The world you inhabit is given life through a giant crystal, which is now under the control of the Skeksis. You play as the Gelflings, a species of small intelligent creatures that divided themselves into seven different clans. The way the plot translates to story for the game is mostly done in text blocks or still images, though to their credit, they are presented in a very artistically pleasing way. If you haven’t seen the Netflix series yet, I recommend it. The story covers the first season of Age of Resistance, and fairly accurately it must be said. You have a range of different characters to level up and buy/earn equipment upgrades for, and some of them have special element resistances, but again, this is not breaking new ground. In terms of what Age of Resistance brings to the table, things are a little less awe-inspiring. But those are all staples of the genre, and are fairly basic requirements for tactical strategy games. Things such as terrain advantage, height disadvantage, range disadvantage, and type disadvantage all play a role as you try to come up with the best strategy to win. From there you use a combination of spells and sword play to try to dominate your opponent and win the fight. Each unit has a range of abilities, as well as a movement limit that allows you to move the unit a certain number of squares per turn, enabling you to position your units how you want them. You are given units to select from with varying jobs and classes ranging from healers to warriors and mages. If you’ve never played a grid-based tactics game before, the set-up is fairly simple. ![]() The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics isn’t going to blow anyone away, change the genre, or convert tactical naysayers, but for what it is, it actually does a pretty good job of providing the player with an accessible little strategy game, with a modest amount of replayability for a really good price. But on occasion you do get a game based on cinema that isn’t all that bad or might even be good. The main playable character was a young boy, who could punch down wooden doors… enough said. ![]() For me, it was The Lion, The Witch, And the Wardrobe for Gamecube. ![]() We’ve all played that cinema-based game that made us roll our eyes until we could see the inside on our skulls. You cannot go into a game based on a film or television show without some trepidation.
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