Fuga: Melodies of Steel

released on Jul 28, 2021

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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Can I please shove Wappa in the cannon

The furry child soldiers did indeed invoke strong emotions in me. Quite a big departure from the earlier Little Tail games, but honestly I appreciate it. From a purely mechanical perspective it's the most actually fun of the games, though it goes from platformer to RPG. Since you're all in a tank there's only one target for enemies even though you have 3 people fighting at once, and enemies can do a fair bit of damage, so it does capture the feeling of constantly being on the verge of loss without going into the deliberate unfun territory. Has resource management as a real factor. Compared to the other games, the world/environments aren't as memorable, though I guess being set in a war that's fitting.

this is one of the first strategy rpgs i played and its the best, especially with the warmth the artstyle gives off but it can get cold sometimes