{"id":132473,"date":"2023-03-15T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-146541"},"modified":"2023-03-15T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T14:00:00","slug":"warside-blasts-onto-kickstarter-with-advance-wars-inspired-turn-based-tactics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2023\/03\/15\/warside-blasts-onto-kickstarter-with-advance-wars-inspired-turn-based-tactics\/","title":{"rendered":"Warside Blasts Onto Kickstarter With Advance Wars-Inspired Turn-Based Tactics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3c120b15cca31\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3c120b15cca31\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/3c120b15cca31\/1280x720.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<aside class=\"object object-youtube\">\n<figure class=\"youtube\" data-videoid=\"zqXzciBYJZE\">[embedded content]<figcaption class=\"youtube-sub\">Subscribe to <a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/subscription_center?add_user=nintendolife\">Nintendo Life<\/a> on <span class=\"g-ytsubscribe\" data-channel=\"nintendolife\" data-layout=\"default\" data-count=\"default\"><a class=\"external\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/nintendolife\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Last year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2022\/11\/advance-wars-style-kickstarter-project-warside-targeting-2023-switch-release\">we covered <strong>Warside<\/strong><\/a>, a turn-based tactics game which sees you command a cute little pixelated army, which is due to come to Switch in 2023. It gave us major <strong>Advance Wars<\/strong> vibes. And today, developer Lavabird Games is finally launching the game&#8217;s <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/lavabird\/warside-a-pixel-art-turn-based-tactics-game\">Kickstarter<\/a> today!<\/p>\n<p>Looking to capture the spirit of the classic turn-based tactics genre so popular with Intelligent Systems&#8217; series and &#8220;evolve&#8221; it further. Tactics fans have really been spoilt for choice over the last 12 months, from strategy RPGs to even the return of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/advance_wars_1plus2_re-boot_camp\">Advance Wars<\/a> coming in April. But that hasn&#8217;t deterred Lavabird. If anything, it&#8217;s spurred them on, as per the press release:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I think Warside has a strong offering. We&#8217;re cross-platform and can reach a wide audience. We&#8217;ve got fresh content rather than a campaign that people have played before. We&#8217;ve also gone for a retro pixel art style that we know fans of the genre love.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In terms of changes, Lavabird Games is developing a game with &#8220;a deliberate bias towards action&#8221; in a system it&#8217;s calling &#8220;action TBT&#8221; \u2014 fast-paced tactical combat. SRPGS and tactics games often have a tendency to be a little slower pace, so Lavabird Games wants to change that up.<\/p>\n<p>Every faction will have what&#8217;s called an &#8220;anti-stalemate unit&#8221;, which can disrupt formations in multiple different ways. There&#8217;s a Rhino combat bulldozer and a Rocket Bike, but there will be many other ways to exploit the frontlines.<\/p>\n<p>Air units, while able to avoid any blocks, will have their own defence mechanics that differ from ground units, and you won&#8217;t be able to spend all funds every single turn \u2014 you&#8217;ll need to prioritise the correct counter-units more.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gallery\"><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Images: Lavabird Games<\/em><\/figcaption><\/aside>\n<p>There&#8217;s a wide variety of infantry units available, and they have their own &#8220;dedicated production facility&#8221; in the Barracks. And while multiple play styles will need to be employed with different Commanders, there will also be faction-specific units that complement each Commander.<\/p>\n<p>So it&#8217;s jam-packed full of stuff, but here&#8217;s a run-down of all of the key features of the game:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>Features<br \/><\/strong>&#8211; Intuitive turn-based gameplay with a familiar feel for fans of the classics.<br \/>&#8211; 12 playable Commanders, each with unique passive skills and Battle Powers.<br \/>&#8211; Control 20+ unit types. Simultaneously battle over land, air, and sea with ground forces, aircraft, and naval units.<br \/>&#8211; Faction-unique units with mechanics specific to each faction.<br \/>&#8211; Single-player campaign with over 30 missions.<br \/>&#8211; Forest, desert and snow biomes, plus indoor close-quarters missions.<br \/>&#8211; Challenge friends and foes with multiplayer battles. Local and internet play are supported.<br \/>&#8211; Design your own maps with the built-in mission editor for both single and multiplayer.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in Warside, head on over to the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/lavabird\/warside-a-pixel-art-turn-based-tactics-game\">game&#8217;s Kickstarter page<\/a> to get a good look and the work and the inspirations behind it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Let us know your thoughts on Warside in the comments below<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Last year, we covered Warside, a turn-based tactics game which sees you command a cute little pixelated army, which is due to come to Switch in 2023. It gave us major Advance Wars vibes. And today, developer Lavabird Games is finally launching the game&#8217;s Kickstarter today! 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