At the time these smaller studios seem to get to make a few games like they used to before they got completely absorbed into the Square hive mind.
Wikipedia says that the creator or Front Mission initially started at a separate studio (that got bought by Square). I think the best we can hope for these days is a cheap tablet version (just guessing here) or that someone higher up in the SE food-chain sees some potential in the series.
#FRONT MISSION 2089 REVIEW SERIES#
That Front Mission even got that many games is a bit of a miracle (in my opinion) and a few times they even tried to push the series in a real-time direction but that also didn't work out. That happened to quite a few of their games, especially the more obscure and smaller ones. Square (and SquareEnix) lost interest in the series as they - the company - got bigger, sales of that series slowed down, and other franchises got more traction. From what I remember of the stories (I played these games when I was younger and my english wasn't that great) were more about grey areas, points of view, the economic/political forces that shape out lives, and not exactly about easily classifiable good vs. I haven't played the games in a long time but it could also be a problem with the translation but another post already mentioned that bin Laden kinda had a similar transformation as his "work" changed. Second, I'm only on Front Mission 2nd so forgive me, but what the bloody blue fuck happened to Royd in the 12 years since the Second Huffman Conflict? What games got released in the US (or Europe) seems a bit random at times. The game got a chance when Square (no Enix in the name at that time, they were a separate company) got a lot of money for their mainline FF games and used some of that to experiment and explore ( Brave Fencer Musashi, Bushido Blade, Einhänder, Parasite Eve, Vagrant Story, Xenogears). But there are a TON of books, manga, and side-games that we didn't get, which really fleshed out the world.Īgain, if you like SRPGs, and you like political/military/science fiction, you'll enjoy this quite a bit.įirst, is there anything available in English except for the numbered, main series games?
Thanks to dedicated fans we also have most of 2 and 5. We only have Front Mission 1st, 3, and 4. Sadly, the vast majority of media related to Front Mission hasn't made it outside of east Asia. Your heroes are typically ordinary soldiers who pilot Wanzers (essentially highly functional human-shaped tanks), who get dragged into conflicts as soldiers do.
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There are a few others as well (a reunited China and Taiwan, a neo-USSR, an African coalition) but those two are the main players, it seems.Īs one would expect, wars and revolutions break out over territory, failed economic policies, scientific discoveries gone wrong, and whatever else you may have. Australia, New Zealand, and Japan head off the Oceania Cooperative Union with Southeast Asian and Pacific Island membership. Canada, U.S., and Mexico banded together and took control of South America and most of the Caribbean, forming the United Continental States (alternatively United States of the New Continent). The setting is really interesting, a believable future-earth, where the world's nations have grouped together into various coalitions. If you like the strategy RPG genre, and if can overlook some flaws derived from old age, you should give it a go. I don't know exactly how I stumbled upon Front Mission 1st for the DS, but I think I was just looking for an RPG of some sort that involved cool robots or mechas and this was the top result. Third, does this franchise have a future?įor those of you who haven't played the games no spoilers follow: Side question: what about the other Crows? We see Ryuji and Keith being scumbags as well (why?), but anybody else?
Second, I'm only on Front Mission 2nd so forgive me, but what the bloody blue fuck happened to Royd in the 12 years since the Second Huffman Conflict? How did he go from a competent mercenary leader fighting against government conspiracies to a completely psychotic, mass-murdering, true terrorist? I don't think I've seen a less ceremonious change in characterization (and subsequent death) in any form of entertainment. First, is there anything available in English except for the numbered, main series games? Have there been (fan) translations of any of the manga, novels, or the game 2089? It's too bad Square hates this series - the worldbuilding is phenomenal. I was wondering if there was anyone out there who would like to discuss the sorry fate and/or maybe-greatness of the Front Mission series, and also hoping I could inform some folks who aren't in the know about the series.įor those of you who have played the games spoilers follow:
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