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This indie RTS looks like a neat blend of anime Total War and collectible card gameValiant Tactics EX comes to Steam on March 29th
Valiant Tactics EX comes to Steam on March 29th
Image credit:ThinkGames Inc
Image credit:ThinkGames Inc
In the run-up toTotal War: Pharaohat the end of last year, a slightly strange question popped into my head: “What if someone made a Total War game that also had the handsome anime looks of Fire Emblem: Three Houses?” Clearly, it was also a question on the minds on Japanese indie developers ThinkGames Inc, who have just announced their debut gameValiant Tactics EX. The 38-second long reveal trailer paints quite an enticing picture ahead of its Steam launch on March 29th, and that’s not even the half of it either. For Valiant Tactics EX isn’t just an anime Total War-like. It’s also a whopping great deckbuilding game.
Valiant Tactics EX Release TrailerWatch on YouTube
Valiant Tactics EX Release Trailer
It’s currently unclear how much of an impact things like terrain or different weapon types will have on each individual battle. The trailer doesn’t give much away on this front, but I hope there will be a bit more to it than just building a good deck. The devs say there will be over 200 cards available at launch with which to build said deck, and that you’ll be able to use both in-game currency or your own money (this is a free-to-play game, after all) to buy new card packs and items.
Image credit:ThinkGames Inc
Again, there’s precious little information available right now about how its free-to-play systems will impact the game’s meta, but the press release does mention being able to exchange extra cards for special points that you can use to ‘roll’ for new cards in the game’s shop. A bit likeGenshin Impact, then, would be my guess, though hopefully its gacha elements won’t be too predatory or pay-to-win.
There will, at least, be a campaign mode in addition to its online multiplayer matches, though, so if I can get my Fire Emblem-meets-Total War fix there, then I’d probably be quite pleased with that.
In any case, Valiant Tactics EX looks to be an intriguing proposition based on what I’ve seen so far, so do have a peruse of itsSteam pageif you want to take a closer look - just make sure you don’t get it confused with Felid Entertainment’s turn-based tactical roguelike RPG ofalmost the same namein the process.
