Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons
Black Talons
Release Date: January 9, 2015
Strategy, science fiction, RTS, tactics, indie games, singleplayer
Steam
A real-time strategy game by indie studio Camel 101. It is set in a science-fiction universe created for the developer's previous production, Gemini Wars. In the single player campaign, you play as a mercenary commander, leading his own army and doing various tasks for warring factions. Apart from profit, what you gain from that is the favor of some of them, but also the hostility of others, which can result in your enemy suddenly attacking you.
Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons is a tactical strategy game, created by an independent developer Camel 101 and released on PC. The studio had previously made the RTS Gemini Wars and several casual games.
Plot
Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons is set in a science fiction universe, known from Gemini Wars. The title offers a single player campaign, in which you assume the role of a mercenary leader commanding his own army. Apart from pursuing his own agenda, the protagonist is eager to take on various tasks for conflicted factions. Aparts from money, fulfilling those contracts grants you respect with a particular faction as well as hostility of others. If you gain enough respect with a faction, you can get access to some unique units. On the other hand, constantly undermining someone’s position in the galactic arena can quickly make you enemies, who will attack your troops in a least expected moment.
Mechanics
The heart of your army is the star cruiser, which you can expand by adding new types of weapons and advanced technologies. Thus customized mothership lets you recruit more units, teleport your troops or perform destructive bombings. You can also modify individual squads. They come in five classes corresponding to their different roles: recon, engineers, assault, tactical units, and support. Each of them has its own progression tree and unique abilities and weapons. There are usually only several units available at your disposal, which stresses up gameplay’s tactical dimension. Because your soldiers gain experience in battle it is a good idea to take a good care of them. There are also powerful mechs on the battlefields, equipped with gear looted in combat or purchased for money.
Technical aspects
Battles in Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons are fought in diverse environments. Planets, on which the missions are set, are characterized by specific weather conditions that influence combat. Depending on the location, the weather varies much: from ordinary rain or snow to ion storms or even more dangerous conditions.
Last updated on October 4, 2017
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Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons Summary
Platforms:
PC / Windows
Developer: Camel 101
Publisher: Kasedo Games
Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons System Requirements
PC / Windows
Minimum: Intel Pentium 4 2.6 GHz/AMD Athlon 64 FX 2.6 GHz, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 128 MB GeForce 6600 GT/Radeon 9800 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows Vista/7/8.1 64-bit
Recommended: Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz/AMD Athlon 64 2.4 GHz, 4 GB RAM, graphic card 512 MB GeForce 8800 GTX/Radeon 4850 or better, 4 GB HDD, Windows Vista/7/8.1 64-bit