tactical RPG

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tactical RPG (plural tactical RPGs)

  1. (video games) Synonym of tactical role-playing game.
    • 2000 January, “Vandal Hearts II”, in Electronic Gaming Monthly, page 234:
      As far as tactical RPGs go, Vandal Hearts is one of the best.
    • 2013 May, Sam Smith, “Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions”, in Play, page 95:
      The PSP is a treasure-trove of tactical RPGs, with stuff like Disgaea, Tactics Ogre and Growlanser, but for many FFT is the pinnacle of the genre.
    • 2022, Felipe Pepe, editor, The CRPG Book: A Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games, Expanded Edition[1], page 405:
      Still, Valkyria Chronicles remains one of the best tactical RPGs of the 2000s, with a fresh take on the genre, an involving story and gorgeous visuals.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:tactical RPG.