The Mech Game That Forgot the Mechs - Left Alive

[@Krystalmyth]

A Front Mission game without mechs? It's like a Persona game without the supernatural. An unarmored core.

[@KeiNova]

Oh man, you reminded me I need to play the Persona 3 remake... Also, an 'unarmored core' is like, the best way to describe this lol

[@Xephyranth]

a yes my favorite game, Resident

[@spenjak18]

@@Krystalmyth 'Unarmored Core' Lammergeier core be like:

[@exterminatus_now]

Oh boy, my dream game that became a nightmare. I've always had a thing for the footsoldier's perspective in a mech war, but this game is just not good.

[@KeiNova]

Wel, I hope when the video comes out - you'll enjoy what I have to say about it! I have to agree though.

[@astrea555]

Same, I wish this was Heavy Object but Front Mission. Instead, the Wanzers barely even matter here and the game is just trash.

[@esbenm6544]

That game is called The Forever Winter. This is just a half-baked mech game.

[@randallmart92]

Titanfall and Titanfall 2 are close. Just not 3rd person. The campaigns are amazing 👍 the multiplayer is not bad either.

[@OCTO358]

Never understood the need some people have to play as humans in mech games. 80% of the time it doesn't bring anything to the table and ends up outright detrimental to the game.

[@dukemagus]

If you like Front Mission, read the Front Mission Dog Life & Dog Days manga. It isn't linked to the main games, but it succeeds where Left Alive failed: showing the gritty, visceral human element in a grounded, futuristic war.

[@KeiNova]

I'm going to try and find it so I can read it on my kindle today! Thansk for the suggestion!

[@neutron4799]

Its peak. Beautiful art

[@Dizerfullpower]

It's non canon edgy trash, don't bother with it

[@oompalumpus699]

@@Dizerfullpower _It's literally just based off real-life events, of how war is just devastating and cruel except with mecha._ _You just don't like it because it's not that usual waifu harem garbage you gooner weebs fap to._

[@thathandsomedevil0828]

@@Dizerfullpower disagree, it's a great manga!!

[@dc7981]

The fact that this game is still 60 dollars is actually insulting

[@KeiNova]

@@dc7981 holy crap, it's still up for $60???

[@vrapbrap]

I checked, it really is. I would have unironically bought it to play it if it was cheap but damn they are charging a full price for it still. I feel like it might be the kinda jank mess that I would enjoy at 20euros or something, but 60? I'd rather buy cardboard and build myself a cool ass cardboard castle with that money.

[@KeiNova]

You might as well buy Evolved for $10. At least that game was playable!

[@JaCKal_0000]

japanese games be like edit: oh sorry, correction Square Enix games

[@StoneCresent]

From the sound of things this game suffered from having too much scope for the budget and time it was given. Although, the fact that the PC port had so many technical difficulties is par for AAA publishers.

[@KeiNova]

It was definitely that, and tasking a studio not ready for these sort of things to make a small project by another studio work. Shinji Hashimoto basically hijacked the project and shunned credit to Studio GRIT, aside from the big names that were part of it.

[@BusesAreFatCars]

Square Enix has had horrific project management and scoping issues for the past 20 years.

[@ZeroXSEED]

Squeenix doesn't care much for Front Mission because it never brings big money for them.

[@SA-mo3hq]

Such a huge wasted opportunity. Playing into the War Is Hell real robot aesthetic and playing the Wanzers up as terrifying mechanical monsters had huge potential.

[@KeiNova]

It really did, I was hoping that it would be great and just a overlooked or overjudged game... sadly not!

[@oompalumpus699]

_Have a look at 'Forever Winter,' it uses that kind of trope._

[@planescaped]

I mean, Pathologic 2 is the best game I have played in the past decade, I still regularly think about it 4 years after playing it, and a lot of people hate the game and find it unplayable. So I definitely get the part about not always listening to what you hear about something.

[@KeiNova]

I love those games too. I didn't think they were bad, they just took a lot of effort to understand. Which, is fine in my books!

[@colbyboucher6391]

Sure, but Patho 2 is a critical darling. I don't really see people outright hating on it, just pointing out that it's frustrating and tedious for them.

[@burgerpocalypse]

pathologic requires you to be in the right mood, with that mood being "masochist hitting rock bottom"

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

@@burgerpocalypse “existential dread blunt rotation” is also a legit Patho mood.

[@conflicthorizon]

I wanted this game to be good. When I bought it. About an hour in, I returned it to steam. All the setup is there for a good game but feels like an alpha. It's so unfinished and incomplete. Needed to cook about two to three years.

[@KeiNova]

Sad thing is, you pretty much experienced all the game has to offer by that point.

[@dannygloversshotgun211]

@@conflicthorizon this is a complete retelling of my experience with Generation Zero. I was hoping so bad for it to be good.

[@fluxuous6907]

@@dannygloversshotgun211 at least Generation Zero is still getting content so there's a chance for it to pull a No Man's Sky lol.

[@Hpalhazred]

What happen when you have a bunch of veteran creators but without their talented team from back in the days.

[@KeiNova]

I totally agree. People forget that these big names had teams of people backing up and making their ideas come to life.

[@azurespectrum1985]

Left Alive hurts me. I was a big fan of the Front Mission series. Well I guess there's the remakes, I haven't tried 2 yet...

[@KeiNova]

I'm going to be giving those a shot and I heard they are way better. So, here is hoping maybe the remakes can garner another ambitious game like this - but it actually works?

[@TheRyujinLP]

The studio that did two was not as good as the one who did the OG remake. It's not horrible but not great either, as least as a update. Gameplay is still fine. Thankfully the studio that did Front Mission 1st remake is doing Front Mission 3. Speaking of which, I got to get back to playing 2 someday. It crashed during a mission and kinda stopped playing it.

[@TheRibbonRed]

@@TheRyujinLP Front Mission 3 Remake's teaser feels rushed, sadly. Hope they can delay the game's release enough to iron out any of the big complaints.

[@paulman34340]

@@TheRyujinLP Guess I got lucky, never ran into any crashes, and I got it on day 1! I just stopped out of boredom to be fair (well really I took a break that turned into a LONG TERM break when I started playing Fire Emblem Engage, sort of like how I got Unicorn Overlord on day 1 and forgot it because I started playing Three Houses and couldn't stop for abit! Fire Emblem tends to DOMINATE my other Tactic RPG's unless it's Tactics Ogre LOL) But I think when I did stop they started putting in patches so I believed it was working out well! I really need to beat it someday (My list is TOO BIG at the moment)

[@redjack2629]

They are very unforgiving. I love strategy RPGs, but 2's remake is beating my ass.

[@WalterBrunat]

It's almost more of a survival-horror experience to me, that's my way to enjoy it. it's also how ThorHighHeels frame it I think.

[@KeiNova]

That makes sense, as it was originally apparently supposed to be that. But whatever it became at the end, that wasn't the case. I think it would have been better if stealth didn't become the main focus.

[@astrea555]

This was really such a huge disappointment, I still remember being hyped smh 😂. As you said the game was directed by Nabeshima Toshifumi who's the father of ARMORED CORE, produced AC at FROM SOFTWARE for like a decade, basically making this a dream Front Mission x Armored Core project with MGS Shinkawa's iconic style for the characters, the graphics were and still looks good, so there were little reasons to believe the game would be this bad before release! still hurt, still glad to see this video haha, happy new year kei nova

[@KeiNova]

Happy new year to you too! I didn't even actually know this was a Front Mission game until VERY recently because of all the bad press. It was insane how all the right pieces were in place, but they did not click together at all.

[@TheRibbonRed]

Square Enix only added Nabe-P to the team like a year before release. Feels like a desperate move from SE in trying to get any niches of the mecha audience into buying Left Alive. Kinda sad Nabe-P has yet to join any public mecha game developments since then. Not even Armored Core 6.

[@squigglymilton1312]

It’s really nice to see so Wine talk about this game without mentioning the gfx Addendum YOU DID but you PRAISED THEM? hell yeah dog that game LOOKS Fantastic

[@KeiNova]

@@squigglymilton1312 I aim to please

[@squigglymilton1312]

@@KeiNovaedited lol

[@KeiNova]

Yeah the game looked good and sounded awesome, credit where it's due. I'm honest like that

[@MrSteven1884]

Ironically Front Mission Evolved was my introduction to this series :) The remakes of FM 1&2 are excellent games. Might have to pick up a copy of FM 4 soon

[@KeiNova]

Front Mission 4 is HUGE. So, make sure you have the time. That game is stellar.

[@deviwaazaa]

Ah yes, left alive. The game that taught me never to preorder games. Probably one of the biggest rug pull experiences ive ever had on my life. I really hope maybe this game gets a deserved remake/remaster where the devs can... Yknow, fix it.

[@KeiNova]

I hope a lot more people read this, because some are actually saying they are now going to buy it.

[@torshec8634]

Game was left to die by the suits, seems like a running gag in Squeenix where non-Final Fantasy properties are left to die or pushed into a tunnel with a brick wall at the end. Like souring their relationship with PlatinumGames by making them do that stupid live service game Babylon's Fall or Yuji Naka, for all his faults, Balan Wonderworld shouldn't have shipped out.

[@KeiNova]

Yeah, that really does seem like the case. Ironically, it was the head of SE that took the project over and made it into this. So, I'm seeing it here - I really am.

[@darkdruidsvale]

i completely forgot about Balam's existence

[@Furluge]

I always appreciate seeing a new video from you. The first Front Mission has been on my to play list for far too long.

[@KeiNova]

And it's always nice to see you in the comments, Furluge. Front Mission is a good one, I mostly suggest the older games.

[@RioDragoon]

It hurts so much to love Front Mission...

[@KeiNova]

That it does

[@tuna8181]

They wanted to make a robot game that every man wanted but nah, we got a Metal Gear fanfiction for a dollar

[@KeiNova]

@@tuna8181 and charged full price!

[@justrok79]

I was so hype about this when it was announced. Im not even a Front Mission fan, but a tactical stealth/action game based in that world sounded great. I still waited and got it on the deep sale though. Was still disappointed and couldnt bring myself to finish it.

[@KeiNova]

I understand that, it wasn't until I got a video that I bothered too

[@Grnvolpe]

Front Mission 4 was my introduction to the series and i really like it. Front Mission 1st on the DS is my favorite and my recommendation

[@KeiNova]

I can't wait to get to Front Mission 4, hopefully sooner than later. I really want to get through the series (or those that have translations, at least).

[@Spacefrisian]

Me: dang i would love to see a new Front mission game. Square: we got you, Front Mission evolved Me: no i rather have one like it was Square: no probs, Left alive years later... Square: hmm maybe we did something wrong...remakes of the first 3 games. Me: finally something.

[@KeiNova]

Yeah, people aren't all happy with the remakes but I'm playing them for the channel (and FM3 classic) and I think they are WAY better than the last few FM games we got.

[@jrc_red14]

Going into the game, I had no idea it was a front mission, just saw mecha and said "cool, a mech game." Stopped playing when I got to the 2nd Olga section.

[@KeiNova]

Oh boy, you missed a lot of crazy weirdness.

[@RusticRonnie]

Thor-High Heels Called it when this game came out it. this game is literately in the process of becoming a cult-classic I have seen so many people clam that its actually great. Dont think it is, But I understand that some people like the world

[@KeiNova]

I hate to say it, but he's probably right.

[@hatad321]

I didnt even realize Left Alive was a Front Mission game until I noticed they called them Wanzers lol

[@KeiNova]

@@hatad321Yeahhhhh I mean, that's a huge red flag right?

[@Prorock23Rus]

Thanks for the great video and the reminding about "Left Alive". I'm not a fan of "Front Mission" and not fully played/completed any parts of series, only started a bit few times. But after completing "Alpha Protocol" twice in a row and the fact that I liked it despite all the gameplay problems - I'm not afraid of anything anymore in ambition mid/low/lack of budget games. So I'll probably give the long-ignored "Left Alive" a chance, especially since I'm intrigued by lore and design work from Yoji Shinkawa with overall art direction that takes too much aspects from MGS, but i dont mind it at all. So can say only - thanks again for the excellent video, purely about your personal opinion about the game, with an attempt to see positive elements even in unsuccessful projects.

[@KeiNova]

Hello and thanks for the comment! I really enjoyed Alpha Protocol and I have to say, you're not even finding that here. The problem is that the gameplay was never completed, it had a bunch of underutilized ideas and there is no stealth mechanics or proper weapon use. The game was mishandled, greatly. And Alpha Protocol is WAYYYYY better. I loved that game too! It looks amazing, don't get me wrong. But it is BROKEN. Notoriously so. If you have to get it, buy it on a sale or something massive. You'll be wasting your money. Thanks for watching! And, play Alpha Protocol more instead of wasting your money and time on this if you can!

[@robertkovarna8294]

The big cheese tactic you can do when solo fighting guards. Just click the right stick for the weak melee attack. It stunlocks them and does a tiny bit of damage, which will eventually kill a single guard. Do that to lower how many guards are around and you just saved yourself some ammo.

[@KeiNova]

@@robertkovarna8294 yeah but then I still have to play through the game again 😭

[@robertkovarna8294]

@@KeiNova True. That would mean that. I don't get why some of the new game+ perks are things like higher damage from each gun or better likelihood of enemies dropping ammo.

[@KeiNova]

I know, it should have just been there from the beginning.

[@robertkovarna8294]

@@KeiNova Yup. There's even an entire set just for making wanzers stronger and have more health.

[@Outsider-66666]

Say what you will about quality of remakes of the first two games, but at least they let you to dive into the universe without prior knowledge and lay the groundwork for playing later installments from the very beginning.

[@KeiNova]

That is really true. But honestly I really like them! So, no complaints here!

[@chrisscott8166]

Love the video!

[@KeiNova]

Thank you so much!

[@hekkura]

The Front Mission I'm waiting for is called Kriegsfront Tactics

[@KeiNova]

@@hekkura yeah I have heard a lot of good things

[@stinkbanana2522]

Saw your video on my home page :)

[@KeiNova]

Well, I thank you for stopping by to check out the video and leave a comment!

[@AzurFenix]

The greatest heresy imo, creating a mecha game and not including them really. Despite the world and setting revolving around them.

[@KeiNova]

I absolutely agree. I don't mind the idea of human segments, but wow.

[@cericat]

@@KeiNova one of the few games that really leaned into mecha and human combat that mostly worked was Shogo Mobile Armour Division. I had a lot of hope for Left Alive but instead it was another flub (don't ask how much I hate FME).

[@KeiNova]

I actually have that and completely forgot I got it on GoG.

[@cericat]

@@KeiNova I remember it being a little tough at times but generally enjoyed playing through, though it's been over 20 years since I last played through it.

[@lunatic0verlord10]

You know, while the GRAPHICS look like something from 2020, the enemy AI does not.

[@KeiNova]

@@lunatic0verlord10 exactly 💯

[@aoihitori]

Imagine buying a game or watching a show that you expect was about Mechs just to turned out to be not about Mechs. 😂

[@KeiNova]

I would have been pissed. Honestly, a lot of the people in my comments did exactly that and were not very happy.

[@aoihitori]

@KeiNova They tried to make Metal Gear Solid.

[@KeiNova]

It was supposed to be a survival action game in enemy territory, then it got shifted to different engines and two other studios that were focused on mobile gaming. So, the prime reason it feels like it does was because of that. It feels more like the walking sections in Front Mission Evolved. Nothing to do with MGS. The project art and that was actually just done by the same artist but hes done loads of other things, and he designed the characters before Square even got a hold of it and changed everything.

[@Dizerfullpower]

Left Alive didn't exactly kill Front Mission. After that, there had to be a Chinese mobile gacha FM game... Yeah. The license has expired or something though, so it's not a FM game anymore

[@KeiNova]

Sorry, I didn't say it killed the series did I?

[@Dizerfullpower]

@KeiNova ah yeah, think I was going to reply to a post that mentioned that the series went downhill

[@KeiNova]

Oh, the series definitely went downhill lol but I hope it isn't dead. The remakes are doing pretty well.

[@doomtrigger]

left alive started out good then they had a engine change along with devs being removed and it got turned in to the shit we got. The reason for the change the ceo wanted the game to be like dark souls...

[@KeiNova]

You're right, it had 3 credited engines in the intro and Studio GRIT was taken off and not creddited.

[@V3RTIGO222]

Front Mission 5 has a fan-made translated package that you can emulate on a PS2 emulator of your choice. Strongly recommend.

[@KeiNova]

@@V3RTIGO222 oh yeah, I'm playing through the games now. I just have to release other content because I can't play a 40 plus hour game in a week because I have kids and all. I am also doing Super Robot Wars.

[@NaldzHobbySide]

This game got my attention because im a fan of "Front Mission" It's a rough start for me playing this game, but i when got familiarize with the game mechanics, it's actually a nice challenging game, Kojima Production also work in this game too, injecting Metal Gear Stealth mechanics.

[@KeiNova]

Sorry, I'm not trying to be mean or anything but Kojima Productions did not work on this game in any way whatsoever. That isn't true. It has no stealth mechanics, you just duck and walk behind stuff. That is all there is to it.

[@Egalia_1]

It’s always a shame to see a game that couldn’t live up to its potential. I’d love to see another go at the concept or something in a similar vein. The bones of a good game are there, it just needed more time and funding

[@KeiNova]

I think you're right, because it only really needed some attention to the gameplay and AI. It's weird when some of the old Splinter Cell rip offs faired way better.

[@jaromswenson7541]

Im guessing the company wanted yo convert FM into metal gear style game series (hence why they got the metal gear artist) But the studio probably wanted to do a fps front mission gamr but were forced to make it more like metal gear This could've worked. You can have a mecha game with fps segments. Tankers in the military arent always in their tanks. Havr the young pilot be part of the military still fighting this stronger opponent, but you get teammates that you inevitably lose in combat You have this officer, have her be part of the police wanzer division. Have her perform duties like crowd control when food riots happen as the enemies get closer. For the fugitive, have him find allies in the invading force, maybe have him be the enemy perspective. And even get to maybe fight inside the new wanzer (or fight alongside the new wanzer) Then slowly tie all their stories together as things get worse in this conflict. This couldve been good and could easily justify wanzer combat as well as Moments as the character's on the ground. But that didnt happen

[@KeiNova]

From what information I've gathered, the game was envisioned as a survival action game by the creator of Armored Core and the MGS artist. They had a small development studio they were putting together called Studio GRIT. Yoji Shinkawa developed and designed the characters before Square even came in - then it was picked up by them, Shinji Hashimoto apparently hijacked the whole thing and gave all the credit to ilinx and SE, didn't include Studio Grits involvement. And ilinx was developing it, while SE had a bunch of other departments covering other aspects. Yet, ilinx wasn't capable of making the game they wanted, and they still pumped it out with a zillion dollars of bells and whistles that meant nothing. It definitely could have worked, I really wish it did.

[@r1ddlebox916]

Front mission 4 was my intro I loved the games as pre teen

[@KeiNova]

Front Mission 4 is probably the best one I've played so far too!

[@m-seb]

I never knew about the Front Mission series, but I really liked the visual design of the game from the reveal trailer, I'm a big fan of the cyberpunk cold war eastern bloc aesthetic (thanks to Girls Frontline) and I believe it's a really underutilized alternative timeline universe.

[@KeiNova]

I completely agree. This would have been fine for me if it was at least passable.

[@mugileaguegaming1769]

My man spent $2 on this game, meanwhile I preordered the MECH EDITION bundle for the PS4 like a fool in 2019 for $200. Somehow I believed in this product so much that I thought this was a smart financial decision. I tried, I really did, but I couldn't get passed the first few stages because my PS4 was turning into a jet engine and the game was just so insufferable. I still have the Wanzer figure sealed in box because I'm so ashamed. In retrospect, at least I have a story to tell about this. I fell for the fraud hook-line-and-sinker, thanks Square Enix.

[@KeiNova]

That sounds downright painful. Though, at least you have a really cool figure of a Wanzer. Still, for something tied to the game... Though, I can't say I wouldn't have seen the trailers and wanted this at launch too.

[@ragsdale9]

Honestly I don't expect any studio to do the whole story with character decisions thing, its a lot of work. And people don't actually grow just because adversity is thrown in front of them. Many people attempt to dodge it even acting out in denial or waiting it out in hopes that they can make it go away. Honestly a young mech pilot with an attitude refusing to learn any chill makes sense. You have to consider that millions of people in society live at the bottom controlled by addiction and emotion or ignorance and never get out even late in life. I didn't play it so I have no context on the rest of the chatacter. but yeah, being rigidly harsh or stupid is arguably more realistic than every character constantly being a hero of a situation and learning important lessons.

[@KeiNova]

@@ragsdale9 great argument for the character. Sadly, the rest of the game just sort of doesn't work.

[@ragsdale9]

@@KeiNova XD yeah, I am no writer so I just enjoy listening to the breakdown.

[@sdgamer1860]

It tried to be Metal Gear Solid which is not what Front Mission is known for. Even when you got in a Wanzer it was so underwhelming especially as far as Missiles and Rockets were concerned

[@KeiNova]

I wish the whole game was the Wanzer combat, honestly!

[@sdgamer1860]

@@KeiNova When it comes to Front Mission, that series is about the Mechs and always has been so the Boots on the Ground segments didn't work. Titanfall does it right because the Pilots are Badass Commandos that have a AI Mech Companion that they can jump inside and operate themselves

[@KeiNova]

I get what you're saying, because most of the 'people' sections were just text boxes really.

[@raptorskilltor4554]

Maybe this game would’ve succeeded better if it stay true to its gameplaying route similar to the armorcore franchise

[@KeiNova]

I think you're right, or at least if it tried to focus on the gameplay rather than just the presentation.

[@Shuukuriimudaisuki-sama]

I never played this game, in spite of being a HUGE Front Mission fan, precisely because I was afraid of the eventual pitfalls that this review exposed to be pretty accurate. The sense I get from watching footage is that this game took the on-foot segments from Front Mission Evolved (which I was not a fan of) and just...stretched them out across the entire game, rather than appearing every few levels. It's like...Metal Gear Flaccid. They just kind of failed (or at least stumbled) at every step, other than the most basic plot setup. It makes me sad to see this being the current state of the franchise. Hopefully we'll get a new title that brings back the SRPG formula...sometime before I die.

[@KeiNova]

Honestly, I felt the same way after playing Evolved. It felt like they polished the animations, but it's all the same sort of jank. Any extended moves, like swinging on poles, is about pushing a single button when you look at it. There isn't any real interactivity. I hope you're young though - and we get lots more Front Mission games that bring back what they once were or add to what Gun Hazard was.

[@BobVegan-u4t]

I feel that the intended way to play this game was based around traps. Since players character is always outgunned, and the enemy are whole squads of soldiers in exoskeletons, traditional stealth mechanics like headshots and backstabs won't work. Besides, the game makes a big deal out of characters' goal being mere survival, not a victory of some sort. And the only way to survive is avoiding the fights, not participating in them. And if that's impossible, you have to engage in the gameplay loop of crafting various traps, placing them and then luring enemies in those traps. I think that's what the devs saw as the 'core gameplay' - not the shooting or mecha sim. I do not plan to try to proof this theory by actually playing the game myself, though.

[@KeiNova]

I think that was the idea at some point. Especially with all the open world areas and alleys you are going through - and especially the sewers. But it feels like they pushed it into a more episodic linear experience as things went on. The traps ended up being really weak and you're always forced into massive gunfights that show how bad the game is.

[@fahikan]

Ah, another mech franchises that's left to rot.. just like Muv-Luv. Even the FM3 remake looks disappointing where the wanzer is zooming at high speed completely losing the "weight" of their movement (I'm aware that the reason why FM3's wanzer moves weighty and slow was because of the hardware limitation of PS1 but come on it's iconic).

[@KeiNova]

I wish they'd also just release translated remasters of the originals. That would be awesome and just fine. I'll bite on the FM3 remake though, I like the Wanzers too much to say no. If its good - well, I just hope so. I haven't played Muv Luv just yet - I am actually going to be trying it this year as time goes on. But I need to get my schedule back in order and have a full week to play through an entry.

[@GameFuMaster]

I always wonder why developers don't actually develop a good gameplay base before laying every other less important thing on top

[@KeiNova]

That seems to happen way too much these days, like they are more keen on making interactive stories but forget that you need the 'game' when you make that in the context of a game lol

[@GameFuMaster]

@@KeiNova you especially see this in the indie scene, where developers pile on features but none of them actually feel good to play

[@whiskeycorridor90]

Square-Enix cant stop fumbling Front Mission

[@KeiNova]

It seems like it, sadly!

[@WarBirdGhost]

Left Alive felt more like Square Enix tried to infuse MGSV TPP into their Front Mission games.

[@KeiNova]

If only. Its more like they tried to make a game out of Evolved's walking sections.

[@BadHarmonics]

Def getting fm4 for my rom emulator tonight

[@KeiNova]

You won't be disappointed.

[@Peter_Morris]

Man even after watching this whole video, I’m drawing a complete blank on this game. I just don’t remember it at all! And it’s got all kinds of stuff I love: mechs, stealth action, Square Enix. (Maybe I’m delusional, but I’m still hoping they can turn it all around). I feel like I’ve popped in from the next universe over, though. Oh well. Seems like I didn’t miss anything.

[@KeiNova]

Square is still like a 50/50 thing for me, honestly. I don't hate them yet! Maybe because I'm not 100 percent sure what was lost, yet. Nah, you didn't miss anything but a good idea done absolutely terribly.

[@Peter_Morris]

@ My first experience with Square was Chrono Trigger in 1995 - the last game I ever bought for my SNES. I was never big into RPGs, but that game blew my mind, and I started paying attention. Later with my PS1 I got Einhander and loved that. So when I saw Front Mission 3, I was like, Why not? I had played a few strategy games before. And I loved that, too! I can’t imagine how hard it’s been for “real” or hard core Square fans over the years. Well, I guess I can kind of imagine, as a big Konami/Gradius fan.

[@ninja011]

@Kei-Nova There is some anecdotal inside info; much of this game was written by a committee, which is a lot of the issues with its development. So much of this game was designed by a committee because of the number of strong personalities attached to its development who often did not see eye to eye.

[@KeiNova]

That would explain quite a bit about the game's final result, honestly.

[@justinl8791]

What the hell happened? Square Enix management happened, that's what. I will NEVER forgive them for what they did to Front Mission as a franchise. EEEEEEEVVVEEERRR.

[@KeiNova]

I really don't expect you to, at all.

[@PrinceSilvermane]

It's legit been nearly 15 years since I played Front Mission Evolved. I remember it being okay, the Campaign wasn't particularly amazing and I do remember some frustrating moments in it. The PC version has a bunch of technical issues too, which might make getting it on the 360 or PS3 a more viable option. I'd say it's still worth playing though, just for the novelty.

[@KeiNova]

I've been playing the PC version because I have the PS3 and Xbox versions and they run like snails and crash every so often. PC version crashes too, but not as much. Mainly during the walking sections. I figure I'll do a video soon, since there are some connections I realized between this and that.

[@Mr_Jumbles]

This was the last game I ever pre-ordered. Its also one of the few games I sold back to Gamestop within 24 hours. The last straw of many back to back horrible pre-order let downs.

[@KeiNova]

I can only imagine this was the worst of those. I hope so at least.

[@Mr_Jumbles]

@@KeiNova sadly the previous was Metal Gear Survive. Which... Yeah. 🫠 Ironically what brought me to Left Alive was the MGS artwork (Yoji Shinkawa) and implied premise of basically a MGS made by a different company (MGS being my favorite franchise): fighting mecha with action stealth combat and deep political drama with the iconic artwork and so potentially characters. Obviously I was played like a fool. Also I had never played a Front Mission game before that. Those two back to back were my last pre-orders and last Gamestop purchases. After that I moved basically exclusively to PC.

[@KeiNova]

Sounds like the reason why I stopped getting consoles. I basically want one now just for some RPGs in my free time and playing 4K anime.

[@ImNotFine44]

It has a homebrand version of leon on the thumbnail so it cant be all that bad XD

[@KeiNova]

@@ImNotFine44 oh it is lol and that's Mikhal lol

[@SilvertonRain]

All I want is there to be a sincere effort to take what works in all the previous turn-based entries, and further develop those traits in a new turn-based game. If I want to play an action game with mechs, I'm already spoiled for choice by way of all the Armored Core\Mechwarrior\Gundam games available. This is not what I'm looking for when it comes to the Front Mission series.

[@KeiNova]

I totally get what you mean. I'm playing through the originals for the channel, and remakes, and this is not even close to what the series is about.

[@WM-gr4qi]

Oh, I've spotted the problem! It's a Square Enix game. That's really all you had to say. Seriously... I know how every Square Enix game plays just from looking at the box art, and it's amazing to me that anyone is surprised when they make a bad game.

[@KeiNova]

Well, consider me fooled. I've been obsessed with Final Fantasy all my life, so I don't see the hurt all the time.

[@williamsova9313]

Im not surprised with what happened to this game, SE was messing around with their western developers, causing the quality to drop, then had the audacity to blame them for their finances and not the over bloated FF 15

[@KeiNova]

I had no idea about any of that. Interesting.

[@marchenplay]

and at first I was super excited about the Mech edition. What's worse is that in tralers or screenshots the game looks VERY cool. :(

[@KeiNova]

I know, I saw the trailers when I put the video together and after I played it, and I was BLOWN away by how much it tried to pass itself off as a mech game.

[@3L_B4R7O]

The ideas themselves were great, but the implementation was good enough to be flushed down the toilet.

[@KeiNova]

You aren't wrong. I wish there were overhaul mods to fix it all, honestly.

[@DCG909]

You know.... From not being able to go prone, really sneak and that the mech combat feels a lot better, it sounds as if it was a mech game first and the foot combat was the afterthought... What if an exec saw the game and had them gut the mech sections and stuff it with foot combat? How does the game perform technically when in the mech sections, is performance more stable?

[@KeiNova]

It's about the same on a technical level, but the game seems built to react to the world better with the mech stuff. It really feels like, maybe this was the case?

[@Badguy292]

Honestly, the game, with it's focus on presentation and just the UI design overall, really makes it seem like they were trying to make Metal Gear Solid V.

[@KeiNova]

That really makes me think a little because I realized that metal gear survive is by far a better game

[@LateNightHalo]

Is this game at all enjoyable in any way? Like, I enjoy some rough games and this game keeps calling to me… is it just a trainwreck with no redeeming gameplay hook?

[@KeiNova]

The best parts are the extremely few parts you get to pilot a Wanzer. The game was made by two mobile game developers, or the gameplay was, and had several engine changes that caused a lot of issues. That, and apparently there was a lot of unseen drama between the staff. It really isn't redeemable at all; I was hoping for a hidden gem but its barely even a functioning gameplay experience. The only thing that seems to have been fleshed out, or works, is the story itself.

[@dotmbarricade3424]

I would recommend you actually play one of the turn based front mission games before this

[@KeiNova]

Yeah I would agree

[@clankslybobafett]

Yall should check out the Forever Winter Play as a neutral Scavenger between two warring factions with big mechs and war-crimes out the ass

[@KeiNova]

I really want to, soon as I have the $$$ I will.

[@fattiger6957]

I remember the trailer for this game. It made it look awesome. Plus, having the same artist and designer from MGS really made me hope it would turn out at least good. Thankfully I didn't buy it at launch (or at all) because all I have heard about it is bad.

[@KeiNova]

It is way worse than I expected too. I don't think it's worth playing unless you want to easy mode it to just get the story and thats it. The trailer made it seem like there were WAY more mechs.

[@Ming1975]

Back then I've always wanted to buy Front Mission model kits or toys but availability was crap just like the game series just kept getting worse. 🤣 I wondered why I ever cared.

[@KeiNova]

I'd say, probably because of the big awesome mechs? I am even trying to get some of those kids, myself!

[@ARStudios2000]

Note: This comment was reuploaded because KZbin deleted it for some reason. Any weird wording you will is because I'm trying to guess which words triggered KZbin's annoying filters. Not really related to the video or its topic, but seeing how this mecha game went from mechs to barely any, and being a stealth action game with poor stealth mechanics, made me think of Forever Winter actually. If you haven't heard of it, its a extraction stealth horror game where there is a war raging on between 2 (technically 3, but 2 are allied) terrifying superpowers, where the fighting has gone on so long that the poulaticans who started it are dead and AI is now running the show. The armies of soldiers, cyber zombies, cybernetic monsters, tanks, and mechs roll in nearly daily and engage in warfare across desolate battlefields, trenches built for mechs, and other things in a polluted hellscape reshaped nearly weekly by AI reprinters trying to recycle and remake the lost world but just making increasingly chaotic and bizarre non sense. YOU play as a rat. You're not a part of either armies trying to mardur each other, you're the random civvie scavenger caught in the crossfire between the middle. Every now and then, you have to scamper your way into this hellscape, find valuable stuff and water, then get the fuck out before someone sees you. The game has several systems built for its stealth as well as a threat assessment system where the AI will decide (if they catch or see you) whether you're the bigger threat or the mech marching towards them. Some of the designs in Left Alive actually reminds me of the designs of the Europa faction in Forever Winter, with that similar idea of a familiar horror that doesn't seem that far off.

[@ThePlayerOfGames]

@@ARStudios2000 I was going to say, midway though your review I wondered which of the games we were talking about; LA or FW

[@ARStudios2000]

@@ThePlayerOfGames my bad if it got confusing

[@KeiNova]

This just really makes me want to try and get Forever Winter.

[@paperclip9558]

What the hell happened? Because the market for some reason is hot obsessed with stealth mechanics nowadays. Lets make everything stealth based! Yay! Hiding behind covers all the time! Riveting!

[@KeiNova]

They could have, at the very least, made the stealh work in that case - you know?

[@karljohan2300]

th epremise sounds good like survival against 2 warring nations in a big town

[@KeiNova]

It really was a great premise. I really wish it was better but... yeh.

[@jakefoley9539]

"Left Alive" might just be the single most generic, least memorable title for a game I've ever heard of.

[@KeiNova]

I have to agree.

[@merlith4650]

Honestly, reading the title at first made me think this videos was going to be about Apex Legends xP

[@KeiNova]

Oh God, you'd never catch me playing that. I'm terrible at Battle Royale games!

[@hades10th]

I loved this game. It really is on how you look at it. If you compare it to MGS, then it will hurt it. I just treated it as a hard, more realistic stealth game where i just go in with no care of dying. I'm glad i bought and beat it.

[@KeiNova]

I played it hoping for a hidden gem and I made no comparison to MGS. I didn't even see that in it at all. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@redjack2629]

I'm gonna be gutted for this, but Front Mission: Gun Hazard is my favorite game in the series. >_>

[@KeiNova]

Nah, I think a lot of people will agree that that one is awesome.

[@cericat]

Gun Hazard had no business being as much fun as it was. It wasn't what I expected coming from FM1 and 2 so took a little while to get onboard but hoping it gets a remaster too.

[@KeiNova]

I remember playing it back in the day and liking it. I can't wait to make some content. I do hope for a remaster as well.

[@Dizerfullpower]

I love Alternative haha, a remake could have been nice

[@zerg0s]

My first contact with Front Mission was Front Mission Evolved. I was a big fan of Mechwarrior and Armored Core back then, and decided to pick it up because, yunno, mechs. I managed to play it for about 4 hours before I dropped it in complete frustration because the plot was incredibly boring and stupid. And it's not like AC and MW were paragons of great story telling either (they both had their moments, but c'mon) and I loved them, so that tells you how bad it was.

[@KeiNova]

I made a whole video about that one (shameless self-promotion), and I do agree. It was really boring. But I'm playing FM3 and it's been phenomenal.

[@zerg0s]

@@KeiNova Well, guess I'll have to work my way through your back catalogue then!

[@ianpopp87]

Leon G. Bennedy ass protagonist. Great vid btw

[@KeiNova]

@@ianpopp87 thank you and great comment! 😂

[@ShadowMark3_]

The only good thing ive heard about it was Yoji Shinkawa's artwork

[@KeiNova]

Sadly that seems to be the general sentiment 😕

[@squigglymilton1312]

For Fukn real what the hell was this game I enjoy it but WHAT THE HELL? The pre-order special came with a BIG MECH

[@KeiNova]

Honestly, I'd just want it for the Mech.

[@RedHornSSS]

4:18 bro looking at that map I thought it's a news channel of real life

[@KeiNova]

Thats just the opening cutscene. Those are done pretty well here.

[@RedHornSSS]

@@KeiNova I just mean that the split of the line is kinda akin to the current situation in ukraine

[@KeiNova]

@@RedHornSSS I have to agree. I tried to stay away from current events but the situation in this game is pretty close to what's going on now.

[@RedHornSSS]

@@KeiNova would be a version that went more in russia's favor. Am not sure of the political intention behind the writing tho. Garmoniya is using the Ukrainian resistance flag & Ruthenia retained the national blue & yellow flag, so both side reserved elements of ukrainian national identity. I'm intrigued. Maybe I need to look up more of the lore.

[@KeiNova]

For the first handful of games, you'll get a lot of that. So, I'd start there and with the manga.

[@picahudsoniaunflocked5426]

Ross needs to work his Dungeon Magic to extract the music if that’s the most worthy aspect of the game.

[@KeiNova]

From the Accursed Farms channel? Huh?

[@lesslighter]

Left Alive what happens when the director of Armored Core 1 and basically the producer of the franchise decided to deviate from the franchise standards with a solid artist... geddit cause its Yoji Shinkawa helming the art THE HELL NABESHIMA WHAT WERE YOU SMOKING

[@KeiNova]

My thoughts are that it had a lot to do with the producer taking on things he shouldn't have, which he was connected to Evolved too and the walking sections in that play eerily similar to this game...

[@lesslighter]

@@KeiNova nah I don't think it's Shinji's faults on how the game turned out considering he was the main producer of the franchise since day 1 (Gunhazard-Left Alive) Evolved's main issue is that its been off shored to another developer who doesnt know what Front Mission is about, and considering the writer for the game kinda... "bastardized" another beloved dead series... parasite eve with 3rd birthday but honestly you could be also right

[@alecciarosewater7438]

So where's the jetpacks and grappling hooks? Can you climb up onto an enemy wanzer and chuck a grenade down the gun barrel, or maybe blow open the cockpit with explosives and shoot the pilot? Can you batman your way through an enemy base, or try to defy genre conventions using a tracked or hover vehicle? What happens when a wrecking ball slams into a wanzer? The devs could have taken inspiration from Battletech when working out how infantryman would behave on a battlefield dominated by giant robots. But instead we got this mess

[@KeiNova]

I have to agree, especially considering how long BT and a zillion other things like it were around. For as long as Wanzers had existed by the storyline of Left Alive, tactics like this had to have been developed.

[@marley7868]

also ideas I can think of if your dedicated to stealth get intel report fire positions if your gonna stealth at least give the player the satisfaction of orchestrating the doom of the mechs that harassed them stealth is dangerous but a stealthy guy with a radio is worth more than platinum to a military minimum costs for implementing this would be voice lines after your gone telling you how your work shaped the battle or well the city there's plenty of weakspots if you got some creativity

[@colbyboucher6391]

...Speaking of I would LOVE a BattleTroops game. Really just anything BT-related that isn't so focused on mechs. Take inspiration from BattleTroops and the RPGs. (and make sure the mechs are actually BattleTech-ish rather than MechWarrior slander). I think there's loads of room to explore these settings in more rounded-out ways and I have a lot of respect for what Left Alive was _trying_ to do. Heck, I'd almost appreciate it more if they resisted the urge to stick you in a mech eventually. I'm _autistically_ into mechs yet I think a lot of what actually makes these franchises great is trapped by that laser-focus.

[@alecciarosewater7438]

@@colbyboucher6391 Escaping a POW camp could be quite fun. Cold weather, hot flamers and laser beams, prisoners to free, flimsy walls that can be breached with explosives, powerful guards that you have to overwhelm or outsmart, a 3d prison complex to navigate with grappling hooks and/or jump packs, and you would have to find a way to deal with the locust patrolling around outside before you steal vehicles to escape in

[@RedEyesBlackKnight]

I got this game on sale for $4 and i still feel ripped off

[@KeiNova]

@@RedEyesBlackKnight yeah even the $2 I spent on it was too much

[@Coccyx69]

I was always confused about why people were so let down by this game. To me it just seemed like another generic ninja blade type game. Know that i know its connected to front mission i completely understand the disappointment.

[@KeiNova]

For me, it's more disappointing because of the gameplay being incomplete and half-baked. It doesn't feel right and it's like you're playing a game made by a student in high school.

[@ahmataevo]

This is like making Witcher 4 without the witcher.

[@KeiNova]

It really is!

[@greenhowie]

This was clearly a decent visual novel at some point in development. With the budget they got, it could have been a really cinematic experience that might have encouraged more developers to make non-lewd visual novels for adults. Honestly I'd still take it over the FM3 remake. Left Alive might be an abomination but at least there's effort in the jank.

[@KeiNova]

I haven't really seen much of the FM3 stuff just yet, is it that bad? I'm a little scared.

[@greenhowie]

@KeiNova I'm probably being a bit melodramatic but it looks like they changed all the wanzer designs so they don't have that signature look anymore. It's the sort of things fans will hopefully patch up but it looks like a real "GTA definitive edition" kind of blunder. No idea how they changed the in-game internet but considering there's plenty of CG wanzer renders in stuff like news sites you'd assume they would change that as well. I'll admit I'm biased and just don't trust Square-Enix to respect their classic games though, I could be an old man yelling at a cloud lol

[@DJGHOSH]

This is the joker part 2 of video games. Why would you make a game in a specifically mecha based franchise into a terrible, human scale, hybrid stealth action game without stealth action mechanics or mecha 🤣

[@KeiNova]

That is such a good comparison.

[@thehatred94]

As someone who also absolutely loved tactical games, started out with final fantasy tactics advances and advance wars the normal ways in my early childhood. and then Front missions 3 through Romstation, in my late teen days. I loved the game. I played it to no end. Years later, i discovered that armored core wanabee front mission game... i hated it. It was decent but... it really had little interest to me who loved the tactical rpg game and as you said, had my fill with AC, and also lostplanet. To me it felt like metal gear rising level of nope. And then, a decade later, a year back from now, or two? I discovered... this game. And while sure, it has little if any mech content. I honestly see absolute no issue with that what so ever, because i love the concept idea and story of the game. Survivors of a defeated country. You're not the hero here, you're just the losers trying to survive and save as many as possible. Make sense you barely get to touch the mechs. That is definitely not something that should be held against this game. Would i rather have got a new tactical game? Probably. But that's not something i think deserve to be held against this game. 3:09 honestly, would learn japanese for that, and to finally play Valkyria chronicles... 3? Or 2? The one with the prisoners that we never got to enjoy in the west because stupidity. 10:22 yeah so... i'll be honest, the gameplay isn't downright horrible. BUT GOD IS IT STUPID ON MANY ASPECTS. And not the funny type of stupid. 11:00 technically you do get a crossbow with bolts i believe you can pick up... sometimes? But yes. The lack of headshots. I can understand ennemies beeing superior technologically and having better personal armors and shit but a crossbow to the back of the head is a crossbow to the back of the bloody head... having to shoot them 3 times in quick succesdion, in the head, with the absolute crappy aiming system, less they call reinforcements or spot you is pain. Even if i'm playing the full survivor difficulty, it's just no'kay. (Also god you had to pick that one mission where i struggled a lot... to actually go for a full stealth xD, you actually can sort of go stealthy... you just really have to pick ennemies one by one from either a long distance or isolate and beat them up. You can also technically create diversions and aggro most ennemies in one area of the map... granted you survive the heat or manage to avoid it.) 13:38 now that's just bad faith there... you're running along a wall where the upper half...has you completely vissible... ain't no surprise xD not to say there arn't time where their detection ability is way too sharp but... really? 15:05 as i said earlier i disagree on that. Would i like to play wanzers a bit more? Or even have a game dedicated to it with those mechanics? (Albeit klanky actually...) yes, but that specific game not focusing on that is fine for me. 18:12 interesting that i never saw those WoT posters... might not be a thing on playstation. Honestly snipers in this game might have been the most frustrating part to me... specially in their spotting ability, like that one area where there's half a dozen of them on balconies and stuff... Funnilly enough the part where olga get the smg and we have to fight our way out... i had predicted an ambush, and already placed traps all over the place, leading to making this part quite easier ahah... relatively speaking compared to the difficulty... 19:35 wanzers are just amazing. I certainly preffer them over mechwariors designs too. AC V had some chonky designs if i remember wich i liked. 21:21 ah yes....the escorts missions... might be my biggest beef with that game. Specially when it comes to having to escort them while dealing with wanzers... like that very first time we fully pilot one... and have ti save that woman, who get obliterated by a wanzer, or get shot to death by retreating soldiers once you get into the wanzer... that part prompted me to eliminate all soldiers pre-emtively lol. 21:35 kinda sad you can't save that soldier... 22:41 that ost when you get in the wanzer tho... So yeah, personally, the game to me is worth a go even at 10 bucks. Buuuuut, god i wish they would redo it it properly.... like seriously it deserve more love. Specially story and idea wise. The idea of trully feeling powerless and scraping by to survive in an occupied country, is awesome, and in a way, you really do feel like you're not a hero that's for sure xD I think the biggest part the game need working on is the stealth and aiming. Can't say much on the gadgets, i only ever used the basic ones and maybe the RC at one point. But i enjoyed compeltely traping an area in preparation for defensive fight or ambushes.

[@KeiNova]

I really appreciate your perspective on this! I can definitely see how Left Alive could click with someone who loves the themes of survival, desperation, and not being the hero for once. That idea of scraping by in an occupied country is compelling, and I agree that conceptually, there's something really strong there. If the game had been executed better-especially in terms of stealth and aiming-I think it could have been a much more engaging experience for me too. That said, I just couldn’t get past how frustrating some of the mechanics felt in practice. I don’t mind a tough game, but when difficulty comes from clunky controls and inconsistent AI rather than well-designed challenge, it really takes me out of it. I totally get that the lack of Wanzer gameplay didn’t bother you, but for me, in a Front Mission spin-off, it felt like a missed opportunity. That’s just my take, though-I’m not here to say my opinion is gospel. If the game resonated with you, that’s awesome! Honestly, I’d love to see the concept revisited in a way that does it justice. Also, yeah, those sniper sections were brutal. And I respect your patience with the escort missions-I think those were the breaking point for me.

[@thehatred94]

@KeiNova i feel you on that, i had to take a break myself at that one part where we have to cross a bridge with olga, because of some stupid inconcistencies with the AI, like how i'd redo one part 3 times the exact dame way yet somehow they'd spot me at different parts each time. In fact it was the same with the escorts, like the one i mentionened, at one point i got into the wanzer, and all of a sudden, two soldiers decided to run away, aaaaaaall the way into the side street where the civie was hiding, and proceeded to kill her... like bruh? XD Honestly i agree too, it is a missed opportunity, if even for a side mode, or maybe a second game that focus more on proper Front Mission styled wanzers fighting, customization and stuff. If anything, make us play through the story from the first games. With that gameplay style, maybe have some parts where you have to dismount to go for some infantry gameplay here and there where wanzers can't get into. Arena mode too. Aaand maybe also playing as a supply truck driver *nods * And that's fair enough. Neither am i gonna impose mine, after all i'm someone who can be easily pleased by most stuff unless they're really a joke game in every aspects, if anything despite all my hate for konami and what they did, i still enjoyed what little work was put into MG survive by the former kojima members and stuff, that says a lot xD. Just sharing my view on it, and hoping some people get to understand and enjoy those aspects in spite of the bad stuff. Or at least don't shit on it as much as some others do Brutal is putting it lightly xD Yeah, i can understand breaking at the escorts totally xD All in all, i'd absolutely love for them to revisit it and polish it, it could be a gem. Much more so than that other fps they'd tried. But that's probably a slim chance of happening. Not sure what the earnings where with that game but i suspect a lot refunded it or straight up skipped on it. On a side and final note, as a fellow tactical rpg lover, i'd strongly recommend Koudelka if you never gave that a go.

[@bodhim4353]

They wanted to make MGS: Front Mission… and forgot to include what made MGS or Front Mission good…

[@KeiNova]

Yeah! Had it actually had some more versitile stealth options and working hitboxes, it might have been much better.

[@Zephyr_Weiss]

Am i the only one that enjoyed this game? (Except the ai voice consistently telling me an event is nearby)

[@KeiNova]

Nah, I saw a few others that did.

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

a mecha gaming channel but no videos about super robot wars and sd g generation gaming mecha series. huh.

[@KeiNova]

@@cheeseburgersuperior1874 not just yet. Wanted more Gundam series under my belt for Gundam games and I don't have any idea where to start with Super Robot Wars just yet

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

@KeiNova you can start on the pc (steam) versions since they're in english. and also super robot wars games are independent of their own, like final fantasy.

[@KeiNova]

That sounds awesome. I already talked to the wife about picking up 30 for the channel soon!

[@cheeseburgersuperior1874]

@KeiNova ok. when start playing, take super robot route first. you won't be disappointed to see something awesome. and get all the dlc, it's worth it.

[@KeiNova]

Done and done!

[@Ortagonation]

Still, they want to be creative. This time, AAA game is scared to be creative and just do template.

[@KeiNova]

That seems to be too common anymore.

[@Minority119]

Tbf left alive wasnt a mech game, it was a stealth game including mechs

[@KeiNova]

@@Minority119 it was part of the Front Mission series, a Mech series. That was the meaning behind the title.

[@alindberg8001]

Never even heard of this game 😮

[@KeiNova]

I'd say to try it out but... you'd be wasting your time and money.

[@alindberg8001]

@KeiNova True, thanks for showing it so I don't have to. Looks very MGS inspired

[@KeiNova]

Only because of the artist involved. Nothing about it feels MGS, at all.

[@zozo4177]

mecha knights nightmare

[@KeiNova]

Yeah I need to do that one

[@Ugnutz]

This is like when they made that Terrible FPS Xcom game, its fine to innovate but certain games should stick with what they are good at and known for i would give anything for a new Turnbased Front mission RPG

[@KeiNova]

That would be nice. Like, something completely new!

[@DEATHRAGE157]

frontmission 1 was the best. drop the rest.

[@KeiNova]

I think many might agree with you there