I tried playing the trial version of the tactics RPG 'Project Triangle Strategy' where the story progresses by facing and selecting justice on Nintendo Switch
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Project Triangle Strategy ｜ SQUARE ENIX
https://www.jp.square-enix.com/trianglestrategy/
The trial version of the project triangle strategy looks like this.
The content is a special trial version that cuts out the middle part of the story.
It's not starting from the beginning of the story, but from the middle, so let's start with an explanation of the world view. The continent called Nozeria was divided into three countries: the Kingdom of Grimburg, which has a large river and is active in trade, the Principality of Esfrost , which is blessed with iron production, and the St. Highsand Daikyo, which is blessed with salt calculation.
The three countries fought a great war called the 'Salt Iron War' in search of mutual interests, but the national power of each country was exhausted by the three-way blood-washing, and a ceasefire agreement was signed.
However, Grimburg, the general commander of the Principality of Esfrost, broke the ceasefire agreement, claiming that the Kingdom of Grimburg tried to seize a new mine shared by the three countries, and launched an electric invasion of the Kingdom of Grimburg.
The main character of the game is the young head of the Walhort family, the leader of the three families who serve the Kingdom of Grimburg. And Serenoa (center of the back row). His best friends are Loran, the second prince of the Kingdom of Grimburg (left in the middle row), Benedict, the butler (right in the middle row), and Frederica, the daughter of Gustadorf and the wife of Serenoa.
The Principality of Esfrost, led by Gustadorf and General Avroller, has rushed to Whiteholm Castle, the royal castle of the Kingdom of Grimburg, and King Regna entrusts the second prince, Loran, to Walhort.
Serenoa and Loran try to escape from Grimburg Castle.
This is where the RPG part begins. In addition to story and battle, this game allows players to freely control Serenoa and talk to various characters. When you talk to the character with the '!' Icon on the left ...
I confided my worries and displayed my options. If you choose the answer that you think is appropriate ...
It looks like the character is enthusiastic about something. At the same time, the silhouette of the balance emerged on the screen.
Serenoa has a hidden parameter called 'belief parameter', which rises depending on the player's various choices and actions. Depending on this parameter, various characters will be able to participate in Serenoa.
Press the + button to open the menu. If you select the second 'station' from the top ...
Move into the tent.
Here you can buy tools and upgrade your weapons.
In RPG mode, you can change the position of the camera by moving the right stick. It looks like a retro game with 2D pixel art, but it uses
The following movie is the place where I actually moved the position of the camera in RPG mode.
After finishing the RPG part, when I tried to escape by lowering the bridge of the castle gate, a chase came.
That's why I try to escape while pushing back the enemies on the bridge. The battle system is a tactics RPG battle, in which you defeat enemies in a terrain with a height difference composed of square squares. The turn order of each character is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
You can see what the battle actually looks like by watching the following movie.
You can move and attack with one action. The blue squares can be moved, and the purple squares are covered by the enemy's attack range.
The red area is the attack area.
Loran's two-step thrust was decided to be the Principality of Esfrost. The effects and animations are flashy and unique to 3D.
Of course, there are also attack magic and recovery magic, so it is important not only to attack in close proximity, but also to attack from a long distance and support allies.
As a feature of tactics RPG battles, the orientation and positional relationship of characters are important strategically. For example, if you attack from behind the Principality of Esfrost, it will become a 'back attack' and the damage will increase.
Also, if you attack with the opponent sandwiched between you and your ally, the ally on the other side will chase you.
Furthermore, there is a height difference in the terrain, and if you attack from a high place to a low place, the damage will increase, and where you place the character will affect the outcome of the battle.
This time, the clear condition is 'defeat all the enemies on the bridge'. When you defeat the last one ...
'CONGRATULATIONS' is displayed and cleared.
You can also see the sub-story as you progress through the main story. For example, next to the Principality of Esfrost invading the Kingdom of Grimburg, in St. Highsand's Great Church ...
A sub-story of the nurse Medina, who suffers from various problems, has been unfolded.
Medina comes to Serenoa. Depending on the choices Serenoa made in the story, sub-story will occur and the characters will gather.
In addition, you can get a glimpse of the thoughts that the three families other than the Walhort family think, and so on, in the background of the movement of the Serenoas.
And at the Walhort family, the meeting began with or without the prince Laurent. If Prince Laurent, the successor to the throne of the Kingdom of Grimburg, is presented to the Principality of Esfrost, Walhort will not be invaded by the Principality of Esfrost, but will betray the Kingdom of Grimburg. If you do not offer Prince Laurent, you will declare war on the Principality of Esfrost. Even the participants of the conference are divided in two.
Therefore, Serenoa decided to decide the fate of Prince Laurent by using the 'balance of beliefs' that has been passed down from generation to generation in the Walhort family. The participants of the meeting vote and select the one with the larger number. This vote is not chosen by the player, but by each character individually. In other words, no matter how much the player wants to protect Prince Laurent, if there are many characters who agree with the idea of 'handing over Prince Laurent', Prince Laurent will be forcibly handed over to the Principality of Esfrost.
Therefore, it is important to persuade the participants of the conference. Go out into the city and collect persuasive information.
Once you have gathered enough information, persuade the meeting participants to go around.
Some options that didn't appear as '???' ...
Appeared by collecting information. It can also be easier to persuade.
If the persuasion is successful, the character who has expressed a dissenting opinion will be shaken and may agree with the vote.
And voting started.
'The road has been set'
This time, the persuasion was successful, protecting Prince Laurent and welcoming the Principality of Esfrost. If you are curious about what kind of secret plan you will use to repel the Principality of Esfrost, please play for yourself and see for yourself.
The trial version of 'Project Triangle Strategy' was so satisfying that I couldn't think of it as a trial version, with beautiful graphics, a polite and kind system, and a solid story when I actually played it. It is said that the difficulty level is a little higher, and the content is quite chewy. Although it has the characteristics of a legitimate tactics RPG such as Square Enix's ' Final Fantasy Tactics ', it is a strange system in which the route branches by voting, and I felt that it was not only strategic but also role-playing.
Since it is a trial version released one year before the official version, there were some parts where the loading was a little long and the graphics were a little jerky for a moment, but even a small part can firmly taste the profound world view. It's done.
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