I played through the prologue chapter last night. This is my first serious go at an Ogre Battle game, so here are a few things I've picked up so far. I'm looking for people to either throw some good tips at me or tell me how wrong these impressions are:
- Most of the strategy is in building, arranging, and outfitting your units before the battle. Once you're on the map, the game is mostly about exploring the map, keeping your bases covered and your units healthy, picking the right unit to attack a town, and selecting the best of a few tactics during combat.
- If you're in for a tough fight and you want to make sure you win the battle, Automatic is the best tactic. If you're in a strong position and you want to eliminate the enemy unit, Attack Weakest is the best tactic. If you're attacking the enemy HQ, or you just want to get an enemy unit out of your face, Attack Leader is the best tactic.
- I can't figure out what conditions shift alignment. It seems like killing enemy characters and wiping out units usually drives alignment down (and leads to fabulous rewards!), but sometimes it seems to drive alignment up.
"The worst part about these reviews is they are [subjective]--and their scores often depend on how drunk you got the media at a Street Fighter event." — Mona Hamilton, Capcom Senior VP of Marketing
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