Sometimes, these quests are quite involved, relating to your teammates and their pasts.

Strategy RPGs offer amazing combinations of gameplay, characters, and story.

Here are some of the best strategy RPGs ever made.

Alain speaking to Travis in a cutscene in Unicorn Overlord

As the Tricorns Ride is an early game sidequest located to the south of your starting location.

This battle serves as an important introduction to the Gladiator class, a very bulky foe.

MakeClivethe leader for extra movement speed.

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This formation should be directed to theGryphon enemiesas soon as possible.

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Formation 3

Gladiator Killer

Travis

Chloe

This is yourGladiator killer.

Travis’sPassive Stealwill fire first, stealing away a Gladiator’s healing ability.

Bruno in As the Tricorns Ride in Unicorn Overlord

These units all have full rows in them too, which makes Chloe’sLong Thrustmore useful.

Josef is there for raw damage.

Rolf alone should be enough to take them down.

A unit led by Josef about to attack some gladiators in Unicorn Overlord

Don’t forget to pick up the shining item to the right of the bridge - it’s4,000G War Funds.

Your other two units, on the other hand, shouldhead towards the east.

Don’t neglect the item pickup next to the tower, which contains aLiquid Fortune.

Three units sent different ways in Unicorn Overlord

As your Gladiator Killer proceeds south, they’ll uncover the proceeding unit of Gladiators.

Luckily, they’re weak and easily dealt with.

As a reward, you’ll get aBrown Beret, which is a nice accessory for your physical units.

A unit led by Josef kiling two gladiators in Unicorn Overlord

Bruno himself will also join up.

From hard-to-master gameplay to unforgiving battles, these RPGs are a tactician’s nightmare.

Battle preparation screen for a battle against Bruno in Unicorn Overlord

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