Triangle Strategy Game Review, After Playing for 80 Hours
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2024
- Triangle Strategy released on March 4th to a lot of hype and excitement. After a long wait, I was able to purchase and play the game. I have since logged 80 hours into this game. Needless to say, I have a lot of thoughts. This is a spoiler free review of Triangle Strategy covering gameplay, User Interface, Story and on the conviction system.
My fanbase is mostly Fire Emblem, but I am aware that a significant portion of my viewers were anticipating Triangle Strategy, just like I was. Hopefully you found this review helpful!
If this video does well, I think it would be fun to have more in-depth discussions on Triangle Strategy's story cutscenes, characters and gameplay, as there is so much to sink your teeth into. The OST also is unreal.
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Honestly, i'd love to see content about other strategy games. I am playing the hack and it is very obvious that certain things came from a speciphic SRPG that is not Fire Emblem.
TH-cam seems to hate it when a creator changes their content, but if you aren't going to say what you want to say, who will?
@@grassypond4996 i know that but how narrow it actually is? It is not like he is talking about entirely different genres. Ans then, there is always the possibility of framing it as "3 houses vs triangle strategy", wich i suppose would be 100% within the scope of the channel.
Imo Tactics Ogre and other SRPGS feel very on theme for the channel, and I found this review very helpful for my decision to purchase the game.
I know there’s a large segment of people who complain that there’s “too much story” in Triangle Strategy, but as a long time Fire Emblem fan I WISH we could get an entry in that series with as deep and grounded a story as Triangle Strategy. The shallow, evil anime dragons are wearing a little thin.
Play FE4 or one of the games that kaga made after fire emblem then.
@@enymetouche2558 Oh I’ve played FE4. I love that game. It’s a masterpiece as far as I’m concerned. I meant more so the modern Fire Emblems. A lot of them still have fun gameplay, but the writing and stories have really devolved.
@@TIDbitRETROTrue enough, but like I said play Kaga's post fire emblem games since he quit after FE5. Tear Ring Saga, Berwick Saga, and Vestaria Saga are probably what you're looking for.
I appreciate the spoiler-free. I've been interested in the game since it's initial demo back when it was first revealed, and was happy playing more from the new demo. That being said, I was reluctant to pay 60 USD for the full game from what I had seen at that point, mostly in regards to the story/branching path system. This clears things up without ruining what made it good, so thank you.
I am very picky with the tactical style games I've played because it has been so hard to find a strategy game that is similar to Final Fantasy Tactics in regards to gameplay and story. While I feel that the story is a bit cheesy, only a little bit, it is still intriguing and the gameplay is awesome. I like that it gives you several different levels of difficulty, in case someone wants less or more of a challenge. What really bought me about this game is that the mechanics of height, position, weapons, etc. is all part of the strategy you need to utilize to win the battle. It is by far one of the better tactical games I've seen in a while.
To give you an idea on game size, I'm 80+ hrs on a NG+, on I'm near the end of my 2nd route, and there's still 3 more endings after this route. Also I'm still missing 2 characters, so there's alot to this game, so I see why they charged full new game price.
@@blrolz3544 does the game tell you how many endings you have left
Absolutely love this game. I know what you mean about getting sucked into the story. It's very difficult to put down once the hammer drops and shit hits the fan. I agree about the map/camera/range thing and as someone with a switch lite, I find it difficult to see things with all the clutter on the screen from the turns, menus, etc. Still, the ost is great and I like the isometric pixel art too.
I am loving this game so far, honestly my biggest complaint about it is that you can't see the beautiful character portraits when characters are talking.
Same, man. The portraits are so pretty.
Dumbest misstep ever. Pressing a button to bring up a profile is no substitute. Human brains are hardwired to be looking at a face when someone is talking. Honestly, the early game isn't nearly as bogged down in dialogue-to-gameplay ratio as people say it is, it just seriously feels like it is because of how mentally taxing it is to absorb all that dialogue without the portraits attached. Changing that one thing would make the game so much easier for people to get into.
Lol why wouldn't they do this
@@Shalakordumbest complaint ever
Gaslighted my Fiance to sell her people into slavery as a prank, then played a game with my butler to see who could commit the most war crimes
10/10 game.
Send this message to ssethtzeentach and we are going to get a review as soon as be get out of the Togashi
Bud the way I CACKLED, Benedict is such a vicious fuck lmao
benedict is brutal as fuck when he needs to be. I mean, think about it. someone died to do one of the big turning points of the game probably by his hand.
You monster.
A fellow edelgard and cao cao fan i see
I really like the 2d hd art style, this game looks beautiful
Imagine seeing a fire emblem game in this style...
@@DinfarManshad i think Fire Emblem looks the best when it was still 2D not gonna lie
@@Eclin yeah that is true. I mean fire emblem 4 onwards still hold up
@@Eclin 3 months late but absolutely. The only 3D game I feel has nice graphics is SoV, the animations themselves are great, same with the scenario design, but its limited by the 3DS hardware. Three Houses looks awful tho, I hope the next game on the Switch takes notes of SoV
I finished all 4 endings. Such an amazing game. Truly one of the best stories I've played in a long while. Really enjoyed all my time in Norzelia.
Amen to that!
@@@@@@@@@@@SPOILER@@@@@@@@@@@@@@the rolan's ending is disgusting to me tho. especially in comparison to benedict's ending,
@@vincentwong3156 True. Its regarded as the worst ending out of everyone ive spoken with.
For someone who likes the customization and deep gameplay mechanics of FFT, but usually skips the cutscenes and isn't so interested in lore, would you recommend this or Fire Emblem?
@@Trotskers this game is very cutscene heavy, and if youre not interested in lore, then i'd definitely recommend to stay away from this and rather go for Fire Emblem instead. But you can play this just for the gameplay itself, because its very fun too.
Ive been playing through blind, and some of the choices have actually caused me to take a break and consider my actions.
We're all walking away from this game as master military strategists.
Or warmongering monsters. :P
This game has been really great so far imo. Playing on Hard for my first playthrough and unfortunately had to cheese a few maps, but sacrificing units for advantage has been really helpful for pushing forwards
Great to hear you've been enjoying the game! Just started my NG++ playthrough aswell, after doing Benedict route and the Golden route I'm excited to see what the other two routes have in store.
Thanks for the review! I’m almost done with my first route and I agree on most points! I hope you do more triangle strategy in the future!!
Huge props for blurring out the roster when you were showing off the character menu. Super easy to miss that during editing and i def appreciate that as im only on chapter 8.
I share the same sentiment on the early game. Played the demo and almost didn't pick up the game because of it. But i bit the bullet, spent my 90 Canadian and I'm loving it so far!
Helped convincing me in getting the game. Definitely would like to see more vids like this my guy.
I've been loving this game myself. Really hits that itch a lot of tactic games haven't been able to do in ages.
Fire emblem 3 houses was my first tactics game ever, and Octopath Traveler was my first Rpg ever. This was a truky magical experience combining my two favorite games into one. The artstyle and music werw enough to sell it to me, but the story and layered combat has me hooked.
FE3H was my first ever t-rpg game introduced to me by my brother, then it was octopath, also introduced by my brother, but triangle strategy was the first ever game I took an interest from the get go. I'm not the best gamer (I'm not the worst either) but I'm here for the story, so the super long dialogue scenes absolutely don't bother me. But I can see how it would bother others that just want to play lol. I can't wait to by the game and play the heck out of it over summer break.
In my opinion, I loved this game way more than three houses. The characters just felt so unique to play and the game rewards you for experimenting with each and every one. This, combined with the difficulty made it super fun to play
Yep, I loved 3 houses, but I thought this game was a clear step up from it. No one else makes SRPGs like SE does
Solid review. I'm on my second playthrough right now, and I think you nailed the positives/negatives (especially the enemy ranges and the moving of the camera)
Extremely descriptive! Ive been watching lots of tipvids/reviews even though I already own it and I'm looking forward to getting into it!
Would love to see more Triangle Strategy stuff from you! you bring a very interesting perspective with you
I'm sold, thanks for the infomative review.
Two key things: the grinding-friendly mechanism, the story. (I don't mind the low pacing, dialogue heavy story as long as they;'re good eventually.)
The spoiler free part of this video was really nice. I trust your opinion on things so it was great to be able to hear your thoughts without giving away anything important
Thanks! I was hesitating on this, so it's very useful to have someone actually expert on SRPGs give a detailed review without ruining the story.
For those worried about the price, look up rentals in your country/region, or wait a while for the secondhand market to catch up
This review gets extra kudos for mentioning Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together. I know people want to compare the game to Final Fantasy Tactics but what a majority do not realize is that the team who made Final Fantasy Tactics also made Tactics Ogre on the SNES. Also Triangle Strategy basically borrowed the decision making aspect of Tactics Ogre and copied/expanded upon it. If you want great political intrigue and deep unit customization play Tactics Ogre the story holds up incredibly well to this day.
Edit: Also play Triangle Strategy it’s really good.
As a guy who grew up on Tactics Ogre and haven't really played FFT (yes, I exist lol), I appreciate people remembering TO. To add a thing, I'd like to mention that TO came first, and FFT was the second, watered down version of TO when Square bought the team. FFT was the one popularized, and I'm sad too many people think it came first. Especially in the West. Since you guys got the TO ps1 port after getting FFT. A shame, really. Don't know how Triangle Strategy compares to FFT, but as hardcore fan of TO I approve. It's a good game.
Im playing TO and for me i like It more than FFT just because is "more serious"?@@user-un-known
Excellent review, short, precise, and straight to the point. I was on the fence as to whether or not I wanted to buy this game, but you completely convinced me.
I really appreciate this video! Irl has been busy so Im not very far into the game, but my biggest worry was how much the story might or might not grab me. It's good to know I should be okay on that front.
Commenting for the algorithm, but thanks for the review Ghast. Looking forward to this game.
I can't wait to get this game!!!! I've been saving up to get it in April and man has it been difficult to not spoil the game when I wait for my next paycheck. So thank you for the spoiler free review!
I actually like this. You're a very good TH-cam commentary channel but I always thought it would be awesome to see you branch out and you definitely didn't disappoint, dude!
Spot on review, i agree with everything here and I was pleasantly surprised by the normal difficulty and the deep of strategy required.
I definitely appreciate a video like this. i want this game so bad, but without enough money I'll have to wait to see it on sale to get it.
I quite liked your spoiler free review, havent started yet so its nice being able to hear about gameplay and I very much appreciate the insistence on playing blind. I know I can be bad for trying to play a game the "right" way lol.
Also nice to have some solidarity on how much the game costs in CAD! Games are so expensive these days
Really glad this was spoiler free and a great review of it from what you said it seems like the game picks up after the demo because the demo to me seemed like a visual novel that had some tactics gameplay involved.
A year later and I'm listening to your video to help decide on this one. Might be late to the party but loved the review
I figured you were grinding this game out the past week, and man, was I right. Great review, Ghast!
I’m definitely picking up the demo after this👏👏 Hearing about the complexity of the story is drawing me in😆
I haven't played too much yet (literally just the first map, and up to when the delegates arrive at Glenbrook) but the story so far is hitting a lot of the boxes for what I enjoy in fantasy. Glad to hear that the decision system will be some good stuff that actually varies, too.
I remember watching previews and it giving similar impressions mentioned, a Tactics Ogre vibe, for so long wishing there were more games like that.
I didn't know this game finally came out until this video, what made me most interested on watching it was the "Spoiler Free" part.
Progression and letting unused units catch-up sounds exciting.
Watched the video twice and must say you made me look up my switch to charge it to get the demo.
I grew up playing Fire Emblem, Advance Wars, Final Fantasy Tactics, and Tactics Ogre. Your video made me excited to want to play it, seriously!
artdink, the developers of this game, were actually the studio that ported the original Ogre Battle and Tactics ogre to PSX. while those ports were...not very good, this project is so good, I am convinced Quest's developers (the creators of both ogre battle and Tactics) ended up in artdink after the studio collapsed over 20 years ago.
It doesn't quite replace those games, but it's by far the closest we've gotten in ages, definitely worth the time and money.
Thanks! Was trying to decide if I was going to buy it. Good info here.
I can finally watch this review after having experienced everything the game has to offer just now! I absolutely loved Triangle Strategy and it has become one of my favorite games of all time. Your few criticisms are definitely fair though and I can see where you're coming from with them.
Thanks for the review! Hoping for more great content from this game.
Loved the spoiler-free review!
Thanks for the review. Been teetering over on buying it or not but thanks to your review I'm gonna get it
I found this review very helpful. As a broke college student I can't afford many games much less ones that costs $60. So even though I played through both demos and loved them I wasn't sure if this game would be something that I would be willing to drop 60 dollars on. Still not one hundred percent sure yet I might have to wait till after finals next month to decide. I do have a question about the game though. I was wondering who some of your favorite characters are and what characters you find fun to use.
The characters are all so unique and have completely different functions, so I think everyone has their own favorites. Personally, I'm a big fan of Corentin (he was in the demo; so I'm not spoiling anything), he has a lot of abilities to slow down and stop enemies. Anna and Hughette are super fun too, sneaking around the battlefield and spreading status conditions.
I don't know the exact sites but im sure you can illegally emulate this game on a computer. If you would rather not spend money
I got it for 50 at walmart
Yeah. I would wait until after finals. I still HIGHLY recommend the game, but it's a time sink. You can focus on finals and give it yourself as a gift for your hard work.
It tends to cost less at Walmart (50$) so try there first if you decide to buy it!
I found this review very helpful. I've been considering picking up the game but didn't hear too much about it. I have a very limited budget this year but I'll go ahead and add this to the future pick up list.
Glad I got to see this.
There are two things I rely on more than anything: enemy threat ranges & fast speed text/menus/animations. It sounds like thats not the case here.
Might still try it, but at least I know I'm gonna struggle with the UI
ive been hoping for a video exactly like this since the game released, so thanks a ton for making it! i didn't know this game got 2 demos so i'll check them out and hopefully end up getting the game itself; it looks like a quality title for sure.
I don't think you can actually download the first demo anymore. It's been delisted like the first BD2 and Octopath ones.
With as much choices as the game gave you I felt like I was constantly restricted to a path. Sure that path splits but I'm still on that said path. Glad you mention the AI exploits because it definitely trivialized some fights and took me out of the experience.
I’m so happy you reviewed this
I appreciate this video. I’m guessing I’m about halfway through my first run and have been kinda wanting to see what people thought so far without spoilers.
The voting system has been interesting so far. At least one time my cohorts have rejected my personal decision and made us go a different path (and amusingly probably saved me from disaster as a result). It’s a fun part of the game.
I got a tie on one of my decisions since I only convinced one character to change their mind so the player gets to choose where to go. Oftentimes in war though, there are no good decisions.
I tried so hard to surrender the rozelle but Huguette just wouldn’t have it
@@clammmin3098 It is interesting playing the game and trying to figure out which arguments will work on which characters. I'm already looking forward to my next playthrough.
Super glad to hear you're enjoying this game, I hope you make more videos about it. My main gripe with the story of this game is a certain important cutscene from around chapter 3 that gave me vibes from Azure Moon chapter 17 if you know what I mean. But oh well. I'm not finished with my first playthrough yet, only about halfway. Some of these maps I just get destroyed on
Someone goes insane and has to be saved? Or someone wanting to mass murder bandits in a firey rampage? You were sorta unclear. That sort of plot detail seems like something in the mid-late game, not the early game. (unless it's the villain)
I'm curious about what units you like most, be it for their utility, characterization, etc and I'm also curious about where you fall most with regard to the alignments. For my first run I went all in with utility to get -you know who- as early as possible to trivialize future playthroughs but I do kind of regret not going with my gut like you recommended. Thanks for covering Triangle Strategy.
i really enjoyed it too! like you, i bought it for about $90 canadian and that's really steep.... but there's a lot of replay value and with the pace i'm going, i'll get over 90 hours on it so i'm fine with that. there are undoubtedly some notable flaws but it was super enjoyable, definitely no regrets on the purchase for me!
i think the choices kinda follow a mass effect system where the main storyline remains the same despite branches, but i was still satisfied with the whole "choices matter" aspect because different decisions have different resulting battles/maps/recruits.
great review & it would be cool to see more tristrat content from you!
I don't plan on playing but I'll watch your videos about the story and characters and stuff👍
I appreciate the spoiler free review. I was interested in this game but I was looking for a solid opinion to help make up my mind.
Randomly recommended this video by TH-cam. Not really a FE guy but your style of video is really chill. Good content in my opinion
I just finished my 3rd playthrough and only 1 ending left to get out of 4 and loved every run ive done so far.
Damn, rock solid review! Great work!
I'd be curious to hear your character-specific thoughts on how some of the less obvious character classes come into play, I doubt I was the only one who needed some time to figure out how to effectively use the shaman or the acrobat early on.
Thank you for going more in-depth about the game mechanics than basically all the big-name reviewers
On one chapter I was faced with a fight where I had to defeat someone very strong. I had the option to use some mechanisms to burn down buildings to make things easier, but instead used my character who was able to create a ladder, put ALL MY MAGES on top of a building, and eventually the enemy NPC's all parked themselves at the bottom of the buildings while I just blew them away with Magic. It was really funny. (Didn't bring up chapters and etc to avoid spoilers) Fun thing was, because I didn't use the mechanisms, it actually effected the story. So that was really cool. That aside, yeah, the AI kinda bricked.
I was pretty hesitant about this game given that there have been 2 demos, one for receiving player feedback and the other covering the first 3 chapters. I gave it a try but didn’t really offer much feedback other than “it’s good” or go any further than 1 chapter the day before release. I ended up going in blindly on a hard difficulty, made decisions I really struggled over with, and I don’t regret my experience. Maybe I’ll change the difficulty after one decision gave me ptsd about what it means to make reckless decisions but it’s still a good game I decided on getting.
Around 70 hours in. . . Haven't yet finished my first playthrough, but absolutely have loved my time with the game so far.
For what it's worth, I like the game a lot more than FE: Three Houses.
I really like this game and want it to do well, i would love to see more Triangle video's ! (Also there isn't much Fire Emblem going on anyway)
Great review, and yeah I'd love a spoiler talk on this, it's so good...
Great review! This helped me decide whether or not to get the game; spoilers I got it, excited to dive in.
Thanks for the info! I'm honestly a bit intimidated about trying this one out.
Video popped up in my recommended feed - I was a little on the fence about this game. The demo was fun, and I also really like both Fire Emblem and FFTactics (albeit having only played the first, as Advance and A2 are basically completely different games), but I was a bit nervous regarding how well the difficulty curves and how much emphasis would be put on the story.
From the descriptions here, it sounds right up my alley! I'll be sure to grab this when I get a chance, and for the record you did a great job eloquating your points despite having to dodge spoilers, which is definitely something I struggle with when my friends ask me about certain games they're considering.
I loved how you talk about the difficulty, I wanted to know if hard mode will imply only a lot of boring grinding, but you solve all my questions.
I love fire emblem too so, I think that I needed a Triangle Strategy review made from a Fire emblem veteran hahahaha
Thanks a lot :)
I’d definitely like to see more content on this game!
This was an excellent review. As someone who is interested but hasn’t gotten around to playing the demo yet, I’m more interested now.
Late to the party, but hope you're doing well! Nice review, I've been enjoying Triangle Strategy a lot too. 😄
Thanks so much for this review.
I have played this game, and you echo all of my sentiments exactly.
While it is slow, once it gets going, all of that buildup at the beginning really pays off!
I recommend this game. 9/10. Not perfect because I feel like the UI in some places is a little rough, but really enjoyed every aspect of it. Story, Combat, Characters, it's all here.
I love this game! Im super super happy I preordered it!
The gameplay is really good - although I haven't finished the game yet.
I want hear more about this game's story and characters because I find your takes and support sciences interesting and also I can't play it yet cause I'm saving for a PC.
The writing on some of the side characters, especially Benedict, is super underrated.
Thanks for the review. I’ve been dying for a SRPG like this since Final Fantasy Tactics. There have been some decent options over the last 20+ years…but this is hitting the mark. I’m going to see if turning the voice volume down works, because it’s just much faster to read than listen to either the sub par English acting or the Japanese acting.
I finished my first playthrough this morning. I'm 47 and can't stay up late like I used to but this game pushed me to my sleep limits. If you can put up with all the cut scenes it's a masterpiece
It's got as much cutscenes as PS1 Final Fantasy Tactics. This game is practically FFT but smoother.
i've already played (and am around 80 hours now too, nearing the end of new game plus!) but i really enjoyed hearing your thoughts on the game! would love you to make a spoiler-filled video with your thoughts about the characters, the endings, and other spoilery topics. (also, as a fellow canadian, i'm 100% with you on the price of games these days. $79.99 before tax on eshop is Absurd. why is that what like every game costs these days, there's no excuse tbh)
Amazing reviews I can tell I will love this game thanks
What's the gameplay to cutscene ratio like? I played some of the latest demo and was very interested in the battle system, but the cutscenes just took way too long for my tastes. I heard someone who finished the demo say it was like 4 hours total and only 1 was the tactical gameplay. Is the rest of the game like this?
I just bought a Nintendo switch a few days ago, something to bring with me when I travel for work. I’ve always been a huge fan of Rpgs, especially jrpgs.
I planned my first expensive game purchase to be Zelda BOTW, but no store has it in stock. So I dl this demo. And yes, it’s very dialogue heavy but man I love it. Right up my alley. Strategy, politics and turn based combat.
Just picked up the physical copy. Great review 🎉
Thought this was a great well structured video!
I’m still not 100% convince on trying out Triangle Strategy as money is tight for me but I’d love to hear more from you and your thoughts on the game and other games that you’re interested in!!!
Cheers!
Just try the demo and see if it’s your thing. Although, tbh even in the demo, the most exciting parts of the plot don’t come in until at least chapter 5. So if your only criticism is “eh….the story is meh and it’s going too slow” trust me, it gets MUCH better past chapter 5
I appreciate the spoiler free review! Defo helped me inform my decision on whether or not to buy the game
I gotta play this! Thanks ghast.
I'm in love with this games world and game play. How many chapters are there? I'm around ch 10. I'm wondering if there are more or less chapters depending on route.
Ok there is one thing I'd like to know; is there any viable Piccoletta strat besides spawnig decoy an hope it does what you want it to?
Because I like her character, being a Fire Emblem enjoyer I can never say know to a good old fashioned child soilder, but her mechanics make it difficult for me to bulid a strat with her that isn't just dragging her along...
Can't wait too play this next month when it releases on PC.
I've been playing this game for a couple of days, first tried the demo to see what it was about and it got me hooked. It is very dialog heavy but I personally see it more like a movie that you interact with and its been very enjoyable.
Although I have to say 60dlls for the game felt a little expensive for me, still got it though
Thanks for the Spoiler Free review. Games like these are best to play blind, so a review that still offers that chance is always welcome.
If you are up to it, I would love to see a character tier list video!
Yeah I'm Canadian too and the price really caught me by surprise.
Gotta say, this game has hooked me in way I have not seen since I first entered the worlds of fire emblem. The only thing I regret is doing just what you warned about and overthinking my choices and looking up guides due to my time with bioware games and the 5d mental chess it usually takes to get a golden ending
Spoiler free reviews are awesome. Well done.
Maybe a tips video. Like is gold a scarce resource? Or are we safe to spend it? I heard the class promotion items were also scarce and you need to plan ahead on which characters to promote to higher classes.
My favourite game in a long time. I have a hard time but this game really helps
One of the better videos on the game that I've seen, I am still pretty early in the game but I am digging it and I am looking forward to seeing what the story has to offer.