Hello,

  I'm not what you'd consider a hardcore gamer, but I enjoy quality games from every genre. From point and click adventures to twitch shooters, if it's an engaging game, I'll like it. However, I've been itching for a good turn based game lately. I'm getting tired of GalCiv and Space Empires V (if you love either of these games get the other, you'll love it too).

Some of my favorite turn based games were the Front Mission releases. For those not aware, basically, you control a team of battle mechs (wanzers) that you repair/upgrade/manage speed, armor, weight, & etc options between turns. AFAIK, none of them were ever released for the PC, but that doesn't mean there aren't similar games that have been that I've never heard about.

If anyone knows about another great turn based game, I'd love to hear about it. The purpose is so I can find a copy and play it, so if you've got a link that'd be great too. I'd prefer PC games, but I've got the consoles too so they're acceptable. I'd prefer a game similar to Front Mission (battle mechs and such) but that's not as important as a good turn based. I had an old GBA game, Zone of Enders I believe, that was a very poor man's version of Front Mission, but was remotely similar, if that helps anyone's idea of what I'm looking for.

I'll also note that I've played many of the big named and famous turn based classics, but feel free to list any as they might help someone else looking.