- Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Adventure
Join Marona and her Phantom friends on a mission to defeat the sinister Shipwreck Fleet! Recruit Phantoms, bind them to objects, combine them with Gadgets, and even merge them with Marona herself in this Play-It-Your-Way RPG.
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Plot-driven, resolved, classical in form and earnest.
- character-ledplot-driven
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- unpretentiousprestige
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The Outerhaven ProductionsScott AdamsJan 20255/5 starsPhantom Brave: The Lost Hero is an amazing experience and story that rides the experience from the first game well. There can be some technical hiccups with the free movement features, but it doesn't lessen the experience in combat.
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God is a GeekLyle PendleJan 20258.5/10Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is a charming tactics game with a lot of depth, but its Switch performance leaves a lot to be desired.
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GameGrinMike CreweJan 20259/10Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is a superb SRPG that every fan of the genre needs to play. Its complex battle system and engaging story make this an absolute blast to play through!
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Cubed3Coller EntragianApr 20256/10Aside from its main gimmick of confining and leaning on a main human with medium abilities, Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero is a plain strategy RPG. It has no shortage of content and will keep gamers playing for well over 100 hours if they aim to defeat the optional superbosses or endlessly grind characters to god-like strength in hopes of surviving the hardest modes. It can be exhausting and sleep-inducing, but it is a well-made strategy RPG for anyone who has a tolerance for intense sweetness.
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DualShockersMurillo ZerbinattoJan 20257/10The sequel, Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero, expands on the original's mechanics. It introduces new ways to employ the phantoms and their quirks in strategic combat and also adds fresh methods to strengthen and progress characters. However, a lackluster and overly childish story might turn off players uninterested in grinding to astronomical levels, potentially putting the series back into a long hiatus or even ending it for good in favor of NIS's more acclaimed tactical RPGs.
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About the game
- Platforms
- PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Nippon Ichi Software
- Publisher
- NIS America
- Released
- January 30, 2025
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- Bird view / Isometric
IGDB rating 8.3/10 from 3 ratings.
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