Prodigy Tactics
- September 28, 2018
- Hanakai Studio
Get on SteamProdigy Tactics is a turn-based strategy game with RPG elements. Players collect and command a team of heroes, each with unique abilities and stats, in tactical battles against AI or other players. The game features vibrant graphics and a variety of game modes, including single-player campaigns and PvP. Customization options and a deep progression system add to the game's replayability.
PC
Windows
Reviews
- The graphics and character designs are beautiful, showcasing impressive animations and art assets.
- The game has potential with unique gameplay mechanics, such as the harmony and dissonance system, which adds depth to the strategy.
- Some players find the game enjoyable and believe it could improve with future updates and content additions.
- The game is plagued with bugs and crashes, making it largely unplayable and frustrating for many users.
- It feels unfinished and abandoned, with a lack of meaningful content and updates since its early access release.
- The gameplay is often described as slow, repetitive, and lacking in depth, leading to a disappointing experience for players.
- graphics39 mentions
- 62 % positive mentions
- 31 % neutral mentions
- 8 % negative mentions
The graphics of the game are widely praised for their beauty and fluid animations, often described as top-notch and visually stunning. However, many users note that the game suffers from bugs and performance issues that detract from the overall experience, and some express a desire for more graphical settings to enhance performance. While the visuals are a major draw, the game's content and gameplay pacing receive mixed feedback, indicating that the graphics are its strongest aspect but not enough to fully compensate for other shortcomings.
“The graphics are beautiful and the animations are fluid and very enjoyable to look at.”
“I've just got to start this review by gushing over the gorgeous visuals that are on display here.”
“The graphics are simply gorgeous.”
“The cinematics are a cool touch, but with no clear options to tweak graphics, they instantly drop ten frames every time, creating a nauseating stutter.”
“Graphics and sound effects are cool, but buggy, laggy, and, most importantly, not immersive.”
“While the character design and animations are done really well and look beautiful, the environment graphics are kind of bad.”
- gameplay30 mentions
- 33 % positive mentions
- 50 % neutral mentions
- 17 % negative mentions
The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with some players appreciating its unique mechanics and depth, while others criticize it for being slow-paced, repetitive, and unpolished. Many users noted the beautiful graphics and character designs but expressed frustration with clunky mechanics and technical issues like freezes and sound cuts. Overall, while there is potential for improvement, the current state of gameplay leaves much to be desired.
“Fun game, beautiful graphics, interesting gameplay.”
“The gameplay feels like a real tactical figures game and the characters are diverse and interesting.”
“There's plenty of promise, beautiful models, and it has a pretty unique turn-based gameplay that I personally enjoyed.”
“There's a convoluted attack/defense posturing mechanic that dominates the overall strategy game here... it doesn't really work.”
“There's random freezes and frame drops, no clear indication on how to disable things like the 'fast forward' mechanic and sometimes the sound will cut off.”
“Gameplay gets very repetitive and boring after you've played it for a bit, now the fact remains that it is still an early access game, so features in-game can be set to change at any moment, the game has huge potential based on what I've seen of it so far, but I can't really recommend it as of now.”
- story28 mentions
- 11 % positive mentions
- 79 % neutral mentions
- 11 % negative mentions
The story aspect of the game has received overwhelmingly negative feedback, with many players criticizing its poor writing, numerous bugs, and lack of engaging content. While some users express a desire for a more developed narrative and character backstories, the current execution is marred by spelling errors and technical issues that render the story mode largely unplayable. Overall, players feel that the game fails to deliver a compelling story, leaving it feeling shallow and incomplete.
“The system was interesting at first; I liked the characters and I wanted to discover the single-player story.”
“Prodigy Tactics has big potential; great work is put into the visual and story sides of the game, and you can see it all on the game forum.”
“They each have a story, a motivation, and each is wildly different from the other.”
“The writing and story is painfully bad.”
“This game is not worth it, it only scammed the community. I paid 20 bucks for it one year ago; it was interesting at first but it got buggy. I waited a year for the story mode and for bug fixes and game updates that would make the game worth its money, but I got nothing more than a below chess-like game that even a monkey could develop better in less time.”
“Great visuals, and interesting combat, but largely unplayable because of a number of bugs blocking my progress, especially in the story mode.”
- stability5 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game's stability is heavily criticized, with users reporting numerous bugs, random freezes, frame drops, and issues with the mouse cursor. Despite appealing graphics and sound effects, the overall experience is marred by poor design and a lack of meaningful updates, leading to frustration among players who feel scammed for their investment.
“It's a buggy and poorly designed mess of a turn-based tactical strategy game with RPG elements... with great looking assets and nothing else going for it.”
“There are random freezes and frame drops, no clear indication on how to disable things like the 'fast forward' mechanic, and sometimes the sound will cut off.”
“Graphics and sound effects are cool, but buggy, laggy, and, most importantly, not immersive.”
- character development5 mentions
- 60 % positive mentions
- 40 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The character development in the game is highly praised for its stunning designs and animations, which are considered the main attraction. However, while the characters themselves are interesting, the overall gameplay and environmental graphics do not receive the same level of acclaim.
“Character design is amazing and is what essentially attracted me to the game in the first place; each character is interesting in their own way.”
“I really like the character designs and the animations.”
“This game is really beautiful; I love the character designs and the animations.”
- music3 mentions
- 67 % positive mentions
- -33 % neutral mentions
- 67 % negative mentions
The music in the game is generally considered good but tends to become dull over time, with players expressing a desire for more engaging and intense tracks to enhance the overall experience.
“The music is good, but it probably needs some work to keep it engaging over time.”
“More music would make the experience a bit more intense and engaging.”
“More music, maybe something that makes it a bit more engaging and intense.”
“The music?”
- monetization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The monetization strategy of the game is perceived as a cash grab, with limited player support and engagement despite extensive marketing efforts.
“This is a cash grab at this stage.”
“Even after rollouts, sales, and advertising, very few people support or play the game.”
- optimization2 mentions
- 0 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game suffers from significant optimization issues, largely attributed to its use of Unreal Engine, leading to a convoluted system that detracts from the overall experience.
“Well... it's Unreal Engine, so I already expected this game to be incredibly unoptimized.”
“A convoluted system and a poorly optimized engine.”
