This was a heartwarming tactics RPG that had me grinding for hours and loving the dungeon crawling upgrading titles and weapons with fun post-game cameos. Definitely worth the replay on psn which they added 2 extremly hard prinny bosses, so many hours spent getting that platinum.

Honestly I got this game and thought it would be terrible as I prejudiced the game based on graphics and the fact it only cost me 5 pound but the story is amazing touching and relatable the gameplay is refreshing and challenging and it still holds up to this day when you go back and play it the only way this can be improved is more content and quality of life changes that were not thought then if you like any SRPG you will love this. 10/10

Phantom Brave has a great battle system, nice visual style, and the story had a lot of potential. Unfortunately it's battle system, visuals, and music are too similar to that of other (better) games and the story ends up being extremely weak. Die hard fans of tactical RPGs will likely find a things to enjoy here, especially fans of similar games like Disgaea, La Pucelle, or the excellent Soul Nomad & The World Eaters. If your new to strategy RPGs you'll have to put up with the steep learning curve pretty much every game in the genre has. Veteran players of games like Disgaea and Final Fantasy Tactics will likely be disappointed by it's poor story and it's close resemblance to other (better) NIS games. That said if your new to Strategy RPGs or want another game to scratch your strategy RPG itch your better off playing Disgaea or NIS's 2007 Soul Nomad and the World Eaters which is superior to Phantom Brave in literally every way.