Turn Based Battle
Genre: Satirical RPG
Platform: Browser (Flash)
Developed By: Armor Games
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The Scoop: Turn Based Battle is the latest in a small-but-growing category of flash games that poke fun at various video game conventions. Other examples include jmtb02’s Achievement Unlocked and This is the Only Level.
To give away too much would suck a lot of enjoyment out of the short little RPG, so I’ll keep this write-up vague. The game’s storyline and protagonist are very intentionally hackneyed as all hell – the bright-eyed hero, the veteran who knows nothing but combat, the sassy female sidekick… they’re all here.
The more RPGs you’ve played, the more enjoyment you’ll get out of Turn Based Battle. Bosses you thought you had defeated will suddenly whoosh back to life, revealing their “true form.” The ultimate weapon is a sword of truly ridiculous size. When a party member falls in combat, they’re “Dead. Or just unconscious, if you’re squeamish.” There are also several shout-outs to specific titles, which I’ll leave for you readers to discover on your own.
This game was clearly born from an individual that both loves and hates the classic jRPG formula.
If I had one complaint, it’s that I wished the actual gameplay itself had a little more meat on its bones. As a parody, it is absolutely spot-on. But as an actual game, there could stand to be a little more to chew on.
(2 votes, average: 3.00 out of 5)
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