Battle Chasers: Nightwar

This is an American take on a JRPG and is inspired by a late 90s comic book.

Gameplay features:
1) It uses a randomised tile set for each dungeon, so each trip to the boss is different. However, some tile sets are more common than others so you'll soon remember where the treasure chests are. The world map doesn't change it's layout.
2) You have to take 3 of the possible 6 party members into combat as you'll generally be taking on 1-3 enemies in a fight. In the event there are 4 or more foes, they get split into equal waves so you won't be overwhelmed. Your max character level is 30.
3) The skills come in two types: zero mana cost, basic attacks with no casting time (instant) and generate temporary mana. Premium attacks that cost mana and have a casting time ranging from very quick to very slow. All skills can be modified with Perks. These come in two different character specific sets; cost 2 to 20 points each. You may acquire up to 200 perk points in total for any character and spend up to 100 points in either set.
4) The fishing mini game is annoying to complete, as the different fish have different spawn rates. There are 5 tiers of rarity (white, green, blue, purple, orange) along with the different dungeon associations. e.g. a Rainbow sub is a purple tier fish, associated with the Junktown dungeon.
5) The bestiary requires 3+ kills of a given foe to display all their stats & abilities. Possible loot is displayed once it has been acquired, not before. Completing kill challenges will award stat buffs.

that's Joe Madureira's game all over the place. it reminds me of games I miss a lot: Disciples 2 (its combat system), Darksiders 2 (everything else) and somehow Bastion (probably for its mood). really great game, I hope there'll be a second one someday

Short review after completing the game (missing only 2 very ginding achievements): a turnbased rpg based on the Battle Chasers comics delivering great art, combat and dungeons while lacking in the story department.

Pros:
- Very beautiful art style for environments, world map and dungeons, very impressive for and indie studio and probably the main attraction of the game
- Great soundtrack for battles, dungeons and great sound design for multiple actions like opening doors, chests and hitting stuff
- Nice looking world map reminiscent of a fantasy treasure map
- Great desing of monsters and bosses (also good animations for them, they are not static like other indie RPGs)
- Competent itemization (good amount of weapons, armor, potions and trinkets) and crafting/enhancing system (able to craft all types of gear and potions and also enhancing weapons and armor)
- Dungeons are the main bread of this game (8 unique dungeons beautiful in their design with their unique monsters, boss and puzzle mechanics with a small touch of roguelite randomization)
- Great turn based combat system with its own perks, mana is rare, however normal attacks/actions (each character has 4 unique normal attacks and even more skills) generate a special overcharge which can be used instead of mana. Normal attacks/actions are instant cast while each skill has a different speed of cast depended on their strength making all actions viable even at endgame
- A cast of 6 characters relatively unique to each other in terms of play style each having 2 massive skill trees to invest in and 3 ultimates per character
- Decent fishing system with great rewards to break up the monotony of combat

Cons:
- Main criticism you will find of this game is that its grindy. This applies to getting stuff to craft everything and to get steam and ingame achievements. While the steam achievements are just for decorations the ingame ones are not, as they permanently increase multiple stats of your party, and as they are so many of them the boost is massive and are a requirement as the game can be hard (this means multiple runs of same dungeons to kill/find stuff and some of the achievements require RNG events to happen and if you are unlucky you will loose a lot of time replaying)
- The main story is very lackluster in combination with barely any sidequests and character development it only serves to move you from one dungeon to the next one
- A lot of monsters appear as reskins in later areas (this is very noticeable for slimes, bats, bandits and spiders)
- Some bugs are present as you can get stuck in some puzzles in dungeons, or in the fishing menu if you press to quickly and before each combat start there is a slight delay

If you can show some patience regarding the grind and weak main story this game is pretty good, its beautiful art style and great combat makes this a solid indie turn based RPG worth a buy.

Excellent underrated game with interresting turn based combats, nice casting and good visual. Got it for 3 euros, I feel like a thief :D

battle chasers is a good game.
at its core, it's pure turn-based fun. there's not a lot to hold you back here - characters function a specific way, interact with each others nicely, and combat is pretty satisfactory. layer on top of that a not too bad world (map/dungeons) and you have a pretty decent package.
dungeons are decently paced, and having pre-set encounters (you can avoid) is a good addition. none of them feels like they overstay their welcome, but encourage revisiting them on higher difficulties for better loot. which is topped by having some collectibles merchants to take some stuff off your hands or let you craft stuff.
aesthetically and visually, the game hits all the right notes as well - pretty to look at and enjoy. a good way to complement the gameplay.
battle chasers is also a slow game.
now this isn't necessarily a bad thing, but at its core the game is also slow - animations are drawn out, battles take a bit to start up, walking is not the fastest and there's no run button. on all those points, the game feels more methodical. is that good? is that bad? it feels like it makes the game last longer than it actually is. which i guess is bad. but at the same time it lets you take in how pretty the game is. which is good i think. eventually it does start to wear thin because you start fighting similar enemies/archetypes. which is bad. especially when every. special. attack. always plays in full.
i'm not going to pretend this is a bad game - it's good. but it's also drawn out a moderate bit by the speed of the game. i think that part specifically will annoy a lot of people. maybe not enough to turn them off the game. but i still think there's something decent on offer here.

I bought the game 4-5 years ago but it wasn't good for me at the time. Late last year I gave it a second chance and I haven't regretted it.
As I get older I'm starting to play turn-based games more and more, and this is one of the first JRPGs I've played and finished. The game is great, has a good story and good character development. The battles are good, the only problem I had was the last one, a bit too hard. I didn't encounter a single bug in the game.

This game is crazy good. Story is bare bones but combat is engaging, builds are widely varied and very fun, lots of varying enemies and bosses are very difficult while also being exciting.
This is one of my favorite turn based games ever