Review: Fort Triumph (Steam)

A strategy game combining the turn-based combat of XCOM with the world exploration of HOMM. Build towns, collect artifacts, improve your heroes, and influence your tactical surroundings using physics!

Pros:

• Nice bright hand-drawn graphics.
• 3013mb download size.
• Steam achievements.
• 12 save slots.
• Four difficulties-easy/normal/classic/legendary.
• Local co-op support.
• Game speed for battles/world map and battle Ai sliders.
• Tutorial-on/off.
• Controller support.
• Permadeath-on/off.
• Nice hand-drawn cut-scenes.
• Four factions-Human/Restful dead/Forest Utopia/Goblins. Each plays unique and if you are feeling lucky, random is an option.
• Turn-based strategy gameplay.
• X-Com influenced gameplay.
• Save when you want.
• Your town- play the game earn coins and build buildings/guild management/item management/new strategies unlock.
• Hit/damage chance shown on attacks beforehand.
• Play how you want.
• World map-free roam, uncovers as you move, you can see encounters, loot, etc.
• Clear easy to use AP (action points) system that shows what you would use with your actions.
• Overwatch-if you have enough AP left you will automatically go into overwatch. (overwatch is where you have a cone of sight and if an enemy enters the cone you shoot).
• When selecting abilities/attacks you get a preview video of it.
• Pop up text of damage etc.
• Enemies may drop loot.
• Very enjoyable.
• Earn EXP, level up, and put points into your skill tree and this can be done whilst in a game.
• Team attacks and opportunity attacks, possible to combo attacks together.
• Terrain-you can knock/break it over and use it as a makeshift cover or even have it land on enemies.
• Cool over the shoulder kills hot animation.
• It feels and plays light.
• Decent cheerful soundtrack.

Cons:

• Using the controller in menus can be confusing as it doesn’t always highlight options.
• I couldn’t see a way to skip a single player’s turn.
• Pop-ups can get in the way.
• RNG heavy.
• No voice work.
• The camera can zoom in/out and miss the action.
• The tutorial is very basic.
• Slow world map travel as it adheres to turn/AP limit.
• You don’t set overwatch direction.