Children of Zodiarcs

Children of the Zodiarcs had a lot of potential. I heard about this game via "Games You Might Not Have Tried Yet" by Extra Credits, a game developer focused Youtube series. It had appeared to be hitting a lot of high notes for me. I love tactical RPGs, Final Fantasy Tactics being one of my all-time favorite games. I also love deckbuilding and dice games, as a good number of board games I own play with those...

192 found this helpful, 2018-02-24

What is this game? Children of Zodiarcs is a turn-based isometric strategy game reminiscent of the Final Fantasy Tactics series. This game distinguishes itself by incorporating unique deck-building and dice-crafting elements into its combat system. Essentially, each character has a deck of cards that serves as their "abilities", while their dice can modify these abilities and affect RNG (such as damage dealt). It...

75 found this helpful, 2017-07-26

If you're looking for FFT / Tactics Ogre / classical 'tactics rpg', this isn't it. There is little to no squad building, character development is linear, and customization is limited. Your party appears to be limited to 3 characters which is fairly small in srpg terms. While interesting ideas on paper, I personally am not a fan of the dice or the cards system. Personally I find rolling the dice more of an annoyance...

151 found this helpful, 2017-10-17

Seems more like a mobile game than a PC or console game. The depth of games like FFT and Disgaea will not be found here. It is a simpler game, to say the least. Unfortunately that is a huge problem for a tactical turn based RPG, as that is a main attraction for players of those games. The game has no classes/jobs, skill or attribute points, weapons and other equipment, items, etc. There are cards, and sets of dice....

110 found this helpful, 2017-07-19

Children of Zodiarcs (CoZ) is a tactical, turn-based RPG featuring a motley crew of young thieves who find themselves caught up in a dark conspiracy involving ancient powers and spoiled nobles. Take these underdogs to the top of the food chain with a unique mix of card and dice mechanics and overcome overwhelming odds. Kickstarter backer here. The hierarchy is immediately made evident in CoZ--and more importantly...

57 found this helpful, 2017-09-08

Children of Zodiarcs is an SRPG where instead of just picking basic attacks or skills, you use cards and dice to change the outcome of your attacks. This mix of card game, dice game, and strategy game make for interesting dynamic battles. There is a bit of a luck factor with the dice and card draws, but I never felt like I had to roll the perfect thing to do well. Thus, I think RNG is handled well. The probably...

63 found this helpful, 2017-07-18