Battle Plan: Jester's Knife
Uncover the past as you explore an open world filled with puzzles and action-packed boss fights. Defeat enemies in a real-time strategy battle system, all brought to life with hand-drawn animation.
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Uncover the past as you explore a top down open world filled with puzzles and action-packed boss fights. Defeat enemies in a real-time strategy battle system. All brought to life with traditional, frame by frame, hand-drawn animation. 
Explore a world filled with puzzles, using tile-based movement.
Manipulate buttons, cannons, or even cows. View your environment as your personal playground, and discover how different combinations can lead to your success. Drive different vehicles to enhance mobility and abilities. Memorize different objects' behaviors to help you react quickly during action-oriented puzzles. 
Engage in combat through a strategic tile-sliding puzzle.
Thoughtfully coordinate your tile placement to defend against enemy attacks and create opportunities for dealing damage.
Each character possesses a unique three-tile combo, executing these in sequence will result in enhanced damage, at a higher risk of counterattacks. 
In Adventure Mode, puzzles generally offer a relaxed pace for solution exploration. But in boss fights, you'll need to be quick.
Avoid boss' attacks, learn their patterns, then use puzzle elements to turn the situation in your favor. 
