Verdant Requiem

Verdant Requiem is a story-driven tactical RPG about a war between three nations whose competing ideals shape the fate of an entire continent. You follow Leonis and his companions through branching storylines, making choices that affect the people around them, the direction of the army and the future of the land. The story is not a simple conflict between good and evil: resources, faith, military power and national interests all influence the struggle.

Three nations at war

One nation has abundant resources, another is shaped by faith, and a third thrives through trade and scholarship. Each has its own circumstances and reasons for fighting, including those who oppose Leonis. The main story follows him, while optional scenarios and character flashbacks show events from the perspectives of his companions and people from across the three nations.

The game has three story routes, which branch in Chapter 10. The nations explored, the meaning of some maps, the positions of allies and the ending can change according to your choices. Each route takes approximately 12–17 hours, and the main story plus optional scenarios offers over 40 hours of gameplay in total. These estimates assume you do not use auto-battle, speed-up or skip functions.

Lead your army

Between battles, you manage Salt, Food and Minerals, which support the army’s logistics and can also be used at facilities. The Mobile Canteen and Arcane Mineral Research Laboratory are among the systems that help sustain your forces. Leonis’ alignment changes in response to your actions, affecting his abilities, allied units and the army as a whole; it can also influence major story branches.

Battle defeats do not permanently kill characters, though injured units may receive penalties. The playable cast is smaller than in many traditional tactical RPGs, with more emphasis on each character’s background, place in the world, relationships and personal story. Support conversations are voiced, while the unvoiced Tea Time interactions let you spend time with individual characters and discuss a range of topics.

Tactical battles

Combat uses familiar tactical RPG systems, including the weapon triangle, critical hits, effective damage and skills. Unit positioning also matters for the flanking follow-up system, and each character can use Combat Arts that emphasize their individual strengths. Where you place units, who starts an attack and when you use a Combat Art can change the course of a battle.

Character stories

Optional scenarios and flashback events add perspectives beyond Leonis’ main story. The game includes over 40,000 Japanese characters of voiced Support Conversations, as well as more than 50,000 Japanese characters of unvoiced Tea Time dialogue. These conversations explore characters’ personalities, values and relationships, including sides of them that may not appear on the battlefield.

Presentation and features

Combat includes character cut-ins and dedicated effects for Combat Arts. Event scenes use weather, fog, lighting and camera effects to establish their atmosphere, alongside simulated bloom, water reflections and noise effects. Character portraits blink, map sprites have additional animations, and the game uses modified and original pixel art. Its custom UI visual processing reflects the theme of balance.

• Three story routes, branching in Chapter 10
• Over 40 hours of gameplay across the main story and optional scenarios
• Military Logistics using Salt, Food and Minerals
• Alignment changes that affect Leonis, allied units, the army and story branches
• No permanent character death, though defeated units may suffer injury penalties