2018’s Square Enix-published role-playing gameOctopath Travelerreceived “generally favorable” feedback when it launched, according to review aggregator Metacritic, and RPG enthusiasts seemed to appreciate the game’s unique blend of retro and HD 2D visuals. So when Switch exclusiveTriangle Strategywas announced during a February 2021 Nintendo Direct presentation, many fans were understandably excited. Development of the tactical RPG will be led by Tomoya Asano, theproducer of theOctopath TravelerandBravely Defaultgames, and that gave gamers much to be hopeful for.
A demo ofTriangle Strategywas released simultaneously to the February announcement, revealing much about the game’s story, gameplay, and graphic style.Triangle Strategyseems to have taken inspiration fromFinal Fantasy Tactics,a much loved game that is often held up as a paradigm of tactical RPG goodness. The 50-hour game also features the same HD 2D visual style asOctopath Traveler,while offering a more mature storyline and large-scale dramas.
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Scheduled for release on July 24, 2025, the box art forTriangle Strategywas recently revealed and has a style reminiscent ofOctopath Traveler’scover. However, unlike the illustration for thatSquare Enixgame, which displayed all of the title’s eight main characters, the box art forTriangle Strategyfeatures only Serenoa Wolffort standing on a hill with his back facing the viewer. The box art reveal, according to a post by the officialTriangle StrategyTwitter account, marks the final push before the game’s release.
InTriangle Strategy,Serenoa joins his fiancee Princess Frederica Aesfrost and his childhood friend Roland Glenbrook as three nations struggle for the upper hand in the Saltiron War. Serenoa is heir to House Wolffort and commands a group of warriors in combat that plays out on multi-tiered, gridded battlefields. Using the turn-based system common in tactical RPGs,Triangle Strategyplays similarly toFinal Fantasy Tacticsand should satisfy fans of that game, who have been clamoring for years for are-release ofFinal Fantasy Tacticson newer consoles and a fresh entry in the series.
The excitement forTriangle Strategymay have been dampened somewhat as 2022 dawned, thanks to a New Year letter fromSquare Enix President Yosuke Matsuda that expressed support for NFTs, or non-fungible tokens. The integration of the blockchain technology as another form of monetization in video games has become a subject of much debate in recent months, with some companies in favor and many gamers greatly opposed. Hopefully, the backlash from Matsuda’s endorsement of NFTs will not impactTriangle Strategy’sMarch launch.
