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It's already been rather an breathtaking period successful the satellite of video games, and if Sonic and Pokémon weren't already capable Square Enix has besides contiguous released Tactics Ogre: Reborn, based connected the classical bid of the aforesaid name.

We've already had immoderate affirmative aboriginal impressions and present we've got a circular up of the reviews covering each versions of the game. Our ain Nintendo Life reappraisal volition beryllium showing up successful the adjacent aboriginal arsenic well. So support an oculus retired for that!

Our sister tract Push Square, focused connected each things PlayStation, gave the crippled 8 retired of 10 stars:

"The strategy RPG genre owes a batch to the Tactics Ogre franchise, which is filled with lesser titles trying to recreate adjacent a fraction of its winning formula. The acquisition that lies astatine the bosom of Tactics Ogre: Reborn has stood the trial of clip admirably and, acknowledgment to the swathe of intelligent tweaks and quality-of-life improvements introduced, volition apt stay astatine the caput of the battalion for years to come."

Another 1 of our friends VG247 said this caller mentation was "even better", awarding it 5/5:

"In a satellite wherever we've seen Square Enix autumn down with remasters (examples see the lacklustre Final Fantasy Pixel Remasters and the egregious Kingdom Hearts connected Switch), Tactics Ogre: Reborn highlights thing peculiar – a alteration of the guard, truthful to speak, that bodes remarkably good for the remainder of the publisher's classical RPG oeuvre."

Mako Reactor awarded the crippled an outstanding 9.5 retired of 10 stars, besides highlighting however bully the strategy felt connected a definite different handheld platforms (we're definite it'll construe good to the Switch then):

"Tactics Ogre: Reborn connected PC is an indispensable for tactical RPG fans with its heavy gameplay, tons of customization, superlative soundtrack, and with however astonishing it feels connected Steam Deck. It took Square Enix a agelong clip to bring Tactics Ogre back, and I'm gladsome we got specified a large mentation of it."

Our pals astatine Eurogamer called it a "terrific revival" and praised the latest version:

"Even if you don't play this version, it's a crippled you should decidedly play."

And the folks astatine RPGFan were conscionable arsenic taken with it - awarding the rubric 9.5/10:

"Tactics Ogre: Reborn is hugely palmy successful its goals to modernise an admittedly aged game...it’s a pleasant astonishment to spot Square Enix putting truthful overmuch delicate attraction into each facet. Think of it similar an aged house. It needed dusting; it has archetypal play features that necessitate a circumstantial wood stain, truthful it doesn’t rot. Square Enix has fixed this location a thorough renovation, utilizing the close tools for each occupation and restoring the lustre you retrieve it having erstwhile you were young(er). In the discourse of this game, it’s a large victory, but it besides makes maine privation they’d enactment truthful overmuch effort into different caller remasters."

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