Because Daemon X Machina is generous with how it locks onto opposing forces, the only time I saw the mission failure screen was when my strategy for the battle crumbled. Enemy mechs can move around at great speeds, but with proper use of the boost functionality, so can you. Whether in the air or skating across the ground, there was never a moment I didn’t feel I had total control of my mech and complete awareness of what was happening on the battlefield. Movement on the battlefield is delectably fast and fluid. For all but one of the missions I took part in, equipping a mid-range gun in each hand with a sword and a third gun tucked away on my pylons was more than enough. With multiple weapons to collect, you’re encouraged to mix and match to find the right combination for the mission at hand. There are also shoulder-mounted weapons like missile launchers and rail guns to negotiate, as well as an auxiliary tool that can be either offensive or defensive. The ZL and ZR buttons control the weapons in your unit’s left and right hand respectively and you can switch them out on the fly with any weapons you have assigned to your pylons. Once in battle, the controls of your Arsenal almost feel second nature. There can often be a lot of character dialogue before you’re allowed onto the battlefield, but it’s mostly well written and the voice acting does a decent job. companion - probably hear some story exposition from the other mercenaries, and then blast off to your destination.

Missions are broken down into a familiar loop: you accept the mission, find out some details about where you’re going from Four - your A.I.

Going out in these missions is an absolute blast and if you haven’t downloaded the newest demo, I highly suggest doing so before you make a decision on the game. As a newly awakened mercenary, constantly referred to as “the rookie” by others no matter how many dangerous missions you complete or how many times you beat them in battle, you’ll be joining in the exploits of these heroes and villains as they do battle with the Immortals, massive robots that corrupt the drones and tanks created by humans. It’s where, many years ago, humanity changed forever after a chunk of the moon broke off and collided with the planet. It’s everything else surrounding that combat that is holding the final product back.ĭaemon X Machina takes place in a post-apocalyptic Earth, where a band of mercenaries from different organizations complete missions in the Outer Rim using giant mech suits known as Arsenals. The combat in this game has provided me with some of my biggest thrills of the year. Recreating that in a video game, with the limited number of buttons modern controllers offer us, is something that probably shouldn’t work. And yet, Daemon X Machina does an incredible job of recreating the look and feel of epic battles from those shows. Years of anime shows like Gundam and Genesis Climber MOSPEADA have enriched our imaginations of what action combat would look like if these massive armored suits were real. It’d be swift and spectacular to watch. Adequately creating a mecha action game seems like an absolutely daunting task.

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