Mercenaries Saga2 12+

Great tactical turn based game. Cool character role progression system (which I like much more than the older fire emblem games).

Only critique would be
1.) wish there was auto save between missions. Forgot to save once which lost me like an hour of progress when the next match went poorly...(since you can only reload from a manual save).
2.) some abilities are not super clear as to what they do or why it’s worth investing points into. The in-game guide does help but not for everything.

What a terrific title. It has everything that Final Fantasy Tactics as as far as strategy elements. You contend with a grid like map and factors like which way you're facing and height matter.
The real difference is that you have job trees instead of job classes. This means you're Knight character can branch into other Knight and Warrior classes, but can't be a Mage.
Storyline is okay, nothing special.
Controls are bit clunky and you can't rotate the screen. There are treasure chests on the field as well as hidden treasures. This sounds great until you realize that you'll be spending half the fight treasure hunting since the rewards are that good.
Overall, it is a really fun game. For anyone who is a fan of strategy RPGs, you can't miss this title.

I’m sure it’s possible to have fun in the game, but it’s just kinda boring to me. There’s a lot of fun tactical rpgs to play that feel better than this, so I’d skip it imo. Also keep in mind that there’s no autosave and dying reverts you to your previous save, not just to the beginning of the fight. Graphics are a 6/10 (being generous, really simple sprites), characters are mid, and it feels like a lot of tedious mechanics to make it more “engaging” but it just makes fights a chore. The level system works only through attacking from what I can tell, so support characters don’t level up at all unless you make them attack directly, and they’re supports so it just ruins strategy. And just navigating the battlefield is such a headache.