Eh, I don't really like either. Jakob's an ass, and Felicia's voice acting is grating. I'd be okay with Felicia if her voice acting was a bit better. Guess I'll vote Jakob because I find him the least annoying of the two?
I think they will end up doing multiple releases going forward, unless we get like, a two game Gaiden remake (which I will buy all the things because I am a sucker) I'll just start buying one version.
I've said it before, I love the entire concept of a second generation, but I strongly dislike recent story reasons shoehorning it in. (especially in Fates)
About IPS patches, you don't always have to 'hard' patch those, I know at least VBA has an autopatcher, just have the IPS patch and the ROM in the same folder with the same filename. VBA will then run the rom and the patch.
Sumeragi didn't bring the Raijinto? But he has it in his hand during the cutscene where he gets arrowed to death? Or is there another lightning-y sword that I'm forgetting...
IIRC, Narcus in TRS was originally going to be Xane but they changed it. I'm fairly sure it's an article on Serenes somewhere in a dev article or something?
I don't recall him ever being said to be a main character, but a character, yeah.
Considering Hoshido/Nohr's world is in another dimension, I don't think linear time really applies, does it? (Though Chrom speaks like the kingdoms are old and magic or something, and the Awakening trio mention being from the future)