GNT: Welcome to Cracking the Case, a new feature that I am introducing on Game N Train. Each week, I will try out a new game and give you my first impressions on what this game does right and what this game does wrong.
Today, I’m Cracking the Case on Front Mission: Evolved, by Square Enix.
TDS' lone Asian writer talks about an entry in the mech strategy series that never left Japanese shores.
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"Having been a huge fan of the original turn-based isometric mech series Front Mission, my heart was absolutely crushed to hear Square Enix and Double Helix decided to smash the game into an awkwardly shaped Armored Core third-person shooter. Going with the disturbing trend of dumbing games down for the general population and stapling on a multiplayer portion to try to make some of the Call of Duty cash, this game feels like it was attempting to appeal to a larger audience by turning it into a run and gun shooter as opposed to a thinking man’s chess game."
Nice idea
Its sad that games like this exemplify JP devs inability to make games for HD consoles.
Many Western devs for that matter.