Review: God Wars: The Complete Legend (Nintendo Switch)

Review by Matt S. 

God Wars, on its original release, had me enthralled in a way few tactics JRPGs have managed. I love the genre, but this one's razor focus on the very old legends and mythologies of Japan helped it to stand out in a way that felt custom-designed for a person like me. It wasn't that the game appropriated those legends and lore as an excuse to throw gameplay systems at players. God Wars built its systems around those legends and lore, and in a games industry that is increasingly homogenizing experiences to fit in with gameplay "best practice" to the point that whatever narrative context is used feels superficial, a title like God Wars that drives its themes home first and foremost is refreshing.

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