tactics games

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(on Steam – on GoG)
https://baldursgate3.game/

Roam around harassing NPCs and accidentally-clicking in combat.

It has some really obvious and fundamental flaws that make it just terrible to cope with. I feel like I have to struggle against its design. The abilities are buckshot across the interface, the inventory is a hot mess, and combat is awkward and unforgiving. The dialog trees are kind of stupid most of the time, and player customization isn’t particularly present, which is strange for a roleplaying game. I can only see that this has appeal because there have been no decent AAA games lately, and their variety is absolute shit.

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(on Epic – on Steam)
https://iratus.org/

A simple semi-roguelike tactics-esque game.

Lots of fun, albeit somewhat slow.

aka Iratus: Lord of the Dead

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/970830/The_Dungeon_Of_Naheulbeuk_The_Amulet_Of_Chaos/
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-dungeon-of-naheulbeuk
https://amuletofchaos.com/

A top-down strategy game.

I dunno, it’s slow and awkward and has more talking than playing. Maybe I’d just have to wade through for much more time before the real game happens, but I’m not going to give it that chance. A game should be fun immediately.

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Entertainment > Games > PlayStation 2 >

(on Wikipedia)
Steam: Disgaea PC
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380520/
also was atlus.com/dis/
https://www.nisamerica.com/games/disgaea-1-complete

A tactics game so good it’s worth buying a PlayStation 2 for. It got released on Steam so it’s a game so good it’s worth buying a PC for. :)

Properly titled Disgaea: Hour of Darkness
Disgaea guide
My notes began for the PlayStation 2 version but have been checked and updated for the Steam version.
I used to use a macro with my Mayflash PS2 Controller Programmable Convertor and now use AutoHotkey.

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Ogre Battle – (1993 game)

2009-06-27

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A fine tactics game.

aka Ogre Battle: The March of the Black Queen

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Disgaea 2 - Cursed Memories - (2006 game) image

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(on Wikipedia)
Steam: Disgaea 2 PC
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1071784/
https://www.nisamerica.com/disgaea/d2/

Well, it’s got a sellout anime feeling to it. The graphics and sound are more cartoonish. A number of the annoyances of the first game have been hammered out, but there is a “toy” quality to the game which replaces the original gritty feeling of the original game.

Properly titled Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories
My notes are for the PlayStation 2 version.
- It’s also available on Steam: Disgaea 2 PC

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Future Tactics – The Uprising

2006-11-28

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Not really a tactics game, mostly stupid, very tedious, poor controls.

Properly titled Future Tactics: The Uprising

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Final Fantasy Tactics – (1998 game)

2006-03-27

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was us.playstation.com/PSone/Games/Final_Fantasy_Tactics/OGS
was square-enix-usa.com/games/fft/fft-index2.html

Simple graphics, decent gameplay, very long, very good.

As good as it is, this game is pathetic compared to Tactics Ogre – (1998 game) on the Game Boy Advance SP because of some significant flaws in gameplay. It gets better though.. and it’s MUCH MUCH MUCH longer. Holy crap it’s a long game.

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