MechWarrior2 is one of the most pivotal games ever made. Even the market for these types of games has essentially disappeared, i'm so glad there's still a niche band of players of these games. Armored Core 6 sales can attest.

@leoismaking

3 ай бұрын

MW must be selling at least ok, given that there's been a ton of DLCs and now a standalone/sequel/expansion thing.

@Reoh0z

3 ай бұрын

If you listen to Publishers games like Helldivers 2, Baldur's Gate 3, and Armored Core 6 wouldn't sell very well in the modern market.

@Predaaator

3 ай бұрын

Enemy mech destroy.

@yeungscs

3 ай бұрын

Mechwarrior Online is obv. still around. There's also World of Tanks/War Thunder for the war vehicle sim genre.

@ZuhriaAlfitra

3 ай бұрын

Might be niche but they have an loyal & active communities. Lot of people still actively playing MW Online & MW 5. Even the modding community also still active after 5 years of MW 5 released. I'm quite surprised by that.

Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries does have a story driven campaign, it's that because you are a merc, you have to take contracts to fund your personal vendetta.

@MsGhost06

3 ай бұрын

Yup he clearly sound like he only remembers how the game was initially during it's early access days lol so misinformed he is 🤦‍♂️🤣 I expected better from him.

@distantblaze561

3 ай бұрын

​@@MsGhost06 >Expecting better from a (((Games Journalist))) >Expecting better from (((IGN))) It's like you actually think they play games and not exist to force their political ideologies down your throat...

@Raist474

3 ай бұрын

He liked MechAssault. Opinion immediately sus. @@MsGhost06

@0num4

3 ай бұрын

​@@MsGhost06 you expected better from IGN? Where have you been?

@MsGhost06

3 ай бұрын

@@0num4 From him, Ryan McCaffrey, not IGN

Been a fan since my Dad bought the Mechwarrior 2 and an MS Sidewinder Joystick, can't wait!

@empoweredshemphoward

3 ай бұрын

The sidewinder was where it's at!

@bmxrider71

25 күн бұрын

​FACTS. Still got mine and my old Windows 98 PC ​@@empoweredshemphoward

Never clicked on a IGN video so fast

@gabrielbaez1332

3 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@bookmanjeb7238

3 ай бұрын

Same, looking like the mechwarrior game ive been waiting 20 years for. A spiritual successor to MW:4 Mercenaries.

@OpRazorwind

3 ай бұрын

same bro

@tx88scorpio10

3 ай бұрын

💯 😂😂😂😂

@leoismaking

3 ай бұрын

@@bookmanjeb7238 MW5:Mercs was a spiritual successor to MW4:Mercs. This seems like a spiritual successor to MW2... so I've been waiting more like 30 years.

Been playing mechwarrior since before 3d accelleration was a thing. I'm so stoked for this

gets given a shadow cat as a clan warrior. "IVE ALWAYS PREFFERED THE ATLAS"

@roewedge

3 ай бұрын

Right ? And gauss cannon? Ahh he will learn. Maybe

@leoismaking

3 ай бұрын

He's not wrong about wanting to see the Assault 'mechs though. Even the Atlas has to think twice before messing with a Dire Wolf.

@Blank-ks1zj

3 ай бұрын

@@leoismaking Cough cough. "Daishi," right?

@Snake2208x

3 ай бұрын

...Freebirth... JK

@azuaraikrezeul1677

3 ай бұрын

this freebirth recked your precious world of huntres,made you bleed in luthein and kicked you out of tukayyid.​@@Snake2208x

If you liked story-driven Mechwarrior, you could have also taken up HBS Games' BATTLETECH strategy game. That one had an incredible story that played out like a modern day TV series.

Is it possible to be nostalgic for the 31st Century?!

Been playing mechwarrior games since MW3. Really hope that the game comes out in a very polished state. Fingers crossed. Demo gameplay looks really promising.

@Predaaator

3 ай бұрын

A real mechwarrior plays MW2.

@MasterChiefSpartan

3 ай бұрын

@@Predaaator you must be a very old guy and hardcore mechwarrior fan that followed the franchise since the 1980s

Need to include Clanspeak like Quiaff, Aff, Neg, etc to make it bit more authentic.

@Halo1138

3 ай бұрын

They threw out "stravag" in the cinematic reveal. So there's hope. Better not be any contractions though.

@swordmonkey6635

3 ай бұрын

Yeah Clan brevity codes and language is a big part of their feel.

MY BODY IS READY

playing Mechwarrior in 3rd person mode should be against the Ares conventions.

@panzerlurch2629

3 ай бұрын

You don't have to if you don't want to Play in 3rd Person mode.

@Drewbyy

3 ай бұрын

Any mechwarrior in 3rd person should be illegal

@a15godzilla

3 ай бұрын

The tabletop should alwaya be played at eye level with your units

@AcidRaine42

3 ай бұрын

100% agree. Freaking freebirths.

@skree25

3 ай бұрын

Sometimes you need to lol

The teammate control scheme is giving me major Star Wars Republic command vibes but improved with the top down directions too! Very cool

So pumped for this game, this preview gave my brain one sentence: SATELLITE LINK... ESTABLISHED

Definitely excited for this! Looks solid!

"Reactor Online. Sensors Online. Weapons Online. All systems nominal." Hell yea! Let's Go!

@diabodian

2 ай бұрын

*Missile launch detected*

Nice to see the command system for teamates has been improved that was my biggest problem with mw5. Being able to go into rts mode is awesome.

Hype drive online Copium engaged All systems hopeful

They need to allow us to jump into friendly Multiplayer games with our own inventory and cut of the payout

@Thalanox

18 күн бұрын

Can you jump in to random games like they're a lobby, or is it pre-made groups only?

Been with mechwarrior since the dinosaur days of 2. Looking forward to this.

@chasenhorizons

2 ай бұрын

Hey! Hello fellow cave-dwelling dino-age MechWarrior fan. Haha

Mech Commander is back

Give us new Mech Commander already.. and still sand box would be awesome somehow..

@gerrardtin3208

3 ай бұрын

Try Battletech my brother

Now if they nail the Mechbay as well, this game is gonna be an instant classic for me.

MechWarrior 5 just keep getting better and better

Give us the Mad Cat,Thor,Vulture,Uziel.

@jessicaregina1956

3 ай бұрын

U mean Timber wolf Summoner Mad dog?

@lohengrin5082

3 ай бұрын

@@jessicaregina1956 Don't waste your breath on an Inner Sphere freeborn!

@ProstheticConscience

3 ай бұрын

@@lohengrin5082 Crawl back to your sibco cloning vat. Quiaff?

@Drewbyy

3 ай бұрын

Gives us the option to fight the clans as the IS

@thornbush8

3 ай бұрын

@@Drewbyy spoilers, playing a single lance, they'd wreck you soo hard :)

Ok, let´s see about single player story and gameplay mechanics. It looks as updated Mercenaries so far. Let´s hope for the best. But please don´t let Ryan touch the review (cough, cough.... Alien: Isolation)

Give us all that MW2: Mercs feel, with joystick/HOTAS support and I'm IN. This looks like a true return to form

A VR game would be nice

@Lord_of_Dread

3 ай бұрын

Correction* a VR mode for the same game. So everyone can still play together regardless of hardware.

@umsatz-magnetug1986

3 ай бұрын

There is already a fully functional VR Mod for MW5!

Been waiting to hear and see more from this.

So pumped for this.

Glad more mech games are coming out

I'm excited and disappointed I'm going to have to go through another series of lore-accurate mods when this campaign and the patches come out.

legging is always the best plan in my experience

@Aozoramurasaki

3 ай бұрын

legging if nice until you can just headshot them

That onscreen map display is like 70% of the screen right?

Any idea for which quarter launch yet?

McCaffrey why is your audio for voice so loud man lol

@0num4

3 ай бұрын

Whoever edited this video has zero clue how to mix and balance.

Been waiting for this for years. Played MW since the beginning. There used to be a similar game called Starsiege that was fun af also! Which spawned Starsiege Tribes, which I'd love to see again.

So will this be a big DLC for MW5 or a completely new game? Since it has the name MW5 in it??

“We have no idea what these Sphereoids are capable of. Be ready for anything.” Well, now we know why our protagonists are shunned: using a healthy dose of real logic

Looking forward for this, there is only few mech games these days.

I've always loved clan tech designs the most. Put me in a mad dog or timberwolf and I'm happy.

A star is a group of 5 mechs for the Clans. It's called a lance for the Inner Sphere.

@chrishaywood2458

3 ай бұрын

Lance is also 4 mechs

Does anyone know if this is coming out on PS4?

Is there a difference in the mech combat between mercenaries and clans? Or is the only difference, that one has a story? Also is battletech and mechwarrior the same ip?

Don't forget about Battletech, not the same style of play, but still a single-player Mechwarrior game.

@cloacky4409

3 ай бұрын

its the opposite. mechwarrior is a singleplayer battletech game.

Can’t wait for this ! I’ve put many hours on mechwarrior 5

When?

Can’t wait!

Smoked Jaguars 😅

Does it have HOTAS support!?

@idunno402

3 ай бұрын

All mechwarrior games have had hotas support. Don't know about mech-assault though, it was a spin-off and not a sim

Amazing! :D

So is this a standalone game or a massive expansion??

@pinolian

3 ай бұрын

Stand alone. Story driven. no open world. like 40 missions. russ bullock gave some info on a no guts no galaxy podcast recently

you only show footage from 1 map?

"Always preferred the Atlas" ... You are meant to say DireWolf or Warhawk, freebirth.

@Sylyatha

3 ай бұрын

Hey, the Atlas was built to the Great Father's specifications. It is a completely honourable ride.

Any update of release dates? Leaks?? Anything?

The current UI definitely need some improvement.

Timberwolf and I'm happy (been a fan since the cartoon)

give armored core 5 ago too. great story driven mech game.

Bring on the Steiner Scout Lances! Edit - and MW3 construction.

MW5 has a Campaign mode and Career mode. You are referring to Career mode not being story driven .

My only hope is that the AI doesn't pilot the mechs like they aren't respectful for them as they did in 5.

We lacked co op progression in mercenaries. If this problem remains, still a no to me.

This is sick

He said it he said mechassault

@distantblaze561

3 ай бұрын

Quiet, Blakist. Your cult has no power here.

@AmityStar.

3 ай бұрын

@@distantblaze561 behold the instrument of your suffering

Is the is DLC or a new stand-alone release on it's own, anyone?

@Snake2208x

3 ай бұрын

Stand-alone game, don't know if it is still UE4 or they went for UE5, probably UE4...

@SpartasEdge

3 ай бұрын

@@Snake2208x Oh wow, cool 😊 (thank you for answering).

@cloacky4409

3 ай бұрын

@@Snake2208x it's UE5 bro

Bro we smoked Jaguar??? We not getting off Ttykiad with this one bois

Can't pilot an Atlas if you're Clan, since the Atlas is an Inner Sphere mech. You could pilot something like a Dire Wolf/Daishi though.

@MsGhost06

3 ай бұрын

Ever heard of salvage & merchants? 😅

@eliarevalo

3 ай бұрын

Jesus just splitting hairs here. You know what he meant he meant Assault mechs in general. All the small mechs were in the demo, he referred to the Atlas as its The 100 ton killing machine.

@Significantpower

3 ай бұрын

The Clans do use the Atlas on occasion, and have access to the upgraded Atlas 2 which is completely extinct in the Inner Sphere.

@Trifler500

3 ай бұрын

@@SignificantpowerAll right

really need to implement vr for this

This looks far better than what we got from MW5 at launch.

Bargained Well and Done

keen!

Oh joy. The Smokeblower Jagoff clan. Most hypocritical creatures in the 'verse, and that's with the Inner Sphere as competition.

Yes, love a bit of mech warrior !

En qué idiomas saldrá

Is that Helmar Valasek?! How'd they fit him into a Pilot suit?!

@jessicaregina1956

3 ай бұрын

Suits are not necessarily needed, a key point of mech combat is damn hot, so less clothes the better

@Significantpower

3 ай бұрын

​@@jessicaregina1956Clanners use cooling suits, light but they cover the entire body.

@jessicaregina1956

3 ай бұрын

🤣 where clothes and cooling are concerned, less the better (but only if hot)

If the star league is absurdly unrecoverable in the 31st century,just wait till the year 40K. . 😉🤘

They're clans. Why would they be using an Atlas?

Yes! Yess!

Well you wanting an Atlas as a Clan pilot - kinda figured you're not a die-hard fan :)

@garycannon4644

3 ай бұрын

Dont the clans have atlas mechs?

@BladeLigerV

3 ай бұрын

The clans had a bunch of holdover mechs from the SLDF exodus. Though they were all upgraded with modern clan weapons. Highlanders and Thunderbolts are such examples.

Man this is made in UE5, a little disappointed in the graphics. Was hoping for better details like footprints in the sand, cracked windows in cockpit view or other details, it's looking pretty much the same as MW 5 mercenaries. Hopefully it's just an early build and some polish will have some of the details in the full release.

@MsGhost06

3 ай бұрын

This is the early build that was privately showed to a few last year, it even said it on the video is an early build demo

Is the cokpit suposed to look that bad?

GET SERIOUS AND MECH SOME DAMN MODEL KITS FOR THESE MECHS ALREADY!

Let's hope AI is updated to clan lvls...

While story can be nice, Mech 5 Mercenaries is awesome with its freemode/scrounge as you go and build up your outfit across the universe and potentially participate in pivotal battle sequences at key points in history since you start just before the 4th Succession War and go all the way up thru the Clan invasion. Really nothing new except for the AI/map control style.

… can we make a dreadnaught?

The moment you say "can't say im a diehard mechwarrior fan", you fail the fan test.😂

@a15godzilla

3 ай бұрын

Ill take honesty over deception.

Fantastic.

For the clans!!! 💞✌😊👍

They don't get it.. It needs more coop options.. Like really sharing the star.

VR when

@Flynnycore

3 ай бұрын

Have a try with Mecenaries' mods.

CLAN JADE FALCON READY TO SOAR

WHERE IS MY AMS AND ECM

HELL YESS

Kinda just looks like MW5 but with a new UI so far.

@pinolian

3 ай бұрын

Built in Unreal 5.. its gonna look great once its polished up

Ngl, love it when people mention mechassault, my favorite video game

He says he played many and only mentions 3. He either doesn't know how many there really are or that "many" is misused!

Better not be epic exclusive

Why is he so loud in this video.

This looks like it would work really well on steam deck. So stoked!

"Mechwarrior 5 doesn't have a story" Ok sure m8, what did you launch Career and never touch its campaign? Its not linear, but it 100% has a story and a plotline if you cared to engage with it.

@HammerFell-

3 ай бұрын

"Preferred an Atlas my self" Ok but that isnt a clan mech :/ Its the Clans game. Read lore.

@alistaircollins9537

3 ай бұрын

The "story" part, when describing MW5 Mercs as a "story driven campaign" is doing a LOT of heavy lifting. The cost of hiring a script writer was number 20 on PGI's list of expenses in making MW5. Right after "buying the dev ' team a coffee".