As Square Enix's new strategy RPG game, Triangle Strategy takes the same "HD-2D" format as Traveler of the Wrong Way, combining retro Bitmap with 3DCG effects. This time, the "Triangle Strategy" and "Misguided Traveler" RPG are different, and the gameplay of the strategic SRPG is changed to make the game more strategic, and every step of the player's action and choice will affect the subsequent plot. Moreover, "Triangle Strategy" is highly regarded among players, and is even called "the strongest SRPG". So, is this work really good enough to be this level? This time we will talk about this special SRPG "Triangle Strategy".
Three Kingdoms War
The story of the game is that there are three superpowers on the continent of Nozelia: the Great Church of St. Heysand, the Principality of Esphrest, and the Kingdom of Greenborough. These three countries once robbed salt and iron resources, there is a history called "salt and iron war", although the problems have not been solved for many years, but still maintain the situation of the three countries. Until something happens one day that completely upsets the balance between the three kingdoms, the player will play the sister-in-law of the famous "Warhold house" of the "Kingdom of Greenborough" and the next boss of the "Serenoya Warhold". Although he has a strict and honest personality and treats everyone equally, it is a pity that he has to face various problems after an incident.
A strategy RPG game with tons of tricks
Triangle Strategy can give players a lot of interesting strategy game experience, and will give players an idea that "wargames" can also be very fun. The game does not use a turn-based system, but instead determines the order of the characters based on the speed of the characters. In addition to pure attacks and skills, players can use different strategies to increase their advantage. For example, if the terrain is different, attacking from high ground to low-lying areas will increase damage, or use "back attack" and mobile teammates to "chase" to increase damage; or use different environments to perform attribute attacks to increase damage.
Whenever a different strategy is used, players can earn merit points from it. In addition to the above conditions, the method of obtaining battle merit points will increase as the game progresses, so players should try to use various techniques to get more points in game battles. The earned points can be used to purchase character stunts and valuable items for combat. There are also places in the game where you need to use points, such as buying items to upgrade equipment at the grocery store, or buying new weapons at the forge shop.
Seeing different worlds from different values
In addition to fighting, players need to make various choices and judgments in the game, and each result will reflect three different beliefs and values: "BENEFIT", "MORAL", and "FREEDOM". Although these values are not explicitly displayed in the game, they will directly affect the development of the subsequent plot, and the biggest impact is to change the characters who can join our camp on the way. Whenever the protagonist encounters a major decision, the game will play the "Belief Scale" mode, which will provide two major choices, the player needs to convince different characters to let them change the player's desired position, but the information obtained from the character's mouth may also change the player's position. Once the position is decided and you want to change, it may be too late, and even the plot will move in a worse direction. Either way, players have to fight against different enemies for the decisions they make.
Performs a satisfying picture under bitmap
Due to the success of Traveler of the Wrong Way, HD-2D has become square ENIX's usual method of RPG games, through HD-2D technology to create games, and add 3D effects to the bitmap background, it is easier to create a unique sense of space and atmosphere. Although the mosaic-like picture composed of bitmap can be seen in "Triangle Strategy", the picture looks very smooth under the blessing of HD-2D technology, and it will not become uncomfortable because of the picture problem of bitmap. In addition, the most noteworthy thing is that the magic display effect of this game is very good, even if the magic support effect is very gorgeous, it can be very conscientious.
Satisfy the game details of the game to satisfy the player's curiosity
As a new work, "Triangle Strategy" naturally has a huge world view and character characteristics to support the whole story. The game experience is very good, and the story ordering of this game is from shallow to deep, and there are even additional branches to consolidate the entire story content, and even provide a character transmission to allow players to deepen their understanding of each character, which is definitely a great blessing for players who want to understand the overall story of the game. But then again, because the story content is relatively long, players need to spend more time watching, which is a bit uncomfortable for players who don't care much about the plot, because some important content and combat skills of the game may be missed in the process.
In terms of dubbing, "Triangle Strategy" has done a very good job, not only the main characters, but even the non-main line characters have corresponding dubbing, which greatly deepens the sense of substitution. This time the sound effects and soundtrack are also worthy of praise, the explosion effects and special effects of various magic sounds are different, and the background music will also change in line with the changes in the environment, you may wish to pay attention to the sound effects when playing, maybe there will be unexpected surprises.
The game contains hidden characters and multiple endings
Officially, the game will have 3 branch endings and 1 true ending, and there are more than 30 characters to play. To collect all the elements, the player may need to play the game multiple times. However, because when playing the two-week game, the three major values will appear with the game, so the player can adjust the value according to the situation. In addition to liberating hidden elements, the 2-week eye can also inherit the save, but the difficulty will increase and the level cap will be opened, so that the player will not lose the challenge when playing the second game.
High-level SRPGs
The performance of "Triangle Strategy" this time is quite satisfactory, and the degree of playability is higher than that of "Misguided Traveler". Although the gameplay of the two games is not the same, the game style and features are very similar, and if you like pixel style players, you should not miss it. As an SRPG, it is not too much to call "Triangle Strategy" the pinnacle of the work, its combat system is better than other wargames, and its game skills and proficiency are the core of this game, players still need to think about the necessary strategies, otherwise even in the simplest difficulty there will be the possibility of annihilation.
Under the boom of Old Man's Ring, its popularity overshadowed almost all the games released during this time. However, "Triangle Strategy" has forced some heat, and it has undoubtedly given Square Enix a shot in the arm for making new or remade RPG games, and I believe that Square will use HD-2D technology more to bring better works to everyone.