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On 1/15/2023 at 3:02 PM, Azz said:
A Chinese player has uploaded him playing the prologue through chapter 3. Not much new however we see the full interaction with Alear, the hooded figure and Lumera for the first time.
They keep uploading! They're at Chapter 14 now.
I normally try not to backseat game FE because I'm not the best player, but gosh some of these early chapter gameplay is a struggle to watch for me lol. So many instances of the guy ignoring battle forecasts and just sending his soldiers into their doom. They're on casual, so I guess it doesn't matter too much. But the secondhand anxiety I felt lol. Still a nice watch.
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1 hour ago, tipperthescales said:
I actually made a rather long winded post about new things seen in the trailer over on the subreddit, but for major points of interest:
I've been in awe of all the information you provided for the community. I always look for your comment when I'm on reddit lol!
The sage design is really interesting. Usually sages are pretty covered up. The new design reminds me of dark mages more than sages.
The only differences I see in Celine's Florage design is that there's an added white part to her top, and the gown + crown have more details on it. Alfred's and Ivy's promoted classes look the least changed to me. They just added bigger flowers to their headwear.
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Wanted to share this on here. There's not much new information, but we do get a glimpse of what characters look like in different classes. I found this one really enjoyable to watch. Would appreciate one of our super sleuths to analyze it further!
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13 hours ago, szechuan said:
I think retainers this time are kind of a blank slate, just as in Fates. Sure, they are tasked with "protecting" a certain royal, but their personality doesn't revolve around it unlike Dedue's or Frederick. We've seen some of them being chefs, others being creepy dudes, another one is from Elyos!Japan... so plenty of different backgrounds and personalities. And I hardly doubt they are especially concerned with their leige, like I can't really remember how important it was that Arthur was Elise's retainer or not. It's just better for marketing purposes I guess.
Personalities may differ but power dynamics do not. And those dynamics definitely affect how characters approach each other, unless the writers completely ignore that... which is possible. I'm going to have to wait until the game comes out though to see for sure. Hopefully the supports aren't too formulaic. I'm worried supports might devolve into:
Royal x Retainer
C = retainer and royal reminisce on how they came into service.
B = retainer gets into a problem, and the royal scolds them for not telling them
A = have a boring heart-to-heart with the retainer reaffirming their loyalty to their royal.
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On 12/11/2022 at 4:07 PM, LoneStar said:
I think they are confirmed to be siblings. Another strange thing is that Merrin and Bunnet look pretty similar as well, but having there be double sibling retainers is pretty out there.
FE isn't really known for being subtle, so I wouldn't put it past. They have a high chance of being related somehow. But maybe they're more estranged than the other siblings.
On 12/12/2022 at 6:20 AM, Emobot7 said:As for Citrinne, I didn't know about her being cousin to Diamant and Alcryst but somehow, I don't think that would stop them from having romantic interaction though. I mean, cousin marriage was relatively common in the middle age and if they can get away with something, I expect them to do it. 😅
IIRC Owain and Lucina's S support was platonic, which gives me hope that they might be platonic. But they could always change their minds.
On 12/12/2022 at 7:58 AM, Fabulously Olivier said:The siblings are whatever. The retainers are a bigger problem, and the heavy concentration of siblings also more importantly compounds the concentration of retainers.
Three Houses would have been a good example to follow. One retainer per lord gets the job done and leaves a lot of room for other characters of diverse background. Hell, two retainers per crown lord and one per younger lord would have left enough room.
I have to agree with you here. None of the playable characters revealed so far come from a mercenary band we met along the way. Yunaka and Seadall seem like the only characters that we sort of "picked up" along the way. Out of the 32 seemingly playable character, our army makeup is:
- 9 royals
- 19 retainers (I'm counting Vander, Framme, and Clanne as Alear's retainers)
- 2 commoners (Seadall and Yunaka)
- 2 unknown status (I'll put who I think counts as this. One is someone we've seen in trailers and the other I'm assuming is playable.)
Spoiler- Mauve(?) is one of the Hounds. Not sure if they count as a mercenary group or not. I don't know Mauve's social status either.
- Veyre (she hasn't been seen as playable, but she seems important. Hoping she's not playable and turns out to be the big bad. That would actually be interesting).
19 retainers is overkill though. I get that they will all have unique backstories and some will probably come from the bottom and scratched their way to the top, but they all share an occupation and core values at the end of the day. There's no noble that may have their own ideas and agenda, like Ferdinand. There's no farmer that had to pick up a weapon to defend their home (like Brom). There's no local clergy that took to the frontlines because they're on a mission or they're trying to aid the war effort (like Claud). People that are already retainers have already had character development we didn't get to see. Their occupation may not change after the war.
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The biggest difference between the two teachers you had is that the first one didn't make an effort to connect with you (I'm not sure how many students were in the class with you) meanwhile you did have a connection with your second teacher. But I don't know any other classroom conditions.
Research shows that the most effective environments for learning are:
Small Groups > Whole Class (20+ students) > Individual.
Of course there are exceptions, and some people mesh in certain circumstances more than others.
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11 minutes ago, zuibangde said:
Timerra, Diamante, Male Dancer and Hortensia's retainer whose wearing yellow and brown (I read somewhere her name is Goldmari? Marigold?) are probably my favourite so far.
Probably Marigold to stick with the floral/plant theme Elusia has going on.
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Nevermind it's DIAMANT and SEADAS (male dancer)
The men in this game >>>>
Usually the female side of the cast leaves a stronger impression. But it looks like it's the bros time to shine.
I still like Timerra and Fogato a lot though.
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On 11/21/2022 at 12:48 AM, Benice said:
Welcome to the forest!
...I think. Maybe welcome back is more appropriate?
Thank you!
12 minutes ago, Ycine said:Welcome back to the Forest, Dandy Druid!
Give it time and I think a lot of people will show up again. Engage is just 2 months away.
Anyway, have a nice day and keep enjoying your stay!
Thank you and you too!
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While no character individually has got me really excited, I do like the the desert kingdom characters. They look fun.
SpoilerI believe their names are Timerra and Fogato.
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Hello! I'm Dandy Druid. I actually have been on this site for a while now!
actually a few years and I lurked since 2010I haven't been too active lately due to work and other commitments. If you've seen me around, hello again!It's been a while so I'm wondering who is still active in these parts.
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14 minutes ago, King Marth 64 said:
Pretty sure either it could have been an Avatar of the game or it could be the Secondary Female Protagonist for the main male protagonist. I don't think Emily Rogers have mentioned anything about an Avatar of the game since she mentioned the phrase "his mother was a dragon" (never said his/her, just the phrase "his" as the protagonist).
Edit: Oh wait, shoot, it looks like that screenshot debunked facts from Emily Rogers about the main character's gender, it definitely looks like the girl in the new screenshot could have been the Avatar of the game.
Considering the last few titles gave us the choice of being male/female, I don't think it's farfetched to think that the protagonist might have predetermined look, you just choose the gender. Like Byleth or Shez. Emily saying "his" doesn't necessarily contradict the screenshot. It just means there's potentially a gender choice and Emily just used "his" for her leak.
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11 minutes ago, Tryhard said:
the stuff mentioned makes me think that this game is a do-over of the Wii FE that was eventually canned. Mainly because it was Kusakihara's first director role, and he is assumedly the director of this game as well after being it for Echoes and Three Houses. Because the plans for that Wii game were that it would have open exploration of towns just from the small amount of concept details that we got.
That is quite similar to the stuff mentioned. I think I've even see Wii FE thrown around somewhere too.
If it is based off of Kusakihara's first FE idea, I would say this game has a lot of potential. It has had time to marinate, and there may be a big deal of passion involved with this particular title.
Also seeing those images again makes me realize how weird a Stefan-Rhys(?)-Ilyana trio would be.
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6 minutes ago, Use the Falchion said:
Someone is talking about the new leaked image and the game in a little more detail.
I'm still not sure how to feel about this, but I'm going to need gameplay and more aesthetics and real stuff, because this is weird and I'm not liking how I feel about it. True or not, this is all fun to talk about though.
thanks for linking this! Hopefully someone is collecting all of the information the "leakers" are saying and compiling it all into one big megathread.
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18 hours ago, Wooster said:
By extension, Fire Emblem titles have been on 3 year release cycles, and IS likes to announce Fire Emblem games LONG before they’re ready. So not only are we due, but the ~real~ question is why we’re just learning about it. Like, what changed internally specifically.
(I’m also laughing at the Reddit topic. The purported screenshots are from an early build. Stuff changes and gets polished. That’s hardly reason to doubt the credibility. I mean, there ~are~ good reasons to be skeptical, but having a knee jerk dislike to the art style is hardly one of them.)
It wouldn't be unusual for IS to wait to announce a title. With Three Hopes and SoV, for example, they were announced relatively short before they came out. They were announced and promoted just a few months before release date. It wouldn't be unusual for them to do the same for this game. Hopefully, a shorter release date frame means it'll get a lot of promotion. I could see them announcing it this month or after Three Hopes release and slot it in for the Fall or Holiday 2022. Especially since Breath of the Wild 2 was delayed until next year I believe.
Also, going back to the Reddit, someone else (u/Tzekel_Khan) posted this:
The front side of our hero. The character model does not look FE to me, but the dragon statues in the back scream FE to me. Even though the art style they decided to go with doesn't look like Fire Emblem's brand, it does look like something Gust would do, which is one of the rumored teams working on this project. If you're not familiar with Gust, they're mainly known for the Atelier series, which has a more moe/cute design direction.
However, I wouldn't be surprised if the art style is "cuter" and more colorful this time around. Fire Emblem's art style tends to follow current anime/gaming trends, and right now the trendsetters would be games from miHoYo (Genshin Impact, Honkai Impact 3rd, Zenless Zone Zero). So while this style isn't reminiscent of FE, it is following a trend with a company.
If this is the art style for this game, I don't see myself liking it at first and thinking it's too "anime-y". However, I'm sure I'll get use to it. All we can do for a more "mature-looking" FE is to pray that's what the trend will be when they develop the next game.
Also the original leaker of the other thread stated that there will be more open exploration of towns and dungeons, similar to SoV. Most [playable?] characters hail from two cities, one of which is aquatic themed. (Like Derdriu?) They also said there will be a female character people will be excited about, but that isn't saying much in my opinion. It could be another Camilla-esque character (yet again, Dorothea was considered to be like Camilla in the Three Houses leaks and is highly loved within the fandom). But people like different types of female characters, so this is one claim I'm kinda ignoring.
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16 hours ago, Use the Falchion said:
Lastly, I'll say that if the game has been done for over a year, then I'm a little curious as to why IntSys and crew have been sitting on it. 2021 would have been a great time to release a new FE in 2021 and to give fans a nice break before coming back to Fodlan. I guess they didn't want people to forget about Fodlan? If they've been sitting on it for over a year, what have they been working on since? And assuming Emily and Nate are right, will we see this new Fire Emblem soon?
There's a few potential reasons why this project has been waiting in Nintendo's basement:
- Nintendo itself doesn't want to publish it yet. Out of all of the major gaming companies, Nintendo has the biggest sense of branding and probably the biggest sense of control when it comes to the releases of their first party games. There quite a few first party games (as well as some major third party releases) released last year, like Miitopia, Warioware, No More Heroes III, SMT V, Bravely Default II, Pokemon Snap, Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, NEO: The World Ends With You, Mario Party Superstars, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Golf: Super Rush, and Metroid Dread. These are a lot of titles they're already trying to push. They may want to save some other heavy hitters for the following year or two. They can afford to shelve Fire Emblem for future use.
- They might have wanted to wrap up Fodlan's story first. There was a lot of cut content from Three Houses, and it's possible they wanted to share what was cut before moving on to the next game.
- The practice of putting a game on the waitlist is quite common in the industry. It gives higher ups time to decide whether or not it meets the quality and branding that the particular series is known for and if it strengthens the IP.
- "Completed" is rather vague to me. The screenshots that match up with Emily's claim were WIP pictures. It's possible the story and art may have been completed, but not the UI and gameplay mechanics.
As for what else Intelligent Systems may work on, they have a few choices. Int Sys is also known for Advance Wars and Paper Mario, so they may develop a new title for that. I think I also read somewhere that Intelligent Systems also has a department that works on creating software (and maybe hardware) for Nintendo products. With Switch 2 rumors, it's possible they're making the next gen console.
8 hours ago, Seazas said:Announcing one and releasing it much later from Three Hopes wouldn't jeopardize it.
It wouldn't jeopardize it, but it may kill a lot of interest for Three Hopes. Three Hopes is already a spinoff, so it's already not going to sell well as a mainline game. If there was a trailer for a brand new Fire Emblem, most people would express interest in that game and any information they can get from that, distracting people from Three Hopes. What their plan may be is to have a Nintendo Direct the day Three Hopes releases (June 24) that way they can say "It releases today!" And then they can drop the announcement trailer for the new Fire Emblem. But right now, it's best to hype up Three Hopes until release.
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The person that posted that album on Reddit clarified these images are very old, so it's possible the final product might look a lot different.
At least, I hope it does. Because the backgrounds and UI are quite plain and lacking, even for FE standards. Actually it probably is a WIP image because one of the characters is named "WWWWWWW" and I doubt they'll keep that.
The male character models we see actually look pretty good. Not the most imaginative designs, but not every character design needs to be out of the box and try hard to be unique. Characters with a more "simple" design, like Frederick, can still be very entertaining and memorable.
I am worried about the female designs though. Apart from the two at the bottom, it looks like we may have a case of same-face syndrome. I really hope their features stand out more in a higher resolution image.
I do like the sprites though. They seem cool.
It is interesting that the language this is in is Traditional Chinese. Could be a localization thing (as it seems like FE will get international releases from here on out hopefully), but I would also be interested if it was Chinese developer instead. In recent years, Chinese Gaming companies have been making strides in the mobile market (namely Genshin Impact and other HoYoverse products, but even smaller titles like Langrisser M and Identity V have been going steady internationally). It will be an interesting development to see more entertainment products come out of China, as that may have a huge impact on gaming industry.
EDIT: Also, I think this thread would probably fit better in "General Fire Emblem" rather than the Three Houses topic. Usually speculation topics like these go in General unless the admins have already decided to add a "Fire Emblem Switch" or "Fire Emblem 2022" topic until an official name is announced.
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I'll probably go with what I did for Three Houses.
Deer -> Lions -> Eagles
As for the MCs... Male Shez and Female Byleth make the most sense to me. And I'll probably do the opposite for a different path. Maybe go both Female Shez and Female Byleth in Azure Gleam because there's already a lot of male characters in that route.
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I think those two NPC models were put in there by mistake. The female NPC was probably meant to be Aimee. For the male NPCs, who knows? Maybe Danved/Devdan since that's where Crimea's knights are standing and he's not in this scene
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I think this is the only house where I kinda like all of the designs? Tbh, I pretty much like the majority of designs, but this one feels the most even across the board. It's probably because the Golden Deer have the highest amount of individuality. I think Marianne has the best new design out of all students we've seen though.
Least favorite was hard for me to pick. I voted Rafael, bc I usually don't care for his clothing designs all too much. Leonie could've also been low, but I must admit it's a clean and safe design. Lorenz didn't change all that much,but the coolest thing about him is his rose petal effect. I like Hilda's outfit, but I don't think this hairstyle suits her.
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Finally my house! I went with Golden Deer in my first 3H run so I'll be going with them again. I adore the other houses but Golden Deer always has a special place in my heart.
Marianne has the best new look I fear. The dark circles are still there, but less severe than her academy design. I like how they're showing her steady growth, as mental health is a long war. It's also nice to see her with her hair down! It just feels like a nice, fresh design. I also like her musou has her summoning Dorte to ram into the enemies.
Also, I don't see many people commenting on Lorenz and Ignatz's moves! Lorenz has a rose effect when he stabs and Ignatz has a paint splatter where his attacks land. It's pretty cool.
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8 is my least favorite, and 1 is my most favorite.
8. Caspar - there's a scar we've never heard of and it's on his hair???????????? And they barely changed his armor.
7. Edelgard - I'm not a fan of this redesign. It looks too magical girl-ish and doesn't look like it's her style.
6. Bernadetta - I don't have a strong opinion on this one.
5. Hubert - Like Bernie, but I like it more.
4. Linhardt - looks really good! I like his lil ponytail.
3. Ferdinand - I'm glad he still looks handsome.
2. Petra - This is awesome. The headpiece, the fabrics... it's cool.
1. Dorothea - I'm biased and she looks fantastic. I wish she had a hat though. A cute lil red beret would've been great.
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8 is my least favorite, 1 is my most favorite.
8. Ingrid - It just doesn't look good to me. Plus her armor was barely changed.
7. Sylvain - his hair looks worse, but at least his armor is more colorful.
6. Ashe - I feel neutral on this. It just isn't the most memorable redesign imo.
5. Annette - It's cute, but she looks like a baker.
4. Dedue - He actually looks older than his post timeskip design. I wish it was switched but it's pretty cool.
3. Dimitri - what a handsome, twisted boi
2. Mercedes - I wish her dress was a different, more vibrant color.
1. Felix - He looks awesome. His hair looks awesome, his cape is awesome, his armor is awesome. Awesome.
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2 hours ago, NegativeExponents- said:
A bit of mixed feelings with this. For one, I would have much preferred series wide representation as opposed to just 3 Houses, but more than anything, it seems to be taking cues from AoC and I really didn't enjoy AoC. Not just from like a plot or character aspect but like the actual gameplay. It just felt way less satisfying than the original Hyrule Warriors and I hope that doesn't end up being the case here since the gameplay was what redeemed the lacking roster in FEW.
As far as roster goes, I kinda see the how not adding all characters after recycling the 3 House's engine and models would be lazy but at the same time, there's also movesets to consider so unless they go for an absurd amount of clones or they've been secretly working on this for a long time then I expect to see character cuts. Depending on who is in might affect my choice to buy this, because honestly, a roster that could realistically have the only playable non-lord guys be Felix and Hubert is very depressing. Man, yeet Lysithea's Thyrsus stealing ass and give me Lorenz instead.
Also, what are the chances of any of the Ashen Wolves being playable? I kinda only expect Yuri to make it in if any of them do. Didn't see any signs of them in the trailer.
As far as OCs go, I don't know if it would technically count as one but Holst being one of them would be cool. Along with any other of the prominent faceless characters. Would be rather refreshing to just take those already existing background characters and flesh them out as opposed to conjuring new ones.
Koei Tecmo has been doing one faction/storyline centered games for a while. Even their latest entry in their own original IP (Samurai Warriors) was focused on one faction. It's not surprising this one is based on the timeskip period of war during Three Houses.
As for your Ashen Wolves question... they would probably be DLC again.
And I do agree with your OCs comment. Would be interesting to see Holst finally.
What are some good ring pairings?
in Fire Emblem: Engage
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My personal favorites:
1. Sigurd + Seadall: Allows Seadall to dance and then canter. Also gives your dancer some extra MOV so Seadall has no issues keeping up with your army.
2. Lucina + Ranged Attacker: I put her on Fogado, but I think any longbow or thoron user will do the trick. This essentially turns them into a backup unit, which means you have more opportunities to chip damage when they're nearby.
3. Micaiah + Mage Knight: Gives your mage knight a little more magic and a staff. Mounted healing is neat. Works on MAG blessed wyvern knight Chloe too.
4. Lyn + Panette: Alacrity giving Panette a brave effect is neat and useful. Although she's a bit tanky, being able to one round enemies without taking damage is just too good to pass up. Also, she will just straight up eliminate with Astra Storm. Also will give Panette bow proficiency, for those that enjoy warriors.
5. Byleth + Support MAG: Has a built-in Thyrsus, which means you use Thoron from an even farther range or give your bolganoe extra range. It's always useful. I like Byleth with Celine, Hortensia, Clanne, etc. I wouldn't put him on Ivy or Citrinne, since they've never turned out to be support units for me. They've always been offense-oriented with some supportive capabilities. I think Celica or Soren would be better on those two personally, BUT you could put Byleth on them as well.