The harsh grind also discouraged me from changing party members as those not in the current party don’t gain any XP. In this case I had to grind previous dungeons and areas just to be able to survive the next one. I’m okay with grinding in an RPG for tackling extra content, or to make future fights easier. Fights dragged on and some enemies could utterly destroy my under-leveled team, as better equipment requires you hit certain level milestones. Reaching new areas I was met with enemies several levels above my own. Around the time I got Red Monika I hit a nasty difficulty spike that never really let up. The first 10 hours (or about three dungeons) are a cakewalk, and a poor indication of the challenge that lies ahead. There’s fun interplay between characters, particularly the character-building dialogue scenes that occur when you rest in town, as well as some nice voice acting, but the story is mostly an excuse to get you crawling through dungeons and focusing squarely on Nightwar’s combat.Īs great as the combat is, Nightwar stumbles when it comes to pacing and balancing. It picks up a bit as you investigate troublesome bandits, eventually leading to skeletal armies and a demon-summoning witch.

The early plot boils down to finding the rest of your scattered party after your airship is shot down. One of my favorite visual touches is the banter that heroes and foes trade during combat, which adds playful personality to a game already brimming with character.Īs great as the combat is, Nightwar stumbles when it comes to pacing and balancing.īattle Chasers: Nightwar stars a colorful, exaggerated fantasy cast pulled from the comic: plucky orphan Gully with her magic gauntlets, protective war golem Calibretto, surly swordsman Garrison (who smolders with generic rage), feisty old wizard Knolan, sultry scoundrel Red Monika, and one new character-the mysterious blood mage Alumon. The UI is also a big winner, making it easy to keep track of initiative, hit points, and the constant buffs and debuffs that every fight produces. You’ll spend the bulk of your adventure on the combat screen, and every character looks and sounds fantastic, from the echoing pings of rapid-fire gunshots to the hilarious gurgling of slimes.

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