I've played through the campaign several times, trying different protagonists, tactics, squad composition, etc. to see if they made much of a difference. Yes and no. It's not a great or particularly polished game, but it's enjoyable for what it is; a fantasy army planning and grid-based combat tactics game. Similar to Shining Force but with customizable squads instead of individuals. I'd recommend it, but not for everyone. Good: • Many combinations of army units that are more or less effective against other types of units • Overall story isn't horrible • Strategy needed around positioning, how to move and support armies across the battlefield, etc • Steady progression as you find/earn/unlock unit types, specific heros, and unlock a passive skilltreet that efffects bonus' and special abilities • Not quite Deep, but not shallow Inventory/Relic system to mix/match buffs and bonuses • Satisfying battle animations • Decent replayability if you make a point to try different squad types and combos, which you can't easily do in a single playthrough Not so great: • 100% linear battle/scenario order only interupted by optional 'arenas' you can run for additional XP and items • The art style is very offputting in some cases, and the writing is cheesy at best. • The 'Talk' function to develop relations between combat scenarios is largely pointless and has no variability • Supremely grindy towards the end if you want to ever 'evolve' units or fully fill certain squads combos • Final battle is laughably easy, even on harder difficulties due to how certain ranged units work • Unit planning is constantly plagued by not enough 'Leadership' skill to add more unit types to a squad. Never feels satisfying, and even at the last fight there's a feeling that you could have done more. • UI can be a royal pain when you have a ton of items, units, and squads to managed in late-game • Many Quality-Of-Life issues with inventory management, graphicly disinguishable special leaders,
Get rid of the porn games from GoG. We have enough of that crap to sift through on steam as it is. ... Don't be like steam. You're better than this, GoG.
