TRIANGLE STRATEGY: A WAR OF WORDS BEFORE A WAR OF SWORDS
8.0 of 10 bananas. Square Enix's HD-2D tactics RPG, where every big choice goes to a vote among your allies. Deep grid battles and a heavy political story, slowed by long cutscenes before the swords come out.
By the Alpha. Switch cartridge listing. Updated Oct 31 2026.
Honest note: This is not a fresh hands-on playtest. I built this verdict from launch reviews, critic consensus, update history, and what is known about the game today. If I put real hours in on stream, I will update the score and say so.
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, also PC, PS5, Xbox, and Meta Quest (developed by Artdink and Square Enix, published by Nintendo on Switch, released March 4 2022). It also plays on Switch 2. The Amazon button is the Switch cartridge. At my Oct 31 2026 check it was sold by a third-party seller named Quick Listings and shipped by Amazon, near the launch price. Sellers and prices change, so look at the seller before you pay.
Get Triangle Strategy for Nintendo Switch on AmazonStore check, Oct 31 2026: new copies on offer from a third-party seller, Quick Listings, shipped by Amazon. Prices and sellers change, so look before you pay.
Sit with me a moment. Old apes know that the hardest battles are the arguments before the battle. Triangle Strategy is built on that. Before the big fights, your allies vote on what the troop should do, and you have to talk them into it or live with their choice.
What It Wants To Be
Triangle Strategy is a turn based tactical RPG in Square Enix's HD-2D style. You play Serenoa, heir of a noble house, caught between three nations fighting over salt and iron. Battles happen on grids where height, positioning, and the elements matter. The big story decisions go to the Scales of Conviction, where your companions vote, and your choices push the story toward different routes and endings.
What Works
Critics placed it in the low to mid 80s on Metacritic. The battles are clever, with each unit playing a clear role and terrain that really matters. The voting system makes choices feel weighty, the HD-2D art is lovely, and multiple routes and New Game Plus reward a second run.
What Breaks
Listen well. The story is told in long, wordy cutscenes, and the first hours move slowly before the fighting picks up. Some characters are thin, and the English voice acting is uneven. Grinding is limited, so some later maps can spike hard. And the price on this cartridge is close to full.
Who Should Play
Play it if you love Final Fantasy Tactics or Fire Emblem and enjoy political stories. Skip it if you want action or hate long dialogue between fights.
STRENGTHS
- Clever grid battles with height and elements
- Scales of Conviction voting
- Beautiful HD-2D art
- Routes and endings worth replaying
HONEST COSTS
- Long, wordy cutscenes
- Slow opening hours
- Uneven voice acting
- Near full price from a third party
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