TRIANGLE STRATEGY

gameplay 10/10 cutscenes fml/10 don't get me wrong, the story and the writing is actually good, it's just that after the first five minutes of cutscene, i expect a battle, not another 10 minutes of cutscenes the gameplay and fights are really polished, the mechanics are great, it has everything i want in a turn based combat game

Each unit feels very different to play and many can support each other in unique ways. As an example, there is both a fire mage and an ice mage but they don’t just differ in their elemental types. How fire and ice effect the terrain differs significantly. The fire mage can keep momentum up by finishing off units while the ice mage has tools to block off passages or gain momentum by standing on the icy terrain he creates. And in addition he can eventually use up that icy terrain for a strong attack. Discovering how to use each unit’s distinct tools and subtle differences is well rewarded. With about 30 units, there is a ton to explore. Each one has its use and niche on the battlefield.

Good variety of characters gameplaywise with interesting skills. There are no generics (like final fantasy tactics/tactics ogre) with all your playable units as proper characters although only a handful of them are important to the overall story, There is not as much late game/post game depth as those other titles but it is a less grindy game and there is plenty of replayability due to branching story paths. I think they do a good job in keeping battlefields interesting and varied in a way I haven't experienced since vandal hearts. The story is competently put together with likeable characters but is in no way exceptional. There are a lot of scenes between battles and you will notice that the first few stages before you get into the rhythm of the game. However while they have a lot of scenes the actual dialogue in the scenes tends to be to the point; you don't have the dialogue bloat that appears in a lot of square games over the last several years. The english voice acting is decent but not amazing - they have a variety of american/british accents so you generally avoid the fake sounding english accents of other games of the genre. Music is solid but not that memorable outside of a couple of tracks. Visually it's fine although I would have preferred an artstyle with more detailed character designs. I didn't experience any bugs. Overall a very solid and polished game.

so far, so good!

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