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GF Rating
6

Above Average

Interesting, but too old fashioned

posted by rmfreeman (NEPTUNE, NJ) Feb 4, 2010

Member since Oct 2009

2 out of 2 gamers (100%) found this review helpful

This is a game from an older age. If it were a gameboy advance game, it would've stood up better, but as it is it's just too simple and mediocre to really stand out.

The gameplay is interesting, with a 'formation' tactic involved, but the overall experience is too simplistic, resulting in a mere 'paper-rock-scissors' element added to the typical RPG format.

This is a fine tactical game for beginners, but anyone else will just get bored.

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4

Weak

A little too simple for most gamers

posted by Zulias (PARKVILLE, MD) May 5, 2011

Member since May 2011

Laevatein Tactics looks good from the outside. Tactics based gameplay is promised, but not really delivered. What you end up having is a 4-point rock-paper-scissors gameplay with a little bit of add-on depending on where you're standing on the grid and what type of unit you're using.

So while you move around on a grid, instead of having fun interactions like in games such as FF Tactics or Disgaea, you have what amounts to a dumbed down version of Ogre Battle where you have 8 auto-attackers in front of your hero. I played for five hours and didn't see a single deviation in game play.

Maybe it's aimed at a younger audience, the simplicity would be explained then.

Otherwise it's a fairly typical japanese based RPG storyline. I didn't see anything new in the time that I played it.

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