I cannot recommend this game enough if you like tactical RPGs or turn-based strategy games at all. It's a great game.

I've never really gotten into this genre, so I'm curious: Do these games typically have much of any story or are they just mainly focused on the combat side of things?

Was going to use this expansion as an excuse to buy this game, but not a single mention of gog on their socials.

Closer to the latter. This one's dead in the middle -- it does both, but the story does play 2nd fiddle. Final Fantasy Tactics [the usual beacon of the genre] also has spectacular story with it. They'd mentioned it sporatically; I follow their stuff a bit. They had confirmed we'd get same-day release here on reddit, yadda.

Kiinda disappointed that on Steam they offer a 15% discount on this expansion but not here on GOG. Why do some developers always make GOG customers pay more than on Steam?

I got a discount when I put the DLC in my cart...

"The expansion focuses on enriching and expanding the gameplay and adds new features and options to the game. To get the perfect experience, I would recommend starting a new game, but the DLC will work with any existing file.

The new content will start appearing once you reach Centina and keeps unlocking as the story progresses until the very end of the game. "

and

"DLC content is indeed compatible with current save files however, it is highly recommended to start a 100% fresh file for the DLC content because it affects the game on the whole. I would generally not recommend NG+ because you’d have an already-establishes crew, and one of the main points of the DLC is more options on how to develop your crew. "

and

" 13 "hunt" encounters

6 Special "Large encounter" battles

13 new patrols, with most of these being "large encounter" patrols

87 different send-away missions

22 monster variants alongside18 base monster classes

61 new pieces of equipment "

Grabbed the bundle pack and so far I am enjoying it, only issue was when downloading the files the windows version of the DLC was showing in the Linux tab, switched to Windows then back to Linux and the proper files showed.

I played it on a cheap tablet. I used a controller, though. The only time you really absolutely need a mouse is when moving from node to node, since the cursor doesn't auto-center on the node when using the keyboard like it does for the controller. There are no real-time parts to the game. Your stat growth depends on what class you are when you level up, which is the only way you can increase stats. I haven't paied enough attention to know if they are random, as I don't think their specific value matters all that much. You can "respec" your character, but I can't say off the top of my head if you just restart from level 1 or if you at least retain your XP.. Not really. There is one story character who can acquire monster skills, making him effectively a monster of any type. Monsters sometimes have decent skills, so they can be useful party members. I haven't played the expansion yet, though. I won't answer this. The only character you have to keep alive is the main character, as far as I know (and even then, it's a lost bonus rather than game over). That main character only has to participate in most story battles, and in fact it's a good idea to keep the character level low, as it affects encounter levels more than average party level. I don't believe in game-breaking characters. If you think a character is overpowered, just don't use that character, or use that character sparingly.

I got 15% off in the dlc! Thanks guys : D

Small laptop: I played it almost exclusively keyboard with some mouse. The devs have patched more UI things in later after I had played as they tried to ensure parity between the different UI schemes.

Growth: If you've played FFT, growth is like that. I don't think it's random though; it's fixed based on what character you are.

Respec: (story characters, each of which has one unique class) no. Otherwise, just recruit a new character. EDIT: I forgot, you can reset your level (including stat growth) to zero while retaining your class/job experience.

Monsters: I haven't played the DLC yet, obviously, but the existing character that got monster jobs was immensely useful, especially since he could basically be two monsters at once.

Base game: I don't know how it's done with the DLC, but the devs have been very vocal that the DLC is best experienced with a fresh, brand new save. That sounds like it's integrated.

Balance: Quite balanced, but not perfect. But the "generics" each have a set of classes that only they (and NOT story characters) can be, too! There are definitely overpowered combinations available in the game, but nothing stood out as instantly "OMG!" like Orlandu or Balthier.

Difficulty: There were two points when I played through the game the first time where I felt there was a big jump in difficulty (and they were all-party scenarios). I remember seeing them mentioned in patch notes as having been adjusted; I haven't yet replayed.

If note to you [specifically, dtgreene], the game has AWESOME NG+ and difficulty settings; very granular in both, and can be changed at any time. Also, sadly, there is one gender-specific class for each of male and female. And, yes, the female one is typecast as caster and male one as physical. Neither are particularly outstanding or useless though; both have good passives to learn.

Link found to difficulty settings screen: https://lpix.org/3535562/20190831210157_1.jpg

That sounds like a *very* nice feature; I can make it challenging in the ways I find fun, and minimize the aspects I don't. (More games should have this sort of difficulty customization.)

Thanks. Will buy.