Front Mission

[sun0wl]

Saw an earlier thread about FM3 but thought the series deserved a general thread...I've been playing the FM3 remake and while yes, the use of AI to upscale some art is dumb and they left out the fast forward feature from the FM1/2 remake, it's a really fun game you can pick up and play in little bites here and there. I'm having a blast and have been going back down the FM rabbit hole lately as a result.

Any other big fans? Fave games? Best wanzer design? Anyone remember Evolved? Thoughts about the recent remakes?

FM4 on PS2 was my gateway game and still my fave. Neat story and great localization, non-annoying characters (looking at you Ryogo lol), good maps, and awesome PS2 era aesthetics with the UI design and music and everything. Fun gameplay in general for those who like the whole mecha building system and SRPGs.

I brought FM5 back home from studying in Japan...Then never played it lmao. I should get around to it one day.

When it comes to the spin-offs and gaidens: Gun Hazard was one of the first games I emulated and pretty fun IIRC. But shoutout to Front Mission Evolved for being an awful game everyone hated but that I unironically loved lol

I think my fave thing about FM is how it feels like a really cohesive and consistent series in terms of design, aesthetic, the whole package. It feels timeless. That and the whole wanzer parts system.

Also love how it plays everything pretty straight instead of going off into very "anime" territory like a lot of mecha media. Yeah, you have silly antics from characters like Ryogo and weird one-off plots like the methane mechas that moo in FM3, but overall it keeps a serious, muted, mature tone that matches its overall aesthetic.

The worldbuilding is pretty cool, too...I mean, several of the plotlines and situations come off as pretty unrealistic or contrived (especially if you've been anywhere near the military or government service lol) and are certainly not as well thought out or researched as things in the MGS universe, but it's like Ace Combat in that it gets an E for effort.

I also think that because it doesn't use real platforms like Ace Combat does (Lockheed F-16, etc.), the attention to detail it gives to the whole military industrial complex is second to none, particularly with the industries surrounding the wanzers and all the different part manufacturers and names. (My longtime username, sunowl, is based off the wanzer series of the same name. Forgot if it's from FM4 or 2.) Not sure why but I love this shit but that's why I love Front Mission. Thank you for coming to my TED thread.

 

[Bonkers225]

I've often said Front Mission 3 was one of the top 3 best games Square has ever done. Worst thing about the remake is that they got rid of the extremely satisfying sound effects of the original.

 

[Stare best girl]

I only played Front Mission and Gun Hazard which Front Mission 1 was very good while Gun Hazard is easily one of the best SNES games, I want to play Front Mission 2 but sadly the translation has many issues like the fact that is incomplete or that has more bugs and glitches than the untranslated game and the remake has a very awful translation...

 

[ShadowsofCreationAga]

I only played Front Mission and Gun Hazard which Front Mission 1 was very good while Gun Hazard is easily one of the best SNES games, I want to play Front Mission 2 but sadly the translation has many issues like the fact that is incomplete or that has more bugs and glitches than the untranslated game and the remake has a very awful translation...

Supposedly the 3nd games remake had it's translation completely overhauled in a patch around the time the PC release came out.