Movement is given in decimal, such as 6.2, and the number of tiles you can cross is always rounded down.
Adding more items means adding more weight, which then lowers the characters movement range. In addition to spells, characters can also equip 4 items, such as a weapon, shield, armor, helmet or accessories. Some classes only apply to a certain gender, which means there are actually more than 14. There are 14 classes total and a whole slew of different beasts, demi-humans, and undead warriors which you can either persuade to join your ranks or "buy" in shops. Witches can solely equip support spells and knights can only have low-level virtue spells at their disposal. The types of spells a class can equip are greatly restricted though. Some character class can also equip spells (4 max), ranging from curative, to support, to attack spells. Bows are your only salvation if you enjoy true indirect physical combat. Most weapons have a one tile range, while whips and spears have a 2 tile reach. You cannot attack and then move away, as in FFT, which decreases the amount of strategy somewhat. Attacking from the sides or from behind inflicts more damage and lowers the enemy's evasion rate. The whole process is rather simple: move close to the enemy, attack him, and brace yourself for his counter-attack unless you attack him from behind. Battles take place turn by turn, and the enemy can do the same once you finish moving your troops. You'll be able to place up to 8 warriors on the field to battle the enemy forces. You won't be able to move freely in neither towns nor the world map. Obviously, you'll quickly realize that nothing is as simple as it seems, and that bigger and stronger parties are, once again, manipulating the war behind the scenes.Īs can be expected from a game with "Tactics" in its title, the game (which will be named TO from here on) is another "classic" TRPG, with battles taking place on square-grid environments. You'll start out with a band of mercenaries, but you'll also meet many characters along the way who want to have their part in the whole incident.
The southern region of Anser and the northern land of Rananculus have been in turmoil for years, and you must discover what caused these two territories to wage war against another.
You assume the role of Alphonse, a knight of Galicia, sent on a mission on the disrupted island of Ovis, part of the Holy Lodis Empire.
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While not being as deep and exhaustive gameplay-wise as its big cousin, Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis conserves the same essence that made the Ogre series such highly praised games - and is by far the best value for the GBA. Tactics Ogre for the PSX, which originally came out on the SNES, is now considered a TRPG classic, and can fetch insanely high prices on eBay and the overall videogame market. Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis - Review