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The game takes place on DioField Island, off the coast of a continent ravaged by a long and still ongoing war. It's hard to get a sense of The DioField Chronicle's story from the demo alone, which only covers the game's first chapter (save data is transferable to the full game upon release). Upping the difficulty to Hard (players can adjust the setting between, but not during, combat missions), positioning and defense became much more vital to victory, and enemy pincer attacks and reinforcements were potentially deadly. Pressing the "select all units" button (units can also be selected individually using the analog-controlled cursor, or by holding the "select multiple units button," creating a growing selection circle to encompass whichever units the players desire) and then pointing them at the nearest enemy one after the other, the group rolled over every enemy in their path as long as I remembered to use my abilities now and then. Playing on Normal felt like controlling a special ops murder squad.

The DioField Chronicle has three difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, and Hard. Bringing up the rear are Sharpshooters and Magickers, the former acting as a sniper or providing blanket fire over a set region while the latter provides support and area attacks. Soldiers are frontline combatants, while Cavaliers serve as mobile, mounted units. There are four classes of combatants in The DioField Chronicle, each with their own set of skills and abilities, making it easy to field a balanced, four-unit squad. squad combat is more reminiscent of a modern XCOM game than anything else, except without the cover system and more of a focus on melee combat. The DioField Chronicle's focus on squad vs. Combat takes place in real-time, but players can pause time while assigning orders to their units. Instead, you control a pre-set squad of four combatants (each is also allowed to have another unit attached in a supporting role, though they don't appear on the battlefield) and navigate them through battle. There's no resource management, building, or recruitment during battle. While it does move in real-time, The DioField Chronicle's "Real-Time Tactical Battle System" may not be what fans expect, especially if the term "real-time" applied to strategy games conjures up visions of Warcraft and StarCraft. Perhaps this is why Square Enix decided to release a demo for the game, and I'm glad they did.