This game doesn't have much in the way of long-term appeal. The campaign mode is short, easy, boring and forgettable and there is hardly anyone to play with as far as multiplayer is concerned. Keeping that in mind, this isn't something I would ask a friend to join me in, for quite a few reasons. The big one though is that something just feels off about the combat. I think it's mostly due to how everything seems to lack weight, whether it be the mechs or even the environments that they interact with.

Speaking of which, I really don't know why buildings are even featured in most of the maps since watching them collapse is less satisfying than watching a Jenga tower topple over. They don't seem to serve any purpose other than to obscure your vision of the enemy. I certainly can't recommend Override if you want to see cities getting levelled.

Combat with the mechs themselves is a bit too 'Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots' for my taste. Is there any depth to it? I doubt it. Aside from the occasional charge attack with both arms, I mostly performed kicks with the right leg. It seemed to be the quickest and most far-reaching attack. And so it was throughout story mode. A kick in the bum for the aliens and mechs. Over and over again. I was like a one-legged man in an arse kicking contest. If that's you're kind of thing, well then, enjoy.

As for me, I think that the developers may have been better off going down the Gundam Musou route. The combat would have been pretty simplistic as well, but at least flashy moves would have made this more interesting to watch. Might not do wonders for the competitive multiplayer scene, but it looks like it would be pretty barren either way.

So, what we have here is boring combat, bland environments, repetitive music, a forgettable story mode and multiplayer which hardly anyone wants to play. There are games that I am done with after only a short time, but some of them can still be memorable because they at least do something exceptionally well, whether it be the story or gameplay (or both). I even return to them every once in a while for that reason. Override offers none of that. I think I'm more likely to remember writing a review for Override, rather than the experience I had of actually playing the game itself.

How did this end up in my library anyway, you may ask? Why, it was part of a Humble Monthly bundle of course! It's junk like this that causes myself to wonder what possessed me to subscribe in the first place. Curse you Humble Store!

This game doesn't have much in the way of long-term appeal. The campaign mode is short, easy, boring and forgettable and there is hardly anyone to play with as far as multiplayer is concerned. Keeping that in mind, this isn't something I would ask a friend to join me in, for quite a few reasons. The big one though is that something just feels off about the combat. I think it's mostly due to how everything seems to lack weight, whether it be the mechs or even the environments that they interact with. Speaking of which, I really don't know why buildings are even featured in most of the maps since watching them collapse is less satisfying than watching a Jenga tower topple over. They don't seem to serve any purpose other than to obscure your vision of the enemy. I certainly can't recommend Override if you want to see cities getting levelled. Combat with the mechs themselves is a bit too 'Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots' for my taste. Is there any depth to it? I doubt it. Aside from the occasional charge attack with both arms, I mostly performed kicks with the right leg. It seemed to be the quickest and most far-reaching attack. And so it was throughout story mode. A kick in the bum for the aliens and mechs. Over and over again. I was like a one-legged man in an arse kicking contest. If that's you're kind of thing, well then, enjoy. As for me, I think that the developers may have been better off going down the Gundam Musou route. The combat would have been pretty simplistic as well, but at least flashy moves would have made this more interesting to watch. Might not do wonders for the competitive multiplayer scene, but it looks like it would be pretty barren either way. So, what we have here is boring combat, bland environments, repetitive music, a forgettable story mode and multiplayer which hardly anyone wants to play. There are games that I am done with after only a short time, but some of them can still be memorable because they at least do something exceptionally well, whether it be the story or gameplay (or both). I even return to them every once in a while for that reason. Override offers none of that. I think I'm more likely to remember writing a review for Override, rather than the experience I had of actually playing the game itself. How did this end up in my library anyway, you may ask? Why, it was part of a Humble Monthly bundle of course! It's junk like this that causes myself to wonder what possessed me to subscribe in the first place. Curse you Humble Store!