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Fire Emblem Awakening Review Thread | 9s, 9s (almost) everywhere
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Kai Dracon
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It's common to see disliked games called "bad games" by disappointed fans, when what actually represents a bad game is far and away a different thing.
A "bad" Intelligent Systems game is better than what most could pull off.
Anyway, great to see Fire Emblem getting some recognition, though Awakening's leap in quality and production values sure as hell deserve that recognition.
Isn't Awakening like, with no little irony being a portable game, the most lavish Fire Emblem?
michaeltraps
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If my hype were not already through the roof... Monday cannot come soon enough.
I hope this sells well in the West.
I hope this sells well in the West.
GiantEnemyGoomba
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IntSys are already the 3DS gods and we're in the third year of the console's
9/10?
Those are good odds!
DAMMIT!
Lol too good (and true :'( )
It's a solid entry, but I'd track down a copy of the game before it, aptly named "Fire Emblem." There's a little more depth to Sacred Stones, but FE is a far better package in terms of story and memorable characters. I'd also recommend sticking to the portable FE's before you tackle a console release.
yup. easiest FE to date, but still damn entertaining
I'm playing it as well on my 3DS (ambassador here too) and I think I'll just pretend to be playing Awakening
Sacred Stones is a far more gentle introduction to the series. Awakening so far for me (only Chapter 5) seems to be going down the same path. In FE7, you had to abuse the Arena to dig up extra EXP, in Sacred Stones and Awakening, all those random spawning battles on the world map means you don't really have to worry about Exp hogs.
Easy restart: L & R plus start. Saves you a few seconds from rebooting the game, so there's another minor minor complaint gone.
I'm really pleasantly surprised at the originality of the music. The one that sticks out in my head is the tune that runs when you're prepping for battle. Doesn't sound like Fire Emblem, but it's really really good.
I'm really pleasantly surprised at the originality of the music. The one that sticks out in my head is the tune that runs when you're prepping for battle. Doesn't sound like Fire Emblem, but it's really really good.
Nothing big. Most people probably figured that out by just playing the demo.
It's really no surprise.
dragonflys545
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My GF is getting me that FE 3DS bundle for my B-day yippe!
Yup.
If it's no surprise then you should have no problem articulating what exactly is the spoiler that you're referring to, as I asked for.
It's never too late to jump in! ;D
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
I just finished XCOM. I am ready for some Fire Emblem.
I'm still going strong in XCom and now I'm afraid it's going to get left in the dust once I get Fire Emblem...
Road of Ease
Member
I'm an embassador too and played it for a bit, it didn't grab me... but I enjoyed the Awakening demo for some reason. Maybe it's the pairing system, it was interesting trying different combinations.
Is Awakening a good game to try if you're not good at SRPGs?
Really happy with the reviews. Absolutely loving the game right now.
Do it man!
The thing is that there are not so few people out there that are allergic to any and all things that could be considered "spoilers".
It's just
Masked Marth isn't actually Marth, but a girl, oh no!
Casual Mode is supposed to be the thing that allows anyone to play through the game just fine, so the game should, yeah.
There seem to be more options than ever to make the game easier for yourself, so I imagine this is a great SRPG to jump into, at any skill level.
It offers a Casual mode, which means there is no perma-death on the battle field. So you can play with more peace of mind. So while perma-death is crucial for me (it makes you take an entirely different mind set when you play), people that are not so good at sRPGs should take advantage of Casual mode and give it a try.
TDLink
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The Gametrailers review is great (as always) and really informative about the game. Its one spoiler (which they show/bring up at least a few times in the video review) is something I basically guessed beforehand anyways.
Namely that Marth
is not actually Marth and is actually a girl.
Ah, I see.
Yeah, the game itself (at least as far as the demo goes) really does throw out the implications for the player to think about, and then there's the GT review that is absurdly...non subtle. I don't like that myself.
slaughterking
Member
IntSys has to make up for Sticker Stars and I have no doubt they did with this one. Too bad Europe has to wait another couple of months.
What's wrong with Shadow Dragon?
I see what you mean. Said spoiler is very pivotal to the plot and it's not revealed far into the game either, so this is kind of expected unfortunately. I was just watching the video and I personally dislike how they mess around with that.
eyothrie said:
I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
Is that an Iwata Asks? Can't wait!
Yeah, I am probably the least sensitive person when it comes to spoilers, but even I was surprised how bluntly they show it.
That's completely different form the "when you don't know about it you won't realize it" moments in other trailers.
DrAndonuts
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I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
Sweet, thanks for the confirmation. Looking forward to the game and the interview.
I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
I like your guy's use of the word dastard.
Woo-hoo! Can't wait for it!I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
I'm a huge Fire Emblem fan and I couldn't stand Shadow Dragon. It felt kind of lazy and man oh man was that game UGLY.
I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
Ah, I see. Thanks for clarifying. As obligated, thank you and the rest of 8-4 very much for the work you've done for the game! It's fantastic from what I've seen so far.
TDLink
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I disagree, it absolutely is. It's their big Q1 game. Big marketing push behind it including commercials on TV, new 3DS bundle with the game included, available both retail and digital. And it has Marth/really pushing that fact since everyone knows him from Smash Bros.
They are definitely treating this (a first for Fire Emblem, at least in the west) as a tentpole 3DS release.
It absolutely is.
Which is really exciting and very out of character for NOA. You would think NOA would be more thrilled about the release of Braing Age.