MechWarrior 5: Clans is Piranha Games' latest entry in the long running series, and although it shares its number with its predecessor MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries, it's significant enough of a leap for the series for the game to stand on its own merits. While Mercenaries tasked players with heading up a mech mercenary company in an open ended galaxy, the procedurally generated nature of the game meant that few individual moments could distinguish themselves. In contast, MechWarrior 5: Clans is a focused and linear campaign where the developers have had a hand in every encounter and could provide an intentionality with every moment that its predecessor lacked.