@@analystcj personally I think the customisation comes into how you upgrade your units, when, and which 10 you bring to a map, as we will all have different approaches to certain ones
As a diehard FE fan this game was an instant buy for me. I was playing it last night and loving everything about it from the music to the gameplay. Can’t wait to see where the story goes.
😁when i saw octopath traveler i bought a switch. 😅I had never played a JRPG. 🤯I saw triangle strategy and bought fire emblem three houses in preparation. 🤩I can not wait!
I remember playing the demo Triangle Strategy when it was announced a year ago time goes fast and I deleted the data by mistake there lol. It was really fun had potential I might buy it that is if I had the money
The world in Triangle Strategy is already well built and will help develop the characters even more, instead of the characters driving the story. And we have yet to see even more characters depending on each route 😳👌 Im always open to trying new games and Im honestly super hyped for this game, I cant wait to get my hands on it on Friday!
I’m ready! The World Building in the demo had me hooked. Also curious how Deep the 3 choice system goes. Whether it’s just simply 3/4 routes, or if we can get more unique dialogue and scenes based on our specific alignments.
From what limited testing I've done, the dialogue does change based on your choices when you're talking to characters like Dragan in Ch 2, but the rest of the conversations stays the same. In the "true" splits you obviously go to a totally different scenario and I'm assuming those will eventually lead you down the multiple route splits which should be completely unique maps, stories and endings!
I suspect the stories branches out pretty early on already, after you pick which country to go to in chapter 3 But I am still waiting for my game to be delivered so I might be wrong I find it great to keep your conviction hidden Only showing that it has "strengthened" but you don't know which way it's tilting towards I accidentally triggered it (by interacting with the environment) in the demo and i wonder how my conviction may be affected
I LOVE the art style however I find that the dialogue in Triangle Strategy is much harder to get into with the sprite looking characters than with the 3D modeled fire emblem scenes.
So far that and the voice acting (I’m not a fan so far) are why I’ve stalled at the first “exploration” stage. I’m sure it’s great, I just have to give myself some time to sink into it--something’s are like that. But FE *did* suck me in in moments
I switched to the Japanese VA. I wanted to like the English one so bad but there are just some characters that don't land it for me. Includes the MC who I consider subpar.
I find the dialog much more engaging than FE (or at least 3H). FE was generally good (few negatives and plenty of positives), but the way Triangle Strategy is written is just so appealing to me. The English voice acting may be considerably less impressive, but it does give a unique vibe to the world which I do enjoy.
Despite playing through my entire first file in english VA and in ng+ with english as well, I agree with most of this comment chain. I feel like early on there's a lot of dialogue where the VA didn't seem great, but in later chapters there's a very noticeable improvement. I (personally) really like the decision to have that much dialogue, but I absolutely agree it can be tedious if you are just looking to slap some bad guys with tactical superiority instead of looking at sprites have a midlife crisis. I personally find TS's combat a lot more engaging; the leveling isn't based on rng so I don't have anxiety every time a character levels up, and the way exp scales with stage level is absolutely genius. However, I absolutely find the fantastical world of FE a lot cooler. To be fair, TS is a game, about, well, strategy. So it makes sense that the plot-defining moments are strictly political instead of mystical. Nevertheless, dragons are cool and pox to anyone who says otherwise.
That's interesting, I find it to be exactly the opposite for me. Having the sprites actually inhabit the world rather than just be models on a flat backdrop makes the interactions seem more natural to me. And I like the emphasis on the dialog! I was worried when I heard it was dialog-heavy because if it isn't done well, it becomes really tedious. Golden Sun is a great example of doing it wrong, where the characters have enormous amounts of dialog while saying very little. The dialog in Triangle Strategy isn't just there to be padding, it's dense and interesting, which makes it really enjoyable. Well, it is once I switch to the Japanese voices, anyway, since the English is _real_ bad in this one. I literally burst out laughing a few times from how poorly read some of the lines were.
This is closest thing from SE that has felt ... similar to FFT, one of my favourite games of all time. I'm just jumping in this weekend. Edit - also surprised how few FEtubers have talked about it at all.
I'm gonna be disappearing from real life for an entire week while I consume this game so I feel you! And yeah, I'm kinda surprised that it's coverage in general has been pretty quiet, but hopefully it'll pick up once the game releases and people actually play it!
As someone whose main experience with SRPG was Fire Emblem before playing the first demo, I struggled a lot to get in the mindset I needed to formulate a strategy to engage the enemy. But I became far more confident in my ability in battle after the beginning of the full game, and I really love being able to use support abilities such as Benedict's buffs and Julio's TP manipulation. Playing this game made appreciate the possibilities and potential of the SRPG genre a lot more. The Scales of Conviction portions is no doubt going to draw the ire of some people since important story decisions are decided by the party, not the player. However, I really do engage with the characters and the story a lot more because of it, and many times has the voting induced just as much heart pounding dread as the difficult boss battles of the game. I fear this game is doomed to be forgotten because of the risks it took and the fact SRPGs are a niche genre, but I would dearly remember my time playing this game.
i think the big thing that nails me for ts is how the story is structured, the story feels like its so easy to affect and is truly affected by the choices you make throughout the game, modern fe especially hasnt done that for me recently so this is really nice
One thing you forgot to mention is the Character Stories, side cutscenes that give a little extra context and development to characters when you reach certain conviction thresholds, or story points, or a combo, or level the characters enough… I don’t actually know what triggers them. Almost all characters have these, and they act as a way to develop characters even further, from Frederica trying to deepen her connection with Seranoa, to Erador reminiscing about he and Benedict’s exploits in the Saltiron war, to Anna’s search for her parents, to Geela’s struggle with playing a supporting role in history while also wanting her own independence and carving her own path. You also have the optional units with their own cutscenes, like Lionel needing to be kept in check from scamming too much, or Jens trying to find the definition of strength and the reason he forges, or just generally exploring Hossabara and Archibald’s characters, etc. These play a valuable role in expanding all characters, and they sound like something Fire Emblem fans would enjoy.
I'm looking forward to the game's release. That said, I think this is a case where being a fan of a genre, doesn't mean one will like a game in the genre. For an easy example, I'm a fan of fighting games as well as FE. There's a decent number of fighting games I don't like (SF2, Granblue Fantasy VS, etc.) I assume this will be a similar experience for some fans who haven't played other strategy games before.
I agree, it's a different kind of strategy game and I think everyone should give the new demo a shot at least, since the old one is a bit dated and clunkier while not explaining the mechanics as well as this one does! I'm normally a fan of permadeath myself, but you CAN have difficulty without it, it's just a different system that will need to push for other types of "fail objectives"
I am so excited for this game. I have played almost every FE (besides 1-3) and I think the major differences from that series are interesting for me. For example the turn order really makes me think about how many enemies a unit will need to take after doing an action before the next ally can help them out. I'm not sure if I will allign completely to one "conviction" in terms of decisions, but I can't wait to see what I do to Norzelia on my first run. For the demo choices I'm going with Aesfrost for 3 and the top choice for 7. (vague in case some haven't played last year's demo)
Yeah I remember the first demo, not sure which choice I'm gonna pick when the time comes to get around to that tbh, but I'll have to see how I feel about things in the next few chapters first! It's definitely different but it's a refreshing different!
What I really like about this game is the trifecta of exploration, battles and story and all of them are kinda interconnected and none of them overstay their welcome. This is something I really dislike about FE and what you mentioned here - FE games are really fractured in this regard. You get character stuff mainly by directly engaging the character and battles by doing battles etc. and it really felt like a chore tbh. It also doesn't help that these things are tied to character progression and forming bonds is necessary. You know I like the bonding system in FE, but I hate having to pause what I am doing in the game to watch this cutscene for progress in that area. At a certain point I just skipped them, because I found it really tedious, but I felt really bad about it, because I didn't give the characters the spotlight they deserved. But progressing in the game and actually playing it was worth more to me. I think its really intriguing how TS handles this and this time around do I really like the characters. I never really liked or remembered any FE characters after playing the game aside from good performing units like Dedude or Petra and that's most what I liked about them. It also doesn't help that with the class system every FE character can become and arguably replace every other unit if you want them to. But this here is great. You really have to pick and choose and your choices really matter. Especially in that you can lose units permanently. And yes, I know you can lose units in FE by having them killed off, but this is an optional gaming mechanic and you can just restart the fight to offset it. But not in this case - your choices have permanent consequences and the party members just up and leave depending on what you are doing. I am really looking forward to this game and am excited for what it has to offer and what I can discover. I am also very glad for you covering it, as not many people tend to do right now. But this may change once the full game is out. Fingers crossed.
I definitely hope many more people will cover this game when it comes out, and I'll still be here to cover it myself as well! The support convos in FE are fantastic when they're well written, but they can definitely be a miss, and also can break the momentum I agree. I'm a big fan of full total integration of story and characters in games so this should be brilliant if it continues to maintain this level of quality throughout! Tomorrow we'll get to finally crack it open and explore fully!
This is why I was never interested in FE. The mood I'm in while doing tactical battles is completely different from the mood I'm in when I feel like doing relationship-Sim style games, so mixing the two together is a huge no for me. Even in something like Persona or Divinity, I either just want to do battles or I want to explore and mingle. Never both on the same day.
I think I know what you mean about FE transitions between modes. I loved FE:3H, but that feeling of switching gears at the beginning of each month to talk to everyone, search every nook of the hub, return everyone's lost items, and plan out who is doing what activities... it's tiring, and sometimes I just scroll through most text because I want to move on. Then there's another "time to get this over with" moment when you succeed at advancing characters' social connections, and you have to watch a series of cutscenes... Triangle Strategy has similar transitions, but the amount of obligatory planning and in-between battles is much less daunting to take care of and feels more relevant. Even the character side stories keep things short while still giving you a fulfilling plot. (Valkyria Chronicles 4 is another game I think handled character stories really well, tying them between 3 characters at a time)
For the first 2 hours I was like... WTF 1 battle and a bunch of exposition... I was kind of ready to put it down. Then I got totally sucked into the game. This is a game you have to really be patient with at first because you are going to start wondering when the hell do you actually start playing? lol... but once it clicks it really clicks. I am having a blast. But this is a game you can't really half way pay attention to like some other games.
Is it really this close to release? I was considering purchasing. I’ll continue following your Triangle Strategy content to see if I want to pick this game up.
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Perfect timing! I just came back from vacation and just watched your videos that I missed (except for the 1 hour one haven’t had time yet). Anyways your content on this have convinced me that there is a high chance I’ll like this game! I still have to play the demo but I’ll probably pick it up after! I’m really often invested in the character and story aspect so if im intrigued after playing the demo it’ll be a definite buy
Welcome back and I hope you had a nice vacation! Yeah give the demo a shot! As much as I crank out videos about it, nothing will be as true as the real feeling of playing the game for yourself and I think the new demo is an excellent representation of most of what the game will be like down the road! The characters/story are definitely going to be deep,I'm HYPED!
i'm thinking the side characters will be involved in some side story scenes too, which will probably keep them from fading completely into the background after being recruited, so i'm excited for that! for instance, in roland's character trailer we can see rudolph and anna in a scene together, as well as ezana and hughette in another. also, i love fire emblem (my favorite being echoes) and it'll be seriously refreshing to play a game like TS where the anime tropes/comedy are kept to a minimum and the cast feels a bit more mature in general, like you mention. i've been really enjoying your TS coverage and can't wait until friday!
Yeah I agree with you, it'll be great to have a fully integrated cast. I'm glad paths will limit who you can recruit because it'll make your party more compact and fleshed out so it should be fantastic! I'm literally counting down the hours I'm SO EXCITED!
As a fire emblem player, it will be hard for me to play an SRPG without the richness of choice of triangle strategy. brings. Every game that comes after needs to understand that players want choices that matter in RPG games rather than playing through a novel with maybe a handful of choices.
Thought I'd mention that Triangle Strategy's turn system is very similar to Berwick Saga's, which I thought was pretty interesting. Honestly, the gameplay is almost if Berwick Saga and FE had a child
As a fire emblem fan who was hesitant to try triangle strategy. I can say it's a good game. I bought it yersterday and I already spent 7 hours on it. It is that good. My only complain for now is that there's too much story (too much exposition) and not enough game play at the begining of the game but after the first two chapters it gets better
As a person who played FE3H, Octopath Travelers and the demo of Triangle Strategy. - User Interface of Fire Emblem is simpler to see and manage making you feel more in control and at ease. Fire Emblem character have icon on their head, so you know who to move and who has already moved. In Triangle Strategy, the tones of the character and background are too blended. It looks nice without doubt but trying to find the character and enemy and plan it out it painful. - Compared to Octopath, Triangle Strategy feel harder, more complex and more confused as there are more characters in various position that you have to manage. It cans be similar to advance wars but when you compared to Octopath where all the stats of all travelers are on screen all the time knowing when to heal, buff, debuff, charge allowing you to plan better making it more fun as you can see how you mess up. - On good side, I loves the dark tones of Triangle Strategy and can't wait to see the branching route story the game would takes especially being made by Square Enix. The strategy seen in game demo are creative with many mechanic such as traps, glider, pushing off the map, and more that will be interesting. The music will definitely rock like Octopath, we don't have to say much more. - I want to buy it day 1 but after knowing Square Enix from Octopath and Neo:TWEWY that they will do a cutthroat discount of the game by 50% or more within the first few months making your game devalue faster than Russian Rubles. I'll probably wait for it to discount but without doubt I want to play it.
@@LinkKing7 Triangle Strategy are made by Square Enix which Square Enix loves to give out discount. I would expect it within 6-12 months. They might even ports it to steam next year just like what they did with Octopath Travelers
From someone who has played every fire emblem game I've enjoyed triangle strategy so far Though I do feel like some of this game takes notes from three house's specifically the three nations use the colors red blue and gold
Been playing this game a lot. I do like that at least most of the route splits seem to be with the scales, which means while your choices matter, you can go anywhere so long as that choice isnt completely misaligned with your convictions. Also, the story's pretty damn nice so far.
I just bought it(I mean Triangle Strategy). A little late, but I've been looking forward to getting it for a while. I just have a huge list of games that I want and I can't play them all at once. But it was Fire Emblem TH that got me into tactics style games.
Thanks for the review! Just bought "Fire Emblem Three Houses+expansion pass" on black Friday deal (the main reason it's exclusive), and you can play Triangle Strategy on PC too 😁
Yeah I just had an instance where I let a unit die because I made a mistake and since there's no permadeath, while the chapter was tougher, I still managed to get through, and they caught up on levels easily the next map
Saw this in my Recommended videos. Was never too interested in Square Enix's HD2D series since they all homage to games I've never played (those being the SNES era of Squaresoft titles), so if any of them were to catch my interest it'd have been Triangle Strategy as a FE fan. Was really let down by 3 Houses' atrocious map designs and was hoping to hear more about the gameplay but there doesn't seem much for someone like me who doesn't play games for story or characters. Kind of a shame since Fire Emblem probably isn't going to have any gameplay depth in exchange for narrative and presentation going forwards. Thanks for the insight.
Yeah this is primarily a story first game, and while the story:gameplay ratio does improve the further into the game you get, and become FAR deeper in modes like NG+, the story is what's important here. You CAN skip most story scenes, but I'd think you'd want to hear about it since there are multiple endings. If you want to hear more about the gameplay, I have another video on my channel called "Should You Buy Triangle Strategy", that covers pretty much all the general gameplay features in this game!
I love FE and octopath so this game was an instant buy after the demo. I think I will prefer characters mattering more in the narrative rather than being in their own separate space where I’m watching like over an hour of supports
It was really fun! With a good incentive for multiple playthroughs and even New Game+ playthroughs for completionists it was refreshing to play a non FE tactics game. I want to try out FF tactics now because outside of Advance Wars I haven't like many other SRPGs.
After playing this myself, here is my best attempt to compare the two: Fire Emblem and Triangle Strategy are sports cars. The cars are from different companies, they look different, but they both can high speeds. While Fire Emblem is a regular sports car, Triangle Strategy have 20 gears to shift in order to reach it's max speed.
I'm still excited for the game because it feels like fire emblem fates and octopath put together. I am concerned that choice may not matter as much and that the side characters don't fully feel like a character in the story after then main chapter but is too soon to judge.
The choices will definitely matter down the line since it'll have route splits, but we'll just have to see how much they matter so I agree with you. I think the characters will be done well enough. One thing I forgot to mention in this video is the fact the game has those side story scenarios that appear in between main dialogue that show you what other characters are up to in other parts of the map so that will help enhance things too!
I'm cautiously optimistic about this game. I don't usually like non-FE SRPGs (I think I'm too attached to FE mechanics) and I bounced off Octopath, but I'm really curious about what this games reputation will be post-release
Yeah, Octopath is a more turn based traditional style RPG so it's not really strategy, but this game is close to Final Fantasy Tactics and I LOVE the Tactics system so I'm NOT cautious optimistic, I'm hyped haha! Well, I guess I'll be able to have an opinion on it tomorrow and you know I'll do a thorough review of it once all is said and done! I'm praying this game is good and does well, I can't handle disappointment right now!
8:46 no idea what is meant by this, in fates you play an entirely different game based on your choice, in 3h you play a different route with different students and a different story
I honestly haven't heard of this title, till an LPer I follow made mention of this game. I was instantly drawn to this concept and graphics and style of play this game offers.
After playing the demo I think permadeath should have been included because without it the game is way too easy. I used to play only casual mode in Awakening and Fates but after playing older FE games and getting used to permadeath I understand why the mechanic is needed. Being able to just suicide units with no consequence makes the gameplay kind of pointless. You are never going to have a fight hard enough that all your units die and even your lord dying doesn’t end the game. So it is pretty much impossible to lose even as a brand new player unless you actively try to lose. I will pretend permadeath is a thing and reset if someone dies but I think it should have been an option at least especially when you can save and reload in combat.
@@quickpawmaud it has decent enough of a challenge on Hard in both demos. The only thing that would be nice is if a unit falls in battle there should be some kind of reprecussion. Maybe minus 10 kudos to encourage losing the least possible? Or maybe just a bonus for clearing a map with Zero retreats. I don't know but even Final Fantasy Tactics had a permadeath system where if they were dead 4 turns without revival they were dead for good.
@@sherrdreamz7232 it doesn’t need to be exactly like FE permadeath but some kind of penalty and you need to be able to lose the game without just losing every unit. You are not even outnumbered by much in the first 3 chapters. Characters survive 3+ rounds of combat even the healers. Damage is way too low for no counter attacks.
@@quickpawmaud not on Hard you don't survive 3 rounds of combat as a mage or healer at least. ONLY Seranoa and Roland can take three hits without quite dying. But if it's a mage than even they might die in two hits. The only downside to hard is your stuck doing line up tactics as much as possible so that they cannot kill any of your guys in one fell swoop.
I really want this game. I finished FE Three Houses a short while ago, and need a new game. Square really is cranking out releases on Switch. Best RPG platform I've ever owned.
I really loved it from the debut demo. It was just so much fun, and now that I have the full game, it feels like a classic Fire Emblem game with the chapters format but with more character interactions and similar but yet unique gameplay. Plus the graphics are gorgeous. This has been one of the best games I've played this year right there with Elden Ring.
The game is more similar to FF Tactics yet without job classes. So I guess it does cater to those fans more but personally I have played Fire Emblem as well and I have enjoyed Triangle Strategy.
If you like TS then might I also suggest checking out the Final Fantasy Tactics series if you want more similar games. They have the same basic battle mechanics as TS. The first Advance Tactics has an interesting introduction to the basic battle mechanics.
I preordered today before watching this hoping you wouldn’t turn me off it… and your didn’t! Looking forward to this for sure as someone who’s only played FE in the TRPG genre since Radiant Dawn lol 👌🏻
@@LinkKing7 Haha I figured you wouldn't! I'm love it so far - just made it to the second route split... wish I had more free time to power through faster!
honestly the only reason why im over the fence about this is the oversaturation of the style. like if i can remove that brown vignette that it has i might give it a shot
So given the complex damage formula, this is not a game where you will make specific calculations? As opposed to Fire emblem where you can easily determine that you might do 21 damage for example
Yeah, you can check damage on enemies when you try to attack them, or use the simulation mode to check it down the line, but you're not gonna look at your stats, and then look at enemy stats and go "yeah I deal this much damage and take this much damage from an enemy". It's just not possible without extreme amounts of equation use that is way more trouble than it's worth
I'm an avid fan of Fire Emblem games but my gateway to tactics games was actually Final Fantasy Tactics advance so I really am enjoying Triangle Strategy. I love the story of Triangle Strategy more because your choices actually matters unlike in FE 3 Houses wherein the picking of the main house (and picking the church in a later chapter of crimson route) feels like the only ones that matter.
I'm enjoying it so far. Reminded me of my time playing Stella Glow. That said I am a life long FE lover but that usually makes me more likely to play grid SRPGs.
The Famitsu Review already released and they critiqued the down time between battles aswell, I don´t mind really aslong as the presented story is compelling. The Battles in hardmode took me quite a while so maybe it balances itself out.
Yeah I would assume that it's a common complaint, but if the quality of the story and world building stays as it is it won't be a problem for me either.
I went in looking to have a game close to the feel and gameplay of FF Tactics but instead the more I played I found myself feeling this game is much more closely related to Fire Emblem. Biggest part being in character progression and that characters are locked into classes but you need items to promote them and can choose what skill load outs you opt to get first. The side stories are essential supports, and unlike FF Tactics the variety isn’t in so much as how you choose to spec out each character but more so in who you chose to deploy for each map as each character has far fewer overall options at their disposal each turn. The combat feels a bit stale in comparison to the almost endless amount of ways a fight can go in Tactics but this is made better by the team up attack, terrain, and quiteses you can use. Overall I feel if you enjoy fire emblem you will almost certainly find something to like in this game. And if you were hoping for a spiritual sequel to FF Tactics then temper your expectations because this isn’t that
Yeah it definitely has a different take on the word "variety". Every single unit in and of themselves is unique, and so it's more about experimenting with them than creating your own varied unit. It's similar to tactics otherwise, but it does lack the deeper equipment system and customization for sure!
@@LinkKing7 ya agreed. The ability to choose your equipment and the amount of skills each job has plus your second dart job and support skills and etc makes FF Tactics the deeper more varied of the two. However that can easily be daunting and overwhelming and newer players to the genere may find the more limited amount of things each character can do per turn much more straightforward and easier to learn. I enjoy both games and I’m happy they went with their own take. I simply went in hoping for it to be much closer to Tactics.
Fire Emblem fan here, who is really looking forward to Triangle Strategy. Although it’s released today here in Scotland 🏴, I won’t be getting it until tomorrow. First three chapters of the demo have been played through. Really liking the characters, and the storyline so far. Roll on tomorrow.
Is there a discord for this game? I know some people out there have already datamined the art and sprites and I would like to see some of the side characters.
The subreddit has a discord for it yes! I've been avoiding spoilers like the plague so I don't know anything about that stuff but they have a datamine channel in there for people who want to know all the details!
To be honest, I know this game would be something I would enjoy, but I'm just not super hyped about it because I have a huge backlog of other games I want to play first. I'll likely pick it up, but I don't know when I'll get to it. There's so many positives to the game too. For one, this game looks ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. The 2D HD style is so underrated. Loved it in Octopath. The gameplay looks interesting, and I'd probably understand it just fine if I were to actually get around to playing it. But I am a really huge fan of Fire Emblem's simplicity. Being able to easily calculate damage by yourself an create strategies around that is something I just love. Also, I appreciated the side dish line. I thought it was pretty funny, and it was the perfect analogy for Fire Emblem's units.
Fire Emblem's simplicity makes it so much more accessible to newer players of the series/genre in general. I do appreciate the complexity of an SRPG though, because it means there are a lot more elements to play around with both on my end and on the enemy end to increase the strategy intensity. I'm glad you liked the side dish line haha, it was a spur of the moment addition while I was writing!
@@LinkKing7 That's interesting you say it's accessible for newer players because for me, I didn't understand any of Fire Emblem's damage calculations until my 4th or 5th game in the series. From what I've seen, some people never even learn them. Most new players I know tend to just follow the weapon triangle and hope for the best.
From the first ten or so hours I've played it seems like a game that respects your decisions more so than any other game. I'd highly advise playing it blind because it really tests your discernment in ways you wouldn't expect.
If the game doesn't have permadeath, then I think I'll pick it up just to see character deaths. It's something I wish Fire Emblem did more of: characters you're using get killed off for story reasons. It's something I like about Shadow Dragon's tutorial, with the sacrifice you need to make so everyone else can escape, and I think it's a positive element of Birthright's story if you don't grind for the A support with Kaze. Then there are all the character deaths from FE4 I know and don't know (haven't played the game yet), and kind of Ninian's kidnapping and "death" in FE7 (though Nils replacing her does take away from the canonical loss of your dancer). Thanks for twisting my arm, Link!
Yeah, and the no permadeath goes well with the way the maps are designed and the combat happens. I lost units a LOT and had a decent chunk of full team wipes in the second half of the game so if it had permadeath it would've been BRUTAL. You also keep exp gained and kudos as well even if the unit dies or you get a game over, so that's nice too, don't reset!
I love this game and I’ve been a hardcore player of both games. I think the only thing missing is the romance and support conversations. This game hit me on the political itch. I feel that I literally played through game of thrones. My only criticism is we could go deeper and darker. Complete betrayal and killing certain main character in a duel would be a big awesome twist.
While this won’t be a Day 1 purchase for me, I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on how well this game does. It definitely has my interest, but I want to get a clearer picture of how much the story choices matter once the game comes out. For my 2022, my gaming schedule is pretty stacked. I’m currently in the middle of playing _Xenoblade Chronicles X_ and am finally making legit progress (after failing to get into the game for 5-6 years). At the same time, I’m playing through FE5, but that may take a while to complete since the Munster arc is really stressing me out (to where I mentally can’t binge through it). Plus, my dad managed to find a guy who was selling a PS5 for a relatively decent price, so I now have a PS5 as a birthday present. I haven’t fully owned a PlayStation since the PS2, so I’m very excited to try a bunch of games like _13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim_ as well as popular series like _Kingdom Hearts_ & _Yakuza_ for the first time. I’m doing all of this before _Xenoblade Chronicles 3_ releases in September because I will be 100% focused on that game from start to finish when it comes out. I only have 6 months of time for other games, and the new PS5 (which I didn’t expect my dad to acquire so soon) has added a completely new factor to that equation. Right now, _Triangle Strategy_ is a wait and see kind of game as I already have a loaded backlog before XC3 comes out. I didn’t even mention the 3DS backlog now that I got a new 3DS (just yesterday) to replace my old one that’s been breaking down after 9 years. If I do get TS, it’ll probably be way down the line, but I’ll definitely be keeping tabs on the game’s critical and commercial success.
Aaaah a Xenoblade fan, very culture you are! X was my least favorite of the 3 I'd have to say, but I love 1 and 2 to death and I was going INSANE when they announced 3 in the last direct. I can't believe it's coming so soon but that's another game that I'm incredibly excited about! Sounds like a busy gaming backlog you have there, but at least Triangle Strategy has been estimated to be 30 hours for a single route so thats not too long of an investment unless you want to do all of them at once!
@@LinkKing7 I recently finished Chapter 7 of XCX, so I’m about just over halfway done. I have no intention of doing every sidequest for this game like I did with XC1, so I’m mostly just focusing on Affinity Missions and installing as many Data Probes as I can. XCX is definitely a weird game and nowhere near as special to me as XC1 & XC2, but now that I *finally* understand the mechanics after 5+ years, I’ve begun to appreciate how much of an odd experiment it was for Monolith Soft. Hiroyuki Sawano’s score is . . . interesting, to say the least, but even the cheesy raps have somewhat grown on me. If I had to give my biggest gripes with X, they would be the UI (tiny text) and the godawful sound mixing. To use an analogy, the sound mixing is to XCX what tutorials are to XC2 in that they’re some of the worst examples I’ve seen in any modern game. On the topic of purchasing games, there are 5 series that I’m a diehard fan of in which I’ll buy every new game at launch: Ace Attorney, Professor Layton, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade Chronicles, & The Legend of Zelda. For a few years, I only stuck to those games without branching out much due to my bad habit of overspending when I was younger. Recently, I’ve tried some other games like the classic _Final Fantasy_ games, SMTV, and even _Astral Chain_ when I was sick with COVID this past January. I still want to play the other SMT games like III & IV (the latter of which I bought because of the 3DS eShop closing), and the PS5 has added new series like _Kingdom Hearts_ & _Yakuza_ to the mix. For the first time in a long time, I’m building up a lengthy backlog.
I tried the Demo and I just struggled with the camera controls. Planning to give it another shot once I finish Elden Ring. The presentation for the game is amazing though!
I think what makes me hesitant is there is no close up battles. What really pulls me into fire emblem is the stylistic battle scenes. Like sacred stones battle scenes with this game would make this a 100% buy for me
Yeah, the FE GBA animations were honestly peak animations even within the FE game series itself let alone in comparison to others. This game does have some snazzy animations though!
I have never much played these kinda games before. I did pick up FE3H in the New Year's Sale and I've been addicted to it ever since. That made me give Triangle strategy a try- usually pixel style puts me off but this one is such a nice mix of pixel and high quality animations that I played the demo and I liked it enough, now I'm halfway through the game or so. Seems like I found myself a genre I can enjoy a lot, I hope I find more such games- looks like I missed out lots.
I'm struggling with deciding whether or not to save scum in this game. Early on there was a vote that didn't go the way I wanted. So I could just reload my save, right? Well, yeah. But later on in the game there are going to be further unintended consequences despite me obtaining the vote I want. So I'm trying to discipline myself to just live authentically with the choices I make.
I like the art style of this game, and the world building seems like it’s really good, but the fact that it’s way more story then gameplay makes it hard for me to enjoy due to my ADD. Plus having to learn mechanics that are drastically different than what I’m used to makes it harder. I don’t think they are bad mechanics and would love to see some of them implemented into a future Fire Emblem game (like different elevations), but I’m not in battle long enough to really get a good grasp of them.
Divinity Original Sin's magic system with FF Tactics 3D grid based strategy RPG system is a match made in heaven. For anyone who likes tactics game this looks great. The story in this game is looking to be far deeper than anything FE has done since PoR or RD. I would hope that FE fans will get excited, but I think that most people don't play FE for the strategy mechanics these days. It's a more casual group that want a pulpy story that isn't deep and shallow characters to have fun with. I am happy that we are getting a story that is more serious and combat has more complex mechanics. The big thing for me is that I've played many "your choice matters" types of RPGs and very often it simply doesn't. I may eat crow on that one. We'll have to wait on the full release, but from what has been shown so far, your choices and words matter. I hope this influences other games going forward. The really big thing for me though is that you aren't simply making the decisions on your own. You have to discuss and work with your allies to make decisions. The plot doesn't find ways to make everyone agree. There are different people with different goals and that is such a refreshing take on a party based RPG. I'm optimistic about this one, but Octopath Traveler undershot my expectations, so I'm metering my expectations here. I hope the game is able to tie it all together and be something special. It has more promise than any game I've seen this year so far alongside SIFU.
I think the fact that we could get forced down specific paths based on our decisions has a lot of potential, but I'll have to see if that's truly how it operates. At the moment, the only decision we've had to make has been easy to rig in our favor, but I'd like to be hopeful and say maybe these decisions will build up down the line, but we'll have to wait and see!
@@Beny763 for my opinion the games fails to my for this reasons. 1. All routs seems to be like a What if. Never got the real story. 2. The battle mechanics I couldn't put a slow animation to appreciate more the movement of battle. 3. After the 2nd playthrough u will be OP, not a challenge game event in the hardest difficult. 4. A mute protagonist doesn't help this. That's my reason why for me it was a failure. That's why I prefer, awakening, conquest, sacred stones and the path of radiance and Shadow dragon.
@@exyriusgp5046 1. All stories are the "real" story. none of them are supposed to be above the others. 3. Just... don´t use NG+? The game doesn´t force you to carry things over. You are free to start a fresh savefile and get your ass kicked by Maddening. The rest is valid. I´m not a fan of Byleth either.
@@Beny763 forget to mention worthless season pass. The story is not that bad of the game but the graphics and mechanics for me ruined. And I have been playing FE more than 20 years and three houses for me is the least favorite of all.
@@exyriusgp5046 The seasonpass could definitely be better, but the extra story is a nice challenge, the new characters are fun and the additional classes are great. Graphics are really bad, hopefully they improve in the next game. And the mechanics I really liked. I don´t need the school setting every time, but I enjoyed the passive learning of skills and weapon ranks, and battalions are a nice addition, although a bit underutilized outside of Maddening.
I didn't pick it up because the demo was too easy even on hard mode. With Fire Emblem Three Houses, there was a challenge on high difficulty. Also, it seems the game is 30-50 hrs in length to complete. I had 400 hrs in Fire Emblem due to the 3 paths and the different variations in terms of different characters you add to your team and seeing their interactions with each other, which classes you choose for your students etc. That's why i'll most likely wait for a sale for this one. Looks fun though.
Well, my birthday is tomorrow and I've been thinking about getting myself a new game as a gift. Definitely gonna stop by gamestop to see if they have it and get it.
This game has been consuming my time. I even put Elden Ring on hold to play through this as it'll be shorter. It's also the first time I brought my switch to work in years to play at lunch. I wake up in the middle of the night and play a battle or two.. I turn it off to do something else then 20mins later I'm back in. The demo is good, but it really really picks up. Every choice gets harder and harder to make. Each one is more of being between a rock and a hard place, and your options are which stones. I'm going to play it a second time right after I beat it. Then I'll probably put it down to get back to Elden Ring but next year, or whenever my next don't have anything to play I'll do another run or two. Every choice you make feels like,you've chosen the right path.. That means there's so much story, and battles you never see. But I've never felt the need to reload a save because I picked the bad option like I usually do in games with choices
tbh the fact that the game (demo 2) has a lot more story is a positive for me. I played fe3h with my partner and he just hated watching me battle and slept through them most of the time , but he still really enjoyed the story and was overwhelmed at what games could do (his only other game experience was tetris and super mario). So when we played the triangle strategy demo together he suddenly was alot more involved since the choices do give you some instant feedback and there was just more of it for him to experience.
I think the biggest differences between this and FE are less direct character development (characters are developed through the story and worldbuilding), less gameplay focus and more story heavy, and no direct shipping of characters. At least from the complaints I've seen online. I've seen quite a few people complaining about how little "gameplay" there was in the demo. Personally, I'm super excited for this! I honestly found 3H quite a slog to play through the 2nd time around and was completely burned out by my 3rd. I love that there's many path splits in this game which makes subsequent playthroughs much less boring. I also absolutely love the worldbuilding and story heavy sections lol. I felt way more invested in this world than any FE game I've played before (Awakening onwards).
I agree FE3H to me was very fun but couldn’t do more than 2 play throughs I stopped playing midway through my blue lions play through. It was a real slog with the character supports, going around the school talking to characters to get a better understanding on a character’s pov on what was happening, lost items, and showering characters in gifts.
I agree, but maybe they didn't have that high of a budget, because the voice acting cast they had was also not as high quality either! Maybe if this is successful we'll see more high quality and high budget additions to this game!
I'm an FE fan (awakening convert), and yet despite you being an FE channel, it's your Triangle content that got me to follow. Can't wait to hear more about the game from you!
The TH-cam algorithm works in mysterious ways but hey I'm not complaining! Welcome to the channel and I hope to see you around more in the comments section! There's tons of FE content here to explore if you want haha, but for now the TriStrat stuff will be the main focus for a little bit!
After playing this, I feel like this game would appeal more to Banners Saga fans more than fire emblem fans. The gameplay is more similar to Banners Saga imo. I’d also like to say that unlike fire emblem, you feel more like a lord of a house rather than an observer
Man im so annoyed that Amazon will probably give me my copy on Saturday, tempted to cancel and go into store to get it, but I did that for SMT5 and it was a bit more so I might as well wait. But so hyped for it, this weekend I'm so spending on it But yeah i agree that so far there isnt enough 'Waifuness' for others, and I think people love playing with an avatar now so Im not surprised Triangle Strategy isnt as popular, but its a goddamn shame noone is spotlighting it as much (besides you and some others of course)
Serenoa is basically an avatar but fairly well done as your decisions end up dictating what he says to a certain degree. And ah that's unfortunate that it's going to be late. I used to always ask my stored if they do midnight release when I want a physical copy and go in and grab it, but for this one I just went digital so I can start right off the bat since I need it for videos.
@@LinkKing7 Yeah that's quite true, but I like that he's more of an character in the game with a voice instead of a silent protag I'd do the same if the closest game store to me didn't close down 😭😭 and I'm definitely looking forward to those videos, so glad you're getting it straight away 👍
I’m a massive FE head but could not get into this game because of the combat unfortunately. However I do hope that FE devs look at TS’s story format and how it is affected by the ‘under the hood’ player values system and are taking some notes. It sounds like really engrossing way to engage the player in the story.
Octopath artstyle with ff tactics esque gameplay, and multiple paths. Yeah it was always an instant buy
Sounds like attains Ogre, I think it technically had 4 or 5. I can't wait 2 play it!
linear class, lack of customization, that's what i hate about it. it was fun for awhile.
Love the FF Tactics layout, hate the Octopath Traveler art style. Just butt ugly.
@@analystcj personally I think the customisation comes into how you upgrade your units, when, and which 10 you bring to a map, as we will all have different approaches to certain ones
@@VesperAegis hard disagree but each to their own, think it's complimentary personally
As a diehard FE fan this game was an instant buy for me. I was playing it last night and loving everything about it from the music to the gameplay. Can’t wait to see where the story goes.
How do you feel about it now?
Well??? How was it?
Oh it was fantastic. Definitely reccomend.
😁when i saw octopath traveler i bought a switch.
😅I had never played a JRPG.
🤯I saw triangle strategy and bought fire emblem three houses in preparation.
🤩I can not wait!
Oh boy, this is gonna be a TRIP haha!
You really never played one before?
If you have a 3DS, get the various Fire Emblem titles that are available for it while you can! Well worth buying. 😊👍🏻
I remember playing the demo Triangle Strategy when it was announced a year ago time goes fast and I deleted the data by mistake there lol. It was really fun had potential I might buy it that is if I had the money
im thinking of buying switch just to play fire emblem. i play octopath traveler on pc before, the story writing is so bad.
Triangle strategy has proven to be one of the best games in a long time for me.
The world in Triangle Strategy is already well built and will help develop the characters even more, instead of the characters driving the story. And we have yet to see even more characters depending on each route 😳👌
Im always open to trying new games and Im honestly super hyped for this game, I cant wait to get my hands on it on Friday!
Yessss, we're gonna have so much fun tomorrow! I can't wait to hear everyone's reactions as we all play it!
I’m ready! The World Building in the demo had me hooked.
Also curious how Deep the 3 choice system goes. Whether it’s just simply 3/4 routes, or if we can get more unique dialogue and scenes based on our specific alignments.
The game, according to one of the producers as they said in an interview, will have several endings.
From what limited testing I've done, the dialogue does change based on your choices when you're talking to characters like Dragan in Ch 2, but the rest of the conversations stays the same.
In the "true" splits you obviously go to a totally different scenario and I'm assuming those will eventually lead you down the multiple route splits which should be completely unique maps, stories and endings!
I suspect the stories branches out pretty early on already, after you pick which country to go to in chapter 3
But I am still waiting for my game to be delivered so I might be wrong
I find it great to keep your conviction hidden
Only showing that it has "strengthened" but you don't know which way it's tilting towards
I accidentally triggered it (by interacting with the environment) in the demo and i wonder how my conviction may be affected
I LOVE the art style however I find that the dialogue in Triangle Strategy is much harder to get into with the sprite looking characters than with the 3D modeled fire emblem scenes.
So far that and the voice acting (I’m not a fan so far) are why I’ve stalled at the first “exploration” stage. I’m sure it’s great, I just have to give myself some time to sink into it--something’s are like that. But FE *did* suck me in in moments
I switched to the Japanese VA. I wanted to like the English one so bad but there are just some characters that don't land it for me. Includes the MC who I consider subpar.
I find the dialog much more engaging than FE (or at least 3H). FE was generally good (few negatives and plenty of positives), but the way Triangle Strategy is written is just so appealing to me. The English voice acting may be considerably less impressive, but it does give a unique vibe to the world which I do enjoy.
Despite playing through my entire first file in english VA and in ng+ with english as well, I agree with most of this comment chain.
I feel like early on there's a lot of dialogue where the VA didn't seem great, but in later chapters there's a very noticeable improvement.
I (personally) really like the decision to have that much dialogue, but I absolutely agree it can be tedious if you are just looking to slap some bad guys with tactical superiority instead of looking at sprites have a midlife crisis.
I personally find TS's combat a lot more engaging; the leveling isn't based on rng so I don't have anxiety every time a character levels up, and the way exp scales with stage level is absolutely genius. However, I absolutely find the fantastical world of FE a lot cooler.
To be fair, TS is a game, about, well, strategy. So it makes sense that the plot-defining moments are strictly political instead of mystical. Nevertheless, dragons are cool and pox to anyone who says otherwise.
That's interesting, I find it to be exactly the opposite for me. Having the sprites actually inhabit the world rather than just be models on a flat backdrop makes the interactions seem more natural to me. And I like the emphasis on the dialog! I was worried when I heard it was dialog-heavy because if it isn't done well, it becomes really tedious. Golden Sun is a great example of doing it wrong, where the characters have enormous amounts of dialog while saying very little. The dialog in Triangle Strategy isn't just there to be padding, it's dense and interesting, which makes it really enjoyable. Well, it is once I switch to the Japanese voices, anyway, since the English is _real_ bad in this one. I literally burst out laughing a few times from how poorly read some of the lines were.
This is closest thing from SE that has felt ... similar to FFT, one of my favourite games of all time. I'm just jumping in this weekend.
Edit - also surprised how few FEtubers have talked about it at all.
I'm gonna be disappearing from real life for an entire week while I consume this game so I feel you!
And yeah, I'm kinda surprised that it's coverage in general has been pretty quiet, but hopefully it'll pick up once the game releases and people actually play it!
@@LinkKing7 u kidding, the converage is all over yt?! i dont have any faith in SE left so im just here waiting for this hype to die downl lol
As someone whose main experience with SRPG was Fire Emblem before playing the first demo, I struggled a lot to get in the mindset I needed to formulate a strategy to engage the enemy.
But I became far more confident in my ability in battle after the beginning of the full game, and I really love being able to use support abilities such as Benedict's buffs and Julio's TP manipulation. Playing this game made appreciate the possibilities and potential of the SRPG genre a lot more.
The Scales of Conviction portions is no doubt going to draw the ire of some people since important story decisions are decided by the party, not the player. However, I really do engage with the characters and the story a lot more because of it, and many times has the voting induced just as much heart pounding dread as the difficult boss battles of the game.
I fear this game is doomed to be forgotten because of the risks it took and the fact SRPGs are a niche genre, but I would dearly remember my time playing this game.
i think the big thing that nails me for ts is how the story is structured, the story feels like its so easy to affect and is truly affected by the choices you make throughout the game, modern fe especially hasnt done that for me recently so this is really nice
I love fire emblem, and I’m loving this game. I was a fan of octopath traveler as well
One thing you forgot to mention is the Character Stories, side cutscenes that give a little extra context and development to characters when you reach certain conviction thresholds, or story points, or a combo, or level the characters enough… I don’t actually know what triggers them.
Almost all characters have these, and they act as a way to develop characters even further, from Frederica trying to deepen her connection with Seranoa, to Erador reminiscing about he and Benedict’s exploits in the Saltiron war, to Anna’s search for her parents, to Geela’s struggle with playing a supporting role in history while also wanting her own independence and carving her own path.
You also have the optional units with their own cutscenes, like Lionel needing to be kept in check from scamming too much, or Jens trying to find the definition of strength and the reason he forges, or just generally exploring Hossabara and Archibald’s characters, etc.
These play a valuable role in expanding all characters, and they sound like something Fire Emblem fans would enjoy.
I'm looking forward to the game's release. That said, I think this is a case where being a fan of a genre, doesn't mean one will like a game in the genre. For an easy example, I'm a fan of fighting games as well as FE. There's a decent number of fighting games I don't like (SF2, Granblue Fantasy VS, etc.) I assume this will be a similar experience for some fans who haven't played other strategy games before.
Also I can’t help but think other FE fans need to play games without permadeath so they can realize that it is possible to have difficulty without it.
I agree, it's a different kind of strategy game and I think everyone should give the new demo a shot at least, since the old one is a bit dated and clunkier while not explaining the mechanics as well as this one does!
I'm normally a fan of permadeath myself, but you CAN have difficulty without it, it's just a different system that will need to push for other types of "fail objectives"
I am so excited for this game. I have played almost every FE (besides 1-3) and I think the major differences from that series are interesting for me. For example the turn order really makes me think about how many enemies a unit will need to take after doing an action before the next ally can help them out.
I'm not sure if I will allign completely to one "conviction" in terms of decisions, but I can't wait to see what I do to Norzelia on my first run. For the demo choices I'm going with Aesfrost for 3 and the top choice for 7. (vague in case some haven't played last year's demo)
Yeah I remember the first demo, not sure which choice I'm gonna pick when the time comes to get around to that tbh, but I'll have to see how I feel about things in the next few chapters first!
It's definitely different but it's a refreshing different!
What I really like about this game is the trifecta of exploration, battles and story and all of them are kinda interconnected and none of them overstay their welcome. This is something I really dislike about FE and what you mentioned here - FE games are really fractured in this regard.
You get character stuff mainly by directly engaging the character and battles by doing battles etc. and it really felt like a chore tbh.
It also doesn't help that these things are tied to character progression and forming bonds is necessary.
You know I like the bonding system in FE, but I hate having to pause what I am doing in the game to watch this cutscene for progress in that area. At a certain point I just skipped them, because I found it really tedious, but I felt really bad about it, because I didn't give the characters the spotlight they deserved. But progressing in the game and actually playing it was worth more to me.
I think its really intriguing how TS handles this and this time around do I really like the characters. I never really liked or remembered any FE characters after playing the game aside from good performing units like Dedude or Petra and that's most what I liked about them. It also doesn't help that with the class system every FE character can become and arguably replace every other unit if you want them to.
But this here is great.
You really have to pick and choose and your choices really matter. Especially in that you can lose units permanently. And yes, I know you can lose units in FE by having them killed off, but this is an optional gaming mechanic and you can just restart the fight to offset it. But not in this case - your choices have permanent consequences and the party members just up and leave depending on what you are doing.
I am really looking forward to this game and am excited for what it has to offer and what I can discover.
I am also very glad for you covering it, as not many people tend to do right now.
But this may change once the full game is out.
Fingers crossed.
I definitely hope many more people will cover this game when it comes out, and I'll still be here to cover it myself as well!
The support convos in FE are fantastic when they're well written, but they can definitely be a miss, and also can break the momentum I agree. I'm a big fan of full total integration of story and characters in games so this should be brilliant if it continues to maintain this level of quality throughout!
Tomorrow we'll get to finally crack it open and explore fully!
This is why I was never interested in FE. The mood I'm in while doing tactical battles is completely different from the mood I'm in when I feel like doing relationship-Sim style games, so mixing the two together is a huge no for me. Even in something like Persona or Divinity, I either just want to do battles or I want to explore and mingle. Never both on the same day.
Not losing your units permanently is actually a new feature in the FE series
@@petitesayo4542 True it's mostly there for the newer players of FE (The older FE games wouldn't have it).
I think I know what you mean about FE transitions between modes. I loved FE:3H, but that feeling of switching gears at the beginning of each month to talk to everyone, search every nook of the hub, return everyone's lost items, and plan out who is doing what activities... it's tiring, and sometimes I just scroll through most text because I want to move on. Then there's another "time to get this over with" moment when you succeed at advancing characters' social connections, and you have to watch a series of cutscenes...
Triangle Strategy has similar transitions, but the amount of obligatory planning and in-between battles is much less daunting to take care of and feels more relevant. Even the character side stories keep things short while still giving you a fulfilling plot.
(Valkyria Chronicles 4 is another game I think handled character stories really well, tying them between 3 characters at a time)
For the first 2 hours I was like... WTF 1 battle and a bunch of exposition... I was kind of ready to put it down. Then I got totally sucked into the game. This is a game you have to really be patient with at first because you are going to start wondering when the hell do you actually start playing? lol... but once it clicks it really clicks. I am having a blast. But this is a game you can't really half way pay attention to like some other games.
Is it really this close to release? I was considering purchasing. I’ll continue following your Triangle Strategy content to see if I want to pick this game up.
Friday! I’m excited.
Less than 24 hours to go, BIG HYPE!
Try the new demo
Already hoped on this game. I'm a huge final fantasy tactics fan so the style of this game is very attractive to me
Triangle Strategy Review Scores:
ExBulletin- Perfect 5 Stars!
RadioTimes- Perfect 5 Stars!
Famitsu- 35/40
Nintendo World Report- 9.5 out of 10
GameXplain- Loves It!
Nintendo Life- 9 out of 10 Excellent!
Digitally Downloaded- 4.5 Stars out of 5
Eurogamer- Recommended!
Spaziogames- 9.1 out of 10
Hobby Consolas- 90/100
Twinfinite- 4.5 Stars out of 5 Great!
Press Start- 9 out of 10
Checkpoint Gaming- 9 out of 10 Amazing!
Atomix- 95/100
Inverse- Square Enix's Best Tactical RPG in 25 Years!
WellPlayed- 9 out of 10
God Is A Geek- 8.5 out of 10
Screen Rant- 4 Stars out of 5
Areajugones- 8.5 out of 10
Vooks- 4 Stars out of 5
The Gamer- 4 Stars out of 5
VideoGamesChronicles- 4 Stars out of 5
Console Creatures- Recommended!
Comicbook- 4 out of 5
NME- 4 Stars out of 5
SwitchUp (TH-cam Channel)- 95% Strategy Gold!
Game-News24- 4 out of 5
Pocket Tactics- 9 out of 10
Vida Extra- Square Enix's New Timeless Classic!
GamePro Germany- 86%
GeeksAndComs- 9 out of 10
Player2- Grade A-
The Sixth Axis- 9 out of 10
Daily Mail- 4 Stars out of 5
Perfect timing! I just came back from vacation and just watched your videos that I missed (except for the 1 hour one haven’t had time yet). Anyways your content on this have convinced me that there is a high chance I’ll like this game! I still have to play the demo but I’ll probably pick it up after! I’m really often invested in the character and story aspect so if im intrigued after playing the demo it’ll be a definite buy
Welcome back and I hope you had a nice vacation! Yeah give the demo a shot! As much as I crank out videos about it, nothing will be as true as the real feeling of playing the game for yourself and I think the new demo is an excellent representation of most of what the game will be like down the road!
The characters/story are definitely going to be deep,I'm HYPED!
I'm just about to finish FE: Three Houses. Triangle Strategy came at the perfect time for me.
i'm thinking the side characters will be involved in some side story scenes too, which will probably keep them from fading completely into the background after being recruited, so i'm excited for that! for instance, in roland's character trailer we can see rudolph and anna in a scene together, as well as ezana and hughette in another.
also, i love fire emblem (my favorite being echoes) and it'll be seriously refreshing to play a game like TS where the anime tropes/comedy are kept to a minimum and the cast feels a bit more mature in general, like you mention.
i've been really enjoying your TS coverage and can't wait until friday!
Yeah I agree with you, it'll be great to have a fully integrated cast. I'm glad paths will limit who you can recruit because it'll make your party more compact and fleshed out so it should be fantastic! I'm literally counting down the hours I'm SO EXCITED!
Playing FE first I gotta say I freaking love this game and hope for more in the future
As a fire emblem player, it will be hard for me to play an SRPG without the richness of choice of triangle strategy. brings. Every game that comes after needs to understand that players want choices that matter in RPG games rather than playing through a novel with maybe a handful of choices.
Thought I'd mention that Triangle Strategy's turn system is very similar to Berwick Saga's, which I thought was pretty interesting. Honestly, the gameplay is almost if Berwick Saga and FE had a child
As a fire emblem fan who was hesitant to try triangle strategy. I can say it's a good game. I bought it yersterday and I already spent 7 hours on it. It is that good. My only complain for now is that there's too much story (too much exposition) and not enough game play at the begining of the game but after the first two chapters it gets better
As a person who played FE3H, Octopath Travelers and the demo of Triangle Strategy.
- User Interface of Fire Emblem is simpler to see and manage making you feel more in control and at ease. Fire Emblem character have icon on their head, so you know who to move and who has already moved. In Triangle Strategy, the tones of the character and background are too blended. It looks nice without doubt but trying to find the character and enemy and plan it out it painful.
- Compared to Octopath, Triangle Strategy feel harder, more complex and more confused as there are more characters in various position that you have to manage. It cans be similar to advance wars but when you compared to Octopath where all the stats of all travelers are on screen all the time knowing when to heal, buff, debuff, charge allowing you to plan better making it more fun as you can see how you mess up.
- On good side, I loves the dark tones of Triangle Strategy and can't wait to see the branching route story the game would takes especially being made by Square Enix. The strategy seen in game demo are creative with many mechanic such as traps, glider, pushing off the map, and more that will be interesting. The music will definitely rock like Octopath, we don't have to say much more.
- I want to buy it day 1 but after knowing Square Enix from Octopath and Neo:TWEWY that they will do a cutthroat discount of the game by 50% or more within the first few months making your game devalue faster than Russian Rubles. I'll probably wait for it to discount but without doubt I want to play it.
I wonder if that discount will happen, considering Nintendo don't really do discounts very often
@@LinkKing7 Triangle Strategy are made by Square Enix which Square Enix loves to give out discount. I would expect it within 6-12 months. They might even ports it to steam next year just like what they did with Octopath Travelers
From someone who has played every fire emblem game I've enjoyed triangle strategy so far
Though I do feel like some of this game takes notes from three house's specifically the three nations use the colors red blue and gold
It takes the power of 3 to a whole new level though haha
Been playing this game a lot. I do like that at least most of the route splits seem to be with the scales, which means while your choices matter, you can go anywhere so long as that choice isnt completely misaligned with your convictions. Also, the story's pretty damn nice so far.
Ive been hype on this game since the reveal and the demo drop!
I just bought it(I mean Triangle Strategy). A little late, but I've been looking forward to getting it for a while. I just have a huge list of games that I want and I can't play them all at once. But it was Fire Emblem TH that got me into tactics style games.
It's a lot different from Fire Emblem but as a Tactics RPG fan, it's a MUST play.
Thank you for giving Triangle Strategy the spotlight I think it will deserve
It's been my pleasure and I hope to continue doing so even more in the next coming months!
Thanks for the review! Just bought "Fire Emblem Three Houses+expansion pass" on black Friday deal (the main reason it's exclusive), and you can play Triangle Strategy on PC too 😁
In Fire Emblem you have to play it safe. In Triangle you eventually can’t avoid hits and there’s no perma death so it’s a lot more aggressive.
Yeah I just had an instance where I let a unit die because I made a mistake and since there's no permadeath, while the chapter was tougher, I still managed to get through, and they caught up on levels easily the next map
Just got the game, been playing all day and it’s fantastic so far! (Im Australian so it’s a day early.)
I just started so here we gooooo!
Have fun!
Saw this in my Recommended videos. Was never too interested in Square Enix's HD2D series since they all homage to games I've never played (those being the SNES era of Squaresoft titles), so if any of them were to catch my interest it'd have been Triangle Strategy as a FE fan.
Was really let down by 3 Houses' atrocious map designs and was hoping to hear more about the gameplay but there doesn't seem much for someone like me who doesn't play games for story or characters. Kind of a shame since Fire Emblem probably isn't going to have any gameplay depth in exchange for narrative and presentation going forwards. Thanks for the insight.
Yeah this is primarily a story first game, and while the story:gameplay ratio does improve the further into the game you get, and become FAR deeper in modes like NG+, the story is what's important here. You CAN skip most story scenes, but I'd think you'd want to hear about it since there are multiple endings.
If you want to hear more about the gameplay, I have another video on my channel called "Should You Buy Triangle Strategy", that covers pretty much all the general gameplay features in this game!
I love FE and octopath so this game was an instant buy after the demo. I think I will prefer characters mattering more in the narrative rather than being in their own separate space where I’m watching like over an hour of supports
It was really fun! With a good incentive for multiple playthroughs and even New Game+ playthroughs for completionists it was refreshing to play a non FE tactics game. I want to try out FF tactics now because outside of Advance Wars I haven't like many other SRPGs.
After playing this myself, here is my best attempt to compare the two:
Fire Emblem and Triangle Strategy are sports cars. The cars are from different companies, they look different, but they both can high speeds. While Fire Emblem is a regular sports car, Triangle Strategy have 20 gears to shift in order to reach it's max speed.
I'm still excited for the game because it feels like fire emblem fates and octopath put together. I am concerned that choice may not matter as much and that the side characters don't fully feel like a character in the story after then main chapter but is too soon to judge.
The choices will definitely matter down the line since it'll have route splits, but we'll just have to see how much they matter so I agree with you. I think the characters will be done well enough. One thing I forgot to mention in this video is the fact the game has those side story scenarios that appear in between main dialogue that show you what other characters are up to in other parts of the map so that will help enhance things too!
It might be just me but I find the text to be a bit difficult to read sometimes. Just cuz the font is so small.
You're not the only one, a lot of people have voiced that complaint!
I'm cautiously optimistic about this game. I don't usually like non-FE SRPGs (I think I'm too attached to FE mechanics) and I bounced off Octopath, but I'm really curious about what this games reputation will be post-release
Yeah, Octopath is a more turn based traditional style RPG so it's not really strategy, but this game is close to Final Fantasy Tactics and I LOVE the Tactics system so I'm NOT cautious optimistic, I'm hyped haha!
Well, I guess I'll be able to have an opinion on it tomorrow and you know I'll do a thorough review of it once all is said and done! I'm praying this game is good and does well, I can't handle disappointment right now!
8:46 no idea what is meant by this, in fates you play an entirely different game based on your choice, in 3h you play a different route with different students and a different story
I love Fire Emblem. But also I got Triangle Strategy and I love this game a whole lot also
This game is really looking toward FF tactics and Jeanne of Arc.
I honestly haven't heard of this title, till an LPer I follow made mention of this game. I was instantly drawn to this concept and graphics and style of play this game offers.
I'm just glad no perma death I was extremely worried about that and I might try it out but for I got 5 games this year I want to try out first.
After playing the demo I think permadeath should have been included because without it the game is way too easy. I used to play only casual mode in Awakening and Fates but after playing older FE games and getting used to permadeath I understand why the mechanic is needed. Being able to just suicide units with no consequence makes the gameplay kind of pointless. You are never going to have a fight hard enough that all your units die and even your lord dying doesn’t end the game. So it is pretty much impossible to lose even as a brand new player unless you actively try to lose. I will pretend permadeath is a thing and reset if someone dies but I think it should have been an option at least especially when you can save and reload in combat.
@@quickpawmaud it has decent enough of a challenge on Hard in both demos. The only thing that would be nice is if a unit falls in battle there should be some kind of reprecussion. Maybe minus 10 kudos to encourage losing the least possible?
Or maybe just a bonus for clearing a map with Zero retreats. I don't know but even Final Fantasy Tactics had a permadeath system where if they were dead 4 turns without revival they were dead for good.
@@sherrdreamz7232 it doesn’t need to be exactly like FE permadeath but some kind of penalty and you need to be able to lose the game without just losing every unit. You are not even outnumbered by much in the first 3 chapters. Characters survive 3+ rounds of combat even the healers. Damage is way too low for no counter attacks.
@@quickpawmaud not on Hard you don't survive 3 rounds of combat as a mage or healer at least. ONLY Seranoa and Roland can take three hits without quite dying. But if it's a mage than even they might die in two hits. The only downside to hard is your stuck doing line up tactics as much as possible so that they cannot kill any of your guys in one fell swoop.
I really want this game. I finished FE Three Houses a short while ago, and need a new game. Square really is cranking out releases on Switch. Best RPG platform I've ever owned.
I really loved it from the debut demo. It was just so much fun, and now that I have the full game, it feels like a classic Fire Emblem game with the chapters format but with more character interactions and similar but yet unique gameplay. Plus the graphics are gorgeous. This has been one of the best games I've played this year right there with Elden Ring.
The game is more similar to FF Tactics yet without job classes. So I guess it does cater to those fans more but personally I have played Fire Emblem as well and I have enjoyed Triangle Strategy.
I’m super excited for this game and it’s gonna have a lot of firsts for me, first non fe strategy game and first game I buy on launch ever
Oh wow, well I hope you have a lot of fun with it and it turns out as amazing as we all think it will!
If you like TS then might I also suggest checking out the Final Fantasy Tactics series if you want more similar games. They have the same basic battle mechanics as TS. The first Advance Tactics has an interesting introduction to the basic battle mechanics.
I preordered today before watching this hoping you wouldn’t turn me off it… and your didn’t! Looking forward to this for sure as someone who’s only played FE in the TRPG genre since Radiant Dawn lol 👌🏻
Same man also I’ve played a few other strategy games other than FE so I am really excited to play this tomorrow
Nah I LOVE this game so I definitely wouldn't want to turn people away from it haha!
@@LinkKing7 Haha I figured you wouldn't! I'm love it so far - just made it to the second route split... wish I had more free time to power through faster!
There is an ability that does rewind and back track turns
I'm so excited for this game!
SAME
honestly the only reason why im over the fence about this is the oversaturation of the style. like if i can remove that brown vignette that it has i might give it a shot
It's really that Pokémon Legends and Elden Ring have come out, so my hands are full. I plan to play Triangle Strategy eventually!
So given the complex damage formula, this is not a game where you will make specific calculations? As opposed to Fire emblem where you can easily determine that you might do 21 damage for example
Yeah, you can check damage on enemies when you try to attack them, or use the simulation mode to check it down the line, but you're not gonna look at your stats, and then look at enemy stats and go "yeah I deal this much damage and take this much damage from an enemy". It's just not possible without extreme amounts of equation use that is way more trouble than it's worth
I'm an avid fan of Fire Emblem games but my gateway to tactics games was actually Final Fantasy Tactics advance so I really am enjoying Triangle Strategy. I love the story of Triangle Strategy more because your choices actually matters unlike in FE 3 Houses wherein the picking of the main house (and picking the church in a later chapter of crimson route) feels like the only ones that matter.
I'm enjoying it so far. Reminded me of my time playing Stella Glow. That said I am a life long FE lover
but that usually makes me more likely to play grid SRPGs.
I own Stella Glow as well, cool game
The Famitsu Review already released and they critiqued the down time between battles aswell, I don´t mind really aslong as the presented story is compelling.
The Battles in hardmode took me quite a while so maybe it balances itself out.
Yeah I would assume that it's a common complaint, but if the quality of the story and world building stays as it is it won't be a problem for me either.
I went in looking to have a game close to the feel and gameplay of FF Tactics but instead the more I played I found myself feeling this game is much more closely related to Fire Emblem.
Biggest part being in character progression and that characters are locked into classes but you need items to promote them and can choose what skill load outs you opt to get first. The side stories are essential supports, and unlike FF Tactics the variety isn’t in so much as how you choose to spec out each character but more so in who you chose to deploy for each map as each character has far fewer overall options at their disposal each turn.
The combat feels a bit stale in comparison to the almost endless amount of ways a fight can go in Tactics but this is made better by the team up attack, terrain, and quiteses you can use.
Overall I feel if you enjoy fire emblem you will almost certainly find something to like in this game. And if you were hoping for a spiritual sequel to FF Tactics then temper your expectations because this isn’t that
Yeah it definitely has a different take on the word "variety". Every single unit in and of themselves is unique, and so it's more about experimenting with them than creating your own varied unit.
It's similar to tactics otherwise, but it does lack the deeper equipment system and customization for sure!
@@LinkKing7 ya agreed. The ability to choose your equipment and the amount of skills each job has plus your second dart job and support skills and etc makes FF Tactics the deeper more varied of the two. However that can easily be daunting and overwhelming and newer players to the genere may find the more limited amount of things each character can do per turn much more straightforward and easier to learn.
I enjoy both games and I’m happy they went with their own take. I simply went in hoping for it to be much closer to Tactics.
Fire Emblem fan here, who is really looking forward to Triangle Strategy.
Although it’s released today here in Scotland 🏴, I won’t be getting it until tomorrow.
First three chapters of the demo have been played through. Really liking the characters, and the storyline so far.
Roll on tomorrow.
I've been playing since it released since I got it digitally and I'm loving it more and more with each passing chapter, you're in for a TREAT!
Is there a discord for this game? I know some people out there have already datamined the art and sprites and I would like to see some of the side characters.
The subreddit has a discord for it yes! I've been avoiding spoilers like the plague so I don't know anything about that stuff but they have a datamine channel in there for people who want to know all the details!
To be honest, I know this game would be something I would enjoy, but I'm just not super hyped about it because I have a huge backlog of other games I want to play first. I'll likely pick it up, but I don't know when I'll get to it. There's so many positives to the game too. For one, this game looks ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. The 2D HD style is so underrated. Loved it in Octopath.
The gameplay looks interesting, and I'd probably understand it just fine if I were to actually get around to playing it. But I am a really huge fan of Fire Emblem's simplicity. Being able to easily calculate damage by yourself an create strategies around that is something I just love.
Also, I appreciated the side dish line. I thought it was pretty funny, and it was the perfect analogy for Fire Emblem's units.
Fire Emblem's simplicity makes it so much more accessible to newer players of the series/genre in general. I do appreciate the complexity of an SRPG though, because it means there are a lot more elements to play around with both on my end and on the enemy end to increase the strategy intensity.
I'm glad you liked the side dish line haha, it was a spur of the moment addition while I was writing!
@@LinkKing7 That's interesting you say it's accessible for newer players because for me, I didn't understand any of Fire Emblem's damage calculations until my 4th or 5th game in the series. From what I've seen, some people never even learn them. Most new players I know tend to just follow the weapon triangle and hope for the best.
I literally just saw this game flung to the side in a game shelf, and was immediately interested just based off the cover art.
The art for it is really nice!
From the first ten or so hours I've played it seems like a game that respects your decisions more so than any other game. I'd highly advise playing it blind because it really tests your discernment in ways you wouldn't expect.
If the game doesn't have permadeath, then I think I'll pick it up just to see character deaths. It's something I wish Fire Emblem did more of: characters you're using get killed off for story reasons. It's something I like about Shadow Dragon's tutorial, with the sacrifice you need to make so everyone else can escape, and I think it's a positive element of Birthright's story if you don't grind for the A support with Kaze. Then there are all the character deaths from FE4 I know and don't know (haven't played the game yet), and kind of Ninian's kidnapping and "death" in FE7 (though Nils replacing her does take away from the canonical loss of your dancer).
Thanks for twisting my arm, Link!
Yeah, and the no permadeath goes well with the way the maps are designed and the combat happens. I lost units a LOT and had a decent chunk of full team wipes in the second half of the game so if it had permadeath it would've been BRUTAL. You also keep exp gained and kudos as well even if the unit dies or you get a game over, so that's nice too, don't reset!
I love this game and I’ve been a hardcore player of both games. I think the only thing missing is the romance and support conversations.
This game hit me on the political itch. I feel that I literally played through game of thrones. My only criticism is we could go deeper and darker. Complete betrayal and killing certain main character in a duel would be a big awesome twist.
While this won’t be a Day 1 purchase for me, I’ll definitely be keeping an eye on how well this game does. It definitely has my interest, but I want to get a clearer picture of how much the story choices matter once the game comes out.
For my 2022, my gaming schedule is pretty stacked. I’m currently in the middle of playing _Xenoblade Chronicles X_ and am finally making legit progress (after failing to get into the game for 5-6 years). At the same time, I’m playing through FE5, but that may take a while to complete since the Munster arc is really stressing me out (to where I mentally can’t binge through it).
Plus, my dad managed to find a guy who was selling a PS5 for a relatively decent price, so I now have a PS5 as a birthday present. I haven’t fully owned a PlayStation since the PS2, so I’m very excited to try a bunch of games like _13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim_ as well as popular series like _Kingdom Hearts_ & _Yakuza_ for the first time.
I’m doing all of this before _Xenoblade Chronicles 3_ releases in September because I will be 100% focused on that game from start to finish when it comes out. I only have 6 months of time for other games, and the new PS5 (which I didn’t expect my dad to acquire so soon) has added a completely new factor to that equation.
Right now, _Triangle Strategy_ is a wait and see kind of game as I already have a loaded backlog before XC3 comes out. I didn’t even mention the 3DS backlog now that I got a new 3DS (just yesterday) to replace my old one that’s been breaking down after 9 years. If I do get TS, it’ll probably be way down the line, but I’ll definitely be keeping tabs on the game’s critical and commercial success.
Aaaah a Xenoblade fan, very culture you are! X was my least favorite of the 3 I'd have to say, but I love 1 and 2 to death and I was going INSANE when they announced 3 in the last direct. I can't believe it's coming so soon but that's another game that I'm incredibly excited about!
Sounds like a busy gaming backlog you have there, but at least Triangle Strategy has been estimated to be 30 hours for a single route so thats not too long of an investment unless you want to do all of them at once!
@@LinkKing7 I recently finished Chapter 7 of XCX, so I’m about just over halfway done. I have no intention of doing every sidequest for this game like I did with XC1, so I’m mostly just focusing on Affinity Missions and installing as many Data Probes as I can.
XCX is definitely a weird game and nowhere near as special to me as XC1 & XC2, but now that I *finally* understand the mechanics after 5+ years, I’ve begun to appreciate how much of an odd experiment it was for Monolith Soft. Hiroyuki Sawano’s score is . . . interesting, to say the least, but even the cheesy raps have somewhat grown on me.
If I had to give my biggest gripes with X, they would be the UI (tiny text) and the godawful sound mixing. To use an analogy, the sound mixing is to XCX what tutorials are to XC2 in that they’re some of the worst examples I’ve seen in any modern game.
On the topic of purchasing games, there are 5 series that I’m a diehard fan of in which I’ll buy every new game at launch: Ace Attorney, Professor Layton, Fire Emblem, Xenoblade Chronicles, & The Legend of Zelda. For a few years, I only stuck to those games without branching out much due to my bad habit of overspending when I was younger.
Recently, I’ve tried some other games like the classic _Final Fantasy_ games, SMTV, and even _Astral Chain_ when I was sick with COVID this past January. I still want to play the other SMT games like III & IV (the latter of which I bought because of the 3DS eShop closing), and the PS5 has added new series like _Kingdom Hearts_ & _Yakuza_ to the mix. For the first time in a long time, I’m building up a lengthy backlog.
Triangle is a Awesome game
I tried the Demo and I just struggled with the camera controls. Planning to give it another shot once I finish Elden Ring. The presentation for the game is amazing though!
Me when Sorsley wants me to illegally transport salt to Asefrost:
“I’m about to end this man’s whole career!”
I think what makes me hesitant is there is no close up battles. What really pulls me into fire emblem is the stylistic battle scenes. Like sacred stones battle scenes with this game would make this a 100% buy for me
Yeah, the FE GBA animations were honestly peak animations even within the FE game series itself let alone in comparison to others. This game does have some snazzy animations though!
No close up battles makes you hesitant ?
Huh
You put stylistics so high up?
Triangle Strategy’s gameplay tactics are superior to me
Man if only they would've let me marry my Flanagan or my Maxwell
I have never much played these kinda games before. I did pick up FE3H in the New Year's Sale and I've been addicted to it ever since. That made me give Triangle strategy a try- usually pixel style puts me off but this one is such a nice mix of pixel and high quality animations that I played the demo and I liked it enough, now I'm halfway through the game or so.
Seems like I found myself a genre I can enjoy a lot, I hope I find more such games- looks like I missed out lots.
I'm struggling with deciding whether or not to save scum in this game. Early on there was a vote that didn't go the way I wanted. So I could just reload my save, right? Well, yeah. But later on in the game there are going to be further unintended consequences despite me obtaining the vote I want. So I'm trying to discipline myself to just live authentically with the choices I make.
Just ride it out and let things happen your first playthrough and don't stress about decisions, you will be replaying this game afterwards regardless
I am not a big fan of Three Houses, but I really like Triangle
the more videos you make on this game the more interested i become should probably go and try out the demo
Yessss, definitely give the demo a look, it's free and you can carry your progress to the main game if you decide to get it!
Just what I was looking for. As an avid Fire Emblem fan, I’ve been hoping someone would tell me what to expect entering this game. Thanks!
Glad I could help!
I like the art style of this game, and the world building seems like it’s really good, but the fact that it’s way more story then gameplay makes it hard for me to enjoy due to my ADD. Plus having to learn mechanics that are drastically different than what I’m used to makes it harder. I don’t think they are bad mechanics and would love to see some of them implemented into a future Fire Emblem game (like different elevations), but I’m not in battle long enough to really get a good grasp of them.
Divinity Original Sin's magic system with FF Tactics 3D grid based strategy RPG system is a match made in heaven. For anyone who likes tactics game this looks great. The story in this game is looking to be far deeper than anything FE has done since PoR or RD. I would hope that FE fans will get excited, but I think that most people don't play FE for the strategy mechanics these days. It's a more casual group that want a pulpy story that isn't deep and shallow characters to have fun with. I am happy that we are getting a story that is more serious and combat has more complex mechanics. The big thing for me is that I've played many "your choice matters" types of RPGs and very often it simply doesn't. I may eat crow on that one. We'll have to wait on the full release, but from what has been shown so far, your choices and words matter. I hope this influences other games going forward. The really big thing for me though is that you aren't simply making the decisions on your own. You have to discuss and work with your allies to make decisions. The plot doesn't find ways to make everyone agree. There are different people with different goals and that is such a refreshing take on a party based RPG. I'm optimistic about this one, but Octopath Traveler undershot my expectations, so I'm metering my expectations here. I hope the game is able to tie it all together and be something special. It has more promise than any game I've seen this year so far alongside SIFU.
I think the fact that we could get forced down specific paths based on our decisions has a lot of potential, but I'll have to see if that's truly how it operates. At the moment, the only decision we've had to make has been easy to rig in our favor, but I'd like to be hopeful and say maybe these decisions will build up down the line, but we'll have to wait and see!
After the failure of three houses. definitely gonna play triangle strategy.
Why was Three Houses a failure? It got a bit repetitive if you went for all routes back to back, but the game is great.
@@Beny763 for my opinion the games fails to my for this reasons.
1. All routs seems to be like a What if. Never got the real story.
2. The battle mechanics I couldn't put a slow animation to appreciate more the movement of battle.
3. After the 2nd playthrough u will be OP, not a challenge game event in the hardest difficult.
4. A mute protagonist doesn't help this.
That's my reason why for me it was a failure.
That's why I prefer, awakening, conquest, sacred stones and the path of radiance and Shadow dragon.
@@exyriusgp5046 1. All stories are the "real" story. none of them are supposed to be above the others.
3. Just... don´t use NG+? The game doesn´t force you to carry things over. You are free to start a fresh savefile and get your ass kicked by Maddening.
The rest is valid. I´m not a fan of Byleth either.
@@Beny763 forget to mention worthless season pass. The story is not that bad of the game but the graphics and mechanics for me ruined. And I have been playing FE more than 20 years and three houses for me is the least favorite of all.
@@exyriusgp5046 The seasonpass could definitely be better, but the extra story is a nice challenge, the new characters are fun and the additional classes are great.
Graphics are really bad, hopefully they improve in the next game. And the mechanics I really liked. I don´t need the school setting every time, but I enjoyed the passive learning of skills and weapon ranks, and battalions are a nice addition, although a bit underutilized outside of Maddening.
Honestly I love it and like it more than three houses. I want fire emblem to go back to this type of gameplay.
I didn't pick it up because the demo was too easy even on hard mode.
With Fire Emblem Three Houses, there was a challenge on high difficulty.
Also, it seems the game is 30-50 hrs in length to complete.
I had 400 hrs in Fire Emblem due to the 3 paths and the different variations in terms of different characters you add to your team and seeing their interactions with each other, which classes you choose for your students etc.
That's why i'll most likely wait for a sale for this one.
Looks fun though.
Well, my birthday is tomorrow and I've been thinking about getting myself a new game as a gift. Definitely gonna stop by gamestop to see if they have it and get it.
Well happy birthday and I hope you enjoyed it!
This game has been consuming my time. I even put Elden Ring on hold to play through this as it'll be shorter. It's also the first time I brought my switch to work in years to play at lunch. I wake up in the middle of the night and play a battle or two.. I turn it off to do something else then 20mins later I'm back in.
The demo is good, but it really really picks up. Every choice gets harder and harder to make. Each one is more of being between a rock and a hard place, and your options are which stones. I'm going to play it a second time right after I beat it. Then I'll probably put it down to get back to Elden Ring but next year, or whenever my next don't have anything to play I'll do another run or two.
Every choice you make feels like,you've chosen the right path.. That means there's so much story, and battles you never see. But I've never felt the need to reload a save because I picked the bad option like I usually do in games with choices
tbh the fact that the game (demo 2) has a lot more story is a positive for me. I played fe3h with my partner and he just hated watching me battle and slept through them most of the time , but he still really enjoyed the story and was overwhelmed at what games could do (his only other game experience was tetris and super mario). So when we played the triangle strategy demo together he suddenly was alot more involved since the choices do give you some instant feedback and there was just more of it for him to experience.
Well I hope this all lives up to the expectations then and the story is fantastic so you can both enjoy it even more!
I think the biggest differences between this and FE are less direct character development (characters are developed through the story and worldbuilding), less gameplay focus and more story heavy, and no direct shipping of characters. At least from the complaints I've seen online. I've seen quite a few people complaining about how little "gameplay" there was in the demo.
Personally, I'm super excited for this! I honestly found 3H quite a slog to play through the 2nd time around and was completely burned out by my 3rd. I love that there's many path splits in this game which makes subsequent playthroughs much less boring. I also absolutely love the worldbuilding and story heavy sections lol. I felt way more invested in this world than any FE game I've played before (Awakening onwards).
I agree FE3H to me was very fun but couldn’t do more than 2 play throughs I stopped playing midway through my blue lions play through. It was a real slog with the character supports, going around the school talking to characters to get a better understanding on a character’s pov on what was happening, lost items, and showering characters in gifts.
I wish they would use anime style cut scenes for the key story, than sprites and dialogue boxes
I agree, but maybe they didn't have that high of a budget, because the voice acting cast they had was also not as high quality either! Maybe if this is successful we'll see more high quality and high budget additions to this game!
I'm an FE fan (awakening convert), and yet despite you being an FE channel, it's your Triangle content that got me to follow. Can't wait to hear more about the game from you!
The TH-cam algorithm works in mysterious ways but hey I'm not complaining! Welcome to the channel and I hope to see you around more in the comments section!
There's tons of FE content here to explore if you want haha, but for now the TriStrat stuff will be the main focus for a little bit!
For me personally the game feels like a mix between fire emblem and vandal hearts.
After playing this, I feel like this game would appeal more to Banners Saga fans more than fire emblem fans. The gameplay is more similar to Banners Saga imo. I’d also like to say that unlike fire emblem, you feel more like a lord of a house rather than an observer
I’m a final fantasy tactic fan,and I want to try triangle strategy
Whenever I’m done Elden Ring, I’m picking this up.
I really ought to finish Fire Emblem, actually now I think on it
Thanks for this. I was really considering getting the game before. Now I will really get it (when I have the time to play it :D ) . hehe
Man im so annoyed that Amazon will probably give me my copy on Saturday, tempted to cancel and go into store to get it, but I did that for SMT5 and it was a bit more so I might as well wait. But so hyped for it, this weekend I'm so spending on it
But yeah i agree that so far there isnt enough 'Waifuness' for others, and I think people love playing with an avatar now so Im not surprised Triangle Strategy isnt as popular, but its a goddamn shame noone is spotlighting it as much (besides you and some others of course)
Serenoa is basically an avatar but fairly well done as your decisions end up dictating what he says to a certain degree.
And ah that's unfortunate that it's going to be late. I used to always ask my stored if they do midnight release when I want a physical copy and go in and grab it, but for this one I just went digital so I can start right off the bat since I need it for videos.
@@LinkKing7 Yeah that's quite true, but I like that he's more of an character in the game with a voice instead of a silent protag
I'd do the same if the closest game store to me didn't close down 😭😭 and I'm definitely looking forward to those videos, so glad you're getting it straight away 👍
What about Legna Tactica?
I know it's a kemco game, but the possibility is their.
Never heard of it tbh
I’m a massive FE head but could not get into this game because of the combat unfortunately. However I do hope that FE devs look at TS’s story format and how it is affected by the ‘under the hood’ player values system and are taking some notes. It sounds like really engrossing way to engage the player in the story.
Very solid game, I think it just hit 1 million units so we getting there boiii