dakkumauji
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luckyyyyyyy
my kino doesn't seem to stock nintendo dream
ended up with an issue of dengeki nintendo instead that had all about the kids of if
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Fire Emblem Community Thread | Together We Ride
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luckyyyyyyy
my kino doesn't seem to stock nintendo dream
ended up with an issue of dengeki nintendo instead that had all about the kids of if
There was like 28 dedicated pages about Cipher and If, it was like Nintendo Power back in the day.
edit. From the Nendo thread.
theprodigy
Member
hey it's Kirby! <3
oh wait was that not the main focus
oh wait was that not the main focus
hey it's Kirby! <3
oh wait was that not the main focus
I'm surprised Mega Man is there.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
I might need to get that Marth figure.
If you don't want to wait for Fates; FE7, otherwise known as "Fire Emblem" with no subtitle in English, would probably be the best place to continue, seeing as it's one of the more well-liked and beginner-friendly entries; with FE9 / Path of Radiance being similarly forgiving. Though the latter is out of print and not available on the Virtual Console or similar services, while FE7 should be out on the Wii U VC, as well as generally being easy to find used, if you wanted a physical copy.
In any case, depending on what you liked most from Awakening, it'd probably be a fairly bad idea to play the series through chronologically straight away; even if the first 6 games had official translations.
In any case, depending on what you liked most from Awakening, it'd probably be a fairly bad idea to play the series through chronologically straight away; even if the first 6 games had official translations.
If you're interested, you should eventually try one of the earlier games and/or their remakes, but it'd likely be inadvisable to play them as an introduction into the series, just because of the difference in presentation and accessibility - regardless of how well the first two have aged as games, they were still created under the limitations of the NES/Famicom.
Most of the games in the series can be compared favourably to Awakening in terms of plot and design, so you probably won't be too disappointed on that front. Depending on how you played Awakening, the difficulty of FE7-9's normal modes probably won't be that much of a step up (FE7's first ten chapters even consist of a mandatory, unskippable tutorial), even if their map designs generally require a slightly more involved approach, and the absence of a child system coupled with less readily available grinding allow fewer characters the ability to take on entire maps alone.
Most of the games in the series can be compared favourably to Awakening in terms of plot and design, so you probably won't be too disappointed on that front. Depending on how you played Awakening, the difficulty of FE7-9's normal modes probably won't be that much of a step up (FE7's first ten chapters even consist of a mandatory, unskippable tutorial), even if their map designs generally require a slightly more involved approach, and the absence of a child system coupled with less readily available grinding allow fewer characters the ability to take on entire maps alone.
MissDeviling
Member
9's all around very solid, if you can get a hold of a copy. Animations are sluggish though, just so you know. 8's difficulty is around Awakening's, IIRC, but the maps are more interesting. 7's slightly more challenging but has a thorough tutorial.
If you like Casual mode, 12 has it too, but you'll need to use the English fan patch. The game has good maps and fair difficulty, IMO. Since it's based on a really old game, its mechanics are simple (i.e. no skills), but you really sharpen your FE fundamentals with it. The portraits seem to turn off some people, but I think they're serviceable.
1-6 and 12 never came out in the States/Europe but some have translation patches.
They all have translation patches.
FE1 (Dark Dragon and the Blade of Light)-Fully complete.
FE2 (Gaiden)-Fully complete.
FE3 (Mystery of the Emblem)-I haven't played this one, but to my knowledge is fully complete, though the translation is apparently stiff.
FE4 (Genealogy of the Holy War)-Mostly complete, there are a handful of scenes (like two very short ones) that aren't complete. The epilogue crashes, however.
FE5 (Thracia 776)-The worst translation, the entire script is translated but it seems a lot of things were left out/mistranslated. Overall incomplete, there are a few bugs and a lot of menus are garbled completely. There's also quite a bit of garbled text in villages and some boss conversations.
FE6 (The Binding Blade)-Has two complete versions, the original translation and the rewrite translation which fixed the text and added graphical translations that were missing in the first patch.
FE12 (New Mystery of the Emblem)-Complete, and very good. This is a remake of FE3 book two, by the way.
There was like 28 dedicated pages about Cipher and If, it was like Nintendo Power back in the day.
edit. From the Nendo thread.
Any idea when these will go up for preorder. Want that Marth, Link and Mega Man. May get Kirby too... I already have N on preorder at amazon.jp.
kuroneko0509
Member
no one knows. easiest way to estimate is after kahotan previews them in her monthly stream
dakkumauji
Member
which is funny cause in the game everyone loves her
I'm waiting to see her in color.
dakkumauji
Member
show the best looking card of the set first
I'm probably going to get her as opposed to Marth, honestly.
Not going to lie, kinda surprised you haven't changed your avatar yet. The card art is godly.
If I were to change it, I'd wait for a direct link of the image. The way it is now there's a bit of a glare since it's a photo.
Plus, I like Senri Kita's art. http://static.zerochan.net/Ike.full.1071078.jpg
Dat Black Knight vs. Lord Ike picture, though.
Yup yup, I really can't wait to see the Ike/Black Knight painted as it looks better than the IF brother/sister pair arts so far in the sketches.
Will it be split into two cards like those?
I think it would be likely.
MissDeviling
Member
daaamn
avrophantasm
Member
There was like 28 dedicated pages about Cipher and If, it was like Nintendo Power back in the day.
edit. From the Nendo thread.
I'll take twenty.
I'm gonna have to import this set, dammit. I wish it was all PoR/RD instead of split with Fates, given I know nothing about the Fates characters. I guess beggars can't be choosers. If it's a popular set, maybe they'll do more.
Also, while we're riding this Ike train, can we get a decent Ike figurine since he's apparently somewhat popular with fans?
I think they're going to be a preview of the next round of sleeves. (not the Lucina round, but the one after).
You probably can just buy the Tellius starter, it also wouldn't surprise me if they changed the release around, as for figures. It's pretty much just Archanea and Awakening atm.
Aveyn Knight
Member
Just a minor correction to the article, since my eyes were kind of hazy.
There are two sleeve designs and you get five of them. Not sure if you get a random assortment (like 2 of the first type and 3 of the second type) or just 5 of one type.
Since there's two types, I'm assuming it's Nohr and Hoshido themed. Maybe male and female Kamui?
Wouldn't be surprised if some sites had pics of the sleeves (I'm busy to search atm).
There are two sleeve designs and you get five of them. Not sure if you get a random assortment (like 2 of the first type and 3 of the second type) or just 5 of one type.
Since there's two types, I'm assuming it's Nohr and Hoshido themed. Maybe male and female Kamui?
Wouldn't be surprised if some sites had pics of the sleeves (I'm busy to search atm).
Dat Black Knight vs. Lord Ike picture, though.
This. So much this. Holy fuck. Hnnngggghhhhh
kuroneko0509
Member
don't think they've shown the sleeves design yet
kuroneko0509
Member
Chrom... are you alright? :V
dakkumauji
Member
well at least chrom's figure got released on time
theprodigy
Member
Hey when Smash 5 comes around they might add a lord with a name that starts with C!
C for Corrin lololol
MetroidPrimeRib
Banned
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kuroneko0509
Member
yea.... Chrom from Fire Emblem Awaking
tch... it will be this August... /believe
Lucina in that picture is too cute <3
Oh hey, a Black Knight costume for Mii Swordfighter in smash. That's pretty neat, actually.
Looks silly, but hey, I'll take it!
It's kind of cute. I can't wait to do this in reverse.
Though I'm still irrationally annoyed by how both of Ike's Zelgius palettes don't change Ragnell into Alondite. It wouldn't call for anything more than a colour swap...