Battle Chasers: Nightwar

RPGFanGreg Delmage

95/100

Akin to nights in the basement, with a party gathered around a friend brooding behind the DM’s screen, Battle Chasers: Nightwar feels like a classic romp in a dungeon with some dragons. Though the adventure is new, it still feels familiar. Airship Syndicate has impressively refreshed some staple conventions with modern concepts, maintaining a comfortable level of nostalgia that exemplifies the best qualities from RPGs of yore. It’s just fun to load up and be enchanted by.

Gaming NexusSean Colleli

8.5/10

Battle Chasers: Nightware is pretty typical as far as turn based RPGs go, but its tight combat, beautiful production values and faithfulness to its source material make it worth checking out on Switch.

Nintendo World ReportNeal Ronaghan

8.5/10

As long as you can deal with some longer load times and some hazy handheld dungeons, Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an excellent modernized take on the old-school JRPG. The combat system is deep and rich, packed with customization and variety. The overworld is nicely streamlined and the dungeons, aside from being a tight fit on the Switch screen, are fun to explore. To top it off, the Joe Mad art is excellent and the overall presentation is superb. Nightwar is truly a fantastic RPG, and if you could wipe away the minor technical woes, it’s one of the best available on Switch so far.

PC GamerEric Watson

81/100

Battle Chasers: Nightwar turns a '90s comic into a hardcore dungeon-crawling JRPG.

Capsule ComputersJamie Laike Tsui

8/10

Although a bit slow in pace, Battle Chasers: Nightwar is worth a purchase by Battle Chaser and JRPG fans alike.

Sirus GamingEnricko Ozoa

8/10

When the issues of a game are rolled and stomped by its greatness, then it’s something to invest on if you have some spare.

RPGSiteBryan Vitale

8/10

This unique JRPG inspired title might have flown under-the-radar last year, but its a game worth making space for from a crowded 2017.

GameSpaceRobert Lashley

7.5/10

It doesn’t look like the developers had to sacrifice anything in the game to bring it to the Switch. However, it doesn’t look like they added much either. That being the case unless you absolutely must play this game on the go I’d recommend sticking to Steam, PS4, or the XBox One where you can get Battle Chasers for under $20 instead of paying $40 for this port.

Worth PlayingAndreas Salmen

7.3/10

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a classic JRPG where combat meets action-packed dungeons and stylish storytelling.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a quality JRPG throwback. It’s grindy and can be difficulty, but for people looking for a more casual experience the lower difficulty settings are a good introduction to the genre as a whole. With plenty of lore and heritage behind the game to further build it out, it’s a fresh new franchise and a good proof that western developers can emulate the JRPG style when they want to.

GameSpotJustin Clark

6/10

The night is dark and full of errors.

GameTyrant Former GT Staff Writer

Unscored

Originally released for the PC, PS4 and Xbox One last year, the JRPG turn-based title Battle Chasers: Nightwar, is now released for the Nintendo Switch.