Recent reviews by Jflow_79

A very interesting and enjoyable experience with a decent challenge curve. I highly recommend.

Awesome game it can lead to hours of fun the only issue I have is it gets boring as it is super repetitive.

Best Game Ever...if you don't get it then you haven't played a true rpg yet!

Being a kickstarter of the game and having at present around 80 hours in the story alone I feel I can give a decent review of the game.

First off I want to address the aspect that almost made me delete the game from the start and that is the addition of "They" as a pronoun. I myself am a firm believer in biology and feel this sort of addition is an insult to the human race as a species. That said I don't want gender politics or real world politics in my games as I am playing them as a break from the reality of the world today. I hate that game companies are bowing to social justice BS. There was no "They" pronoun in the original Battletech why did they have to put it in this game?

Story wise the game plays on a cliche of a throne being usurped by an uncle at gun point and you being a Mercenary given a job to take it back for the rightful owner. Nothing special, has a few good moments and some bad ones. It has one really good thing it has going for it and that is the time it is based in the Battletech lore which is 3025 before the clan era that ruined even the tabletop version.

The soundtrack is actually one of the better aspects of the game, I do believe it faails in a few areas when it comes to instruments but it still has that tension building feel and is rather well done by the composer. The ingame sounds are ok, they aren't really great but they are ok. I do wish it had more voice acting at least for the story as it might have made a difference when having to read most of it.

Visually the game is a bit dated and sadly it was made on Unity, but it is pretty good even when zoomed you get some decent visual effects. The way in which the cutscenes were made in the "comicbook" style isn't my favorite, actually turns me off a bit, then again I know the game was made on a budget. The special effects are decent like when you blow off a mech's arm or knock them down, and the weapon's fire is satisfing.

Overall I find the game enjoyable to play, even the management aspects, though I do wish I could field more than a lance of mechs but that decision was made for time constraints as the battles with just one lance can last over an hour a piece and the developers didn't want to make them last any longer for the player. I do find the game in some aspects repetitive but there is a great satisfaction when you finish a particualr job and get paid and pick your salvage and you get the last piece to a better mech, it almost makes your day sometimes.

Granted I play this game on my PS4, I have found it to always draw me back in for long hours of playing and with the new expansion released makes me even more interested in playing. It's one of those games you can play for hours with your friends and not get old. There is so much to do you might even feel overwhelmed, but fear not the players are mostly friendly and offer adice if asked. I urge everyone to give this game a shot and see if you too enjoy it as much as many already do.

On a side note I have heard people before call this a pay to win game which is completely false, what it is; is a pay to speed up game. Anything you can get with the premium currency is obtainable through playing the game and paying nothing. You can also get the premium currency through trading with other players...how is that not even better and to through in an extra dipping sauce you don't have to pay for the game or any of the expansions as they are also free.

I don't normally write reviews, but I figured this game even though it's old and it's sequel is almost out deserves it. I have several hours of gameplay in this one and the story in my opinion is pretty good the graphics and effects are well done. The sound is not bad though in the enhanced edition the voice acting isn't that great on some characters and enemies...cough cough female demons...cough cough. Mods allow you to team up with 3 friends though in my opinion that slows the game to a craw during combat and other aspects like the stuff you do in town. I've played both with a friend and solo and still find the game engaging and on higher difficulties even challenging. In closing, if you haven't played this one grab it now and enjoy a good RPG.

I find this game stimulating. The amount of strategy involved can be grueling at times but it is also rewarding if you read the quest info and plan your fights in advance. I may only have almost 9 hours playing at this time but that is due to the fact I have to play others before I get totally involved in this one. I reccomend this game to people that love strategic fire fights.

I was sketical when I first started playing Ember as it allowed for almost no customization of your character and the skill system was very unusual. I find the game though very good, the combat is tactical and the story is great. I recomend this game to everyone who enjoyed the old style rpg games.