Make sure you don't lose yourself in the massive fake internet browsing Squaresoft designed for it. That aside, it's still a good strategy RPG. Trust me, you'll enjoy the game way more. Take a shot every time the protagonist throws a shit fit. This fucker will lose his temper over ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING. The protagonist is the most easily agitated Angry McAngst motherfucker ever and IT IS A HILARIOUS THING. * Front Mission 3 is a great game in the same way I think Dragon Age 2 is a great game. Pretty shit but then I've never been a fan of the genre anyway beyond Metal Slug and Contra 3. * Front Mission: Gun Hazard is a side-scrolling platformer. It's just a good strategy RPG with very basic, almost unmentionable JRPG mechanics and a plot that eventually goes off the rails COMPLETELY and UNEXPECTEDLY.
* Front Mission (serviceable fan translation on the SNES, more serviceable official translation on the NDS) is my favorite.
I've only played the first, the third and the spin-off Gun Hazard.