Mermaids are great while submerged in water. Hawkmen and angel knights can fly, giving them a great tactical advantage. Fairies are useful in this game, as they cure status ailments and allow characters to move twice per round. The large choice of classes gives players several possibilities for their army.

Finally, the warlock and witch classes use support magic to aid their allies and confuse their enemies. Beast masters and dragon tamers find it easier to recruit beasts and dragons. Wizards and sirens depend on magic to blast their opponents, while clerics use their magic to heal. Archers are good at sniping far-away foes. Ninjas and swordmasters are the fast fighters. Knights, Valkyries and dragoons are the brute force types. Everyone generates ten magic points during their turn, so those with powerful spells can cast them indefinitely during a match, provided they wait long enough.Įvery human starts off as a lowly soldier and changes classes when his stats are high enough. Ranged spells can hit multiple opponents, but the caster must make sure none of his allies are hit in the blast. Because attacked people automatically counterattack, it is wise to attack from behind. So if the ninjas charge ahead and the knights jump up the steep cliff, the wizards are left behind and are sitting ducks.Īttacking is also important. Wizards are pretty clumsy, cannot travel far and have trouble jumping. Ninjas can travel very far and are good at jumping up and falling down cliffs. Heavy armor means that the knights can’t travel very far. Unlike other role-playing games, positioning plays a very important role in the game.ĭifferent character classes have different movement rates. This game requires more than just high-level characters in order to win.

Use a squad of eight characters and battle other teams consisting of bandits, beasts, nobility, and otherworldly creatures. The game revolves around turn-based tactical combat. Hopefully Squaresoft can give them some money to update the gameplay, though. If Quest can keep up the same gameplay found in Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis, they should do just fine. Quest has developed the excellent Ogre Battle and Tactics Ogre series, yet only Squaresoft’s clone, Final Fantasy Tactics, receives any recognition. GAME REVIEW Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis The Calm Before the Storm By Chad SerrantĪs the remaining members of game developer Quest have joined Squaresoft, I am left wondering about the future.

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