The first dev blog for Iron Danger tells the story of the story. Fortunately, you know exactly what’s going to happen and where the enemies are moving, letting you pre-empt them. At any point, the games turns, dictated by a bar at the bottom of the screen, is measured by heartbeats and you can go back a maximum of ten heartbeats. Only now it’s more in line with that of a puzzle game than anything else of its kind. Combat, in games, has always been a puzzle of sorts. It’s this mechanism that interests me so much about Iron Danger. I like to believe that Kipuna can’t fathom losing someone she values so highly, nor does she want to die herself, so stopping time and letting you go back is her defence mechanism. It’s more the fact that as soon as Kipuna or one of your characters dies, everything stops. I asked the same question and it doesn’t seem that there isn’t an end-state. “A game without an end-state?” I hear you ask. Iron Danger has been previewed by Wccftech who comment on the games time travel mechanic. It's an interesting take on a tactical style, but I don't think it will leave a lasting impression on me. Clocking in at around 12 hours long, it doesn't overstay its welcome. Iron Danger is a unique tactical game unlike most others out there. A few looming threats are mentioned in a handful of places throughout the game, but they are never quite explored in Iron Danger. It's not quite a cliffhanger ending, but it felt premature as if the developers clearly want the story to continue in another game or piece of media, leaving an unsatisfying ending here. While I could tell I was approaching the conclusion to the storyline, the game credits appeared suddenly before I expected them to, as I audibly blurted out 'wait, that's it?' to my computer screen. The ending to the game actually caught me off guard a bit. Before she even has much time to mourn the loss of her home or even get a chance to think, Kipuna is soon thrown into a larger conflict that could decide the fate of civilization. Thanks to divine intervention from a forgotten god, Kipuna finds herself revived with the ability to manipulate space and time. During the assault, while trying to escape from the madness, Kipuna ultimately falls to her death. Iron Danger is set in a Nordic-inspired world following the story of Kipuna, a normal village girl whose home is unexpectedly razed by Northlander invaders.

It is instead a debut project from a small Helsinki studio looking to make their first mark on the world with a unique take on tactical RPG stylings and combat. Iron Danger is, however, not one of those games. We're settling into a busy time of year for game releases, with a number of big or highly-anticipated RPGs soon releasing for fans of established developers or franchises. RPG Site has reviewed the upcoming Steampunk RPG Iron Danger: Iron Danger Review However, if you are a lover of RPG games such as Divinity: Original Sin 2, and are a frequent abuser of the quick-save button like me, you’ll find Iron Danger quite fun and refreshing. Certainly, the low-stakes nature of it can accommodate them quite well. I don’t mean to say that this game is inaccessible to newer gamers.

I see Iron Danger falling into that legacy and, in such context, I think it’s a game that is easier to appreciate for veteran players of the genre. I feel like in many ways we’ve entered an era of meta-design, where entire games are built around challenging or redefining tried-and-true mechanics. No exploits here! Just good old perfectionist fun. Well, what if I told you Iron Danger is a game built around that exact principle? With challenges balanced around your ability to rewind and without the annoying load times. It’s a little exploit-y but we accept it as part of playing hard RPGs. Saving between every move, making sure everything is perfect, or reloading to just a few seconds prior when something goes wrong. If you’ve played a fair amount of RPGs you probably have abused quick-saving at least a few times in your life. COG checked out the tactical RPG Iron Danger: Iron Danger Review – A Perfectionist’s RPG

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