Total Eclipse is, fittingly, built upon the failures of two other versions of itself and the original Muv-Luv, figuring out what to keep and what to scrap so that it can be the best version of itself. Also fittingly, this is the story not of Frontline war heroes, but test pilots who must do the very same with the Mechs they help develop. For the sake of keeping much of it unspoiled, I will be brief. This is the best one so far.