While characters have certain natural inclinations, there’s nothing stopping you from, for example, turning peaceful nature-lover Deet into a ruthless assassin, or hero of the resistance Rian into a bookish scholar. But oddly you’re not bound by canon either. Though levelling slows as the total experience of a character rises, you’re otherwise never punished for a bad choice-you’re free to reshuffle jobs and abilities whenever you like. Combinations range from as simple as paladin/thief, to as esoteric as chef/beast tamer. Abilities gained in a class can be used as secondary powers in another, allowing you to create your own hybrid classes, and by reaching certain requirements you’re able to unlock advanced tier 2 and 3 jobs. A JRPG-esque ‘jobs’ system, reminiscent of Final Fantasy or Dragon’s Dogma, allows heroes to effectively switch classes at will, levelling up each discipline individually. Helping you adapt to each challenge is a surprisingly extensive customisation system for your characters. On coastal islands you have to keep an eye on the tide, which may rise to drown hapless fighters, or lower to expose new routes in the dungeons of the Skeksis, your party is at one point divided along two routes, each having to find and hit levers that open doors for the other and in the Grottan caves, a stage challenges you to line up boulders and whack them into burrows to stem a tide of enemy beasts, like a giant game of Gelfling snooker. Stages get cleverer and more elaborate as you go, showing off a real flair for strategy design. Environmental hazards, such as poison swamps and pits of snapping Gobbles, damage anyone who stops in them-movement and pushing abilities allow you to line up foes and shove them into these dangers, though it’s vital to not leave your soldiers vulnerable to the same trick. Attacking from above your opponent confers an attack bonus, encouraging you to fight for the high ground. There are hints of Through the Breach in its mission design (calm down, just hints), with careful positioning and maneuvering key to success. Thanks to clear presentation, a simple interface, and a generous undo button, the strategy is pleasingly accessible, while still complex enough to sustain its surprisingly chunky 20 hour runtime.Ī stage challenges you to line up boulders and whack them into burrows to stem a tide of enemy beasts, like a giant game of Gelfling snooker. As you progress across the campaign map, you put together parties of heroes-from a stuffed roster of characters from the show and new additions-to fight in turn-based battles.
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