Is my Search for a GOOD Gundam Game on PC Finally Over?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 เม.ย. 2024
- Today, we're checking out a title that I've had my eye on for a while, but due to pricing and some mixed reviews, never played: SD Gundam Battle Alliance.
Gundam games on PC are few and far between, and good ones, even more so.
It's time to find out if this 2022 title is one that Gundam fans should check out, or pass on. - เกม
This game is good. I wouldn't say it's amazing due to some of the grind requirement but the gameplay is very solid imo
The grind isn't bad if you can do the highest level boss rush missions I struggle alittle so it's still bad for me though 😅
Wdym? I love grinding it gives me a satisfaction I'm craving for.
Grind is the best part though.
Gundam Evo has been revived with private servers and potential new updates through a community called Side 7.
will they update unit tho
@@Viklands true
Gundam breaker 4 looming in the distance.
That light in the end of the tunnel.
cope
SD Gundam Battle Alliance is certainly my all time second favorite SD Gundam Game, G Generation Cross Rays is of course number one given its HUGE amount of MS/MA, Characters, Skills and missions, but nevertheless as soon as Battle Alliance was revealed all that long ago I immediately was hooked, I played the demo and bought the game as soon as it came out and I did not regret the purchase at all, spend weeks playing through the game, getting all the MS Blueprints and doing all post-story missions and getting the all the much harder to get MS Blueprints like the two original MS made for this game and another which you had to face alot of bosses to get its Blueprints, Ive bought all three DLC Packs and completed and got their MS that came with them, the only DLC Pack I dont have is the Witch From Mercury Pack with Suletta and Aerial, overall I absolutely enjoyed the hell out of this game and certainly would love to see a sequel for Battle Alliance.
G Generation cross ray is a good game but however there certain cons that even the older version is better an example would be gundams that has multi-lock targets like S.F or Freedom can now only select 1 unit (Unlike in G Generation Overworld where multi-lock unit can select a max of 3 enemy at any time)
@tyson, I have Generation Overworld and Next Plus in my phone for years now..
I enjoy this game a lot just because of the casual fun you can have with it!
Now, there admittedly aren't a lot of characters to team up with, but some of the interactions you can get genuinely amuse me:
My personal favorites have to be Mikazuki and Suletta. When he pilots Barbatos 6th form, it starts with "Don't get in my way," "I won't drag!" Any other Barbatos though, and she does her "step 1, forward 2" and he actually takes notes from it.
I played this on Switch, it was well worth the money and I absolutely loved it. Only problem was that once the player community got to roughly the same level/mobile suit options, it became difficult to find people to play with. No one to team up with. When they added Gundam Aerial, everyone played for 3 days to unlock Aerial, played with it for a while, then it was dead again.
I picked this up on the Switch on sale for $20, and I agree. Not worth $60, but for $20, definitely! It's fun, just repetitive and a bit shallow. But given the lack of (good) Gundam games available in the West in general, and on non-Playstations specifically, it really scratches the itch. I'm also waiting for Gundam Breaker 4... hopefully that'll redeem the series after NGB. That one I think I'll get on PC.
So, SD Gundam Battle Alliance is a smaller scale (less enemies) ver. of Gundam Musou. Definitely agree to wait for a sale. Although, a little disappointed there was no review of the multiplayer co-op content. That could really enrich the experience.
If you have friends to play with, co-op certainly could make the game more enjoyable. The game has a pretty small playerbase on Steam, but I did see one lobby up to join while playing.
The entire campaign can be played in co-op, you essentially just replace your partners with humans.
I would say it feels less repetitive then the Gundam Musou games, but can still be repetitive to a degree. Gameplay is also, overall, better. Still agree that it's only worth it on sale, unless you are a huge Gundam fan with money to blow.
I still wish Epic Games would chuck a bunch of dosh at Bandai Namco Studios to bring the Extreme VS series to PC, cuz I legit can't see it happen any other way due to the dev team's loathing of the platform.
When it comes to that series, Bandai loathe anything that isn't a Japanese arcade machine.
I really enjoyed my time with SDBA. Even got to help several friends through it and group up with them for the super hard dlc missions. Not a perfect game by any means, but a fun time.
Since you brought up the Dark Gundam and being able to fight it, maybe you should dive into ms saga, the gundam ff styled rpg.
This one has caught my eye and will be getting a video in the future!
@JarboeGaming awesome. it's a fun, has a couple big difficulty spikes but there is a guide on GameFAQS by Dragen that will help a ton.
I really wish there was more to coop. On launch you had a few people down for it back on Console, but after a whilenit became a "I'll do one run just so i have the achievement to plat the game"
Thanks for giving this game some love.
You know what's good to play though? While waiting for GB4, you folks should try Megaton Musashi W. Specially if you're really can't wait and have some appreciation of Super Robo Taisen stuff. Ooooh, chefs kiss!
The only gripe i have for the game is that it clearly needed more playable characters. Some of the series had like 4 playable units in them while others had only like 1 or 2
- Now I understand the fact that some series can only have like one or two because said series doesn't have alot of named/popular MS, but there are clearly some that could have had more like Gundam Wing, etc. (only Wing Zero and Epyon)
100% agree, was sad to not see the Heavyarms, Deathscythe, Tallgeese, etc. Felt like those should've been auto-include.
Agreed. I saw the Ryosei Go 3 and was hoping for it to be added. (Especially since the people I was playing with had me in the Gussion, a friend using the Lupis and the third using a ranged type MS (usually the full armor Gundam or the full armor unicorn) What made this feeling worse was there being a bunch of machines featured but were unuseable, Gyunei's Jagd Doga being 1 OF MANY examples of this.
was so ready to buy this on launch date when the reviews came it is more of a single player adventure. Was hoping it would be a great replacement for SD gundam online / capsule fighter which shutdown years ago.
BEC, which continued to create classic Gundam games during the PS1 and PS2 eras, unfortunately disbanded in 2011.
Honestly still love this game. Really like a good hack and slash game and I love Gundam so this was a fun match up for me. Trying to figure out the more advanced combo tech was nice as well. Loved using Gold Frame Amatsu Mina throughout the game along with Penelope once that DLC dropped.
yknow what would make the game alot better is space battles because usually in every battle in space, your always on ground and they should probably add more suits and missions like battling the arianrhod fleet or the ELS from awakening of the trailblazer believe me it would be fun if we had space battles like that
I'm waiting a semi realistic Gundam game, maybe with the cockpit view
Yeah keep waiting
@@williamcorey4700 lmao
Maybe you should try gundam side story 0079 rise from the ashes
As someone who usually avoids anything SD, I have to say this is one of my favourite Gundam games.
Sadly as time goes on and the player count drops though it becomes increasingly hard to be able to efficiently clear later missions.
I do play on console though, so I can't say if the PC community has been effected by this as much.
It's a very grindy game and will have you replaying the same missions over and over, but that is negated somewhat by how quickly you can clear them once you've upgraded your mobile suits. Also the balance is basically non existent making certain mobile suits much better than others, especially when it comes to some of the DLC suits.
It sounds like I'm ragging on it, but where it really shines is the game play. It's just fun to zoom around the map shooting and bashing enemies which to me is the most important part.
Waiting on Gundam Breaker 4, can't wait to try out Destiny Spec II and Mighty Strike Freedom
the game was fun and the story was cute, getting to see extra life in alot of stories is what sold it for me as a long time gundam fan
Nice...but can you review the Another PS2 Gundam Game which is called Mobile Suit Gundam Climax U.C. which is only has Japanese release only.
This one is on my radar, currently playing through MS Saga, but will be checking it out in the future!
With over 200 hours in the game, definitely fun. Though once you beat the DLC, there is not much more left to do. That being said, this game is easily 100 hours of pure fun.
While GB4 reach, you should give a chance to Megaton Musashi W. Man that game came out of nowhere and is fun as hell.
Whoah, this is my first time hearing about this, this looks awesome.
Yep, going to review this, finishing up MS Saga, but this is going to move up to the top after, looks great.
If you are into tactical RPGs, SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays is really good. G Generation Genesis is good too, but it's not on PC. I imported a PS4 copy from Play Asia that had English text option. It's also available on Switch.
I'll be checking out Cross Rays in the future!
Really hoping breaker 4 have more grunt suits than 3 andmore customisation options.
I love it because it's better than nothing! But if I have a choice I kinda wish the flight/maneuverability and combat are a little bit closer to gundamvsgundam.
Im convinced that SDGO was the best Gundam game made. All Bandai needs to do is literally make a copy of the game
wait for Gundam Breaker 4 to be out on steam end of this year
As for story it really cool another universe/year gundam invaded, that is the missing piece on genesis and cross rays. Also we need more suit, sadly it will be bigger size and budget to make 😂
Gundam battle alliance was the best game ever for me so much so that I have every gundams max level such a fun game 😭🙌🏽
I wasn't always a big fan of the Gundam SD series but they have grown on me over the years, especially the newer one like G generations and crossrays on ps4 , a huge amount MS and mobile armors and characters to choose from! Which also includes making your own pilot , it's pretty basic but it's fun and good to see. And a deceit amount of ships to choose from. Sd gundam battle alliance i really love playing it, the grind isn't too bad so far, at least as of a few months ago or so . The combat is fun and pretty fast paced and some of the more harder missions can be brutal if you haven't be leveling your MS or Characters to what the game suggest, although I am horrible at guarding , most time i forget i can guard, much less perform a perfect guard hahhaha . As for the price point, yea i cant disagree with you there 60 bucks plus the additional dlc is steep , but im a sucker for a gundam game that looks promising and fun even after beating it!
The only thing that turns me off from SD is whenever they have those anime eyes
Honestly, I would've vastly preferred if the game wasnt in the "SD Style", but, it grew on me over time to the point where I don't mind it was much.
@@burg3575 yea true hahaha
I saw it on gamepass when i bought my Xbox Series X a while back, played it a bit. thought it was neat. Im not really a fan of SD Gundam. I saw it had Nu gundam and i tried it out. Surprising though its also on PC Gamepass and your progression also carries over between the two.
Also If your Looking for Great PC gundam games, look up Modded Boost its a Modded Version of Gundam Vs Extreme Boost for the PS3 Emulator,it adds Alot of new Units from Later titles and Some New Maps. You can Also Play with friends Online. Its the only way PC will get the VS series Sadly
If only this weren't SD...
infighter is kinda OP vs bosses,some of them got infinite loops(I am looking at you gouf custom!)
I wish they would bring extreme vs series to PC
That would be incredible
This was essentially The Gundam Version of Dragon Ball Xenoverse.
I was really hoping that this game was a true sequel to SD Gundam Capsule Fighter, and I was disappointed when it wasn’t. I enjoyed the game tho
Yeah ok this is just gundam xenoverse
Story wise? Yeah, but it lacks the customization options.
It strikes me as a Gundam Musou" minus the "musou-ness" and SD.
As one who didn't mind the Dynasty Worriors thing (and actually loath how Reborn on the PS3 was the last of them 😭) will have to check this out
If you enjoyed the DW games, I think you'll enjoy this. Would recommend to wait for a sale though personally.
@JarboeGaming It's interesting because on one hand, who doesn't love their hack-n-slash affairs.
At the same time, they love to keep Gundam on a least when it comes to releasing games outside of the homeland. Can definitely see a case of stockholm syndrome 🤔 for a lot of folk.
On the other side, SD Gundam is quite divisive, so this would definitely be out of consideration unless running across one of these vids/ reviews, or morbid curiosity winning over one day 😆
So while not a gundam game, megaton musashi w wired is a good gundambreakers like game, whit better gameplay but less costumizebility tho still great in terms of that just not gb level. What it does have is mazinger getter, combattler v and voltes v. So if you want something while waiting for the actual gb4 this one is very solid
Just wait for breaker 4
my greatest gripe about this game is definitely the repetitiveness
to make it worse, several of the dlcs are locked until you finished every single mission in the game TWICE.
Pc is getting breaker 4 and it looks amazing so far.
Yes, looking forward to it!
What about SD Gndam: G Generation Cross Rays?
Good title that ill be covering in the future, but definitely a different style of game compared to a lot of the classic action games based on the franchise.
@@JarboeGaming "compared to a lot of the classic action games based on the franchise." That just tells me you don't know the actual history of the SD Gundam Tactical RPGs, they've been around since the NES.
@@gundamguy22 I was referring more to titles like Journey to Jaburo, Federation vs Zeon, etc. I won't deny the history of Tactical RPGs based on the Franchise, but IMO they appeal to a narrower audience.
Gihren's Greed is also fantastic but may not be for everyone.
Imagine a open world gundam game
I’m still hoping for that
@@300kyuubi Me to brother me to !!
Ready Player one game is your bet. else Gundam vs Marvel or transformer or Armored Core
Else no gonna happen so fast, because any expertise even Armored Core 6 is still hard to make it open world, meant japan still only few companies step in Open World like Horizon Dawn, Elden ring. (From Software . armored core can, but i doubt they would give full budget to gundam, probably need to have few IP like gundam + Armored core + ultraman to get that budget). Elden ring = passion. Sony horizon dawn = they force to build one shining game....They both exception. Any open world game is exception
No much IP in japan willing to put that much of budget into this genre, because the customer acquisition is at least 50% or more worse. Unless armored core 6 sales can compare to other similar single player AAA game
Have you try MS saga on ps2 ? It is open world but turn based gundam game
@@haseokun8468 what no thanks for putting me on game
Game is fun for the first hours. Sadly when you realize you are playing the same like 8 maps over and over again it gets pretty annoying. I played it alot cause of all the suits I love that are in it. Definitely worth the $20-30 range. It does feel like its missing some elements.
Without even watching; Short answer, no. Long answer......eh? It's good for what it is, closest thing we're gonna see to a DW gundam on PC, decent roster though always wishing for a few more here and there. What ultimately killed it for me is the combat, especially against the bosses in hard and EX missions. Relying way too much on a perfect guard/parry system to get bosses in a break state so that you can actually deal damage, otherwise you do next to nothing to them and playing keep away until then cause if they get you they will wreck your ass on harder difficulties. It has been a while, maybe I just sucked at the parry mechanic or it was just plain jank, but I found myself brute forcing a lot of the later bosses, the EX missions though finally broke me. 6.5/10, slightly above average.
New game coming out called mecha break. I HIGHLY encourage anyone reading this comment to go look at the trailers. That game is everything Gundam should be
Looks worth checking out for sure! I'll keep my eye on this one
I really really get this whole no good gundam games thing. I have been wanting a good one for so very long. And while this ones ok i would not say its what im wanting.
I have no idea why they didnt port braeker 2 or 3 to pc but eh.
Hopefully Breaker 4 will be a good sequel
Wow so I guess Cross Ray's just doesn't exist
SD Gundam Capsule Fighter is still the best PC Gundam Game. RIP SDGO
GunEvo at least now runs on Private Servers. Still a shame that BamCo couldnt give less fucks
waiting for breaker 4
This game is awesome!!
man I wish there were more games like ms saga
That's actually going to be the next Gundam Game we cover, super looking forward to it!
Needs more active players but super fun
Nothing beats SDGO
I wish that bandai would just outsource to fromsoft or konami or something. So that we can have a true to life, and modern gundam game.
So it's the gundam version of xenoverse.
This? No. Exvs is
Dynasty Gundam for PS3 was great❤
There is a mod that will let you get capital for free. The grind is extremely extremely rough due to the captial costs... its cheating but it'll let you experience higher levels faster.
Counter point, sd gundam generations cross rays exists
This is very true, although it may appeal to a slightly narrower audience imo, it's great.
We'll be covering it in the future, for sure, after I wrap up MS Saga: A New Dawn.
So this is the Xenoverse of the gundam games?
Definitely some similarities that could be drawn, for sure!
Gundam: Xenoverse. Got it.
I want another Dynasty Warriors Gundam game =(
I wanted to like SD Gundam Battle Alliance, I was all hyped for the release, but then I tried the demo and found it was garbage, most people felt the same way, I honestly think the best Gundam game we'll ever have will probably be Gundam Breaker 4. I would have said Battle Operation 2 Online, but with all the hacking, it makes that game unappealing on PC (great on PS4 though, now if only the game had actually servers). I miss the PS2 era of Gundam games, we were eating well back then.
PS2 era of Gundam games is certainly the golden era, no question. Hopefully Gundam Breaker 4 delivers! It looks promising.
Searching for a good gundam game? Well, GB4 is out this year, so that was easy
Is really good, i platinum it
Nah I am good. I would like a gbo3.
for someone who played alot of gundam seed destiny: zaft vs rengou 2+(long name i know), i cant look at the gameplay of battle aliance and not feel like its VERY mediocre. not just the combat is pretty boring, but even the story mode is just bland. the gundam vs on psp was also far more fun to play around and unlock stuff.
its not a bad game, but i wouldnt count it as GOOD either. i would actually put sd g generation cross rays above it, and even that one doesnt compare with the really good sd g gen games. like DS(which looked like shit even back in the game, but is so much fun) or overworld. hell, even spirits, with its insane amount of bullshite, and no real good map to grind i would argue was a better game, since it was the first to introduce the "size" mechanic to the franchise.
overall, we dont really have much choice on PC. but since we will be getting the next gundam breaker, and its based of gundam breaker 3, an AMAZING game. the only thing we are missing is the gundam extreme vs. which is the best of the gundam vs franchise.
compared to those games, battle alliance is just... meh.
I was not impressed by the demo of the game, so I never picked it up fully. Gonna keep it on skip.
There is a fanmade game called {MISSION} that has the PS2/3 Gundam VS. games vibes, and the suits with flight capability actually have a longer flight time than normal, and use the SD style. It's sort of an Another Century's Episode style of shared universe. The beta of it can be accessed from the Yuan Zero youtube channel.
This looks absolutely incredible thank you for sharing!
First game that allows you to battle the dark Gundam? You know dynasty warriors Gundam 2 just flipped you off right.
Well, first game I've played that allowed me to do so.
Will have to check out Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2 in the future for sure.
Do you like the Gundam series? YES, do you like cute silly looking munchkin super fighting robots? YES, are you drawn to the allure of SD looking robot characters? YES buy this game! The better it does the more Bamco will see "Global's" interest in Gundam games.
Its ok, just a muso really. Now gundam breakers 4, thats the sun on the horizon
It looks promising! Excited to try it out
Aerial?
Available via DLC
The games more comparable to Gundam Breaker. GB3 has more customisation, skill, melee combo variety, etc. I can't speak for GB4 since it's not out yet but if you enjoyed this I think you'll really like GB3. New gundam breaker i generally considered a downgrade so you might want to skip that.
A pretty good game. Is not the best most awesome game ever, but i can't understand the bad reviews.
This game is just alright.
game is good if it weren't for the bullshit monetization on DLC. like seriously, i'm not gonna pay allat for DLC.
No bo2 love?):
We'll be getting to it soon, first impressions of it seemed pretty good to be honest. Being able to get out of your suit as a pilot is such cool mechanic and gameplay seems fun.
Hard to ignore all the negative reviews though, expect a video covering solely it in the future ❤️
try gbo2 and new breaker
sad part , its a chibi art game..
Or $29 on switch
play gundam vs extreme
SD gundam online kicked ass but is shut down now. WINDOM was myf avorite gundam like game.
i would prefer a Battletech /merwarriors version of gundam T.T
Have you by any chance checked out the new Megaton Mushashi game? Kinda snuck up on me and looks pretty good
@@JarboeGaming I will have to take a look at it thanks for the recommendation
Meh i cant stand chibi style anything. They just need to make a gundam game where u customize your own gundam. I know on ps3 they had a game like this and thats all they have to do. Make it open world sorta like the gundam from Dreamcast and allow custom gundams and allow a transition from planet to outter planet atmosphere to space and give it an rpg level up system unlockable and in game currency part purchases
it's a downgrade from the PSP games, if you're curious check out Assault Survive
Adding this to my list to check out 🙏
Naah, although many aspects is good (graphics, combat, story, etc) but the problem for me, this game is toooo repetitive and hard grinding
the best was sdgo and it died. F.
Its basically DWG4. I own it and (yawn) i wish i hadnt bought it for $60. Its like DW or madden, new skins, tweaked gamplay, same system. I would warn you away from it if DW or madden bore you.
The game is not bad, just repeditive af and chronically unfair.
Wrong.
Gundam Battle Assault 2
This is not it. SDGO couldn't have been it but they killed it.
While i like this game, it's still not an optimal game. I got bored of it because of the repetitive nature of it. God, bandai have the biggest mecha franchise in their arsenal with the merchandise big enough even in their home country, but they can't (won't) make and release a good gundam game.
Agree, a modern re-take on Journey to Jaburo or some of the other classics from the PS2 era would be incredible.
@@JarboeGaming yep, this would be an awesome game. Or even an original Gundam game with new cast of character set in any universe also a good idea.
I just can't get past the stumpy gundams
Pc still has more gundam games than Xbox.
Oof