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TheChoZenOne

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    My Youtube Gaming Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5aOs8evzaBieb_2QnAHhAg I stream Fire Emblem challenge runs & Blind Playthroughs of the series!!

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    Hapi. My beloved ❤

    On a more serious note: Gaming, Music, Anime, Anything Nintendo: Particularly the Zelda series, Smash Bros., Metroid, Animal Crossing & of course Fire Emblem. Other series include Chrono, Dragon Quest, Shantae, Castlevania, Ace Attorney, Rune Factory & more!!

    Owain is literally me!! ⚔
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  1. Fire Emblem Engage is a very unique game in the fact that someone might look at it from the outside and think it's a step down from it's campy, silly exterior and over the top dialogue in it's main story. But deep within it is a compelling, well designed and beautiful game that is a celebration of Fire Emblem. I understand the more simplistic anime approach, given this game is supposed to be an "anniversary" game of sorts. So the game taking a step back from overly-complex war plots, complicated politcal intrigue (like Three Houses) and giving us a nice little package here, taking a little bit from EVERY Fire Emblem game and sprinkling it into one, showing what the dev team learned from all the games they worked on, is a treat. Graphically and animation-wise, this game is incredibly pretty to look at, runs pretty well and is satisfying to play. Gameplay is tight and solid. New mechanics make sense and work really well. Maddening is actually good and balanced. Alear is actually a good character. *record scratch* Wait.... what really? You may ask? Well, here's the general consensus. Gameplay good, story/cast bad. I fall in the minority that think the story is not the worst and decent enough for what it is trying to do to actually be one of the more memorable FE stories for me. (I still find it funny that it has less plot holes than Three Houses, one with a more serious, complex story lol) Let's start by seperating the main story and the character supports. Cuz, oh man, it is a BIG difference in quality. Now I know I was just about to praise the story a little bit but I have to make it clear that the supports are where most of the REALLY GOOD stuff come from for the game at a consistent level. This is one of my favorite FE casts. There isn't a single character I outright dislike. You have your silly comic relief characters, your serious, compelling backstory ones. And you have ones that are somehow *both*. Yes *indeed*. I never had so much fun watching supports. This game made me laugh so many times and I personally think it is the funniest fire emblem game. Seriously, there were some supports that were outright ridiculous and pure comedy gold (and I probably shouldn't be laughing this much at a game that sends child units into war.) The cast felt like a wacky band of misfits but it was quite.... nice. I cared for these idiots. Not to mention a lot of them having unexpected tragic backgrounds that wouldn't feel like they match the exterior that some of these characters have. Especially a certain woman who seemed to crash into some party confetti and forgot to peel the stars off her cheeks. This is a game where you get your classic Diamants, (spoiler character that does that thing in almost every FE game), and even a Jagen, yay!! You have your silly Awaken/Fates like Zelkov, Timerra, Yunaka....Bunet.....Amber....sigh. And you even have a throwback of lategame old people, pre-promoted units like Lindon and Saphir which were nostalgic to the old FE games. The cast is colorful and lovable, with some of my favorite supports in the series, and very consistent quality I might add. Now the main story. While not AS fantastic as the supports, it is a fun little simple story with some neat twists here and there and a final arc that is both bonkers and suprisingly well done for the most part. Some characters don't really shine as much as they do in their supports but imo that's okay, because the main highlight is unironically Alear themselves. This is the Alear show. Finally gone are the days of silent protags with unusual lore (Byleth) or complete mess of an attempt at a compelling protag (Corrin). Now we get this wierd dual-toned hair dragon silly, and he.... actually is pretty good. He is no Ike or Leif, but for a game that is this silly and goofy, I expected an absolute train wreck like Corrin. But no, Alear has really solid development, ups and downs and a satisfying conclusion to their character arc. I think the story is just presented really well. I compare this game to Echoes in the sense that Echoes had the best 2D presented story of a okay-ish story. While Engage has the best 3D presented story of a.... yet again, okay-ish story. Voice acting is incredibly solid (though they pushed VA's to their limits with some goofy dialogue), musical cues are excellent. Seriously, no one talks about it, and it surprises me, but I was impressed by the synchronation and perfect transitions of the game's musical score as the scenes would play out, slowly and dramatically building in tension as soon as it was needed to as you progress the dialogue, crescendo-ing and roaring into a emotional and epic melody. Always gave me goosebumps. Villains were unironically memorable, they are so over the top and stupid but... in a good way? Like they somehow didn't just become Iago and Hans. It's like they were played up to such a high degree (the fact you bump into the Hounds so many times, it feels as if they wanted you to really remember these guys lol) but it surprisingly made me like them. They all have a small, simple motivation/backstory-ish side to them which made me want their own little spin-off side game tbh. Griss is so insane and unapologetically evil but it comes back around as being funny and charming. Marni is such a chaotic scrunklo and menace to society but again... somehow funny and charming. It just worked for this storyline. I won't spoil but this game made me shed tears more than Three Houses somehow (even though I think 3H is a better overall story and game). This was a story not about the characters surrounding the protag. This game's story is about Fire Emblem. And that's why it brought tears to my eyes. (If you beaten the game, you will realize how much that sentence actually makes sense and how literal I am about that statement lol). It is an anniversary game for the fans, back when the story was about legendary hero vs evil dragon. Hero getting the help of his nakama and wielding a silly legendary power. It was nostalgic. How the game is able to present its "final twist" and the *DEEPER MEANING* it has for those who actually are fans of Fire Emblem, THE SERIES, will understand why the story resonated with me to such a degree, enough to be impactful enough to be on the higher spectrum of FE stories. It didn't have to be complex like Three Houses/Tellius or completely traditional like the GBA games. It was a mix of the old and the new. The serious and the silly. It felt like its roots while also feeling new gen. A perfect combination of both. Kinda like Alear's hair!! In conclusion, You get reimagined classic maps, you get Emblems that represent their literal gameplay style of their installment (to a hilairiously detailed degree), a memorable cast, a meaningful story in the non-traditonal sense, but one that tracends the game itself and speaks to the fan of the series playing it. And because of that, I will always have fond memories of this Fire Emblem. It didn't just engage me. It ENGAGED with the fan who was there all those years playing the series. 9/10
  2. Aye, awesome to see the Metroid Dread comparison. I basically compare them the same way. They are both just TOO good 😎 (but yeah Three Houses the first time was definitely the best experience) while I would argue Engage is even BETTER the 2nd or 3rd time 🙂
  3. Quite the opposite for me. Three Houses is my baby and I love it to the death (In my top 3 fave FE) but.... Engage, with so much more satisfying animations/graphics, and far better gameplay imo. And having some of my favorite cast/supports. I do not miss Three Houses after playing it for 1000+ hours. The story/lore/world/cast is what it has going for it and I already MORE than experienced it multiple times so there's no reason for me personally to go back to it anytime soon. Engage is the funnest I had playing FE ever. I'm already ready to go into my 3rd run and still not fatigued, unlike Three Houses that had fatigue in the 2nd or 3rd run already and that had multiple routes to enjoy. Regardless, that's just MY personal thoughts. I am glad you can enjoy Three Houses still. It is one of the best FE imo so happy to hear it still aged well 🙂
  4. @Imuabicus @Xander115 @Azz @ping Completely forgot but just wanted to update you guys on the PMU. It has been going GREAT so far!! My team been completed for a while and just wanted to let you know all your picks are among my most beloved on the team, the units been doing amazing so far. If you want to come root for your PMU pick or are just interested to see how the PMU is going, I am Live Now at the time of this post. Or you can watch the VOD if you can't catch it live and leave a comment letting me know atleast that you left support for your unit, haha. Any support is appreciated though, hope to see any of you there to hangout!! 😄
  5. Fun read!! Nice to hear your experience with all of these!! I don't think there is a single map I dislike in this game, tbh!! 😁
  6. Yesssss, I absolutely love how they have a counter to almost everything in the game, really challenging you to think outside the box and think of your own strategies. So much optimization and strats I been learning and it feels like there is STILL so much more to learn. My 2nd playthrough is already so much funner than my first. Especially when understanding the mechanics better, such as Break and Chain Attacks (something I unfortunately didn't take advantage of until my current playthrough. It took a while to really click for me for some reason since I'm so used to older mechanics and they are entirely new, but now I'm getting it and it's incredibly satisfying and perfectly implememted. Learning new things and improving in the game especially when doing my PMU with all kinds of different classes on units I never used, combining thier personal skills with what I can come with in the classes they fell into that the community chose. It's just so much fun. Sorry for the long rant, but I am just in love with this game and its so much fun!! 😆
  7. Loved this!! Was a very fun read and I agree 100%. Chapter 19 was very difficult but in a very fun way. I actually included it in my top 5 in my video if I remember correctly. Ch. 10 And 11 are also among my all time faves. I just can't get over how amazing this game is designed. Every map feels unique and is bursting with its own personality, even if the variation in objectives is not TOO often, game just feels solid. One of my favorite fire emblems already!! 😁 Thank you for sharing your experience!! (Also Path of Radiace fan? 👀 Let's gooooooo, that's my favorite FE too!! Tellius boys!! 😎)
  8. Yeah I completely agree. The game had a lot of good maps that, tbh, there really isn't any map I genuinely dislike. Only worst ones being just "okay". That really goes to show how solid and well thought out every map was when they were designed. A lot of consistency throughout!! 😁
  9. Ooooo, that's a great pick tbh and I agree, it is one of the few maps that gave me that classic fire emblem feel that I miss so much. And it is indeed the first proper map of the game 😁
  10. I completely forgot to mention the past Alear moment in my video, man what a great moment indeed. And yes I adored all of those epic scenes as well. Chapter 11, 20, legacy maps, so much goodness in this game, gameplay wise. Really solid installmet!! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts!! 😁🙏
  11. Was really cool to play through legacy maps!! Especially RD and the Jugdral ones since I never played those games yet. Nice little preview of those games for me 😁 Yesssssssss Chapter 10 is my absolute favorite!! And yes, the music is the best part ❤️
  12. Path of Radiance and Three Houses are your favorite? Literally mine as well, let's go!! 😆
  13. Now that I am finished with the game, I wanted to get to know everyone's thoughts on it, since I been being mostly off the internet to avoid spoilers! What are some of your favorite maps? Game design elements in them? Favorite story moments that impacted you and that you felt were actually well directed? I have A LOT to talk about the game and personally loved it. Some of the best gameplay I ever had the experience of enjoying from the series. Great cast and character moments. Funny scenes, hilarious supports, surprisingly deep characters here and there and fantastic music. I gave my full thoughts in my latest videos I made covering these two topics if you are curious to see them: All the Solm music is by far my favorite soundtracks in the game and overall, some of my all time favorites in the series!! Love the whole vibe and style it brought to the arc!! Lots of flare and unique sound that wasn't present in previous FE games. Very nice addition imo!! My favorite character ended up being Timerra. I just love the theme of freedom she envokes alongside the people of Solm in general. And she is just a fun and bubbly character that made me laugh a lot, while also being heartfelt and serious when the time called for it, while still keeping her entertaining personality. She was a joy to watch and my personal choice of waifu of this installment, hahaha. Support-wise, Yunaka had by far the most interesting from the ones I seen, I like how she juggles with her past life/personality and the person she wants to become today. She is a very tragic and empathetic character who may seem nice and fun on the outside, but holds a lot of darkness and depth within. Which is a big reason why I loved Owain Dark.
  14. Gotcha!! Will do!! Also Goated pfp. Solm sibbies best sibbies. 🙏
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