Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Thanks Rarutos. Looks like I just need to pick up Shadow Dragon and I'll be as prepared as I can get with what they've actually localized. Just pre-ordered the bundle :]
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Fire Emblem Awakening |OT| Lord of the RNG
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But Shadow Dragon was not good
Well, he's one of the later Spotpass DLC sidequests that Japan didn't get until few months after release. So I doubt we'll be able to recruit him for a while anyway.
There's a video on YouTube showing off character creation. I don't recall it looking particularly deep, maybe 4 or 5 options max for hair/face/voice along with height & weight options.
What's the nature of DLC like for this game? Do the characters come with their own missions, or do they just appear in your party for use after purchase?
Since you're already reading spoilers - these are minor ones for a spotpass character -
Ike's prototype name was Paris, there is a blue haired Hero with the same name in this game who claims to be a descendant of 'the blue flame'
More a reference than direct connection, but who knows...
I've heard it was like this, too. Fine by me, after all they need matching portrait art for each. I'm just glad you get a voice (and a choice among several).
SUBZERO-08
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Nice OT. Gonna pre-order this game today.
dakkumauji
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Great OT.
Can't believe it's only a week away too!
Gotta finish up FE12 before then.
Can't believe it's only a week away too!
Gotta finish up FE12 before then.
Jackben
bitch I'm taking calls.
Whisper the name to me, McNum. I shall tell no one.
What makes you say that?
Can you explain this?
Just optional sidequests that require your army having ~15 or less characters to access really. Not a huge deal, but you miss out on some characters if you don't do this too, so it's kind of a sadistic requirement.
dakkumauji
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For that game's gaiden chapters, the requirements was to have less than a certain amount of characters. Each one was basically have 15 or less characters and at the rate of characters you were getting, either you had to play poorly or kill off people.
It it was basically helping people who were doing poorly by having people getting killed by letting them recruit slightly decent characters to make up for your loss.
It's the worst of the FEs to come to the west. In FE, there are Gaiden chapters which are extra chapters that you can do if you followed certain requirements on the previous chapter such as
"Finish chapter in 15 turns or less" or "Don't get X NPCs die"
For Shadow Dragon, the requirements were having a limited number of people in your total party meaning you purposely had to kill people off.
Other reasons why I didn't like it include worst artstyle, story bland, sprites were ugly , just didnt feel as fun completing chapter by chapter than any other FE in english
dakkumauji
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At least they stepped it up for the one we never got, haha.
SolarKnight
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Yeah, they all come with a mission, which is usually fighting other armies from previous FE games. For example, Marth's DLC map has you fighting all of the main FE heroines, Leaf's map is a battle of Archanea vs Jugdral, and similar things to that.
Well,
there's also the fact that his weapon is Ragnell.
Can't wait to play this. More than a month left for me, as I'm in Europe though
lol I thought you guys were getting this game soon after NA so I checked the 1st post.
Two months. That is freaking killer.
I wonder if they'll add more options to the game for the english release, like what happened with Pokemon Battle Revolution.
SolarKnight
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It looks like they actually took like 2 away.
Well, it's just one extra voice and an option to be a silent protagonist I believe?
I think so, as far as I know.
Remachinate
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I just found out there will be no arenas in Awakening, which may actually convince me to pick up a 3DS. The last Fire Emblem I played was Sacred Stones, and couldn't stop myself from abusing the arenas to level up/get gold. Of course, the game immediately stops being compelling once you get so overpowered relative to the enemies.
Reluctant-Hero
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I've had my copy pre-ordered and paid off with my local Gamestop since early December. Can't wait for next Monday. Classic mode is a no brainer for me. But the real choice is between...
ORCordelia said:
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ZachDeKoromaru
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It seems I've been on chapter 20 of FE7 for god knows how long, so I think I'm gonna plow through this before Monday.
Fine Ham Abounds
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There is no choice but Sully my friend
Samurai_Heart
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T.T April release
There are still those random "skirmishes" though.
Yep. That's the reason I'm picking Classic and avoiding skirmishes.
My pre-order has been ready. The receipt is longing to be traded in on Monday.
Funny thing after playing the demo, I had been considering playing in Casual mode since it will be available this time, but I am thinking I should probably just jump into Classic. Might go Hard as well.
My sad confession though, I own both Sacred Stones and Radiant Dawn, but have not actually played them. But I want to dive right into Awakening. I will go back to the others later when I finish.
Funny thing after playing the demo, I had been considering playing in Casual mode since it will be available this time, but I am thinking I should probably just jump into Classic. Might go Hard as well.
My sad confession though, I own both Sacred Stones and Radiant Dawn, but have not actually played them. But I want to dive right into Awakening. I will go back to the others later when I finish.
PRjumpman124
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I just hope by the time I get it the free dlc is still there.
SolarKnight
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That's where the DLC maps come in though. From what I've seen of some, you WILL need to be overpowered. Jesus just seeing the stats in the final DLC scares me .___.
Exactly, that one DLC you're referring to is essentially impossible to beat if you don't max your units' stats, and even then, that can't guarantee that you'd win.
Prax
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Maybe that for when you beat the game once... then you can go back and overpower yourself and go to the hardcore DLCs~!
I don't think I'd ever be able to touch lunatic mode though. I'm way too careless and take too many risks with my units.
Reluctant-Hero
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You know... I think you're right.
NeonZ
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2 genders, 3 sizes, 5 eyes and 5 hair styles per gender/size combination, with many hair color options, 3 voices per gender in the American version (4 voices per gender and silent protagonist option in the original). The main issue that makes it seem rather limited is the odd decision of limiting choices for each size. There are overall 15 hair styles per gender, but each size only actually has 5 due to the way they handled things. Same goes to eyes. They aren't just the same options for different sizes, but completely unique ones.
You can't choose clothing or initial class, but can reclass to any standard class available for the avatar's gender during the game itself afterwards, and the outfit will change accordingly (well, for the 3d model and map sprite, the artwork remains the same and isn't modified after character creation).
Does anyone think a place like Walmart will have this available at midnight? My Gamestop stopped taking preorders last week, wanted that artbook... Ive also been considering just downloading as I'd never want to get rid of the game, though the physical case and pixel art cart is awesome. My most wanted 3DS game has almost arrived!!! Playing classic mode for sure
I've never heard of Walmart ever doing something like that, so I'm inclined to say that I doubt they would.
michaeltraps
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After reading through this thread, you've all convinced me to play Casual mode. Thank you for saving me from the torment I was going to put myself through.
saveweyard
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Can't wait to dust off my 3DS for this. Finally!
Alright, how exactly does class change work, especially with respect to skills?
It looks like normally you get skills at levels 1, 10, 5, and 15. If I class change a level 15 Grandmaster to Dark Flier, what happens? Am I now a level 15 Dark Flier with all the Tactician, Grandmaster, Pegasus Knight and Dark Flier skills? And what are my stats? The same ones I'd accumulated with my Tactician/Grandmaster levels?
It looks like normally you get skills at levels 1, 10, 5, and 15. If I class change a level 15 Grandmaster to Dark Flier, what happens? Am I now a level 15 Dark Flier with all the Tactician, Grandmaster, Pegasus Knight and Dark Flier skills? And what are my stats? The same ones I'd accumulated with my Tactician/Grandmaster levels?
Her holiness bears the name of
Anna
And Nintendo is so in on this running Fire Emblem joke, why else would they
have made Anna a Trickster in this game? I'm not going to lie, if Anna ever gets an empty level in my game, I'll laugh.
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