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@LightingChaos I know your joking, but I'm half tempted to just to see what happens. On a serious note when I actually started playing it myself, and honestly I don't think it's that bad. It certainly was not easy, but I honestly found it to be one of the most fun experiences in the series from a game play perspective, and surprisingly fair once you are actually aware of the mechanics of the game and how they function.

@Shanty Pete's 1st Mate I agree. Since SoV, I can't imagine FE without voice acting. It's surprising how much it can really add to the story and characters (Berkut is a good villain, but the voice acting really makes him stand out). I also think that standardization of mechanics and elements of games in the same universe would be good, but certain mechanics were made deliberately for the games they are in(though axes really could use a buff in an FE6 remake). I'm curious though, if they do remake FE6, will they do 7 as a companion title some time later, or will they sort of do an FE 3 and divide them by Books, with Book 1 being Blazing Blade, and Book 2 Binding Blade. If so, would they expand upon Mark, promoting him to be a playable Avatar character, or keep him a minor part of the story. It would certainly be a meaty package, but I wouldn't take that out of the question. I think the only game I'd be anxious about a remake for is FE4. For one the game would likely get an M rating if they stay faithful to the themes and ideas of the story, maybe barely edging out a T rating, and even then I'd be afraid they try to tone it down. Secondly, I feel the gameplay would certainly be difficult to adjust to modern standards, though seeing as they made SoV way better than Gaiden, while still being faithful to it, I have some faith they could do it. Tharacia I actually think wouldn't be that hard to remake. Just iron out some enemy placement, add a casual mode, and maybe make the way to get side chapters and recruitments not as insane, and you'd pretty much be good. It still keeps it's challenge factor, it's just made slightly more manageable, and the unfair elements that do exist are taken care of. I do wish Sacred Stones got some more attention. I always felt like there was something potentially there, but given it only had about a 1 year development cycle, I feel like it just didn't have enough time to really get there. PoR and RD, well... I already gave my thoughts in a PoR remake, as for RD, I feel like that may be the most tricky game to remake honestly. It has such a different structure compared to the other games, and many times during gameplay you have to do very strange things just to make things more manageable, especially for when you get back to the Dawn Brigade. In terms of the story, I honestly wasn't the biggest fan of RD's story. I hope they reconsider certain story elements, like the Blood Contract... that was really, truly dumb. I don't think that RD's story was terrible, it just had some strange decisions. Also, I talked with my girlfriend, the two titles she is interested in are PoR and SoV. I do have both games, and I'm totally willing to let her borrow both my 3DS and GameCube to try them out. Thanks everyone for the feedback! 🙂

Cool to see the discussion continue. On the subject of further Echoes remakes, I think 4-6 will definitely be prioritized. That said, I think some of 7-10 could also get some sort of remaster, or a light remake of sorts. PoR imo I want the most as remaster/light remake, as it can address some issues like slow speed, animation, and graphics, maybe add a casual mode, and leave the rest of the game alone. With Sacred Stones, I'd kinda be more down for a heavier remake, mostly to add some more challenge to the game, such as harder difficulties that limit how much you grind and adding stronger enemies/nerfing allied units, and rework some of the systems, like how to get support conversations. Of course the story and writing could also use some improvements too. It's still a fine game, but I think it could use some notable improvements. But for now, I'd prioritize 4-6. Maybe PoR since it sold poorly, and is dearly beloved and highly sought after, but for now 4-6 I want more.

@Gregster101 Woah man, I respect your opinion, @Fabulously Olivier is just expressing HIS own opinion. If you really do love the game, no one will take that away from you. I have no qualm with either one of your opinions. After all, everyone is going to have a different favorite and least favorite FE, since everyone has different values on what makes a great FE and what doesn't. I personally really enjoyed SoV, that said, I do think it does have some problems, and when considering what my girlfriend would like, I do have to take all opinions, good and bad, into account. I understand if you are very passionate about the game, but it is okay if some doesn't like it, and if someone doesn't find much value in it. I respect your opinion, and I don't know what beef you two may/may not have, but I don't want this forum to be a source of toxic discussion.

@Alastor15243 That's fair. I do agree that Path of Radiance isn't that complicated compared to other games, and seeing as 3H had some complex mechanics of its own, it may not be that bad for her to get into. My thinking was that, for a first time players, or people not quite used to the series, PoR may just seem a tiny bit much. And given that she's used to things like Divine Pulse and Casual mode, it may be somewhat off putting for her. And when I refer to slowness, I'm mainly referring to the slow attack/map animations, while 3H was a bit more snappy.

Thanks so far everyone for all of your recommendations. I've narrowed down some of my choices quite a bit. Going off of what people have said, PoR, Awakening, Sacred Stones, and SoV have been the top recommendations. 6, 7, 11, and 12 have also been notable. I'll have to see which one of those will catch her attention most. I should note my personal favorite is PoR for it's gameplay, characters, and story, but I have reservations about it due to it's slower speed and slightly more in depth mechanics for newer players. I think for her being so recent Awakening could be a good choice, as the story may not seem as 'servicable' as it is to most other people, and it is very easy with a good cast of characters. Sacred Stones story is a bit better, and it would be a good intro to pre-casual mode FE, but may be too easy for her. Finally even though SoV has similar elements to 3H, and has a pretty solid story with great characters, the map design could really present a problem since it can be pretty tedious at times. My plan eventually is to work her up to Genealogy of the Holy War. She loves Game of Thrones, and given some of the similarities GoHW has with GoT, I think she'd really love the story.

First of all, it's good to be back on the forums after so long, taking care of stuff in my life. But, that's neither here nor there. I just recently introduced my girlfriend to Fire Emblem with Three Houses. She's not much of a gamer, though she really enjoyed the game and even played through the entire Golden Deer route on her own on normal, and is currently on a Blue Lions hard playthrough. I've told her more about the series, and she's expressed interest in playing, or at least trying, the other titles in the series. I've tried thinking about what the next entree she should try should be. She really enjoys a great story with memorable characters, and ideally the gameplay should be easy to get into, without being too challenging. Any ideas or recommendations?

Getting my two cents out on the topic of the Smash DLC being set in place, with them being specifically chosen by Nintendo, I think it likely at this point to be based on properties that are guaranteed to be recognizable and make money, and from recently released/upcoming titles. That said, I feel the most likely characters are going to be a Xenoblade Rep; Fire Emblem Heroes or Three Houses Rep; an upcoming Pokemon Rep; and either 1) a another Nintendo Rep and Third Party Rep, or 2) 2 Recognizable Third Party Reps. NOTE - These are not at all characters I necessarily want, but these are characters I feel are likely with evidence to back them up. Xenoblade is kind of a no duh choice. Xenoblade Chronicles 2 sold over 1.5 million, and had a prominent DLC Expansion released with Torna, and Sakurai himself loves the game. To not include a Xenoblade Rep would be an odd choice considering that games success, and I'd be shocked if they didn't do so. The choice would obviously be Rex, though characters like Lora or even Elma shouldn't be out of the question, should they want to promote the Xenoblade franchise as a whole. FE is one that also spells safe choice, the series has been getting larger and more popular as time has gone on, and Heroes has made over $400 million in revenue with about 10/15 million downloads - as such, Nintendo may find it wise to add in a character like Fjorm, Veronica, or perhaps even Kiran into the game as a playable character, and I honestly find a Heroes rep the safest bet at this point. At the same time, TH is shortly on the horizon, and developing a fighter to tie into that games release would be an effective way to promote it, with the likely choices being either Byleth or Edelgard, and FE is no stranger to having characters included to promote a new release - such as Roy's inclusion in Melee before the release of Binding Blade, and Corrin's inclusion of Fates release in Japan, but before its western release. Pokemon has generally had a Pokemon of the newest generation included in its release - such as the case with Greninja and now Incinaroar, and with a new generation of Pokemon scheduled for next year, it would probably be smart for them to add a fighter from the title into Smash. A possible 4th Nintendo Rep - This I'm honestly not too sure on, since really it could go to any series, from Zelda, Splatoon, or even Kirby, or perhaps even Dragalia Lost to promote that title(never count anything out). Although as I mentioned earlier, it would likely be from a recently released title, or an upcoming title. Though if I had to pick a character, I'd say Bandana Dee, since it would be another Kirby rep, a unique fighter, and a fighter a lot of people have wanted, and Kirby had a major release recently with Star Allies. Third Party Reps - Of course Smash would benefit from a 3rd Party Rep or 2 as DLC, but who would work. Even though Geno is a popular choice among fans, I honestly don't think its possible at this point, as he's not recognizable enough, and he doesn't have any new major appearance coming up as far as we're away. Realistically, Sora has a higher chance due to being more recognizable with a major release on the horizon, despite being owned by Disney, but Disney and Nintendo generally have a friendly history with one another. Banjo-Kazooie is a HUGE maybe due to being owned by Microsoft, a direct competitor, so having another developer that's working closely with Nintendo would likely be more realistic, so I could better see either a Ubisoft or Bethesda rep as a third party choice, seeing as Nintendo has been very buddy-buddy with those two companies in particular, or another rep from a company already represented, such as Namco.

My guesses are as follows. 1). A Fire Emblem Rep - Simply put, compared to most other Nintendo IPs with recent/upcoming titles, Fire Emblem is the one that is most likely- but the question is who would it be? Honestly, there are quite a few good choices- the most likely one would be a Three Houses Rep(hopefully Edelgard for the axe and not Byleth) to promote that game, and the timing would make sense. Although I can't help but feel a Heroes rep likely as well. Yes, its on a non-Nintendo platform, but they are still Nintendo characters from Nintendo's most successful mobile experience, and imagine how cool and different a move set for someone like Kiran could be, a projectile character with the gimmick of calling upon different FE characters for attacks, or Fjorm as an ice-based lance fighter, or Sharena as a lance-fighter in general, or this games version of Anna. Either way I see an FE rep happening, and I don't think Heroes should be counted out just because it is a mobile game. 2). A Xenoblade rep- This one is probably going to be Elma, due to the fact that Xenoblade Chronicles is becoming more popular as we speak, and with Rex seemingly not in the game, along with other potential XC2 candidates, Elma really has the best chance, plus she could be a potentially very unique and different fighter hit an emphasis on quick movement and gun play, almost a type of hit and run style. Although, Rex may still have a chance later on and shouldn't necessarily be discounted, especially with the next point I will bring up. 3). A fan requested Nintendo character- with a catch... - Pretty self explanatory, could be anyone from Nintendo. Although, in case In case you don't know, we got a small glimpse of Robin's Final Smash with the video below... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un44CDKDqIY - Did you notice? Chrom is still part of Robin's Final Smash. Which makes Chrom not only a playable character, he's also part of another character's Final Smash, meaning there's a chance for Chrom to actually beat himself up - which explains why they never showed off Robin's Final Smash before this point. On a serious note, as you can tell this potentially opens up a huge amount of possibilities, and it's now not out of the realm to see perhaps some character's that got 'deconfirmed', to have a new chance in the spotlight- like perhaps Waluigi and Isaac. Now of course, they could likely replace the Chrom in Robin's final smash with another FE character... or Alfonzo, if playable Chrom is on screen, but it really does raise a ton of questions. Could we potentially see formal assist trophies become playable characters, while still maintaining AT status? Does Rex and other Mii costumes maybe have a chance after all? How do Spirits factor into this? 4). A heavily requested third party character - Again, pretty self explanatory, could be anyone; though I will say the one I most want would be Sora. 5). A Pokemon Rep for Next Gen - I feel this is another safe bet, Pokemon is huge enough that they could add in one of the starters from the next Pokemon game on Switch as a playable character to promote its release, as they sort of did with Greninja and Incineroar, having them planned before the release of their respective generations, only this time, it would be a DLC character.

Agreed with all of that. I myself am not very religious, though when I used to go to church I always admired how much of a welcoming place it was and how nice the people were, and its sad to see how hard line institutions have become throughout the past few years because of events like these. Just a few weeks ago I found out that my old high school now has security guards throughout, and students used to travel between buildings between certain classes, though not any more, resulting in overcrowded class rooms. @Hawkwing @Dragoncat Sad to say that that's how things have since politics have been a thing, and the two party system, among many other things in the government are so outdated to the way the world is now days.

Thanks a bunch for all the prayers and support. And for the record I know that every shooting is deadly no matter what, I guess since it was just so close to home and my father was so close when it happened it just really shook me up a lot, and when people throw terms like "deadliest" around it doesn't make things any better. There have of course been higher degrees of violence with other groups, so keeping that perspective is important. And I totally agree, the way the political system is right now is totally a mess and needs to seriously get a change. It really does feel like constant arguing with nothing really getting done, it other words just rhetoric. (NOTE: When I say anti-Semitic, I'm more specifically referring to its uses as essentially a synonym for Jewish, since that's what its typically associated with.) @eclipse Understandable and apologies for that, wasn't my intention.

So I want to start with all my prayers, love and respect goes out to all of those affected by the shooting this past week, and no matter what you may think of Trump's decision to come to Pittsburgh, all I ask is that you keep any discussion respectful here. But the reason I made this post is because I myself live Pittsburgh, and have lived there for all my life, and that day for me was perhaps one of the most intense in my life. My father at that time was in the area at lunch with a date when the events occurred, and without getting too into it unfortunately one of the victims of the shooting happened to be a member of the community I am from, coming only a short walk away from where I live. Honestly, just being able to talk about my feelings anywhere on the matter helps a ton, partly because right now many people in the area are very tense about the situation(even more so now since as I'm writing this Trump will soon be arriving in the city). Part of what made this so hard for everyone around our community was that Pittsburgh, in general, has always been a city about its community, from all walks of life. No matter your ethical background, sexual preference, or political alignment, or religious beliefs, their was always a sense of community, and it felt like no bad could ever happen, and very rarely, if at all has anything truly horrific happened in the city. So when you hear the news that perhaps the most deadly anti-Semitic shootings in the history of our nation happened at your own home, and one so close knit as what I'm used to, there's truly no way I can really describe it other than soul-wrenching. I guess really why I'm making this is that I want to find some semblance of solace with the situation because already I have a lot going on in my life right now; with college, a new job, and a complicated family relationship, and a copious amount of anxiety, so getting out my feelings about the situation right now feels like the best I can do. All I ask is that you remember how precious love and life are, and please send all your prayers to those affected by the incident.

In regards to the incentives that can be given to have units marry, I personally think they could do a variety of things; from unique weapons @RexBolt really like the idea you have for them, marriage bonuses to stats, unique skills that can be unlocked based on the pairing, sharing skills between units, and gaining access to the class or weapon of the partner. @Shadow0809 They can still do child units, again, if it's tied to the story, and this game had a few years of development, which should be more than enough time to properly implement them, if that's what they are going with (which likely isn't if Byleth is the avatar). I do think that they are definitely going to take the feedback into account, seeing as that was one of the major complaints of Fates. So while I personally think children have a 50/50 chance, marriage definitely isn't going away; IS knows that it's one of the major appeals of FE these days. In regards to a Geneology remake, well, there's quite a few challenges that a remake would face, given the controversial and mature elements of the games story, unless they were fine with censoring some things or giving it an M rating, or at the very least push the boundaries of the T rating. Otherwise, if a multi-generational story is to occur again anytime soon, it would prove challenging as @Regal Edelgard Axe Master brought up the point that characters would likely be killed off or aged given some sort of time jump, which could turn people away; unless they were to do another time travel type of story like Awakening, which I wouldn't have a problem with, if they could make it interesting. Perhaps focus on the repercussions of changing history, turning a bad thing into something worse, like making something that was initially a civil conflict, into a world wide conflict, thus causing even more devastation in the world in the future, or similar to Awakening, making it a moot point as all it did was just create a different timeline, so that bad future still exists. It could thus allow for a unique opportunity to travel to said future to end the conflict there, while simultaneously discovery whatever chain of events lead to that destruction in the first place, so you could go back to the present and end the conflict before it goes further. Perhaps it could also make for a unique game play idea; where similar to Gaiden/Echoes, you control two armies, one in the present, and another in the future. Depending on what you do in the present will affect the future in some way, and information you find in the future can be rallied back to the present to make whatever move is necessary for correcting history. Thus, when you marry two units a head of time, you get unique units for that future timeline, as apposed to filler units, like in Geneology. This was just me spit-balling a possible idea, so I didn't really have time to flesh it out, but I think it would be a nice solution to the problem.

@Zangetsu I understand your sentiments. At the same time, I can't say I can't be mad at Sakurai. I feel that Sakurai wants to deviate away from Sword users, given the reason Robin was chosen over Chrom initially was because he was more unique; the only reason Lucina got in was essentially just a happy accident. Heck, even though Sakurai was initially hesitant on including Corrin, he allowed the character to be in the game due to her unique dragon abilities. So, not only does he have to chose a character important to their respective game in some form, but he has to make them unique. Even with Roy coming back in Smash 4, he went out of his way to try and make him stand out from Marth, redefining his play style around his hilt mechanic. Now, I'd much rather have characters be chosen based on weapon variety, for sure, but again, if they aren't that important to the game, chances are they won't be in the game, and unfortunately, most main FE characters, use swords. That's why I'm really holding out hope for Edelgard as DLC, because not only is she an ax wielding magic user, but she is a main character in an upcoming major release who has already proven to be quite popular with a good amount of people. If this roster were to get a complete revamp in a future game, or DLC down the line, I think Sakurai would do his best to get away from sword-users as much as possible given his track-record with recent FE newcomers (with the exception of Echo Fighters).

@Dinar87 I'd be shocked if voice acting wouldn't be included, seeing how positively it was received in Echoes, and the fact that was in Warriors. @Regal Edelgard Axe Master And if romances/supports tie into the story somehow, like Awakening and PoR, that'd be really cool to see.