Developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation Portable in 2010, itself being a remake of the 1995 original for the SNES, Tactics Ogre is being ‘Reborn’ and will be released on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch starting 11 November 2022.
Dubbed Tactics Ogre: Reborn, the development team have set out to deliver the game with “beautifully converted high-definition graphics, updated battle systems and vast sound improvements including fully-voiced cutscenes (English and Japanese), recreated sound effects and re-recorded live background music composed by Hitoshi Sakimoto“, all with the ambition of “bringing to life a new experience that Tactics Ogre veterans and a new generation of gamers alike will enjoy“. Other new features being introduced include quality of life improvements, such as a redesigned battle system, adjusted level management, reworked AI, and what is described as “simplified and improved UI”.
Tactics Ogre: Reborn is set in The Valerian Isles, jewels of the Obero Sea. Following many years of conflict, there finally rose a man to put an end to this: Dorgalua Oberyth. Known as the “Dynast-King,” he brought peace and prosperity to Valeria for half a century. After his death, a civil war erupts and throws the isles of Valeria into a bloody struggle for power between three warring factions.
Players follow the story of a young man, Denam Pavel, caught in the center of the bloodshed. Although he seeks a path of freedom and justice, players will soon discover that even the noblest of goals requires impossibly difficult decisions to be made.
Check out some announcement screenshots for Tactics Ogre: Reborn below, and expect to hear more about the game’s new and returning features/mechanics in the months leading to its launch.
