ANIWARS: Call of the Void

Great Strategy Game as someone who DOESNT play strategy games I've followed the artist for sometime prior to the game's release, after generously being given a free copy of the game by a friend I gave it a shot! I am BAD at these games which is why they don't get long playtime out of me, however Aniwars kept me hooked with its great art style and character designs and its simple but not easy gameplay. The added roguelike elements with more items to use in game from completing challenges related to the units, allowing you to have more experience with them and to better understand how they function for future runs. These allow for constant replayability rather than just completing the game off a single successful run. Any bugs that have been reported to the small hard working team are patched out very quickly with plenty of updates and new commanders/units coming soon that I'm excited for. I've had hours into this game already and I still think about the itch to play another run from time to time, excellent gem more people should give a shot!

This is my first time writing a steam review so it might be a bit scatterbrained, sorry. As a newcomer to this genre of game while there is a little difficulty at the start, the gameplay loop is easy to get the hang of. I like that most of the unlocks/achievements happen naturally enough to where even on losing runs you know you'll always be a little stronger for the next one. I also think the playthrough progression of enjoying the art but struggling with the gameplay to enjoying the gameplay but spamming spacebar to skip the battle cutscenes is kinda funny. It's like rattling keys in front of the player's face so they don't get too frustrated. I do have a couple complaints/suggestions that I think could improve the game though. 1. There should be a way to see what items your units and especially the enemies have in battle. With 5 items for 6 units it can be easy to forget who has the items that require specific conditions like swapping and being near teammates. And for enemies; while there aren't really any items that influence how you should play too much besides large conditional damage ups like silencer or range ups, I really don't see any reason why you shouldn't be able to. 2. I think some way to speed the game up would be nice especially when doing tedious things like collecting boxes. In general, I think that the game has a good thing going on and will only get better with more content. I wish the devs the best of luck.