Partia Imago Software Partia is a SRPG (Strategy Role-playing) video game inspired by Fire Emblem and Tear Ring Saga series. In a high fantasy… TouchArcade Rating: $3.99 Buy Now Watch Media DetailsPartia is a SRPG (Strategy Role-playing) video game inspired by Fire Emblem and Tear Ring Saga series. In a high fantasy setting, the game will take players through an adventure where magic and sword collide and friendship and betrayal intertwine. Thank you guys for your reviews and suggestions. Good ones encourage us and bad ones humble us. I am constantly fixing bugs that are brought up to me and trying to change things that bother people. It takes time since I am just one guy (Imago Software is only two guys) dealing with many issues. Still things will improve in future updates that I'm working on. Meanwhile, obviously this is a paid game and I don't want to disappoint or cheat people out of their money. Here's a gameplay video from TouchArcade's Sanuku (Thank you!): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3O9tw2L5Wg&feature=plcp This may help with your purchase decision! Also our own video that include game tutorials are at http://www.youtube.com/user/Playimago @Matthew Haralson Yes, the minor character development was very weak. More dialogs will be written in part of effort to more complete game experience! @Tony Peniyoung I was going to answer your concern but didn't really get the message! @Grievlocke Wow, having big battle animations will be really cool. Number 1 in my wish list too. Simply there was no budget and it looks like there will be no budget in the future, either- looking at the sales. @Many who wanted more stages I had random map generation for more guild quests, but I couldn't get the quality right yet. Random really never worked with the element of strategy, and became just a brute fighting. Partia 2 was planned for 25 stages that wraps up the story, but at 600 games sold, well, I wonder if I could ever get enough budget. @ErnieBernie876 I know it is not as convenient as having a restart button, but you could suspend the game and load the last save data to restart the stage from the beginning. @frozencracker It would be a bug if you have an attack option without having a valid target, but I can't seem to reproduce it. To cancel the attack while targeting, you could press 'B' button (that's the inside button) or you could choose a target then select No. I will try my best to answer any question! You could also email me to: [email protected] Information Seller:Imago Software Genre:Role Playing, Strategy Release:Nov 20, 2012 Updated:Jan 23, 2022 Version:2.0.0 Size:69.4 MB TouchArcade Rating: User Rating: (6) Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Strategy RPG with Fire Emblem like combat. Official Trailer Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel Gameplay Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #2 strivemind, Nov 21, 2012 I think this is the first game on iOS with Fire Emblem's style of SRPG combat we've seen. Looks promising. jsrco Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Oct 15, 2009 2,134 1 38 Coordinator Seattle https://www.Fatthunder.com #3 jsrco, Nov 21, 2012 Got this yesterday, from what little I have played, I have been very happy. undeadcow Well-Known Member Dec 4, 2010 9,486 2 36 Houston, TX #4 undeadcow, Nov 21, 2012 Partia looks amazing, I'm planning on picking it up when I get to wifi and appreciate the early positive impressions. BluClaymore Member Oct 8, 2012 14 0 0 #5 BluClaymore, Nov 23, 2012 There are other games similar like spectre souls and battle for wesnoth, but i agree this is basically fire emblem AND IM REALLY EXCITED!! squarezero Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Dec 10, 2008 13,716 1,240 113 Male Chief Strategy Officer Salem, Massachusetts, USA #6 squarezero, Nov 23, 2012 The only thing missing is FE's battle screens. Also, I couldn't figure out how to open chests. But all in all it plays very close to FE, with excellent touch controls. I've completed only one battle, so I can't recommend it yet -- still, my very first impressions are quite positive. strivemind Well-Known Member Aug 11, 2010 2,784 2 38 Designer Ottawa, Canada http://www.strivemind.com/ #7 strivemind, Nov 26, 2012 Update What's New Well it does look like the dev is active in maintaining the game. undeadcow Well-Known Member Dec 4, 2010 9,486 2 36 Houston, TX #8 undeadcow, Nov 27, 2012 I've played Partia for a while and love the game. How is this not getting more attention? bramblett05 Well-Known Member Aug 29, 2012 5,682 0 0 #9 bramblett05, Nov 27, 2012 Guess either the 3.99, not alot of gameplay footage undeadcow Well-Known Member Dec 4, 2010 9,486 2 36 Houston, TX #10 undeadcow, Nov 27, 2012 Last edited: Nov 28, 2012 Here's a trailer from the developer's website. [Edit:Turns out to be same video in OP] jsrco Well-Known Member Patreon Silver Oct 15, 2009 2,134 1 38 Coordinator Seattle https://www.Fatthunder.com #11 jsrco, Nov 27, 2012 I agree... this game is very well done. I have no idea how strategy enthusiast aint jumping all over this. actionrpg8000 Well-Known Member Sep 17, 2012 195 0 16 #12 actionrpg8000, Nov 27, 2012 Does the game move as slow as it appears on the videos? twstephens Active Member Jun 13, 2012 35 0 6 Georgia, USA #13 twstephens, Nov 27, 2012 I'm wondering the same thing. The only reason I haven't pressed the "buy" button myself is the price. That's prob why the game hasn't got alot of attention yet. That's a higher price point for an "Indy" ios game. Looks fun though and right up my ally just need more info on it before throwing down the $. Bool Zero Well-Known Member Dec 14, 2010 1,922 0 36 #14 Bool Zero, Nov 27, 2012 Honestly for me it is the looks moreso than the price. It looks slow, and it looks dated and not in a charming retro way. I am all for a good SRPG and don't shy away from retro styled games (I am a child of the 70's Afterall) but this game initially impressions don't do much in the way of making a case for itself, at least not to me. I will gladly eat crow and admit that I am wrong, but for right now, as much as I want a good SRPG, at the price offered here I can wait, especially with Baldur's Gate coming this week... undeadcow Well-Known Member Dec 4, 2010 9,486 2 36 Houston, TX #15 undeadcow, Nov 27, 2012 Last edited: Nov 27, 2012 For an indie game of this depth I think the price is reasonable, I blind bought it and having played it I think $3.99 is a deal. The gameplay in Partia comes across in a detailed and methodical way that caters well the SRPG dynamics without seeming excessively slow, in my opinion. Since I'm at work I can't compare pace to the YouTube video (YouTube is blocked) but I can type out more elaborate impressions while running out the clock. Movement: Each character can move a certain number of squares then have the option to rest (ending character options), use an item (which is also how new weapons/armor are equipt), or attack any emenies in range (attack is disabled in no enemies in range). So far the sensitivity appears good with each move/attack option highlighted by a grid that appears and responds well to tap even on small screen iPod (so far no mis-taps or pesky difficulties with tap responses). Combat: When you select attack you can chose any weapons equipt then on selecting enemy a grid pops up comparing your character's stats versus the enemy on HP, Amt, Hit%, and Crit%. Enemies often counter your attacks and your characters often auto-counter. A box indicating health being depleted appears on the bottom of the screen after each attack/counter. Sometimes units will dodge indicated by a brief unit animation. There are various units including magic users, archers, lance wielders, knights, and swordsmen each with different movement/attach parameters. Level Design: The level designs are intelligent with natural barriers segmenting the playing field. For example, the first level has treasure chests and doors that you unlock when rewarded with keys for killing enemies. The second level has a series of 6 bridges separating 5 "islands" populated with enemies before the final castle opens up to a castle completed with walled off central courtyard. The levels appear larger than many current iOS SRPG options. Plot: The plot is a "political thriller" involving treason and land rights arguments that is well scripted and dramatic. Each level so far has interludes were plot developments occur mid-level or new characters pop-up. Resource Management: Player accumulate "crowns" that can be used to buy weapons/armor or hire additional units (there is no IAP, all in-game funds). There is a "camp" between levels with options to compete in single unit fights at an areana that rewards with crowns, to buy/sell weapons, manage inventory (but apparently equipting weapons/armor must be done in level), talk to waitress at pub, etc. User Interface: The UI is probably the biggest weakness to Partia. It's methodical and required move/arrack comfirmation. On one hand this gives the player a chance to cancel mis-calculations but sometimes feels un-necessary. It took me a while to figure out how to equipt weapons/armor because I assumed they could be enabled through the inventory screen. The touch interface is generally smooth in responding but some of the development design choices seems awkward at times. For some reason if you turn to portrait orientation the game screen minimizes and directional buttons take up the bottom half of the screen. So far finger tap hit detection is very good good. Also as should be apparent from the screen shots and video the graphics do not look retina so look slightly fuzzy on newer devices. Despite some minor gripes about user interface (which is serviceable) and graphics the detail and strategy in combat are excellent enough to make this well worth recommending and a current iOS game stand-out of me. I'm enjoying it enough so far to add to my signature. BluClaymore Member Oct 8, 2012 14 0 0 #16 BluClaymore, Nov 27, 2012 I agree about the graphics and the price, ill wait till christmas and hope for price drop, ill deff buy it then Trev1 Well-Known Member Jan 23, 2011 946 0 0 Chef NYC/CT...USA #17 Trev1, Nov 27, 2012 All I have to hear is fire emblem and I almost cracked my iPhone5 screen on tapping the 3.99 button....as I said if it wasn't for the heroes of shadow (FE12) recent complete translation for the NDS,I would have finished this already with a full 5 star review ... Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,587 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #18 Greyskull, Nov 28, 2012 Man, this is a problem I had with Spectral Souls, and a reason I never bought it. I know that, nowadays, instruction manuals are anathema, but I won't buy a deep game without one. Package a .pdf file with the game (which I can read with iBooks) ot have a link to one online (which I can DL with a number of programs on my iPhone) and maybe I would consider purchasing this. I'm too old to remember tutorials, dammit. undeadcow Well-Known Member Dec 4, 2010 9,486 2 36 Houston, TX #19 undeadcow, Nov 28, 2012 Last edited: Nov 28, 2012 You guys are missing out. You can tap to display the text without having to wait for it to slowly scroll out. The developer trailer focus heavily on dialogue scenes but they are not as prevelent as trailer implies. There's a slight learning curve but it's not too bad. A PDF would be a good idea. Greyskull Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2009 5,587 1 38 Photographer/Social Sciences adjunct/sweet sweet l Fort Lauderdale #20 Greyskull, Nov 28, 2012 I trust your judgement, undeadcow, I just have trouble remembering the rules for ios strategy games. It has to do with playing on an iphone instead of an ipad...the eyestrain I get causes me to have difficulty following through tutorials and remembering them, and in- game manuals often have tiny text. Of all the games I have that DON'T need a manual, Flick Fishing came with a link to a .pdf guidebook, which I saved to my device and could print out if I chose to. I really think it would be smart for strategy game/rpg/etc. devs to do this. At least have a website with instructions, which I can save as a .pdf with WebToPdf (a recommended program). (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
I think this is the first game on iOS with Fire Emblem's style of SRPG combat we've seen. Looks promising.
Partia looks amazing, I'm planning on picking it up when I get to wifi and appreciate the early positive impressions.
There are other games similar like spectre souls and battle for wesnoth, but i agree this is basically fire emblem AND IM REALLY EXCITED!!
The only thing missing is FE's battle screens. Also, I couldn't figure out how to open chests. But all in all it plays very close to FE, with excellent touch controls. I've completed only one battle, so I can't recommend it yet -- still, my very first impressions are quite positive.
I agree... this game is very well done. I have no idea how strategy enthusiast aint jumping all over this.
I'm wondering the same thing. The only reason I haven't pressed the "buy" button myself is the price. That's prob why the game hasn't got alot of attention yet. That's a higher price point for an "Indy" ios game. Looks fun though and right up my ally just need more info on it before throwing down the $.
Honestly for me it is the looks moreso than the price. It looks slow, and it looks dated and not in a charming retro way. I am all for a good SRPG and don't shy away from retro styled games (I am a child of the 70's Afterall) but this game initially impressions don't do much in the way of making a case for itself, at least not to me. I will gladly eat crow and admit that I am wrong, but for right now, as much as I want a good SRPG, at the price offered here I can wait, especially with Baldur's Gate coming this week...
For an indie game of this depth I think the price is reasonable, I blind bought it and having played it I think $3.99 is a deal. The gameplay in Partia comes across in a detailed and methodical way that caters well the SRPG dynamics without seeming excessively slow, in my opinion. Since I'm at work I can't compare pace to the YouTube video (YouTube is blocked) but I can type out more elaborate impressions while running out the clock. Movement: Each character can move a certain number of squares then have the option to rest (ending character options), use an item (which is also how new weapons/armor are equipt), or attack any emenies in range (attack is disabled in no enemies in range). So far the sensitivity appears good with each move/attack option highlighted by a grid that appears and responds well to tap even on small screen iPod (so far no mis-taps or pesky difficulties with tap responses). Combat: When you select attack you can chose any weapons equipt then on selecting enemy a grid pops up comparing your character's stats versus the enemy on HP, Amt, Hit%, and Crit%. Enemies often counter your attacks and your characters often auto-counter. A box indicating health being depleted appears on the bottom of the screen after each attack/counter. Sometimes units will dodge indicated by a brief unit animation. There are various units including magic users, archers, lance wielders, knights, and swordsmen each with different movement/attach parameters. Level Design: The level designs are intelligent with natural barriers segmenting the playing field. For example, the first level has treasure chests and doors that you unlock when rewarded with keys for killing enemies. The second level has a series of 6 bridges separating 5 "islands" populated with enemies before the final castle opens up to a castle completed with walled off central courtyard. The levels appear larger than many current iOS SRPG options. Plot: The plot is a "political thriller" involving treason and land rights arguments that is well scripted and dramatic. Each level so far has interludes were plot developments occur mid-level or new characters pop-up. Resource Management: Player accumulate "crowns" that can be used to buy weapons/armor or hire additional units (there is no IAP, all in-game funds). There is a "camp" between levels with options to compete in single unit fights at an areana that rewards with crowns, to buy/sell weapons, manage inventory (but apparently equipting weapons/armor must be done in level), talk to waitress at pub, etc. User Interface: The UI is probably the biggest weakness to Partia. It's methodical and required move/arrack comfirmation. On one hand this gives the player a chance to cancel mis-calculations but sometimes feels un-necessary. It took me a while to figure out how to equipt weapons/armor because I assumed they could be enabled through the inventory screen. The touch interface is generally smooth in responding but some of the development design choices seems awkward at times. For some reason if you turn to portrait orientation the game screen minimizes and directional buttons take up the bottom half of the screen. So far finger tap hit detection is very good good. Also as should be apparent from the screen shots and video the graphics do not look retina so look slightly fuzzy on newer devices. Despite some minor gripes about user interface (which is serviceable) and graphics the detail and strategy in combat are excellent enough to make this well worth recommending and a current iOS game stand-out of me. I'm enjoying it enough so far to add to my signature.
I agree about the graphics and the price, ill wait till christmas and hope for price drop, ill deff buy it then
All I have to hear is fire emblem and I almost cracked my iPhone5 screen on tapping the 3.99 button....as I said if it wasn't for the heroes of shadow (FE12) recent complete translation for the NDS,I would have finished this already with a full 5 star review ...
Man, this is a problem I had with Spectral Souls, and a reason I never bought it. I know that, nowadays, instruction manuals are anathema, but I won't buy a deep game without one. Package a .pdf file with the game (which I can read with iBooks) ot have a link to one online (which I can DL with a number of programs on my iPhone) and maybe I would consider purchasing this. I'm too old to remember tutorials, dammit.
You guys are missing out. You can tap to display the text without having to wait for it to slowly scroll out. The developer trailer focus heavily on dialogue scenes but they are not as prevelent as trailer implies. There's a slight learning curve but it's not too bad. A PDF would be a good idea.
I trust your judgement, undeadcow, I just have trouble remembering the rules for ios strategy games. It has to do with playing on an iphone instead of an ipad...the eyestrain I get causes me to have difficulty following through tutorials and remembering them, and in- game manuals often have tiny text. Of all the games I have that DON'T need a manual, Flick Fishing came with a link to a .pdf guidebook, which I saved to my device and could print out if I chose to. I really think it would be smart for strategy game/rpg/etc. devs to do this. At least have a website with instructions, which I can save as a .pdf with WebToPdf (a recommended program).
