"A story that a mature audience would truly enjoy" - Yasuaki Arai of Triangle Strategy on the story, inspirations, game design choices, and more

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Triangle Strategy, one of the best strategy RPGs for the Nintendo Switch was recently released on PC. With a grim, mature story and incredibly sharp gameplay, it’s easily one of the best strategy RPGs of the year. While some may have thought the title of the game was a little on the silly side, Triangle Strategy genuinely delivered memorable story elements, tactical combat, and solid character design.

Around the time of the game’s PC launch, Sportskeeda’s Jason Parker had a chat with Yasuaki Arai, one of Triangle Strategy's producers, about the game’s PC port, the reception of the game, favorite battles, and much more. Whether on PC or the Switch, Triangle Strategy is an unforgettable experience.

Arai: Thank you for the interview opportunity. I believe the reception for the PC version has been great, thanks to everyone’s support, and I feel that new players are getting the chance to try this game out.

Arai: When we first started up the project, we had a common vision during our production: to deliver a story that a mature audience can truly enjoy. In order to make that a reality, we chose the SRPG game format, selected a war chronicle that involves multiple groups of people as our storytelling vehicle, and centered the theme of our story around justice. For the “justice” theme, we pored over Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?, written by Dr. Michael J. Sandel, which led us to the three Convictions (Utility, Morality, and Liberty).

As for the war drama aspect of it, we drew inspiration from many works in and out of Japan, but if I were to mention a more globally known example, it would be Game of Thrones.

Arai: The first playthrough is meant for the player to look to their own sense of justice to progress through the