Battle Suit Aces

This is the best mecha game you’ve never played, and it’s a visual novel/deckbuilder hybrid with some rpg elements. If that sounds weird, it’s in the best ways possible. The plot follows a crew of mech pilots trying to uncover history of a fallen alien race in order to defeat a new (actually long lost) threat of energy draining monsters called the Frenzied. The game thrives on strong characters, branching narratives, and a straightforward but highly customizable combat system. Over the course of the game you can see different aspects of the world and story by choosing which characters personal quests to pursue and what factions to help (and receive help from in return). This game has at least 3 endings and many sections where the order you complete missions in changes the way the narrative flows, and who you recruit and follow impacts what inter-character conversations you end up seeing between missions. If you are at all interested in games with a strong ensemble cast, with varied relationships between each other, any kind of mecha or space opera stories, or games where your choices change the narrative in some pretty significant ways, I highly recommend this game. It also is a great game for people who are new to videogames (and deckbuilders or story-focused games in particular) as it has a very clear tutorial and plenty of options for changing your strategy/equipped characters in between missions (or if you are defeated on a mission). TLDR: It’s a fantastic game that is worth giving a shot, you won’t be disappointed.

great deckbuilding game combined with a good scifi visual noval. It is nice to have a mix of both here and the game is fully voice acted. Could not ask for more in this kind of game.

Very cool art, and fun mechanically. I got about 2/3 of the way through the game and found it a little too easy, but it's worth playing.

This is a pretty chill card battler. I like the art style and general feel of the game. It's like a playing in an old saturday morning cartoon. Don't take it too seriously and it's fun.

This was exactly as promised, a spellbinding card battler/VN combining tropes across the sci-fi genre. While a little awkward and fast-paced at the beginning, the narrative hit a stride that pulled me in so deep I immediately sank the 40 hours it took for me to beat this. While somewhat luck-based, the combat system was unique and rewarding. There were enough in combat lines and downtime scenes between characters to build a believable world around them. My one complaint is that the cast may be too wide to connect with, though it also left me curious and wanting more. There is so much established, and not all of it fully addressed. I wonder if a sequel was planned? Spinoff Suitsmith tower defense when? RTS Hunter RPG when? I'm obsessed.

Battle Suit Aces is a neat gem that has a lot of cool ideas. Singleplayer cardgames are kind of rare as far as im aware so finding and playing this was cool. It is rough around the edges in multiple ways. Writing, story, balance, artstyle could all use improvement but what i really enjoyed is cultivating a strong deck and making it even stronger with new cards and upgrades. I did feel like there was a LOT of text and sometimes thats annoying when you just want to test out your deck.. but what makes up for it in my eyes is how the developer clearly put effort into making encounters feel fresh. The ending was sadly rushed and a little sudden.. maybe they just wanted to finally release the game as it was longer than i thought it was going to be anyway. Overall i can say that while the start was a little slow eventually the game drew me in and thats what matters most.

GAAAAGHAGHGH!!!!!! this game is so goood! If I have one complaint its that I want there to be more of it so I can keep playing! Highly recomend!

Finally beat it.