It's hard for me to look at a tightly scoped, isometric strategy game that revolves around mechs without immediately going "eh, I've already got Into the Breach." Our 2018 GOTY casts a long shadow despite its simplistic pixel graphics; its perfectly snack-sized missions and turn-by-turn decisions are so satisfying, I'm not often left wanting for an alternative. In screenshots, Grit and Valor - 1949 looks like it's trying to replicate Into the Breach's whole deal, so I was pleasantly surprised by a recent preview of the game that showed me it's doing something very different despite being a roguelike mech tactics game.
For one thing: Grit and Valor plays in real time. No sitting around for minutes at a time galaxy braining your next move.
