Chroma Squad

I was enthousiast regarding the base idea of a tactical rpg using parodic super sentai context. I don't mine retro pixel art look either when it is nicely done. Anyway, this game suffers from many issues both on the visual and technical part on one hand, and on gameplay too. Many gameplay bugs are really crippling. Many good ideas fall short when you goes over the very first impression. The game lacks depth (which is mandatory for the way i expect a tactical rpg to be). The parodic and humor is rather nice, as well as the nerdy references, though. It seems that most of the hype and buzz was about the cliché, and the nostalgia thing. Too bad it stopped without trying to push a bit further beyond that. Globally, this game is not worthing is actual price, in its actual buggy unpatched state. It is short (less than 8 hours) and with very low replay value. And so far on GOG, i think that for the same amount of money I could find two or three games that altogether would sum up better retro 8bit pixel art, better tactical depth and at least as nerdy and parodic sense of humor (with a total play time far beyond this one)

This game is a love story to Power Rangers, and I LOVED it. The combat is fun, but I really loved getting to customize my characters and Megazord, and the player can branch the story in multiple parts of the plot, which makes me kind of want to do another playthrough. This game really scratches my Power Rangers itch, but I'm not sure how non-fans would like it.

It's fun and has some haha jokes.

Chroma Squad is a tactical RPG in the vein of XCOM, Final Fantasy Tactics or Disgaea, but with a very simplified interface and very little character building or 'deep strategy' required; 'point and punch' will get you through much of it. It has a delightful and very light-hearted tone, poking gentle fun at the Sentai genre (if you don't know what 'Sentai' is, think of 'Power Rangers' as a TV show genre; Japanese live-action superhero series) and full of quirky characters and ridiculus but well-designed monsters that look straight out of a 90ies low-budget Sentai series and tons of shout-outs and references. It refuses to take itself seriously and refuses to get punishing to new players unless you intentionally crank up the difficulty, and I'm perfectly ok with that. People into tactical RPGs might find it a bit too simplistic and easy, and people not into Sentai might find the story beats a bit silly, but its combination of gameplay simplicity and lighthearted story serves as a great introduction to both genres. And the cheesy menu theme has glued itself to my psyche.

I like that the tactical combat in this game has a lot of fun unique mechanics. The story is fun too.