If you're not familiar with Advance Wars, you're likely familiar with the genre - turn-based strategy. Wargroove has a syrupy sweet vibe but don't be fooled. It is brutal and unflinching. It offers enough tools to make battles fair, but doesn't offer anything that gives you an edge. I'm a filthy save-scummer, so when I realized I couldn't save during battles I crumbled. This was going to be hard.

Mostly, I found this to be "for better." My initial disappointment that Wargroove didn't let me save scum like XCOM or fall into a management rabbit hole like Fire Emblem gave way to an earnest appreciation for a new kind of challenge. And, because I played on Switch, I didn't feel so tethered to long 20+-turn battles the way I would've on PC. I couldn't save my progress, but I could pause and pick up a battle again at my leisure.
The progression that exists in Wargroove is tied to unit types. As you advance in the game more specialized units will become available. You start out with basic footsoldiers but soon you'll have flying units, naval units, healers etc. It does an impeccable job of introducing tutorials during battles so you learn how to use these new units in real-time. Every faction has the same types of units, with the same stats and critical hit conditions. Most of these requirements are based on position, spearmen who are side-by-side get a critical buff, for example.

Wargroove is, ultimately, going to live or die by the combat. Based on my time with the game (20ish hours) it's going to live a long, long time. Battles consistently felt pitched, tense and winnable. No matter how often I lost, I never lost hope. Nothing feels random or cheap, which is high praise for a turn-based game. Every mistake is 100 percent my fault and every victory is 100 percent my triumph. The AI is well-balanced and rarely makes an unpredictable or stupid move. If you like your turn-based combat to feel like chess, you'll love Wargroove . There's really no gimmicks or tricks to the fighting; it's just good positioning and smart counters. Keep your archers in the back, your pikemen in the front, and double-check the sight lines for trebuchets.

I'm enthusiastic myself. Wargroove is a fantastic strategy title with far more content than fans are used to getting these days. It has dozens of hours of potential gameplay tucked away underneath a robust campaign that's engaging and aesthetically serene. Clever writing and cute cutscenes propel players along, and anyone who can't commit to a full campaign will find plenty of distraction in the extra features. Get your Wargroove on!
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