Natural Doctrine

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Natural Doctrine a challenging strategy title which features cross-play and cross-save. The games sets out to test your ability to conquer the evils that lurk in the sprawling networks of mines and ruins in the areas surrounding the fortress city of Feste.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Audience ScoreBased on 0 reviews

graphics3 negative mentions

Unique and complex battle system that offers a satisfying challenge for tactical RPG fans.
Solid skill tree system that promotes experimentation and strategic depth.
Cross-play and cross-save features allow for convenient gameplay across multiple platforms.

Overly complex mechanics and a confusing user interface hinder the overall experience.
Unfair and artificially inflated difficulty leads to frustrating gameplay and frequent trial and error.
Dated visuals and a lack of engaging story or characters detract from immersion.

gameplay
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
43%
14%
43%
The gameplay of the game is characterized by its challenging mechanics that can lead to rewarding victories, but it is often marred by frustrating defeats due to overly complex rules and a slow pacing that hampers progress. Players note a lack of strategic choice due to maps designed with single solutions, and the user interface is described as confusing, contributing to a tedious experience. While there are elements that promote experimentation, the overall execution leaves many feeling that the gameplay is more frustrating than enjoyable.
- “[Difficult gameplay leads to some rewarding victories, a fresh new take on tactical RPGs, solid skill tree system that promotes experimentation, seamless use of cross-play/cross-save.]”
- “[Complex turn-based system, focuses on gameplay as opposed to story, not afraid of being different.]”
- “[Difficult gameplay leads to a lot of frustrating defeats, overly complex mechanics and rules, maps designed with single solutions means less strategic choice, slow pacing and no mid-battle saves means lots of replays with little progress.]”
- “Difficult gameplay leads to a lot of frustrating defeats, overly complex mechanics and rules, maps designed with single solutions mean less strategic choice, slow pacing and no mid-battle saves result in many replays with little progress.”
- “With its unfair gameplay and messy combat, Natural Doctrine is nothing more than a tedious, rage-inducing nightmare.”
- “Ugly game with a makeshift facelift for PS4, aesthetic disconnect between anime renderings of the world and in-game renderings, complicated for the sake of being complicated battle mechanics, useless tutorial, slow plodding battle sequences that feel like they are never going to end (even with a fast forward button), disconnected battlefields that break any sense of immersion and are better left in the PS1 era.”
graphics
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
25%
75%
The graphics of the game have been widely criticized for being outdated and unattractive, with many reviewers describing them as "ugly" and reminiscent of the PS1 era. There is a noted aesthetic disconnect between the anime-style renderings and the in-game visuals, contributing to a lack of immersion. Overall, the presentation is considered bare-bones and unappealing, further detracting from the gaming experience.
- “Ugly game with a makeshift face-lift for PS4, aesthetic disconnect between anime renderings of the world and in-game renderings, disconnected battlefields that break any sense of immersion and are better left in the PS1 era.”
- “Bare-bones presentation, butt ugly graphics, hugely obnoxious and repetitive battle voice acting.”
- “Dated visuals, no sense of direction.”
story
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
The story aspect of the game has been criticized for being convoluted and lacking engaging characters, often feeling disposable and secondary to gameplay. Players noted that the narrative is bogged down by excessive information and frustrating trial-and-error mechanics, which detract from the overall experience. While the game features a complex turn-based system, it prioritizes gameplay over a compelling story, leading to a disjointed and tedious narrative experience.
- “The story feels disposable and unavoidable, overshadowed by the artificially inflated difficulty.”
- “The interface and animations make battles more arduous than necessary, detracting from the overall narrative experience.”
- “The game focuses more on gameplay than on story, which leaves the narrative feeling underdeveloped.”
music
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
50%
150%
The music in the game has received mixed reviews; while some users appreciate it as a "pretty good" addition that enhances the experience, others find it forgettable and derivative, contributing to an overall sense of disconnection from the game's aesthetic.
- “Unique take on turn-based strategy, pretty good music, a great challenge for tactics fans.”
- “Forgettable and derivative soundtrack.”
- “Drab voice over that sounds like it was literally phoned in.”
- “Aesthetic disconnect between anime renderings of the world and in-game renderings.”
grinding
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
300%
Players find the grinding in Natural Doctrine to be frustrating and tedious, exacerbated by unfair gameplay and chaotic combat mechanics that lead to a negative gaming experience.
- “With its unfair gameplay and messy combat, Natural Doctrine is nothing more than a tedious, rage-inducing nightmare.”
- “The grinding in this game feels endless and repetitive, making it hard to stay engaged.”
- “I found myself stuck in a loop of grinding for hours without any real progress or enjoyment.”