Super Robot Wars Y (spoiler-free, hopefully)

[DrampardonMe]

To whom it matters, it's the first console release of the series in Western territories which actually allows for the use of giant robot shows like Gundam, Getter Robo, and whoever else they shove into any given entry! (wasn't 30 for Steam? I don't count Steam as a "console", per se)

Anyone try the demo? I had a positive-enough impression to get the full game, but then I'm somewhat of a SRW fan myself, lol. I'm somewhere in Chapter 3, enjoying mostly side missions! Not in a hurry to advance the plot, when most of the main plot points don't involve series I like or am able to tolerate... At least, thus far. I wonder how much of what I do actually impacts anything, but I'd like to find out for myself...

More generally speaking, are there any giant robot shows you'd want to see in Super Robot Wars who haven't made it in? Or maybe you want them to handle your favorite(s) better in the next entry? I don't wanna go on another silly list of who I'd want in, but it's a shame Gurren Lagann has only appeared in the Z series and... X, I think? Might be fun to toss in Tank Police, especially after we got Cowboy Bebop, of all things. Other than that, just gimme a main-series debut for Sgt. Frog. I mean, if there's any DLC waves after the first two announced for Y, who knows what we'll get down the line. Personally, I'm wondering why Braiger and The Big O couldn't be in the same package as Jeeg...

[Del]

as a Tactics games enjoyer who also enjoys a few mech or mech-adjacent media franchises, I feel like I would probably enjoy SRW, but a lot of the franchises I would want to see just don't seem to turn up that often? You mention Gurren Lagann, which would be a big one for me, but I'm kind of surprised there never seems to be any Sentai, considering how many giant robots that franchise has pumped out. I've never gotten into Gundam or any of the other old school mech shows that seem to make up the meat of the series, so I've just never gotten around to trying them out.

Maybe one day there'll be a game with a roster that Appeals To Me Specifically, but until then I'll probably just continue looking at it from afar. At the very least, big crossover games in a genre I enjoy is a great idea.