I'm not sure why Mobile Suit games are general low quality, but this one is no better. There are some really great Gundam games out there, so find and play those instead.

Everything apart from the suits, to a degree, looks like a PS3 and it controls like a PS1 game; every action has a massive cool down, and fights are dictated by who can combo and stunlock first; the stats are overwhelming and unexplained; 1:1 battles end up with you on the ground and taking 10 seconds to stand up, and that's if you're not blown up by 2-3 people off rip; the hub area is basically a mobile game but with extra steps; I couldn't find a 700 point match, just kept booting me out and saying "great job"; etc. etc.

But the biggest sin of all is that it controls like complete garbage. Nothing about piloting a suit or walking around as a pilot feels good. It's really neat at first that you can even leave your MS and walk around: it really puts into perspective just how massive Gundam are.

But nah, I'm not going to suffer through these awful, terrible, no-good controls just to play an ugly mobile game. Maybe one day when I'm really, really bored and get heavily into Gundam and devour all other Gundam media will I give this another go.

Reviewed on May 31, 2023


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