The three competing states have vied for control of salt and iron, but a new joint mining project serves as a symbol of peace. Instead, the characters do battle over resources and political authority. Magic exists on the continent of Norzelia, but here it's a tool and weapon more than a world-defining power. It's important to start with the plot and setting, because this is a story-heavy game. Likewise, (and also extremely importantly for a word- and number-heavy RPG) I was able to easily read all the text fairly easily both on the Switch itself and on a relatively small television.

It looks good on both TV mode and handheld on the Switch, although I ended up preferring the latter slightly because the characters really popped on the small screen. Being able to zoom in and out and swirl the camera around or tilt from an isometric to a top-down view, all while looking consistent and clear, is a tremendous achievement. It’s the hallmark of Tomoya Asano, who also worked as a producer on the similarly impressive Octopath Traveler. The initial impressive standout for Triangle Strategy is its two-dimensional character pixel art that exists in a flexible three-dimensional world.

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