[Chromehounds lobby]Me: [chanting] mechs, mechs-Other pilots: Mechs, MECHSMechanic: [pounding her toolbox] MECHS, MECHS, MECHS!Hello! Apologies for the late issue, but this story came together last minute, on account of capital-L Life, and also because the subject is developing fast. Hopefully it's worth the wait! I've got an exclusive interview for you on a shit-hot community project to resurrect a FromSoftware game that was criminally underappreciated in its day. I mean, that's practically all FromSoftware games, but this one was just born in the wrong time and place — I think it would be a substantial hit on Steam in the year 2025.But I'm getting ahead of myself, while also being behind. So let's jump right into it! It's big stompy robot time.The Big One1. Bringing back the FromSoftware mech game that was a decade ahead of its timeOn Wednesday, Resetera member wwm0nkey posted a thread I've been waiting to see for years: "Fans are working to bring From Software's ChromeHounds back online." But the news is actually even better than that: they've already succeeded. For the first time since Sega shut down the servers in 2010, FromSoftware's most inspired mech game is playable again, with a small group of diehard fans currently battling it out in up to 6v6 multiplayer matches.The tl;dr on Chromehounds: it's a team-based, PvP mech game with customizable machines and unique asymmetrical roles that demanded true collaboration to succeed. Heavy mechs too slow to maneuver around the battlefield had to sit on the backlines, firing off artillery shots at the direction of the frontline troops. Commanders held squads together, dishing out information and orders. Capturing communication towers was the only way to keep comms open, and their limited range meant pushing into enemy territory likely meant intense, high risk radio silence. Battles fed into a meta-level conflict between warring nations, with enough wins for one side eventually resulting in conquest of a capital city a...
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