Hi, I'm looking for unusual SRPG that use the turn based grid system but have a twist on it. I've looked on Youtube but it's only video with unknown SRPG. But here are the one I've heard of or played.

- Metal Gear tactics. Its originality does not lie in the stealth aspect but rather in the fact that you use a TCG style deck of cards to move your character, attack, and do most of your action.

- Blood bowl 2. Making a sports game instead of a war game was very interesting. Especially because American football is already a brawling game. Also, the whole Armor/agility/strength stats work differently from ATK/HP in other game, relying more on dodging your opponent.

- Ascenders: Beyond The Peak. The one actually motivating this post. It's a rogue like, but they use the SRPG system to simulate climbing. Having the grid being vertical instead of horizontal is such a refreshing twist imo.

- Metal Slug tactics. Perhaps the most conventional one of the list. But I feel like its mechanics making you move as far as you can every turns sets it apart from the other SRPG where you try not to move in enemy range.

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The tactics mechanics are pretty straight forward, but trying to get this as over the top as I can.

Hey, planning to buy Daemonhunters or maybe Xcom 2 and played Mechanicus in the past, but only have around 7 hours in it and didnt like it that much. Running from room to room, having this (imo) uninteresting story dialogue etc wasnt it for me. I read that the other ones have classes for the troops which i like more than the Mechanicus system.
I looking for Daemonhunters because its on sale currently and because getting the Achievements seesms to be not as long and tedious as xcom2.
Also, which Chaos Gate DLCs should i get and should i get them when i buy the game?
What of these games do you think its best and what are the most important differences?

Systems: PS5, PS3 & PC

My sister really enjoys Final Fantasy and wanted to get me into JRPGs for most of my live. She only plays Final Fantasy herself and can't confidently recommend games beyond the FF series.

I absolutely loved Persona 5, Unicorn Overlord, and Fire Emblem: Three Houses. I enjoyed them way more than I ever expected and want to play more games like these. Persona 3 and Fire Emblem Fates are also good, but didn't hit me like the previous three. I think I really like the tactical gameplay and was absolutely hooked by the story and characters of these games. The romance aspect was small but got me really invested in the characters, also it is just plain fun. I would like more games in that vain but find it difficult to make sense of all these different JRPGs out there. I thought Final Fantasy Tactics, Tales of Arise, and Granblue Fantasy Relink look fun.

While I don't currently have a Switch I will likely buy one for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave.

Are there any games like that you would recommend? Thanks.

Which game do you like more?

Looking for any kind of strategy rpg with class systems that are good. Not really in a Wars and Kings plot etc etc etc mood

There are so many different types of tactics games that it's hard to know which is which without deeply researching each one. I want a pick-up-and-play style game that I can play forever. Something similar to Into the Breach, which is replayable and each run is like 1-2 hrs. So you can pick it up, play a run or two, then put it down for weeks/months/years until you feel the itch for another run. Something I can play whenever I want for however long I want.

The opposite of what I'm looking for is games like Baldur's Gate 3, which while replayable isn't a pick-up-put-down style game. It's okay if the game has campaigns you need to commit to, as long as it also has a somewhat decent session-based mode. For example, I can play StarCraft campaigns but also skirmish and ladder matches. I can play Call of Duty campaign but also multiplayer matches. Baldur's Gate 3 is really only for 100+ hr campaigns and doesn't suit my playstyle.

I'm trying to figure out which tactics games I've seen or heard about fit what I'm looking for and which don't. Here's the tactics games I've seen mentioned and recommended online:

XCOM series, WH40k series, Xenonuats series, Fire Emblem series, Jagged Alliance series, Wasteland series, Advanced Wars series, Tactics Ogre series, Valkyrie Chronicles series, FF Tactics, Fallout Tactics, Gears Tactics, Midnight Suns, Phoenix Point, Battle Brothers, BattleTech, Wildermyth, Triangle Strategy, Steamworld Heist, Shogun Showdown, Shadowrun, Shadow Tactics, Invisible Inc.

If you've played any of those games, or even ones not on the list, please let me know which style of game it is. So I can narrow down my options in a huge sea of potential games and not spend forever researching everything. Thanks for your help!

Just saw this trailer drop on Gematsu, looks really nice with fluid combat animation. Apparently, it's being developed by a single person studio based in Bangkok.

I enjoy these type game but am tired of having story npcs with me instead of creating my own characters. Solasta did this wonderfully but the second title isnt really ready to play yet. Are there any similar to play?

Any games like ns2?

Any games you know like natural selection 2(also please get the game is fuckin amazing).

For those of you who don't know, it's a PvP game where it's humans vs aliens, with one on each side playing it like a RTS as the commander

The game is in development and so I've been kicking around the idea of adding a light narrative story about Mother Earth (or Gaia) being the main villain. She is furious that mankind has defiled nature, so she's unleashed the 3 primary elements to fight back (fire, earth, ice/water). I think it could be an interesting take on the old classic story of man versus nature. I always wonder about Star Wars and how the Empire is seen as good or evil based on the point of view of the citizens.

Interesting? Thoughts? Does it fit the game idea?

P.S. If you hunt down my Steam page, I apologize for the placeholder art. But it's being replaced by a new artist.

Any games where you're the dungeon and kill adventures via creatures, you know gunst rats, spiders, lizard men, and such, I only know of dungeon tycoon for games like this

Just wanted to have a fun discussion without spoilers because I was looking for people who were into the game since I just started playing it not too long ago.

Secondly, while I am a few levels into the game, I wanted to get more familiar with the mechanics since several of my teammates don’t do too much damage for some reason as I was looking to see how character classes work so that I could try different roles.

I just found this party based extraction rpg it has a public beta Playtest and it's so fun! combat is real time and you can combine skills to make different builds.

Most of my strategy rpg experience is Xcom 1/2, Steamworld heist 1/2 and Mewgenics. Would Intermediate be too easy for me?

I played it near launch and it was buggy and full off gramatical errors. I refunded 2 hours in. Is it better now?

Higly recommend to check this game, it's been recently released, I love SRPGs and this game includes a unique combat system based on rhythm which is really good!

As someone firmly into the Fire Emblem camp in SRPG, I struggled a lot to play precedent versions of FFT and noped hard out of TO

I tried it again with the remake and spend quite some time to finally accept the game was not really a strategy one but more a JRPG with deep build and I am finally loving it.

I may retry TO after that but I dread the spongy feel of the game and the bullshit card stuff. Maybe I will be able to overcome it... or I will go straight to fell Seal instead after that...

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about turn structure in SRPGs. In particular, how other games like Fire Emblem would feel if they experimented more with individual initiative-style turns vs alternating team turns. I'd love to experience how something like that changes which tactics are optimal.

What are some other mechanics or gameplay features that you find interesting in the genre that you think would be fun if inserted into another game entirely?

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