Fort Triumph Review
This one was like a roller coaster for me. Or a Katy Perry song. I was hot and then I was cold. I'd go through a period where I was an absolute yes, and then I'd realize I was an actual no. It's a bit difficult to decide how I felt about Fort Triumph overall. At the end of the day though, I think it has the most to do with who the game was made for. What I'm trying to say is, I'm sure there is a target audience for Fort Triumph, but I am not it.
So, if you are just arriving to Fort Triumph, it is a tactical fantasy RPG, one-part XCOM and one-part Heroes of Might and Magic. And if you think that in general, it is unfair to compare games to more famous games, or that specifically, I invoke XCOM too much, well, you are probably right. But Fort Triumph makes that comparison right on the store page! By and large, that comparison is fair. You move your party across an overworld map, build up and manage your titular fort, and command your guys in grid-based tactical fights and goblins and whatnot.
The thing is, those other games (XCOM, Heroes of Might and Magic, you can throw Final Fantasy Tactics into that too) are complex. I know this because, I have played them many, many times. I am a tactics nut. Clunky cube! mac os. I may even be a tactics snob, which is a 'me problem'. My measure of complexity is how different the game can play through multiple playthroughs. In Final Fantasy Tactics, the story never changes, but the job system means there are hundreds of ways to design characters and parties, and that every game involves different strategy games.
An isometric, single player and co-op multiplayer RPG with tactical turn based combat, featuring an innovative co-op dialog system, a highly interactive, systemic and reactive world, classless character development, and lots of choice and consequence situations. Escape from Tarkov is a hardcore and realistic online first-person action RPG/Simulator with MMO features and a story-driven walkthrough. With each passing day the situation in the Norvinsk region grows more and more complicated.
I restarted the beginnings of Fort Triumph a few times, and this was not the case. The characters don't have a lot of range for growth, and the fort building system turned out the same way each time. As someone who obsesses over that sort of decision making, Fort Triumph couldn't hold my attention for long. But that's not to say that there is no innovation.
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Where Fort Triumph feels good is in how the player interacts with the environment. Every hero has a move that can move stuff around. The fighter has a powerful kick. The wizard has a wind spell. The archer has a grappling hook. They can use these abilities to say, pull one bad guy into another, or kick a tree over so it falls on multiple enemies, stunning them. It's a neat trick, and surprisingly versatile. It got to the point where I was relying on it, just to see what I could pull off even if it wasn't the most efficient way to fight. Splash 1 mac os.
Funny Game
I don't mind a somewhat simplistic tactical RPG if I get into the story or the world. And this is one of the places where I fear Fort Triumph may not be the game for me. It's got jokes. Planet diver (itch) mac os. It's very funny™ is what I'm saying. I'm not friends with any thirteen-year-olds who love Deadpool, but if I was, I might recommend this game to them. It's fast, light, and easy. The game seems somewhat aware of fantasy tropes and isn't quite deconstructing them so much as acknowledging them as they whoosh by.
This kind of writing can be nails on a chalkboard if it is done wrong, and Fort Triumph never gets quite that bad. That makes me think that people who enjoy this kind of lightheartedness will be really charmed. But I had trouble engaging with the flat story. No one really wanted anything, it was just a bunch of fantasy archetypes going through the motions and then wryly observing how they were going through the motions.
So who should be playing Fort Triumph? Young folks, I'd say. The sense of humour and simplicity make it sort of a slog for veterans of the genre. But the flexibility of the terrain system and the breeziness of the writing make me think this would be a great way to introduce someone to this style of game. They can work their way up to those more complicated experiences. For now, they get to live in a world where everything is simple, and magical wind can blow your problems away.
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The Good
- Light and breezy
- Great environmental effects
- Slowly gets you thinking
The Bad
- Funny
- Not very challenging
- Low replayability value
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If you're like me and you love your turn-based tactical battles then Fort Triumph [Steam, Official Site] needs to be firmly on your purchasing radar.
Previously posted by our contributor BTRE back in April of last year, as they were looking for testers. They've since announced their Early Access launch date as April 26th so there's not long to go! They said it will be on Steam with other stores being possible too, but they're only announcing Steam for now. Their current plan is to remain in Early Access for around a year, while they steadily add more content.
I've been sent a key by BeefJack, the team they're using to help promote the game and I've come away from it quite impressed I must say. While it's quite short for now, as it only includes a small slice of content, what's there is solid. The turn-based mechanics are very much like XCOM, with a fantasy setting and a slight comedic twist. Being able to use the environment and objects around you in your attacks is quite amusing, like knocking enemies into water, knocking them into each other or kicking boxes into them. You can even set fire to a tree and have it spread to enemies around it.
It also includes other familiar elements like partial and full cover, along with different abilities per hero. As each hero gains experience during a battle, they will level up and gain access to new abilities too.
Performance does need improving, but this is an alpha-quality build so hopefully it's something they will continue working on.
If you're interested in trying it, there's a demo currently on Steam. I'm not sure how old that is though, it's possible it may be a few versions behind.
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Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.