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ROOK'S CAMPAIGN DAY 1 BOSS FIGHT: Rook, The Veteran VS Fralx, The Protégé Alternative Title: A Reminder That Rook is NOT a Good Guy Replies: Update:

No problem To be fair, they only played one map and didn't mention supports at all. That's not a lot of time for anything other than first impressions, and Fire Emblem can be hit or miss in that regard.

...I don't think I comprehended what I just watched. At the same time I think that was the intention.

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Took a look at both videos. To summarize the main points made in each one: IGN: The visuals are an upgrade from Three Houses, and the animations the most "anime" the series has gotten. The game's build seems finished. No expected features were missing, and the game as a whole seems polished. Character stats and information being on the bottom of the screen was a welcome UI upgrade. The Engage mechanic was reminiscent of Pair-Up, but as an equipable item. The buffs of the mechanic felt familiar, while still bringing a lot new to the table. An interesting question was raised about the focus on nostalgia: Would the returning Emblem characters be enough to convince people to buy the game? It took until the seventh installment until the series reached the west, and unless they played Fire Emblem Heroes or messed with spotpass/DLC in Awakening, some fans would be unfamiliar with several of these characters. Perhaps it would garner interest in the history of the franchise? If the rest of the gameplay was similar to the demo, Fire Emblem Engage may be the best playing modern Fire Emblem game. They didn't see enough of the story to comment on it. Gamespot: Though the "life sim" aspects from Three Houses are present, the focus is on the tactical battles. A fair amount of time in the hub area is focused on equipping characters, unlocking skills, and preparing for the next battle. The weapon triangle is a welcome return, and Breaking is an interesting addition. Any character can equip and bond with every Engage ring, and while some combinations are better than others there is still a ton of tactical variety. Bond rings can be equipped in place of Emblem rings. They offer passive buffs and are accumulated through a gacha minigame. After three turns, Engaging will be used up, and it will have to be refilled through combat. You can swap between moving on a grid and a more fluid movement on the map. A nice Quality of Life upgrade. No weapon durability. Hopefully, less time will be spent in shops buying equipment, though they wondered how the games economy is balanced around this. In Somniel: You can interact with characters new and old. Manage an animal pen. Do weight training for temporary stat buffs. Cook meals to build relationships. Upgrade Emblem rings. Each Emblem ring has an upgrade path for each character. These include permanent stat buffs and unique skills. There are a dizzying amount of combinations to dig into, and players are given a lot of flexibility on how to build characters. First impressions of characters is they seem to be pretty archetypical, but that's not unusual for Fire Emblem. Hopefully they have more to them that meets the eye. Visuals and animation are great, and it doesn't seem to have any performance issues that recent Switch games are infamous for. Nothing too surprising if you've been keeping up with the updates on Engage.

This is the third time I've seen this intro, and the third reminder that I should really buy this game at some point.

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ROOK'S CAMPAIGN DAY 1 MISSION 3: The Friends We Make Along The Way The more I see of Engage, the less I know what to make of it. Replies: Update:

ROOK'S CAMPAIGN DAY 1 MISSION 2: The Day is Saved by an Intro to Economics Teacher Well, I was right in that the update itself didn't take long to write. I was however busier than expected last week, for both legitimate and not so legitimate reasons. There were a lot of movie trailers that released last week, and still the highlight was Scott the Woz's Charity Bonanza. The madman made over 50 videos and 30+ hours of content for a charity event. I might be an obnoxious Scott the Woz fan later and talk about my ability to spend money on Scott the Woz merch. For Charity. Replies: Update:

Huh? What the heck is this about... Oh, okay. Sure. Though now I'm wondering what an Annoymous Hawk would in Fire Emblem and how it would work mechanically.

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ROOK'S CAMPAIGN DAY 1 MISSION 1: The Bog Job Update:

Hope this is a timeline where he decided to leave humans alone.

The joke was alright, although I predicted how the rest of the video would go after the first few seconds.

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Intermission 1 What is this? Hawkwing hasn't posted in weeks, and the next update is an intermission?! I know I said I would take a break before continuing with Rook, but I honestly did not intend to take this long. It was a combination of visiting relatives in another state earlier this month, not wanting to be online during the political "discussions" that occur during and after voting, taking a college class on my own time to cover a subject I didn't feel I fully understood when getting my associates degree (not the first time I've done this) and playing through Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle in preparation for the sequel which I intend to get as a Christmas gift. Thus I didn't always have the time or wasn't always in the mood to move screenshots around so that Steam wouldn't take them seconds after I pressed the button. Now why an intermission? I wanted to share aspects of the games development I found interesting, show off some my favorite cards and descriptions, and otherwise cover topics that didn't show up in the Let's Play. I have a general plan for what to share and when, but even when writing this update, I found some things to add or remove, so I'll solidify how these work as time goes on. For now... Also, almost every image will come from this source: https://forums.kleientertainment.com/forums/topic/120141-grifting-through-the-files-aka-datamining/#comments. It contains a lot of interesting background into the game while it was being developed. Do note that spoilers are everywhere there, though, so I don't recommend visiting if you want to find things out for yourself. Griftlands Was Originally an Open World RPG Original Pictures for Sal's Intro and Ending Favorite Combat Cards for Sal Favorite Negotiation Cards for Sal Temporary Art and the Final Product A Joke I Wanted To Do But Sadly Couldn't Replies I'll get started on Rook after posting this. I have no idea when the next update will appear, especially since this is Thanksgiving week, but it (hopefully) won't take nearly a month to proceed. Also, a new trailer for Engage appeared. I'm still not certain what my overall thoughts on the game are, as I am becoming increasingly interested and engaged (heh) with the gameplay, yet the costumes and general art direction frequently jolts me out the experience. I don't hate the designs, thankfully, but so many of them fall into the "so bad it's good" category to the point I can't imaging taking the game seriously. I'll wait for word of mouth on this one.

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Banned because I ran into a video they posted before in the "Your Opinion of the Above Posted Video". Twice.

If I had a nickel every time I ran into a video @Sidereal Wraith posted before, I'd have two. You know the rest of the meme. Still an amazing intro to a game I'd love to play someday.