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FilaBrasileiro said:
Kasz216 said:
FilaBrasileiro said:
OLD, never played a FM game though, how are they? Will have to play a demo first.

 

FM1 Good.

FM2 Don't know

FM3 Amazing

FM4 Horrible.

FM5 Don't know.

Why 4 was so bad i can't say either.  They didn't change that much... it's just... the gameplay just got a lot less fun somehow.  I think the overlarge battlefields had something to do with it... but i'm not sure.

The new skill system didn't help either I don't think.  The FM3 system was best.

What other games do you compare it to?

 

They're your basic "Grid based" SRPGs.  Like Tactics Ogre, Final Fanasy tactics... most tactics games.

The big differences being that in Front Mission 3 you can mix and match parts to make your custom robots...

and that Each part has it's own HPs.  So the Body, Legs, Right arm and Left Arm have different HPs.  When you target a mech you can't pick the bodypart you want to hit unless you've got a skill.

If the Body goes, the Wanzer goes.  If the Legs go, the wanzer is reduced to 1 movement, and if the arms go you take out the weapon they have in that arm.

Additionally you can kill the pilot with some skills and attacks, or sometimes force them to "eject" and can capture there mechs or control them in battle.

Also, ranged weapons are generally favored.