Play Angelic Layer (J) Online

Angelic Layer (J) on GBA is one of those games that feels like chess if chess had tiny fighting dolls. You start by picking your angel, tweaking its stats, and then it's all about positioning and timing your attacks just right.

First few matches are rough - you'll probably button-mash and lose. But once you get the rhythm of dodging and countering, it clicks. The customization is deep, though the menus are a bit clunky on the small screen.

I remember getting wrecked by this one opponent who kept baiting me into overextending. Took three rematches to finally outplay them by switching up my angel's loadout. That moment when a strategy finally works? Pretty satisfying.

It's not flashy by today's standards, but there's a solid tactical layer here if you stick with it.