Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

Really like the customization for each army unit, but.... I spent a good long while in the first few chapters customizing my army and min maxing everywhere i could, AND THEN [spoiler] A STORY EVENT TAKES AWAY ALL YOUR ARMIES!!!! [/spoiler] I really really REALLY HATE when games like this do that. Drives me up the wall like nobodies business. Still probably gonna like the game though, unless that happens a second time, then I'm definitely giving it up. Recommend for now.

reminded me of Unicorn Overlord (another fantastic game) i liked it alot. only real complaint would be the "relationship" stuff was kind of weak and almost pointless. still 5/5 imo.

If you like Unicorn Overlord-style strategy gameplay, I can recommend this game.

Oof. This one was painful. The premise is cool. There were some legitimately well written scenes and moments. The plot started off very strong. The squad-style combat is an interesting idea. But the game fails at everything it tries to do the longer it goes on. -Combat quickly becomes a trivial matter of deathballing with super units. Counters? Who cares. Just send in the ubermensch and one shot their squad while taking 0 damage. -Fights get waaay too big and long towards the late game. Some maps with upwards of probably 50+ units on the map so you get to sit there, even with 0 animation, max speed and wait *minutes* for a single turn to play out. God forbid you actually watch the fights. -The game makes side objectives seem plot relevant, e.g. characters will call out "We need to liberate the slaves in this area!" in cutscene and then don't even comment if you do it or not. -Story falls off a *cliff* halfway through the game. Again, there are legitimately good ideas, but due to lack of characterization + too much time spent on random filler, the later narrative beats feel like arbitrary railroading rather than interesting narrative payoffs. -Many filler missions with 0 story relevance pads out game, especially later on. Could probably cut a full 1/3rd of the game without losing any major story beats. -Even among the core cast, characters have few interactions and most side characters are abandoned as quickly as they appear. Romance events will appear out of nowhere, between random characters who never have another event together, and then never be mentioned again until the epilogue. -Side plots pop up out of nowhere, add nothing to the larger plot, and are immediately dropped. Ultimately this is a game of failed potential. Nearly every idea here *could've* been good, but simply wasn't well executed. If they make a second game, I hope they learn from the issues here and spend less time on sheer volume of battles and instead focus on fleshing out character dynamics and narrative beats, as well as making combat more about having units fulfill unique roles rather than just steamrolling with a few super units.

I waited too long to make this review, but in light of the sequel being in development, I want people to know about this game. I love Fire Emblem. This is FE on crack. You actually get more customization to your unit, and it creates interesting opportunities for clever strategies. Once you get the basics, you'll find that the depth of strategy in this game is impressive and addictive. This was the first game in years I could not put down. Also, the home base mechanics are a nice break. It feels like you're actually doing something. Very reminiscent of the camping phase in Three Houses.

不停的闪退不停的闪退，一分钟闪退三次，玩尼玛呢

This game is a must have for RPG/tactics gammers. The leveling up of squads is ingenious! I am having so much fun playing this game and it's hard to put down and the story is well written. If your looking at this game it's a must have I didn't realize how much depth there was to this game. The character development of personalities is wonderful. In depth story for those who want it and for the just get me to the fight group you can skip all scenes. I play this on the steamdeck but would also gladly play this on my PC. What they could added is more more more, more chapters. More nations in the map. More characters. More troop variants. More large scale battles. I am only at chapter 20 but 15 to 20 squads just isn't enough (yes I am being greedy I want more!) for the creativity of squads. A creative idea is the main character could have a small fiefdom and grow it into the Nephilim kingdom and the player can use gold to upgrade stable, iron mines, gold mines, barracks, castle (to add room for friends of the main character). Then as the chapters progressed the Player has to also defend the home territories with a home army and and a campaign army.

Perfectly good characters art got turned into AI slop

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short answer: decent game solid 9/10. Long answer: If you like fire emblem and okay with thinking a little bit more i would recommend it. I would recommend turning perma death off. I played with it and it made the whole experience kind of tedious cause i was focused on not letting people die i felt restricted in how i could build my squads. Story is decent general good verse evil with a couple twists. art is good not the best but its good enough that it doesnt take away from the experience.