One of the greatest things about the current gaming climate is how diverse video games have become. There’s no shortage of different gaming experiences to check out, but there’s nothing that leaves me satisfied the way that a traditional turn-based RPG does. It’s always special to skillfully make your way through a dungeon by outwitting enemies, and that’s exactly the experience that Airship Syndicate is offering up with Battle Chasers: Nightwar.
I didn’t know much about the upcoming role-playing game before I got to go hands-on with it, but I was immediately won over by the game’s gorgeous 2D artwork. Everything from the very eclectic characters that formed my party (I controlled a giant robot, a girl wearing boxing gloves and a swordsman) to the aesthetic of the dungeon I was roaming around looked great. It didn’t take long for me to stumble across some angry skeletons to battle, and that’s when I got to get a taste of Battle Chasers‘ combat. Anyone who has played a turn-based RPG in the past will have some familiarity with how Battle Chasers operates mechanically. Battles are a turn-based affair, with players selecting between standard attacks and abilities that cost mana to use. Each member of my party had a different role (the giant robot could heal, while the girl could cast support buffs), and I quickly dispatched the easy enemies after a few rounds of action.

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While the combat in Battle Chasers: N...