Every mission is incredibly tight in the rewards it wishes to deliver out meaning that any weapon purchases are more of a treat than a natural progression. Missions reward you with money which can be used to purchase new items and armour. Past the first few missions, you feel as though you’ve seen everything Age of Resistance Tactics has to offer, and you’re probably right.Ĭharacters can be upgraded, but again, the process is painfully slow. The latter being the better of the two, as you’re able to skip post the soul-destroying combat. There is lack of variety in the mission structure as well, simply boiling down to ‘fight these enemies’ or ‘reach this point’. Using special abilities such as pummel strike, which delivers a devastating blow, has the intensity of a wet paper towel. It’s a long, drawn out and tedious process that makes each battle a slog. When you eventually do lay down some damage, the output is so weak that even the most simplistic of enemies can take upwards of seven or eight turns to decimate. To first attack, you have to move your character near the enemy, dragging out the process. The problem with combat is that it takes way too long to complete the most simple of battles. Character actions are defined by a wheel, which allows you to move, attack, and use a variety of special attacks or abilities. The turn based combat is serviceable, but highly unremarkable and boring. But each story thread plays out the same as the rest. After an initial wave of introduction missions, the shackles are let loose (slightly), and allow you to follow separate story paths. A map screen represents the land of Thra and works well to provide a insight to the landscape, but acts as a glorified level select screen. It’s X-Com meets puppets, but without any of the finesse of X-Com or the expressive personality of Henson’s work. The fundamental gameplay for Age of Resistance Tactics, is tactical turn-based combat with role-playing elements. Brave the wild lands of the Gelfling clans to unite them and obtain unique strategic benefits.Evidently, this is a game that has been manufactured for fans, but that doesn’t make it worthy of their time. Thra is full of a variety of Gelfling homesteads and unpredictable environments, from arid deserts to lush forests, each as dangerous as they are wondrous. Use guile, planning, and cunning to overcome superior foes. Units can be customized for specific fights with unique gear and varied abilities across an expansive job system. Unite the Gelfling tribes and drive the rebellion to success, or defeat.ĭecades of developer experience building strategy games brings multi-layered, tactical role-playing game combat. The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics is an upcoming turn-based strategy game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation®4, Xbox One, PC and Mac (via Steam)!įull of mystical creatures from faraway lands, experience an expansive fantasy story through the vibrant world of Thra, where innocent Gelfling lives are consumed for their essence by the nefarious Skeksis. With 14 playable characters, including familiar faces from the classic film and the new Netflix original series, build your own teams and devise winning strategies to overthrow the rule of the Skeksis and restore light to the Gelfling homeworld of Thra! Along the way, you will recruit and customize new allies by assigning them jobs, modifying their abilities, and outfitting them with equipment to ensure victory. In The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics, you will lead a fledgling resistance of Gelfling against their oppressive overlords, the Skeksis, across more than 50 unique turn-based tactics RPG battles.
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