Video: Square Enix Shares First Triangle Strategy 'Character & Story' Trailer

My god, does this setting seem unimaginative. I feel like this could have benefited from a more inventive twist. The title is still equally bland. But the beautiful artwork and music are probably going to be enough to win people over.

Looks like budget version of FF tactics. Probably give it a try down the line

Looks like a rich man’s version of FF Tactics. Can’t wait to take this on.

@Mr_Fox And the gameplay. Don't forget that the gameplay will probably win a lot of people over, including myself . Been waiting for a great tactics game for a while, this one sure seems to fill that gap.

@Ooyah All rank amateurs next to Clive.

@Mr_Fox It's a game about politics. The setting seems suitable to me. It's not a fantasy adventure or anything.

I got Octopath in 2018 but only properly started playing it again recently and it's pretty good. Will definitely be looking into this too once it's out

Can't watch the trailer because I know I'm getting the game anyway and I want to avoid any and all spoilers I can, but I really, really hope this doesn't turn out to be disappointing. The demo really did show a lot of promise if they fix some of the problems and they do the game right.

@Mr_Fox See, what you find unimaginative, I find refreshing. I find too many JRPGs try to be too unique to a point where it just becomes (to me) ridiculous, and I always prefer my fantasy to be slightly more down to earth. So for me, this is actually an exciting title, because it seems to be more about the human interactions and the implications of war, and less about cool monsters to fight.

Not to say I don't understand your sentiment. But for me this is exactly what I am looking for.

Already got my interest after playing the beta demo. Can't wait to see what the final game feels like. I had a feeling Square Enix care more about the Bravely series or games that feels like the Bravely series such as this game and Octopath Traveler than craps like I am Setsuna, Lost Sphear, Balan Wonderworld, and Oninaki as they hardly took feedbacks for those games.

Are they seriously going with that title? Can't see it getting many curiosity buys with that.

What's the problem with the protagonist's name? Nobody here read The Dark Tower series?

@Matty1988 I would say the strategy genre in general doesn't get curiosity buys. I'd assume anyone who reads the back of the case would pretty easily know if it's something they'd like or not.

@Lugazz They've forgotten the face of their fathers...

@UglyCasanova Aye, they do not aim with their eyes, nor shoot with their minds or kill with their hearts...

Long days and pleasant night, my friend.

@Ooyah Yeah---Roland definitely doesn't come off as a wholly epic fantasy name at first glance. The genre definitely tries to steer away from names we see as common for the sake of exoticism.

If I can play the naysayer, consider the following:

• The name Roland has significance in literary history with the French epic poem "The Song of Roland," which may have also inspired the poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" that eventually inspired Stephen King's Dark Tower series (as @Lugazz points out).
• The medieval periods that these fantasies are aesthetically inspired by often had noble figures with such plain names.

@moodymcsorley And the French poem was inspired by a real life Roland (Hruotland), a frank knight that lived from 736 to 778. He also gives his name to the Roncevaux Pass in the Pyrenees (Brèche de Roland in French)

Edit: @Meteoroid was faster hahahahah

I'll say it until I'm blue in the face: they're doing this game a disservice by having their tiny map sprites do all the acting in story segments, instead of using character portraits.

Especially when they're using voice acting!! What generation of RPGs didn't have the space for character portraits in gameplay, but did include voice lines? It's so incongruous.

@swoose Didn't you play the beta demo, you're suppose to play that and submit your feedback afterwards like you know having character portraits like what you're complaining about. If the final game didn't had that then it's your own fault for not giving them the feedback that the game deserve.

The game looks impressive, and will have it's audience, but I am more interested in 'lighter' SRPGs like Vandal Hearts (if memory serves). I have tried a few Fire Emblems over the years, usually enjoying them for a while but ultimately running out of gas. I'm glad the Three Houses sold well, but looks like too much work for my taste. A new Shining Force could be nice.

Yeah, Roland is the name of a famous medieval knight.

King Regna though. Bit weird.

@Specter_of-the_OLED I did that! And I'll play the 2nd demo if they do one and give the same feedback again about character portraits, but I don't think they're listening to me.

It's a shame because I heard "too much story" as a common complaint after the 1st demo. I don't think the story segments would feel so long if they actually showed you who was talking, like every other story-heavy game in the last 20 years.

@moodymcsorley " names we see as common for the sake of exoticism." - How eloquently put! That's exactly how I feel.

Just not for me. I've ever owned one final Fantasy tactics game and I think it was on the DS or advance and could hardly play it.

Clunky, sloppy, this style just feels archaic and I dont understand it.