Watching carefully laid out plans feels good and watching them fail is just as entertaining. Flanking enemies and covering a partner for a sneak attack are all variable strategies here and work like you’d expect. While games like XCOM focus on duck and cover, Phantom Brigade focuses on movement, favoring run and gun tactics in the encounters. Planning every second of the following 3-5 second turn, then watching it play out like choreography is quite satisfying. This timeline planning gives the gameplay an elegance. Then the game becomes about strategizing and adjusting to the enemy’s plans. If you move your unit out of cover, you can see exactly when the enemy will fire on you. This lets you take your timeline and customize it to meet the enemy’s movements and actions. The unique take is that your characters have a device that allows them to see the future of the enemies’ turn. This allows for you to plot out each action and movement visually as well as manage multiple units at a glance. On the battlefield, each movement and action are displayed on an active timeline. Phantom Brigade is a classic strategy game. This project, while still in development, comes fully featured with a massive amount of content in its campaign and design with still more to come. New to Steam Early Access, it takes a classic mech style game and adds a unique time mechanic to change the gameplay up. Tactical turn based strategy games are not typically my genre but Phantom Brigade is something worth checking out.
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