Many TTRPG fans would say Wizards of the Coast 's Dungeons & Dragons isn't just a roleplaying game. Rather, it's also an intense strategy game in its own right. After all, players need to decide what their characters have to do in different situations. Moreover, Player Characters have moral alignments that usually give insights toward their perspectives in life or even in battle. As such, it makes sense for D&D combat encounters to become extremely intense even without the stellar graphics of modern ga

The PSP re-release of Final Fantasy Tactics was mostly just the PS1 game’s graphics. The one big addition the port got was animated cutscenes drawn in a style that fit the game’s theme. That is what this game and its predecessor, Octopath Traveler, lacked. The in-game animations are fine but they still look goofy. Square Enix definitely has the budget for cutscenes since this style is trying to harken back to the PS1 days alre

Project Octopath Traveler was one of the first games shown for the Nintendo Switch. While it did eventually go to PC, it remains one of Nintendo’s bigger console exclusives. Now that team at Square Enix is back with the same strategy in a new 2D game in

Featuring groundbreaking dynasty mechanics coupled with some of the best gameplay that Fire Emblem has been privy to for quite some time, it must be said that Fire Emblem: Three Houses is easily one of the best games in the genre, and a must-play for any fan of SR

This isn't even mentioning their powerful miniguns and additional late-game tools, making them incredibly powerful after already being all-star teammates. You don't want to ever rely on them too hard since they can destroy loot when you need it most, but most beginner players should never feel bad about relying on Grenadiers to carry their team early

Rebooting a beloved turn-based strategy franchise is no small feat. Firaxis did a fantastic job streamlining the original UFO Defense with XCOM: Enemy Unknown without compromising on moment-to-moment strategy. It took almost the entire development cycle to get here, howe

Grenades are some of the best items to use early on in XCOM 2. They cover a reasonable radius, destroy cover, armor, and deal guaranteed damage, and Grenadiers maximize on these skills by having tons of additional range and ammo for these vital pieces of weapo

This isn't to say they can't have some great offensive builds, particularly if you enjoy using their Hacking abilities and want to make any robot opponent's day a nightmare. Just because they have versatility, though, doesn't mean you'll be as overwhelmed by their abilities like your offensive clas

However, upon release, Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle ended up making most fans eat their words. The gameplay present in this title is engrossing in every sense of the word, and the inclusion of familiar faces from the Mario Universe is surprisingly seamless and quite refreshing as w

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is the black sheep of the series , being a third-person shooter instead of a strategy slg Game Rankings. Even though the game's overall setting and systems reflect a typical third-person shooter, The Bureau was originally a horror-themed FPS title under the name XC

Most games with a lot of text based dialogue usually have the option to let scenes play out automatically. Persona 5 Strikers is a good example that does this well. This game does not have that feature meaning one has to manually skip through text boxes as conversations wrap up. It’s not a huge grievance but it would be nice to see upgra

Many XCOM fans were shocked that Firaxis announced and released a new XCOM game within the same month. XCOM: Chimera Squad is a strange title that changes much of the core XCOM formula. Regardless of someone's stance on the game's changes, it was intended to be a giant experiment and entry point for the ser

There'll always be some luck involved in an XCOM game, but many attacks will just miss when you most need them and your Ranger can often just end up killed if any move fails. As a result, they can be extremely risky without a whole lot of extra upgrades and attention put on t

Even without his involvement during development, Sid Meier is a possible hero character in XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2 who can be generated by changing a solider's name to "Sid Meier" with no nickn

While the Dragon Quest series had long since established itself as a great JRPG series in its own right, one has to admit that the series hadn't really taken off in the west. Dragon Quest VIII was perhaps the last game in the series that had witnessed some level of success in the West, with the fanfare of later entries being rather muted in compari

Given the fact that NEO: The World Ends With You was just announced recently, it's only a given that more and more people would have the incentive to play what is easily one of the most unique and memorable titles on the Swit