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Where are all the Good Gundam Games? | The Myth of Abundant Gundam Shovelware
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- čas přidán 16. 02. 2024
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This is a much more rant-style video, mostly focused on the general landscape of Gundam games and why they're slept on
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Thank you for reminding everyone just how awful X-Play was. When all the fans cry now about "why did Bandai stop porting Gundam games in the west? They must hate money and are terrible at business!" Remember to blame Adam Sessler and his particular brand of hateful content toward all things Japanese.
Yup.
What Phil Fish and his ilk did to RPGs, Sessler was more than happy to do on a much grander scale.
@@theshirtlad SEE ALSO: WoolieVerses and his Takedown of X-Play really pointing out the Casual Asian Racism there in the emerging Gamer Frat Boy stereotype Culture
Wow, I heard that the cast of x play were pricks but that’s just…..wow.
It's such a shame, since X-Play in the 2000s was one of the few ways to actually get game reviews in a reliable sense if you didn't care for magazines or early internet. Overall their game reviews hit the mark when it came to the best games of the year and they had charm indictive of the era, but they very clearly had a bias against smaller/JP games for sure.
Not to mention the hosts they chose aged like milk in more ways than one.
The left destroys everything, even our ability to get foreign games
A lot of the issue is spurred on by the success of Armored core VI. While also being under the same Bandai umbrella, you somehow have rushed feeling games that are only wasted potentials instead of fully realised games in their own right, or even only rely on star power of certain MS that are included in a below-average title that's only made for a limited, japanese audience.
One idea of fixing this issue would probably be to make a timeline that is dedicated to a game instead of dedicating a game to a timeline. That way, you're able to design your MS around the gameplay mechanics instead of creating game mechanics to fit around the limiting concept that has been established since 40+ years ago. It's also a way we don't have to watch 0079 in a different graphical fidelity, but gets us to experience Gundam in a way that is interactive and fresh. A vague example being the Wii's MS Sensen 0079 - that had its own story, even if it included the original story as a bonus.
Good points. I'd say that the way budgets are allocated in the general AAA scene is also one of the culprits to such a phenomenon, since in a lot of ways, steeper budgets dis-incentivize risks and experimentation.
@@theshirtlad indeed. Although, you can make a game where it does have a pretty safe gameplay system - but just done with a higher polish.
AC6 was a game that had gone a safer route than the ones before it, but ultimately, it paid off, because of how well it was designed.
Just as a sidenote(for anyone that doesn't know)Armored Core is a Fromsoftware title and NB only published AC 5,VD and 6 overseas.
I’ve come from the future, Gundam Breaker 4 was announced
The only Good thing about that Game is the Freedom of Customization and the Broken Meta kinda Ruined it hopefully they made the options fair this time
They could just take the gameplay of the Armored Core series and give it a Gundam coat of paint and you would have what most people would consider the ideal Gundam game and it wouldn’t even be that hard considering Bandai Namco and fromsoftware already have a working relationship.
Technically speaking, Lost War Chronicles does have similar handling to some of the early AC Games in some ways. Not completely, but the vibe is there
Don't worry Gundam Breaker 4 just got announced
oh yeah, i saw.
Kino is back on the menu
@@theshirtlad So I guess there's still some hope
My ideal Gundam game would be something as fast paced and responsive as later AC games (AC4A/AC6) while having a wide MS selection (Assault Survive) but looking at the state of Gundam games nowadays I think that’s a far off dream.
Edit: Would be nice to have tuning for parts as well (Assault Survive/AC:LR)
Fast paced gundam game with wide MS selection already exists since a decade ago. It's just locked in the form of 2v2 PvP.
Check out the Extreme VS series. PS4 got the arguably most balanced iteration ported on all regions. If you got a PC almost every other iteration can be played whether through emulation or just straight up p*r*cy.
Seriously check it out, it's not without reason that the series has been going strong on JP arcade for over 10 years.
In a lot of ways, i'd say that Battlefield Record 0081 gets close, given the degree of customization and the feel of the movement. The roster isn't as big as the one of Assault Survive, but it is still fairly hefty.
If speed and responsiveness is a priority, Climax U.C. and the Gundam vs. Games(RvZ II, GvG Next plus and EXVS titles) should be more up your alley. I suppose SD Gundam Gashapon wars would also count, given its roster size and relatively simple, yet smooth combat, but i'm not sure whether you enjoy its blend of turf wars and wacky arena fights.
Props to CannedHandle for beating me to it with the EXVS recommendation btw.
Didn't From make a Gundam Unicorn game? on the PS3 I think. had a lot of MS stuff
@@CannedHandle-tr5hp Extreme VS is more Fighting game oriented, not to say they can’t still be pretty fun though.
I should probably clarify that I’m looking for more of a shooter experience but these are still great recommendations and I’ll definitely try them out.
I think the issue is even if the games folk ask for technically exist, people want it modern. They don't want to go back to the PS2 or PS3 or even older. Which I think is fair. Lots of western fans want to see a single player game with modern graphics, engaging story (that isn't just scenes between missions and a mission select menu), and fun combat. Make it so the suits have damage like the anime. You shoot a Zaku with a beam rifle and you can see a hole bore through it. Shoot off legs and arms and the head. Try to kill the pilot with a clean shot so it is mostly intact and salvageable, or aim for total destruction by shooting the nuclear reactor.
Personally I think the One Year War would be a great setting for a RTS. Sure Gundam strategy exists, but it's always turn based tactics. I want real time. Age of Empires or Total War.
Zeonic Front is a damn MASTERPIECE, SIR!
0:37 I thought those were blobfish monsters and then I realized they were zaku heads
Don't worry, I hereby designate you as an authority on gundam games. Great video.
Aww, now you're making me blush🤣
Thanks. It means a lot.
Gundam Extreme vs Maxi Boost On was pretty good. If only they would port any of the ones after it. Extreme vs 2 had already been out for a while before Maxi Boost On got ported and the next version came out a few months after it got ported. There's already a 3rd update to Extreme vs 2 and they still haven't ported any of them to anything.
It turns out they all got fed to Gundam Breaker 4
There is a lost Gundam game called, 'Operation troy', that was set to be released on the XBOX 360 in both Japan and the West, though this never came to fruition. This game would've been the closest we had to 'the battlefield series' of games, with the foot soldiers being playable along with the mobile suits for more immersive combat. 🤔
It did release in Japan, only the western release was canned
I remember keeping an eye on that one when I first heard about it. Kinda pissed it never came over.
@Zero-37 I played the Japanese Beta/Demo on the 360. It was pretty nice, since then Gundam Battle Operations 1 and 2 is very much like it. Just ofcourse alot less Infantry gameplay
As I recall it played alot like the Battlefeild 2: Modern Combat on Xbox, it functioned but wasn't as smooth as you could have for a Console fps
And when eveything started to become bleak, the sky lit up and from the high heavens, GB4 descended to save us all from mid.
Fake gamers like Adam are the problem with gaming. I'm sur I'm not the only one who doesn't miss the washed up geriatric.
Adam can 🦭 👏 pretty good, but that’s about it.
Was Crossfire/target in sight really that bad I loved it when I played through sure it took some getting used to during the first few missions but overall I remember having a blast playing it.
One thing I gotta say out loud: OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOF on G4. That unlocked a tucked away memory. I really love Gundam vs Zeta Gundam but god dayum that review
Also, I feel like most of the games that are considered "not good" (i.e. Zeonic Front and also considering any other games not gundam related) lies heavily in the fault of the player for not taking the time to learn the controls and gameplay. I suck at Gihren's Yabou because I have a brainsize of a pea, and managing resources isn't my strong suit. But, I don't call the game "not good" because of it. I just need a bit more time to understand it (and regain braincells). I kinda blame the simplification of controls over the years for that kind of thought process.
I am not saying that there are no bad games. There are plenty of actually "not good" games like Ride to Hell Retribution or many modern sports games.
I love the MS Sensen game on the Wii and I also happen to have two flight sticks and a rudder pedal. Man, it was a blast playing that game on Dolphin Emulator. It was like playing that arcade game where you're inside the cockpit. My control scheme was left stick is movement, right stick is aim, rudder pedals for boost (I also mapped rudder yaw to aim left and right). For melee combat, I had to use the && function so moving the stick in a direction and a HOTAS button on the right stick was mapped to swinging. Absolute worth the effort.
Another fun game I played was at the AEON mall in Narita around 2003ish. They had a medal drop game where you could use those medals as ammunition for an SD gundam coinshooter game. and that was hella fun. For anyone wondering, just copy this to search ガンダムメダルシューティング (I did not know there was seed version).
One thing I wish in modern gundam vs gundam games is probably music and more references. Maybe even dynamic finish similar to DBZ fighterz.
It must be a licensing nightmare but I would like to have Flying in the Sky and Trust You Forever in the same game (I haven't played past Full Boost)
My style of Gundam is mostly in the 1 year war that's closer to a simulator or have MS move with more weightyness like in Gundam vs Zeta Gundam (also Space battles), rather than having hectic movements like in Gundam Maxiboost or something.
Hell, I'll even take Another Century Episode game but gundam.
Battle Operation 2 exists but the biggest motivation killer is the camera. Normally in a TPS, you could switch sides but they still haven't implement that yet, so it makes big body MS a bit less enjoyable to play.
But yeah,
These games are totally not going to get ported over to PC anytime soon.
In addition, gundam is pretty niche. Many anime watchers may have heard of it (or never at all) but it's like at the back of their minds,
and One Piece is currently a hot topic because it's apparently coming to an end.
Even if Witch of Mercury S3 comes out, I highly doubt majority of anime watchers would think about it outside of reacting to it.
The best bet for Gundam to really spread here in the States and everywhere else today, is to release Gundam Extreme vs 2 on consoles,
as I feel like fighting games are good for short, high paced action. But even then, that's pretty tough competition.
If G4 never existed,
maybe Toonami would've carried the gundam games torch in the US, where in an alternate universe, bandai decides to localize SRW for US (probably not lol).
I am lucky enough to have time to visit japan. And Japan is absolute ballers in the used game market. I don't even have to go to a special retro store just to get some pretty cool bangers (book off is pretty sufficient).
To everyone else, I don't condone piracy but....
yeh.
I enjoyed F91 and Endless Duel for Super Famicom and Zeonic Front for ps2. It was amazing but also difficult af
The Gundam Extreme Versus series is phenomenal and when I see people ask “We need a good Gundam game”, they haven’t tried Maxiboost!
That game kinda flew under the radar, I remember they weren't mentoring in on the EN twitter and it only got a digital release. Also they should've released it on PC too, PS4 only definitely limited an already niche game.
Ms saga like story but with armored core 6 style gameplay would be heaven
I'd love to see a Remaster of Target in Sight/Crossifire
If only Gundam Evolution didn't end instantly
I've recently picked up SD Gundam Battle Alliance and I'm having a blast with it.
Beat it last year great game
I forced my friends to buy it
Zeonic front and crossfire/target in sight would sell like hotcakes if they got a remaster beautiful/unique games in their own right
It's weird to see Gundam v Zeta Gundam being hated at all, considering it's always been my favorite Gundam game and I daresay it's a great entry point to get people to watch UC Gundam. I watched 0079 and Zeta after playing that game as a kid. I even prefer it to Rengou v ZAFT because the slower gameplay in GvZ feels more balanced to me. You can't play a Survival Mode arcade on the mechanics of Rengou v ZAFT.
That and if they would just release EXVS to PC I would finally play it, though after Rengou v ZAFT I would probably have a similar opinion. I can't even emulate any of the EXVS versions, I've tried.
Yeah Gundam vs zeta Gundam and federation vs zeon was my introduction to U.C as a kid and I loved both games. Also loved rengoku vs zaft 2 and all the other g vs g games on the psp. They were definitely my favorite type of Gundam games.
6:23 mfw I know exactly who you are talking about instantly
Gundam Battle games made me interested on UC timeline more.
My biggest hope for a gundam game is for fromsoftware to pick up the franchise again. I recently downloaded an emulator to play the Gundam Unicorn game for the ps3 and I’m absolutely loving it, from the sound design, the impact of the weapons, the sense of weight I get from the mobile suit’s movements, etc. A game like that but with AC6’s graphics would be an absolute DREAM. (This may be even more wishful thinking on top of the very unlikely chance that fromsoftware makes another gundam game, but I also think it would be really interesting to see fromsoftware create their own gundam timeline.)
Those Another Century Episode games seemed pretty good too if you haven't checked them out. They have Gundam and several other mecha anime.
Imagine a Gunpla game that plays like an FPS, where you build and customize your Gunpla and find people to battle while roaming around a city Persona 5 style.
Play Fires of Rubicon if you want a good gundam game
Got into the gundam fandom recently, and while i can see your point, i know next to nothing about emulating, and all those game you showed look/are dated? idk if i'm missing the point, or me being not informed about recent ones that come out, but it still feels like the selection is quite limited in recent stuff.
Me starting my Gundam vs Zeta Gundam, and rengoku vs Z.A.F.T with destiny one where you have shinn as main protag for the hundred times
Gundam breaker 4 baby!!!!
I just have the bottom line of "I need to be able to read what I'm doing", which shoots me in the foot for a lot...tried to play one of the Brave Battle Warriors games (a DS one) since I'm a fan of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but not knowing what I was doing filtered me hard. I'm about to give MS Saga a New Dawn, though, and Crossfire's on the to-do list...and probably the Sega consoles at some point...I just like being able to read, man.
Im still not over New Gundam Breaker and Gundam Versus(2017). How do you have the easiest job in the world and still fail?
I dunno about new Gundam breaker but for GVS the decision to add strikers AND boost dive kind of soured the game even in the eye of the Japanese.
After i tried MBON and compare it to GVS i once thought this will be a Final Fantasy Mystic Quest case all over again where they made a thing specific for non JP player when all we want is to play the same game as the JP players
@@hoshi314 bandai always pulls that shit. Years ago, they made this shovelware digimon arena fighter for "the western audience" and then when it didnt sell they were all "oh i guess they don't want digimon after all" amid all the cries to localize cyber sleuth.
We're lucky we got that game at all.
@@GuiltlessGear while there is an argument that GunEvo is also one of these cases i would argue that GunEvo is not given a proper time to fly and just clipped the wings AKA the usual live service death
@@hoshi314 I don't really care about team shooters, but it looked like a finished product, and didnt piss everyone off like Gundam Vs or New Breaker.
Fingers crossed for Breaker 4
@GuiltlessGear Yeah they made that game to test the waters for Digimon, it's the only reason I got that terrible game. Luckily it sold enough to get the message across cause they started translating the games again after that. Would be nice to get a port of Re:Digitize though.
Good video I've tried to sink my teeth into a majority of Gundam games both old and new and for the most part I've had a blast however it still kind of sucks how a lot of really good Japanese Gundam games just have not been translated I know some of them have easy to navigate menus but it still makes me sad at least it looks like bandai is trying to slowly reintroduce modern releases to the west
One of the reasons I started my youtube channel was because of the shit reviews western media would give mecha games, IGN being a prime example, the reviews for the old Armored Core games were laughable never mind the Gundam ones. AC6 even struggled and thats with FS having clout with the souls series. In the end Gundam/Mecha will never have the same mass appeal other genres get. Bandai has mostly gone down the mobile market f2p with their Gundam stuff, so the days of games like Zeonic Front are probably not returning. Outside of Gundam you're probably going to have to look at indie projects or smaller Japanese studios working with Nintendo etc like with DxM.
I had a lot of fun with Encounter in Space in my youth as well as gundam dynasty warriors.
my fav is Battlefield record 0081 this is the best gundam game for me , next side stories,lost war chronicle, encounter in space
Idk how many years I've been asking this question. All I want is another dope ass Gundam game like Encounters in Space on the new consoles
Zeonic Front was probably the best of the Gundam games
Wow, I'm actually surprised you mentioned MS Saga; to my knowledge, it was the worst-selling Gundam game in the franchise, and also produced in extremely limited numbers (ergo, NamDai pretty much pushed it out and left it to rot).
Also, IMO the "Musou" games are probably the best way that Gundam has been able to replicate the feel of a mobile suit war, and even within the specific limitations of the Musou franchise the suits feel the most fun to pilot.
were there any good ones to begin with?
Why is every one going nuts over breaker 4 when it just looks like a regular hack and slash game. I get why GBO2 gets mad hate (git gud, git gud internet) but it's at least the best game to treat a mobile suit like a big fucking robot since Zeonic Front and rise from the ashes.
I'm right there with you, I've played most PS2/3/4 Gundam games and by far my favorites are those in the style of Zeonic Front, Target in Sight, Lost War Chronicles and GBO1/2. I'm still feeling the burn of Operation Troy never being released in the West. But unfortunately, it seems like VS and hack and slash Gundam games are what people want 😢
I like Gundam evolution a lot but of course Bandai has to make it's monetization very predatory
Sad part is I don't ever played a Gundam game that I actually didn't enjoy and would genuinely call bad. Like even dynasty warriors Gundam was a good time for me. Heck I'm even having fun with battle.operation 2.
I even liked the GBA version of battle assault.
I haven't played a Gundam game since the PlayStation 2. I still have my copies along with my PS2. I take them out of storage from time to time to play
I kind of wish both some of the nitch gundam games would make it over (always wanted to try a Gherens Greed) or make games based on the AU's, or just make more games and get them to people. Like I want a OO based stealth game where you have to use GN particles to avoid detection until you get to the Armed Interventions.
OR a gundam flying game where you use EFAF craft to hunt doen Zakus and derpy Zeon planes and skydiving Z'goks
4X Gundam game with Total War mechanics or RTS Gundam game Supreme Commander mechanics.
I'd like a grand strategy Gundam game or an RTS with mechanics similar to Supreme Commander.
@@Joshua_N-A thats something I've always wondered. Why the hell there wasnt a Gundam themed RTS with such deep and expansive lore that it has, specially UC on the OYW? Sadly, RTS are not that popular anymore, so there are very low chances of Bandai making one nowdays
I just want a new dynasty warriors Gundam game
Gundam Universe series on PSP was awesome for its time. But thats like 15 years ago
I've been playing a lot of Mechwarrior online recently, and since Gundam evolution died I have considered trying out Gundam battle operation, since it seems to be a Gundam equivalent to MWO, but I heard the steam launch was disastrous and that you get new mechs through a gacha, so, maybe not.
Plus, half the fun of mech games in my experience is tinkering with mech builds, which doesn't feel like a possibility with Gundam.
Ive been playing gbo2 for years on PlayStation, so I can tell you about obtaining the mobile suits.
The gatcha it's pretty generous and there's regularly events were you get free pulls or outright they give you for free powerful MS.
Outside it has two separate shops that aren't gatcha :
The recycle tickets shop which features a weekly lineup of Ms, you'll need to exchange recycle tickets which you obtain when you pull a duplicate on the gatcha.
Then there's the Dp shop which contains the bulk of the MS of the game. You can trade for the especific MS by using DP a which is obtained in bulks after completing any match. As you level up you'll unlock more access to more MS.
When something it's in the gatcha it will appear at some point in the recycle shop and after a long time it's moved into the DP shop.
It's customization is not as big as mech warrior but you can somewhat customized them buy, using items that add modifiers and in some MS you can swap their primary weapon and their melee weapons.
Sorry for the long testament.😂
I still play Gundam Battle Universe on retroarch from time to time
Game’s still fun
To be honest i just want a gundam game that actually has space combat... Single player too... And when i said space combat, i mean flying in space kinda combat...
Rest assured, there's at least half a dozen of those, ranging from super floaty, like Climax UC, Gundam Unicorn(PS3) Never Ending Tomorrow and Encounters in Space as well as the less floaty ones, such as the Gundam Battle Games(Battle Chronicle, Battle Universe, Assault Survive and The 3D Battle)
I know I played those but now I hunger for something new... The last one was gbo2 but it gbo2, with the amount of DC I m having and getting match... It's better to play with my model kit.
Gundam vs Z Gundam also got space combat
Yup play that a lot too
There is alot of Gundam games that are good but never got translations so that's the main reason they arnt popular, also there is alot of ps1 Gundam games and sega Saturn ones that are really good too
I just want a return to story based games, enough arcade ports and shooters. GBO2 has a great concept, but the game just doesn’t have enough good to outweigh the jank for me
I just like gbo2 since the ms have heft to em but a lot of people dont like that they're slow
GB02 makes the mobile suits feel like 90 y.o. arthritic grannies, mobile suits should feel fast and nimble, just as they are in the lore. Another big problem of GB2 is that the maps are too small and the matches are too short. Basically the only 2 thing that GB2 does right is that it allows you to play on foot, and gives you something to do while on foot, wich gives makes you feel like you're piloting a robot.
@arx3516 thats your opinion man but i feels way more realistic like how they play, the whole fast as shit on ground ain't doing it for me, plus makes the game had more actual skill (when the ms ainy git bs equipment) compared to vs where its just lock on and flail like an idiot
@@arx3516 A 70 ton mech would not be "fast" in real life, GBO understands this fact and portrays them realistically. The worst part about GBO is the on foot part. the controls are slow and clucky, the pilot targeting is terrible. its the worst part of the game.
I really dislike GBO2. I get it's a realistic Sim with gacha mechanics, but it's just slow and the pc port is trash.
The Arcade-iness of the movement and graphics would be much better if the game had a story mode.
I loved Evolution though. Mobile Suits felt as fast as they are shown in the anime, and it was actually fun when compared to GBO2. Really only died because of the mismanagement of the higher ups, but the devs made something really special there. If it were given a bit more funding and time I'm sure it would've been amazing to play today. Whenever the custom servers go up ima be playing that for a good while.
I do think a realistic GBO2 style game could work extremely well in VR though. Given how much of a "simulator" it is and the slowness of the mecha it just fits right in. It's not everyday you get to pilot a Mobile Suit using a VR. GunEvo wouldn't work as well in VR, given the fast paced nature, unless you yourself are the machine. Actually it could kinda work for some mecha.
@@Tigery760 GBO2 does have a story mode called GBO2 code fairy sadly it's console only and you have to pay for it separately
GBO2 is somewhat fun I lost a lot of hair thanks to that game fantastic😀
Moble suit gundam targer in sight on ps3 was one of my favourite games on ps3 really scratched that itch for mech sim games like the mech warrior series.
I would love to see a modern incarnation of games like Gundam Battle Universe and its ilk. The last one of those that we got was on the Vita (Gundam Seed Battle Destiny and a Macross title I can't remember the name of). It doesn't need to be one-to-one the same thing, I'm just looking for that vibe, As hard as it is to explain what I mean in real words. The buttery-smooth game-flow, stat modulation And option parts to customize to your playstyle, The intricate unit evolution system that incentivizes putting a lot of time into a lot of units...I yearn for it...
I wouldn't say we're doing too terribly in terms of the quality of games Most of the time... It only feels really bad right now because The particular titles that are on Steam are...rough. GBO2's Netcode is unacceptable In the eyes of PC gamers, New Breaker is peak Kusoge, Cross Rays Is one of the weaker GGen titles, and G-Evo was such a non-event that It got shut down in less than a year. SD Battle Alliance being fun, yet forgettable stings all the more When you consider the PS3 and PS4 titles that would easily thrive on Steam if effort was put into porting them.
...at least we've got Breaker 4 On the way, but that's probably going to be a Fall release, so we've still got quite a lot of time to wait for "Peak Gundam Gaming: 8 Years in the Making"
we had quite a few good games honestly the moshou gundam games were hella fun my uncle and I spent WEEKS playing them together, and the various game modes, customization, and rosters made for memorable times, including the time we used the orbs just to see if char's philosophy is right, and it was!. the gundam breaker series also is high on my list, I really hate how rude n critical to the games people are. your vid shared quite a few I didnt know about. evolution personally scratched quite a few itches though I agree ballancing it as a shooter did take away some of the thrill. good breif video.
I'm of the opinion that Gundam Battle Operation 2 is one of the best Gundam games I've ever played. Al be it only on the PC version. It has major flaws, like the completely broken matchmaking causing you unable to match for games / match with friends / play ranked with friends. It forces you to play SOLO as it's only way to get matched properly into games.
It's the one of the few gundam games where you actually do all the aiming/shooting/fighting yourself and the mobile suits actually feel and control like heavy mobile suits and it does great to make you feel good piloting the suits and shooting the weapons and doing melee attacks. That said I wish there was a game that played like GBO2, but had a campaign or more PVE / CO-OP modes.
GBO2 is a PVP game so it's very competitive so I wished for a game that plays the same but with the option to do PVE content. Althought I enjoy the competitive pvp nature of the game.
Every other gundam game is mostly a beat-em-up like the Dynasty Warrior Gundam games, or games like SD Gundam Battle Alliance, with auto-targeting and very basic weapon control. I've watched videos of the Gundam Breaker series but other than the customization the gameplay and visuals just look so incredibily bland. The versus games are fun but get really stale really quick imo and I'm just not a fan of all the auto-targeting combat in general.
Gundam Evolution was a nice try to bring gundam in the FPS genre and i applaud them because I really enjoyed my time in Evolution while it was up. It's unfortunate it had to die within a year but people are working on private servers.
The developers of Gundam games just never come up with new creative things, it's mostly the same style games.
Contrary to what you might think, there are, in fact Gundam games that get creative with their stuff.
The options on PC generally go from lackluster(NGB) to neat(cross rays, GBO2), but the general landscape is pretty wide to cover almost every niche.
You should try Gundam Assault Survive. It's a single-player PSP game with a hefty roster. The MS feel is closer to GBO Next than GBO2 and while there is lock-on aiming, you've got manual options too. It's pretty easy to emulate too.
As far as a 1:1 PvE GBO2 goes, most we get is Code Fairy which, while pretty good, is stuck on PS4/PS5
I wish they would create games for the other series like 08th ms team, 0083, 0080, igloo.
Am i the only upsidedown gundam fan😢 i swear i feel alone.
Interesting viewpoint. As an Asian, I have to say it's mostly because Bandai don't really care about videogames beside it being a advertisement for their model kits. I know this is a lazy and painful answer, but it's the only logical conclusion I got when I discuss this same question on the forum. So yeah, I love Gundam but I hate Bandai.
Just like with other licensed games, there are gems and then there are stinkers. Same goes for Gundam. The way i see it, the Gundam backlog over the years has had a large amount of entries that break out of the mold of the stereotypical 'licensed game' formula and that could stand on their own. Games like The Rise From the Ashes for example.
To me it seems like it would be a no brainer to port the gihrens greed games to pc. Civ with anime robots would change a lot of minds I'd imagine lol idk I'm biased
RnDStranger's Famidaily series is really incredible and Bandai-Tosei had a remarkably bad track record on the Famicom. Are you implying that Zeta for the system was a good game? Are you implying that RnDStranger is a ranty CZcamsr? Genuinely curious.
I do enjoy the Famidaily series for the most part, though at the same time, i'd say the guy was a bit too harsh on Hot Scramble.
It's a simple, very arcade-y game with Famicon-era handling, but at the same time, it's not a bad game by any stretch of the imagination.
Despite its age and its shortcomings, i'd say it's a decent installment, which some may enjoy and some may drop it in favor of other games they like more.
Sd gundam battle alliance is quite good. Of course that came out some time ago😳
People can say what they want about them, but I would LOVE to get a new Dynasty Warriors Gundam game or another console SD Gundam G Generation game.
Most mech and specifically Gundam games feel like more generic games with a Gundam skin. I don't know about everyone else, but I want to feel like a Gundam pilot. No game so far has provided that.
GUNDAM BREAKER FOOOOOUUUUUR
Ahem, just came to say senjou no kizuna is peak
All hail the Gundam FPS battle orbs!
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We got armored core 6, it ain’t gundam but it’s damn close
SD Gundam G Generations games are good. My only wish is that Eternal was going to be a PC and console game instead of a mobile game.
In Japan along with all the other Japan only gundam games….except I guess breaker 4 is coming?
Gundam breaker 4 just been announced!!!
wish there are more brand new story games, today gundam games is just arcade type, the latest one is code fairy but its just expansion from gbo2
I need a Gundam Boomer Shooter in the style of Blood or Duke Nukem 3D. Also, great video.
Right now feeling a void in my heart since theres no new gundam games and I'm still reeling from Gundam Breaker Mobile's EOS since then
Well at least Gundam Breaker 4 is coming, though it'll probably have less suits than the mobile game at least you don't have to gamble & hope you get the pieces you want
My opinion on my Gundam games suck today is. I don't want games with Gundams in them. I want games that make me feel like I'm getting an authentic Gundam experience.
Ace Combat 7 is a better Gundam game than any Gundam game made in almost twenty years. For that reason. It has no Gundams in it but like all AC games since AC3 tells Gundam like stories and does so well.
Till now nothing has changed my mind even if GB4 just got announced, Gundam Battle Universe is still easily the best Gundam game.
Answer: Turned into Gacha, mobile and live service games with PREDATORY MACROtransactions.
I really liked Gundam Versus. Seem to be the only one
Given how Witch From Mercury season 2 came out rushed, I think the Gundam franchise in general is having issues right now.
Then again I'm kind of a pessimist so I might not be being logical about it.
I'd say the former somewhat suffered from Okouchi's usual writing gimmicks. He's a decent writer, don't get me wrong, but in a lot of his stories, such as WfM, or even Code Geass, he tends to be less than stellar in certain departments.
I don't know what ultimately caused Season 2's pacing issues, but the final product ended up worse for it regardless.
As for the latter, i do understand the sentiment, with some of the newer releases not being up to par or feeling lackluster, with a handful of great entries thrown into the mix as well.
Personally, i think that such a drought will pass, just like the others.
I love how X play complains about how the vs series doesn't explain anything about the world... Bro it was FOR Gundam fans
ive just always hated the sd gundams! gundams in my mind are supposed to be 13+ meters tall not the same size as a child
Seeing that xplay review reminds me of always noticing that X-play always gaving shining reviews for anything that was on Xbox. Speaking of Mech games though I remember they reviewed Super Robot Wars OG1 as many robot wars fans may know it and it's sequel where the first and for many years the only Super Robot Wars games we got state side. Xplay trashed on it and it was incredibly obvious they didn't play past the first level.
im sad you didnt bring up the g gundam series as good games even in recent years you can play two of them on the swithc (Genesis and Cross Rays)
The video was more of a general look on the landscape of Gundam games. If it was a recommendation list, then a) it would be longer. and b) would more than likely feature quite a handful of G Generation games
I have to admit i am kind of a part of the problem, ever since GVG next+ and subsequently trying out GVS (borrowed a friend's ps4) i sort of want gundam games to be like that, add the fact that i am kind of tired with Universal Century i suppose. As for Gundam Evolution..... Ho boy you can tell that they are unwilling to give it a chance
I physically own most of the console Gundam titles only missing Saturn and handheld games. One of the biggest problems is usually controls, in some games they can be difficult to get used to. Games such as Gundam SEED Never Ending Tomorrow and Encounters in Space have controls that some find awful. My friends at the time when the games came out found them terrible to play. I'll admit the controls are floaty and collision detection could be a lot better. A poor camera for both also doesn't help. If I wasn't a fan I might of given up on the game.
I loved encounters in space and played it alot back in the day. I don't remember the controls being that bad. I however remember never ending tomorrow's controls being worse for whatever reason.
I like gundam crossfire even though the shooting is jank
Too many of the Gundam actions games are focused too much on meter/cooldown management and recovery frames from hell they might be rewarding to people invested in understanding them but it’s a chore to everyone else
From Software is the only good Gundam game I've ever played and it was as barebones as it can possibly be. IDK how the other games can miss soo much. The earlier ones, I gave it a pass because of just hardware limitations but the new ones still playing as if they were released 20 years ago is just absurdly bad. I'm sticking to Armored Core. I don't mind if they're Macross based mechs. While I prefer gundam mechs, their game is just not what I want (which is to play as though they were shown in the shows).
Bro, Gundam Breaker 4 just got announced, and, IT'S GETTING A WESTERN RELEASE. Even complete with English dubbing
Coming to PS4/5, Switch, and possibly PC 2024. 🎉🎉🎉
where th you get this info Breaker 4 will be the first one in the Breaker series to get dubbed?
For all I know, they're probably gonna pull an Ace Combat 7 and not credit the roles whose doing who
@@adlibbed2138 considering the dumpster fire that was New Gundam Breaker, the FACT GB4 is even happening is so they can save face and please those they pissed off..
Even gamers in Japan swore off of NGB, so you know they fucked up bad.
@@ObsidionshadowXyeah, so apparently they're dubbing this one to English, since they're really need to appease some more fans that's has the reading skills of a mentally handicapped asylum escapee
though well, it's a good thing to have for these folks ig, even though I wouldn't touch the dub myself unless i'm feeling high and wasted, provided if I even had the gaming rig capable of running it :v
oh and seems like anime games in general rarely gets a dub these days, unless it's Naruto & Dragon Ball
like the most recent-ish anime game I know that gets dubbed in overseas release is Jujitsu Kaisen
GUNDAM BREAKER 4 LETS GOOOOOO
You and the viewers are gonna want to see today's Nintendo direct...
Wheres my xbox gundam games 😢
SD battle alliance was a downgrade from the psp titles
Mfw i actualy like the mussou games and dream of a new gundam dynasty warriors
Then you have weird instances like GBO2, where the gameplay is incredibly good but its wrapped inside of "f2p multiplayer game by bandai namco"
i'm still miffed code fairy didnt get a pc port
Hit and miss, Code Fairy is in the realm of cash grab, it's really short, there's no character development and the story is barely present.
The gameplay is fine, ironically it serves better as a tutorial to gbo2 than the inganme tutorial. It has a simulator mode were you can play diferent game modes which could have served as practice for gbo2 but saddly it's missing 90% of the mobilesuits.
If you complete the game in normal/hard mode you can optain around 6 mobile suits, coins and BP.
Dude literally all the games they shat on are the best gundam got ... my God lol
tbh the only fully fledged gundam game thats even still kicking is gbo2. but that game ofc has its issues......gundam evo was my first and i enjoyed it but-seems gundam just cant get A good game. with mobile suits not just from the universal century