![]() ![]() You can try to convince someone to go a particular way but ultimately, the keyword is try. The combat isn't anything that hasn't been seen before, but works well, as you choose your characters to deploy, level them up, get new equipment, and carefully plan actions out across the battlefield. Ultimately, no matter the paths you take, you'll end up fighting. There's something to be said for characters having agency outside of a single voice line whenever a decision comes up, and it's something I'd like to see more games learn from. If there's a tie in the vote, you'll get to be the tiebreaker, but even if you make solid arguments, the decision often feels out of your hands, in a way that can make you feel both nervous and more invested. Triangle Strategy Map (Image credit: iMore) Before the vote, it's made clear where everyone stands (or if they don't lean any particular way) and you're allowed to ask around the area, gathering evidence or anecdotes to support your viewpoint. Instead of every decision being left solely to the player's whims, every main party member gets a vote. This is accomplished through the Scales of Conviction. ![]() When someone is believed to be dead, do you reveal information to the contrary to potentially gain an ally or hold your hand close for the time being? The striking art direction will catch your eye, while the story will keep you invested.Īs the game goes on, this works well when it comes to the game's unique method of making decisions (more on that below) as it's never something so basic as "good path, bad path" but instead varying valid reads on complicated situations. In a world of scheming and manipulation, it pays to think things through. They and other members of Serenoa's inner circle are well fleshed out, with each given time and space to make their opinions clear. Three in particular play key roles in the story: Benedict, his trusted advisor Frederica, his Aesfrosti fiancé and Roland, younger prince of Grenbrook and Serenoa's best friend. Triangle Strategy wears its similarities to A Song of Ice and Fire on its sleeves, so if you're a fan of royal houses going to war and screwing each other over, you'll feel right at home here.Ĭenter stage is protagonist Serenoa, but he's got some friends. After learning some backstory on the continent of Norzelia and its aforementioned factions, players are told of the limited quantities of salt and iron that are available, resulting in the appropriately named Saltiron War that preceded the events of the game. If the striking art direction is what'll first catch your eye in Triangle Strategy, it's the story that keeps you invested. Triangle Strategy is the perfect example of a game not aiming for hyper-realism but instead taking a particular aesthetic and nailing the implementation. ![]() The game is set across multiple regions and changes up the scenery at an appropriate rate. At multiple points I just found myself staring at the waterfalls and snow-capped peaks of various locales. ![]()
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