Vantage Master Online
Something for the weekend 
Vantage Master Online is a freeware turn-based strategy game with fantasy units released by Nihon Falcom Corp of Japan. Despite the title, it has both single player and multiplayer modes.
Here’s a screenshot from the Japanese version. Don’t worry, the download link above is for the English version
© Nihon Falcom
The basic premise of this game is very simple: You control a Master who can summon Natials, which are your fighting units.
Defeat the opposing Master by attacking with your Natials and/or your Master (depends on the Master you create - some are better offensively, others are better off supporting their units with magical attacks). The type of Master you control in Scenario/Expert Mode ala campaign mode depends on how you answer a series of random questions.
Each Natial has an elemental attribute : Earth, Water, Fire, Heaven. Earth is superior to Water, Water is superior to Fire, Fire is superior to Heaven, and Heaven is superior to Earth. Simple rock-scissors-paper gameplay.
As a Master, you also have to consider issues like terrain type which affects movement speed and defense values as well as facing direction which also affects damage taken.
There’s also a single scenario mode called Free Battle Mode as well as a Network Mode (I haven’t tried it out yet).
Overall, a very fun little game which takes very little time to learn to start playing. To read more about the game mechanics, check the online game manual here.
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Absolutely fantastic. This isn’t just a little game, it’s absolutely brilliant!
Thanks! Don’t play it too much, you still have to update your wonderful blog
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