Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 Get the hell out of the way, Armored Core - this is the REAL DEAL Mech shit! MechWarrior 5: Clans on Steam STORE.STEAMPOWERED.COM MECHWARRIOR 5: CLANS follows a Star of Clan Smoke Jaguar warriors during Operation REVIVAL, a full-scale invasion of the Inner Sphere. Armed with an arsenal of cutting-edge BattleMechs, meticulously designed maps and missions deliver immersive and intricate tactical gameplay and combat experiences. Quote About MechWarrior 5: Clans, while retaining the MechWarrior 5 designation, represents a transformative step forward in the MechWarrior 5 franchise. MechWarrior 5: Clans linear campaign will be an evolution of gameplay and storytelling in the MechWarrior series, experienced from the perspective of Clan Smoke Jaguar in the pivotal conflict known as the Clan Invasion starting in the year 3050. MechWarrior 5: Clans follows Piranha’s 2019 hit, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, which was a campaign-based, open ended, procedural experience, selling more than 1.5 million units with a current 9/10 Very Positive ranking on Steam from more than 7,500 user reviews. MechWarrior 5: Clans features a captivating and intricately crafted story that immerses players in the conflicts of the Clan Invasion. The campaign takes place across a variety of planets through stunning, meticulously designed biomes where immersive realism is baked into every detail. Hand crafted maps and missions deliver engaging combat, both complex and chaotic, demanding thoughtful, strategic play. Tactical options abound with an all new cast of customizable Clan Mechs boasting sleek and powerful Clan technologies. MechWarrior 5: Clans explores a pivotal time in the MechWarrior universe brought on by the Clan Invasion and incredible technological advances in Mech warfare, reflected within the Clan Invasion time period. MechWarrior 5: Clans follows the elite five-mech squad, a “Star,” from the Smoke Jaguar Clan. The promising cast of rookie pilots complete their training on their home world of Huntress just ahead of the Clan Invasion, a critical turning point in the BattleTech lore. The game immerses players in both the personal and military conflicts of the Clan Invasion . As you progress through the campaign, you’ll experience a deeply engaging narrative that unfolds with well-developed characters and moral dilemmas that keep you on the edge of your seat. Top Tier Simulation-style MechWarrior combat returns in MechWarrior 5: Clans. Clan Mechs and Clan Tech bring a whole new dynamic to MechWarrior 5: Clans. New progression and customization systems encourage pilots to alter Mech loadouts with expansive customization through an updated Mech lab, Hardpoint, and Omnipod system. Adaptability to the scenario at hand is key to a strategic victory. Quote Key Features The Clan Invasion is Here – For the first time since MechWarrior 2 (released in 1995), pilots can immerse themselves in an action packed Clan Invasion story—one of the most epic time periods in the franchise that changed the course of the Inner Sphere’s factions and politics forever. MechWarrior 5: Clans is the absolute perfect entry point into the MechWarrior universe for newcomers, and the game which veteran pilots have been waiting more than 30 years to play. This Isn’t Run-and-Gun, This is MechWarrior – Celebrated core MechWarrior combat returns in MechWarrior 5: Clans. Pilots must strategically plan and execute Star-based team assaults if they are going to bring honor to Clan Smoke Jaguar while advancing their position within the Inner Sphere. Customizable Mechs – Victory starts in your Mech Lab with an expanded collection of technologically advanced Clan weapon systems, equipment and Upgrades. Clan Mech’s superior technology grants you the ability to swap out larger parts for greater customization and functionality ahead of assaults. Plan accordingly based on terrain, structure, and biome specificity for the best chance at victory. All-Star Strategy – Your squadron (aka your Star) is depending on you. Protect the members of your Star in battle, deepening your bond as you engage the Inner Sphere’s determined defenders. Immerse yourself in the story as you lead your Star through the complex missions and thrilling combat. Stunning Visual Design – Harnessing the power of Unreal Engine, MechWarrior 5: Clans abounds in environmental detail and destruction—from precisely designed confined cityscapes to bogs spanning incredible distances, battles will take shape on breathtaking landscapes and the complex infrastructure of the Inner Sphere. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 2 Author Share Posted September 2 How MechWarrior 5: Clans is bringing a narrative focus and intricate, handcrafted missions back to the storied series | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM PC Gamer speaks exclusively to Piranha Games about its incoming new BattleTech game. Quote MechWarrior’s Clans are weird. If the Inner Sphere constitutes the rump remains of an interstellar Rome, then the Clans are the gene-splicing frontier techno- barbarians at the gate. Honour- bound and fanatical, the Clans have their own notion of how the Inner Sphere should be governed, and in August, 3049, they’re gonna make it everybody’s problem. MechWarrior 5: Clans centres on a rookie ‘Star’ (a five-mech squad) from the Smoke Jaguar clan, seeing them from the end of their training to their participation in the Clan Invasion of 3049, a pivotal turning point in BattleTech tabletop lore. Like the Shadows of the Empire and Yuuzhan Vong in Star Wars or the Time of Troubles in the Forgotten Realms, it was one of those print-era multimedia events that pressed reset on an established fictional setting. The BattleTech universe is supposed to be ‘shades of grey’, but nobody can tell me these Clan guys aren’t space orcs. That’s OK though, I love orcs, and the Clanners bring with them not only a “live fast, die young” ethos centred on their genetic mutations and warrior supremacy, but also the best mechs – sleeker, more customisable OmniMechs. MechWarrior 5: Clans is bringing an RTS-style tactical camera, love for gamepad players, and a new focus on storytelling to the long-running mech sim series | PC Gamer WWW.PCGAMER.COM Don't worry, your own pilot skills and M&K controls remain central to the experience. Quote I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect going into a closed door, hands-off demo for MechWarrior 5: Clans at GDC, but then Piranha Games CEO Russ Bullock pulled out from a standard, third-person view of his mech to an RTS-style overview of the map, queueing up commands for his squad or "star" of five Smoke Jaguar pilots. In keeping with a series tradition of paired, numbered releases, Clans falls under the same "MechWarrior 5" aegis as 2019's Mercenaries, but make no mistake: It's a brand new, full entry in the long-running series, complete with an upgraded engine and new story. Clans moves the action to BattleTech's defining Clan Invasion arc (covered in the foundational MechWarrior 2 and a series of novels by ex-Star Wars Expanded Universe scribe Michael A. Stackpole). It also opts for a new gameplay focus, with a story-driven, cinematic campaign and hand-designed levels as opposed to Mercenaries' proc-gen private military management sandbox. I got to see both the new storytelling focus and more structured mission design at play in the GDC demo, which began with a cutscene of the rookie star at the center of the story getting chewed out by a grizzled Smoke Jaguar veteran—he had a kind of "we have Edward James Olmos at home" vibe to him, so I liked him. As for the kids, there wasn't enough time to tell for sure, but there was a definite Starship Troopers stiffness to the proceedings that I dug: the clans are weird and not exactly "good guys" by any stretch of the imagination, so I'm interested to see that play out in the story. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted Wednesday at 05:36 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 05:36 PM Game Information Game Title: MechWarrior 5: Clans Platforms: Xbox Series X/S (Oct 17, 2024) PlayStation 5 (Oct 17, 2024) PC (Oct 17, 2024) Developer: Piranha Games Review Aggregator: OpenCritic - 80 average - 82% recommended Critic Reviews Saving Content - Scott Ellison II - 5 / 5 Quote MechWarrior 5: Clans takes everything good about MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, but makes it better in every regard. The metagame has its own risks and rewards, every mission has stakes that can be felt immediately, or later in the campaign. MechWarrior 5: Clans is nostalgic and reminiscent of past games while being a great entry point for newcomers. Piranha Games has been working on the MechWarrior franchise for a decade now, and MechWarrior 5: Clans is their magnum opus. It’s a culmination of everything they’ve built and learned for one of the most fully fleshed out MechWarrior games to ever exist. CGMagazine - Jordan Biordi - 9 / 10 Quote As I was getting ready to review MechWarrior 5: Clans, I had a stunning realization-it's been quite a while since I last played a MechWarrior game. Back when Digital Trends - Justin Koreis - 4 / 5 Quote MechWarrior 5: Clans is a towering behemoth of action and storytelling worthy of its massive BattleMechs. It pays homage to its story-driven predecessors by exceeding them in nearly every way. While there may be a few cracks in the armor when it comes to pilot customization and presentation elements, the total package is excellent. This is the definitive MechWarrior game. GRYOnline.pl - Adam Kusiak - Polish - 8 / 10 Quote Developers of MechWarrior 5: Clans know their limitations and skills, and don’t cram unnecessary elements into the game. Instead they focus only on the things they know they can deliver. Clans has the best story in the history of the series, and gameplay-wise it’s like an upgraded Mercenaries. Christmas came early for true MechWarrior fans! IGN - Will Borger - 8 / 10 Quote MechWarrior 5: Clans has some bugs it needs to work out, but this is still an excellent campaign carried by a thoughtful story, fantastic mech combat, and all of the customization you could want. The Nerd Stash - Patrick Armstrong - 8 / 10 Quote MechWarrior 5: Clans trades the random missions of Mercenaries for a handcrafted campaign delivering high customization and tense strategic battles. COGconnected - Mark Steighner - 78 / 100 Quote MechWarrior 5: Clans does a good job of balancing story, combat, and the all-important time in between. Customizing the mechs and gearing up the squad are both lots of fun and the battles themselves are appropriately oversized. XboxEra - Jon Clarke - 7.5 / 10 Quote With such a strong focus on narrative, and a simplification of the more sim-like elements, it may leave die-hard BattleTech fans feeling a bit let down with a far more arcade-like MechWarrior game then perhaps they wanted. The accessibility and approachability of MechWarrior 5: Clans then, may come at a cost – at least for now. It may just however, lead to a mainstream rejuvenation the series so sorely deserves, and with its launch into Xbox Game Pass, bring a whole new generation into our Sibko. If there’s any developer that deserves to continue that charge into the 32nd Century, it’s Piranha Games. AltChar - Semir Omerovic - 70 / 100 Quote If you're a MechWarrior series fan, you won't be disappointed with MechWarrior 5: Clans. This is a game you've been waiting for; made with passion and love and that's truly visible at every corner. For newcomers, there's a lot of fun to be had here too so definitely give it a go if you have an active Game Pass subscription. God is a Geek - Mick Fraser - 7 / 10 Quote Despite some iffy performance and a lot of proper nouns that I just couldn't track properly, I enjoyed my time with Mechwarrior 5: Clans. ACG - Jeremy Penter - Wait for Sale Quote "While enjoyable the game doesn't take advantage of its narrative slant nearly enough and combat is let down by some AI issues, sound issues, and insanely cumbersome side section regarding mech upgrades and outfitting." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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