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Fire Emblem Awakening |OT| Lord of the RNG
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SolarKnight
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It's Kellam. Being easily missable is kinda his thing.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Now I am not even sure whether Bladenic is serious or not, hahaha.
Oh I have gaius, because when he died I went NO! and reloaded the map. I married him to the avatar
What a waste of seeds, for both of them
Especially for the Female Avatar
You can't hate a chest-plundering-capable character with 51 defense
And I really like Kellam, he's hilarious. Though I always have a soft spot for underdog characters. He is, support wise, I think the best pair for Cordelia.
I put Edgeworth with Sully. The pretty boy battle girl thing kinda reminded me of Mao and Weber from FMP.
Also I don't like Gaius at all. I probably will never pair him with anyone.
dakkumauji
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Please, who wouldn't go awww when Henry says they'll make lots of dragon babies so she'll never be lonely again.
SolarKnight
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Oh I'm sure he's serious, it's just that Kellam's invisibility skills somehow manage to slip into the real world. It's been multiple people now that I've seen mention they didn't know they could recruit Kellam.
Laughing Banana
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Chet Rippo
Member
Are you asking why they didn't make Nowi wear a dress or give her big boobs?
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Hahahaha.
Well, you know what I mean.
It's unfortunate that her existence is often cited by this game's detractors though; one of the prime reasons why some mock this game even without playing it (or after playing it in some cases)
8-4 did an awesome job.
Although some of their misses are unfortunate in my opinion, such as the incident of Sumia and Chrom's pies and Henry's characterization.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Argh end of a page
peaceiscloser
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With Nowi, I think two options for her would have been good --
1. Switch the no-supports thing from Tiki to Nowi. Tiki actually should be paired with those guys, at least she's physically mostly their age (discounting Ricken), then they could make her be like the past child manaketes (i.e. Fae)
2. Raise Nowi's physical age to be like Lissa/Maribelle/Ricken/Donnel(?)
1. Switch the no-supports thing from Tiki to Nowi. Tiki actually should be paired with those guys, at least she's physically mostly their age (discounting Ricken), then they could make her be like the past child manaketes (i.e. Fae)
2. Raise Nowi's physical age to be like Lissa/Maribelle/Ricken/Donnel(?)
Didn't notice it at all. *shrugs*
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Kellam's backstory on how he gained his infamous ability is actually rather touching ;___;
As is the origin of Lon'qu's aversion towards females. Surprisingly, aside from Cherche, he also reveals it in his support with Tharja, of all people.
It's just really baffling, hahaha.
Perfectly fitting with his shtick though. Amazingly so, in fact, holy shit.
As is the origin of Lon'qu's aversion towards females. Surprisingly, aside from Cherche, he also reveals it in his support with Tharja, of all people.
It's just really baffling, hahaha.
Perfectly fitting with his shtick though. Amazingly so, in fact, holy shit.
KO Traveling Hobo
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For certain definitions of 'nice.'
re: so thoroughly abusing her child with hexes and experiments that she's cripplingly frail and has split, dysfunctional personalities.
This really exemplifies why I find the characters so satisfying. As much as many of them feel like generic tropes when you first meet them -- although, that doesn't mean they're not interesting and fun throughout -- the more you actually use the characters and talk to them, you start to peel back the layers of their personalities and backgrounds. And that's exactly how it should be; it's extremely rewarding.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Well, she did what she did to
Noire because she wants to protect her and wants to make her stronger.
Yeah, one of my main reasons of keep plucking on after more than 200 hours poured to this game. Collecting supports.
Just aiming to collecting the purely unique ones already get me this long--and I am not even close to finishing... can't imagine how long it's gonna take if I decide to pursue all parents-brother-sister variants too... *phew*
Laughing Banana
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Are you part of The Gunloc Team that seem to hate her so much? hahaha.
Well, she along with Lucina plus Owain + Inigo are voted as the most popular child characters in Japan, so maybe IS playing straight Tsundere with her actually works, hahaha.
She's an alright character though, all in all, for me. Her C support with lots of her choices tend to paint her as a jerk, yes, but overall her A and S supports work, most of the time, to showcase her 'charming' side.
SolarKnight
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Excuse you, you mispelled Morgan pretty badly.
Laughing Banana
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For children characters: Lucina > Morgan > Nah = Noire = Cynthia > Owain > Inigo > Kjelle > Gerome > Yarne
Still haven't decided where I should put Severa.
Parent characters with specific daughters (not including children that can become Morgan's mother/father):
Lucina (hey it's Lucina so screw the above rule
) > Lissa> Olivia > Cherche > Cordelia > Tharja > Panne > Nowi > Sumia > Sully.Severa is my favorite.
Sorry Morgan.
For children characters: Lucina > Morgan > Nah = Noire = Cynthia > Owain > Inigo > Kjelle > Gerome > Yarne
Still haven't decided where I should put Severa.
Parent characters with specific daughters (not including children that can become Morgan's mother/father):
Lucina (hey it's Lucina so screw the above rule
For me it's
Lucina > Severa > Morgan > Owain > Nah > Inigo > Brady > Gerome > Noire > Cynthia > Kjelle > Laurant >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yarne
Hours Left
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2nd gens eh?
Yarne > Nah > Morgan(F) > Brady > Gerome > Owain > Laurent = Kjelle = Noire > Lucina = Cynthia > Morgan(M) > Being stabbed in the face > Severa
Yarne > Nah > Morgan(F) > Brady > Gerome > Owain > Laurent = Kjelle = Noire > Lucina = Cynthia > Morgan(M) > Being stabbed in the face > Severa
I wouldn't use the word hate. More like Earth shattering disappointment.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Holy shit, I am so indifferent towards Laurent I forgot to put him and his mother in my list, hahaha.
So earth-shattering that you prefer a stab in the face than her, hahaha.
I obviously don't agree with most of Gunloc's opinions, but I'm sure that he feels the same way about mine =P
They really just don't stand out at all. Not really likeable and nothing to really hate. They're kinda boring imo.
They really just don't stand out at all. Not really likeable and nothing to really hate. They're kinda boring imo.
It's my feeling about all the children.
I used to like Lucina though, until I purchased the OST and artbook. She's a different person now
Laughing Banana
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So, when the EU version gets released will this thread get bumped back to the main page or will there be a new OT?
Because I kind of want to make some sort of contest related to this game with 20 bucks e-shop voucher as a reward (though I am not sure whether this is something that people will value, hahaha) and I want it to be exposed to as many people as possible.
Still on the thinking phase about it though, not really sure whether in the end I decide to do it or not.
Hmmm? Different how?
Because I kind of want to make some sort of contest related to this game with 20 bucks e-shop voucher as a reward (though I am not sure whether this is something that people will value, hahaha) and I want it to be exposed to as many people as possible.
Still on the thinking phase about it though, not really sure whether in the end I decide to do it or not.
It's my feeling about all the children.
I used to like Lucina though, until I purchased the OST and artbook. She's a different person now
Hmmm? Different how?
She's almost a different person on the artbook/OST cover. Her design is so much better.
SolarKnight
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So I finally finished reading through that great interview with the FE staff by 8-4. This is the Iwata Asks we all wanted.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=533568
One thing stood out that I haven't seen really discussed. Kusakihara says:
What say you thread? Any thoughts on which charcter/class combinations have the best 3D models. I remember being surprised at how cool Dollen looks as a Hero but I haven'r really had the same thought regarding other characters.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=533568
One thing stood out that I haven't seen really discussed. Kusakihara says:
Kusakihara said:
What say you thread? Any thoughts on which charcter/class combinations have the best 3D models. I remember being surprised at how cool Dollen looks as a Hero but I haven'r really had the same thought regarding other characters.
Fun fact: The Birthdays of the children (sans Morgan) are the original Japanese release dates of the previous games in the series.
Severa: January 21, 1994 (Mystery of the Emblem)
Brady: February 22, 2007 (Radiant Dawn)
Yarne: March 14, 1992 (Gaiden)
Nah: March 29, 2002 (Binding Blade)
Lucina: April 20, 1990 (Dark Dragon & Sword of Light) and 2005 (Path of Radiance)
Laurent: April 25, 2003 (Blazing Sword a.k.a. Fire Emblem in the west)
Cynthia: May 14, 1996 (Genealogy of the Holy War)
Owain: July 15, 2010 (New Mystery of the Emblem)
Inigo: August 7, 2008 (Shadow Dragon)
Gerome: September 1, 1999 (Thracia 776)
Kjelle: September 29, 1997 (BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki)
Noire: October 7, 2004 (Sacred Stones)
Severa: January 21, 1994 (Mystery of the Emblem)
Brady: February 22, 2007 (Radiant Dawn)
Yarne: March 14, 1992 (Gaiden)
Nah: March 29, 2002 (Binding Blade)
Lucina: April 20, 1990 (Dark Dragon & Sword of Light) and 2005 (Path of Radiance)
Laurent: April 25, 2003 (Blazing Sword a.k.a. Fire Emblem in the west)
Cynthia: May 14, 1996 (Genealogy of the Holy War)
Owain: July 15, 2010 (New Mystery of the Emblem)
Inigo: August 7, 2008 (Shadow Dragon)
Gerome: September 1, 1999 (Thracia 776)
Kjelle: September 29, 1997 (BS Fire Emblem: Akaneia Senki)
Noire: October 7, 2004 (Sacred Stones)
Lucina > Morgan (F) > Inigo = Gerome > Owain > Cynthia > Brady > Morgan (M) > Severa > Nah > Noire = Yarne = Laurent >>> Kjelle
I actually like all the kids barring Kjelle (who to be fair, is mostly because I don't use her at all).
The Dread Masters are my favorites I think. Swordmasters, and Lucina in her Lord classes look nice too.
I actually like all the kids barring Kjelle (who to be fair, is mostly because I don't use her at all).
The Dread Masters are my favorites I think. Swordmasters, and Lucina in her Lord classes look nice too.
So I got the game a few days ago and although I've been enjoying it enormously, I still have some questions:
- I feel like I'm going too quickly through the game. I'm on chapter 9 after 5 hours. Is this ok, should I slow down? It's a great game and I want it to last.
- I know the challenges and the paralogues that appear from time to time, but is there any more non-story material I can play? What do I do if I want to play but not advance through the story if there's no challenge activated at the time? I see all of you pouring hours upon hours into the game. Is it because you play through it multiple times? Is there post-game content? I just feel like I'm going to fast and I haven't even touched the marriage system, changing classes, etc...
- The bonus box thing is a mistery to me. I got some free items, and it seems like I can summon "teams" to the map? And missions? No idea what's going on there.
- Why is the manual a fold-out pamphlet?
To answer a few of your questions:
- You're going at a fairly reasonable clip, but Awakening has a ton of Paralogues that the game will never really tell you about. Make sure that you've married off (and by this I mean S-Ranking a support) all the women - and yourself - before or once you hit Chapter 12. You'll more or less understand why.
- There's a lot more non-story material that you can play and it relates mostly back to marrying the women. That all said, you can buy Reeking Boxes from the shops that will summon Risen onto the world map that you can then fight to get in some extra levels, build weapon proficiencies, or skills. If you're on Hard and they become cost prohibitive, you can summon a team via the Bonus Box and fight them.
- Speaking of, the Bonus Box is part of the game's Wireless functionality. Basically Nintendo sends out free DLC every now and again, and it comes via the Bonus Box. They send out free legendary weapons on the occasion, and also use it to release "teams" sourced from previous Fire Emblem games that you can summon to the World Map much like how you can summon Risen. You can then choose to fight with them (and recruit their party leader), pay them a requisite amount of gold to recruit them straight out, or buy items from them. The missions are Paralogues that will only become relevant until the endgame, so don't worry about that for now.
- Because it's cheaper.
1.- That's pretty par for the course, I think. Play at a pace you feel comfortable with. There's no right or wrong way to do so.
2.- You can summon SpotPass teams from the Bonus Box infinitely. These don't add anything to the story, as they're mainly to grind EXP and Supports. You can also buy the DLC, which have extra dialogue and you can play every map as many times as you want. If you want to unlock every map and character, you're probably going to spend a good time building Supports in order to get all the girls married, so don't worry too much.
3.- As stated earlier, you can summon SpotPass teams on the field to grind EXP and Supports. There are also a few extra maps and items released on a weekly basis (every Thursday). The Bonus Challengers are maps made for Local Multiplayer (mode is called "Double Duel"), but I haven't tried it out yet.
4.- Nintendo has been doing this since Ocarina of Time 3D. The full manual is digital now.
SolarKnight
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Personally I think a taguel Morgan is too damn adorable.
To elaborate, you don't NEED to have everyone married by then, but it won't have an effect before that point.
Well that makes me feel better in regards to the length. Although from your responses it seems like I should focus on developing support ranks because none of my characters have gotten to rank S so far. Same with the class-change system, I guess (I did read it's better to hit the level cap before using a master seal though)? Also I'll start buying Reeking Boxes and summoning the bonus teams.
Thanks!
dakkumauji
Member
Kids ranking you say?
Owain > Morgan (M) > Gerome > Nah > Noire > Yarne > Cynthia > Inigo > Laurent > Lucina > Brady > Severa >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kjelle
Owain > Morgan (M) > Gerome > Nah > Noire > Yarne > Cynthia > Inigo > Laurent > Lucina > Brady > Severa >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kjelle
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