Yggdra Union Reviews

Played this on GBA, then PSP, and now my Steam deck. The presentation of this game is probably what stands out the most to me, the way the combatants rush at each other and attack, with the music perfectly timed to match it, has burned itself onto my soul. The gameplay is tricky without being too complicated, and lining up your dudes so they maximize their damage or get the most mileage out of a skill is always satisfying. I have a couple minor gripes: far too often, the game relies on giving enemies plot shields, a lot of "this unit can't die because you haven't reached that part of the fight yet". Additionally, a lot of the items are hard to make use of, often either being useful only for their stats or in incredibly niche situations, plus the durability on the equipment is often woefully low, many hard to acquire items lasting only one to three fights. But hey, I'll never get tired of watching my dudes run the other dudes down, cheering when I get a critical hit or booing when an enemy's skill turns around a fight I should've won. Hopefully this playthrough, I'll actually finish it.

Definitely not a game for perfectionists like myself. You can't get everything/everyone on first playthrough. It's hard to get some items without a walkthrough. Heck, sometimes it's hard even with one. It's like the game dev's intentionally make it near impossible to get. Like an item behind enemy, but if you defeat him the stage ends, so you need special item/class to get past him without winning. Or an item you can get only if you never restarted that map. Or one where you need enough wins on characters to get one, and so on... Other than that the game is a blast, I like the combat, story and improvements on remaster. I played it on GBA and it was hell. Love the insta recall function. Recommend.