Speaking of artwork, the visuals for the backgrounds and during story bits are visually impressive as well. I’m a bit peeved that the sprites don’t even try to look like the character artwork though. The game’s sprites are animated beautifully, with animation harkening back to old school titles like Karateka and Prince of Persia. While battles are presented similarly (with two sides attacking each other via a short cutscene), I honestly prefer Dark Deity’s version more. In some ways it’s much more forgiving, but permanent stat reductions are also a great way to penalize haphazard or risky play. Instead, here the game hobbles you by permanently lowering the character’s stats for every battle defeat. While characters can permanently die in Fire Emblem, that’s not an issue in Dark Deity. Oh, and a significant difference from Dark Deity and Fire Emblem is how character defeats are handled. There are a LOT of choices (54 playable classes!) on how you can personalize your characters. Think of Final Fantasy Tactics’ Job System but on overdrive. © Sword & Axe LLC & Freedom Games - All Rights Reserved.Once you get into the game, you’ll find that there’s a ton of options in there too! Or rather tons of selectable classes and upgradable skills.

Remember: Any hero can make a difference - if they live long enough.

Watch characters bond together on the battlefield and their relationships evolve through 400 individual conversations.

Defy the fates and make a difference as the head of this unlikely band of heroes.

Hope is a rare commodity in a world ruined by Calamity, good thing these heroes are filled to the brim.

Defeat doesn’t mean permadeath, but there is a price to pay: Every time a warrior falls, it means a grave wound, a stat penalty, and weakening your squad.

Outfit each team with hundreds of weapons and spells, from simple blades and missiles to ancient, eldritch artifacts that produce world-ending magic.

Assemble the squad from 30 playable characters, with their own background, personality, and motivations, then train them and pick from 54 distinct classes, with their own iconic attacks and skills.Engineer the rise of legends, from a pile of raw conscripts to a band of mythical heroes.Ĭarefully nurture your squad to ensure survival through long bouts to make a difference in a seemingly hopeless world.Maneuver, attack, break through, and - maybe - turn the tide of the war. Fight through hand-crafted, turn-based combat scenarios spread out across 28 chapters, as rookies become veterans.Lead soldiers into the fray across a world torn apart by endless war and magical cataclysms. They may not know it yet, but they will make their mark on history. However, these four soldiers are destined for more than just acting as unwilling meat for another grinder. The ruler of the Kingdom of Delia is preparing to break a millennium-old treaty and Brookstead students make for fine cannon fodder. Lead a team of four students in the Brookstead Military Academy, who are shut down on the mysterious orders of King Varic. Petty kings rule in place of grand emperors of old that wage fruitless, ill-advised wars picking over ancient ruins like glorified scavengers. A world torn apart by oathbreakers, warmongers, and wielders of forbidden arcane secrets.Ī world on its last strand of hope brought to its knees by a Calamity centuries ago that tore down its mighty civilizations.

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