[ppezaris]

now do battle chess

[genmon]

That was my first thought too, strong Battle Chess vibes!

For those who never played it, Battle Chess was a chess game from 1988. It had one different: when a piece took another piece, it would play a canned animation (gruesome, funny)

Wildly popular at the time. Some screenshots:

https://www.mobygames.com/game/1950/battle-chess/screenshots...