Mechwarrior Reboot

keepithowitis

keepithowitis

Rookie
There has been a buzz in the past few days following this tweet from the head of Piranha Games: "All #MechWarrior fans should start following @russ_bullock and @bryanekman spread the word."

A couple of years ago, Smith and Tinker purchased the rights to the Mechwarrior franchise from Microsoft after the disbanding of FASA Studios, the designers of the Mechassault games for the Xbox. There was a lot of speculation that another mech game was in development, especially after this gameplay video was shown in 2009, but practically nothing has been released to the public since then. Just wanted to let you know that this game may finally be coming to fruition.

Supposedly the Mechwarrior reboot has been in development for a while, but was suspended due to legal disputes over the use of certain Mech models. It's now been settled and the developers are going full steam ahead. Russ Bullock said on Twitter: "Hang in there #MechWarrior fans, but take a deep breath it may be another month or so." They've also recently updated their page for the game: http://www.piranha-games.com/MechWarrior.html

Anyone else as excited as I am for one of the most awesome franchises in history to make a comeback?
 
I've been waiting on this for so long!

I want to go back to the customization of the MechWarrior 2/3 era of MechWarrior games.
I want the simulated feel of the same.
I want the mission structure of MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries.
I want gritty, realistic like graphics. Not the cartoony look of the MechAssault/Mechwarrior 4 set of games.
I want the next game to be more hardcore, close to the rules of the board games, if I so choose it to be.
- Yes, that means an Atlas being able to Melee grapple with weaker 'Mechs (Commando users beware!).
I want dual joystick and foodpedal support. Give me that Mechwarrior simulated cockpit feel!
Storywise, I would love to see a remake of Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries. Vague stories on the rim of powerful pirate bands which turns out to be the first stages of the Clan invasion, while taking contracts for the various House Lords.
- Highly unlikely, I hear they want to revert back to pre-Clan units and 'Mechs and spin the series into a new direction.

Multiplayer wise: Not only 'Mechs attacking each other. Give us massive battlefields (MMO like?) with Aerospace fighters, tanks, 'Mech's and infantry. An Inner Sphere map where players/units can conquer planets on behalf of their House Lords in a consistent 'world' domination kind of game.

And most of all; none of this MechWarrior: Dark Age crap.
 
I kinda wished they showed more ground troops in the main game just to show you the scale of the mech compared to a person... plus it's fun stepping on people.
 
cyberjim2000 said:
They haven't announced anything yet but Hawken is being made on the Unreal engine so I'm guessing all three.
Click to expand...

Oh, so it'll have a lot of graphical issues on PS3 then. Cool. :D
 
Mechwarrior was one of my favorite games for a long time. I'm hoping they can get it done and that it's as good as it was before.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Eyebrowsbv31
Mechwarrior 4 FREE is out
Replies
9
Views
3K
Eyebrowsbv31
Eyebrowsbv31
Delorean88
Anybody a fan of....
Replies
5
Views
2K
Rakon
Rakon
Paul Tamburro
What Game Series Deserves a Reboot?
Replies
16
Views
2K
The_bad_who
The_bad_who
TheDiesel
  • Poll
The Year of Silence: The Day The Music Died
Replies
19
Views
5K
TheDiesel
TheDiesel
Eyebrowsbv31
Where are the PC game reviews?
Replies
2
Views
2K
MikeyVassallo
MikeyVassallo

Members online

No members online now.
Total: 38 (members: 0, guests: 38)

Forum statistics

Threads
16,731
Messages
270,929
Members
97,761
Latest member
zamin@5

Share this page

Top