You're my youtuber of the year, bruv. CRPGs and tactical RPGs are the hardest shits ever to review and you're out here getting 100% for a review. Lovers of the genre know how much work this is and you are just killing it. Make sure to take breaks and not get burned out!!!!
People will say that you have the dream job, getting to 100% awesome RPG's and play all day. But man, I cannot even imagine how hard you have to work not just to finish the games, but also to make these videos. Awesome work man!
As someone with an extremely similar job, it's fun 70% of the time (90% of the time if you're playing a game you love) but it does become very grindy at some points. I write guides and occasionally I will be working on the same game for an entire month and I have to force myself to finish cause if I don't all my work is useless. Kind of like coding, if you code 90% of a program you can't just release what you got cause the program won't work if you do. You HAVE to finish for any of your work to have value
It depends on the person. I enjoyed my games, but I hate the grind. Even if I REALLY like and WILL 100% that game, it always feel like a chore. Always, even if it's my favourite game like Tactics Ogre and FFT. So I can't imagine grinding thousands of games and the majority are games that I have no interest in the first place. It makes me throw up just thinking about it. Again, it depends from person to person. I wouldn't think playing games as a job as a Paradise tbh. It's nice, but not as good as most people would think.
@@theneosuperzero yeah palace of the dead is turning out to be a real chore for me right now. Especially because Chained Echoes has been staring at me ever since its release 🤣
@@infamousincubus2888 Palace of the Dead is where I eventually just took a break from the game. But that was back on the PSP, idk if they fixed some of the problems in this one, but back then, farming those rare drops was agonizing, despite the rest of the game being amazing.
I am hoping for this as well. I love this game so much I bought it both on the switch and steam. I was honestly surprised to find them remaking this. I had long accepted that this masterpiece would only live on in my memories.
A new entry in the series would be awesome. I'm tired of series only getting remakes and Ogre battle was getting to a turning point in the storyline, also this is the third time this game has been remade.
Last Ogre battle game I played was March of the Black Queen in like 1997. That game may well have been my most played SNES game which for me says a lot. wish me luck guys I just bought Tactics Ogre tonight!
Mort covered in 25 minutes what it would take most reviewers an hour or more. There is no fluff, no product pitches, and no tangents. Thanks for respecting my time.
Whole game looks great but I agree with You bout 'Union Level'. I hate when devs/games limit You/use artificial difficulty to slow You down. Strategy games/rpgs do not need to add difficulty - played many of them and grinding levels helped just a lil bit - strategy and tactic was always way to win in battle. Tho this game is nicely done - Just bc union level I'm on edge - I don't accept limitations - I accept insane difficulty in fights bosses etc This is reason I'll pick PSP ver over that one. Disgaea / Stella Deus / FFT and many others have ramping up difficulty and it becomes realy hard later but don't realy limit You a lot. I would prefer Devs not limiting players and runing difficulty up - rewarding smart tactic choices and punishing severly bad ones.
Well done on the review, I was interested in this game and your review convinced me to pick it up. I also really appreciate how your review provides some beginner's tips that will help starting the game.
Thanks so much for the video mate. I only discovered your channel today and was happy to subscribe. I found this review comprehensive-yet-succinct, clear, honest, and entertaining. And I think the "Review after 100%" concept is both valuable to me as a viewer, and very shrewd as a creator. All the best!
Same, I have been playing it handheld on an OLED switch and the sprites look crisp. I imagine that holds on all 3 switches... not docked. I imagine not as fabulous (the sprites) on larger screens, but I am a very happy camper. I was too young to finish the OG version but woo here we go!
@@howdareyouexist gameplay mechanics and quality of life features were more primitive back then…but you’re right that the top notch writing of the golden era more than made up for it
Thanks for this review. I remember playing ogre battle on snes way back when and I must have played that game through at least 10 times since then over the years. I never really got into the subsequent games for some reason but after seeing your video this looks like the remake I never knew I needed. Thanks a lot
100% !? We finally get someone who can answer the infamous questions regarding the missable Title Orders. Most notably the no incap & no death titles. Are they sill missable? can you obtain them within the same file (or are there any changes to them)? Are they even in Reborn to begin with?
I’m an ogre battle 64 fan and I love this playing it now. The cute little sprites moving around compared against the very dramatic voice work and screams when they get hit or are defeated in battle lol
It's funny, I was replaying Ogre Battle 64 while waiting for this game to come out, and I never noticed all the dialogue when you're near the coast about the "war raging on the Valerian Isles" when I played it as a kid. I really hope we get an Ogre Battle Collection with the other four games like they did when they released the Mana series remasters.
I learned about you from the Soulstice and Steelrising reviews. I think it's about time I subscribe. Your reviews are perfect for someone who likes achievements like me
Thank you for this fantastic review. I was pointed to it by the new subreddit for Tactics Ogre Reborn, and now I am an instant fan of your detailed and annotated (love chaptering!) review style. Also, I enjoy that you are rather level-headed in your review when going over the details. No hyperbole in either direction is really nice. Definitely subscribed.
What a solid, comprehensive review. I want to especially thank you for sharing how it runs on Steam Deck, that's what I intend to play it on but it wasn't rated yet.
I used to play this as a ROM on SNES9X so much. Growing up I was obsessed with tactics games & The original was one of my favorites. I was thinking of snagging this
Thank you, your review was exactly what I was looking for, as it’s set to be delivered today. Heard of this game for years, wasn’t even aware of a Super Nintendo release back in 1995. Knew about it during the PSP days, also many saying it was one of the all time greats. Looking forward to seeing in just a few hours.
@@kirkcavenaugh758 I wish could give you more details. Haven’t got to deep dive as much as others. Personal enjoy how deep the lore of the story has been, combat is better then a lot of current turn based combat games, and heard there are two main ending with a bunch of benches along the way. Sounds like it was worth it for replay value alone.
Awesome viedeo. I remember living in a really crappy hostal back when this game originally came out. And I would play for hours a day in my room, for months until I beat this game. :)
Absolutely brilliant review. I stumbled upon your channel for another game, but man, this review has answered all my questions in 25 min with no second to lose. Amazing job sir! You gained 1 subscriber !
Awesome review as usual. I found out about your channel recently and you're quickly becoming one of my go to for reviews. In the case of Tactics Ogre Reborn, I had already pre-ordered the game so I watched the review just for fun. 😁
I am so happy to see this game make a comeback. I still remember playing Tactics Ogre: The Knight Of Lodis on the GBA, the first ogre game I played which led me to find LUCT. Knight of Lodis is a prequel to this game which has you play as the antagonist of this one! It covers a portion of significant events he went through in his younger days. Something about these two games, their story, characters and the overall atmosphere it sets, just really appealed to me. Plus turning your soldiers and beasts into godly swords was pretty wicked too(Knight of Lodis).
The 50$ asking price is a whole lot easier to swallow after watching this video. This is the single best video about this game and covers everything I was curious about with this re release. Thanks a billion for making this!!!
I din play the PSP version. The version I play is the first Japanese version on SNES. and I notice that one different is previously you level up individual unit. And now they have change to whole party getting the same EXP at the end of the battle. This is one of a welcome new feature. As I remember when I first play I have to leveling up each unit individually.
I played only the SNES version and I remember it to be a very good game. With all these improvements maybe it is worth to play it again. I hope SquareEnix do this work someday with Vagrant Story too, it is one of the best games of PS1.
you have become one of my go too reviewers for RPG's and your love for Crpg's has also been very heartwarming as I find them to be a real underdog in the gaming community :D thanks a bunch
I've been working my way through lots of 90s JRPGs lately and this was one of my most anticipated. This remake couldn't have come at a more perfect time. Something about the graphical style and all the gameplay features makes this game look so enticing to me, even moreso than Final Fantasy Tactics
@@MrMuziekman I wanted tactics ogre as close to the experience is as it's supposed to be a remake of. This was shaved down, barebones borderline chess. Too much redundancy and with it being so limited already why not remove the systems that no longer make sense? It's all shit. Been playing this since it first came out for snes, the psp one was pinnacle, not flawless but I would have gladly paid this price for individual levelling and the voice acting (graphics I'm neutral on, whatever works) everything else could have been exactly the same, but they had to put their dirty fingers in every single system, and they don't gel with eachother now. The game feels like less than the whole of its parts because they shrunk the parts. Glad I got this refund. Never paying for a squeenix remake redone reaborted product again.
@@seanothepop4638 i see well i never played anny off the previous versions before so for me the expirience is completly diff i bin loving it sofar but thats maybe more cuz i bin wanting a fft like game for almoost 2 decades now xd
@@seanothepop4638 Yea, it's true the only changes they needed to make was individual leveling and voice acting. Removing random battles was a terrible idea. Also weird to put a level cap in removing that freedom. (Also removing Rogues :/) And finally removing the ability to allow any class to recruit anything was bad. The rest of the game is good, but it they definitely messed with some stuff that they didn't need to.
Surprised by how thorough this review was! Around the combat section I was trying to decide what system I should get it on, steam deck or switch, then the steam deck compatibility section hit! Great stuff!
This is one of my favorite Tactics Game of all time. I played the 1995 PS1 version A LOT, and even "100%" the PSP version (even though I wasn't as a big of a fan.) I've been counting down the days for this to be released, and cant wait until tomorrow.
Thanks for the review! Great to hear that the game turned out well, I've been looking forward to it. I remember playing an emulated psp version like 5 or so years ago and it stayed with me for a long time. The story, the art, felt somewhat like unearthing a hidden treasure back then. I won't shy away from buying full price this time. I know that, at the very least, the story is worth it.
The older look (1995) was actually not really pixelated at all. It's something that seems to have been lost to time somewhat, even to developers. While modern sharp pixel graphics have their place and charm, I sorely miss the softer and more expressive style of the golden age of 2d, that just can't be quite replicated on modern hardware. The emulation scene has been working on shaders to approximate this for many years, and has done a lot of fantastic work, but there's still nothing quite like the original look.
You probably know this, but it was stated quite alot that it has to do with the type of screen aswell and old screens just fit better with the art style. It's like a resonance effect.
@@CrumpetsNBiscuits yes, it really is the old crt technology, because old games rendered on modern hardware will also have the sharp pixelated look. I do still hope some day we'll get the perfect filter for modern screens, cause crt's are also not the most practical things sadly.
I miss it, too. This game in the original presentation was gorgeous to behold, and I really, really miss the old character portraits. It was genuinely one of the best looking games for the Super Nintendo! Though unfortunately I only ever got to play to the PlayStation 1 version on the actual console and have had to emulate the original. I actually have a Japanese copy of the Famicom game though, in the box and everything, because of how much I love it. The PSP version, while a significantly different experience, is really just as good and in terms of extra content and secrets it offers so much more, so I'm very excited to be able to play it again on Switch, something I've missed for years since my Vita broke. I have the Super Nintendo version on my phone under LaunchBox and Retroarch but having it on a proper handheld console is much better.
Yea the old crts didn’t show sharp pixels like all the new pixel art games do, they don’t truthfully replicate the experience of playing on original hardware. I always find it odd when people scream about pixels because I think they misunderstand how these displayed for 99% of use back then.
Charms are a nice addition, instead of switching classes to min/max stats, you can just equip charms. With Final Fantasy Tactics and FFT Advanced, you want Speed, HP and Strength? you was going Samurai + Squire for X amount of levels. Same idea for Magic Power.
Happy to see your review on the frontpage of my reddit! You put in a lot of work and effort in each and every one of your vids, and I'm glad people are noticing it!
Great review! Glad most of the changes seem like positive ones. Removing tedium is always welcome 🙌 What do you think of the achievement list overall? Just glancing through afraid of new content spoilers, PS trophies seem to be entirely story related, which is a bit of a bummer but actually doable. At least it encourages seeing the 3 paths. Saw at least one related to the Palace but it didn't seem to be based on completing it? With you being someone who 100%s everything, I'd love to see a list of games you think are worth 100%ing. I know you do Steam achievements which don't always match up with PS but still. My list is very short and has no RPGs as of yet 😂 REmake2 and REmake3 because they really encourage unique ways of tackling the game as well as ones that are challenging but not absurdly so. Minimal collect-athons.
@@MortismalGaming Awesome, good to know about the missable side content. That's what I like to see from achievements. Thank you! Apparently I need to start doing some searches on your channel before requesting things 😬 You're always one or more steps ahead.
The first ogr battle has to be older than '95... I loved those games! High drama and politicking as a backdrop for fantasy battles. I didn't know the produced more of these, thanks for bringing it to my attention!
@@thelegacyofgaming2928 the first Fire Emblem was 1990 and Shining Force was 1992 so not the first but definitely a formative early entry in the genre.
This sounds interesting and while I've never played this game, I did play a lot of final fantasy tactics. I remember the pains from then and your mention of this union level is causing me hesitation. Perhaps, I should just wait for a sale.
Great detailed review man, Quickly becoming one of my favorite reviewers, Nicely done. I was concerned the chariot card system might make the game a pushover so I am happy that you say its still quite challenging regardless (Yes I could choose not to use it but if its there and I know I can use it then I tend to give in, its a weird thing where I sometimes prefer they just take the choice away then I am forced to ''Git Gud'' lol). Anyway great job!
Yeah there are some games that are made worse because of save-states and rewinds when you play on emulators because it's hard to not use them when you know they're available at anytime.
@@armorvil EXACTLY! I used to struggle on battletoads for so so long on the snes but then eventually myself and my sister beat it on an emulator in coop abusing the hell out of save states and I just felt....scummy. It was a cheat. To this day I still see it as I have never beaten battletoads lol
@@Terron29 They ruined the earlier Fire Emblems for me lol (GBA or Gamecube, mainly). The stats you gain at level up are random, and since you can savestate before leveling up, you can reload and do another sequence of actions so the RNG changes to make you gain different stats. But not only is the whole process very annoying, it's also cheating because your characters will be overpowered very quickly and it will ruin the tactical gameplay if your characters are invincible and one-shot everything. On the other hand, since the games can be very hard, not doing it means being ok with having crappy stat gains if you're unlucky and risking your characters to be one-shot-ted or barely damaging the enemies later on... It's a pure headache I don't have a solution for. You end up being obsessed with having the "right" stats, not too weak and not too strong, which makes the games not fun. The random stat gains at level up is one of the main interest too because it makes every playthrough fresh, but you neither want to get screwed (hence you use savestates - especially since they are games like Tactics Ogre where one wrong move can have catastrophic consequences and you don't want to waste time by restarting a battle from the beginning) nor make the games a cakewalk (so you want to get screwed by the leveling system sometimes but not too much). This turns the games into a "which stats my characters are supposed to have at this time?" game which makes them very unfun. Perfect lose-lose situation that makes those great games almost unplayable for me now.
@@armorvil Can 100 percent relate as I did the VERY same thing. I love fire emblem on gamecube (my favorite with geneology of the holy war second) I would constantly quit out and go back in if I got bad stats. I think it was a bit ridiculous though as sometimes not a single stat would raise if i remember correctly? F that. There should be a bad luck protection like a minimum of 2 stats go up and max of 5 or something lol
Holy cow, wait a second, are you saying that the Steam Deck version supports full screen at 1280x800 with no letterboxing? That's wild for a SE game. *edit - nvm, the Steam Deck performs at 1280x800 WITH letterboxing.
Thanks for the review. Appreciate your diligence and commitment to reviewing thoroughly and on schedule. Love FFT, liked Triangle Strategy a lot more than you did (ha), this one seems like a definite yes for me.
I love the AI preset. It turns the game into an auto battler, which can be very zen. Customise your squad and “see what happens” when thrown out on mission.
I'm currently doing a playthrough where everyone is on auto and I just set them up with items and upgrade their gear based on the battle ahead. Cool to see how my squad deals with the enemy.
Thanks for confirming the game works in the steam deck. Now I feel confortable just preordering the game. I guessed it would work but I have so many JRPGs in my backlog that won't work for some reason or another that I wasn't sure if I could enjoy it again laying in my bed like I did with my psp years ago 🙂
Finishing this game at truly 100% in a month is an astonishing feat of dedication, though I'm not sure yet just how much has been changed. Getting Cressida alone took me multiple gaming sessions of death marching, and don't even get me started on confirming every single unique drop from places like Palace of the Dead, San Bronsa, etc. It has been a long time so I could be off but in the PSP version I think you needed to clear the Palace of the Dead at least twice to get access to the Crest of Fire (in order to read precise Chaos Frame values), and a total of three times for something else. That game consumed the better part of 6 months for me to finally 100% and I only managed it with the loot table spreadsheets and through participation with the old regulars on the gamefaqs forums!
Dude you are a real bro. I'm getting very picky about my games as I'm getting older and for me to play a long game like this, I wanna know it's worth my time and money. I appreciate everything you have to share and after your review I feel this game is worth a solid go.
I'm so hyped for this. The knight if Lodis is one of my favorite games of all time (it fights for #1 with deus ex) so seeing this one has me hyped for a new one and some revisiting the other greats in the franchise
Been counting on your 100% reviews for awhile, as I'm kinda ocd trophy nut/completionist & thus, your reviews resonate with me best! Thanks for the great reviews! 👍
Ah, Tactics Ogre was the first SRPG I ever played and beat on PS1. Auto battling healers in training to level up your characters was fun stuff. I wonder if that's still possibly in this version.
I've never played this one but I was a huge fan of FFT when it was originally released. So, I'm super excited about this one. I wish they would do this for FFT too.
If FFT got this kind of treatment, they could charge me full price and I wouldn't blink. (Also ideally starting with the already glossed up a bit PSP version that I know and love.) As the review lays out... there are a lot of things being done behind the under the hood with the AI rehaul, many mechanics changes/adds (for the better overall imo), etc. Too many people think this is a straight port with visual updates. Maybe they know about the music as well. Sigh.
Several of the dev team behind this strategic RPG (of the original, the PSP remake, and this remaster) have worked on great games like Final Fantasy Tactics, FF XII, FFXIV and even on the upcoming FFXVI so quality is asured!
I was delighted to discover your channel! Still going through the rest of your videos. I'd also love to see your review of two particular games I remember from the old days. The first is Fallout Tactics, often criticized for failing to become what it was never meant to be in the first place - a proper Fallout game. Still, I came to appreciate it for what it actually is - a TRPG - and as such it was pretty solid. The second is Pool of Radiance 2 based on DnD 3dE, one of the first of its kind. I never finished the game, but for history's sake PoR 2 is worth checking out too.
Can't wait to turn out this game. Currently playing Symphony of War and I'm loving that game alot more than I thought was going to so I'm looking forward to this!
You're my youtuber of the year, bruv. CRPGs and tactical RPGs are the hardest shits ever to review and you're out here getting 100% for a review. Lovers of the genre know how much work this is and you are just killing it. Make sure to take breaks and not get burned out!!!!
well said and I agree 100 percent. see what I did there lol........100 per....cent......ill...ill see myself out :(
@@Terron29 Let's get 100 thumbs up for Terron folks!
@@Nostromo2144 lol!
People will say that you have the dream job, getting to 100% awesome RPG's and play all day. But man, I cannot even imagine how hard you have to work not just to finish the games, but also to make these videos. Awesome work man!
As someone with an extremely similar job, it's fun 70% of the time (90% of the time if you're playing a game you love) but it does become very grindy at some points. I write guides and occasionally I will be working on the same game for an entire month and I have to force myself to finish cause if I don't all my work is useless. Kind of like coding, if you code 90% of a program you can't just release what you got cause the program won't work if you do. You HAVE to finish for any of your work to have value
It depends on the person. I enjoyed my games, but I hate the grind. Even if I REALLY like and WILL 100% that game, it always feel like a chore. Always, even if it's my favourite game like Tactics Ogre and FFT. So I can't imagine grinding thousands of games and the majority are games that I have no interest in the first place. It makes me throw up just thinking about it. Again, it depends from person to person. I wouldn't think playing games as a job as a Paradise tbh. It's nice, but not as good as most people would think.
yes, if you can that job!!! which obviously is not!
@@theneosuperzero yeah palace of the dead is turning out to be a real chore for me right now. Especially because Chained Echoes has been staring at me ever since its release 🤣
@@infamousincubus2888 Palace of the Dead is where I eventually just took a break from the game. But that was back on the PSP, idk if they fixed some of the problems in this one, but back then, farming those rare drops was agonizing, despite the rest of the game being amazing.
Kinda hoping this sells rly well and maybe that gives them the idea of making a new tactics ogre... that would be a dream.
I am hoping for this as well. I love this game so much I bought it both on the switch and steam. I was honestly surprised to find them remaking this. I had long accepted that this masterpiece would only live on in my memories.
or better yet a new march of the black queen
A new entry in the series would be awesome. I'm tired of series only getting remakes and Ogre battle was getting to a turning point in the storyline, also this is the third time this game has been remade.
Remastering Ogre Battle March of the black queen would be my greatest wish
Fifty bucks for a game I've bought twice already and didn't even get a graphical upgrade is... kind of a tough sell, all things considered.
A couple hundred hours already? get this man to 100k!
GET IN THERE!!! It will come 🤟😉
Yes!
done
It's a small thing, but I have to admit.. I love the font choice for dialogue.. reminds me of Vagrant Story kinda.
i got a masive Vagrant Story vibes from the character portraits. Glad it's just not me.
Finishing Tactics Ogre: Reborn at 100% in 2 months is impressive 👏
This is my first time seeing one of your reviews, and it's extremely well-done. Subscribed.
Last Ogre battle game I played was March of the Black Queen in like 1997. That game may well have been my most played SNES game which for me says a lot. wish me luck guys I just bought Tactics Ogre tonight!
Mort covered in 25 minutes what it would take most reviewers an hour or more. There is no fluff, no product pitches, and no tangents. Thanks for respecting my time.
Whole game looks great but I agree with You bout 'Union Level'.
I hate when devs/games limit You/use artificial difficulty to slow You down.
Strategy games/rpgs do not need to add difficulty - played many of them and grinding levels helped just a lil bit - strategy and tactic was always way to win in battle.
Tho this game is nicely done - Just bc union level I'm on edge - I don't accept limitations - I accept insane difficulty in fights bosses etc
This is reason I'll pick PSP ver over that one.
Disgaea / Stella Deus / FFT and many others have ramping up difficulty and it becomes realy hard later but don't realy limit You a lot.
I would prefer Devs not limiting players and runing difficulty up - rewarding smart tactic choices and punishing severly bad ones.
The nostalgia is great with this one , i remember spending hours playing on my Playstation 1 back in the day , great review !!!
Wish more people talked about this series
Nice video! I'm waiting for a Final Fantasy Tactics A2 remake for years. I would love to play that on my Switch.
Anybody else would like that, too?
hope the sales are successful so they can develop the remake of Final Fantasy Tactics!
Well done on the review, I was interested in this game and your review convinced me to pick it up. I also really appreciate how your review provides some beginner's tips that will help starting the game.
Happy you got hooked up with a review copy, your style of review is the best out there and now I can make an informed decision on launch!
Thanks so much for the video mate. I only discovered your channel today and was happy to subscribe. I found this review comprehensive-yet-succinct, clear, honest, and entertaining. And I think the "Review after 100%" concept is both valuable to me as a viewer, and very shrewd as a creator. All the best!
I've played a couple hours on Switch. This game was ahead of his time. So well written for a 27 years old game ! The original Tactic JRPG !
Same, I have been playing it handheld on an OLED switch and the sprites look crisp. I imagine that holds on all 3 switches... not docked.
I imagine not as fabulous (the sprites) on larger screens, but I am a very happy camper. I was too young to finish the OG version but woo here we go!
what do you mean? the writing back then for most media is better than the garbage now.
all RPGs were at the top of their game in the 90s.
@@howdareyouexist gameplay mechanics and quality of life features were more primitive back then…but you’re right that the top notch writing of the golden era more than made up for it
I appreciate the constant commentary on how things differ from the older versions. Thank you, great video
Thanks for this review. I remember playing ogre battle on snes way back when and I must have played that game through at least 10 times since then over the years.
I never really got into the subsequent games for some reason but after seeing your video this looks like the remake I never knew I needed. Thanks a lot
100% !? We finally get someone who can answer the infamous questions regarding the missable Title Orders. Most notably the no incap & no death titles. Are they sill missable? can you obtain them within the same file (or are there any changes to them)? Are they even in Reborn to begin with?
Last time I played this it was on an emulator in another language I had no real idea on what was going on but loved it
I still play it on my two PSPs! I am tempted to buy this for my Switch.
I’m an ogre battle 64 fan and I love this playing it now. The cute little sprites moving around compared against the very dramatic voice work and screams when they get hit or are defeated in battle lol
That is still one of my favorite games of all time
It's funny, I was replaying Ogre Battle 64 while waiting for this game to come out, and I never noticed all the dialogue when you're near the coast about the "war raging on the Valerian Isles" when I played it as a kid. I really hope we get an Ogre Battle Collection with the other four games like they did when they released the Mana series remasters.
Good work sir. Your opinion as ever is valued highly 🙏🏾
Have you not seen the Sunlight in Weeks? My God man, 100% on this game must have been Brutal.
I learned about you from the Soulstice and Steelrising reviews. I think it's about time I subscribe. Your reviews are perfect for someone who likes achievements like me
Thank you for this fantastic review. I was pointed to it by the new subreddit for Tactics Ogre Reborn, and now I am an instant fan of your detailed and annotated (love chaptering!) review style. Also, I enjoy that you are rather level-headed in your review when going over the details. No hyperbole in either direction is really nice. Definitely subscribed.
I'm sold man. What a review. The work you put in shows. Only thing I'd add is that the game can be played with mouse and keyboard on switch.
Fantastic Review!! Can't Wait to pick up tomorrow! Thank you!
What a solid, comprehensive review. I want to especially thank you for sharing how it runs on Steam Deck, that's what I intend to play it on but it wasn't rated yet.
Started following the channel around 55,000ish subs and you've quickly grown into one of my top channels. Great work and effort, as always!
Hopefully we get FF tactics and Vagrant story soon! Matsuno is easily one of the best developers that came out of squaresoft.
I used to play this as a ROM on SNES9X so much. Growing up I was obsessed with tactics games & The original was one of my favorites. I was thinking of snagging this
Remastering Ogre Battle March of the black queen would be my greatest wish
Great review will pick this up first sale!
Thank you, your review was exactly what I was looking for, as it’s set to be delivered today. Heard of this game for years, wasn’t even aware of a Super Nintendo release back in 1995. Knew about it during the PSP days, also many saying it was one of the all time greats. Looking forward to seeing in just a few hours.
How'd you like it?
@@kirkcavenaugh758 I wish could give you more details. Haven’t got to deep dive as much as others. Personal enjoy how deep the lore of the story has been, combat is better then a lot of current turn based combat games, and heard there are two main ending with a bunch of benches along the way. Sounds like it was worth it for replay value alone.
Awesome viedeo. I remember living in a really crappy hostal back when this game originally came out. And I would play for hours a day in my room, for months until I beat this game. :)
i just found your channel, your reviews are insane, thank you and grettings from chile
Absolutely brilliant review. I stumbled upon your channel for another game, but man, this review has answered all my questions in 25 min with no second to lose. Amazing job sir! You gained 1 subscriber !
I feel like this game would benefit from difficulty settings. Seems easy to adjust the level cap on them and almost be done at that, as well...
Beautiful review, you've gained a new subscriber here, well done sir.
Awesome review as usual. I found out about your channel recently and you're quickly becoming one of my go to for reviews.
In the case of Tactics Ogre Reborn, I had already pre-ordered the game so I watched the review just for fun. 😁
I am so happy to see this game make a comeback. I still remember playing Tactics Ogre: The Knight Of Lodis on the GBA, the first ogre game I played which led me to find LUCT. Knight of Lodis is a prequel to this game which has you play as the antagonist of this one! It covers a portion of significant events he went through in his younger days. Something about these two games, their story, characters and the overall atmosphere it sets, just really appealed to me. Plus turning your soldiers and beasts into godly swords was pretty wicked too(Knight of Lodis).
hey which tactics ogre game should I play next in your opinion? The only tactics ogre game that I played is knight of lodis
@@justachanel2373 This one is pretty good. PSP version might not be your cup of tea because of the weird leveling system.
The 50$ asking price is a whole lot easier to swallow after watching this video. This is the single best video about this game and covers everything I was curious about with this re release. Thanks a billion for making this!!!
Yeah lube makes taking things wayyy easier but it's still 50 inches AHEM I mean $50
Is that cause you already played the game before? I don't mind paying 50 bucks as someone never played this title but loved FF Tactics
There are 1000s of free games just like it.
I din play the PSP version. The version I play is the first Japanese version on SNES. and I notice that one different is previously you level up individual unit. And now they have change to whole party getting the same EXP at the end of the battle. This is one of a welcome new feature. As I remember when I first play I have to leveling up each unit individually.
Very cool. You convinced me. I missed this game both previous releases, and now seems like the time to play this.
That is how must be done an analysis! telling all his secrets. thx for this!
I played only the SNES version and I remember it to be a very good game. With all these improvements maybe it is worth to play it again. I hope SquareEnix do this work someday with Vagrant Story too, it is one of the best games of PS1.
Glad I'm not the only one that's just familiar with the SNES version.
@@ZeriocTheTank I'm not young anymore, I even played Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen in the 90s.
@M P I doubt most of us that are gearing up to play this are young lol.
you have become one of my go too reviewers for RPG's and your love for Crpg's has also been very heartwarming as I find them to be a real underdog in the gaming community :D thanks a bunch
Woo, have been waiting for this one. Thanks for the video 😁. Now just to decide on PC or switch version 🤔
I've been working my way through lots of 90s JRPGs lately and this was one of my most anticipated. This remake couldn't have come at a more perfect time. Something about the graphical style and all the gameplay features makes this game look so enticing to me, even moreso than Final Fantasy Tactics
How'd you like it? Got my refund.
@@seanothepop4638 refund?wy ?
@@MrMuziekman I wanted tactics ogre as close to the experience is as it's supposed to be a remake of. This was shaved down, barebones borderline chess. Too much redundancy and with it being so limited already why not remove the systems that no longer make sense? It's all shit. Been playing this since it first came out for snes, the psp one was pinnacle, not flawless but I would have gladly paid this price for individual levelling and the voice acting (graphics I'm neutral on, whatever works) everything else could have been exactly the same, but they had to put their dirty fingers in every single system, and they don't gel with eachother now. The game feels like less than the whole of its parts because they shrunk the parts. Glad I got this refund. Never paying for a squeenix remake redone reaborted product again.
@@seanothepop4638 i see well i never played anny off the previous versions before so for me the expirience is completly diff i bin loving it sofar but thats maybe more cuz i bin wanting a fft like game for almoost 2 decades now xd
@@seanothepop4638 Yea, it's true the only changes they needed to make was individual leveling and voice acting. Removing random battles was a terrible idea. Also weird to put a level cap in removing that freedom. (Also removing Rogues :/) And finally removing the ability to allow any class to recruit anything was bad.
The rest of the game is good, but it they definitely messed with some stuff that they didn't need to.
Appreciate the review Mort!
Just found your channel, great review!
Surprised by how thorough this review was! Around the combat section I was trying to decide what system I should get it on, steam deck or switch, then the steam deck compatibility section hit! Great stuff!
The n64 version was my most favorite game of all time. I rented that thing from blockbuster so many times my mom coulda bought like 3 or 4 of them lol
Fantastic review, good job man
This is one of my favorite Tactics Game of all time. I played the 1995 PS1 version A LOT, and even "100%" the PSP version (even though I wasn't as a big of a fan.) I've been counting down the days for this to be released, and cant wait until tomorrow.
Thank you for your insight. Really looking forward to this game.
So excited to play this again. I really hope there's any option to get rid of that godawful anti-aliasing though. I want crisp pixel art, goddamnit.
Been pretty excited for this but after watching I'm totally sold, def picking this up
Thanks for the review! Great to hear that the game turned out well, I've been looking forward to it.
I remember playing an emulated psp version like 5 or so years ago and it stayed with me for a long time. The story, the art, felt somewhat like unearthing a hidden treasure back then.
I won't shy away from buying full price this time. I know that, at the very least, the story is worth it.
I’d wished that we can get a patch where we can press start to end the character phrase. It can get annoying overtime moving the cursor to end turn
Ordered the limited edition at Japan and also got a regular copy at state. Thanks.
The older look (1995) was actually not really pixelated at all. It's something that seems to have been lost to time somewhat, even to developers. While modern sharp pixel graphics have their place and charm, I sorely miss the softer and more expressive style of the golden age of 2d, that just can't be quite replicated on modern hardware. The emulation scene has been working on shaders to approximate this for many years, and has done a lot of fantastic work, but there's still nothing quite like the original look.
You probably know this, but it was stated quite alot that it has to do with the type of screen aswell and old screens just fit better with the art style. It's like a resonance effect.
@@CrumpetsNBiscuits yes, it really is the old crt technology, because old games rendered on modern hardware will also have the sharp pixelated look. I do still hope some day we'll get the perfect filter for modern screens, cause crt's are also not the most practical things sadly.
I miss it, too. This game in the original presentation was gorgeous to behold, and I really, really miss the old character portraits. It was genuinely one of the best looking games for the Super Nintendo! Though unfortunately I only ever got to play to the PlayStation 1 version on the actual console and have had to emulate the original. I actually have a Japanese copy of the Famicom game though, in the box and everything, because of how much I love it. The PSP version, while a significantly different experience, is really just as good and in terms of extra content and secrets it offers so much more, so I'm very excited to be able to play it again on Switch, something I've missed for years since my Vita broke. I have the Super Nintendo version on my phone under LaunchBox and Retroarch but having it on a proper handheld console is much better.
Yea the old crts didn’t show sharp pixels like all the new pixel art games do, they don’t truthfully replicate the experience of playing on original hardware. I always find it odd when people scream about pixels because I think they misunderstand how these displayed for 99% of use back then.
And the youtubers with their obscenely rare rgb setups also aren’t what any people had back then either. We played on rf, without studio quality crts.
Charms are a nice addition, instead of switching classes to min/max stats, you can just equip charms. With Final Fantasy Tactics and FFT Advanced, you want Speed, HP and Strength? you was going Samurai + Squire for X amount of levels. Same idea for Magic Power.
Happy to see your review on the frontpage of my reddit! You put in a lot of work and effort in each and every one of your vids, and I'm glad people are noticing it!
you are one of my few trusted sources, very informative, compact
Great review! Glad most of the changes seem like positive ones. Removing tedium is always welcome 🙌
What do you think of the achievement list overall? Just glancing through afraid of new content spoilers, PS trophies seem to be entirely story related, which is a bit of a bummer but actually doable. At least it encourages seeing the 3 paths. Saw at least one related to the Palace but it didn't seem to be based on completing it?
With you being someone who 100%s everything, I'd love to see a list of games you think are worth 100%ing. I know you do Steam achievements which don't always match up with PS but still.
My list is very short and has no RPGs as of yet 😂 REmake2 and REmake3 because they really encourage unique ways of tackling the game as well as ones that are challenging but not absurdly so. Minimal collect-athons.
Mostly story stuff and some of the missable side content, also I've made a list video about games I think are worth the 100% before
@@MortismalGaming Awesome, good to know about the missable side content. That's what I like to see from achievements. Thank you!
Apparently I need to start doing some searches on your channel before requesting things 😬 You're always one or more steps ahead.
love your videos
The first ogr battle has to be older than '95... I loved those games! High drama and politicking as a backdrop for fantasy battles. I didn't know the produced more of these, thanks for bringing it to my attention!
It was released in the US on the SNES in 1994. I think it was out in Japan in 1992 or 1993.
@@joncarroll2040 Wow, so this truly was the first SRPG entry
@@thelegacyofgaming2928 the first Fire Emblem was 1990 and Shining Force was 1992 so not the first but definitely a formative early entry in the genre.
This sounds interesting and while I've never played this game, I did play a lot of final fantasy tactics. I remember the pains from then and your mention of this union level is causing me hesitation. Perhaps, I should just wait for a sale.
Great detailed review man, Quickly becoming one of my favorite reviewers, Nicely done. I was concerned the chariot card system might make the game a pushover so I am happy that you say its still quite challenging regardless (Yes I could choose not to use it but if its there and I know I can use it then I tend to give in, its a weird thing where I sometimes prefer they just take the choice away then I am forced to ''Git Gud'' lol). Anyway great job!
Yeah there are some games that are made worse because of save-states and rewinds when you play on emulators because it's hard to not use them when you know they're available at anytime.
@@armorvil EXACTLY! I used to struggle on battletoads for so so long on the snes but then eventually myself and my sister beat it on an emulator in coop abusing the hell out of save states and I just felt....scummy. It was a cheat. To this day I still see it as I have never beaten battletoads lol
@@Terron29 They ruined the earlier Fire Emblems for me lol (GBA or Gamecube, mainly). The stats you gain at level up are random, and since you can savestate before leveling up, you can reload and do another sequence of actions so the RNG changes to make you gain different stats. But not only is the whole process very annoying, it's also cheating because your characters will be overpowered very quickly and it will ruin the tactical gameplay if your characters are invincible and one-shot everything. On the other hand, since the games can be very hard, not doing it means being ok with having crappy stat gains if you're unlucky and risking your characters to be one-shot-ted or barely damaging the enemies later on... It's a pure headache I don't have a solution for. You end up being obsessed with having the "right" stats, not too weak and not too strong, which makes the games not fun. The random stat gains at level up is one of the main interest too because it makes every playthrough fresh, but you neither want to get screwed (hence you use savestates - especially since they are games like Tactics Ogre where one wrong move can have catastrophic consequences and you don't want to waste time by restarting a battle from the beginning) nor make the games a cakewalk (so you want to get screwed by the leveling system sometimes but not too much). This turns the games into a "which stats my characters are supposed to have at this time?" game which makes them very unfun. Perfect lose-lose situation that makes those great games almost unplayable for me now.
@@armorvil Can 100 percent relate as I did the VERY same thing. I love fire emblem on gamecube (my favorite with geneology of the holy war second) I would constantly quit out and go back in if I got bad stats. I think it was a bit ridiculous though as sometimes not a single stat would raise if i remember correctly? F that. There should be a bad luck protection like a minimum of 2 stats go up and max of 5 or something lol
If you’re a completionist the fact that you get a special title for finishing the game without using it might help
Hmm... I was expecting new missions, new monsters, new characters, but oh well... I always go for all winged and 4 healers. Such op characters.
This is a game that I missed both times it was previously released. I'm definitely picking it up this time though.
Holy cow, wait a second, are you saying that the Steam Deck version supports full screen at 1280x800 with no letterboxing? That's wild for a SE game.
*edit - nvm, the Steam Deck performs at 1280x800 WITH letterboxing.
Thanks for the review. Appreciate your diligence and commitment to reviewing thoroughly and on schedule. Love FFT, liked Triangle Strategy a lot more than you did (ha), this one seems like a definite yes for me.
So pumped for this!
Love the channel, just subscribed after finding you yesterday. How does this compare to Triangle Strategy for you? Preference between the two?
Triangle Strategy was just the appetizer, this is the main course!
I love the AI preset. It turns the game into an auto battler, which can be very zen. Customise your squad and “see what happens” when thrown out on mission.
Ooh I liked that in Fell Seal too, does it allow you to play certain characters and AI the rest?
@@Infyra Yes.
I'm currently doing a playthrough where everyone is on auto and I just set them up with items and upgrade their gear based on the battle ahead. Cool to see how my squad deals with the enemy.
Thanks for confirming the game works in the steam deck. Now I feel confortable just preordering the game. I guessed it would work but I have so many JRPGs in my backlog that won't work for some reason or another that I wasn't sure if I could enjoy it again laying in my bed like I did with my psp years ago 🙂
Finishing this game at truly 100% in a month is an astonishing feat of dedication, though I'm not sure yet just how much has been changed. Getting Cressida alone took me multiple gaming sessions of death marching, and don't even get me started on confirming every single unique drop from places like Palace of the Dead, San Bronsa, etc. It has been a long time so I could be off but in the PSP version I think you needed to clear the Palace of the Dead at least twice to get access to the Crest of Fire (in order to read precise Chaos Frame values), and a total of three times for something else. That game consumed the better part of 6 months for me to finally 100% and I only managed it with the loot table spreadsheets and through participation with the old regulars on the gamefaqs forums!
An amazing game deserves a great remaster! Looking forward to its launch starting tomorrow.
Thank you for the review!
Dude you are a real bro. I'm getting very picky about my games as I'm getting older and for me to play a long game like this, I wanna know it's worth my time and money. I appreciate everything you have to share and after your review I feel this game is worth a solid go.
Also, subbed. You are worth it pal
I hadn't heard of this game until the reborn announcement. hope you do more content as I am very interested in it now!
Played the original,was one of my favorite games.Will be picking this up
I love this game
Thanks for the Reviews i did play the Game on in emulator and i Like it is Same Developer as final Fantasy tactics (i Hope for a remaster next )
When I played it back in the day I made most of my characters ninjas, 2 attacks, good defense and great speed. Profit!
I'm so hyped for this. The knight if Lodis is one of my favorite games of all time (it fights for #1 with deus ex) so seeing this one has me hyped for a new one and some revisiting the other greats in the franchise
Been counting on your 100% reviews for awhile, as I'm kinda ocd trophy nut/completionist & thus, your reviews resonate with me best! Thanks for the great reviews! 👍
Thank you as well!
Ah, Tactics Ogre was the first SRPG I ever played and beat on PS1. Auto battling healers in training to level up your characters was fun stuff. I wonder if that's still possibly in this version.
ps1 version is the best, i played the psp and also the reborn version i dont like them
I've never played this one but I was a huge fan of FFT when it was originally released. So, I'm super excited about this one. I wish they would do this for FFT too.
If FFT got this kind of treatment, they could charge me full price and I wouldn't blink. (Also ideally starting with the already glossed up a bit PSP version that I know and love.)
As the review lays out... there are a lot of things being done behind the under the hood with the AI rehaul, many mechanics changes/adds (for the better overall imo), etc. Too many people think this is a straight port with visual updates. Maybe they know about the music as well.
Sigh.
Several of the dev team behind this strategic RPG (of the original, the PSP remake, and this remaster) have worked on great games like Final Fantasy Tactics, FF XII, FFXIV and even on the upcoming FFXVI so quality is asured!
Love this game, never ever got tire playing it.
Great, in depth review thank you! I've never played this before and was interested in trying, you've sold me here.
Man i remember playing though the SNES Version of palace of the dead during First lockdown
Many ppl thought of it as a chore but i Loved IT
I was delighted to discover your channel! Still going through the rest of your videos. I'd also love to see your review of two particular games I remember from the old days. The first is Fallout Tactics, often criticized for failing to become what it was never meant to be in the first place - a proper Fallout game. Still, I came to appreciate it for what it actually is - a TRPG - and as such it was pretty solid. The second is Pool of Radiance 2 based on DnD 3dE, one of the first of its kind. I never finished the game, but for history's sake PoR 2 is worth checking out too.
I never played the original but I am a huge FF Tactics fan. I will definitely buy this at some point.
Been looking forward to this game and review. Hoping it earned a 10/10.
Can't wait to turn out this game. Currently playing Symphony of War and I'm loving that game alot more than I thought was going to so I'm looking forward to this!