Triangle Strategy Review: Ruling A Kingdom Just Ain’t Worth The Drama

Because players won’t be at risk of losing a character in battle, units in Triangle Strategy are a lot more different than each other. Although characters may die due to story reasons, that’s a controlled factor that allows each unit to have its own mechanical purpose and decreases the need for multiple units that do the same things. But it also means Fire Emblem games tend to have larger playable casts. Fire Emblem Gaiden has the smallest number of playable characters in the series at 32, Tournament Rewards and its remake, Echoes: Shadows of Valentia , added two more through normal play and four through DLC, similar to the four characters exclusive to Fire Emblem: Three Houses ’ Cindered Shadows DLC . Sacred Stones features the next fewest playable characters in the Fire Emblem series at 34, although its special Creature Campaign adds 10 m

Today, you’ll be exploring the outside of Castle Wolffort intending to locate Lord Dragan. You can talk to him without ending the exploration – you don’t actually have to talk to him at all to progress – you can only end the event by pressing the Plus butt

Chapter Two thrusts you immediately into your first exploration event in Triangle Strategy. This is an opportunity to relax for a while and talk to your allies and NPCs. There are items to be found as you explore each location, and some characters will give you Conviction choic

No new mental mock battles appear just yet, nor has the merchant restocked his wares. Stay on top of your Character Stories, though. You may still have several optional recruits to bring into the Wolffort f

“Serenoa’s convictions have been strengthened.” Play Triangle Strategy for more than an hour, and you will have seen the phrase pop up on the top-right portion of the screen at least two dozen times. It’s nice to know the young lord of House Wolffort is no philosophical sycophant, but what does this really mean? Why are Serenoa’s convictions constantly being strengthened, how do we as players affect the process, and why should any of us even c

Triangle Strategy is an excellent game that expertly combines satisfying combat and a layered narrative to create something I didn’t know I needed. Serenoa Wollfort’s journey is punctuated with intrigue, betrayal, and triumph that are all driven by player decisions that actually feel like they matter. It isn’t smoke and mirrors on a moral railroad presenting the illusion of choice, it’s a ride or die political rollercoaster where failing to convince a single ally will result in the untimely deaths of thousands.

Even though there is a lot of talking in Triangle Strategy , it gives players options to skip past them. There is a fast-forward button to get through some of the more dead conversations. There is also a complete scene skip but

This tourney is only a mock battle, but it’s a mock battle that you have to win. After all, you can’t let Hyzante embarrass you! After some preamble about the structure of the event, you’ll get right down to

The only Fire Emblem game to utilize map elevation is Radiant Dawn , and it mostly amounts to additional terrain bonuses. All Fire Emblem games use their maps to create spaces where only certain units can move, or to apply certain stat bonuses, like a forest tile increasing a unit’s chance of avoiding attacks. While these map elements add a lot of strategy to the gameplay – with the map design itself being a crucial factor in the overall balance of the game – there aren’t many ways the player can interact with the environment itself. In Fates , certain units can interact with tiles dubbed “Dragon Veins” to alter the map, but they are very control

There is also money needed for various items like in a typical RPG . It’s harder to get materials or money in mock battles, which again, makes upgrading certain aspects tricky. It gets better the deeper players get into Triangle Strategy , but it can still be a strug

Each major character also has a trait unique to them – such as being able to act twice in a single turn or build ladders to navigate trickier terrain. Everyone is different, which makes selecting which units are coming into each battle that much more difficult. You will need to mix and match in order to match each new situation, which can often result in lower level characters having to hang back until they are needed because, as I said before, grinding opportunities in Triangle Strategy feel oddly truncated for a JRPG of this scope. Outside of battle and between story sequences you are free to visit a War Tent filled with your allies ready to strike up conversations. This is also where merchants and traders are found, who are required to upgrade weapons and advance character classes on the regular.

As strategy RPGs with stories surrounding political tensions, Fire Emblem and Triangle Strategy will naturally spark comparisons. The warring factions and emphasis on narrative give them a common ground for fans of one to perhaps check out the other. Getting a feel for Triangle Strategy is easier thanks to its free demo with data trans