Chained Echoes manages to introduce useful mechanics to its combat with the Overdrive system that work with the player while challenging them to change up their gameplay and strategy at the same time while still affording plenty of room for customization and accessibility.Chained Echoes — Story and Gameplay Chained Echoes — developed by Matthias Linda and published by Deck13 —puts players in control of a party of up to 8 characters each with their own strengths, weaknesses, and synergies as they travel about the beautiful but turbulent world of Valendis.Unlike a lot of retro JRPGs, however, players do not have to worry about randomly stumbling into combat while they’re exploring the overworld unless they actually intend to engage with an enemy.All enemies are represented clearly on the screen instead of being invisible or launching surprise attacks, and players must interact with them first before entering combat.It forces the player to consider their movement more carefully, as well as to try out mechanics like character swapping rather than just working with who shows up on the battlefield each match."