A brutal showcase of war from the perspective of the front line, I don't think I've seen a Gundam installment as dark as this one, at least not for a small scale conflict. It keeps up a strong pace, especially considering it's a compilation of previously existing episodes. The animation is also very good, I didn't notice any reused animations and everything was easy to follow and pretty detailed. The music is one of the more standout aspects of this film with each of the main characters having their own recognizable genre of music that they listen to, the Jazz music in particular complemented thechaotic nature of Io's action scenes which I really liked. But the most interesting aspect of this film is how disturbing the everything is, it's really dark and does a great job at conveying the feeling of a drawn out battle where both sides are desperate and on their last legs. What I also noticed is that there really is no need to watch any other Gundam series to get context on this film, it works very well as its own standalone story. If you can find a way to watch it then I'd recommend you give it a watch.