Gaming Sooo...Drone Tactics...

[cris92x]

Yeah its more like FIRE EMBLEM... the real advance wars

 

[T-hug]

This game is very good, really surprised. Only probem I have with it is the difficulty, very easy even on hard mode. You can abuse the base panel (restore HP, better def/eva etc). The card mechanic is nice as it adds another layer of strat to each round, I've never seen anything like it in other SRPG.
It's a bit too cutesy for my liking, story, characters, bugs etc. I guess the bugs appeal to the Japan gamers much more than the western audience, it's not too sickly cute to stop me playing it though.

IMO success have a good game/engine with this and if they replaced the bugs with mechs, had a more grown up story we'd be onto a winner.
Anyway from what I've played so far I give it a 8/10 and it's up there with all the other good SRPG on the DS.

Anyone with 360 that likes SRPG should look out for Operation Darkness next month. It's also by Success and has a WWII setting with a twist... your army guys can transform into werewolves and other goodies, face off against zombies and dragons etc. all in 3D.
Afaik it's only been dated for US next month but Atlus have already said it's going to be region free so were all good to go! Theres a demo on the Euro marketplace so maybe it will come here after all.
No.1 game for me next month, hope it doesn't dissapoint.

 

[Ruri]

Why does everyone compare to Advance Wars? Expand your horizons people.

Uh, because it is like Advance Wars. Whether you like it or not, it shares many similarities. If, for nothing else, the simple fact that it is a strategy game and Advance Wars is the most popular strategy game on Nintendo's portable system.

Personally, I like Drone Tactics better. It's easier and more fun so far.

But... it isn't. It's a very specifically-made clone of Super Robot Wars. It has almost nothing in common with Advance Wars beyond being a strategy game; it's as close to Super Robot Wars as, say, Jump Ultimate Stars is to Super Mario Bros (because, you know, they're both platform games.)

It's just a horribly misleading comparison. Drone Tactics is a tactical RPG, not a wargame.

 

[GeekyGuy]

It's just a horribly misleading comparison. Drone Tactics is a tactical RPG, not a wargame.

Well, that's your opinion, though I don't agree. After playing both AWDS games and playing about 10 battles of this game, I find them quite similar. You seem to be picking at hairs, and through hyperbole (comparing NSMB to JUS) trying to make those hairs out to be nuclear missiles. That's cool, but I just don't agree.

 

[sk3tch]

But... it isn't. It's a very specifically-made clone of Super Robot Wars. It has almost nothing in common with Advance Wars beyond being a strategy game; it's as close to Super Robot Wars as, say, Jump Ultimate Stars is to Super Mario Bros (because, you know, they're both platform games.)

It's just a horribly misleading comparison. Drone Tactics is a tactical RPG, not a wargame.

They're both very similar. I don't see how you can miss that. Yes, they're different in a lot of ways...but we're talking about making a comparison. Sonic and Mario are similar games - yet very different.

 

[Ruri]

They're both very similar. I don't see how you can miss that. Yes, they're different in a lot of ways...but we're talking about making a comparison. Sonic and Mario are similar games - yet very different.

They're not even in the same genre; Drone Tactics is a Super Robot Wars-style strategy-RPG, while Advance Wars isn't an RPG at all.

The key features of Advance Wars-style wargames are faceless expendable units that can be contructed, resource points that produce resources that are spent to build new units during battle, factories where units are constructed that must be captured, a very small number of units which are generally used identically by all sides, each stage essentially 'self-contained', no RPG features, no detailed unit stats, heavily simplified combat mechanics, etc.

Super Robot Wars games are Strategy RPGs (and as such, they feature detailed unit stats, extensive RPG levelling system, unit customization outside of battle, etc). For the most part, they have generally-unique units that fall into only broad categories together, individual pilots representing every single unit, units deployed from a carrier at the start of battle, options for response type when your units are attacked, a heavy focus on evasion as an alternate strategy to defense, and countless other similarities. This game is basically a Super Robot Wars title with the sprites and dialog changed.

The only reason I can see for comparing it to Advance Wars is if that's the only other turn-based strategy game you've ever played; they are as far apart from each other as it's possible for two turn-based strategy games to be while still looking superficially alike.

 

[Demi]

They just don't understand us, Ruri.

 

[Cresh07]

Its like Advance Wars: Dual Strike but with bugs.

It took me till Thug4lif3's post to realize that when you said bugs, you meant insect like creatures, not glitches

 

[chazam1337]

I might consider downloading this game now.

 

[masvill20]

I can see how other people would relate this to AW even thought it's not really similar though. If they really haven't played a Super Robot Wars game, AW might be the closest thing they can relate to.

 

[sk3tch]

I can see how other people would relate this to AW even thought it's not really similar though. If they really haven't played a Super Robot Wars game, AW might be the closest thing they can relate to.

THANK YOU.

It's like Advance Wars, guys. Like it or not!

 

[Demi]

I can see how other people would relate this to AW even thought it's not really similar though. If they really haven't played a Super Robot Wars game, AW might be the closest thing they can relate to.

THANK YOU.

It's like Advance Wars, guys. Like it or not!

He was making fun of you. Go play Super Robot Wars.

 

[sk3tch]

He was making fun of you. Go play Super Robot Wars.

Sigh. You guys are ridiculous. It's like AW. Period.

It may be like Super Robot Wars or more like that game, but either way - it's like Advance Wars.

 

[SleepingDragon]

It's definitely fun. The more you play, the more you get into it. It is very similiar to Advance Wars, with one very important, very cool difference. You keep the robot bugs you fight with. In AW, you use them, they get blown up, and then you just build more. In Drone Tactics, you slowly continue to build an army as you get farther through the game. The more battles you win, the more "experience" your units gain. As you build up "money", you go to your hangar and upgrade your bugs with new guns, better armor, and more powerful cannons. To me, that aspect of the game presents an interesting twist from Advance Wars.

 

[ptudia]

Alright, I don't believe he asked how it was related to AW, he was interested in if it was fun. The answer is YES, it is extremely under-hyped, it's got the occasional bug, but for the most part it is great. (i popped this into my r4 and already have 13 hours on it)

EDIT:

It's like

AW + Pokemon + Super Robot Wars = Drone Tactics.

 

[Narin]

By the way, if anyone is interested, I made a Max Ore/Money cheat for this game. Its in the cheat database, I plan to make/add more cheats later.

 

[Sable]

Call me weird but I'm like this more than Advance Wars.

The thought of using war machines like tanks, helicopters doesn't really appeal to me. But in this game, it's all about insects-machines.

 

[Rehehelly]

Call me weird but I'm like this more than Advance Wars.

The thought of using war machines like tanks, helicopters doesn't really appeal to me. But in this game, it's all about insects-machines.

I liked it more than Advance Wars too. (Although i've only briefly played it atm) due to the fact you can upgrade your drones, buying new weapons. You don't get an endless supply of enemies turning up if you take too long and it's more fun.

It's a fun game

 

[OuTee]

I just don't get why its compared to AW.

Those games are soooo different. It can be compared to Fire Emblem (you don't lose you units if they die in battle, you can't change classes (AFAIK) and you have cards, the rest is identical)

The only thing that AW and DT have both is Tactics, nothing less nothing more... :/


And in the end of offtopic this is really fun and decent game! :]

 

[ptudia]

By the way, if anyone is interested, I made a Max Ore/Money cheat for this game. Its in the cheat database, I plan to make/add more cheats later.

Narin, I think I have said this before, I LOVE you.