Sure, the only two games of this style are a single dated release of ZoE's Second Runner remaster and Armored Core 6 (besides the PS5 release of AC's first gen) but overall, most mecha games seem to be passed up on from IPs like Gundam to smaller IP releases like Iron Saga VS, and there's probably still plenty more of these i'm missing, but the genre of Mecha as a whole seems like something you would think a lot of people would get behind and a lot more would make, but as a genre, it's stagnant in both offering and appeal save for dedicated brands like the aforementioned Armored Core, and outside of shitty Gundam games and Mechwarrior, not many people are making these either.
With such an epic and frankly untapped genre with what feels like a lot of possibilities on the table, why is it that this genre feels largely ignored? Many people don't really want it, save for the few mecha diehards, and very few companies are making it as well, and there doesn't seem to be a big reason for why that's the case, it's just not present or requested as far as the market pathos is concerned. So what the hell is going on with this genre and why are there not more mecha games?
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