TL;DR: Excellent game in the Fire Emblem genre, in the best ways. Strongly recommended at a lower price point.

I adore Wartile. Only four hours so far, but they're four greatly enjoyed hours, and I am thinking about it outside. Gameplay is realtime with pause, though the pause is just enough to make it very very slow. Characters are differentiated, and enemies are interesting. RPG aspects are there, allowing for interesting combinations of characters, abilities, buffs, and equipment. LoS is a bit of a pain, enough to make the archer character almost unusable for me.

The graphics and audio are a delight for the senses. I know every review mentions this, but they really are. Every set is gorgeous, and the sound is a perfect complement.

TL;DR: Excellent game in the Fire Emblem genre, in the best ways. Strongly recommended at a lower price point. I adore Wartile. Only four hours so far, but they're four greatly enjoyed hours, and I am thinking about it outside. Gameplay is realtime with pause, though the pause is just enough to make it very very slow. Characters are differentiated, and enemies are interesting. RPG aspects are there, allowing for interesting combinations of characters, abilities, buffs, and equipment. LoS is a bit of a pain, enough to make the archer character almost unusable for me. The graphics and audio are a delight for the senses. I know every review mentions this, but they really are. Every set is gorgeous, and the sound is a perfect complement.