It’s hard to get your main characters killed, but not impossible. I did it 
Gladius trades plot for deep strategical game play, and I’m there for it.
Gladius, day 2
Tactical RPG
Gladius, Day 1: Gladiators at Large
Welcome to the start of my playthrough of LucasArts’ “Gladius”, a tactical arena fighting game for the PlayStation 2.
Quick Look: Pawnbarian
A lot of indie developers of turn-based, tactical RPGs were strutting their stuff on Twitter yesterday. So wait a second — Pawnbarian is a card based tactical strategy puzzle RPG? And the hero moves like chess pieces? That you can upgrade? And there’s a demo?
Dungeon Encounters: Finished and finished.
Everyone says that this game has no story and all the characters are the same and once you’ve played the first few levels, you’ve seen all the game can offer. But, everyone is wrong.
Dungeon Encounters: For Those Who Skip Cutscenes
DM: You see an encounter before you
Party: I don’t recognize this one. Hmmm. Okay, everyone, brace up, we’re heading in!
DM: It is a black hole. It immediately begins to suck you in.
Party: Run! RUN!
DM: You can’t get away. You are sucked in, everyone dies. Roll up a new party.