M.E.R.C.

Several missions in and I can say Im really happy so far. MERCs metagame plays essentially like Xcom - missions come and go as time goes by, mercs need to be healed of injuries, equipment must be bought and divvied up, new mercs hired and such. The tactical gameplay revolves around your two man Alpha and Beta teams that make up your overall squad. You can give orders seperately to both teams, or control them together as a whole - currently, unless I completely missed it, there is no way to control a single merc. Tactical play is real time with a slow time mechanic for when things get hectic - it boils down to proper cover usage, squad abilities and not letting missiles hit you in the face... My only real gripe right now is the use of left mouse for some things and right for other. Some cover requires RMB, some LMB. All targetting is LMB - but I instinctively want to use RMB for that and often end up sending my squad running at the enemy instead of gunning them down. Overall, for my ...

fun game but its been abandoned buy at own risk

Let's just go to the TL:DR version: Good: Scratches the X-com like itch with a new faster paced feel Reasonable amounts of customization, cool armor and weapons change actual apprearance(would still like to see more) Good Variety of missions, no shortage of missions Graphics and sound are above average Skill Trees and specialties look promising Bad: Control/Command system is weird/not intuitive which can leave your soldiers out in the open and not firing at anyone Camera can be an absolute hassle because it is stuck on your soldiers. It can zoom in and out harshly depending on the angle your at and what is behind/above you. Healing/Medical care is hard to gauge/understand No in-mission healing mechanic availabe from start, left up to RNJesus from drops until a random soldier with the right class and talent appears in hiring screen Your line of sight when tucked in cover is abysmal while enemies can shoot through damn near anything Soldiers don't open fire on the enemy automatically u...

A good mix of X-Com, Syndicate and even hints of Darkest Dungeon. Not too shabby, quite fun really. It's early access, I believe it was just released today. It's in need of intro missions and tutorials as well as some voice acting, but they really nailed the gameplay. Some fleshing out of the story would be good, too. As it stands, I wasn't too certain what to do or where to look on the mission/map screen or what the signifigance of what everything is. But, as mentioned, it's early access. Likely that's to get the studio a bit of cash to reinvest into the game. Nice graphics and sound with some tight writing and level design. Glad I purchased and I look forward to seeing what this becomes.

Really impressive graphics for an Early Access game. The gameplay reminds me of Full Spectrum Warrior; it's all about the cover. Can't wait to delve deeper!

Your soldiers do not shoot unless they are shot at, or unless your order them to. This means a significant part of the micro is you just left clicking trash enemies, something which your troopers should really do automatically: Focus fire should be a strategy used against particular enmies, not a hassle that you have to continually manage. This is the same critical error in gameplay design that similar game Satellite reign makes, which reduced much of the combat to left clicking people, which gives you less time to focus on actual strategy.

This game is decent, however I do not reccomend it in it's current state. Pros- Well crafted universe. Interesting concept. Looks okay No performance issues to note Cons- No options for dificulty whatsoever, only a choice of poisions so to speak. Randomized missions can make the lack of diffculty choices worse, especially early on. Multiplayer can actually put you at a disadvantage in your own campaign. Randomization of missions leads the game to also feel needlessly maze-like, as there is no minimap. Explaining a bit about the cons, mulitplayer in game only permits you to take half of your normal forces into a mission with another player, but due to this, you soldiers still are affected as normal and only they gain xp/get injured. At the start of the game you have the bare minimum soldiers possible, so when you go into multiplayer and half of your forces become underleveled as a result, or can't return to battle to do injuries, that puts a big halt on your early game progress. I h...

Well I haven't had a chance to play this as much as I would like yet, but so far the game looks really great. I enjoyed XCom and this has a similar feel in a cyberpunk themed world. I look forward to playing more.

Really liking this game so far - the combat is challenging, but when things go right it feels really gratifying.

This is a cool blend of tactical and real-time squad battle. Lots of choice and variety for play styles. The dark and futuristic mood and theme are great too!