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Phantom Brigade will mech its way to Steam and 1.0 later this monthAfter years of early access Epic exclusivity
After years of early access Epic exclusivity
Here’s the 1.0 release date trailer:
Phantom Brigade 1.0 Launches on February 28, 2023!Watch on YouTube
Phantom Brigade 1.0 Launches on February 28, 2023!
If you don’t know it: Phantom Brigade is a tactical RPG in which you travel a dynamic campaign map and deploy squads of mechs into battle. Combat is a mixture of turn-based and real-time, with move-and-shoot commands carried out simultaneously,Frozen Synapse-style. Once you’re done stomping through cities ands suburbs to wipe out your opponent, you retire to your base - which is a big train - for repairs and re-tooling.
I played Phantom Brigade in early access and liked almost everything about it. It feels great to nail an enemy from across town, to smash through buildings as you beat your escape, and it wrings real tension from your need to preserve both your machinery and your pilots. What I didn’t like were all things like UI quirks, boring or absent tutorials, and a general paucity of missions and mech parts; all things I’d hope have been refined over several years of regular content updates.
I’ll be leaping back into Phantom Brigade when it launches later this month, but if you don’t trust my enthusiasm,I know you’ll trust Sin’s.
