Games that currently intrigue me: MERCS

The other day I looked at the Mecha based game Heavy Gear Blitz, and today I'm looking at MERCS. No not the luxury cars produced by a German manufacturer. Nope, the wargame. It's another game that takes some of its aesthetic inspiration from Japanese anime. Yep a bit like Infinity and OK the previous game Heavy Gear Blitz. What can I say? I'm a sucker for a bit of anime stylings. I'll be honest though, when I first saw MERCS miniatures I was very heavily invested in Infinity (I still am), and my interest in it initially extended to a cursory glance at the game, and an almost instant dismissal. I mean, I already played one anime inspired future wargame and it was more established. Infinity's miniatures are also some of the very best on the market, it really is a miniatures range to die for. Plus with kick ass rules I was enjoying it way too much to look elsewhere at the time (I partly still am). That I believe is MERCS biggest problem, or hurdle right now. Despite some interesting and very different play mechanics, it doesn't advertise itself at all well. Or indeed do enough to differentiate itself very well from the current sci-fi anime game of choice Infinity, which is a shame because it is different. Very different!

Oooh pretty artwork, and shiny eyes! Plus it's a sniper and they're always cool!!!

Company: Erm they're called MERCS Miniatures I believe. God only knows how long they've been going, but if its more than two or three years I'll be surprised. However, I can now say that MERCS mini's are Keith and Ben, and they're from Indianapolis. So that makes them an American company. They're also not a full time business, as currently this is a labour of love for them, a side project. So I'd like to thank Keith in particular for actually taking the time to answer my questions about their game. However, I think it's fair to say that although their website looks pretty, it's not the easiest of websites to actually find useful information on. Now I'm not being a negative Nelly, just stating the fact that it was one of the harder games to find information out about. So I do worry that many people might just log on, struggle a bit and leave, which is a shame. So I was heartened to hear from Keith that the website will be getting an overhaul. I hope part of this overhaul will be being more upfront and forthcoming about the game and just who MERCS minis are, because us consumers like to know who we're dealing with. When we do know, the money is more likely to flow.

Website: MERCS minis
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