Within this zone you take less damage, deal more, and save on TP (think of this as mana). The goal being to reach and stay in the green overdrive zone. Each attack or skill-based action will move the meter forward. You start off at the far left of the meter in the orange zone. One major difference is that to the left of the screen you’ll see the “overdrive meter.” It has three colored sections: orange, green, and red.
You have your attack, defense, item, and skill commands. Turn order is attributed to agility much like in Final Fantasy X. When you start an encounter, things should look somewhat familiar if you’re a fan of the genre. To break things down, enemies appear in the overworld, so there’s no random battles here. It takes into account massive quality of life improvements while driving the gameplay forward. Can they evolve on the formula when such heavy-hitting franchises such as Final Fantasy have mostly abandoned the gameplay that launched their popularity? I am happy to say that Chained Echoes is the one of the most modern iterations of the traditional turn-based combat I have experienced. Improving on the established gameplay of the classics that still hold up relatively well is no easy task. Modern turn-based RPGs have a lot to live up to. It’s a fantastical story that is grounded by its participants and the rich world that is Valandis. Each teammate has their own motivations, faults, and reason for being a part of the team that is further explored the deeper the story goes. While the story is wonderfully told, the reason it ultimately succeeds is because of the memorable cast of characters–standout being Victor, a travelling bard you meet early in the story who is famed across Valandis and whose life experience is an invaluable tool to the party. The events that transpire on this battlefield reverberate through the political intrigue-filled narrative of warring nations and our heroes being caught amongst the chaos.
Your troop of mercenaries have been hired to help liberate the recently overtaken kingdom of Wyrnshire on the continent of Valandis. Off the jump you’re laced into the boots of the main protagonist Glenn, an ace Sky Armor pilot and a key member of the Band of the Iron Bull. More often than not, an RPG is only as good as the tale it weaves, and I am happy to report that the story of Chained Echoes is one you’re going to want to bear witness to. Is drawing from a golden age of role playing games enough for Chained Echoes to stand up to today’s more modern standards, or is it best played with rose-tinted glasses equipped? The retro-inspired RPG comes from the mind of solo developer Matthias Linda. As if falling off of an airship or summoned with meteor Materia, RPG fans were jubilated when Chain Echoes dropped onto the Switch last December.
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