The characterization in command mission was awesome! I really felt connected.
I think the characters interactions in Command Mission are definitely the biggest pull, at least for me! I always like running around and talking to NPCs when I play a new game. It’s a fun easy way for developers to slip in a bit of worldbuilding into their game, and the earlier MMX games didn’t really have that (though I know the MM0 series does, which is also cool).
I’m sorta ambivalent about some of the new characters (I kept trying to like Spider, but I just can’t bring myself to care about him), but I love Marino and Cinnamon! We can always use more gals in this series! I adore the interactions between Cinnamon and Zero especially; they’ve got such opposing personalities, but they get along pretty well! It’s really sweet. (Speaking of- I still love Wint’s comic interpretation of one of their conversations).