Capes

I love turn-based games like this so I've stayed patient with it. The game could actually be enjoyable but it turns into a level-up grind and that just sucks all of the joy out of the game.

Capes has some good ideas, but it falls short overall. I'd give it a cautionary thumbs up. + The superhero character team ups feel reminiscent of Midnight Suns, but it's much less polished considering the low budget nature of the game. + The game can be quite challenging and asks you to use more tactics in your RPG game than some others, which I enjoyed. + There are a lot of unique missions with replayability in challenges, too, asking you to vary your approach numerous times. -Let's just get this out of the way. The character models are ugly. Nobody looks good in this game. The voice acting is overall pretty rough, with only 1 or 2 characters I'd say do their job well. -Some characters are just clearly better and less situational than others. There's really no reason to not use Weathervane the entire game as soon as you get him. By contrast, I didn't like Ignis at all. -And of course, the price. It's not worth $40. I'd say get it for $25 or less and that value is closer to what you pay for. I want this team to succeed, considering how much I loved Hand of Fate and the original devs worked on this game, but I think it was a slight misstep in the wrong direction. 6/10.

I tried to look past the negative reviews, but the writing for 6-year olds is really not enjoyable.

It is hard to find a tactical superhero game that meshes strategy with heroic teamwork. Capes is all of that an more. However, the story is not great - in fact it is so bland it is humorous. Yet what it lacks in story, the gameplay dynamic makes up for it. Heroes can help each other by making their powers better, leading to synergistic team-ups that make the battles truly gratifying when you complete them. Some of the missions were difficult and took me a couple of replays to achieve - sometimes the hero mix I chose did not work. The game is challenging and yet, enjoyable. I liked it and would happily support any future expansions with a purchase. Essentially, if you like superhero power sets and enjoy strategy games, I recommend it.

A great game that has a lot of replayability built in. I love that chance is a very minimal factor, your actions just do a thing and it does that same thing every time. So encounters can feel like puzzles that you're trying to solve. No blaming the dice on this one. Main critiques are that it doesn't explain some concepts the best, like "Heavy" trait on enemies, how different enemy weapons work, the more niche elements. There's also some UI quirks on controller, going between two branches of an ability's upgrades can feel weird. Also would love to see a counter of how many SP I've already spent on a Hero, since I like to balance my roster in power.

The core gameplay and levels are great. I understand some of the comments comparing it to XCOM and where it fall short, but in some ways you are trading the freedom of XCOM for a tighter and more curated gameplay experience. There are some really great ideas in here. If it's on sale, grab it.