MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries

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  • Summary: The year is 3015. Humanity has colonized thousands of systems across a vast region of space splintered by centuries of conflict. The battlefields of the future are dominated by MechWarriors, elite pilots of hulking machines of war known as BattleMechs. It is a lucrative time to be a mercenary.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Gaming Nexus
    Jun 14, 2021
    85
    If you're a fan of massive death machines, explosions, and a dab of entrepreneurship, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries will appease your unique trio of interests. There are also enough mechs, customization tools, mission types, and environments to keep gameplay from becoming too repetitive. Lastly, although I wasn't emotionally attached to the story, it was still entertaining enough.
  2. Attack of the Fanboy
    Jun 8, 2021
    80
    All of the new additions and more sandbox Career Mode arguable make Heroes of the Inner Sphere the best way to play MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries. On both PC and Xbox, Heroes of the Inner Sphere is worth every C-Bill.
  3. XboxAddict
    Jul 2, 2021
    70
    Yes, the graphics aren't up to par, the AI is bad, the port at times tells you to input PC commands and there's so little combat that the game turns into a managing resources simulator. Regardless of all this, Piranha Games delivers an enjoyable single player mech experience that will keep you playing for many months to come. If you're a fan of mech games, then this should definitely be on your radar.
  4. Xbox Tavern
    Jun 7, 2021
    68
    Despite how overwhelming and confusing it can be, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries certainly has something to offer players who want to get stuck into the fine details of setting up their own interstellar mercenary outfit. The combat can be fun, if deliberately slow, and once set up right having a powerful mech wrecking shop is entertaining. It’s just the bits in between that can drag, with confusing menus and systems that aren’t fully explained.
  5. CGMagazine
    Jun 11, 2021
    65
    If you aren’t a BattleTech fan, mech fan or a gamer prepared to put in the additional study time required in order to learn how to master it, MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is a game that is either best left avoided (unless you’re taking it for a non-committal test drive on Xbox Game Pass).

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 5 out of 13
  1. ImBakingBrad
    Jun 24, 2021
    10
    Fun and addictive. And if you have GamePass, there’s no reason to not give it a try. Highly recommend, especially if you’re a Battletech fan.
  2. Jissu
    Jun 4, 2021
    10
    At first I wasn’t sure about the game, but after a few hours in I can safely say it feels like Mechwarrior again. Really hoping they bringAt first I wasn’t sure about the game, but after a few hours in I can safely say it feels like Mechwarrior again. Really hoping they bring back the old games in some remastered form, but this will do just nicely. Very much enjoying it.… Expand
  4. RavenCore
    Jun 8, 2021
    9
    A very good mech game, could do with some polish here and there but otherwise pretty dam good.
  5. spaznick
    Jun 2, 2021
    8
    This is a step in the right direction for a game that launched on EPIC and was not all that well polished/finished. The game is not perfect;This is a step in the right direction for a game that launched on EPIC and was not all that well polished/finished. The game is not perfect; however, if you like me LOVE mech games and especially the stompy hulking slow realistic feeling ones, there really is no other alternative on Xbox.

    -Game plays kinda like Steel Battalion, Chrome hounds etc
    -Graphically it's middle of the road (7 of 10)
    -Nails the heavy Mech feel to a tee
    -Meta and Campaign are passable (6 of 10)
    - Career and even instant action are added bonuses
    -Story is meh (5 of 10)
    -Variety is significant: Mechs, customization, environment alts/maps (8 of 10)
    -Lack of Clan mechs/tech is a big let down personally, hopefully in following DLC
    -Lack of infantry, NPC escort missions etc etc (like in MW4/Lone Wolf ) a let down as well
    -PC mods are a big improvement some sort of mod support or at a min, officially supported community mod packs on Series X would be HUGE (Really want 3dadv zoom hud etc)
    -Really could use NPCs in the ship that actually move/idle animate (take a lesson from No Mans Sky)
    -Reviewer Bias appeal (9 of 10), yes I am a battletech/MW fanboy, overall rating reflects this but I am also realistic and I think Battletech aside, it's a decent game

    All in all a decent game, that could be a LOT better over time    … Expand
  6. Awanka
    Mar 18, 2022
    5
    They don't make mech games like they used to, and Mechwarrior 5 isn't a bad entry in this lacking space. The open world concept of leading aThey don't make mech games like they used to, and Mechwarrior 5 isn't a bad entry in this lacking space. The open world concept of leading a band of mercenaries is interesting, but in practice you do the same defend, assault, or recovery missions over and over, and it all just blends together other than the main campaign missions. When your mech takes heavy damage, you lose components that need to be replaced, and which oftentimes aren't available, so you have to go to other systems to find them. It's realistic in that sense, but I don't believe being a Mechwarrior quartermaster is what the series was missing.

    The core gameplay of blowing up mechs is fun, but also repetitive and annoying. I find myself really disliking controlling mechs on the Xbox, because moving and aiming are difficult with a controller. You can't aim and see where your mech is going at the same time. All the while it's like controlling someone moving underwater. It must be said though, nailing an assault mech's weak point with dual PPC cannons, or hitting something at long range with a full salvo of missiles, carries a satisfaction that you seldom experience in today's games.    … Expand
  7. chenocorp
    Aug 22, 2023
    3
    Un juego anticuado tanto jugablemente como a nivel de controles y gráficos. Entiendo que sea disfrutable, pero sería un juego del montón en laUn juego anticuado tanto jugablemente como a nivel de controles y gráficos. Entiendo que sea disfrutable, pero sería un juego del montón en la época de x360… Expand
  8. Broyax
    Jun 8, 2021
    0
    Mechwarrior est une vieille franchise des années 90, déjà percluse de rhumatismes à son époque… et déjà très psycho-rigide dans sa jouabilitéMechwarrior est une vieille franchise des années 90, déjà percluse de rhumatismes à son époque… et déjà très psycho-rigide dans sa jouabilité en son temps… La lourdeur est ce qui la définit par défaut(s)… Autrement dit, c’était rapidement casse-couilles à jouer… ou à tenter d’y jouer.

    Cette nouvelle mouture fait (dés)honneur à la série (ou lui reste fidèle dans sa médiocrité et sa lourdeur de plomb) et cumule tous les problèmes qu’on pouvait lui trouver au fil de ses itérations successives. Surtout que sur consoles et notamment les consoles de dernière génération, ce Mechwarrior bâti pourtant sur le moteur Unreal est un désastre…!

    Sur Series X, il est limité à 30 im/s et dégringole souvent… sensiblement plus bas et dire qu’il est soit-disant optimisé X|S, on croit rêver ! ou cauchemarder plutôt. En outre, il est moche, vraiment moche, indigne d’un jeu moderne ! mais ce n’est pas tout, car l’interface est horriblement mal faite, les menus se révèlent atroces et abscons…

    Que ce soit en vue interne ou externe, pas de quartier : la jouabilité a été massacrée et on se retrouve donc avec une grosse merde rigoureusement injouable. Il faut dire que le jeu a été boulotté par ces branques de chez Piranha Games, aussi ne faut-il pas s’étonner outre-mesure… Bref, il est temps d’envoyer ce Mechwarrior à la casse et de ne plus y revenir.    … Expand

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