The WhatsNext verdict
For Players who love high-stakes turn-based tactical RPGs with rich emotional narratives and meaningful sacrifice mechanics.: Combat operates as a tense timeline manipulation puzzle where stationing crew members, managing affinities, and budgeting actions are crucial to survival. Tradeoff: The looming pressure of permanent character loss through the Soul Cannon and structured route progression creates a heavy, demanding journey.
What it does best
role-playing (rpg)
simulator
strategy
turn-based strategy (tbs)
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Fuga is set in a war-ravaged world where a village is destroyed by the fascist Berman Empire. Eleven child survivors band together after the attack and board a gigantic tank known as Taranis - a relic of an ancient but technologically-advanced civilization - in order to travel across the dangerous landscape and rescue their families who were taken prisoner. The Taranis houses a super weapon called the Soul Cannon which is capable of immense destruction at the cost of a crew member's life, with the main characters having to choose when and whom to sacrifice in order for the group to reach their destination.
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