technical Readouts, blue prints and source materials. I played the first game that came out to and some of the others and from what I have seen so far this game is or looks really good to me.
I've played every mech title sence Crescenthawk Inception, and this one looks solid, has depth, and crucially, room to grow and add to like the new DLC coming... kudos to finally seeing the light of day
Hey i'm thinking to buy this game for my dad but i am not sure about the negative things gamerax mentioned so i wantet to ask you if the game has been patched by the developers yet to make it more fun to play. Maybe you can help me out :) (and please excuse my bad english, i am german)
As a long-time FASA fan, going back to the early 90s, I must admit I'm not enamored of the idea of being able to easily customise your mech (not robot) and having fully functional equipment. The whole point of the series, games, novels, universe, was that technology was barely understood owing to constant warfare, parts were scrounged from one wrecked mech for another, and that until the Clans came along, there really weren't a significant number of new designs or upgraded technology. The struggle to build something from barely understood technology, scrounging anything and everything to build a functional mech, banding together with people to make a unit - those were things that made for a great game.
SKay I’m playing through it now. Customization is much more limited than MWO. Essentially the slots the come with the mech are the slots you have to play with. It limits variation so you can put a better quality weapon but that’s about it really. That said it feels very Arcady at times
I've had the same 3 npcs with me from the first couple missions. As soon as I was able to I went to another system and stole all the pilots lol. I haven't done a mission alone yet, I just use 3 other pilots and I'm up to 20million.
@@SM-ev6if im also in for some Hours... got 3 Lances of heavys and meds so far but missions geting harder duo spawn mechanic. you drop a black Knight a cataphract and an archer for 750k Bounty Mission. after the Mission you got 1,5 mills in repairs not to mind the lost wepons.
@@dannyhartwig9282 That's weird. What tonnage are your missions and whats your rep level? I think you might have a bit too many bad mechs that really raise your quaterly bill. Also lost weapons' cost is listed in damage suffered.
I really like when games make mechs like actual vehicles, most of them that I’ve played have mechs like just normal big people. It also reminds me of steel battalion which is a game I’ve wanted to try for a couple days.
I LOVED Mechwarrior 2 back in the day on PC. Even played the Titatanium editions. This looks like this could be the Mechwarrior game I've wanted for SOOOOO LONG. Thank you, Gameranx! This looks like exactly what I wanted! Can't wait to buy!
Anyone remember jumping in the locust and using it to run right up to a battle master and shoot it's legs off in the very first one, because it was so fast and short the BM couldn't hit it on the run and couldn't target it? I played that whole game in a locust :)
I agree with you from the graphics being a bit lacking its just the fact the you have to put into perspective the size of the game so it is pretty daring for even just that level of graphics and the fact that the minimal specs for the game is a gt 770 which is a card from 2013
mechwarrior was my all time favourite games back in the day and I would say that even today those old games gave me more joy that most of the hundreds or games I have played since. when I heard they were making a new one I was overjoyed but then the fans erupted to the news in a very negative way (rightly so, based on the dev's previous efforts) I am really hoping that this game can give me even a little of the joy I received way back when, if so I will be happy
Mechwarrior 2 was one of my first video games as a kid. MW2: Mercs is one of my all time favorite games, although it sadly didn't age well. I'd say this a respectable Mechwarrior game. They got the bread and butter of the series right. That's what counts--I'd say it's a true sequel. The only complaint I have is that the writing is flat and the voice acting mostly sucks. But to be fair, I guess that's ALSO in line with the mechwarrior franchise as well, so I'll let it slide.
Its a lazy phoned in game where the developer cut so many corners you could roll the game downhill. Mechwarrior 4 mercenaries had more features and better gameplay then what is on offer here.
@@riptors9777 maybe. When all the usual tactics didn't work I googled and apparently everyone's had trouble on windows 10 so honestly I just gave up coz I'm not a tech head. I'll get my old computer with xp that should work lol
"I was seventeen the year the FedCom Civil War reached the boiling point... they saw us as young gods, lords of war striding the battlefields in our engines of destruction." -- MW:4 Mercenaries I'm thinking this will be the same only better.
Use to get with buddies and have big on line battles in the early 2000, I bought and still have a ThrustMaster Joystick with throttle control, Torso mover, Multiple Fire buttons with a Center button that has a Flip cover on it that I use to set up as the FIRE ALL button! This looks great!! We need more games where people are "Even" in playing and can't do fancy moves.
@@ShimmeringSword MekTek didn't fail. The company that they merged with changed hands and the new heads screwed MekTek and the rest of the company over. Basically a bunch of corporate sharks moved in and chopped the company to pieces. At least, that's how the devs explained it on their Discord. It's pretty sad actually. Edit: Had you confused for Flyingdebris. Still love your art, though. I'm subbed to both of you on DA.
The ai is a problem, also the very first mech warrior gave you more control on ordering your own mech pilots what to do. You cant set up an ambush with the options they give you.
I remember playing mechwarrior 2 when I was about 10. I had no idea what I was doing but it was very colorful and I usually was able to blow up something before dying. Funny thing is this games controls feel really familiar to that of 20 years ago.
Im an OG player in this arena. I played it before it was a computer game, when it was a tabletop game with maps and cardboard standups for each mech. Had the pencil & paper RPG aspect too which made it loads of fun...
i remember doing LAN play agaisnt my dad and brother. so glad they've made a new one, hopefully they'll be bringing more mechwarrior games around the block
I remember having tons of fun in finding out how to control a mech in "MechWarrior 4: Vengeance" as a kid and shooting the evil guys haha, thinking about buying this on sale on steam rn..
I played 2 on my dads ibm computer when i was really little. I also played the snes version. Remember the invincibility code? Pause and press A L L Y A L L Y.
Was an avid MW4 Mercs player. Online all the time. Favorite map: Colosseum. Ran the Kodiak. That said with the Thrustmaster stick this game is a ton of fun.
So glad this series came back. I was obsessed with this series as a kid and mech assault was the first game I got on my original Xbox. Don’t even care if it’s not incredible, just happy it’s back
@@alexkimmel386 I know Falcon has done some "before you buy" videos in the past. Now I'm just confused on why he didn't do this video, when he really likes the series
yeah the early game is meh. but once you get a big heavy mech and some high tier weapons you don't care about the main story except for the payout of those missions and hiring and buying new mechs. I love the feel of this game. "im a long time mechwarrior fan" it could have been better for sure but I think its good for what it is.
I remember playing the OG Mechwarrior, playing as a Locust mech and single handedly taking out 8 Battlemasters by dashing underneath them where they couldn't target me and blowing their leg off.
I'm about 10 hours in, really enjoy it. I have a full mission captured and uploaded. Shows how mechs are repaired and how moving from system to sytem works.
"Battletech fan" channel has instructions to play Mechwarrior 2 on win10. See description, what you need it there. Earthsiege 2 was made by the company that made Mechwarrior 1. But then FASA moved to Activision, so the makers of Mechwarrior 1 wanted a slice of the cake and made Earthsiege, Earthsiege 2 and Starsiege. If you want to play Starsiege, google "starsiege men in black". Also google "nglide" which is a 3DFX emulator you will need. You will have fun playing Starsiege in modern hardware. However, despite the aged graphics, the gameplay and overall feeling of Mechwarrior 2 still are unbeatable.
I just want a mechassault 3. I loved being in the orca and supporting the team or going around in a stealth tank and taking sniper shots at enemy mechs while they were engaged. Man those were great times.
I liked Lone Wolf because you could jack other mechs from your default power armor on those missions but there were missions where you started with a preset mech. Been putting off getting this, might grab it.
I bought and played the FASA Battletech board game when it was first released in 1986 and WOW, this is amazing! I can't believe how far they've come from fold out hex grid maps and lead miniatures to this new game. Unbelievable.
Chromehounds definitely needs a reboot or remastered. I've been wanting to play that game for some time now but I didn't know about it until the servers were already down.
It going to be hard to let go of my final mechwarrior 4 collectiion bundle (The version that Microsoft Games made). As many of you I been doing mechwarrior since the 90's (remember the days of having to reduce the distance and graphics so the screen can redraw faster). I am a completionist so I had to by the whole MW5 with DLC's. IGN gave it an 8.0 so I figure it was worth a shot. I am tired of pulling out the the old windows 7 to play the MW4 but it was a great experience. I hope MW5 lives up to the name.
It is similar of course, but it runs on a different engine and is more tuned to single player; the mechs feel heavier and more stompy, and weapons have more kick.
I actually think MWO was better just from a control and balance stand point (LOL clans OP plz nerf). In this game Light Mechs are essentially useless (whereas in MWO they can carry the entire battle). I don't think this game really improves on any of MWO beyond removing microtransactions and adding a lame procedural generated campaign (by that I mean, all the missions are generated but were pre-screened by the developer, as such the game is repetitive and really quite lame).
@@mrcyberpunk The improvement is that it's PvE so casual gamers aren't matched against people who apparently have all the time in the world to play and get super good at the game. I hated that about MWO. Some of us have to work for a living and have families, etc.
@@pictishwolf7 if the matchmaking in MWO wasn't so bad then it would've been great for casual play. The worst offender for that is the faction mode, it takes 30 mins just to get a match and its nearly always stacked towards a clan outfit.
The first Mechwarrior game I played was Mechwarrior 2 for the PS1 when I was in preschool. Since then I’ve played all the titles; my favorite by far was Mechwarrior 4: Mercenaries. I used to spend hours in the arena missions to earn credits and try out new mechs. I still remember decking out a Nova assault mech with PPC’s and one shotting light mechs. So long as I get to blow up shit I’ll be happy and nostalgic. I never fully understood the complexity of the customization, I simply enjoyed blowing things up in a giant mech; but now that I’m older I can appreciate the customization options to a higher regard. That is, once I save enough to buy a gaming PC
I really hope they keep with the times and realize a lot of the older mech players migrated from PC to console an bring the mech warrior franchise over into the xbox and playstation world. Would buy it in a heartbeat then!
I have also been thinking about the series a lot over the years and didnt know that there was a 3 or 4 to the series. I also havena thrustmaster HOTAS and now imnexcited to try it out. I just hope my computer can handle it.
I've been a Mechwarror fan since the mid 1980's when FASA started it. I even have ALL the RPG books, etc. I would rather die than part with them. I even had a subscription to the monthly magazine Mechwarrior and still have many of the issues! Yeah. Beat THAT!! lol I would LOVE to play this game!! Oh man!
you wouldn't its worse than predacessors and mwo. It's not a sim, it's AI is horrible, it's maps are terrible and enemies spawn out of thin air 300m out of the objective. There's no radar system and player actions don't affect salvage or biomes don't affect heat, it memory leaks like crazy, loading times take MINUTES, key rebinds don't work and mission scripting prevents anything but rushing at objectives otherwise you soft lock the game. MW5 team did not care, at all, about the game. It's completely broken and halfassed. Do. Not. Give. Them. Money. Pirate it and see how bad it is.
@@Haddedam You forgot to mention that the most memorable part of any mechwarrior game - the customization - is incredibly dumbed down and nearly pointless in this title. I backed the game's kickstarter and now I wish I'd kept my money because it's a joke compared to 2, 3, and even 4 (which was pretty arcade-like already).
@@Haddedam That's too bad. I really wish there was a GOOD MW game out there on the level of say......Star Citizen or such. Would be amazing if done right.
@@obliviousfafnir01 I don't mind the customization. It's more limited. I mind the ai, levels, dumbed down mech simulation gameplay and ai spawning in your midst if you try to take an position where your friendlies wont' shoot and walk through the objective you're defending, destroying it.
I've played every single Mechwarrior title, and honestly, in a year when it's on Steam, I look forward to the game it could become. I figure it'll be out of beta by then. As for now, watching playthroughs... It's barely okay. It very much reminds me of Mass Effect Andromeda before the vomit of patches.
That's the sad part: It's not a beta. This is the official, full release... that will probably be patched like crazy over the next few months because it's full of problems.
Just okay how btw? I haven't played the older mechwarrior games in ages. Jut recently played mechwarrior 4 again in anticipation for 5. But idk, I don't feel its bad or anything.
+1 for waiting for Steam. I've played a few mech games in the long past, and this looks... addictive. But by the time it's on Steam it will probably have a few updates and be downright illegal.
Yep. I got this for free and am so happy I didn't buy it when it came out. I played it for four hours and went straight to the skirmish maps you can make yourself. I just couldn't walk up those steps to talk to the lady made of wood again...
I started on BattleTech - The Crescent Hawks Inception, then MW and all the other single player MW games, skipping the strategy and online spinoff series. So @gameranx, I'm sold. :)
