Good/Favorite mecha games?

[baboon30]

Recently, I’ve been playing a game I really enjoyed as a kid, and it still holds up: Metal Warriors for SNES. I think it’s pretty well-known now, but back then I rented it on a whim since it didn’t even have a label on the cartridge, just the name written with a permanent marker.


I probably expected something like Gundam Wing: Endless Duel, but Metal Warriors turned out to be a really pleasant surprise. Anyone have a mecha game they still hold dear? Maybe someone knows another hidden gem. The genre definitely has its fans, but it’s still pretty niche.

 

[Stingy Perry Stingy Perry]

Third person shooter for the PSP where you pilot some Universal Century Mobile Suits from the Gundam series
Gundam Battle Tactics
Gundam Battle Royalee
Gundam Battle Chronicle
Gundam Battle Universe
Gundam Assault Survive

For the SNES have you tried
Assault Suits Valken /Cybernator
Front Mission Gun Hazard

 

[Mahan_Native]

Xenogears
Bulk Slash
Zone of the Enders
Armored Core games in general

 

[RanmyakuIchi's icon RanmyakuIchi RanmyakuIchi]

I had and loved Metal Warriors as a kid too. The VS multiplayer in particular was crazy fun.

 

[qw90700]

- My favourite mecha game:

S.L.A.I.: Steel Lancer Arena International (USA) PS2 – RGT Repository

S.L.A.I.: Steel Lancer Arena International (USA) PS2 Game ID: SLUS-20969. Languages: English. For Sony PlayStation 2.

retrogametalk.com

Buy mech, customize it, enjoy cyberpunk situations and listen to kick ass soundtrack!!! In this game imagine me entering da arena and swinging my giant katana and cut mecha into pieces and activate my invisibility tech to go away from the crime scene lolol.

- My favourite Armored Core game:

Silent Line: Armored Core - True-Analogs (Hack) PS2 ISO – RGT Repository

Silent Line: Armored Core - True-Analogs (Hack) PS2 ISO Game ID: SLUS-20644. Languages: English, Undub. For Sony PlayStation 2.

retrogametalk.com

Tons of customization and pew pew mindless mecha action fun!!!

- I'm stretching but I love the way how life sim RPG with "mecha"-like vehicle you can pilot in this game:

Steambot Chronicles (USA+UNDUB) PS2 ISO – RGT Repository

Steambot Chronicles (USA+UNDUB) PS2 ISO Game ID: SLUS-21344. Languages: English, Undub. For Sony PlayStation 2.

retrogametalk.com

- I'm stretching it a lot further and say I really loved when HAWKEN was online. Me still crying an ocean!!!:

But good thing it's playable with bots via "Hawakening".

Never forget the Battle of the Somme and HAWKEN!!! lolol

 

[diet_orange]

Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries

 

[Billy Pecos]

My absolute favorite is Virtual on.Other mecha favorites are:
Custom robo
Little battlers experience
Gotcha force
Front mission(up until 4)

 

[John Cruelty]

Zone of the Enders are the best Kojima games

 

[JoystickV2]

I LOVE MECHA! I mean, just look at my profile pic, that's supposed to be me cosplaying as Domon from G Gundam xD

And for my favorite mecha games, I'm going to choose the following:

Gundam Breaker 3 (Vita): I love the customization, creating your own Gundam is really fun and, while I prefer Breaker 2's campaign, I think that Breaker 3's campaign isn't bad, just a little repetitive sometimes.

Tech Romancer (DC): basically a Super Robot Wars game made by Capcom, it's a great homage to several mecha shows, the graphics are good, the soundtrack is great, I like most of the stories, and you can play as Jin Saotome from Cyberbots too! I'm so sad it wasn't ported to PCs with the recent collection... ç.ç

Super Robot Wars J (GBA): this game. THIS. FREAKING. GAME. This game was one of the catalysts for my transformation into a mecha fan, thanks to SRW J I discovered Mazinkaiser, G Gundam, Tekkaman Blade, Nadesico, and the game is GREAT! Probably one of the better gateway entries in the Super Robot Wars franchise, not being too hard but not too easy either.

Metal Bringer (PC): one I recently finished, and I had a blast! Metal Bringer starts kinda slow, with you having access to a Labor (basically a android body) and having to deal with Arms (the giant robots) while using whatever you can find at the time (so... heavy machinery), but with time you can get A LOT of good pieces to use, you can create your own Arms to explore the randomly generated areas and destroy the enemies in seconds. It is a time sink, but I highly recommend!

For honorable mentions I'm going to say Super Robot Wars: Original Generation (GBA) for introducing me to the SRW franchise and Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner (PS2) that I love it even if I played the PS3 version without any patches.

 

[Bakuma1997]

D.I.C.E from PS2 is the best non-Banpresto mecha game i have played

I second any Gun Hazard/Cybernator ever since i used to play ZSNES

Gundam Endless War is a great fighting game in par with Cyberbots on PSX

In The RPG aspect Metal MAX is the closest i have to play a TTGL RPG

 

[garbodorman]

Medarot.

 

[JoystickV2]

My absolute favorite is Virtual on.Other mecha favorites are:
Custom robo
Little battlers experience
Gotcha force
Front mission(up until 4)

Custom Robo and Gotcha Force could be considered mecha? I didn't think about mentioning them before because y'know, "but they are smaller than humans" and all that jazz.

BUT THEY ARE AMAZING! I personally LOVE Custom Robo, that game is a underrated masterpiece and I love it \o\

 

[ThirteeTooBeets]

The Vision of Escaflowne

 

[Otsuu]

I'm torn between Front Mission 3 and Armored Core 6 (or 4A if we want to avoid recency bias).

 

[moonbits]

Zone of the Enders
Armored Core
Virtual On

 

[DAME NINGEN]

Metal Bringer (PC)

Did they ever patch the bug that made allowed the game to generate impossible puzzles? I don't think I'm going to touch it until that's done away with.

The Vision of Escaflowne

Didn't even know that existed. Still, I can't read moon runes, so it doesn't change much for me. How good is the mecha combat?

 

[solnK!]

I can´t recommend the Zone of the Enders games enough, Bulk Slash is also one of the best Saturn games ever. Robotic Alchemic Drive (R.A.D) is both cheesy and really fun.

 

[Bakuma1997]

Gundam Endless War

Endless DUEL sorry

 

[CG4R12I4N]

• All SD Gundam G Generation games
• All Gundam VS games
• All Super Robot Wars games
• All Another Century's Episode games
• All Armored Core games
• All Macross games since PS1 era
• All Front Mission games
• All Zone of the Enders games
• All Virtual On games
• All Danball Senki games
• All Metal Wolf Chaos games
• All Sakura Wars games
• Gunparade Match + Gunparade Orchestra
• Speed Power Gunbike
• Bulk Slash
• Kikaioh/Tech Romancer
• Cyberbot: Fullmetal Madness
• Gundam: The Battle Master games
• Gigantic Drive/Robot Alchemic Drive
• GEAR Fighter Dendoh
• Linebarrels of Iron
• Ring of Red
• Chou Soujuu Mecha MG
• Cyber Knight 1 + Cyber Knight 2
• Epica Stella/Vanguard Bandits
• Eureka 7 V1: The New Wave + Eureka 7 V2: The New Vision
• Omega Boost

 

[MD Chaos]

Anything that Fromsoft(Armored Core, Metal Wolf Chaos, and Another Century's Episode) and Sandlot(Robot Alchemic Drive, Mecha MG, and to an extent EDF) has put out, but also Zone of the enders, Lost Planet, Daemon X Machina, The Assault Suits Series, Front Mission, Xenogears(Saga too) and Super Robot Wars Original Generations.

Mainly it's Mech Action Games that are my main thing, but there's some good SRPG and RPG ones like the few I mentioned, but also fighting game ones like Virtual on and Techromancer. There's definitely plenty of good or great ones that definitely stand out in their genres or outside, but there's also a lot more boring and generic ones that just have a Mech Coat of Paint(basically any indie mech game now).

Out of the bunch I feel like Lost Planet gets overlooked, when it's one of capcom's most underappreciated and experimental series. Lost Planet 1 and 2 I feel much like Dead Rising defined the best the 7th console generation have, and also EX Troopers is a really fun spin off. Lost Planet 3 gets shat on a lot, but I feel it's alright.

Metal Warriors I have played and that's a pretty good one I feel. Feels very genuine in what it wants to be unlike most other Mech games made in the west that are based off of ones from the east. I think Valken is better, but Metal Warriors is really good altogether.

Also in terms of licenses, Macross and Gundam have it pretty good when it comes to licensed games, esp the Artdink based ones.