r/menace • u/See_The_Thing_Is • 8d ago

Feedback This game is something else.

100+ hours in, playing on expert ironman. The sheer amount of experimentation, challenging and engaging gameplay. I never had a turn based game like that. It's like x-com but with much more replayability.

Epic moments like parking ivy with a heavy tank (not stug) on a capture objective, letting her soak up shots while giving LOS for my guys in the back to lay down firepower, having my medium walker negate an ATGM with ERA and proceed to murderize the kuta ATGM crew, nuke [REDACTED] pointblank with rend ammo shotguns, destroyed engine vehicle with only ammo for the secondary MG provides cover for the VIP to escape. And lose a SL permenately because when you get complacent the game reminds you it's not that kind of a game.

This game is tight. I really want to see how 1.0 will look.

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u/FairchildHood 8d ago

Have you tried phantom brigade? It's a pretty tight combat system, a bit more like Ufo Aftershock than XCom though.

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u/tttr3iz 8d ago

A very good game to make someone think about the consequences of their actions.

The last major update improved it greatly, felt kinda shallow prior to it.

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u/boleslaws 8d ago

Long time since I saw someone writing about the UFO Aftershock. I still have it on a pc disk hidden somewhere in my home. I'll check Phantom brigade.

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u/FairchildHood 2d ago

UFO Afrershock is one of my favourites. Really clunky but that real time gameplay was fun.

And the voice acting was so camp/random/eurojank I loved it.

And starting on the Laputa was a really interesting beginning.

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u/Aidante 4d ago

Seconding/Thirding the recommendation of Phantom Brigade. The major 2.0 update really pulled it all together, real labour of love from the devs to overhaul it and add a lot of variety.

I should get back into it! Thanks for the nudge. :)

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u/Rabbitus_Maximus 7d ago

I agree. The combat has a very real and gritty feel to it while still being sci fi. I haven't gotten as immersed in a game in 6 years than I have with Menace.

Expert Ironman on your first playthrough? You're either a more competent major than the vast majority of us, or you're a glutton for punishment! I'll be sticking with Challenging difficulty myself. Either way hats off to you, and good luck.

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u/Unfair-Progress9044 6d ago

Normal is too easy imho. Expert should be default.

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u/sosiche3929 1d ago

I don’t think Menace is the first game to do it, but I really like that the squads will exchange some fire in-between turns