Brigandine Abyss Reviews
Brigandine Abyss is a pawsitively deep strategy RPG with plenty of content, fantastic music, and deep army customization. Its dated visuals, lengthy battles, and questionable battle decisions make the road to conquest a bit bumpy, but there’s still plenty of strategic fun to sink your claws into.
This is not a title that will reach everyone, but for those it clicks with, it is an instant guilty pleasure that will keep them coming back time after time for just one more campaign.
I had a good time with Brigandine Abyss, but that comes with a lot of caveats. It’s not for everyone—SRPGs rarely are—but more than that, its story never gave me much reason to care about the world or its characters, and its presentation belongs to the early 2010s. What kept me playing was just how good the game’s strategy elements are, especially the amount of time I could spend putting my armies together and figuring out how to get the most out of them. There are plenty of things I wish Abyss did better, but fortunately, it’s very fun to play.
Among all its positive qualities, the greatest thing Brigandine Abyss did for me was reinforce my passion for strategy RPGs, delivering gameplay that demands dedication and time to process information—all while managing a map where territory was constantly expanding!
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Brigandyne Abyss is a decidedly unconventional tactical JRPG that combines gameplay similar to a highly simplified grand strategy game with turn-based battlefield battles, where you lead one of the six factions in the game. Six years after the release of the previous installment, the Brigandine saga returns, offering excellent replay value and a particular focus on tactical variables on the battlefield. It’s just a shame about a few narrative flaws, as the story tends to drag and cram in far too many characters without ever developing them properly. The interface could also have used some streamlining, as players are too often overwhelmed by information. However, these are flaws that do not undermine the game’s value; it manages to captivate and entertain with a more than solid gameplay experience.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Brigandine Abyss is a delightful blend of tactics and grand strategy, allowing for massive wars between unicorns and fairies to be played out.
BRIGANDINE ABYSS is one of the most comprehensive and well-crafted turn-based RPGs of recent years, thanks to its strategic depth, variety, campaigns with diverse objectives, and a respectful revival of the series.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Brigandine Abyss is a game uninterested in its player, so all that's left for me is to set it aside for one that is.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review