10 Reasons You Should (And Shouldn't) Buy GUNDAM BREAKER 4
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- Опубліковано 15 вер 2024
- Gundam games are rare. GOOD Gundam games are even rarer. Thankfully Gundam Breaker 4 is an awesome game, BUT maybe not for everyone.
0:28 So many Gundams
1:09 Not so many Gundams
1:49 Fun Combat
3:06 Shallow Combat
3:47 Not so Shallow Combat
5:01 No Transformations
5:52 Building is half the game
7:16 Building is half the game
7:43 Gunpla ads
8:20 Addiction Trigger
9:12 Universal Hero
10:22 The Story
12:08 Ultimates (that you know)
13:16 No Sense of Scale
12:12 Extreme customization
14:39 Clunki UI
16:17 Tutorials
17:14 Everything is viable
18:55 No Gundam Music
20:00 Ultimate Builders tool
21:03 Not much actual game
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Sad that Core Gundam + PLANETS System Armors are not in the game. I love me my Core Gundam 💔
If they got paid more, they would have put the effort in.
Could be DLC but with that said, Core Gundam should've been in the initial rosters. They have 8 years gap from GB3, NGB, and GBM to GB4, we should have at least more new Gunpla in the game from the beginning.
I recently heard something about the game being datamined and files existing for the Core Gundam among others. Likely to be a DLC unit.
@@zeroxexe111 do not start this shit
bro link i want to see i want that kit in game so bad@@SkyReaperOne
Calibarn and Mighty Strike Freedom are coming in free upcoming DLCs, so we can expect more to be (hopefully) added just like them
are we missing any EW suits?
I think they will be the stars of the dlcs. Sorta like how in Yu-Gi-Oh, each deck has a "boss monster". Schwarzette, Dilanza, the Black Knights all are probably in the dlcs, but aren't the stars of it.
We’ll prob get core gundam stuff too
Was about to comment on this. I have been playing the game and trying to get the highest score, and there's a decent amount of variety and content.
Completing the game once only contributes 1/8th of the total possible score because there's 4 difficulty settings in every mission and the added Quest missions.
I hope the DLC adds more than just 4 suits per DLC (around 16+ total), but it's been pretty fun, just kitbashing kits that would otherwise cost an arm and a leg.
@@ZeroOmega-vg8nq i didnt see the Gray Green HEavyarms Custom in the game yet only one i can think off that i didnt see
"There's no denying that Gundam has had some of the greatest anime music over the years, here's a little bit of an example!"
*gets localized ad right at this time*
"Ah yes.. I almost forgot about Gundam/Local cell phone plan provider music collab.. really hits home."
Same thing happened to me, though with a charity or something, idk I skipped to get back.
Saaaaaaaame bro I thought I was the only one, and I barely look at comments 😅
The one thing that disappoints me and my one friend is the lack of more grunt units or units like the Dijeh or R Jarja. Other than that he is enjoying it and my copy will arrive tomorrow.
I agree but I do think players who want more MS that aren't Gundam types are in the minority. Just look at the lobbies and try to spot the one not-gundam out of twenty four. Still waiting for a Zaku I.
@Bigkeg There are a fair amount of Zaku IIs and grunt suits in the high score leaderboard, though the game seems very unbalanced at the moment.
Funnels/bits don't really do any meaningful damage, while stuff like Rex's Extra Large Mace is basically a one-shot boss combo killer, so people are probably leaning more towards high damage utility parts.
Tell me about it. Completed every quest and story mission begging for a Gaza, Geara Zulu, or ReZEL to show up at some point, but alas. No Zanscare units whatsoever. We got a Bawoo at least, but its not Glemy's one; its the Sleeves design.
Like someone else said, people who prefer non-Gundams over actual Gundams are a clear minority.
At the moment, my main sources of disappointment for this otherwise great game are the lack of transforming abilities/gimmicks (I think the Aegis and Gaia Gundams are the only things that can transform, if only temporarily), and the inability to wield shields on both arms (because I'm an unrepentant freak for symmetry).
And Turn X, by its own design, should be either completely immune to part breaking, or have a funnel ability involving separating all of its parts and spam attacking Super Robot Wars animation-style.
@@Bigkeg We got the Zudah and Mobile Worker but not the Zaku I. Is it too early to suggest that the developers seem to have a strange bias against it or something?
What about the Gouf? Is it in?
recently discovered there IS A PART LIMIT, so if ya dont sell or use those parts for stuff then your gonna get clogged up by them and cany join any missions (or story mode stuff)
Same in gb3
Has always been there. It is at least 500 more than in GB3.
@@seirramoon388 it’s on the my room menu. 1500 for each category of part I believe. And like… you’d have to be playing the game NON STOP before you’d ever hit that. I did the main story first thing and don’t think I ever hit the 300 mark in even one category.
Needless to say, there’s more than enough space to have one of every part for every full kit, AND one of every MG for the applicable kits as well.
How do you sell part's
@@skyeguy7914how do you sell parts
2:55 I actually cut off the barrel of one of my HG Graze's rifles for a custom "short rifle", never knew it was a real, official thing until today
While I love this game so much, what I don't like about this game is how repetitive the mission is. Gundam Breaker 2 even has a lot more variety in it's mission. For example, almost every single mission in this game is a 3 wave clear, sometimes a boss. That's it. No exploration on the mission, no nothing. Very very repetitive. The only reason to do mission is to test your Gunpla Build. In 30 hours of my play, the mission (including story mission) just becomes boring.
👏 👏 👏 thank you! Good God if they got paid more they would have made a perfect mecha game that everyone could love!🎉
The only reason i havent bought the game
Yeah and the story isnt terrible (the cutscene are amazing too, abit goofy but great) and gunplay were alot of fun.
And the built in weapons like lupus rex tail whip and legilis bits are are very lame. I was expecting them to behave uniquely. They even removed TR-6 incom shield ability. These new gundam breaker devs are fucking lazy.
@@YudA295 Same goes with Aerial, Breaker 4 Funnels are laughable and Gund-bits were no different...but worst
This game is amazing if you enjoy the customization & building aspect, as he said it's literally half the game... but If you're looking for straight up mecha action & combat gameplay then this is definitely not the game for you, it's not actually out yet but the game you're looking for is called Mecha BREAK
I'm so excited for mecha break!
the best part about Mecha break is the fact they actually hired a bunch of actual gundam designers for their mechs! it's entirely gundam in everything but name!
I miss gundam breaker mobile tho
SD Gundam Battle Alliance is pretty good too.
Or EXVS and AC6. Are most gundam fans from EXVS?
The Calibarn regular and Permit score are being added with Free update as well as the Mighty Strike Freedom
I hope we get the Lfrith sisters, the anti gundam suits, the Peil Gundam, the Jeturk suits, etc. I want EVERYTHING from G Witch
I'm quite enjoying the game, but not gonna lie. The fact that it seems like Gunbarrel Strike is locked behind DLC despite purchasing the collectors edition and having the physical kit in my hands is kinda dogshit. Instead you get the recirculation color RX-78-2, which you could just replicate in game anyways. It doesn't have any unique features compared to the normal model.
dude you can purchase gunbarrel strike in the shop after you play for a bit
@@addy8869 At what point? I've beaten the game and almost fully cleared the quests too.
recirculation Rx has unique skills in the parts tied to it that you can either synth with your parts of choice, or just straight up use. Though that's mostly relegated for min-maxers of stats
@@blazewindyeah I think they lock it in the dlc quest
Recirculation does have a use. It always has fixed skills locked at 5%, and some of those skills would be very difficult to reach 5% normally (requiring something crazy like level 30-40 part traits)
Really hoping it's not too hard to mod the game, the PC version could really go crazy with modding. Especially soundtrack stuff.
Why mod the game? The game is pretty easy, so there's no point in cheating. And you can basically build anything you want. And you do know modding a game is basically ruining the game.... It's better to go make a game you want, than already ruining a fun game to begin with
@@zeroxgaming4030 uh to change music or add more fan-made content. It has nothing to do with cheating
perhaps you have a misunderstanding about modding. modding is generally referred to enhancing a game's content such as visual mods. while there may be some instances of game's having cheats through mods, it isn't as common.
@@zeroxgaming4030 Gundam Breaker 4 is using unreal engine, so is likely you can modified a lot of the in game files like music with mods. This game is a casual gunpla fan meeting game, where people show off their builds.
As fun as the truly extensive customization in GB4 undeniably is... here I am, still waiting for a new Gundam "Dynasty Warriors" spinoff ~ which by the way really should expand upon the Official Mode [covering what Reborn left out], and _greatly_ expand upon the Pilot/MS roster to fit *all* series [and movies] that have aired since then.
They really should have add a dynasty warriors mode in gb4
Ohhhh jokes on you! I’m already going to give up my credits for this! I have GB3 and I NEED MY FIX!!!!!
The biggest thing I would say is that this is a game for gunpla fans more so than mech game fans. The level of detail in digitizing real life kits is staggering. I’ve got a couple of the starting mobile suits displayed around my gaming setup and they nailed them down to every little bump in the plastic. With that being said the combat feels loose and mashy and it may be just because I’ve been playing AC6 lately but the battles leave me unsatisfied save for the parts that I break.
The TLDR is that if you’re going to love this game you probably already bought it. Everybody else should wait for a sale
Ac ain’t Gundam get that out your head bro
The biggest thing I don't like about this game is the loss of the unique weapon type EX Skills.
You have to grind out gunpla parts to 6* to have the burst/ ex / option equipment unlocked universally. However, certain actions will lock you out of some of your skills [ poor programming bug me & some of my pals found day 4 into this game ] and / or shrink your MG kit you made to an HG version of it. The remedy to that is using a Burst/ Ex/ Option that is included in your kit to fix that [again, another bug], but it is functioning and playable. AI is also dogwater if you buddys are offline when you hunt bounties, but awesome for story.
My first Breaker game was Mobile, and I find myself missing the cinematic EX skills they had in that game. Banshee's arms dashed at the enemy, dragging them along the ground with the claw, before tossing them into the air and shooting them with the integrated rifle. That was the coolest thing ever to me.
i didnt even think about how i could use the game to customize my kits without wasting time like that... absolutely gonna buy it now
Legit we NEED a armored core gundam game
Mecha break is ok, but I still think Armored core NAILED mech combat to the fullest
14:29 LBX mentioned!
LETS GOOOOOOOOOO
I got an Odin on my miscellaneous shelf
That's not all. That guy in Twitter also makes all 3 protagonists' LBX in Wars. Especially both Dot Blastrizer and its Ragnarok Phase.
Long Story Short, if you love Gundam, yes get it. The amount of customization and gameplay familiarity from past GB games makes it feel just right. Now if you want a proper mecha game, buy Armored Core 6 and Mechabreak that will be coming out next year.
SD Gundam Battle Alliance is pretty good too.
The versus team or armored core team has to help them with combat
I also suggest MechaKnights Nightmare
Btw mecha break is gonna be free to play
Megaton Musashi W on steam is pretty good too. Almost like Gundam Breaker but with more variety and simpler
No gundam music is unforgivable.
Yeah it's just sad, the lack of immersion in the game is kinda hurting the experience.
Kinda crazy considering GB3 did have Gundam music.
@@DynaMoose apparently its a liescensing issue. GB3 was SEA only whereas this one is a full western release. That said sd battle alliance had music so not sure how true that is
@YouGuessIGuess Agreed. I played through all of SD Battle Alliance, and I miss having the Rage of Rust from IBO play as I use the ultimate ability.
The audio also seems bugged. Boosting at all restarts the theme music over and over.
Yeah I booted up GB3 and having the Unicorn music kick in when you activate NT-D and awaken feels great every time. It being missing is really noticeable in GB4.
All the points were valid and I'm enjoying the game for the most part, grinding between chapters is annoying and the Core Gundam is missing though.
As much as i want it, i am gonna just wait for sale to pick it up
The best choice.
It’s what I did with SRW30
The thing is there are still a ton of Suits missing.
Vidar is not in the game.
Narrative, Exia Repairs, Astraeas, Arios, Seraphim, Age 1 Spallow, Age 3 Orbital, Flags, Brave, Deltas, all of the Innovator's Suits, Extreme, Full Glansa, Verde Buster, G-Bouncer, G-Exes, G-Exes Jackage, Penelope, O Gundam, 00 Quanta Full Saber, Hajiroboshi, most of the Build Fighters, Try, Build Divers, Re:Rise Suits, ReZEL, the Thrones, Masurau, Aheads, I am sure there's more.
The story is Build Divers 2.0, the villain, when I first see him, made me think of Kale Vandelay, and they are voiced by the same va, so that's cool.
I bet those kits would be in DLC. Like many Bandainamco games for example Gundam SD Crossrays where G Gundam units were DLC content.
I really wanted Age 1 Spallow, thr Flags and Exia Repairs for that cloak.
More build part slots would be cool too
A more mature gundam game made by FromSoft (like AC6) would be cool.
ITS SO MUCH FUN!!! I’ve been playing for like 12 hours straight and barely scratched the surface. I didn’t even realize you could buy kits in the store until this video lmao
Hahahaha I just found out today myself
Witch from Mercury is pretty much guaranteed to be in the DLC. Probably the seed movie too. When Gundam Breaker 3 launched IBO was the currently running series and I believe only launched with the first version of the Barbatos. Then the DLC added more IBO stuff. They know the new hotness is what will sell DLC.
The game is amazing but you're absolutely right there's definitely things that they can change to make our quality of life a little better in the game.
In Gundam Breaker 18 maybe..
I think for a Mecha game, I'd go for Mecha Break. Got to try a bit of beta and it was kinda fun. No building, just use ready to go mechas, that you can upgrade and customize
Gb3 was peak combat ngl, gb4 not so much. Alot of the parts have built in weapons but theyre all ex skills instead of option skills and i hate it in gb4. Its even worst when funnels are ex skills and you can only have 4 ex skills and healing takes up one of the slot so 3 ex skills. While you can have 8 slots for option skills, WHAT IF I WANT TO MAKE A GUNPLA THAT ONLY USES FUNNELS AND I WANT ALL 8 SLOT TO BE FUNNELS?!
it should be noted that the melee combat is a ~little~ deeper than what's noted here. if you hit square square triangle, you'll get a different finisher than if you hit square square square triangle, (and that extends further depending on the natural combo length, and can be done vice versa as well)
The closest thing to a transformation, as far as I know, is the EX Skill of the Aegis Gundam's torso. The skill will bend the suit to Aegis's MA form to fire it's beam cannon.
@@meisai6332 Unicorn parts all have the NT-D mode ability, Gaia's backpack puts your gunpla on all fours to fire a cannon, I think there's a few others.
Loving the game so far, but wondering why Gundam Maxter keeps seeming to miss the cut. Had a new HG come out recently, and it's the only Shuffle Alliance member missing.
17:33 Balanced unless we're talking about the extra large mace which when used correctly can output ungodly amounts of damage to the point where even the hardest stages kneel to its glory
The thing about the music is one the things that stood out the most to me while playing the game. I really hope someone makes a mod that puts a lot of actual gundam tracks into the game, especially the Build Fighters/Divers ones since they seem the most fitting.
I love how you did the extra details on the gundams you built, the decals, weathering effects, color design, everything, please do a video on customization
Only Breaker 1 and 2 had the real life themed levels, 3 abandoned that for the digital world idea before Build Divers hit the scene. I do wish we got some of those back tho. Aside from that you covered a lot of my major complaints. Even before DLC I think my major want is for a big QoL update, fixing up some of the UI clutter, giving us the parent kit check from GB3, preset color schemes, a toggle for previewing kits in the shop before buying, among other things like that.
I hope that all comes. There are preset color schemes, though.
@@EltonVirse I meant player's being able to save their own presets
Random thing I came up with for the color presets issue.
I made a generic RX 78 2 that I then colored all matte grey, then saved that to the very last slot of my blueprint menu under the name “primer grey” that way I could build for appearance first, and come up with a color after, simply by loading the blueprint.
Unfortunately you’d need to know what color scheme you want to use before you build for that idea, but it ended up being useful for me when I wanted to make a new build.
This game has mostly given me an appreciation of various model kits. I like the dynames because of the arms, I like infinite justice because of the head. I can have a SUMO. I found out the graze is extremely versatile. For that I am happy for this game. There are gunpla that I didn’t know existed that could be good for bashing into one of the suits I make in this.
Those are the breaker mobile MCs including that chad ryusei who has a literal harem… Rip GBM
I'm considering buying it just to have a kitbash simulator to demo some ideas. For example, I've been dying to make a suit combining elements from all the 3 main Tekkaden frames.
That said, I think the money may be better spent preordering the MG Vidar
It's perfect for that, as you can adjust any part scale and how they fit.
The 3 main Tekkadan frames aren't even in the game. From Tekkadan you get Barbatos (4th, 6th, Lupus, and Rex) and Gusion Rebake.
No Full City, Flauros, or Vidar. The only suit from outside of the anime is the Astaroth.
@@squishyvtuber Actually the game has the Graze, Gusion, Bael, Kimaris (also booster) and Kimaris Vidar as well. (the lack of regular Vidar is a crying shame)
@@321guyver Where is my goddamn Ryusei-Go?!
@PainCausingSamurai "ryusei-go?"
Lol...Now,you just made me remember that moment.
Just a clarification... the game is set in the Gundam Breaker 3 and GB Mobile Universe, that was used in the Gundam Breaker Battlogue, but per the plot, is in a new battle simulator different from how things were in the games and Battlogue. New Gundam Breaker's lore and characters are not included (thankfully). But more importantly, it is also not part of the existing "Build" franchises.
My biggest complaint (besides it not being GB3's physics and controls with a new coat of paint.) is the basic EX skills... Like the saber combo. In GB3, it was available because you used sabers, not because of your arm pieces... And the mastering gimmick is just a poorly executed. The scaling changes, along with sometimes locking you out out of using other abilities while the parts are changed is just weird.
But I love my Blue Destiny/Jegan/Jesta build. So I have to say I love it completely... 😁
I was excited to learn about the mastered abilities but they've just become a disappointment to me. The scale changes from MG to HG obviously hurts. But then the "ghost part" stands out even more if it's some ability that sticks around, with the final nail being some abilities getting locked out while the mastered ability is in use and I put the mastered abilities away. Combine this with the whole EX/OP foul up (too many EX should be OP )and the funnel rework(nerf!) and a lot of the post game glow is very faded.
Still gonna make my Qan[T]/007 Sword/AGE-FX work somehow but I suspect it'll never be very competitive.
One thing I don't really like is the fact that we don't obtain Sinanju Stein as a kit/parts, but it's literally there already, in-game as a boss in Neo Zeong II form
I haven't finished the story yet (so I skipped that section of this video) but I've already caught myself thinking of buying the real life kits to make my in-game mechas before remembering that I've altered the scale on some of the parts and so they wouldn't actually work irl. Still, I'm very much enjoying it.
I've finished through Chapter 4 using a primarily SEED-based kit that was essentially just using certain body parts/weapons that I've always loved (Blitz right arm, Ginn head, Infinite Justice Shield...) but I've spent the last couple of days designing something completely unique using parts from multiple universes. The build even evolved as I was putting it together/testing it out/painted it. I originally wanted to use GN Swords/Rifles in both arms but ended up using Lupus Rex claws, and I'd created a custom backpack out of Builder Parts to slot over a GN-X solar reactor before rearranging those parts to modify a 00 Raiser.
I have to say that I'm extremely proud of what I've created, and will likely use this for the rest of the story. The sheer scale of the customizations available in this game is awesome, and I absolutely recommend it to anyone who fantasized about having their own custom MS.
Basically what I've told my friends is that if you're looking for an actual GUNDAM GAME you should go with SD Gundam Battle Alliance, but if you're looking for a Gundam Building Simulator with like 30% of a game strapped to it (which sometimes feels kind of like an afterthought) you should get Gundam Breaker 4.
There've been some significant steps forward AND back since Gundam Breaker 3. Building is better than ever, so is melee combat and being able to use two weapons... AI are WORSE than ever before, and co-op has intentional desync when not fighting bosses, and the play areas are just fancy arenas which you kill stuff in and then teleport out of before teleporting to the next one.
Showed my friend gundam breaker 3 a while back. A year later he had probably close to ten master grades and his first perfect grade. Addiction is real.
Actually if GBO2 with this camera angle and better connection, it will be much better. Btw, no EG strike collectors edition review ? 😂
The gameplay and customisation is nice. It's great. It's fun. It's good enough to buy for me. And It actually runs decent on switch.
It's pretty good. My only complain really, is the story. It could've been done better.
Edit: the gbgw cameo was nice though. I can't believe I really felt nostalgia. All those gacha that I did to complete the unicorn. Ugh. Those were the days.
I love how the story pulls a Persona 4 where the villain is objectively correct in all his criticisms but the game can't actually address any so the characters just go "ok but ur mean" and they figure the audience won't notice
@@Peashamthe story has been recycled through gundam breaker. Even in the anime build series.
You start as a new player then you meet someone to show you the ropes, either the main heroine or the side character dude. As you continue to play, you meet more friends and start a group, suddenly even though it's your first time, you are very skilled, turns out you're special. Then along the way, you meet the champion. You fight the tournament which you easily win out of the blue because you're special. Then, In the finals, something bad happens as usual. Then you fight alongside the champion to beat the evil boss. And then, power of friendship prevails.
Bruh. That's every Gundam Build story right there. I'm surprised you're not tired with the same shit over and over. Just rehashed.
The only thing they could've done to salvage the story mode is to add Persona elements where there's an actual area, a city, a town, a school for God's sake. Not just a lobby where robots talk. Smh.
I'm sorry. I started ranting. It's just i expected too much since it's been a while lol. Turns out it's just a recycled gundam breaker 3.
Atleast they tried with the gameplay. I like the gameplay.
@@kaitoyuki I mean I was talking more about the villain and his motivation in GB4, in that he's completely correct in everything he says and the game tries to paint him as incorrect but can't actually address anything he's saying, cuz he just is correct lol. I ain't tired of this type of story from Breaker games, more tired of it from.. anime, but my being tired of it is not what I was talking about lmao
I wish you could change the shoulder armor in conjunction with the arms! And I wish color customization was like Forza, where you could add decals to mask off parts of the suit you want to chance the colors on. Maybe there is. I haven't played with the textures that much.
But yeah! Great review! I have very similar gripes and praises for it!
This is the most fun I've had in YEARS!!! The most interested I've been in Gundam for a long time!
It sounds like I should wait and buy this on PC later once it either has been updated to be less annoying and/or there are mods
The story is basically the two arcs of the first Build Divers season rolled into one abridged version. Not completely one to one, but the similarities when they occur are noticeable in my honest opinion.
Ive been a Gumdam fan since Wing debuted in the US and i got curious about Gunpla a few times but outside of lime 2 HG and a precursor to the MG Wing Gundam i built maybe 3 of them. I got New Gundam Breaker and was so disappointed by it but then my beat friend saw me online playing it and the next time he was over he brought me a copy of Gundam Breaker 3 Break Edition. After 20 some years of playing all the gundam games watching every show, learning the specs of every suit that game was what got me into building Gunpla. The customizing parts was awesome but the painting is what really did it for me, i went out bought an airbrush and conpressor and now a bunch of kits. I do a mock up of my kits before i paint them in Gundam breaker 3 so i can rough test color schemes without having to actually waste plastic.
I played this game and still playing. My Gundam name is Pelesit( Pe~le~seat), named after a demonic creature in the Malaysian folklore that people use to perform black magic
One thing that makes me hesitate Is that this game Is about Gunpla, not Gundam. I would have preferred a true Gundam game with a good original story in ita single player campaign.
Yup, still waiting for that big budget AAA Gundam game like Armored Core 6.
Not to imply that's not valid, but I've seen people criticize this game for not being that and with that I'd have to highly disagree lol
I love Gundam breaker and say it's "THE BEST GUNDAM GAME ON STEAM" plus it runs on Steamdeck so I can Gundam Breaker anywhere. I just would love if they made a Gundam Breaker with Fromsoft. Armored Core 6 combat was just visceral and taking down ships was such a joy compared to the chore of PG bosses. Just do what SD Battle Alliance did for the "story" and have Mobile Suit customization. With Gundams actually being deadly bosses or mobile armors or a fleet of ships. I just want a gritty gundam game with indepth customization and exhilarating combat with actual battles and not gunpla battles.
Other than that, I have lots of fun tuning my Kampfer to be the fastest mobile suit in my hangar.
Def worth playing when bored or have an itch to make a new mobile suit.
What about the separation of waist to the legs when customizing?
I MEANT to add that but totally forgot. The fact that the waist is part of the legs is definitely a bad point
Regarding the story, it's not specifically Battlogue; Gundam Breaker 4 is a direct sequel to the story that started in Gundam Breaker 3. That was later followed up on by GB Mobile and Battlogue. The characters Misa, Mr. Gunpla, Ryusei and his friends are all from those games. It has nothing to do with the Build series. The only connective tissue Build and Breaker share is that the games would often promote each other. Breaker would get new Build kits and Build would reference Breaker in the form of build contests. First place winners who submitted their works would have them cameo late into the respective shows.
If the story seems a bit trope-y, well, that's mainly because they pretty much just snuck some Final Fantasy in the game. The big bad group, Freedom Fleet, is very much just a homage to Garland, Golbez and the Four Archfiends
Still wonder why the graphics effect look bad compared to GB3
You bring up some good points but look at it this way we haven't had an official gundam game being released in the states physically since I would say SD gundam battle Alliance and we haven't had an english dub for a Gundam game since Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3. Those are the big reasons why I would definitely get this one especially considering that we haven't even had a new gundam breaker game at all since new gundam breaker and that game was garbage. This one is at least made from the same team and while the story may not be as strong as from what I've heard that the second gundam breaker game has and I am definitely not the biggest fan of the whole virtual space of having your mobile suits fighting each other with no stakes instead of like how it was in the first 2 build series and even like with shows like Angelic Layer or Medabots, But again at least it's officially released, anyone can get it on whatever platform they want and we have an english dub. Plus you can make the tall geese and make It look like a goose or you can build an optimus prime so I think all of that definitely makes any argument invalid lol except for the tutorials and maybe the zero use of the OST from the series. Although I will say this at least this has music unlike armored core 6 where there's barely any and only very rarely does it show up but it doesn't show up when you're building your machine, like with the older games.
Using the Aegis Body (both HG and the MG version) technically does make your suit transform when using the Scylla plasma cannon and yes the MA form will take account all the hodgepodge of parts you slapped on your MS which looks funny and ridiculous
but other than that yes, kind of understandable why theres no transformation
Having only two mobile suits (soon three) from a series that’s not only extremely popular in the realm of Gunpla, but underrepresented in previous Gundam games is wild- and they were bold enough to put Aerial on the cover! I don’t own anything to play the game on, but I’m sure I’d be extremely disappointed as a G-Witch fan if I did.
From what I heard, it was just a matter of timing. Even the included suits were kinda last minute additions.
If not for the gunpla kits I wouldn't even remember 90% of those suits existed, let alone their names. Such a mediocre gundam series that flashed the suits on the screen for 10 seconds just to justify their gunpla release.
@@HaohmaruHL You are alone in this garbage opinion
Funny thing about the music. Gundam Versus has all the music from the series. Even SD Gundam Battle Alliance had instrumental versions.
Every game has its pros and cons, and I think this game is more suitable for customization and multiplayer than following the story. But the good thing is that not all features are for multiplayer, such as survival and bounty hunter where we can still play to our heart's content after finishing the game. Hopefully in the future there will be updates that players may have complained about and dlc adding gundams or other features. Overall I enjoyed the game, especially the gundam customization.
Warning, special modes (ntd, zero system, trans am, etc) the buffs don't stack.
You can activate them all at once, but the increases in stats don't add on to eachother. Same for the defensive OP (right side powers) buffs.
There going to add the funds caliburn and mighty strike freedom in a free update just do you know
If Japan isn't in Plamo shortage because of scalpers, I would have built my own Gunpla that I made in GB4
The gameplay is honestly a repetitive chore and not that fun. In terms of DPS, melee beats ranged attacks by a large margin.
It is not DMC but the game actually has quite a lot of tools for you
In terms of skills with cool down.
IBO tail blade/master gundam arm - DMC Nero devil arm pull.
GNX arm ver. GN claw - You dash quickly whilst spinning, you latched onto an enemy and the enemy get dragged away as you dash.
ball manipulator arm/Susanoo ver. GN claw - a grab attack that bypass enemy blocking.
There are similar grab attacks with different animations. Astray gold frame backpack grab attack can heal you by draining enemy HP.
Adzam cage attack - immobilise all regular size MS for several seconds.
Slash disk from purple gundam from IBO: Reduce enemy defence for a few seconds.
Rifles/bazooka do great amount of damage for a few seconds and it can stun your enemies. It is something you can use to mix in with your melee attacks to increase your DPS.
The game has MG heavyarm and as you know the backpack is a big Gatling gun. However, you can't use it as a main and weapon and it only offers a weak skill. NT1 and Super Fumina's little arm Gatling gun offers same weak skill and it do the same amount of damage. Things like this really limit the amount of functional builds in this game.
I wish there was a way to change music in game and olay musoc from the series. The lack of gundam series music is noticable, especially compared to gb3
Is there anyway to know what weapons "belong" to a kit? Its hard to build something and bind the kits proper loadout. Sometimes the weapons have the kit owner in parenthesis, but not always.
Alrighty I was hyped for this game, but after this I think I'll wait for a sale. Thanks for the good review!
I think it's hard to expect to make every gundam game an entry point to the franchise, wouldn't hold the last point against them. If they had to make this game an entry point to serve so many other points about the gundam lore, gunpla kits, and the franchise overall then it would feel like the video game version of a wiki hub then with some gameplay on the side.
10:48 I double checked and characters from battlouge appear at the end of metaverse ep3 so this game *should* take place in the “Build” universe.
build divers era cuz the mmo
@@Nomadic_Gaming Basically. The wiki says they have since changed the Gunpla battle system from the arcades to a home experience. I believe that places it firmly after Divers and somewhere near Metaverse-if I had to guess I’d say after but I can also see it before or during tbh.
On the point of melee. Axe+Saber has some comboes that allow for kicks, which if you use Kimaris Vidar legs, is a absolute style and flavor win and omg I love kicking into drill knee
At GBO2 you can buy the gundam soundtrack as DLC. It's part japanese music industry, and part the devs loving money, but men, when the battle is going and the music drops the beat it's awesome!
Well, guess I'll be waiting to see what gets added later. Witch from Mercury is basically the only Gundam series I've been able to get into
19:03 That was a lot of nostalgia tingles, yikes. Every one I watch sent it down my spine. :>
Just finished it tonight, and frankly while I do love it and think it's miles above NGB, I do think it's a step down from GB3. Lot of people already covered gameplay, but I will add that not as many Gunpla were added as I'd hope. Had a Gundam Spiegel with the Moon Gundam's backpack in GBM, would have loved to be able to recreate that build.
My biggest gripe is the story, which is very bare bones. I really do feel like GB3 had something that made me want to do several playthroughs of the story, with its cast of characters and how they bounced off of each other, and how satisfying the story felt to me, even as it ended... I didn't get a whole lot of that with GB4, which was a huge disappointment after hearing it was set in the same Universe as its predecessors GB3 and GBM. By the time I realized I was in the endgame, I was left thinking: "Surely, there's more, right?" And unfortunately that wasn't the case. It'd be nice if they had given a few more chapters of just exploring characters and their dynamics like they did with GB3, and the characters that do return feel sort of wasted. It's not what I would have preferred, but I'm hoping the DLC will add more to the Story thst expand on the characters and maybe give a new plot line to follow.
Honestly, if wanted to Genshin it and give us regular free Story Quests, that'd be amazing. But unfortunately, this ain't a Gacha.
SPOILER
It's all but confirmed Meister Jin is Takuma, GB3's protagonist. Between him using a GN based Build that's somewhat similar to the Qan [T] Command, him building the base of Lin's new Gunpla, and similar hair colors. So you'd think they'd touch a bit more on how things might be between him and Misa, if things are the same since Battlelogue or if they've reconnected over those 6 years since then (and if it's the former, then that feels like character assassin on Takuma's part considering everything he and Misa went through). The most we really get is one or two throw-away lines with Meister Jin acting awkward in response to something said relating to Misa. I'm really hoping that if he really is Takuma, they'll do something between him and Misa via DLC like they did with her Dad's team in GB3.
I kid you not, I got a Gundam Breaker 4 ad right after the gunpla ad reason.
this might be an unpopular opinion: after trying Gundam Breaker 4, I realize even more how good New Gundam Breaker is.
Pros & Cons:
GB4
Pros:
+ more list of kits & parts
+ upgrade/enchance parts (good for people who love using non-mainstream suits/parts)
+ best for single player
+ diorama & customizable pose (you can use it as drawing reference/use the scene for comic)
Cons:
- small maps
- few objectives (kill. & destroy only)
- grindy
- RNG (parts contain different stat and skills)
NGB
Pros:
+ very HUGE open maps
+ usable object in map gimmick
+ various objective (capture the flag, defense, etc): give reason for support and tank build
+ best for multiplayer & PVPers
+ able to use looted parts while in the arena: this is a game changer! affecting strategy, imagine you break your enemies part & use it against them, and you are better
Cons:
- non upgradable stat (yet this is the best reason its suitable for fair multiplayer)
- list of kits not updated
- non upgradable parts: best build and stats might be looking dumb. thats good and bad in the same time
- no diorama
In my experience with it so far the gameplay itself is just OK, but if you're looking to build a bunch of cool custom Gundams like I imagine most of us are, it's pretty awesome for that.
@marcustodd2910 Mm, I recreated the Unicorn Perfectibility using Unicorn/Banshee/Phenex parts and two builder parts you get at the end of the story mode.
Every part of the gundam has its own ability as well as NT-D mode. It's surprisingly fun to play.
A step forward............. but i know they're going to add popular kits only so it's just a popularity contest: the game
Idk I’m kinda mind blown that the Woundwort is in it
For a game with a photo mode, posing mode, and diorama mode, it's shocking the game doesn't seem to have a mode for capturing screenshots of cool moments in missions. Armored Core 6 had this, which was fantastic. Seems like an easy layup for a game about creativity.
Thing is, I've seen a couple Gundams that look like the Wave Rider form (tank legs and parts moved around to look like a jet)!
I only wish you can remove your backpack but what I want the most is the Calamity Gundam make an appearance so you can use its parts
Gameplay wise, I think I prefer GB3. Since it was only made specifically for Japan and SEA, they didn't have to fight with licensing over the music, Funnels were a lot more spamable, and most of the gameplay just felt better.
I do like having left and right arm melee and ranged weapons, but some of the changes bring it down, like all the EX skills sharing one gauge, and the lack of music when you stack a transformation skill on top of awakening.
The kit bashing in this game is insane, but it also has a lot more kits to pull from. But every time I get back into the missions, I just wind up missing GB3
I got into Gunpla Model/Kit building to get away from video games...lol, I think that just about says it all....Cheers Gaikotsu, keep your content coming...God Bless!
Aw damnit. I thought I could build an armoured core-esque mobile suits with zowort parts. Guess that's out of the table now
Correction: there are FIVE characters from Gundam Breaker Battlelogue. You've got the trio from Gundam Breaker Mobile, Misa from Gundam Breaker 3, and MEISTER JIN HIMSELF is from GB3/GBB. That's because Meister Jin is Takuma Nagitsuji, the pilot of the 00 Command Quan[T] and the protagonist of GB3 himself.
I only ever played NGB(nearly got all trophies too), GB3 never came to my region and importing a phys copy is too expensive, my main fun with the game are the dioramas, honestly I bought it purely to make gunpla creations and dioramas
What i wanted since Gundam breaker 3 was a space and underwater battlefield.
the only thing i have a gripe about this entry is that when using mastered EX/OP skills, some of your parts got inflated, and not only that, when you using something like a trans-am or any EX buff skills from backpack units or mirage colloid you can't use parts you add from build part until the time of that buff ran out. so yeah, everything else is great. just hoping that they have the option to turn that off in the post launch updates
I'd say it's better to start with Negatives and finish on a positive.
See now I’ve been waiting for a game where I can build my own mobile suit. This game seems like everything I could have asked for then some. Just bought the ultimate edition so looks like I’m gonna be having some fun 😂
You forgot one or two parts: Only one Savegame, only one List of saved Custom GunPla per Start.
Means: If you start from anew (New Game), you loose ALL saved GunPlas you done in the game you done before.
Also, you have to go through ALL Tutorials again when you begin from anew.
There is NO New Game Plus Mode with keeping your saved custom Gunpla list and without this Tutorial stuff. -.-
Also there is a missing function while upgrading your parts.
In GB3 it was so, if a Part you like to upgrade and the Part you will use for it have a matching ability, both desriptions becomes a blue frame and you can see, how high the percentage of your gundam parts ability becomes. This isn't in GB4 which is sad, because it makes the matching unnecessarily confusing.
I hope they will put this back in in a future update.
Also, at the moment, I play GB4 only with Non Gundams, my best two are a Leo from Gundam Wing and a Ginn from Seed. ^^
Honestly when it comes to shallow combat I’m not surprised or upset. I wasn’t going into this expecting armored core level combat 🤷🏻♂️
Absolutely awesome review Mech 👍
i dont usually play games cause they bore me in general. This is the first game that actually made me engaged since elden ring. But that's because im a gundam fan.
I love the Gunpla Building 🤩
They do let you use a custom color pallete
There are a LOT of MS that aren't in the game too. And a lot of missing variants. Which is weird because there are variants of other less popular MS. I would have loved to see Todesritter or the GP04 Gerbera. Maybe it is just me but I am a bit tired of the same roster with a few additions for new series.
No music is so sad 😥
Imagine adding a TransArm music when you activated that TransArm EX skills
Or Unicorn OST when activating NTD.