are there any modern games like it? I dont like the "stand in a line and fight" jprgs but i like the move your chars around a battlefield like a chessboard jrpgs. just realized this is probably why i like into the breach so much
are there any modern games like it? I dont like the "stand in a line and fight" jprgs but i like the move your chars around a battlefield like a chessboard jrpgs. just realized this is probably why i like into the breach so much
afaik fire emblem is the stand in a line type of combat which i don't care for but XCOM is a great idea. I liked the mario/rabbids knockoff but it was too easy. i've hheard xcom is pretty frustrating though
What do you mean by fire emblem is the stand in line combat? When I hear that, I think final fantasy with a party system. Fire emblem is a grid based strategy game
ohh maybe im wrong then. the only fire emblem id seen was three houses and i thought it was a party system for some reason. whats the best fire emblem?
If you're worried about difficulty or permadeath, awakening or three houses are probably best. Both are fairly beginner friendly, though they also have a lot more life sim stuff (especially 3H.) Fates is alright, but the story is awful. Genealogy of the Holy War is the first one worth playing, the first three aren't great unless you're interested in seeing the origins of the franchise. 5 is a slog and so is 6, though 6 at least has some good supports and hates you a little less. 7 is really good, it has a tutorial that goes on way to long, but is still very fun. 8 is pretty easy, but has permadeath and the world is different enough from the others that it's worth playing. The gamecube and Wii games are probably the best in the series.
Most of the games take place separately, so order isn't too important, but 1 and 3, 4 and 5, 6 and 7, and 9 and 10 are all directly related to each other, to different extents.
Edit: It also depends on what consoles you own. Obviously there you can emulate the earlier games, but the 3ds games don't always work on citra, and I don't think you can emulate three houses.
Genealogy of the Holy War is a fucking masterpiece except for the item system. Thracia is also underrated it is definitely hard but once you get the hang of it getting through battles by the skin of your teeth and low resources really adds to the guerrilla army theme of the story.
I get that Thracia is supposed to be hard, but I just can't deal with it. Idk.
Try Xenonauts, its a lot more "Classic" XCOM than the new ones and is very, very solid. Pumped about 300 hours into since I got it and fell back into it hard about 6 months ago.
Fire Emblem or at least the ones I've played are more strategy focused than FFTA. I mostly have played the older ones but in those there is a limited amount of chapters in the game and you can't get exo anywhere else. Characters also die permanently so either plan carefully, restart the map or be willing to lose a unit, the game gives you plenty but they're all unique and have some degree of personality. Newer ones are much more forgiving in that they let you grind for XP and you can turn off permadeath. I understand the change cause the original concept is a hard sell but I liked having to plan my shit carefully. Awakening is a good newer one to start with and the first American released GBA one is the most accessible in the more classic style. You can kinda go from there. There are some great earlier ones on the SNES that you can get translated roms for easily enough.