DoctorSpectrum Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Hey guys! I've been playing a fair bit of Fire Emblem recently, and I discovered these forums, so I figured, why not join? Fire Emblem-wise, I've played nearly all of the English-released ones. I started off with Sacred Stones and Blazing Sword, which are the ones I've played the most since they were the only ones I had available for a while, but I've since played most of the others. At the moment I'm doing the Birthright path for Fates (I've already done Conquest), as well as doing my second-ever run of Path of Radiance. I'm planning to do Revelation and Radiant Dawn after beating them respectively, natch. I'm from Melbourne in Australia (are there any other Australians here?) and I work full-time as a PHP developer for an ISP. Other than that, I also enjoy reading, some horrible amateur writing, occasionally drawing, bicycles, jersey caramels, comic books, and tabletop RPGs. Looking forwards to meeting you all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marz Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Hiya! DoctorSpectrum, Welcome to Serenes Forest, I hope you enjoy your time here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkanis Trevelyan Posted November 5, 2016 Share Posted November 5, 2016 Yo! Welcome to the forest! I hope you enjoy your time here. And by tabletop RPG's do you mean ones like D&D? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorSpectrum Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 And by tabletop RPG's do you mean ones like D&D? Yeah; at the moment I'm playing in a D&D 5E campaign, but I've also done some past stuff in systems like Shadowrun and Mutants and Masterminds. I take it you've played some as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex95 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 (edited) I love your profile pic! Think you can link me to the full version? Greetings, Zdravo, Aloha, etc. Welcome to the forest and enjoy your time here! Edited November 6, 2016 by Power Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorSpectrum Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 I love your profile pic! Think you can link me to the full version? No worries, here you go: https://obelion13.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/c01fb4f4a8198146096a25dcf0372a4e.png Thank you for the kind welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacelessZarius Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Hello and welcome to the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Nepos Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Hello, welcome to the forums! I hope you'll enjoy it here. The Sacred Stones and Blazing Sword are good games to start with, in my opinion. Do you intend to go further back and play the non-localized games as well? I've seen a few Australians around here, though I myself am from the other side of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ycine Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Welcome to the Forest, DoctorSpectrum! Have a nice day and enjoy your stay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorSpectrum Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Do you intend to go further back and play the non-localized games as well? I've done Sword of Seals and whilst it wasn't bad, I found it to be a bit clunky (the percentages for stuff felt...off), and I didn't get the full ending so story-wise it ended a bit abruptly. So I'm not sure. I have a feeling that the others would be a bit dated in terms of both mechanics and gameplay, but I have read a bit more about Genealogy of the Holy War recently and it sounds pretty excellent to me. So I'm on the fence a bit; I guess I'll see what games I'm in the mood for as I go along. Any recommendations for the non-localised ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julius Nepos Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I've done Sword of Seals and whilst it wasn't bad, I found it to be a bit clunky (the percentages for stuff felt...off), and I didn't get the full ending so story-wise it ended a bit abruptly. So I'm not sure. I have a feeling that the others would be a bit dated in terms of both mechanics and gameplay, but I have read a bit more about Genealogy of the Holy War recently and it sounds pretty excellent to me. So I'm on the fence a bit; I guess I'll see what games I'm in the mood for as I go along. Any recommendations for the non-localised ones? Genealogy of the Holy War is indeed a pretty good game with quite a few unique touches. That would be the one I'd recommend trying out. It has a more unique feel to it than Sword of Seals, but the interface and mechanics are of course older, so it will take some time to get used to if you plan to try it out. As far as the other old games go: Thracia 776 is very hard, while Sword of Seals and Mystery of the Emblem are rather basic (not to mention that Mystery of the Emblem has a quite dated interface). Gaiden is unique in many ways, but the old NES interface can be a pain to handle. Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light is very basic and its interface is even worse than Gaiden's. They're still fun FE games, but they're old and not always easy to handle. So I think you're good with Genealogy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkanis Trevelyan Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 I've been interested in D&D 5th edition but haven't found a group to play with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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