Brigade E5 does at least try and bring something interesting to the table, and that is the sheer amount of options available. Your characters all have skills and abilities that gain in power. Stats like health, energy, reaction, and strength will be upgraded as you use them. Skills like shooting, sniping, and melee also upgrade with use, meaning that you can customize each of your characters in their own way if you so choose. You can go with a group of all snipers, or all heavy weapons guys, or try for a balanced team.

There are lots of different weapons available for you to find or buy, ranging from pistols to rifles and from machine guns to grenade launchers. Each weapon is rated in categories like effective range, balance, weight, and prepare time, meaning that the differences are more than just visible. Also, weapons themselves can be customized as well by adding features like silencers or bayonets. In addition to the different movement types that I mentioned before that affect your accuracy, you can also choose from different types of targeting such as firing from the hip or snap shooting. The game does a good job telling you what your chances are for hitting a target based on the weapon and method of firing you have chosen.