Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries

Wucked · 21 Nov 2019 at 20:45

Release Date: December 10th 2019
Publisher: Epic Games Store (yuk)
Game: Stompy robot shooter, single player campaign and 4 player co-op
Minimum System Requirements:

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100, or equivalent
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770, or equivalent
RAM: 4GB
OS: Windows 7, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10 (64-bit versions)
HDD: 80GB free space
DirectX: Version 11

Latest video:

I’ve been waiting for this one for a while, it’s looking pretty good to me. Only thing I’m not keen on is the Epic store. If you’re interested in stompy robot action then this should be a decent option.

Malevolence · 21 Nov 2019 at 20:53

Is that video narrated by Mort Goldman?

Wucked · 21 Nov 2019 at 21:14

I actually thought it was one of the ninja turtles, or a 90’s cartoon surfer dude.

Yrkoon · 22 Nov 2019 at 00:04

Wucked said:
I actually thought it was one of the ninja turtles, or a 90’s cartoon surfer dude.

leave the orange turtle alone

im pumped for this game if it is decent

shaf · 22 Nov 2019 at 06:59

I remember when the first one was released in the 90s. It was a brilliant game.

Looking forward to this.

deuse · 22 Nov 2019 at 08:49

This company has done so many refunds already.
I'd be surprised if it takes off.

I won't be buying from epic

Datamonkey · 22 Nov 2019 at 12:58

This is looking great!!

Is it only available on Epic game store though

Freddie1980 · 22 Nov 2019 at 13:52

EPIC should get the rights for NRG's "Instruments of Destruction" (from Transformers The Movie, 1986) and produce a video with it playing to a Mech just going on a rampage.

Yrkoon · 23 Nov 2019 at 01:25

deuse said:
This company has done so many refunds already.
I'd be surprised if it takes off.

I won't be buying from epic

can you elaborate on this please?

Wucked · 23 Nov 2019 at 07:52

Yrkoon said:
can you elaborate on this please?

There was some saltiness over it being released on Epic rather than Steam. Toys were thrown from prams, mainly from the Mechwarrior Online community. Something about China stealing top secret secrets from peoples gaming PC's.

Cantankerous · 23 Nov 2019 at 08:45

Very much waiting for it to be released before buying. But saying that, Wooo! New Mechwarrior game.

Devrij · 23 Nov 2019 at 08:56

As someone who put 821 hrs into mechwarrior online, I am somewhat excited for this if it comes good.

deuse · 23 Nov 2019 at 09:21

Yrkoon said:
can you elaborate on this please?

They sold steam keys to people and said they would have in game features that never happened.

So they had no choice but to give refunds.

SPG · 23 Nov 2019 at 10:52

Fancy it....will not be buying it from Epic.

Mollari · 23 Nov 2019 at 12:33

SPG said:
Fancy it....will not be buying it from Epic.

Same. Pouring money on epic store at this point just doesn't seem right. Do they even have 2-way verification for better account security?

Anyway I've been waiting this game for so many years one extra year does not make much difference.

Ben playing all other Mechwarrior games except the first one, and my all time favorite must be Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries.

Yrkoon · 23 Nov 2019 at 14:35

Wucked said:
There was some saltiness over it being released on Epic rather than Steam. Toys were thrown from prams, mainly from the Mechwarrior Online community. Something about China stealing top secret secrets from peoples gaming PC's.

ah k cheers, china can have my super secret cat pics if they want

Wucked · 27 Nov 2019 at 19:51

The beta is running now, I’ve been playing it co-op with some friends and it’s been a lot of fun so far. It has me excited for the full release.

Some footage that someone else has recorded. Plenty of other vids on YouTube and people streaming it on twitch if anyone is interested.

krooton · 28 Nov 2019 at 15:24

That looks ace! Proper nostalgia vibes

Wucked · 28 Nov 2019 at 22:29

Mollari said:
Same. Pouring money on epic store at this point just doesn't seem right. Do they even have 2-way verification for better account security?

Anyway I've been waiting this game for so many years one extra year does not make much difference.

Ben playing all other Mechwarrior games except the first one, and my all time favorite must be Mechwarrior 2: Mercenaries.

Yes, Epic does have 2FA. I've just enabled it for my account. I'd have preferred a Steam release as well, but I want to play it, so that's what I'm going to do. And since I pre-ordered the game directly from PGI, I don't have to input any payment details into Epic. I'll just use it for MW5 and perhaps try a couple of their freebie games.

Jay85 · 4 Dec 2019 at 11:35

I need this on steam, absolutely refuse to use epic! Either that or find a torrent

... never! Just release it on steam please for god sakes