Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix

 Switch
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6.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8

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  1. night4
    Nov 23, 2018
    6
    TLDR - It's ok. Worth getting if and only if you're into tactical strategy games like FFT.

    Pros: - It's a tactical strategy game on the Switch. There aren't many. - There are some awesome combos like getting your Berserker to low life for the massive attack boost, then keeping him alive with another character's immunity or covering skill. - Crafting can make a character a bit    TLDR - It's ok. Worth getting if and only if you're into tactical strategy games like FFT.

    Pros:

    - It's a tactical strategy game on the Switch. There aren't many.

    - There are some awesome combos like getting your Berserker to low life for the massive attack boost, then keeping him alive with another character's immunity or covering skill.

    - Crafting can make a character a bit op, but not so much that it destroys the fun.

    - You can respec skills

    - Combat is fun

    Cons:

    - The game doesn't warn you that your seemingly casual conversation choice halfway through the game decides on your path from that point on, including what characters will join you. I had to go back to choose the other path because I hated the characters in the first path I took.

    - Can't create characters

    - Hardly any new abilities

    - Some of the music is too short for battles, leading to repeating too much

    - Some terrible translation/dialogue like an officer saying "don't look a gift horse in the mouth." It doesn't work unless that character always talks like he's from the south for some reason... and he doesn't. It would still be out of place in this FFT/GoT-type medieval plot of betrayals and castles.

    - Sometimes characters leave for several battles, and when they come back, they just get oneshot because they haven't been gaining xp. One of my guys is almost useless because of this.

    Overall, I liked it, I'm just really disappointed that there's hardly anything new. I think it's time for these guys to come up with an entirely new game.    … Expand
  2. darkgeekrocker
    Dec 2, 2018
    9
    this is an awesome game if you have a final fantasy tactics itch like i do. for under $15, your looking at about 40 hours of game play with 2 story run throughs. the game isn't perfect. but, again, its $15 and from a small team. the story is sorta generic, but enjoyable, like anime has been lately. i hope to see this team go all out in the future with a $30 or $60 game with alot morethis is an awesome game if you have a final fantasy tactics itch like i do. for under $15, your looking at about 40 hours of game play with 2 story run throughs. the game isn't perfect. but, again, its $15 and from a small team. the story is sorta generic, but enjoyable, like anime has been lately. i hope to see this team go all out in the future with a $30 or $60 game with alot more content and branching skills.… Expand

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64

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 8 out of 8
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  1. RPG Fan
    Feb 18, 2020
    73
    Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix is a serviceable SRPG that brings little new to the table but might satisfy an old-school itch.
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  2. Switch Player
    Jan 16, 2019
    60
    Mercenaries Wings: The False Phoenix is a fun, tactical game that is ultimately let down by its stereotypical, plain characters and a dull storyline. Fans who appreciate strategy should give it a try, but shouldn’t get their hopes up for anything beyond the game being 'good'.
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  3. RPG Site
    Nov 27, 2018
    50
    There’s not much to engage the player here--almost everything about the game is completely average. I wouldn’t say Mercenaries Wings is a bad game, it’s simply difficult to recommend spending your time playing it when there other, more polished games. If you’re an SRPG nut that’s starved for new games then Mercenaries Wings might be the game you’re looking for, but otherwise, I’d spend your time elsewhere.
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