History VideoGame / HardcoreMecha

The game was funded via Website/{{Kickstarter}} and was released in Asia on PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in June 2019, with a Western release following on January 14, 2020.

** Round Hammer, a ''TabletopGame/BattleTech'' or ''Franchise/MetalGear''-esque heavy duty artillery mecha.

* EnergyBlade: One of Thunderbolt's primary melee choice is a weapon literally named Energy Blade, which attacks with quick, green-colored slashes. Interestingly, in contrast to the [[Franchise/StarWars lightsaber]]-style handheld weapons typically used in the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' series and its many imitators, the Thunderbolt's is [[BladeBelowTheShoulder built into its arm]].

** DLC adds Gurren Lagann ([[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann yes, that one]) to the mix, complete with its CoolShades that double as a sword and boomerang, penchant for creating [[ThisIsADrill numerous or massive drills]] (Including its signature Giga Drill Break) and even, given the machine's nature as a CombiningMecha, the ability for Lagann to detach from Gurren and keep fighting in the event that Gurren Lagann is destroyed.

* DarkestHour: It goes from bad to worse, when [[spoiler:it turns out that Xerxes anticipated the reinforcements arriving and had his flagship ready to reduce them to slag.]]

** Gurren Lagann is well known as an incredibly powerful SuperRobot and will most likely carry over its home series elements and characteristics into the game.

* InTheStyleOf: It's an action game inspired by ''[[VideoGame/TargetEarth Assault Suit Leynos]]'' that looks like the attack animations of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series. An upcoming update will also bring one of its most legendary mechs to the game: ''Anime/GurrenLagann''

** Gurren Lagann is well known as an incredibly powerful SuperRobot.

* InTheStyleOf: It's an action game inspired by ''[[VideoGame/TargetEarth Assault Suit Leynos]]'' that looks like the attack animations of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series. An upcoming update will also bring one of its most legendary mechs to the game: ''[[Anime/GurrenLagann]]''

* InTheStyleOf: It's an action game inspired by ''[[VideoGame/TargetEarth Assault Suit Leynos]]'' that looks like the attack animations of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series. An upcoming update will also bring one of its most legendary mechs to the game: [[Anime/GurrenLagann]]

* InTheStyleOf: It's an action game inspired by ''[[VideoGame/TargetEarth Assault Suit Leynos]]'' that looks like the attack animations of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series.

** Metallictron itself is a big reference to all Super Robot mecha anime.

* WarIsHell: A pretty major theme since the game leans towards the Real Robot genre rather than the Super Robot genre.

*** Additionally, the DLC color pack has one palette called "Wish Of Edgar" (a reference to a conversation that Edgar had with Tarethur over colors) that paints Thunderbolt in the traditional Gundam colors of red, blue, white, and yellow.

** Additionally, the DLC color pack has one palette called "Wish Of Edgar" (a reference to a conversation that Edgar had with Tarethur over colors) that paints Thunderbolt in the traditional Gundam colors of red, blue, white, and yellow.

* {{Fanboy}}: Edgar is a fan of the in-universe mecha anime Metallictron. In fact, he's a fan of ''all'' mecha anime in-universe.

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The game was funded via Website/{{Kickstarter}} and was released in Asia on PC via UsefulNotes/{{Steam}} and UsefulNotes/PlayStation4 in June 2019. It will release in the West on January 14, 2020 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation4.

* HumongousMecha: As stated by the developers themselves, they take inspiration for the mechanical designs from as many as sources as possible - Japanese-style, Western-style, {{Super Robot}}s, {{Real Robot}}s, etc., to satisfy the need of any {{Mecha}} fan. The units revealed in the trailers and alpha footage are:

* InTheStyleOf: It's an action game that looks like the attack animations of the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series.