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Deciding Specifics for a Challenge Run
Elephantus replied to Xylaugheon Daily's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
When it comes to these, I tend to focus on disabling things that make the game less fun for me. As such, my own "challenge" rules include -no rewinds after character deaths - Divine Pulse is allowed, but death cannot be undone. -no trading around equipped items on a unit that already moved -gifts may only be given to characters that have less than full motivation -
Should Byleth have been more customizable? [Gameplay]
Elephantus replied to Alistair's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
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Should Byleth have been more customizable? [Gameplay]
Elephantus replied to Alistair's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Maybe by giving them a cost similar to what Hollow Knight does with charms? To elaborate, in that game, you can equip charms that give passive boosts of various sorts, but each charm has a cost associated with it, which means you can only equip a limited number of them at one time. Naturally the more powerful charms have a higher cost associated with them. I could see the same working with spells, where something basic like "Fire" would be cheaper than, say, Physic or Ragnarok. -
Should Byleth have been more customizable? [Gameplay]
Elephantus replied to Alistair's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Voted no, and here's why: I don't like the concept of a player avatar in Fire Emblem to begin with, and while Byleth isn't exactly an avatar, I feel like they're kind of made to resemble one. While I get what they were going for with the character, I would have much prefered a more defined personality rather than the blank slate we got. The fact that Byleth has defined talents already is a step in that direction, if a minor one. -
Is Echoes Still Worth Getting?
Elephantus replied to Sitfull's topic in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
As you can probably tell if you look below my avatar, Echoes is my favourite Fire Emblem, so it shouldn't surprise you that my answer is: YES, ABSOLUTELY. Just like Three Houses, Echoes is fully voice acted, though in my opinion the voice acting here is superior. The presentation in general is fantastic, and I'd even go so far as to say that Echoes actually looks better than Three Houses does. There's tons of interesting systems that you won't find in any other games, my favourite by far being magic costing HP to cast, which allows for some very fun strategies, especially if you make a certain villager a cleric. There's also free DLC items called pitchforks, which let you reclass any of your units, so there's some more replayability than you might initially think. -
Oh, I know there's the breaker skills, but I wish the weapon triangle was a thing on top of that. Yup, you can. Not enough for some people though, which is why I proposed my idea. I personally don't have too many issues with the monastery stuff, but I feel like a mode like this would be great for those who dislike it. As I said though, it would be a nightmare to program that.
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Is this a thing you're actually doing? Or just theorycrafting for fun? In any case, here are some ideas of things I'd like to see implemented from a gameplay perspective: Bring back the weapon triangle Make proficiency abilities passive - i.e. not requiring a skill slot Make bows unable to double at one range Remove gender-locks on classes Add "Conquest" difficulty - a difficulty mode higher than hard which focuses on clever enemy placement and skills rather than pumping up enemy stats. New Gamemode "Back to the Roots": cuts monastery exploration down to a minimum to provide more of a classic Fire Emblem experience. Monastery activities are very limited, but enemy stats are scaled down accordingly. Probably a nightmare to program though.
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Mild Spoiler Mid-Playthrough Shocker
Elephantus replied to jameslove001's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Gilbert is more geared towards the role of tank than Alois is anyway. Hope he works out for you! -
Mild Spoiler Mid-Playthrough Shocker
Elephantus replied to jameslove001's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Out of interest, did you play Dedue's paralogue? I feel it adds a lot to his story. -
Three Houses does a lot tell and not show
Elephantus replied to Mikethemaster2018's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
I agree, yes. Some scenes are really robbed of their power due to them not being properly presented. A certain character's off-screen death comes to mind. -
The Fire Emblem 3 Houses General Questions Thread
Elephantus replied to Captain Karnage's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
You'll have to reclass said student to the Dancer class. -
call for help - FE3H family feud survey
Elephantus replied to ragnelll's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Ooooh, I see. I already completed the survey, but for the sake of the topic... Ashe I presume? -
call for help - FE3H family feud survey
Elephantus replied to ragnelll's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Done. No idea what "The Notebook" is though, sorry. -
The Fire Emblem 3 Houses General Questions Thread
Elephantus replied to Captain Karnage's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
That's the thing, I.. can't answer that because I don't ever worry about this kind of stuff. I'm the kind of player who will spend whatever they have whenever they want to. If I find I need cash there's always ways to get more, like selling stuff or doing auxiliary battles. -
The Fire Emblem 3 Houses General Questions Thread
Elephantus replied to Captain Karnage's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Yes. There's an early sidequest that will attract merchants to the monastery who will sell both. You'll find them in the marketplace. They still get the bonus. I don't know how to answer your first question. -
If there's no better ability to take its slot, yes. Otherwise, I can't see myself doing that outside of some super gimmicky build. Miracle doesn't fit my playstyle at all. I prefer not to rely on chance when I can avoid it, and Miracle is one of those abilities that, while awesome when it activates, is way too unreliable to, well, rely on.
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Incorporating the other Lords into Part 1
Elephantus replied to Jotari's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Thinking about it, here's one more: Part 1 > Part 2. I have never enjoyed the war phase in any of the routes I've played (all but Silver Snow) as much as the early game for some reason. I personally actually enjoy the monastery quite a bit, but I feel like none of the routes really capitalize on what the early game sets up properly. All that intrigue and mystery that is built up just... disappears. -
2020 unpopular opinion thread (Fire Emblem)
Elephantus replied to End of time's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Alright, here's one: I don't like changing the active weapon of a unit that has already moved by trading it around with something else, and it shouldn't be a feature in the game. (hit me with all you've got) -
The Fire Emblem 3 Houses General Questions Thread
Elephantus replied to Captain Karnage's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Where would a good place to post a PMU be? I remember these used to be a thing when I was lurking on this site years ago, but I haven't seen a single one for Three Houses yet. Is that just not a thing anymore? Or is there a specific sub forum for it that I haven't found? -
Best Starter/Beginner Route
Elephantus replied to Silver-Haired Maiden's topic in Fire Emblem: Three Houses
Oh, it absolutely is subjective, yes. Sorry if I worded that poorly. Azure Moon is what I personally think is the route with the best story, which is why I personally would recommend it to others based on my reasoning above.