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 sophisticated 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 sport that takes the narrative in some instructions you might not count on. It does so with the gameplay, too, however maybe to its detriment.
Our offended younger man, Yamato Ichidaiji (Yamato? Musashi? This isn’t a WWII naval fight sim?), really has fairly a bit to be offended 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 reside in fortified shelters, their reminiscences of the invasion cleaned to…assist them not be unhappy, I suppose? I suppose I get it. I may’ve used the identical remedy 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 supplied 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 at all times helmed by socially numerous and uniquely troubled youngsters. Possibly that’s simply who’s taking part in the video games. Or, perhaps they’re extra prepared to discover the morally grey areas once they discover out their oppressors is probably not totally evil.
When you’ve watched any anime with a bunch of children pressured to get together with each other whereas trying to save lots of humanity, you’ll really feel fairly comfy right here. Megaton Musashi W: Wired provides you a giant important story to dig into with loads of facet 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 great cameos, of kinds.
I can’t say the identical concerning the fight part, nonetheless, for a few causes. These causes, nonetheless, may very properly be promoting factors for a lot of gamers.
Clearly, the fight gameplay is totally mech-based. And as you’d count on when taking big robots into battle, there’s fairly a little bit of customization to do. The battle controls could be fairly complicated, however that complexity arises from assault and combo button memorization extra so than from overpowered opponents. Quite the opposite, the enemies are sometimes fairly straightforward to take out…supplied you’ve adequately ready your robotic. Megaton Musashi W: Wired is certainly 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 utterly adjustments 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 sport of its personal. The entire system is akin to a racing sport the place you need to spend extra time within the storage than on the observe. If that’s your factor, then this sport will hold you gleefully busy for dozens of hours.
If it’s not, then it could 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 net 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/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 definitely has its enchantment, and it’s all offered 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 to the participant. The problem could also be a bit slight for some, however in a sport that’s extra concerning the preparation than the execution, perhaps that’s only a reward.
