Fit check
Is Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Fans of 1990s-style console tactical RPGs who want a long, class-based campaign
- Strategy players who prefer turn-based battles with delayed actions, reactions, and varied targeting
- Players seeking optional cooperative control during deployment in a fantasy tactics game
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking real-time combat rather than deliberate, turn-based encounters
- Players who prefer short campaigns or limited progression rather than more than 25 hours with 14 classes and extensive skills and powers
- Players looking for a modern visual style rather than a retro presentation with a 2D isometric view
Our take on Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade"
Its defining structure is a long tactical campaign connected by a world map, combining more than 50 handcrafted levels with over 80 scripted scenes and battles.
What is Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade"?
Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" is a retro-style, turn-based tactical RPG set in an original fantasy world with its own lore and magic.
Battles include facing, targeting styles, actions, delayed actions, and reactions. A world map connects more than 50 handcrafted levels with over 80 scripted scenes and battles. Progression includes 14 unlockable classes, more than 50 skills, over 140 powers, and 3 ½ tiers of gear and weapons. The campaign runs for more than 25 hours and includes New Game Plus. Optional cooperative play lets another controller receive assigned troops during deployment. Training battles allow players or AI to gain experience and skill points without fatal consequences. An alternate top-down view is also available.
How Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" plays
- 01World Map Campaign
- The campaign connects more than 50 handcrafted levels with over 80 scripted scenes and battles.
- 02Class Progression
- Fourteen unlockable classes combine with more than 50 skills and over 140 powers.
- 03Optional Cooperation
- During deployment, troops can be assigned to another controller for cooperative play.
- 04Training Battles
- Non-fatal encounters can be controlled by players or AI to earn experience and skill points.
- 05New Game Plus
- The campaign includes a New Game Plus mode.
Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" compared to similar games
Shogun Showdown also uses turn-based combat, but centers on upgrading attack tiles, combining them into attacks, and building a deck before facing the Shogun. Tactics V instead uses classes, gear, skills, and powers across a connected fantasy campaign. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew focuses on real-time stealth strategy in a fantastical pirate setting, while Tactics V centers on turn-based fantasy battles and optional cooperative troop assignment.
Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade": platforms & release
Is Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" worth it?
It is worth it if: fans of 1990s-style console tactical RPGs who want a long, class-based campaign. Skip it if: players seeking real-time combat rather than deliberate, turn-based encounters.
Where can I download Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade"?
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What platforms is Tactics V: "Obsidian Brigade" on?
Windows, macOS and Linux.
