So Idk what inspired me to search them up but I found 2 games that seemed quite interesting but couldn’t find much about them! Anyone out there has played them and can give your review? Especially curious about the combat systems, game mechanics and customizability available!

War of Genesis : Remnants of Grey

Troubleshooter : Abandoned Children

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Hi All,

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I'm a totally blind fan of complex games who was recently reminded of the SRPG genre. I had a fairly intense monthwith it around a year back but haven't been playing them for a while. I thought I might write a few words explaining my situation and how I experience these games, in case anyone else is interested.

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I have access to a screen reader, which is a program that can read the computer interface, essentially. It sadly doesn't work for most games, because they do their own drawing and so on. But one of the features the screen reader offers in general is OCR capability.

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Basically, I can use a command to scan the screen for text, wherever that comes from. In the latest versions it will even rescan every few seconds and report changes, though this is somewhat unreliable.

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SRPGs in general, at least the ones I've tried, use a lot of text for displaying information. I've had most success with a couple of the Fire Emblem games and Tactics Ogre. The map screen to move units around is a little tedious, because I can generally only look at one square at a time, and gradually build up a sense of the layout.

There's nothing inherently inaccessible about the design of these games. In fact, I know of at least one audio clone of an SRPG, Advance Wars, which works quite well. The issue I run into is mostly one of patience and concentration. I want to be able to ask the game, what enemies are on the field? Where are they relative to me? Where is my objective? All these are easily answerable with sight in an instant.

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In spite of my frustrations with the genre I just purchased Vestaria Saga on Steam. It appears to be similar to the other FE titles I've tried, including support for navigating the map tile by tile. If I had a way to get the data into a format which didn't require OCR, I would be set.

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Here's a list of the factors that make an SRPG playable for me.

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1. Map cursor movement. If I have to move a free-roaming cursor around without the benefit of the grid I will probably just get lost.
2. Fairly simple positioning. Fire Emblem is good for this because units don't have facing or height to keep track of. They can attack any direction any time. Tactics Ogre and Triangle Strategy are a little more annoying.
3. Snap to units. If games don't offer a way to do this getting a sense of where my forces are becomes irritating. Fortunately most I've tried do offer this.
4. Text display. This is vital. Games often display info about terrain and the like in a format my OCR can interpret. It's not perfect, and in some cases is difficult to read (see the Reborn version of Tactics Ogre), for instance. Final Fantasy Tactics is impossible for me to play because this info was largely absent.
5. Minimal 3D movement. Triangle Strategy is the example that comes to mind. I disliked the exploration segments because I could never be sure I wasn't missing something without checking a guide.

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All in all, I am excited to dive back into this genre. I just wish it were easier to play without requireing so much patience. A lot of my issues are simply with how the games are presented, not the content. If i had an accessible mod for Fire Emblem, FFT, or similar titles, I would be delighted.

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I'm happy to chat about this and provide any more detail or perhaps a gameplay demo if folks are interested. :)

Hi all, I’m looking for a recommendation for something that scratches the same itch as XCOM’s prolific Long War mod.

It’s a few months since I finally conquered it, after around 800-odd hours over like 5 years of on and off attempting, and I find myself keen to revisit it - but also want to try something fresh.

I think the fews things I’d like a game to have in common with it are:

• Featuring perma-death, though not to the degree that a death here and there (or even a squadwipe) will be campaign ending.
• Satisfying push-pull progression - having periods where you feel that you have the edge on the enemy before being back on the ropes.
• A decent amount of strategic/tactical depth, something that I can really sink my teeth into.

Things I’d prefer it doesn’t have in common with Long War:

• A campaign that’s less than 100-200 hours would be pretty swell. It’s just a big bloody time commitment.
• An absence of scripted missions/maps that practically require foreknowledge to be successful in.

Does anything like this exist, outside of Long War 2 (which my computer unfortunately can’t handle)?

Not sure if this belongs here, but can anyone recommend something that plays like metal gear acid?

Background:

Played FFT, Triangle Strategy, XCOM2 and Fire Emblem 3 Houses. Currently playing Tactic Orge Reborn.

Looking for a harder SRPG that fits between XCOM2 and Triangle Strategy.

Reasoning:

XCOM2 was very fun and I had to think a lot in order to finish most of the battles. The one thing that annoyed me was the stupid 99% guarantee hit doesn't mean its automatic. (How does a shotgun to the face at point blank range miss is beyond me)

Triangle Strategy's battles were hard but fair. It actually involes using unit abilites to beat certain maps. Loved every moment.

Every other SRPG i've played is basically get the best class and you win. Not much strategy imo.

Got anything for me?

EDIT: A Ton of recommendations. I will try them as I finish Tactic Orge Reborn. First up Unicorn Overlord

Hello, wonderful community,

I've come looking for a tactical/strategy RPG that meets the following:

Mature Story, by that I mean the story isn't for children. Think FFT, not FFTA2.

The flow of the game should be as follows:

A:

Leave home base to go on a mission
FIght mission
Come home
Chat with party members/Watch cutscene

B:

Move on an over map from mission to mission like FFT

I don't want to explore to find items or before combat. I can handle running around talking to folks but I don't want to have to explore for items. Games that come close to what I want but the exploration ruined it for me: King Aurther A Knights Tale (Comes so close to what I like but have to explore a whole map and plan which fights to take when drive me nuts), Expeditions Rome (Comes close as well but the whole conquering the overland becomes tedious chasing different armies around).

I'm old I like my cutscene party management then fight kind of game. Oh for the love of god please no games that I have to replay over and over again to see the full plot. Again old and don't want to play the same thing over and over unless it's drastically different. Triangle Strategy I'm looking at you.

Modern games that I can play on the following systems: PS5 and PC.

I think that's about it fire away. I've been playing this type of game since it was invented I wish it would've become mainstream so the choices would be endless. Thanks a bunch for reading and all the suggestions to come!

I absolutely adore WarTales and games that have the AP and MP reserve system with customizable characters. Are there any games similar to that? I've played Expedition Rome and loved that too. I'd prefer console recs like ps5 or switch but I'm becoming a grown up and am dabbling more in PC gaming.

A whole lot of great turn based strategy games on sale right now for Steam’s turn based fest. A lot of RPGs in the mix, lots of really steep sales, and a ton of demos of new indie strategy RPGs to play.

Couple big discounts of some of my favorites:

• Battle Brothers (50% off)
• King Arthur Knights Tale (60% off)
• Wildermyth (30% off)
• Darkest Dungeon 1 (90% off!!)

If you’ve ever wanted to get more in touch with what kind of games are being made by indie developers for the genre, there’s a lot of interesting categories! I think there is ~350 total games participating (full disclosure, I’m the dev of one of them).

Link if you’re interested: https://store.steampowered.com/sale/TurnBasedThursdayFest

Hi all! I am a big SRPG fan and have a steam deck, so I was wondering what some good games might be for that system. I played Triangle Strategy on it and loved it. I've been hesitant about Tactics Ogre Reborn because of the steam reviews. Is it worth the plunge? Are there any other games I should try out? Thanks!

Seems like these games are available on a ton of platforms. Wondering which ones I should use when emulating on my Android? I don't mind starting with an earlier game in a series, but if there are straight remakes on better platforms with higher resolution or added features/content, I'd rather play those.

Finally decided to try some JRPG classics after playing mostly US based strategy RPGs.

Edit: There appears to also be a FFT version out for Android. Is that a standalone game, or a port of one of the others?

My own suggestions would be The Lamplighter's League (i have no idea how that game flopped so hard, Paradox did HBS dirty) and Nowhere Prophet which is sort of a roguelike tactical RPG with deckbuilder mechanics set in an Indian post-apocalyptic fantasy setting

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Hasn’t anyone else heard of it? The sub is dead, but it’s ridiculously full of deep strategy. A truly difficult trpg

Hey all! Just beat Triangle Strategy a few times and absolutely loved it.

I’m a huge fan of Final Fantasy Tactics as well so this was perfect.

I tried Fire Emblem 3 Houses and was severely disappointed with the simplicity of combat. Am I missing something or is this game mostly flat maps with a few bushes, and super simple combat that’s basically, “I move, I hit.” Or, “I hit,” and no movement…

I would love to find something more similar to Triangle Strategy or FF Tactics. Preferably on Switch! But can play on PC as well.

Thank you all in advance <3

UPDATE:

I’m about 3 hours into Tactics Ogre Reborn and 3 hours into the demo of Unicorn Overlord.

I can’t get enough of either of them!

Tactics Ogre Reborn reminds me of my childhood. It’s familiar, it’s got loads of mechanics to keep track of, and it’s super fun. It’s super similar to Final Fantasy Tactics and this game is exceptionally well remastered (minus the camera controls).

It has quite advanced combat and if you want the brother of FFT or Triangle Strategy, then look no further.

This game is another version of the grid style SRPG we all know and love. It’s hard, but I like it.

It’s also 50% off ($25 instead of $50) for the next 12 hours!

Now for Unicorn Overlord. I raised my eyebrow when I first started this game (not because of the name, one of my all time favorite games is called Triangle Stregty for Pete's sake) because of the 2d appearing play style.

It’s actually not 2d, it’s 3d, but I like it. I like it a LOT.

This game is INTENSE. Intense in the way Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom make you think you’ll never get through the entire game.

There is just so. Much. Content.

As much as I love the usual grid style of SRPG's, this is a breath of fresh air that is tickling my brain in all the right places.

It is not the usual grid style SRPG, but it still has grids that you must use to your advantage. You just have to maneuver through them differently. There is a LOT of to think about in this game. It’s actually insane how intricate this game is.

BUT the tutorials make the game quite easy to understand and get familiar with. Lots of content, but not overwhelming.

It’s new, it’s hip, it’s exceptionally well developed, and I can’t put it down. It’s different, and that’s not a bad thing. It’s actually quite nice (and a breath of fresh air).

The best part? It feels so good to play this game. It’s so satisfying to complete stuff (such as battles, side quests, etc.) in this game.

It's tremendously fun, which is honestly the most important part of any game IMHO.

The voice acting is top notch and the story makes you feel something.

I’ve been playing in the living room with my roommates around and there have been a few voice lines where we all went, “DAMN, that goes hard.”

Big Team Alain in this house 😎

I’m hooked and I fully plan on purchasing the full version + the DLC (Monarch Edition) for $70 USD.

Despite all this, I’m going to keep trying to love 3 Houses. So wish me luck!

All in all, thank you all for your thorough and insightful recommendations! I would not be here without you, and I hope this posts serves others who are looking for similar, top tier SRPG’s. I hope you all have a lovely weekend <3

Edit: I played Triangle Strategy on Hard mode for the entire game and on New Game+ as well. At times I made it more difficult for myself with self-imposed conditions such as not using quietuses (power-ups). I'm playing Unicorn Overlord on its hardest difficulty as well. It's too early to tell on Tactics Ogre Reborn since you can't change the difficulty. So, both of these games are quite the challenge that I believe will leave you retrying battles for hours and hours!

Urtuk: the Desolation has been MY JAM lately.

But that’s not the primary point of this post. If it’s not-as popular as other RPG’s simply due to lack of exposure, then is there something about it that makes other not “click” with them as well as it has with me?

There are complete editions of two different (?) Warharmmer 40k games currently on sale in a bundle from Fanatical. I'm not that familar with this universe, but do enjoy SRPGs from time to time. Armageddon and Sanctus Reach - can anyone compare and contrast these with me?

• Which is easier?
• Which has better story?
• Which allow mid-battle saving?
• Which plays better on the steam deck?
• Which is more fun?

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So I played through Jagged Alliance 3 recently, and I was really struck that the attack preview doesnt give you the chance that your attack will successfully connect. I was really taken aback - and apparently the devs were expecting it because they put out a mod for the game like, at launch that changed it so you could see the exact attack percentages.

What style of attack preview do you guys like? For me FFT is the gold standard when it comes to SRPGs, but I really like when the UI lays out all the buffs and debuffs to your accuracy, and FFT does not go into that level of detail.

You can go a step farther and get Fire Emblem where they also spell out exactly what will happen when you get counterattacked, which is a whole level beyond that.

How much obfuscation is enjoyable vs frustrating? I've got a friend who loves that Fire Emblem shows you what enemies have attack range on you when you're looking at the movement UI, and others who feel it's borderline cheating. I can kinda see the same argument the JA3 devs made - if you always know the hit percentages you have so much more information you dont really have to take risks. In Fire Emblem the game is so lethal on higher difficulties, that it basically devolves into a puzzle to kill every enemy in a single attack or you dont bother because any kind of counterattack will ruin you, so you need to know the exact hit percentages, the exact damage you'll do, etc. Is that always appealing? Would you rather have to wing it a little bit?

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Hello everyone. Long time lurker, first time poster here.

So, I wanted to see if many people besides me felt the same burnouts after playing strategical/mentally intensive rpgs with strategic elements (or strategies with tons of rpg features, as it were). I can comfortably say that games like TW Warhammer 3 are among my current favorites, but they also cause me to burn out faster than any other genre, barring some micro-intensive CRPGs that can be just as intense.

Is it just in the nature of the genre (because of you have 2 intertwined systems overlapping), or am I just getting old and overwhelmed easily. Like — I can comfortably play several battles on VH/VH in TWW3, but after the 5th or 6th (especially if they’re really difficult), my focus just vanishes and I suddenly play like I’m a plant.

It’s not just an issue with this game, though, but usually — the more strategy there is to it, the fewer hours I can put in without feeling mentally exhausted. I don’t have this problem with action RPGs like Grim Dawn and lately Last Epoch, which in comparison feel like going on smooth rails with me guiding the playthrough with my choices in advance. But with more strategic games (even Pathfinder for example), I feel like I have to make choices constantly.

It’s actually more rewarding to succeed in strategy-oriented games, I have to admit, but it can be really really tiring too. Especially when you have to juggle real life responsibilities too. I think it took me years to finally get through X-COM for example lol