Prodigy Tactics Reviews

Well... its Unreal Engine, so I already expected this game to be incredibly unoptimized. And to nobody's surprise, it is. Of course it does not give you any option to configure it from the main menu outside of disabling fullscreen and changing the resolution. Theres random freezes and frame drops, no clear indication on how to disable things like the "fast forward" mechanic and sometimes the sound will cut off. The loading times are ABSYMAL, and error messages sometimes don't display any text. The text is super small for such a high resolution and they chose to make it pale colored in a tutorial area that is bright white. With the amount of games I have been meaning to try out lately, such glaring issues are an instant turn off to me even if I only really played for something like 15 minutes. From what I did get to play (like two tutorial missions) I was deeply unimpressed. The game looks nice from the previews but the actual layout of the game "board" is entirely unattractive and frankly boring. The models seem to be what they sunk most of their funds into cause the rest of it just reminds me of a mobile game. The cinematics are a cool touch but with no clear options to tweak graphics they instantly drop ten frames everytime creating a nauseating stutter. This sort of stuff makes it impossible for me to continue on and actually learn the story or how the game works.

Game doesn't work. I've tried to reinstall and multiple things. Always crashes and never gets past the intro screen.

So, they just put up this non-playable on shelve and left it here then why begging $20 and still rotting since 2018? Im getting refunded. I tried to get in creating a new account or offline, this game wont let me then crashed itself. Whats the point of this selling this here for 3 years? Con; Everything Pro; None

Amazing visuals. Weird gameplay though. I tried this after finishing an Xcom 2 campaign that put my hour counter in that up to 933. I was drawn to this game because, well, tactics. They put it in the name. I just couldn't get into it though. Fights are a series of beautiful cinematic animations that get repetitive after the second or third time. I mean, crazy movie-esque cinematics, just for regular attacks. It seemed like there's some depth/strategy to the gameplay but after the 2nd of 5 tutorials I was out of patience, it's too slow paced and repetitive. Absolutely gorgeous game though. I'm disappointed that it wasn't for me.

This game might have had potential. The system was interesting at first, i liked the characters and i wanted to discover the single player story. But the game keeps on crashing or hanging. Sometimes, it's a blueprint crash in the middle of the fight, but most of the time, it's just the game hanging on a "waiting for opponent turn" message while i'm playing offline single player campaign. I restarted the same fight 4 times to that same result. So this is where i give up and i suggest you might want to avoid the title. It has been abandoned before it could reach its potential. No amount of trying to make it work will change that unfortunately.

The game crashes non stop. There is no fix and no dev response.

The game had a strong start with some bugs. I reported bugs as it was early access at the time. THEY WERE GAME BREAKING AND NEVER ADDRESSED! I am incredibly disappointed with the route this game went because it had some serious promise.

What can I say about this game that hasn't already been said? Alot. In order... 1 - Graphics - This is what attracted me to the game in the first place. The graphics are simply gorgeous. They are a delight to behold, even at lower resolutions, and if you are fortunate enough to have a 4k monitor you will be amazed at the animations, the color, the detail - everything. At HD levels they are still far above the par that any game has set for your brain intake. Quite simply, looking at this game is like... making love to your eyes. Yes it looks that good (sorry for the GRAPHIC description :P ) 2 - Characters - The core of any game that is in this genre is it's characters. Are they memorable? Are there any single characters that just make you want to say, "Nah, that's for n00b's", or "I've seen enough of him\her"? With Prodigy Tactics, the characters are as memorable as they are diverse. Each has a background that is as well writen as any RPG character could be. They each have a story, a motivation, and each is wildly different from the other. I don't want to spoil any surprises, but lets just say that if you locked Dr. Seuss, Jim Henson, and a vial of LSD in a room you STILL wouldn't be able to come up with better and more imaginative characters then they have. Which leads nicely to... 3 - Variety - Not a single character is like another. They do have "fucntions" which may be similar (IE - Gaurdians, Attackers, Supporters), but the way they act, look, and sound are so unique from one another that it is almost like the best brains in the business came up with a character each and then accidentally discovered eachothers e-mail addresses and said "Hey - lets stick these dudes in a game!". Yup. They ARE that different! 4 - Uniqueness And Depth - The gameplay will be familiar enough to feel comfortable playing for the first time, but different enough so that you don't say, "Oh - another one of these!". There are many aspects to this game which bring a fresh breeze to a stale genre of "Ye olden chess like game that hath fancy moves". The gameplay is simple enough for a child to learn, but deep enough for Stephen Hawkins (and if you are him, I formally challange you to a game. The winner gets a lifetime supply of Playboys - I heard you have enough Penthouses already (if you don't get this joke, just do a little biography on him at another bet he made)) to... errr... Hawk at. Sorry Mr. Hawkins, but it's not like I choose your name. In all fairness, you didn't either, but still. Back to the point. The theory is a simple one - the board is made of 24 circles, 12 per player, 3 rows deep, 4 circles on each row. You put characters down on circles, and then they attack other characters. When you kill a character, it counts as a point. The first person to get to 3 points wins. Simple? Not quite. Throw in things like turning the playing circles from nuetral to harmony or dissonence that altar gameplay, call in support in the form of backup characters, bond team-mates together for attack or defense, PLUS characters have more then just one move available to them, and much, much more! Yes, this game is unique enough to attract beginners, but deep enough to make Bobby Fischer say that "Prodigy Tactics is ALIVE!" and challange Boris Spassky to a game of Prodigy without disagreeing on rules AND have the pressure of a couple thousand nuclear warheads without a sweat (I hope I am throwing in enough weird references for you all). It's THAT good. 5 - Sound - The sound is as memorable as - well - all of the above. It matches the games other incredible qualities perfectly. You know how memorable Darth Vadar's voice, sound, and lightsaber were the first time you heard them? Those are the sound effects. The music? When it's used, it's as apropos as the "Jaws" theme is when you see a shark, or "Ode To Joy" when you get a job promotion. It isn't over or underdone - it is like that bear's porridge that's juuuust right. But don't worry, you won't get eaten if you play this game. *DISCLAIMER* YOU MAY GET EATEN IF YOU PLAY THIS GAME 6 - Interface - This game is not only on PC but it is coming to Nintendo Switch - and perhaps other platforms as well. I just mention that because while the mouse functions perfectly well, the game just BEGS for a touchscreen interface. If you have a touchscreen monitor, you are in violation of a new federal law if you do not buy this game. Everything just WORKS, it's intuitive, and user friendly like the original I-Pod was when you touched it for the first time. It is THAT good with a touchscreen! 7 - WHY ARE YOU STILL READING THIS?! - If you have read this far, you are obviously interested, so why not download the demo and find out for yourself what you've been missing out on? And then buy a copy of the game! Heck, go crazy and buy 3 copies! Buy them for your friends. Or buy them for strangers and then suddenly you will HAVE friends! To get the Demo go to this link https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?url=https://steamdb.info/app/630000/ and click on the button that says "free" - THIS DEMO IS OLD AND OUT OF DATE, BUT MAY GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT I'M HONKING ON ABOUT!!! Bottem Line BUY THIS GAME TO BECOME THE EMPEROR OF THE ETHERWEB!

Prodigy Tactics feels a little like wasted potential. It has absolutely gorgeous animations and a cool looking set of characters, but the game is about as deep as something you would play on your phone. It is just so shallow and low on "tactics" ironically enough that it doesn't feel like its worth playing because once you finish a couple missions...thats it. you've seen all it has to offer. I think it's a cool game, but only buy it on a sale.

This game is dead. Multiplayer is dead. Trying to launch single player ends with fatal error and game crashes. Hell even tutorial is bugged - you get locked on one of tutorials when trying to summon an ally and the only action you can take is abort the mission. This is a cash grab at this stage. AVOID LIKE PLAGUE.