What are the chances of there being a Mech game renaissance in the near future...

What are the chances of there being a Mech game renaissance in the near future? I mean Xenoblade Chronicles X was a success and we are getting two battletech games in the near future.

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It wont happen. We might get a new Armored Core that will be popular for a bit but that's not really a mech game it's just a TPS that looks like one. There's not really an audience for a good western mech game like MW anymore and if one was made it'd be some kickstarter shit that never gains any mainstream traction.

Is Mechwarrior Online still shit?

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Post vidya Mecha.

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Zero.

>Xenoblade Chronicles X

Not a mech game.

it still hurts.

I know you people like your fugly chicken walker mechs but come on

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We have community made games. I don't see big devs making any good ones.

Probably not. Hopefully Mechwarrior 5 is good, but regardless if it is or not, it's likely all we're getting.

l love both weeb mechs and fugly chicken walker mechs.
both have a charm of its own.

the appeal of western mech games is that they are a slower, more strategical fps. this does not appeal to casuals, and allows good players to easily and consistently shit on bad players. in faster paced fps (aka low TTK), a bad player can still get frags semi-often by accidentally flanking or otherwise surprising another player, as with a low TTK the fight will be over the moment it begins. this does not hold true for a slow pased fps, as while a flank will be beneficial it will likely not singlehandedly determine the outcome of the fight.

TL:DR Western mech games as we imagine them don't and can't appeal to casuals. the only hope for the genre is a re-imagining of what a western mech can be so that the game is more rewarding to players who are unskilled

When we have really good VR and a controller along the lines of Steel Battalion that can be used for multiple games.
read: never

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say I'm extremely doubtful the fate of the entire mecha genre hinged on the success of a game as mediocre as XCX.

MW5 is going to be a Mercenaries type game, isn't it? I know that MW2:Mercs is the most highly regarded game in the franchise but I really didn't like it. Randomly generated missions are awful.

>the appeal of western mech games is that they are a slower, more strategical fps

gee

>every server disables temperature and enables infinite jumpjet
>every match becomes flying assault mech alpha strike battles

casuals will find a way to ruin everything

Im pretty excited only just saw the trailer to MW5 today, pretty happy they are going single player just hoping they have a progressive story to go along with it

MW4: Mercs is better. MW5 is literally titled Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries

Keep in mind the abortion that is MWO originally started as MW5. I'm not counting on anything until the damn thing is actually released.

Shit taste

Mechwarrior was a mistake

Might be a pipe dream, but i'm hoping Hi-Rez could do something with the EarthSiege ip.

Anime was a mistake, fuck your giant samurai

Mechcommander 3 by the Wargame or Company of Heroes devs when?