And while you do need to adjust your tactics to suit the enemies with which you're presented, there aren't really that many tactics between which to shift.īraveland doesn't have anything spectacularly wrong with it, and you won't mind spending a few hours in its company. That absence of memorable or even different fights is particularly telling. The progression is well weighted and the balancing is perfectly adequate, sure, but you never really feel like you've achieved anything when you chalk up a victory. There are never any scraps that really stick in the memory. There are never any particularly dramatic encounters. In this scene, I appear to be beating up a boy band Some can use special moves, too.ĭifferent units have different strengths and weaknesses, so you need to learn the best way to use them, especially at the harder difficulty settings. Each unit can move and attack in its turn. The turn-based battles take place on hexagonal grids - your troops are at one side and your foes are at the other. You gain extra followers as you work your way around the map, fighting battles at some points and learning new powers and gaining new units at others. So, you've got an army of stabby scouts, arrow-firing archers, armour-clad knights, pitchfork-wielding peasants, and white-robed healing mages. Except instead of smashing things himself, he hires a variety of fantasy archetypes to fight his battles for him. The game tells the story of a young warrior on a trail of vengeance. When it should be grandiose, it tightens up. But definitely done.Īnd that sense of over-familiarity is compounded by an occasional lethargy that seeps into the bones of the game. It's presented with cheeky aplomb its UI is cheery and functional and its mini-battles scratch an itch in a reasonably pleasant way.īut there's always the feeling that you've seen all of this before. On it's highest Difficulty it's insanely hard but enjoyable for those who like Strategy.Most of the time Braveland bumbles along, ticking the right strategy boxes but never managing to really spark into life. Braveland Trilogy is a great place to start new players interested in Strategy games. The cartoon graphics and simple animations are clean, and add a bit of charm to the simple storylines. Each game introduces a little bit to the gameplay but not much.
The games aren't very long, all 3 making well for a decently lengthed game. Each group of units is represented by a single character, so if you have seven archers, you will have an archer with seven life bars, each drained one at a time. Encounters bring you into battle on a hex grid with all your units. The stages are navigated with a map, each spot on the map carries either a shop, troops to recruit, or encounters. All three games are playable from the start, though the second and third games appear to be locked as it recommends you play them in order. The Difficulty can be changed at any time during the game from one of three difficulties. The games are very simplistic in design, making it easy for even those new to Strategy games to drop in and enjoy it. Braveland, Braveland: Wizard, and Braveland: Pirate are inclusive of this collection. The Braveland Trilogy is a collection of Strategy RPGs. Braveland Trilogy is a collection of Strategy RPGs.
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