I'm going on Normal (Casual as well for extra noob cred) because when it comes to strategy "too easy" is my "just right" lol
That is if I buy the game, but it does look good and I'm liking the sound of the Persona-like elements.
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I'm going on Normal (Casual as well for extra noob cred) because when it comes to strategy "too easy" is my "just right" lol
That is if I buy the game, but it does look good and I'm liking the sound of the Persona-like elements.
First here is a thing i wanted to tell you for a long time :P
i never participated in the old forum but i always liked your enthusiasm and how you perceive good design
so when you wrote something i always wanted to read what you say
i wanted you to know how much i appreciate this, keep it up! :)
if you ever had a chance to go back to the old games (if you didn't play them), i strongly recommend finding a way to play Fire Emblem Path of Radiance on the GC. in my humble opinion, it had one of the best stories/writing in that generation and honestly it is hard to imagine it being topped due to its linear progression which means writers were in full control of the story and its pace. the game spends a few chapters to masterfully introduce the Griel mercenaries, their ranks, their relationships, and slowly goes from there to build its political and conflicted world in a fantastic way.
And this is what i hope for! : )
Man, now I'm curious to see how powerful this looks when he's Punished Dimitri
Thanks for the kind words. I just love this hobby of ours and how we all bond over this simple harmless fun. Games are a bright spot in what can sometimes be a dark world. Games represent our better angels -- namely, a desire to make each other smile. :-)
I'm definitely interested in the Radiant Duology, but I'm hopeful they will re-release them in a Switch compilation, given the steep costs of playing the originals!
Can someone explain what the difference is between the casual and classic etc? Never seen anything like that in difficulty settings
Classic has permadeath whereas in Casual when your units die, they are back in the next battle.
Great preview! Well written and in depth. The game sounds like a winner as well.
I'm definitely in on this game now. I've wanted to try Fire Emblem for a while but it never quite felt right, this really seems like the one for me though. Can't wait!
Probably going to go hard/classic, and not let anyone die. I want the challenge, and the rewind feature seems like it'll keep off the worst frustrations.
I'm definitely in on this game now. I've wanted to try Fire Emblem for a while but it never quite felt right, this really seems like the one for me though. Can't wait!
Probably going to go hard/classic, and not let anyone die. I want the challenge, and the rewind feature seems like it'll keep off the worst frustrations.
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Yep, the moment I saw Derek was doing a preview my mind went to Fire Emblem.
I'm going with Dimitri's house because this is his normal attack in the time skip, a literal blay-blade Dimitri
Oh man I love non-armored lance infantry units so much. So much that I may just permanently dismount my horse riders lol. Wonder if that gives any stat weaknesses other than movement.
There is one thing that bugs me...when he picks up the lance, it teleports to his hands from the ground lol
It is a counter. I think it has different animation than regular attack. I am really looking forward to his critical though.
That's the thing, I can't imagine how epic his critical attacks are going to be lol.
Sounds fucking incredible.
I even picked up FE Warriors to get into the mood but also not burn myself out by actually playing a traditional FE game.
Probably Hard/Casual for me. Don't like permadeath.
I even picked up FE Warriors to get into the mood but also not burn myself out by actually playing a traditional FE game.
Probably Hard/Casual for me. Don't like permadeath.
So a lot of scenarios don't play out in casual, correct?
I don't know anymore. The more I learn about this the more I think this entry is not for me. I thought Awakenings was perfect and I get not every entry should be the same but the length of the game plus casual skipping out on story threads gives me way too much anxiety just reading about it
I don't know anymore. The more I learn about this the more I think this entry is not for me. I thought Awakenings was perfect and I get not every entry should be the same but the length of the game plus casual skipping out on story threads gives me way too much anxiety just reading about it
Dimitri is so cool.
Just a shame that me and my Empress will have to grind him and his puny "Justice" into fine dust.
Just a shame that me and my Empress will have to grind him and his puny "Justice" into fine dust.
Awww yeah! I know what I am doing after work tomorrow. This is gonna be grand...
Do we know how the farming missions will work? Trying to play Awakening on Hard, and the non-story/sidemissions contain enemies who are so higher level than me, it's pointless to even attempt them
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Dimitri is the lord I was least interested in, but seeing his radical change after the time skip, his animations in both parts, and hearing more of his VA, he's grown on me quite a lot! Definitely excited to try out his house as well. I'm so conflicted on who to choose for my second file.
As someone, who 1.) was excited for this game since the very first trailer back in 2018, and 2.) never really got the exaggerated (and in some cases undeserved) sceptisism & hate this game received, it's kinda wild to see how things have changed now. But better late than never, I guess.
The preview is extremely positive. The only thing that concerns me though is that Normal mode seems to be easy.
As a veteran, who values gameplay more than anything else, I'm afraid that even Hard mode won't satisfy me. Kind of a bummer that the previewer doesn't
mention whether lunatic will unlock after a playthrough or not.
The preview is extremely positive. The only thing that concerns me though is that Normal mode seems to be easy.
As a veteran, who values gameplay more than anything else, I'm afraid that even Hard mode won't satisfy me. Kind of a bummer that the previewer doesn't
mention whether lunatic will unlock after a playthrough or not.
Where did it mention that Casual is content-locked? Don't think I've seen that anywhere.
The writer of the preview seemed kinda well-versed in the series in which case, normal being kind of easy for them is probably not too surprising.
yeah, I thought normal was pretty easy in awakening for example hence why I went hard for that game which had the best balance imo, but I know plenty of newcomers found it challenging enough
It seems to me like the difficulty will be on par with FE Echoes. Normal was easy for the most time but the game became noticeably more challenging in the last chapter. however, it wasn't hard to keep everyone alive.
so maybe Normal/Classic will be a good mix again, but Hard/Classic is going to be very challenging, probably.
I mean true, but that doesn't really quench my concern. I just hope there is a lunatic option.
Echoes Hard/Classic wasn't really hard, though.
If TH's hard mode is on the same level as Radiant Dawns Normal mode, then I'll be satisfied more or less.
Conquest Hard/Classic still offers the most satisfying experience, though. It was pretty challenging without drifting too much into BS territory like Thracia 776.
I'm a bit worried about the Persona like calender system where there is an end date and limited number of things I can do each day. I got so worried about missing things or moments in P5 that I was constantly looking up guides trying to min/max each day. Couldnt finish the game even though I liked the characters and combat system.
I loved Awakening so hopefully this doesn't get in the way of enjoying the game.
I loved Awakening so hopefully this doesn't get in the way of enjoying the game.
Normal>Hard changes things like enemy stats, variety, placement, weapons, as well as removes access to grinding, meaning exp is limited.
Casual/Classic changes whether your units are limited. In Classic FE games if a unit dies in battle they are gone forever, if you choose casual mode they instead respawn after the battle.
If only I could take this game with me so I can play this game during my daily commute. Too bad that's not possible. If only there was a console that also doubles as a handheld. Wouldn't that be amazing.
On Normal Mode there are low level battles you can do on the weekends that cost 0 activity points, so you can presumably do them as many times as you want every weekend. I can't imagine they'll be hard at all.
They might actually be really inefficient in terms of grinding, though if you can do them an infinite amount of times, that wouldn't matter. Studying seems to be how you really get the skill points. We'll see once the game comes out, I'm actually looking forward to the monastery section now that I know a bit more of how it works.
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