Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga won’t win any awards for originality, neither for its story nor for gameplay. It’s also a bit of a visual mess because of how poorly the different art styles mesh together -although your mileage may vary on this- but the end product is still pretty great.
Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
Dancing Dragon Games · Jun 10, 2022
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Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!
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8.3
Critic reviews
- 8.1The heart of this genre is enjoying the subtle interactions between game mechanics, customizing your characters, and tweaking their equipment list. It doesn't matter much if the story's not the best when I thought, halfway through the game, that I'd explore some set of build options next time through. I hadn't even finished and I knew I'd play it again.
- 8.0I really enjoyed Symphony of War. The more I played it, the more I fell in love with the mechanics, the character progression, and the tactical gameplay features offered. Do I wish the narrative ensnared me more than it could have? Of course, but while it can be a detriment, it doesn’t harm the experience overly.
- 8.6I was pleasantly surprised with the time I spent playing this SRPG. In many ways, it draws from classic heavyweights of the genre, but it also has more than enough substance to stand on its own. There’s certainly a lot to uncover and do throughout a playthrough, and it also has moderate replay value given the ways player choice alters certain narrative events. Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga is an adventure fans of tactical RPGs might want to keep an eye on.
- 9.0The sound design is supported by an old fashioned art design that gets the job done. Sometimes it looks like a very attractive GBA game and sometimes the portraits are distractingly higher res than the character models. Classic game weirdness! And that’s the thing- Symphony of War doesn’t get perfect marks across the board. But it adds up to more than a sum of its parts. Once you start noticing how elegantly all of Symphony of War’s systems interact, you’ll never be able to go back.
- 8.0Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga is an impressive new IP to the SRPG space and one that the creator, Phil Hamilton, has a lot of plans for. He already has ambitions in place for its sequel and beyond, and I can’t wait to see how this series continues to grow. Judging from the reception so far on Steam, and the support that it’s getting, I don’t think I’m the only one!
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