Summary
- Phoenix Point offers an interesting experience with procedurally generated elements like a deadly alien virus.
- Zodiac Legion provides exciting combat opportunities and solid character designs in a tactical RPG setting.
- XCOM 2 encompasses an engaging strategy game with procedurally generated areas to keep the experience fresh.
Tactical RPGs are known for pitting players against insurmountable odds and forcing them to think of different strategies to defeat their enemies and emerge victorious. While some are extremely difficult, others might be a bit more lenient, offering a compelling narrative to complement the experience.
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Phoenix Point
A Virus Stuck In Permafrost Causes All Sorts Of Mayhem
Phoenix Point
Turn-Based Strategy
Tactical
- Released
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December 3, 2019
- ESRB
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T For Teen Due To Blood, Violence, Languag
- Pandoravirus threatens life on Earth
- Procedurally generated elements
The story of Phoenix Point focuses on the discovery of an alien virus that’s stuck in Permafrost. After some years, the virus is accidentally released into the atmosphere, contaminating everything in its path and infecting both people and animals alike.
The Pandoravirus, as it was suitably called, quickly took over Earth, pitting humanity against insurmountable odds. Phoenix Point offers players a very interesting experience involving all sorts of challenges, options for survival, and, of course, procedurally generated elements that make things feel fresh all the time. At the beginning of the game, players will take on the role of the leader of a cell of the Phoenix Project, which is a global organization that runs deep undercover. When humanity faces extinction due to the deadly Pandoravirus, the Phoenix Project protocol is activated.
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Zodiac Legion
Action And Many Things To Discover
- Platform(s): Windows
- Released: August 25, 2021
- Developer(s): Studio Draconis
- Genre(s): Turn-based strategy, Tactical RPG
- Players are part of an ancient order
- Interesting designs and combat mechanics
In Zodiac Legion, players will take on the role of an arcane chivalric order that will make them part of very exciting combat opportunities throughout the game. With interesting character designs and polished combat mechanics, Zodiac Legion has everything lovers of tactical RPGs need to have a blast.
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While the procedurally generated elements within this title are not as complex or complete as those present in other similar games, they’re good enough to provide hours of fun and give players an entertaining experience at every turn. Dialogue isn’t the best, especially not compared with other RPGs that have branching dialogue trees, but other than that, there’s not much more to criticize.
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Darkest Dungeon 2
A Unique Tactical RPG With Hellish Undertones
- Released
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May 8, 2023
- ESRB
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t
- 16 different playable characters
- Unique art style and design
Darkest Dungeon is one of those games that not only upholds the Tactical RPG genre, but also takes it to another level by offering a unique experience full of challenges, a distinctive art style, and an interesting atmosphere. There are 16 playable characters in the game, each one with different stats and skills. While this RPG does not shine for its female protagonists, it has other elements that make it interesting.
Players who pick this game up will most likely be captivated by everything it has to offer, including the procedurally generated elements in it. Darkest Dungeon 2 is set closely after the events of Darkest Dungeon, after the corruption was defeated at the Estate. Chaos and decadence are part of society, turning what were once noble individuals and creatures into horrendous monsters.
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The Last Spell
Undead, Magic, And A Lot Of Fantasy
- Released
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March 9, 2023
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Blood, Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence
- Three heroes must face hordes of undead
- A devastating spell is discovered and cast upon unsuspecting individuals
Taking place in a dark fantasy setting, The Last Spell offers players a very entertaining experience that will have them invested for hours on end. When a powerful spell capable of destroying entire cities is discovered and cast upon a city, a set of events will unfold, leading to an exciting experience.
Players will be pitted against insurmountable odds, as they only start with three heroes against an army of undead using different spells and abilities. While it’s not possible to create intricate fire builds in The Last Spell, there are many options at players’ disposal. And the same goes for ice and other elements.
A Solid Addition To The Franchise
- Released
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February 5, 2016
- ESRB
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T For Teen due to Blood, Use of Tobacco, Violence
- Procedurally generated areas
- Players take on the role of the commander of the XCOM military organization
The XCOM franchise has been around for decades, introducing players to various titles where strategic planning and temperance are necessary to emerge victorious. In XCOM 2, players will take on the role of the commander of the XCOM military organization. Using a top-down perspective and turn-based tactics, XCOM 2 provides players with an interesting experience full of excitement.
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Like other titles on this list, XCOM 2 features procedurally generated elements that help the experience remain fresh and entertaining. While being able to drive would have made this game perfect, the elements already present in it still make it shine.
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Into The Breach
Giant Human-Controlled Mechs And Vicious Enemies
- Released
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February 27, 2018
- ESRB
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e
- Set in a distant, dystopian future
- Humans use Mechs to fight the Vek
It would seem that a lot of tactical RPG games are set in a dystopian future where humanity must survive the attacks of vicious monsters and alien creatures. Into the Breach is not the exception, as the game is set in the far future where humanity must fend off giant monsters called the Vek.
To level the playing field, humanity uses giant suits called Mechs, which have a wide range of different weapons, armor, and abilities. This compelling storyline, combined with the fact that the game has a few procedurally generated elements, makes for an entertaining experience. .
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