Indignant boy with an unlucky previous picks fights till he’s chosen to assist save the world. I’d say we’ve seen this setup maybe too many instances, besides that it will get a bit extra difficult in Megaton Musashi W: Wired, a latest motion RPG from Stage-5.
Sure, that Stage-5. Professor Layton Stage-5. Yo Kai Watch Stage-5. That ought to offer you a sign of what to anticipate right here; Megaton Musashi W: Wired is a story-heavy recreation that takes the narrative in some instructions it’s possible you’ll not anticipate. It does so with the gameplay, too, however maybe to its detriment.
Our indignant younger man, Yamato Ichidaiji (Yamato? Musashi? This isn’t a WWII naval fight sim?), really has fairly a bit to be indignant about, he simply doesn’t understand it immediately. The Earth has been taken over by aliens referred to as Draktors. The 1% of humanity who survived the assault live in fortified shelters, their recollections of the invasion cleaned to…assist them not be unhappy, I assume? I suppose I get it. I might’ve used the identical therapy after Tremendous Bowl XL.
However, there’s an initiative to take the Earth again from the Draktors, and that’s the place Yamato is available in. He’s offered along with his personal mech (or Rogue), is given some perfunctory coaching, and joins the resistance.
It’s by no means totally clear to me why such resistances are all the time helmed by socially various and uniquely troubled youngsters. Perhaps that’s simply who’s taking part in the video games. Or, possibly they’re extra keen to discover the morally grey areas once they discover out their oppressors will not be fully evil.
If you happen to’ve watched any anime with a bunch of children compelled to get together with each other whereas trying to save lots of humanity, you’ll really feel fairly snug right here. Megaton Musashi W: Wired provides you an enormous important story to dig into with loads of aspect missions that can assist you get to know your teammates. The sport very a lot seems like a visible novel on this regard, with some high quality cutscenes to find and set off as you run about city. I didn’t discover the narrative to be terribly compelling in comparison with present competitors, but it surely’s offered properly, the characters are enjoyable, and all of it strikes alongside at an honest clip.
There are even some fantastic cameos, of kinds.
I can’t say the identical concerning the fight part, nonetheless, for a few causes. These causes, nonetheless, might very properly be promoting factors for a lot of gamers.
Clearly, the fight gameplay is fully mech-based. And as you’d anticipate when taking big robots into battle, there’s fairly a little bit of customization to do. The battle controls may be fairly advanced, however that complexity arises from assault and combo button memorization extra so than from overpowered opponents. Quite the opposite, the enemies are sometimes fairly simple to take out…offered you’ve adequately ready your robotic. Megaton Musashi W: Wired is unquestionably aimed squarely on the gamer who likes to fiddle with customizations earlier than fight, after which fiddle with them once more when the following battle fully modifications up what works and what doesn’t.
And customization isn’t relegated to {hardware}. There’s additionally a talent tree to navigate, and optimizing this with the supplies you’ve acquired is nearly a mini puzzle recreation of its personal. The entire system is akin to a racing recreation the place you need to spend extra time within the storage than on the observe. If that’s your factor, then this recreation will maintain you gleefully busy for dozens of hours.
If it’s not, then it might simply be one thing extra to gradual you down between the considerably repetitive fight. It’s a matter of depth over arcade-style motion, and I wasn’t actually anticipating that coming into the sport.
Additional proof of that is the web part which pits you in opposition to cross-platform gamers in 3v3 matches. Right here, you’ll both exhibit the effectivity of your mech customizations, otherwise you’ll get mercilessly crushed like I did. I anticipated that, certain, however I additionally anticipated the sport would discover opponents nearer to my construct/talent stage. Not so. Perhaps that’s as a result of there have been by no means sufficient opponents from whom to decide on.
Fortunately, the single-player story mode is greater than sufficient to maintain builders busy. Mech fight definitely has its enchantment, and it’s all offered with the suitable sense of awe. The sport appears nice, and there’s a thrill that’s carried from the characters by way of to the participant. The problem could also be a bit slight for some, however in a recreation that’s extra concerning the preparation than the execution, possibly that’s only a reward.