I downloaded it form "other surcers" for try it out and I'm preatty disappointed too.
Graphic is definitly not up time in most case: most of the texture looks like they are been take form an early 2000 game, they are compleatly flat, and llight and shadows are bad when they are present.
But is not only that, the character you end up speaking to are totaly bad, without expression, and with a texture that remember me of TES III Morrowind (2002), and are simple menequin, with totaly no movement or interaction, they can't even torun around to face you while speaking.
Misssion side they are boring, AI is a crap it just trow a you enemy, without tactics or an engament profile: my god, MW4 back then have a far better AI.
Mech cockpit are terrible: no radar, basically no HUD... geez, this guy have already done Machwarrior Online that have a far better immersion, could just have copy&paste those one, like they have done with the Mech models (texture excluded it seams...).
Mech customization iis terrible: they have done this two version of the mechlab interface similar of that one of MW 4, I don't like it but I can understand the reason, Make it simple form newbie... but then what the hell at leas put the heat sink count and the ammo in there, other wise is just a trash!
Like the harpoint thing for missile, balistck and energy weapon (even if the purist form Battletech don't), but why di they add the hardpoint size in there too?? Midium size laser hardpoint, small size missile hardpoint... good, the slot in the mach already do that thing without introduce another value to consider that has the only purpoose of makea a configuration of a mach basically untouchable...
I'm not even speaking of this TIER ting they have introduce... that work well in Battletech becouse you stat find them in later game, here instead...
And speaking of the Battletech game (the turn base strategic from HBS...), here oolso have the mercenary company to manage, but geex if that is bad...
Stating with the contract you can't understand how much they will going to pay you, you have this comunication pannel where contract contact are listed and then actual contract list... with income spread all over 4 (four) recap pannel... $hit I'll like to play a game not atttend a ccourse in financial management!
Getting a new mech form the salvaga is basically impossibile: you need to have a higter reputation with you client AND a hight enough mercenary reating AND spend most of your nogotioation point on salvage to allow to do that... and this mean less income...
I could go on for anoter page of post but the final conclusion is: stay away form this crap, this is an un-finish, un-polish game thing!
If you want a good mercenary management game go for Battletech by the HBS, they neiled it in my opinion they recently open up to mod, so it will be all better from now on.
If you want a first person Mech combat game go for Machwarrion online (free to play by the way...), that have a good PvP experience, a better mach management and a far better graphics... while is done by the same company.
