The game keeps a running score of all three convictions, but tallies are hidden during the first playthrough (and revealed in New Game Plus mode, after Chapter 5). Picking a dialogue option will boost your score for that particular conviction. But don’t sweat it! You’d have better luck talking to a stone wall. It’s often easy to guess which dialogue favours Utility, but Morality and Liberty are hard to pin down. There are usually three options, corresponding to three “convictions” or outlooks: Morality, Utility, and Liberty (the triangle of Triangle Strategy). While you do spend lots of passive time watching cutscenes, there are plenty of times you’re called upon to pick a dialogue option. In this system, your dialogue choices determine the course of the story. The most unique feature of Triangle Strategy is its conviction system. Triangle Strategy is a tale of conflict between three nations. But the finished game’s soundtrack is excellent its grand themes properly set the mood for a historic conflict between three nations: snowy Aesfrost, green Glenbrook, and desert Hyzante. By the way, in my demo review, I called the music unmemorable. I liked the English voice acting, despite a small handful of main characters sounding “wooden.” You can switch easily between English and Japanese voice-overs to see which you like better. The plot is centers on young Serenoa Wolffort, who must defend the interests of his noble house while navigating relationships with his own King and two other nations. Square Enix aimed to write a mature tale for adult audiences, and they pulled it off nicely. Also, who’s good or bad isn’t as clear-cut as it seemed from the demo. That’s a plus point if you prefer realism to over-the-top humour. Triangle Strategy goes for the realistic. But the main story is actually pretty good, not some throwaway plot. I’ll talk about the story first because there’s quite a lot of it! Many cutscenes are optional “side stories.” Most can be skipped-which is a boon on my second playthrough because the side stories aren’t terribly engaging. Surrounded, but the battle is far from over! A Story-Heavy SRPG Now, having completed the actual game, I found it exceeding expectations.īetween the enjoyable main plot, an impressive number of dialogue decisions, well-designed battles, and replay value, it’s hard not to give this strategy RPG a Two Thumbs Up. When I reviewed Triangle Strategy‘s demo last year, I was on the fence. System: Nintendo Switch ( also available on Steam & Windows)ĭeveloper | Publisher: ArtDink Square Enix | Square Enix
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