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.
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! 👍
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!
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 !
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.
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 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
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
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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!
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!
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. :)
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.
Awesome review bud, you are quickly becoming my favorite game reviewer period. You seem to have similiar taste to me for most things, and even on the things I disagree with you have a clear thought process and you make your points very clearly and well laid out. And I really love that you 100% the games you review. It really does make you stand out, and it helps remove a lot out the questions or doubts I have with some other reviewers. There are moments where sometimes someone says "... these things might clear up in the end game" or speak like they have no knowledge on one mechanic or another that seems rather important. It makes me wonder how much they really played and how reliable their take is. To me it doesn't feel like you can properly review a game if you haven't played all of it, aside from maybe some achievements depending on the style. It's like a movie reviewer who only watched 3/4ths of the movie. Your reviews feel complete and fully fleshed out, and it makes my decisions much easier to make based on that. I appreciate your time and effort, and you are doing a very good job bud :)
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.
ive always heard about his game and knew it was basically my beloved FFT, after watching your review i went out and bought a full priced copy and started playing it. I'm sure SE has no complaints about that preview copy you got. also +1 sub.
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. 😁
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 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
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 review. I played this back when the original came out back in 1995. Very good game. Definitely going to pick this up for the switch tomorrow. Thank you for answering a few of my questions I'm your review.
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.
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?
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.
I loved this game when it first came out! Definitely going to get this reboot. Your review just popped up on my feed for this one, keep up the good work!
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!
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
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
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.
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 🙂
Got into your channel because of Pathfinder and BG3 and I had no idea you were into Tactical RPGs too. There is such a huge overlap between these games and CRPGs and I feel like I'm in the minority for realizing the connection, both TO and FFT are basically homebrew tabletop systems if you think really hard about it, clear inspiration there, but then again ALL of RPGs are rooted in DND one way or the other hehe. Anyways this is a fantastic game, but my preferred version of TO is still One Vision, a huge overhaul mod for the PSP version.
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 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.
Great review, Mortym! I am really happy on how this game turned out. This is the finest SRPG every made and it seems this is the definitive version. We'll see if it can top the One Vision mod on the PSP version.
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).
Just subscribed, great review wanted to play in 95, never got around, glad, reminds if ff tactics, great plot, ff tactics had single narrative this one can shift, having lots of fun
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.
This is my first time seeing one of your reviews, and it's extremely well-done. Subscribed.
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!
A couple hundred hours already? get this man to 100k!
GET IN THERE!!! It will come 🤟😉
Yes!
done
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!
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!
The nostalgia is great with this one , i remember spending hours playing on my Playstation 1 back in the day , great review !!!
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 !
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!
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.
Finishing Tactics Ogre: Reborn at 100% in 2 months is impressive 👏
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.
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.
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
hope the sales are successful so they can develop the remake of Final Fantasy Tactics!
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
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.
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.
Good work sir. Your opinion as ever is valued highly 🙏🏾
Fantastic Review!! Can't Wait to pick up tomorrow! Thank you!
i just found your channel, your reviews are insane, thank you and grettings from chile
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.
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.
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!
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
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!
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!
Beautiful review, you've gained a new subscriber here, well done sir.
Very cool. You convinced me. I missed this game both previous releases, and now seems like the time to play this.
I appreciate the constant commentary on how things differ from the older versions. Thank you, great video
Great review will pick this up first sale!
That is how must be done an analysis! telling all his secrets. thx for this!
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. :)
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.
Awesome review bud, you are quickly becoming my favorite game reviewer period. You seem to have similiar taste to me for most things, and even on the things I disagree with you have a clear thought process and you make your points very clearly and well laid out. And I really love that you 100% the games you review. It really does make you stand out, and it helps remove a lot out the questions or doubts I have with some other reviewers. There are moments where sometimes someone says "... these things might clear up in the end game" or speak like they have no knowledge on one mechanic or another that seems rather important. It makes me wonder how much they really played and how reliable their take is. To me it doesn't feel like you can properly review a game if you haven't played all of it, aside from maybe some achievements depending on the style. It's like a movie reviewer who only watched 3/4ths of the movie. Your reviews feel complete and fully fleshed out, and it makes my decisions much easier to make based on that. I appreciate your time and effort, and you are doing a very good job bud :)
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.
Appreciate the review Mort!
Fantastic review, good job man
Great, in depth review thank you! I've never played this before and was interested in trying, you've sold me here.
ive always heard about his game and knew it was basically my beloved FFT, after watching your review i went out and bought a full priced copy and started playing it. I'm sure SE has no complaints about that preview copy you got. also +1 sub.
Thank you for your insight. Really looking forward to this game.
So pumped for this!
That is one of the best reviews ive seen. Just got yourself a subscriber!
you are one of my few trusted sources, very informative, compact
Wish more people talked about this series
Just found your channel, great review!
Been pretty excited for this but after watching I'm totally sold, def picking this up
really solid and comprehensive review, kudos!
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. 😁
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?
An amazing game deserves a great remaster! Looking forward to its launch starting tomorrow.
Thank you for the review!
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!!!
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.
@@alphaomega8373 Throw a few out there I like games just like this.
I just want to thank you for sticking to your 100% reviews thru the years and commenting for algorithm
I still play it on my two PSPs! I am tempted to buy this for my Switch.
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
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 review. I played this back when the original came out back in 1995. Very good game. Definitely going to pick this up for the switch tomorrow. Thank you for answering a few of my questions I'm your review.
Great review as usual, looks like I’ll be picking this up.
Woo, have been waiting for this one. Thanks for the video 😁. Now just to decide on PC or switch version 🤔
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.
I hadn't heard of this game until the reborn announcement. hope you do more content as I am very interested in it now!
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?
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.
I loved this game when it first came out! Definitely going to get this reboot. Your review just popped up on my feed for this one, keep up the good work!
Very useful video! Thanks!
anddd preordered can't wait till after work tomorrow!
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
Thank you for this review! I love that most of them are very positive.
Incredible review! Thank you for giving a niche, but brilliant game some spotlight with some very well articulated thoughts. Loving your channel!
love your videos
Damn. It isn't out here till tomorrow and you've 100%'d it!!
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!
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
Subscribed! Excited for 9pm on PS5
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
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.
Have you not seen the Sunlight in Weeks? My God man, 100% on this game must have been Brutal.
This review made me even more excited to get my hands on the game finally!
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 🙂
Ordered the limited edition at Japan and also got a regular copy at state. Thanks.
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!
Thanks for covering this game, I was totally unaware of it. It looks fun
Got into your channel because of Pathfinder and BG3 and I had no idea you were into Tactical RPGs too. There is such a huge overlap between these games and CRPGs and I feel like I'm in the minority for realizing the connection, both TO and FFT are basically homebrew tabletop systems if you think really hard about it, clear inspiration there, but then again ALL of RPGs are rooted in DND one way or the other hehe.
Anyways this is a fantastic game, but my preferred version of TO is still One Vision, a huge overhaul mod for the PSP version.
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 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.
Hopefully we get FF tactics and Vagrant story soon! Matsuno is easily one of the best developers that came out of squaresoft.
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 )
Been looking forward to this game and review. Hoping it earned a 10/10.
Thank you for the review
Great review, Mortym!
I am really happy on how this game turned out. This is the finest SRPG every made and it seems this is the definitive version. We'll see if it can top the One Vision mod on the PSP version.
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.
Love this game, never ever got tire playing it.
This is a game that I missed both times it was previously released. I'm definitely picking it up this time though.
Just subscribed, great review wanted to play in 95, never got around, glad, reminds if ff tactics, great plot, ff tactics had single narrative this one can shift, having lots of fun
Remastering Ogre Battle March of the black queen would be my greatest wish
Another amazing review.
Thank you. Subscribed
Played the original,was one of my favorite games.Will be picking this up