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A guy in a mech suit charges forward and swiftly obliterates a swathe of masked enemies.

All it takes is a spray of bullets.

Menace gamescom 2024

Yet somehow, something about how Taaks is pitching it leaves me shouting three words: tactical Mass Effect.

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Decisions, you say?

Menace gamescom 2024

Light roleplay elements, you say?

I’m talking about Menace here, not Mass Effect.

Though really, I think it’s okay if you don’t believe me.

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Tick, tick, and another tick in my books.

Menace is checking a great many boxes for me and I’m not even a turn-based tactics gamer.

No matter, because this forested battleground is about to be ours.

Menace gamescom 2024

I never thought I’d say it about tactical RPGs, but I’m kind of definitely hooked.

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