Front Mission:Armored Core

[The_Real_Crunk]

I really really really really want this to turn out awesome.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/284...onyeahbaby.jpg

[Goufunaki]

Re: Front Mission:Armored Core

Front Mission Evolved is, in fact, a full-on action-shooter being shaped by California-based Double Helix (Silent Hill: Homecoming) under the watchful eye of Square Enix.

Hmmm. Although I still play through Homecoming, it's very dull compared to the other SH games.

I never played any FM games before. And with the Armored Core approach, I'm sure how it'll be since I was never very good at the AC games.



Looks nice, at least.

[Biggie]

Re: Front Mission:Armored Core

Well.. Homecoming played the best out of the franchise, I'm sure Front Mission is in good development hands.

[Tintenfisch]

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I'm just surprised people actually remembered the Front mission franchise. Those games were awesome, but freaking Juggernaut balls (or juggerballs) hard.

[Red Dragon]

Re: Front Mission:Armored Core

I thought this was gonig to be somthing to actually do with Armored Care.

It seems to be more Front Mission: Lost Planet

[marcus]

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I've yet to enjoy an action based mech game outside of the more arcadey ones like ZOE because the controls are always terrible. The wanzers in the Front Mission games are supposed to be slow and clunky and I can't imagine how this would translate into an action game.

By the way, there was a mech game on the PS2 that had you slaying monsters or something and the control system was apparently wacky like one analog stick controlled the legs and the other the arms or something. Anyone want to help out?

[Tintenfisch]

Re: Front Mission:Armored Core

I've yet to enjoy an action based mech game outside of the more arcadey ones like ZOE because the controls are always terrible. The wanzers in the Front Mission games are supposed to be slow and clunky and I can't imagine how this would translate into an action game.

Front mission 2 was actually a side scrolling shooter :3

[Jehuty]

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I've yet to enjoy an action based mech game outside of the more arcadey ones like ZOE because the controls are always terrible. The wanzers in the Front Mission games are supposed to be slow and clunky and I can't imagine how this would translate into an action game.

By the way, there was a mech game on the PS2 that had you slaying monsters or something and the control system was apparently wacky like one analog stick controlled the legs and the other the arms or something. Anyone want to help out?

R.A.D.

it was awesome

[marcus]

Re: Front Mission:Armored Core

Front mission 2 was actually a side scrolling shooter :3

Gun Hazard worked in 2 dimensions but the problem with mech games are how the mechs themselves feel disconnected with the environment. If they let you do stuff in this game like the new Red Faction game where you can walk through buildings and tear down objects I might like it more but every mech game (read: pretty much limited to Armored Core) feels like I'm playing any normal 3rd person shooter but with tank controls.

That Konami game with the 300$ controller was decent because I like first person viewpoint more than 3rd.

[Tintenfisch]

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Mechwarrior was first person!


Plus third person mech isn't too bad. Or has a certain someone forgotten a certain game?

[The_Real_Crunk]

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I just want them to keep the big lumbering machine feel to the wanzers. Like I want to walk down streets and have parked cars shaking, and the screen jiggling with each step and leave big holes in walls when I slam into them.

That backpack thing they are talking about, I hope its works just like it did in the games. Like bing able to throw on a jetpack, or a healing unit to heal teammates, extra ammo storage, bigger generators, missle tracking for long range firing, etc.

Itd be pretty kickass if they keep the ground skating some parts had so you can pull off wicked melee moves with the big clubs and pile drivers.

Hell, Im still grumpy because we never got FM5 over here. It looks awesome. At least theres that group thats almost done translating it.

[Karim]

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Man every time I see a cinema scene for a FM game it makes me wonder why wanzers even walk at all, they get around using their wheels ten times better.

Hopefully dual melee weapon rushdowns are viable; Latona was pretty much the most beastly character to ever be in a FM game so I'm gonna be a bit disappointed if I can't be like her!

[The_Real_Crunk]

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I wanna pull off spinning pile driver attacks ramping off a parking garage into people for instant kills.

[Shard]

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I played through FM2 & 3. I didn't even know there were further sequels that didn't make it stateside. Hopefully this will give the series a bigger base here, but I'm always leary of a franchise that completely changes genres.

I'll keep my fingers crossed.