Battle Chasers: Nightwar

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 112 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 81 out of 112
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 112
  3. Negative: 15 out of 112
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  1. facepwnage
    May 28, 2018
    7
    A unique but flawed experience. Battle chasers has a lot of good going for it. Fun engaging game play, memorable well voiced characters, and a fun aesthetic design play in it's favor. Other aspects like poor optimization, archaic RPG mechanics, and a lackluster story keep this game from being one of the greats.

    Combat is where this game truly shines. the overcharge mechanic makes    A unique but flawed experience. Battle chasers has a lot of good going for it. Fun engaging game play, memorable well voiced characters, and a fun aesthetic design play in it's favor. Other aspects like poor optimization, archaic RPG mechanics, and a lackluster story keep this game from being one of the greats.

    Combat is where this game truly shines. the overcharge mechanic makes for a unique engaging experience that will keep you enticed through the 30+ hours of the campaign. A lack of passive character leveling however; means you are essentially forced into picking 3 of the 6 party members to play through the whole game. Characters not in combat gain zero experience and the only way to swap active party members is to return to the hub area and manually add them to the roster. Leveling your bench warmer amounts to pointless grinding unfortunately.

    The Music doesn't have any tracks that truly stand out, but the score fits the aesthetic of the game well enough. Character designs are unique and memorable with a quality cast of actors to boot. The design aesthetic is well presented, reminding me of Super Mario meets Diablo 3 but with JRPG mechanics. The story is extremely minimal with no real character growth and a mostly generic plot told in the form of comic stripes and bits of text lore found in the games 8 dungeons.

    The truly annoying part of Battle Chasers on the Nintendo Switch were the technical issues that persisted through out my play through. A lack of optimization meant ever present frame drops/skips especially in combat. There were 6 crashes over the course of my campaign, and loading screens would tend to freeze for extended periods of time. Perhaps it was better optimized on other systems as i know the developer had issues with porting this to the Switch, but these problems hampered my enjoyment of the game.

    Overall however; i had fun playing Battle Chasers Nightwar. The Combat and well paced mechanics mostly make up for the short comings otherwise present. I hope to see a continuation of the series as i do see the potential here. with a bit more polish and a more fleshed out story this series has potential to be a truly memorable experience.    … Expand
  2. DreamCore
    Aug 7, 2018
    6
    Pros:

    * Art style is nice. Cons: * There is not much of a story to speak of. * The overworld is too linear and "on-rails" * Music is bad to non-existing. Is there even battle music in this game? I really can't remember. It's safe to say that this game doesn't have any music that will stick in your head. * The game feels very "grindy" since there are so few cutscenes and story    Pros:

    * Art style is nice.

    Cons:

    * There is not much of a story to speak of.
    * The overworld is too linear and "on-rails"
    * Music is bad to non-existing. Is there even battle music in this game? I really can't remember. It's safe to say that this game doesn't have any music that will stick in your head.
    * The game feels very "grindy" since there are so few cutscenes and story moments to break it up.
    * The dungeons feel too similar and are too small. You could have run through them in 5 minutes had they not been littered with enemies around every corner.
    * You can only have 3 characters at the same time in the team and combat is pretty boring in general since you end up using the exact same abilities every fight, meaning it get's old fast.    … Expand
  3. SappyNoypi
    Sep 29, 2018
    7
    Awesome art, great gameplay, good characters. But the story was so cookie cutter, I struggled to continue playing it. It was boring. Just go there, kill that, then do the same thing, until you reveal the whole map. If it wasn't for that, I would have given it an 8.
  4. Grunty
    Sep 1, 2018
    7
    Nice graphics and good rpg, but overall grinding for xps is a bit boring at some points, and a lot of fights are repetitive and not challenging. A few bugs and crashes also but nothing to be too frighten for.
  5. karmic_devil
    May 6, 2021
    5
    Someone once told me that Final Fantasy XIII was a great game after the tutorial. When I looked up how long the tutorial lasts, I read it was about 25 hours. I'll never know if it's a good game because I'm not playing a tutorial for 25 hours.

    I've been playing Battle Chasers: Nightwar for 3 hours. I do not care about the incredibly shallow characters. The combat is repetitive and the    Someone once told me that Final Fantasy XIII was a great game after the tutorial. When I looked up how long the tutorial lasts, I read it was about 25 hours. I'll never know if it's a good game because I'm not playing a tutorial for 25 hours.

    I've been playing Battle Chasers: Nightwar for 3 hours. I do not care about the incredibly shallow characters. The combat is repetitive and the breadcrumbs they have given of the story so far have done little to hook me into this world.

    Every review I could find for Battle Chasers Nightwar said it's a great game. But like Final Fantasy XIII, I'll never know. There are simply too many great games that don't ask me to wait for it to become fun. And I'd rather spend my time on one of those.    … Expand
  6. nepatriots32
    May 25, 2020
    7
    Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a decent JRPG that doesn't really do anything too unique. It's enjoyable enough and provides a relatively standard JRPG experience, but it's honestly a bit pricey for what you get. It's close enough to being a full-price game without quite having the necessary polish and content for the $40 price tag. If you can get it on sale, which seems to happen every fewBattle Chasers: Nightwar is a decent JRPG that doesn't really do anything too unique. It's enjoyable enough and provides a relatively standard JRPG experience, but it's honestly a bit pricey for what you get. It's close enough to being a full-price game without quite having the necessary polish and content for the $40 price tag. If you can get it on sale, which seems to happen every few months, then I'd recommend picking it up if you're a fan of JRPGs. However, if you haven't played any other JRPGs on the Switch yet, then there are cheaper options that are just as good or better and more expensive/similarly priced options that are significantly better in terms of quality and content. If you're not a fan of JRPGs, though, I doubt this game will do anything to change your mind.… Expand
  7. awagam34
    Jan 4, 2021
    5
    5/10
    FABUŁA
    Ważną rzeczą dla gier JRPG jest fabuła. W tym przypadku mamy do czynienia z dość infantylną, mało wyrazistą przygodą. Historia zdaje się współgrać ze stylistyką graficzną, zdaje się być przeznaczona dla młodszego odbiorcy. Podążając za fabułą czułem się jakbym oglądał bajkę z jetixa z japońskimi korzeniami. GRAFIKA Komiksowo wyglądająca oprawa graficzna idealnie pasuje do    5/10
    FABUŁA
    Ważną rzeczą dla gier JRPG jest fabuła. W tym przypadku mamy do czynienia z dość infantylną, mało wyrazistą przygodą. Historia zdaje się współgrać ze stylistyką graficzną, zdaje się być przeznaczona dla młodszego odbiorcy. Podążając za fabułą czułem się jakbym oglądał bajkę z jetixa z japońskimi korzeniami.
    GRAFIKA
    Komiksowo wyglądająca oprawa graficzna idealnie pasuje do tej produkcji. Ciekawe, kolorowe, magiczne lokacje, przerysowane postacie "narysowane" bardzo przyjemną komiksową kreską wyglądają PRAWIE ZAWSZE świetnie. Jedynym momentem kiedy postacie wyglądają słabo, są umiejętności "zrywu" Model podczas wykonywania ich wyglądają jak plastikowe lalki z teksturami w niskiej rozdzielczości.
    DUBBING
    Polski dubbing jest beznadziejny. Postacie często wypowiadają swoje kwestie bez życia, co potrafi wybić z imersji. Dodatkowo jest wiele błędów jeżeli chodzi o wymowę nazw własnych. Jeden aktor czyta tak, inny czyta inaczej. Jeżeli już chcecie zagrać w Battle Chasers: Nightwar polecam zostać przy oryginalnym angielskim języku.
    SYSTEM WALKI
    System walki jest zrobiony poprawnie. Można pokombinować z kombinacjami drużyny,
    konkretnymi taktykami na starcia itp. Problemem jest tylko to, że walki jest dość sporo i może się ona szybko znudzić, szczególnie jeżeli nie będziemy urozmaicać sobie rozgrywki o częste zmiany członków drużyny.
    GRIND
    W poprzednim akapicie wspominałem o dużej ilości walk. ♥♥♥♥, że żeby podążać za głównym wątkiem fabularny, często musimy dobijać lvle podczas niesamowicie nudnych walk w terenie tylko to pogarsza. Zdarzało się, że podczas gry czułem się jak w jakimś tanim MMORPG. Zdaje sobie sprawę, że grind jest typowy dla JRPGów, ale tu jest go trochę za dużo. W połączenie z dość słabym skalowaniem się poziomu trudności(na początku jest dziecinnie łatwo, po 10 godzinach możemy mieć problem z pokonaniem przeciwnika na tym samym poziomie) daje to naprawdę nieprzyjemne growe doświadczenie, do którego ciężko się wraca.    … Expand

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. Cubed3
    Jul 9, 2018
    80
    Battle Chasers: Nightwar on Nintendo Switch is a highly engrossing experience, which JRPG fans, raised on the likes of Final Fantasy and Suikoden, will savour every minute of. In interactive form, Joe Madureria's universe has been brought to life in a whole new way. Strengthening and upgrading its endearing characters is a very enjoyable process. The world is atmospherically rich and aesthetically gorgeous, and is supported by a great soundtrack and voice acting.
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  2. Nintendo Insider
    Jun 25, 2018
    80
    Take a moment to step back and appreciate Battle Chasers: Nightwar as a whole, and, looking beyond the game’s clear inspirations, it strikes out with enough of its own identity to deliver a stirring and memorable adventure. There’s still some room for improvement, especially in the unavoidable grind as you reach your quest’s later stages, but it is a promising start for Airship Syndicate that has made me excited to see what comes next.
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  3. Gaming Nexus
    Jun 20, 2018
    85
    Battle Chasers: Nightware is pretty typical as far as turn based RPGs go, but its tight combat, beautiful production values and faithfulness to its source material make it worth checking out on Switch.
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