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Im guessing theres branching paths and different endings. I know nothing about the game other than its a strategy RPG with some sort of voting system for what actions your army takes in the story

The leveling curve works such that under leveled characters get a ton of EXP, and characters above the stage level get almost nothing. Also you keep your EXP when you fail.

So use different characters based on the stage and don't get hung up on using the same team. Part of the fun of the game is figuring out how to break a map with the right combo of characters.

Is there permadeath like fire emblem?

Be prepared to read. Like a lot. About 1 battle each 1-2 hours.

There is 'rubber-band' EXP; so units who are at the high EXP level won't go up. Don't bother grinding for them. Lower leveled characters can gain several levels quickly, however, so don't feel bad about not using units.

There are a few 'broken' units. Take advantage of them. No spoilers, but units that ignore height and have ranged attacks work through until end game.

Playing this on the max difficulty is a real treat if you like SRPGs.

There is no Permadeath, but losing a unit early might snowball into a defeat, as bosses actually pose a threat.

Also the story does take a few chapters to really take off, but imo it's one of the better SPRG stories to come out in the recent while.

It's up to you, but I would not recommend going the golden route on your first playthrough. The other routes range from really interesting to confusing. One route is specifically pretty bad, and I think a lot of people agree. You'll see it coming actually. The premise doesn't feel right to begin with.

As to what units are good, most ranged units are really good. The melee units are either op like Anna or pretty fucking mediocre.

I normally do love SRPGs but I have to say I'm trash at them. I struggle with XCOM 2 on the second easiest difficulty (although I guess thats a different breed, soldiers are expected to die in that game).

I don't know about any routes yet, I was planning on just following my heart on my first playthrough and seeing where it takes me. Is this not recommended?

I like longer stories usually. I just finished playing Cold Steel 3, which also has lengthy cutscenes and is more story than game. Stuff like Metal Gear Solid and 13 Sentinels are my jam.

Yeah follow your heart. It'll most likely not land you on the Golden route. There are at least 2 parts I can think of where you have to do something pretty counterintuitive to get to the Golden route. I would not consider this a "true" ending as it's really up to the player to decide which is the best

The story is pretty lengthy, and it's also up to you to do the other routes. NG+s also scale the stages to your units, so it's more like a continuation than starting a new game.

If you're not that good at SRPGs, the middle difficulty is probably a very good sweet spot. Some people don't like the highest difficulty due to how weak your units might feel. Just play a difficulty that feels right for you. I believe you can change it but it's been a while since I played it, and I never changed difficulty in my own playthrough

I cant beat the first stage against the brigands

i put it on the hardest difficulty cause I want to train myself to play SRPGs better

but the enemy units are just so much better than mine. Theres so many, half my team is mages, they do more damage than I can heal and the dock is 5 squares wide so I cant block it off and protect my squishies

the horse at the back doesnt help much either

Kloe_Rinz posted...

I cant beat the first stage against the brigands

i put it on the hardest difficulty cause I want to train myself to play SRPGs better

but the enemy units are just so much better than mine. Theres so many, half my team is mages, they do more damage than I can heal and the dock is 5 squares wide so I cant block it off and protect my squishies

the horse at the back doesnt help much either

Maybe lower the difficulty one stage? The first map is more unforgiving than you might expect.

Hard mode is more for when you have an instinct for how the battle system works/NG+ when you have the tools you need to outmaneuver the beefed up AI.

The hardest difficulty in Triangle Strategy is brutal. You absolutely cannot let any of your weaker HP units in range of any attack. Take advantage that most battles do not have rush objectives, so you can afford to turtle and take out one enemy at a time. If you do not like that style of gameplay, then switch the difficulty down.

I caved in and used a single healing item and managed to eke it out without a death.

I patted a cat and it said my convictions strengthened

what

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Kloe_Rinz posted...

I normally do love SRPGs but I have to say I'm trash at them. I struggle with XCOM 2 on the second easiest difficulty (although I guess thats a different breed, soldiers are expected to die in that game).

XCOM 2's a different breed indeed.
But if you finish it, you effectively have strategy-game-medal equivalent of a BBC.

It's probably legitimately the only video game I've ever played where it was consistently challenging, engaging, and made me think almost every turn, because even if you're complacent and it seems like you can't lose, the game WILL bend you over and go in dry.

wtf is Chie's

When you are able to roam around I highly suggest heavily searching every area, some very strong accessories and items are found this way.

Yeah lower the difficulty if you're having trouble. The way to handle enemies in the highest diff is to make sure to gang up on one and just keep thinning their numbers. Also the lower level units get higher exp, so sometimes you just have to sacrifice a unit

DoesntMatter posted...

wtf is Chie's

One of the best girls

Scintillant posted...

When you are able to roam around I highly suggest heavily searching every area, some very strong accessories and items are found this way.

Yeah this games gonna hit me in the OCD, I can tell. I am about to start a tournament and during the party before hand I was talking to NPCs and they were giving me info and it said the info might be useful later to open up dialogue choices. So now I need to talk with everyone everywhere always. And I talked with the cat and it said my convictions strengthened and I dont know what thats about. I thought it was choices and stuff that strengthened convictions

legendarylemur posted...

Yeah lower the difficulty if you're having trouble. The way to handle enemies in the highest diff is to make sure to gang up on one and just keep thinning their numbers. Also the lower level units get higher exp, so sometimes you just have to sacrifice a unit

Im about to start the second battle after work so Ill see how that goes. I dont want to lower the difficulty yet, id rather try and get good first. Do you get any punishment at all for units dying? Do they still get EXP?

I don't necessarily think higher difficulty settings in games makes you learn that genre better. I think it just makes you figure out how to cheese the mechanics of the game better because rarely is the increase in difficulty from better "AI" decisions. Its usually always just hyper inflated stats.

Search everywhere and talk to everyone when able

yillin posted...

I don't necessarily think higher difficulty settings in games makes you learn that genre better. I think it just makes you figure out how to cheese the mechanics of the game better because rarely is the increase in difficulty from better "AI" decisions. Its usually always just hyper inflated stats.

Ill see how I go tonight, I might take you guyses advice and lower the difficulty down one notch. I dont want it to become a steamroll though, I think it enhances the narrative a bit (during the critical moments/climaxes anyway) when you struggle to overcome a mission

Kloe_Rinz posted...

I patted a cat and it said my convictions strengthened

what

Every X number of conversations you have boosts one of your conviction stats a bit. It just happened to be a cat for you XD.
Choices are a lot more impactful.

Triangle Strategy lets you do quite a lot of stuff, where the higher difficulty will feel really gratifying when you figure out wacky strats and they actually work. It's entirely intentional for them to let you do it, like trapping a guy in place and burning the field beneath them, or just burning the field in front of your chokehold tank.

You can also have a unit like stand on top of a roof, and just put traps in the only entrance and keep knocking them off, ending their turn and doing fall damage as well

All of these little things make it easier to beat the hardest difficulty. I dunno how relevant half these tools would be on a lower difficulty. You can use them, but they wouldn't be necessary. I wouldn't call these cheesing either tbh

Ok imma turn the difficulty down. Dunno how Id even do chapter 2. The enemy just rushes you and your units are so weak

Mission 2 was far easier on normal difficulty. It didnt feel too much easier, but my units didnt seem as squishy which was the key factor, I didnt lose any units again.

Yeah I've heard the normal difficulty is pretty good. Just do what feels more enjoyable.