The future looks bright for fans of the popular Ogre Battle strategy RPG series. In fact, it puts gamers right into the middle of the original game's chapter 14, The Capital of Milano. In case you're not familiar with the plot, the series is set in medieval times in the Holy Zeteginean Empire. Not content with the oppressive rule of the evil militaristic government, the Knights of Zenobia raise the flag of revolution and lead a rebellion against the Zeteginean forces. Although there are all-new characters and storylines, the game still retains the original mixture of roleplaying and strategy.
Players take control of the protagonist and a growing army of supporters.
The actual missions are played in real time on a limited landscape map. Players move around a cursor, send out units and tell them what to do on the map with the help of a simple menu system. Once you have set target destinations for a party, the characters immediately start to move over the map until they reach their destination. If units have a direct line of sight, enemy units also become visible on the map. As in the SNES and N64 games, the idea is to attack the enemy and take over cities occupied by the units before slaying the end boss.