CIRCLE Entertainment has announced that Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix will be arriving on Nintendo Switch this November.
Despite offering familiar gameplay to the Mercenaries Saga trilogy already available on Switch, CIRCLE Entertainment tells us that this game offers "a separate story and worldview", not acting as an orthodox sequel to previous releases. Luckily for those who may have missed those earlier titles, this game won't require you to have played through previous entries to fully enjoy the content on offer.
If you're unfamiliar with the games, the Mercenaries titles are tactical RPGs, with Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix requiring you to carefully utilise varied units and their abilities. Players will be setting 'Leaders' to change the flow of battle, levelling up their units, changing classes, managing equipment, and making key choices that could be the difference between victory and defeat.
More details are still expected to be released before its eventual release date next month, but we do have a collection of new screens for you to enjoy below.
Have you played any Mercenaries games on Switch? Will this one be going on your wishlist? Let us know below.
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Really not a fan of the graphics. There's no coherence between the different styles: characters, map, menus, etc
Haven’t played mercenaries just because I kind of got a repetitive vibe from it initially. This is true of this type of genre I know but this newest entry I will most likely take a look at! I’m so spoiled by Fire Emblem and even more so, Stella Glow. I actually like Stella Glow ten-fold more than Fire Emblem IMHO!
But if it’s Circle Ent. I’m buying it! I’m still waiting for Picontier!
I tried one of the Mercenaries Saga games on 3DS and found it terribly repetitive. The characters weren't remotely interesting and it gave off a poor man's Final Fantasy Tactics vibe with its art direction. But I did think the tactical gameplay had potential and I would be interested in an evolution.
This one looks better than the other ones. But I'll wait till reviews come out for this one. I'm looking for something close to final fantasy tactics.
I did enjoy the trilogy but I did get bored as it just felt like I was playing the same game each time . This one looks the same !
@TossedLlama They are not even close to the quality of the old Final Fantasy Tactics games or even Ogre Battle/Tactics Ogre. But considering that style of game is so rarely made now-a-days. The Mercenaries games scratch a nice itch in this niche market.
@Wexter @TossedLlama Additionally, the price is definitely right on these. The games are often on sale, and even full price are only $5 each. Well worth the price of admission.
@Alto
Man oh man, do I love Stella Glow! Such an underrated gem in the 3DS library. I could ramble on and on about my adoration for the game, but simply put, it’s definitely one of my favourite games of all time.
Nice to see another person that enjoys (or even knows about, for that matter) Stella Glow!! Truth be told, I was beginning to think I was the only one...
Isn't Cecil a character's name from Final Fantasy IV? Also, this sorta looks exactly like Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
I have the previous release on the Switch and it just felt like a really watered down version of the Fire Emblem and Final Fantasy Tactics games from GBA. And I had just come off of dumping 200 hours into Disgaea 5. So it felt like going from crazy amazing over the top visuals to something lifeless and dull.
Nice! More games to add to my wishlist
So far it looks like the previous games, but with nicer portraits and better colour palette.
The games were pretty dull though. More like a filler before or between bigger releases. Once I didn't need a filler I stopped playing them and got only about halfway through the trilogy.
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