Offended 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 occasions, besides that it will get a bit extra difficult in Megaton Musashi W: Wired, a latest motion RPG from Degree-5.
Sure, that Degree-5. Professor Layton Degree-5. Yo Kai Watch Degree-5. That ought to provide you with 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?), truly has fairly a bit to be indignant about, he simply doesn’t understand it straight away. 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 together 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 numerous and uniquely troubled youngsters. Possibly that’s simply who’s enjoying the video games. Or, possibly they’re extra prepared to discover the morally grey areas after they discover out their oppressors might not be totally evil.
For those who’ve watched any anime with a gaggle of children pressured to get together with each other whereas trying to avoid wasting humanity, you’ll really feel fairly snug right here. Megaton Musashi W: Wired provides you an enormous primary story to dig into with loads of facet missions that can assist you get to know your teammates. The sport very a lot looks 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, however it’s introduced nicely, the characters are enjoyable, and all of it strikes alongside at a good clip.
There are even some fantastic cameos, of types.
I can’t say the identical in regards to the fight element, nonetheless, for a few causes. These causes, nonetheless, might very nicely be promoting factors for a lot of gamers.
Clearly, the fight gameplay is totally mech-based. And as you’d anticipate when taking large robots into battle, there’s fairly a little bit of customization to do. The battle controls could 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 usually 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 subsequent battle fully modifications up what works and what doesn’t.
And customization isn’t relegated to {hardware}. There’s additionally a ability 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 monitor. If that’s your factor, then this recreation will hold 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 element which pits you towards cross-platform gamers in 3v3 matches. Right here, you’ll both showcase the effectivity of your mech customizations, otherwise you’ll get mercilessly crushed like I did. I anticipated that, positive, however I additionally anticipated the sport would discover opponents nearer to my construct/ability stage. Not so. Possibly 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 actually has its enchantment, and it’s all introduced with the suitable sense of awe. The sport appears to be like 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 in regards to the preparation than the execution, possibly that’s only a reward.
