Front Mission Remake Trilogy

Genre: Compilation / Turn-Based Strategy-RPG

Players: 1-2 Competitive (Local, Local Hotseat)

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Review:

Front Mission Remake Trilogy, released in 2025 on Nintendo Switch, is a Compilation of the remakes of the first three mainline games in the Front Mission series of Turn-Based Strategy-RPGs focused on mech combat.

I have separately reviewed these games. Here is what I thought of each of the games in this collection:

Game	Genre	# of Players	Score
Front Mission 1st: Remake	Turn-Based Strategy-RPG	1-2 Competitive (Local, Local Hotseat)	C+
tl;dr Front Mission 1st: Remake is a remake of a remake of a classic mech-focused Turn-Based Strategy-RPG with loads of customization, a gorgeous presentation, and even a delightful new 2-player competitive mode. Unfortunately, the game’s random elements really detract from the strategy of the game and kill the pacing. If you have the patience to muddle through those frustrating elements, there’s a lot to love here… but that’s a big “if”.
Front Mission 2: Remake	Turn-Based Strategy-RPG	1	C-
tl;dr Front Mission 2: Remake is a remake of a classic mech-focused Turn-Based Strategy-RPG with loads of customization, and a nice presentation, but this remake doesn’t seem nearly as extensive as what the first game received, and the lack of content, interface issues, and steep difficulty curve compared to the first game make this a pretty disappointing follow-up. Series fans may want to check this out, but everyone else is better off going with another game in the genre.
Front Mission 3: Remake	Turn-Based Strategy-RPG	1	B-
tl;dr Front Mission 3: Remake is a remake of a mech-focused Turn-Based Strategy-RPG with loads of customization, and a decent presentation. I think the new features this game offers, as well as the (secret) dual campaigns make it the best game yet in the series, but it still has some really unfortunate randomness in its otherwise strategic combat thanks to the returning body part damage system, and the remake itself makes some questionable choices with its 2D assets. Overall, this is still a good Strategy-RPG, but its flaws keep it from being a great one.

In short, I think that all of these games have some positive qualities, but they’re all hampered by some questionable choices, namely the series’ adherence to a game mechanic that randomly damages body parts when fighting, making combat heavily luck-based. Beyond that, the first game has had the most work done to it, even including a 2-player competitive mode not present in the other games. And I think the third game has some excellent game mechanics that make it the most interesting of the three. By contrast, Front Mission 2: Remake misses out on both of these and lacks the dual campaigns that the first and third games have, leaving it content poor to boot.

Okay, so let’s talk value. How much are you saving by getting these three games as a bundle? Well, individually each of the games costs $35, and the bundle costs $80, saving you a nice $25 on the cost of all three games. It’s harder to gauge by sale prices though, because this bundle hasn’t had a post-launch sale yet. But for the record, getting the games on sale separately will cost you about $53. However, it’s been about a half a year since this bundle was released, so the lack of any sales for it seem indicative – if you want the best bargain on these games, get them separately on sale.

That’s a shame, because the standard pricing really is a good deal, and I think fans of these games will likely want to get all three, even if these games are flawed. However, with the pricing being what it is, I think you’re better off getting the Front Mission games individually when they go on sale, if you’re getting them at all.

tl;dr – Front Mission Remake Trilogy is a Compilation containing remakes of the first three mainline Front Mission games, all of which are Turn-Based Strategy-RPG games focusing on mech combat. The remakes are mostly good, but the games suffer due to an adherence to a body part damage system that results in combat being far too luck-based. Plus, as a bundle, while this package is normally a good deal, it loses out when comparing sale prices of the individual games. As such, I don’t think this is a good choice unless you’re a fan of mechs and Strategy-RPG games, and only then if this bundle finally gets a good sale price.

Grade: C+

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