The key is navigating units’ strengths and weaknesses to move them into the most advantageous positions, instead of directly attacking with all units. Some have strong attack and defense and assail head-on with swords, some are frail, but strike from a safe distance with a bow or magic, and others act as support units buffing stats or healing HP. Akin to the mechanics of Final Fantasy Tactics, the player commands ten units on a grid-based battlefield, all with varying classes, weapons, and abilities.
Speaking of battle, the combat system promises to provide a delicious level of complexity. In typical Square Enix fashion, the orchestrated music is lush and sweeping in emotional moments, and high octane thrilling in the heat of battle. The soundtrack is perhaps my favorite part of the presentation. Dialogue is communicated simultaneously through text boxes and lively voice acting, and though this method suffices, the player must stop the dialogue to see the speaking character’s 2D model - I wish it could be visible alongside the text box instead. The plot shocked me multiple times, as over the course of the roughly two-hour demo, one of your comrades is killed and a king is publicly beheaded.įrom the gorgeously hand-drawn 2D character models bursting with personality to the 3D castles and towns, Project Triangle Strategy is visually alluring. The player assumes control of Serenoa and his group of warriors as they attempt to flee the castle grounds with Roland, the prince of the kingdom at siege.įrom the onset, stakes feel incredibly high, and that strong momentum is carried all the way to the conclusion. Project Triangle Strategy tells the tale of three kingdoms at war over precious resources, and the demo commences with the invasion of one of these territories. However, I found myself quickly invested as the demo threw me directly into the meat of the adventure. Instead the devs wants us to focus on combat. Project Triangle Strategy’s demo picks up midway through the campaign and notes that the player might not fully understand story events. Despite its awkward working title, it looks to be a fantastic tactical RPG providing a compelling story, deep combat system, and fascinating character persuasion mechanics.
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Project Triangle Strategy releases in 2022, but a free demo was made available immediately after the Direct.
Nintendo spent a large chunk of time in the Direct discussing the story and the complexities of the combat system, and I was intrigued by what I saw. But, it soon became apparent this was an entirely new IP, as combat was shown to be top-down strategy instead.
When the game’s trailer began, I thought it was a sequel to Octopath Traveler, seeing as it used the same beautiful combination of 2D character models and 3D environments. The most recent Nintendo Direct contained many exciting announcements, but few caught my attention as much as Square Enix’s surprise reveal of Project Triangle Strategy.
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