Completed my second file today. Yay.
I didn't know it was possible to beat the Endgame chapter fighting ONLY the final boss. But I just wanted to see what happened if I rushed it. Had to have everyone mounted and use a couple of Rescue staff shenanigans, but the boss fell on turn 2. And I'm pretty sure that with a proper chain of Rescues, it'd be possible to do it in one if the Pair Up doing the attacking is A Support Chrom/Lucina both wielding their Falchions.
So... now what? The 3DS Activity Log says 159 hours played, but... I kind of want to have another go. Awesome game to have that effect. I'll be running out of save slots, but, really, only Slot 1 is sacred since that's where I did the DLC grinding.
But I beat the game twice on Normal. So the logical step would be to try out Hard, I suppose. Any tips on that to avoid culture shock? You know, things from Normal that doesn't work anymore. The game doesn't get crazy until Lunatic, right?
Also, I have to think up a new Avatar... First one was a self-insert-ish character. Second an old character that I keep reusing. Don't really have an idea for a third. Other than it should neither be +Speed/-Luck or +Mag/-HP since I've already done that. Thinking +Def/-??? (Not -Speed) for the next one. A more tankish Avatar this time. Anyone have any input for one of those?
EDIT: And I've started up on Hard. You know what I like about Fire Emblem difficulties? What you see is what you get. This IS hard. I'm finding myself resorting to a turtle strategy more than i did on Normal. And Virion is already at risk of getting doubled... in chapter 2. I so need to get Kellam so I can get some bait for the enemy. The AI is also different, I think. Enemies move together now. And, of course, more stats.
This won't be a picnic. I was thinking of going for Maribelel/Chrom, but so far, Chrom's been needing backup that can actually fight, meaning Sully. Haven't lost anyone, but Miriel, Stahl, and Virion have had some close calls. And Lissa's worn out almost half her Heal staff...
In other words, this? This is good old Fire Emblem. Welcome to die! This will be fun.