Comment on What are your favorite Tactical RPGs?

Lembot_0003@lemmy.zip ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• codexarcanum@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Commandos to me is the start of a different lineage of real-time tactical stealth games, which goes on to include Desperados, Shadow Tactics, and Shadow Gambit (yes, most of those were made by the same team).

  Outside of the OGRE-alikes (FO Tactics, FF Tactics, Disgea, and so on) some other options for tactical games that are a little different:

  • Nexus: The Jupiter Incident - sort of a 4X game mixed with tactics, or like Homeworld with a lot fewer units
  • Myth: The Fallen Lords (and sequels) - classic pre-Halo Bungie titles that mix RPG and strategy. Somewhat defining for the RTS genre too.
  • UFO: Aftershock and sequels - a series that tried to revive XCom before Firaxis rebooted it. Not as good, but pretty interesting and fun, a little easier than old school xcom but not as polished as the newer ones.
  • Cannon Fodder - a UK classic, very arcadey but very fun and lighter than all these other “serious” games

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  • tal@lemmy.today ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Cannon Fodder - a UK classic, very arcadey but very fun and lighter than all these other “serious” games

    It has that iconic theme music:

    www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASTLGt_9vbU

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  • Lembot_0003@lemmy.zip ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yeah, I remember Cannon Fodder. It was rather difficult as I remember. Nice game… Do we have a remake?

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