It’s pretty good honestly if you’re into tactic gameplay. A lot of the other reviews just have me raising my eyebrows like really? The strategy game is… too HARD for you? :/
Most reviewers are extremely bad at video games (Which is fine), but they get mad when a strategy game challenges them to... use strategy. I rue the day these "reviewers" start reviewing puzzle games.
I am loving the game, the gameplay is great and the music is excellent. The early hours are somewhat difficult, but I see that as a challenge to overcome. I'm on chapter 22 so close to the end I guess. The skirmish option became available at chapter 8
yep, johan's right. Took me a little longer at 28 hours, but I did do some skirmishes. If you're really up for a challenge though, you unlock hard mode after the first playthrough, thereby extending the game if your into that kind of thing.
Having finished the game and now playing the hard mode I have to point out some things in addition to the ones you mention. A) Weapon durability. Most people seem to completely ignore or be oblivious of the fact that each character can carry many weapons at once and switch on the fly before EVERY attack. By utilizing this system, you can have your good weapons for dealing the heavy damage and switch to a weaker weapon for finishing low health enemies or initiating attack chains. Weapon durability is a NON ISSUE if you actually play the game the way it is meant to be played. B) The game needs ZERO grind, if anything doing too many skirmishes will harm your team as your resources deplete so much faster. Skirmishes instead should only be used if you missed items during the story mission, NOT for xp. The best way to get xp is to be good and finish most missions with A rank and the occasional B rank. If you get C ranks you are doing it wrong and your xp will suffer. C) It has NOTHING to do with Fire Emblem or any other similar game and I faceplam each time someone compares it to those. The inspiration for this game obviously is games like "Blackguards" and "Othercide", but again most ppl seem oblivious to what this type of game is supposed to be. All of the erroneous complaints about "difficulty" and "grind" are from people who simply did not understand what the game is or how it is meant to be played.
Sounds like people are just mad they cant break the game or grind hrs on end, to make an op character. Im not much of a tactics fan, but from talking to people that like stuff like Fire emblem, Xenoblade etc(gameplay wise). they only like it because they make OP characters that decimate enemies. I'm more willing to give this game a chance.
I wouldn't go so far as to say it has NOTHING to do with Fire Emblem. They are similar in obvious ways unless you ignore the elephant in the room. But the combat system is also obviously meant to be played completely different. It shouldn't be surprising for newcomers to compare this game to very popular titles like FE, but once you get into the game, it obviously plays different. For example, I wouldn't be surprised if FE players tried to approach games like Front Mission similarly, but the good players will change their mindset to adjust for the fact that its ultimately a very different game (hell, even if front mission 3 vs 4 felt like a completely different game to me). The bad players will say the game is too hard and bash it (which is why so many people didn't like 4 in terms of difficulty despite it being objectively a better game and not hard if you utilize all the tactics).
To be fair, the game isn't really that hard on normal. Don't expect to be really challenged, especially when you get access to the full cast + more skills. And on hard mode, it's arguably easier since you have prior knowledge on how the game works so nothing really is surprising. Game is way more fun and challenging than FE which obviously caters to complete casuals@@NuclearAbyss
Hey 89. I just got reminded of this game. Havent played it with any of the patches after i finished it before. Thinking of returning to this after i finish FM2 in case i'm not yet ready for another UO TZ run. Its actually this, gloomhaven or triangle strategy. Did the gameplay/feel of the game change alot with the patches? I'm.thinking of just returning to my older games as eiyuden chronicles turned me off and metal slug tactics is far away.
Yeah, it definitely felt better after the patches. Resources were less scarce making replaying maps more worth it and a lot of the skills got reworked or fixed to do what they were supposed too. A much better game after the patches I'd say. Thinking about going back to it myself too, as I never did a full run on it's unlockable hard mode either.
@@89Games thanks..appreciate the feedback. Yeah i might return to this and wouldnt mind vids either if you got to a dead spot in your gaming calendar. I think this, triangle strategy and gloomhaven are all worth returning to. UO of course as well but you've just finished it so i'm expecting you want a break from it. Oh and as to why i was reminded is a friend asked like whats the lowest price this game has gone to? right now i see its $30. Have you seen it go on sale for less than that?
I low key love this game. The challenge seemed insurmountable but after an hour or so it clicked and I fell for it. I also love the story and all five characters are really interesting and different and their back stories were genuinely affecting. Overall i maintain this is a 9/10 all day long. I do think it looks stunning on the switch oled screen in handheld especially the cutscenes with the sepia blue effect. Great video, subbed.
I'm not a fan of hard games myself and prefer games that just require a bit of challenge, but I certainly believe that it's unfair to destroy a hardcore game because of difficulty if it is intended to be hard.
You got me to reconsider. A lot of reviews were really talking bad about this game but once I saw your video and once you said it was more towards dark souls type of difficulty I was in😂. Originally I was into this game because of the art direction and aesthetics I’m a huge Bloodborne fan and this game really iintrigued me so I’m definitely gonna get it. great video by the way
@@jaydonsmith3434Unfortunately I can’t give an opinion yet. I just checked my time on Steam and I’m only in Chapter 3 and have just 76 minutes played lol. I remember the combat to be quite enjoyable but like so many of my other games, another comes along and I put it into my “not played much” folder. Maybe after I finish Solasta Palace of Ice (Solasta is a fav of mine) I will give it more time.
We all make value judgments based on limited information but it is annoying to see ppl in comments say "thanks for saving me x dollars" as if one persons review is the final word. Especially in this day and age when there's never been a bigger variety of games for all types of people. These same ppl often then turn around and talk about how triple a plays it too safe. Of course they do when a few bad reviews can tank a games reputation. Not saying this game is good or bad. I am pretty cautious based on just how negative ppl seem to be, but id def give a shot on sale.
Very true. Personally, I try to watch multiple reviews before making a purchasing decision. I try to find both negative and positive reviews to get a fuller picture. At the end of the day, every purchase is a risk. Thanks for your thoughts!
I would buy this game if it wasn't so expensive, huge fan of Final Fantasy Tactics and it's battle system which is mainly why I'm interested in this. Probably gonna get it once it goes on sale. Thanks for the fair review.
Just saw your review and thank you! I love Fire Emblem! Saw this game and was interested from the start saw reviews and was like this can’t be right. Saw your review and was like okay sounds better. I will try this game when it goes on sale. Until then I’ll continue playing the new FE game thanks.
So glad I found your review as it's sold me on this game! Reminds me heavily of the Arc the Lad series I loved about 20 years ago and I totally want to try it. Thanks!
thanks for this early game review. because yeah a reviewer said there was no way to grind while other said you could replay main missions. I was very confused about that. The high price is the only thing keeping me from buying the game.
I really like Redemption Reapers myself. The atmosphere is Dark Fantasy, the music is good and the characters endearing. I am a fan of rpg tactics but until chapter 9 the game did not seem difficult to me. The mechanics are quite simple but that's not a bad thing. All you have to do is improve your weapons, play with adjacent attackers and above all don't neglect to mount your characters in skirmish mode. I am in chapter 9 of the story and I admit that there the difficulty goes up a notch. Kamikaze creatures keep reappearing. I tried to let them get close enough to be able to kill them first without it exploding on me, until the last suicide bombers, but the game keeps calling me back, as if to tell me no, you have to move forward and move forward, it's blast his weaker troops to kamikaze attacks. I admit that I haven't yet found a way to move forward without danger and this chapter 9 annoys me a little. I confess to being furious, like when Tactics Ogre made me do two missions in a row without telling me that I couldn't get supplies. For the rest, I consider it a very good game. I waited for a promo at 30 euros
I found those kamikaze units also daunting at first until I realized Lugh can attack first if he even has 1 hp missing (if you max that skill). I just sent him in the front (especially after leveling up which makes him have 1 missing health) and he 1 shots all of those units. Any other stray units, he won't 1 shot, but he takes like half damage, so it works out. Game was way harder in the beginning with only 1 spirit draught and limited chars, but once Urs came out, game got much simpler, but felt nice which surprised me since I typically don't find easy games fun. Sometimes lose 1 char here and there in the later chapters mostly because I got lazy, but altogether, normal difficulty is very good. I'm glad many people are giving the praise this game deserves. I might be biased since I loved ender lilies and want to support their works AND I think advance wars: Days of Ruin is their best title in the franchise, but I definitely think the game is worth it on sale.
I'm glad I'm suscribed to your channel. I was very interested in this game after hearing about it last year, but then I must admit that the avalanche of review trashing this game was truly off putting, and I'm not talking about mainstream site's review but smaller channel that I tend to agree on some matters. I remember playing XCOM 2 and never finishing it due to the horrible loading time on console, but I did enjoy my time with it and the comparison you make made a lot of sense to me, becasue in XCOM 2 you don't want to leave a unit by themselves. I will add this game in my wishlist and wait for a sale, because $50 are a couple of days's work worth (I live outside of US) and inflation is killing me😅 I'm happy to see your channel close to the 1k subscribers, keep it up, man, this gonna be your year!
@@techieg33k I know, I feel like it's just not what people were expecting, but that doesn't mean it isn't good. Still the price point is pretty high, which understandably gives people pause.
yeah turtle strategy is baseline in FE series, idk if other reviewers never play on hard+ or what. And ye want heal all, repair all, grind all, where is challange in that. And bad VA i assume they talk about english one, not only way you should play japanese games - with japan voice
Good point on the voice acting. Yes, it probably would be much better in the original Japanese. We gamers need to remember that not all titles are made by triple A English speaking studios and geared toward English speakers. There are some really great games from the super nintendo era that never made it out of Japan.
It's 24.99 right now! Subscribed excellent video 🥳 I notice many reviews pass judgment only 2 or 3 hours into a game, I can't tell how many reviews I read about a game that has poor combat, limited moves, spells, weapons, story ect. To only find out 8, 10, or even 20 hours in the game picks up once you level up and UNLOCK/FIND/BUY/LEARN new things 😮
Completely agree! That's why I try to put a minimum of 10 hours in before reviewing though I typically complete the main story of a game before reviewing which can put me 30+ hours in.
Agreed, once you get more characters and you learn way more skills, get more items and you're essentially forced to utilize formations for tag attacks, the game feels VERY rewarding. I say this having played tactics ogre, luminous arc, FF:Tactics, pretty much all Fire Emblems and Advance Wars, this game is pretty up there for me personally. And the aesthetic isn't common, so it feels fresh.
i tell u a secret how to be OP in this game. U guys make sure u don't get level up when you are on stage. so when u are at the game menu after winning the stage, choose level up. make sure when you want level up hero, the hero experience must almost towards level up example 90/100 experience. means u only use 10 experience to level up.. So when you level up make sure the points aim at HP, ATK, SPD/ENDURANCE. if it did not happen, u load the game and try again repeatly. me level 30 got 30 attk so no need to upgrade or lvl up weapon.. so easy
This was great. I came to the same conclusions and i havent played the game.. just looked into it and saw a few reviews. I look forward to your full review. .. as well as a SALE on the game.
Unlike the author, i hate durability system. Its like "Oh.. i found a great weapon, but actually ive prefer to use some garbage shit, saving my precious for exclusive cases." In fact you have to carry a god damn sack of weapons for each hero and before each single hit think which one you should use. For me thats really annoying. Still I made the game and from other sides its decent. So if you are into tactic games, definitely you should try.
So many modern reviewers are just shit at games. That's why Nintendo are always praised so much, because they make baby games for kids, yet adults who are still stuck in that stage of their gaming evolution fall in love with their vapid, frictionless crap. Hard West 2 was another piss-easy game which got slated for being "hard" by some because they didn't understand how to play it. I walked through that no sweat at all, yet all I was reading and hearing was how tough it was lol. Gamers who are shit aren't gamers and shouldn't be allowed to review, they're tourists of the hobby.
I hear ya! I think too many reviewers try to cover games they don't actually like which leads to games being considered "hard". Also, many reviewers often don't play more than 5 hours or maybe a little more before doing a review. I think reviews should be done no sooner than completing a first playthrough, otherwise the review should be qualified with, "I didn't finish the game and here is why." This is where someone could mention objectively what was good about the game and what they found as bad. I think reviewers also forget that its okay to say they didn't like a game, but admit that others might if they enjoy x,y, or z. P.S. I do enjoy an easy Nintendo game from time to time as a palette cleanser though😁
this game deserves zero hate.. all the hate is due to the pricing.. but when you change the voice acting to Japanese there are alot of top-tier Japanese seiyu voicing this. Kenjiro Tsuda voices Lugh, Rikiya Koyama (Jouichiro Souma from Food Wars and my favorite Takamura from Hajime no Ippo voices Glen and theres even Akioo Otsuka. basically in many ways that $50 pricing is well deserving I dont care for the rest.
Unfortunately, I don't think so. I tried to find an option for this in the Switch but couldn't. I don't know if you can change them on the steam version or not.
This game is actually pretty damn good. It’s like fire emblem, attack on titan, Berserk fantasy. The OST is so good. Literally sounds like attack on titan.
I liked it to begin with. Yea after the one battle to get back to the nest and I realized my damn daggers were already at 4 durability for only 2 missions I was pissed. Also realized I still had only 300 gold. But your explanation helped a lot. I knew about skirmishes but I feel I need to get farther before doing them. I got them after chapter 4 I think. Cause I already have the shopkeep right after the nest fight. But I love the game. 4/5. Great job on how you described the real point of the game
Did a full playthrough of this a few days after release, honestly the only thing i HATED was the story. It's been a really long time since I've last seen such horrifically bad writing, that the optimal way to play this is with full story skip focusing just on gameplay. I'm also about 95% positive that the artwork for characters was AI generated, or at least heavily assisted, it's quite low quality. The voice acting in JP is done by very high profile seiyuu, that's probably where most of the budget went. Can't say anything about EN but it's likely mediocre to horrible like in all non-western games. Not that it matters much in this case since you'll be skipping story though. The gameplay itself though, man is it hard to find a game in this genre looking this good animation-wise. The difficulty is just right to have a challenge all the way till maybe the last 5 chapters (at that point any one of my characters could take out most enemies on their own, minus the final boss). The constant gold scarcity forces use of lower quality weapons to save money, instead of using it because it kills everything anyway like in FE. Artifacts make certain play styles possible, such as full dodge Sarah vs full damage, DPS Glenn vs tank, etc. Overall if the story had any effort at all put into it this would be 100% worth the price. The way it turned out though it's worth 25$ at best. Still don't regret the time spent on it but probably wouldn't play it through more than twice.
Yo this game actually is hard af in the beginning!! But it's so much fun. It's on the backlog for now until I finish some other games but I'm excited to get back to it.
Just bought this a few days ago on steam. And I must say I like it. Its true the game is priced quite high. But for those who are interested. Wait for sales and give it a go.
Personally the game is bland if you have played fire emblem games prior. It does not have much to offer, but it is by no means bad it just does not bring much new to the table. Also it does not help the budget is very evident limited. The same picture cutout conversations in fire emblem does not work out so well with realistic 3d graphics in this game. But by no means am i saying that they should not try again.
They get it. And when more people get it more games like this can be made. Gatekeeping over an OPTIONz is silly not everyone will have a grasp of tactics on an esoteric level. With grinding, they can progress their own way and in time will naturally pick up better tactics with a cushion/training wheels.
@@ombra711 But people like that should stick to Final Fantasy games so they can grind for 45 minutes every day so the combat never gets more difficult than pressing the A button over and over again. Tactics isn't their genre. The whole point of a tactics game is to be forced to deploy and move characters in a smart, tactical manner. Not hit the A button until the victory screen pops up. It would be like me telling sports games devs to take the stats and complicated plays down a notch because I don't know anything about sports and yet I still feel the need to play their game. Doesn't work that way.
@@lufasumafalu5069 that's a good idea for sure. I can't make any promises right now, but keep that one in mind. In the meantime, have you played pillars of eternity 1 or 2? Those are two really good crpgs. 2 is probably the better of the two and it has a turn-based mode if you don't like realtime with pause.
@@lufasumafalu5069 I forgot about solasta. That's another really good one combatwise like you said. It's the most true to the tabletop 5e rules. I like the idea of PF, but I haven't been able to get into it yet. Learning the system slows me down.
yeah the game is good, its missing qol, it definitely has some issues, and can be frustrating, but its good and fun. graphics are great, combat is solid once you get stuff unlocked, its a very old school type of tactics game. the weapon durability system is bad, its 1 to 1 durability, and getting those new weapons relies on you taking the added risk to try to reach those chests, and no there is no way to grind exp. your weapons last 30 hits on average, which equates to 1 or 2 maps, and costs more gold than buying a weapon typically you get no gold in most modes, skirmish mode does not give you gold, barely gives you items which you can only reasonably use to sell for gold because your items are dust after "grinding" on top of it being completely prohibitive to attempt leveling on anything close to your level. yeah enjoy turning all your weapons to ash for 3 levels max, and then having to keep going with 0 durabilty because you don't have enough money to repair anything and have to keep playing the same level over and over to farm enough of the single item drop of the map to sell to repair your one strong item. cuz you're NOT repairing all of them. the gold economy, item drops, and weapon durability systems are just not balanced the best there's no way to twist that. as well as the ap issues, so many times I have to waste turns doing absolutely nothing, because I have to wait for ap to recharge. I keep playing and thinking I'm gonna get an item that either increases my ap, or lowers how much ap all my skills will take but it just doesn't happen. but yes its a good game. that has gotten an unnecessarily bad rep. I just want more out of the game, better mechanic balance, and them to patch the stuff that doesn't work right/well.
I know it sounds crazy but it may be a conspiracy via Octopath 2 fanboys being both major releases came at the same time.. I’m a little torn myself on which one to get.. I was hellbent on getting this but I still kinda got my hands full with Fire Emblem as far as that style.. I guess either or is a win win
Most review I've seen were keeping this game on the same standards as high budget games like triangle strategy, Mario and rabbids or the recent fire emblems. As a fan of indie trpg, I must thank you deeply for talking about the points that matters. I'm not sure yet if I'll wait for a sales or not but I'll definitely try it. Keep doing what you love friend ^^
Decent video, but you completely forgot one of the biggest issues players have - no zone of control!! That is almost a deal breaker for me and lots of others. The enemy A.I. being able to just walk past all your dudes and attack your real line is ridiculous. Why didn't you mention this, please? It's one of the biggest issues with the game.
That's true, this is a big issue for a lot of people. I guess my thoughts on that would be that such a system wouldn't fit well into what the developers were going for. I really think they were going for a higher difficulty and therefore left this out. With proper positioning, you can still keep the rear safe. But I also know not having at least one character with a zoc ability is a deal breaker for some people. Thanks for the feedback! I'll make sure to mention this in the full review.
the game itself are not bad, its like playing vandal hearts 1. the difficulty are not that hard after you know how to play ( urs is your man ). but there is some of that realy make it bad, what realy bother me are the random stats raise from lvl up. its so f stupid, and the extra AP are so vague. then lazy skill for sara, double evasion skill realy ? about the price IMHO its to high, way to expemsive
it does have its issues for sure, but then so do most games. The extra AP is definitely too vague agree with ya there. Overall though, I think the developers did a great job on this one and hope they can improve upon this formula in the future.
honestly I don't know. I played on my Switch. I've done a little looking around my I can't find any specifics for performance on ps5. The discussion over on Steam though, do say it can run a 4k and 60fps on PC, so I would assume that it would play at 60fps on ps5 too.
Games have skewed harder for like the last 10 years at least. There's no shortage of challenging games unless you only play big budget titles that want everyone to experience the entire game.
It’s pretty good honestly if you’re into tactic gameplay. A lot of the other reviews just have me raising my eyebrows like really? The strategy game is… too HARD for you? :/
Most reviewers are extremely bad at video games (Which is fine), but they get mad when a strategy game challenges them to... use strategy. I rue the day these "reviewers" start reviewing puzzle games.
...and just like that, I'm interested
My man Coffee!
The rune fencer video was 🤌🤌
I am loving the game, the gameplay is great and the music is excellent. The early hours are somewhat difficult, but I see that as a challenge to overcome. I'm on chapter 22 so close to the end I guess. The skirmish option became available at chapter 8
How long is the game do you think ?
@@thephobos9907 29 chapters long, took me about 20 hours to finish
@@johanv83 Did you grinded on skirmish?
yep, johan's right. Took me a little longer at 28 hours, but I did do some skirmishes. If you're really up for a challenge though, you unlock hard mode after the first playthrough, thereby extending the game if your into that kind of thing.
Weird I could use skirmish after chapter 1.
Having finished the game and now playing the hard mode I have to point out some things in addition to the ones you mention.
A) Weapon durability. Most people seem to completely ignore or be oblivious of the fact that each character can carry many weapons at once and switch on the fly before EVERY attack. By utilizing this system, you can have your good weapons for dealing the heavy damage and switch to a weaker weapon for finishing low health enemies or initiating attack chains. Weapon durability is a NON ISSUE if you actually play the game the way it is meant to be played.
B) The game needs ZERO grind, if anything doing too many skirmishes will harm your team as your resources deplete so much faster. Skirmishes instead should only be used if you missed items during the story mission, NOT for xp. The best way to get xp is to be good and finish most missions with A rank and the occasional B rank. If you get C ranks you are doing it wrong and your xp will suffer.
C) It has NOTHING to do with Fire Emblem or any other similar game and I faceplam each time someone compares it to those. The inspiration for this game obviously is games like "Blackguards" and "Othercide", but again most ppl seem oblivious to what this type of game is supposed to be.
All of the erroneous complaints about "difficulty" and "grind" are from people who simply did not understand what the game is or how it is meant to be played.
Othercide is awesome!
Sounds like people are just mad they cant break the game or grind hrs on end, to make an op character. Im not much of a tactics fan, but from talking to people that like stuff like Fire emblem, Xenoblade etc(gameplay wise). they only like it because they make OP characters that decimate enemies. I'm more willing to give this game a chance.
I wouldn't go so far as to say it has NOTHING to do with Fire Emblem. They are similar in obvious ways unless you ignore the elephant in the room. But the combat system is also obviously meant to be played completely different. It shouldn't be surprising for newcomers to compare this game to very popular titles like FE, but once you get into the game, it obviously plays different.
For example, I wouldn't be surprised if FE players tried to approach games like Front Mission similarly, but the good players will change their mindset to adjust for the fact that its ultimately a very different game (hell, even if front mission 3 vs 4 felt like a completely different game to me). The bad players will say the game is too hard and bash it (which is why so many people didn't like 4 in terms of difficulty despite it being objectively a better game and not hard if you utilize all the tactics).
To be fair, the game isn't really that hard on normal. Don't expect to be really challenged, especially when you get access to the full cast + more skills. And on hard mode, it's arguably easier since you have prior knowledge on how the game works so nothing really is surprising. Game is way more fun and challenging than FE which obviously caters to complete casuals@@NuclearAbyss
Hey 89. I just got reminded of this game. Havent played it with any of the patches after i finished it before. Thinking of returning to this after i finish FM2 in case i'm not yet ready for another UO TZ run. Its actually this, gloomhaven or triangle strategy. Did the gameplay/feel of the game change alot with the patches?
I'm.thinking of just returning to my older games as eiyuden chronicles turned me off and metal slug tactics is far away.
Yeah, it definitely felt better after the patches. Resources were less scarce making replaying maps more worth it and a lot of the skills got reworked or fixed to do what they were supposed too. A much better game after the patches I'd say. Thinking about going back to it myself too, as I never did a full run on it's unlockable hard mode either.
@@89Games thanks..appreciate the feedback. Yeah i might return to this and wouldnt mind vids either if you got to a dead spot in your gaming calendar. I think this, triangle strategy and gloomhaven are all worth returning to. UO of course as well but you've just finished it so i'm expecting you want a break from it.
Oh and as to why i was reminded is a friend asked like whats the lowest price this game has gone to? right now i see its $30. Have you seen it go on sale for less than that?
@@TheRobversion1 I think that matches it's lowest price. It was $30 on a another sale a while back.
I low key love this game. The challenge seemed insurmountable but after an hour or so it clicked and I fell for it.
I also love the story and all five characters are really interesting and different and their back stories were genuinely affecting.
Overall i maintain this is a 9/10 all day long. I do think it looks stunning on the switch oled screen in handheld especially the cutscenes with the sepia blue effect.
Great video, subbed.
I'm not a fan of hard games myself and prefer games that just require a bit of challenge, but I certainly believe that it's unfair to destroy a hardcore game because of difficulty if it is intended to be hard.
Glad i ran into this video man 😭 i was super excited then i saw the reviews but you cleared it up for me thx
no problem. thanks for watching!
You got me to reconsider. A lot of reviews were really talking bad about this game but once I saw your video and once you said it was more towards dark souls type of difficulty I was in😂. Originally I was into this game because of the art direction and aesthetics I’m a huge Bloodborne fan and this game really iintrigued me so I’m definitely gonna get it. great video by the way
Thanks! I hope you enjoy it as much as I am.
How do you like it?
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(his backlog was too large)
A really balanced review of the game. The only thing holding me back now is that holy high price.
ARRRRGGG im a pirate
On sale today
@@jaydonsmith3434 After my initial whinge I bought it at full price anyway ;) I’m a sucker for these types of games.
@@stevejackson4340 🤣🤣 understandable
What are your thoughts on the game?
@@jaydonsmith3434Unfortunately I can’t give an opinion yet. I just checked my time on Steam and I’m only in Chapter 3 and have just 76 minutes played lol. I remember the combat to be quite enjoyable but like so many of my other games, another comes along and I put it into my “not played much” folder. Maybe after I finish Solasta Palace of Ice (Solasta is a fav of mine) I will give it more time.
Im loving this game im on chapitre 8 and it's really good 👌 yes its very hard but im enjoying it ,its the dark souls of the tactical rpg
It's hard trusting reviews really... Hence why I follow the saying "Don't knock it, till you try it"
We all make value judgments based on limited information but it is annoying to see ppl in comments say "thanks for saving me x dollars" as if one persons review is the final word. Especially in this day and age when there's never been a bigger variety of games for all types of people. These same ppl often then turn around and talk about how triple a plays it too safe. Of course they do when a few bad reviews can tank a games reputation. Not saying this game is good or bad. I am pretty cautious based on just how negative ppl seem to be, but id def give a shot on sale.
Very true. Personally, I try to watch multiple reviews before making a purchasing decision. I try to find both negative and positive reviews to get a fuller picture. At the end of the day, every purchase is a risk. Thanks for your thoughts!
I would buy this game if it wasn't so expensive, huge fan of Final Fantasy Tactics and it's battle system which is mainly why I'm interested in this. Probably gonna get it once it goes on sale. Thanks for the fair review.
Now, this is a solid review. Unlike other incompetent channels. You got yourself a new sub!
Just saw your review and thank you! I love Fire Emblem! Saw this game and was interested from the start saw reviews and was like this can’t be right. Saw your review and was like okay sounds better. I will try this game when it goes on sale. Until then I’ll continue playing the new FE game thanks.
Glad I could help!
I absolutely love this game I highly recommend it
Got the game n on chapter 12 so far. Its so much fun!! With new patch, gameplay is much better but still challenging!
I was about to take this off my wishlist. Thank you for showing the other side, and I look forward to your full review.
No problem!
So glad I found your review as it's sold me on this game! Reminds me heavily of the Arc the Lad series I loved about 20 years ago and I totally want to try it. Thanks!
No problem!
Once you said you have to play this like XCOM, I can see how reviewers got it wrong! Good review😎
thanks for this early game review. because yeah a reviewer said there was no way to grind while other said you could replay main missions. I was very confused about that. The high price is the only thing keeping me from buying the game.
No problem! Yeah, bit high in the price, but definitely worth picking up on a sale.
They said you just get insufficient amount of xp in these missions
I like it very much, for me it's the kind of tactics i would love to see with the graphics of Fire Emblem Heroes....
I really like Redemption Reapers myself. The atmosphere is Dark Fantasy, the music is good and the characters endearing.
I am a fan of rpg tactics but until chapter 9 the game did not seem difficult to me. The mechanics are quite simple but that's not a bad thing. All you have to do is improve your weapons, play with adjacent attackers and above all don't neglect to mount your characters in skirmish mode.
I am in chapter 9 of the story and I admit that there the difficulty goes up a notch. Kamikaze creatures keep reappearing. I tried to let them get close enough to be able to kill them first without it exploding on me, until the last suicide bombers, but the game keeps calling me back, as if to tell me no, you have to move forward and move forward, it's blast his weaker troops to kamikaze attacks. I admit that I haven't yet found a way to move forward without danger and this chapter 9 annoys me a little. I confess to being furious, like when Tactics Ogre made me do two missions in a row without telling me that I couldn't get supplies. For the rest, I consider it a very good game. I waited for a promo at 30 euros
I found those kamikaze units also daunting at first until I realized Lugh can attack first if he even has 1 hp missing (if you max that skill). I just sent him in the front (especially after leveling up which makes him have 1 missing health) and he 1 shots all of those units. Any other stray units, he won't 1 shot, but he takes like half damage, so it works out.
Game was way harder in the beginning with only 1 spirit draught and limited chars, but once Urs came out, game got much simpler, but felt nice which surprised me since I typically don't find easy games fun. Sometimes lose 1 char here and there in the later chapters mostly because I got lazy, but altogether, normal difficulty is very good.
I'm glad many people are giving the praise this game deserves. I might be biased since I loved ender lilies and want to support their works AND I think advance wars: Days of Ruin is their best title in the franchise, but I definitely think the game is worth it on sale.
Well I played a difficult turn base strategy before and it’s not fun, so I’ll pass and play miasma Chronicles
Yeah, definitely not everyone's thing for sure. I've played through Miasma Chronicles too, and it's a really good playthrough.
Shortly, I'm playing and I like it, ty.
I'm glad I'm suscribed to your channel. I was very interested in this game after hearing about it last year, but then I must admit that the avalanche of review trashing this game was truly off putting, and I'm not talking about mainstream site's review but smaller channel that I tend to agree on some matters.
I remember playing XCOM 2 and never finishing it due to the horrible loading time on console, but I did enjoy my time with it and the comparison you make made a lot of sense to me, becasue in XCOM 2 you don't want to leave a unit by themselves. I will add this game in my wishlist and wait for a sale, because $50 are a couple of days's work worth (I live outside of US) and inflation is killing me😅
I'm happy to see your channel close to the 1k subscribers, keep it up, man, this gonna be your year!
Thank you! I appreciate your support!
Thank you for this feedback
No problem!
@@89Games everyone seems so down on this game. I'm waiting for the switch physical
@@techieg33k I know, I feel like it's just not what people were expecting, but that doesn't mean it isn't good. Still the price point is pretty high, which understandably gives people pause.
yeah turtle strategy is baseline in FE series, idk if other reviewers never play on hard+ or what. And ye want heal all, repair all, grind all, where is challange in that. And bad VA i assume they talk about english one, not only way you should play japanese games - with japan voice
Good point on the voice acting. Yes, it probably would be much better in the original Japanese. We gamers need to remember that not all titles are made by triple A English speaking studios and geared toward English speakers. There are some really great games from the super nintendo era that never made it out of Japan.
Really looking forward to this game. I was as many others sad to see the poor reviews. But some really liked the games.
It's 24.99 right now!
Subscribed excellent video 🥳
I notice many reviews pass judgment only 2 or 3 hours into a game, I can't tell how many reviews I read about a game that has poor combat, limited moves, spells, weapons, story ect. To only find out 8, 10, or even 20 hours in the game picks up once you level up and UNLOCK/FIND/BUY/LEARN new things 😮
Completely agree! That's why I try to put a minimum of 10 hours in before reviewing though I typically complete the main story of a game before reviewing which can put me 30+ hours in.
Agreed, once you get more characters and you learn way more skills, get more items and you're essentially forced to utilize formations for tag attacks, the game feels VERY rewarding. I say this having played tactics ogre, luminous arc, FF:Tactics, pretty much all Fire Emblems and Advance Wars, this game is pretty up there for me personally. And the aesthetic isn't common, so it feels fresh.
Thus is like the only best reviews. Everyone just bash on it.
The price is the thing holding me back from buying it now.
hopefully they making the game character profile in 2d, 3d rendering on avatar seems a lil bit off
When Final Fantasy Tactic married to Dark Soul with Grim Dawn as the wedding planner lol, love it
"dark souls like" sounds more of "hey it's not casual. It's going to take a little more skill and fore thought so take heed"
Of course it's difficult. 2 characters out of 5 are women.
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@@evieni1465 women ☕️
This game is on Sale, buying it now.
i tell u a secret how to be OP in this game. U guys make sure u don't get level up when you are on stage. so when u are at the game menu after winning the stage, choose level up. make sure when you want level up hero, the hero experience must almost towards level up example 90/100 experience. means u only use 10 experience to level up.. So when you level up make sure the points aim at HP, ATK, SPD/ENDURANCE. if it did not happen, u load the game and try again repeatly. me level 30 got 30 attk so no need to upgrade or lvl up weapon.. so easy
Redemption reapers is from the Ender lilies Developer.
Please Play it
I've heard good things about Ender Lilies. I may just play it now, because it does look like something I'd enjoy.
@@89Games it IS a beautiful Metroidvania
Really worth it
You convinced lol. I had some Nintendo points saved up so I got it on my switch 😁
@@89Games cool enjoy it and gladly Share your Thoughts
One of the reasons I ignored reviews and bought it. That game is amazing
This was great. I came to the same conclusions and i havent played the game.. just looked into it and saw a few reviews. I look forward to your full review. .. as well as a SALE on the game.
It’s on sale now for $24.99
Unlike the author, i hate durability system. Its like "Oh.. i found a great weapon, but actually ive prefer to use some garbage shit, saving my precious for exclusive cases." In fact you have to carry a god damn sack of weapons for each hero and before each single hit think which one you should use. For me thats really annoying. Still I made the game and from other sides its decent. So if you are into tactic games, definitely you should try.
So many modern reviewers are just shit at games. That's why Nintendo are always praised so much, because they make baby games for kids, yet adults who are still stuck in that stage of their gaming evolution fall in love with their vapid, frictionless crap. Hard West 2 was another piss-easy game which got slated for being "hard" by some because they didn't understand how to play it. I walked through that no sweat at all, yet all I was reading and hearing was how tough it was lol. Gamers who are shit aren't gamers and shouldn't be allowed to review, they're tourists of the hobby.
I hear ya! I think too many reviewers try to cover games they don't actually like which leads to games being considered "hard". Also, many reviewers often don't play more than 5 hours or maybe a little more before doing a review. I think reviews should be done no sooner than completing a first playthrough, otherwise the review should be qualified with, "I didn't finish the game and here is why." This is where someone could mention objectively what was good about the game and what they found as bad. I think reviewers also forget that its okay to say they didn't like a game, but admit that others might if they enjoy x,y, or z.
P.S. I do enjoy an easy Nintendo game from time to time as a palette cleanser though😁
this game deserves zero hate.. all the hate is due to the pricing.. but when you change the voice acting to Japanese there are alot of top-tier Japanese seiyu voicing this. Kenjiro Tsuda voices Lugh, Rikiya Koyama (Jouichiro Souma from Food Wars and my favorite Takamura from Hajime no Ippo voices Glen and theres even Akioo Otsuka. basically in many ways that $50 pricing is well deserving I dont care for the rest.
japanese yen is more.valuable than us dollar so game seem expensive
Doesn’t look like my cup of tea, but I’m glad someone did a fair review of it if others were puttin up false/unfair criticisms. 👍
Can you change the voices to japanese?
Unfortunately, I don't think so. I tried to find an option for this in the Switch but couldn't. I don't know if you can change them on the steam version or not.
i played FE Engage on maddening difficulty. gonna jump into this game soon
This game is actually pretty damn good. It’s like fire emblem, attack on titan, Berserk fantasy. The OST is so good. Literally sounds like attack on titan.
I liked it to begin with. Yea after the one battle to get back to the nest and I realized my damn daggers were already at 4 durability for only 2 missions I was pissed. Also realized I still had only 300 gold. But your explanation helped a lot. I knew about skirmishes but I feel I need to get farther before doing them. I got them after chapter 4 I think. Cause I already have the shopkeep right after the nest fight. But I love the game. 4/5. Great job on how you described the real point of the game
When it comes to durability, don't forget you can switch weapons during combat! It comes in handy to save your favorite weapons.
I love playing this kind of TBS game
Biggest complaint I've seen is the price tag
It’s the first tactical turn based gave I’ve ever played and I’m really enjoying it.
glad you're enjoying it!
A very good tactical game
Did a full playthrough of this a few days after release, honestly the only thing i HATED was the story. It's been a really long time since I've last seen such horrifically bad writing, that the optimal way to play this is with full story skip focusing just on gameplay. I'm also about 95% positive that the artwork for characters was AI generated, or at least heavily assisted, it's quite low quality. The voice acting in JP is done by very high profile seiyuu, that's probably where most of the budget went. Can't say anything about EN but it's likely mediocre to horrible like in all non-western games. Not that it matters much in this case since you'll be skipping story though.
The gameplay itself though, man is it hard to find a game in this genre looking this good animation-wise. The difficulty is just right to have a challenge all the way till maybe the last 5 chapters (at that point any one of my characters could take out most enemies on their own, minus the final boss). The constant gold scarcity forces use of lower quality weapons to save money, instead of using it because it kills everything anyway like in FE. Artifacts make certain play styles possible, such as full dodge Sarah vs full damage, DPS Glenn vs tank, etc.
Overall if the story had any effort at all put into it this would be 100% worth the price. The way it turned out though it's worth 25$ at best. Still don't regret the time spent on it but probably wouldn't play it through more than twice.
Yeah, it's definitely sale only pick-up for me.
Yo this game actually is hard af in the beginning!! But it's so much fun. It's on the backlog for now until I finish some other games but I'm excited to get back to it.
Yep😁 definitely a challenge, but the worth it!
BEST TACTIC GAME 2023
Loved it! Still wanna get back to it again sometime for another playthrough.
Just bought this a few days ago on steam. And I must say I like it. Its true the game is priced quite high. But for those who are interested. Wait for sales and give it a go.
Personally the game is bland if you have played fire emblem games prior. It does not have much to offer, but it is by no means bad it just does not bring much new to the table. Also it does not help the budget is very evident limited. The same picture cutout conversations in fire emblem does not work out so well with realistic 3d graphics in this game. But by no means am i saying that they should not try again.
Got it yesterday half price. I don’t care about reviews.
Well after watching your video i'll buy the game
I feel like clapping.
People who want to grind so they can avoid having to worry about the tactical aspect of a tactics game just don't get it.
They get it. And when more people get it more games like this can be made. Gatekeeping over an OPTIONz is silly not everyone will have a grasp of tactics on an esoteric level. With grinding, they can progress their own way and in time will naturally pick up better tactics with a cushion/training wheels.
@@ombra711 But people like that should stick to Final Fantasy games so they can grind for 45 minutes every day so the combat never gets more difficult than pressing the A button over and over again. Tactics isn't their genre. The whole point of a tactics game is to be forced to deploy and move characters in a smart, tactical manner. Not hit the A button until the victory screen pops up. It would be like me telling sports games devs to take the stats and complicated plays down a notch because I don't know anything about sports and yet I still feel the need to play their game. Doesn't work that way.
why this game have high price
Not sure why they chose a higher price point here. My recommendation for most people is to wait for a sale.
@@89Games most jap games also have high price , japanese yen valued so high compared go USD
you did it justice.
As a fan of fire emblem system and the aesthetics of dark souls, this game hits just the right spot for me.
So people bitch because the game is more akin to Xcom than Fire Emblem... im goona give it a try thanks!
Waifu warriors LMAO, truer words I've not heard
is this as good as bg3
No. BG3 is on a level all it's own.
@@89Games could you make a video listing CRPG you think as the same class s BG3 combat system ? other than DoS2 of course
@@lufasumafalu5069 that's a good idea for sure. I can't make any promises right now, but keep that one in mind. In the meantime, have you played pillars of eternity 1 or 2? Those are two really good crpgs. 2 is probably the better of the two and it has a turn-based mode if you don't like realtime with pause.
@@89Games i triedPF and Solasta , found them good (combat wise) , PE 1 and 2 installed havent tried yet
@@lufasumafalu5069 I forgot about solasta. That's another really good one combatwise like you said. It's the most true to the tabletop 5e rules.
I like the idea of PF, but I haven't been able to get into it yet. Learning the system slows me down.
yeah the game is good, its missing qol, it definitely has some issues, and can be frustrating, but its good and fun.
graphics are great, combat is solid once you get stuff unlocked, its a very old school type of tactics game.
the weapon durability system is bad, its 1 to 1 durability, and getting those new weapons relies on you
taking the added risk to try to reach those chests, and no there is no way to grind exp.
your weapons last 30 hits on average, which equates to 1 or 2 maps, and costs more gold than buying a weapon typically
you get no gold in most modes, skirmish mode does not give you gold, barely gives you items which you can
only reasonably use to sell for gold because your items are dust after "grinding" on top of it being completely
prohibitive to attempt leveling on anything close to your level.
yeah enjoy turning all your weapons to ash for 3 levels max, and then having to keep going with
0 durabilty because you don't have enough money to repair anything and have to keep playing the same level
over and over to farm enough of the single item drop of the map to sell to repair your one strong item.
cuz you're NOT repairing all of them.
the gold economy, item drops, and weapon durability systems are just not balanced the best there's no way to twist that.
as well as the ap issues, so many times I have to waste turns doing absolutely nothing,
because I have to wait for ap to recharge.
I keep playing and thinking I'm gonna get an item that either increases my ap, or lowers how much ap all my skills will take
but it just doesn't happen.
but yes its a good game. that has gotten an unnecessarily bad rep.
I just want more out of the game, better mechanic balance, and them to patch the stuff that doesn't work right/well.
Can you grind levels?
Yes. Once you get to chapter 8 you unlock skirmish battles.
I know it sounds crazy but it may be a conspiracy via Octopath 2 fanboys being both major releases came at the same time.. I’m a little torn myself on which one to get.. I was hellbent on getting this but I still kinda got my hands full with Fire Emblem as far as that style.. I guess either or is a win win
Yep😁 just too many good games coming out all at once. Makes it really hard to know which one to make content on and play. I feel ya!
?? Octopath two and this are two completely different genres lol
@@morriganrenfield8240Both still rpgs to be fair.. OT2 while not an SRPG still has a lot of strategy involved
I play like Super robot wars 😂lol, however the Storyline / ending its makes no sense
So sadge this game is this playstyle..
Sounds like a boring game than what it already was.
Tactics games are boring and add to that, that your characters are fragile as flowers = terrible.
Most review I've seen were keeping this game on the same standards as high budget games like triangle strategy, Mario and rabbids or the recent fire emblems. As a fan of indie trpg, I must thank you deeply for talking about the points that matters. I'm not sure yet if I'll wait for a sales or not but I'll definitely try it. Keep doing what you love friend ^^
Decent video, but you completely forgot one of the biggest issues players have - no zone of control!! That is almost a deal breaker for me and lots of others. The enemy A.I. being able to just walk past all your dudes and attack your real line is ridiculous. Why didn't you mention this, please? It's one of the biggest issues with the game.
That's true, this is a big issue for a lot of people. I guess my thoughts on that would be that such a system wouldn't fit well into what the developers were going for. I really think they were going for a higher difficulty and therefore left this out. With proper positioning, you can still keep the rear safe. But I also know not having at least one character with a zoc ability is a deal breaker for some people. Thanks for the feedback! I'll make sure to mention this in the full review.
@@89Games Fair enough. However, I don't think zone of control makes any game easier. Thank you for the response. I really appreciate it.
the game itself are not bad, its like playing vandal hearts 1. the difficulty are not that hard after you know how to play ( urs is your man ). but there is some of that realy make it bad, what realy bother me are the random stats raise from lvl up. its so f stupid, and the extra AP are so vague. then lazy skill for sara, double evasion skill realy ? about the price IMHO its to high, way to expemsive
it does have its issues for sure, but then so do most games. The extra AP is definitely too vague agree with ya there. Overall though, I think the developers did a great job on this one and hope they can improve upon this formula in the future.
how is the performance on PS5? is it 60fps etc?
honestly I don't know. I played on my Switch. I've done a little looking around my I can't find any specifics for performance on ps5. The discussion over on Steam though, do say it can run a 4k and 60fps on PC, so I would assume that it would play at 60fps on ps5 too.
Good, I like hard games, so sick of baby difficulty in new games.
Games have skewed harder for like the last 10 years at least. There's no shortage of challenging games unless you only play big budget titles that want everyone to experience the entire game.
I like medium difficulty.. I like challenge but also don’t like ripping the hair out of my head
💩 game...
Not everyone's cup o' tea for sure
Also, your opinion is rejected since you are a dark souls fanboy. You said it yourself.
Fair enough. To each his own. Thanks for watching, though!