War has its sacrifices and price, and BattleTech makes it sure to drill it into the player`s head.Īs the leader of a ragtag team of mercenaries, the player must of course earn credits as these people don’t run on love and care.
The story itself is your standard run-of-the-mill vengeance drama but the world of BattleTech doesn’t pull back any punches when it comes to the portrayal of cruelty and grimness of this era. Most of the story is presented in beautifully drawn cutscenes accompanied with motion effects and incredibly high quality voice overs. But then again, things in the past just don’t go away, and the player finds himself in a war for vengeance and justice. Branded as a fugitive, the player, together with a team of mercenaries, escape the planet in search of their own fortunes. But the should have been simple trip went haywire with a coup plotting to destabilize and replace the ruling class. Without spoiling much, the player is at first, a guard of the Aurigan Coalition with the simple task of escorting the state’s princess to a ceremony. The player can edit their own personal background in the world of BattleTech. As such, mercenaries and other hired outfits flutter across the vast expanse of the galaxy, searching for the next fight and the next bounty. Conflict is resolved with the age-old solution of ‘kill ’em first before they kill you’ method. This is a dark universe wherein war comes and goes in everything breathing moment. Then and there, we have a brief description of BattleTech`s world, or in this case, universe. Then imagine them using that technology to further fragment mankind and establish a tribalistic society. Imagine a time wherein people have the technology to expand from our little blue earth. With factions vying for power in every planet and moon, it’s a booming industry for mercenaries! So, as a game, is it worth your time? Is it something to skip on? Or is it a game best forgotten and buried after hitting it with a shovel to the face? Read on! So, I can safely consider that this is my first foray into the world of BattleTech. I have played Mechwarrior as a child, remembering that I gave up on the game as it was too complex for my prepubescent brain. It looks like X-COM, but with MECHS, making it a thousand times cooler in my perspective. Having seen the videos and teasers, I was exhilarated to say the least, at the prospect of the game coming out. If I were to be asked to describe BattleTech in a single sentence, that is the one I`d give. “Watch and command giant mechanical bipeds to slug at each other, fire lasers like a 70`s disco, and explode into a fiery ball of melted heap!”
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