Triangle Strategy Review (PC, Switch) | Backlog Battle

Finally! My long awaited review of Triangle Strategy is ready for you to view! Let me tell you the many reasons why I love this game, and why it became my 2022 Game of the Year in my latest review!

0:00 - Intro
0:52 - Meta Data
1:37 - The Art of War (and Progression)
5:58 - Some rough edges
7:45 - Story (spoiler-free)
13:13 - The Scales of Conviction, New Game+, Presentation
18:15 - Closing

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[cookeecutkk]

I didn’t know I liked SRPGs before I tried Triangle Strategy. And let’s also not fail to praise the absolutely stellar soundtrack.

[myplatinumlife]

I literally just started this last night. Glad to hear you enjoyed it

[WaruiDeshou]

Excellent observation re: the pace and story to battle ratio of the early chapters serving a narrative purpose. That's a neat perspective. I can see it being cold comfort for those who were put off by it, but not every design decision can create a fun outcome for all players.

[aerolord]

I agree as this is one of the best JRPG in recent memories. It was my GOTY 2022 as well. Watching your review makes me want to have another go at this game.

[Dilandau]

Great review! Very thoughtful and informative!

[d_shuffles]

I have to say the banner update surprised me, you tend to go with main characters so I was happy to see Ezana the best girl shaman added!!

I think my favorite talking point was in defense of the story's slow burn start. I thought of it as the calm before the storm, it was needed for the pacing and pays off! Game of Thrones as a reference point, the war between the North and the Lannister's doesn't just happen, there's an entire story build up that gets you invested in what's to come. Sure this point can be made for any story, but let me add a direct comparison with Tactics Ogre. Tactics Ogre has a brief intro before being plunged into war, which was good for getting you into gameplay sure enough. For me personally I was scratching my head and referencing the world notes after each scene to figure out what was going on! Triangle Strategy's introduction to each nation and their recent history of war helped get me very invested in all the events that unfold. Then taking the time to watch each optional story gives a ton of depth. My point Im working towards is, Triangle Strategy has the best story of all SRPGs (Saying this as Fire Emblem being my all time favorite series).

Character design didnt really get brought up in the review but Id like to add that this game has one of the best in terms of cohesive design. Every single character and NPC looked like they lived in this world. Even the fact they added a functional robot with Decimal but looks like a wooden barrel haha! A lot of RPGs have characters that look and feel like they where designed outside of the game then happened to get added in (not saying that's bad, just to make my point of cohesive design).

Another fantastic review for the Backlog Battle!!!

[kevinstreetgaming]

I loved Triangle Strategy. Such a great game.

[Brandonx]

Another awesome review! I always look forward to them!

[Adam.C]

I was expecting this game to be great, but it exceeded those expectations. Glad you also enjoyed it.

[FullMetalB]

After I get through Citizen Sleeper, I'm definitely jumping back into Triangle Strategy!

[murruelaflaga]

I just picked this game up and I'm super excited to give it a go. The art style alone makes it worth it to me even without starting it.

[shavooo]

to me the game felt like playing an interactive game of thrones show on my switch. absolute gem of a game!

[HybridAngelZero]

I'm glad you took your time to get this review done the way you really wanted to! 2022 was the year of Square Enix, they just dropped got after hit. I do wanna get to this one eventually!
I'm also hopeful it'll get a PS/Xbox version sometime, too.
Also, if you played Shining Force recently, that would make a cool review, just sayin' 👀

[DanielSantosAnalysis]

Excellent review of an excellent game.

[bkillinm]

Amazing review! This is hands down one of the top 5 game on the switch and one of the best games I’ve played thru in the last year or so

[chickenfillets]

I only not long bought the game :) can't wait to play it! Awesome review!!!

[sdp]

On the impact of war on the citizens, something I think is interesting is how a large majority of the player units are civilians, with around 10 being involved with conflict (soldiers, guardsmen, criminals, etc.) and only around 6 being familiar with warfare

The war caused them to take up arms when they normally would not

[entvex]

I played it at release. It's such a great game!🎉

[dennizforce]

Great review!
I played the demo right before the launch of the game and I really liked it but didn't pick up the full game until way later and haven't gotten around to playing it yet.
After watching this I have a strong urge to start it right away!
Cheers from Sweden!