I got it right at the launch. The graphics are fine and the story seems to be be pretty good although I've only played one mission of the story. But I've played many skirmishes to try out the different Mechs and Lance formations. I've played online once against my son, who was a beta tester of the game (which he told me after cleaning my clock). I like the game because you are commanding a Lance, not just a Mech so you get into tactics and such. From what I can gather, it follows the board game very well. If you like the Battletech universe, get this game.