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Hmm. Well, while I was hoping for an EOV announcement and it wasn't the most exciting Direct I've seen, I wasn't necessarily disappointed. And they definitely announced some very good things--particularly, an Ever Oasis release date, along with Monster Hunter Stories and the "ultimate version" of Yo-Kai Watch 2 (glad I waited to buy Fleshy Souls). These are games I'm going to at least greatly consider buying.

To be completely honest, I can see some signs of child abuse. Really, the situation the Nohrians are in is why I'm always ready to defend him, especially Xander--while people say he's an idiot for believing in his obviously evil father, I can see why he does so; being the oldest of the four, he remembers a time when Garon was a kind, if still stern, man. So when he started to change, he didn't want to believe it. He didn't want to believe his father was no longer. Personally, I wouldn't consider him being *downright stupid*, but rather in denial. I'm not exactly saying what Xander is doing *smart* or *good*, but at least a little bit understandable. ...of course, there are definitely inconsistencies--especially in Conquest Chapter 7, where Xander realizes that Garon intends to make Corrin suffer. So here, he DOES definitely seem to be aware that Garon's not that great of a person or father. Then we have how the siblings act--or rather, fail to act. Let's take Conquest Chapter 13 as an example, the Cheve massacre. Hans is killing people left and right, and yet the siblings don't even bother try to stop him. Why? It's as Camilla says--should even his children disobey him, he won't hesitate to kill them. They're scared. They don't want to die, which is why they don't want to act. Can this be considered selfish? That they refuse to stand up for what's right in order to save their own hide? Well, sure. But again, I can see why they would act in such a way. And this is why they must "act behind the scenes" as Leo said in Chapter 14. While they cannot openly disobey Garon, they can manipulate some situations in such a way that will keep others safe. (And I'm not trying to simply *EXCUSE* their actions, but it's like I said--I can *UNDERSTAND WHY* they act the way they do.) Of course, I cannot defend EVERYTHING. Garon is still stupidly, ridiculously evil. There's absolutely nothing good about him. There could have been, at least a little, but apparently the writers didn't think that was necessary. They really could have gone into more detail about how Garon was like in the past, and like saisymbolic said,elaborate on the abuse. But we'll never get that. I can see what they were going for, but unfortunately Fates as a whole suffers from bad writing and missed potential. ...well, that's what I have to say. Honestly, I've never been a victim of abuse, so perhaps I don't really have a right to say anything. But I just wanted to give my thoughts. There was a pretty good reddit post I saw a few weeks ago that pretty much said what I wanted to, only it was presented a lot better. But perhaps using that as an example is not something I should be doing?

Should I reclass Jakob (to Paladin) at level 10 or wait until 15 for Tomebreaker?

Can't say I'm all that excited for this one. I just hope they show at least a ti~iny bit of Fire Emblem Warriors. And maybe an Etrian Odyssey V announcement? Please?

I can't really speculate about anything, since I've spoiled quite a bit for myself thanks to the leaks. It probably would have been for the best if I didn't, since I'm not really all that hyped for it (or at least not nearly as much compared to Fates). Still though, I'm really looking forward to it. Perhaps I'll catch a few streams as well. And hey, this means that the NA/EU release is not too far off, either!

I'd have to agree with you, actually.

Most of the time I promote everyone at level 20 (even the healers), although in the case of Donnel and Mozu, it'd be 10.

I suppose you could say I'm looking forward to the game. However, I'm not sure if I'll be able to play it right away--I'm kind of broke right now, plus my PS3 lately hasn't been too good with reading discs, so I'm kind of concerned about spending money on a game only to have it not work. Buuut maybe sometime later this year I'll buy it. It seems like it's been doing pretty well with reviewers.

I'd like to say I would, but honestly I don't think I'll be able to do it. Much like Pixelman, I would at least like to see everyone's thoughts on the game. Besides, it was pretty fun in the early day of Fates's release, so this could be fun as well (even though it's not exactly a *NEW* game...).

Thanks, good luck to you too. And it isn't even that expensive.

Faye's certainly cute and all and I'll probably use her. I just hope she has actual character apart from "likes Alm". Hopefully she'll be more like Oboro where, while she does have a crush, she (or other characters) doesn't keep bringing it up like with what happened to Cordelia.

Aw, yeah! Managed to upgrade my standard edition to a special edition! ...now I just hope they won't end up cancelling it, since I've heard about how other Gamestops had to do so in the past when they couldn't get enough copies in...

Oh, damn. I bought the original years ago, but I never finished it. Heck, I never even got that far. But even so, I may just pick this version up!

Does anyone know if you can upgrade your pre-order by phone for Gamestop? I'd like to go to the store, but I already have other places to go and I don't think my parents would want to take me all over town today... ...ah. It appears I can't. So I'm hoping it's still available by the time I can actually go to the store.

So long as we have Supports in general, I'll be good. I don't mind how they worked in the GBA games for the most part, except that everyone was limited to only five conversations. And yeah, I'm going to miss My Castle, too. But I don't think it'd...*fit* Echoes?

At this point, no.

Yep, I did. I pre-ordered it when I picked up my pre-order of Breath of the Wild at Gamestop.

Nope, can't say that I have. I don't really know Japanese at all and I'd rather play all my games through more...legit means. But I suppose that's why I'm looking forward to Echoes, since it's a "new" Fire Emblem game to me. So long as it isn't *too* archaic (I'm at least hoping the maps are at least somewhat enjoyable to play through), I'm pretty sure I'll enjoy it because hey, it's Fire Emblem.

I'd have to agree with many when it comes to localization. While I do have my complaints about Fates's localization (shortening Supports and confessions, entirely removing the F!Corrin x Rhajat support, getting rid of ALL swimsuits including the Love Tunic), I do think it is hated on too much. I also don't get why other people hate the voice acting. Apart from Effie and Peri, Hinoka, and Selkie, I found the voice acting in Fates to be pretty good. Echoes's localization...well, there hasn't been *too* much that's been shown thus far I suppose, but from what I see, I like. The voice acting is pretty good (Mae is amazing~), at least!

Eh, nah. You're right about that. I suppose I'm just not crazy about pairing Alm with anyone else but Celica. Now I sound like one of those fangirls who dislikes a character for "getting in the way" of pairings, heh ..actually, I suppose I'm just kind of worried that Faye will end up like Cordelia.

To be honest, I wouldn't want Alm x Faye to be possible. While I've never played the original Gaiden, Alm x Celica was apparently *THE* pairing. Or at least definitely canon. So I don't think I'd be too crazy about making this fact...less so, I suppose I can say.

Conquest, since it had characters I liked more. Even if BR > CQ > Rev makes most sense storywise, I already knew everything that was going to happen.

I've never actually played any Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons games, although I've played a little bit of Rune Factory 3 and 4 and enjoyed those. I really would like to play Trio of Towns at least, but at the moment I don't have the money. How is that one?

Okay, both of these ways seem easy enough. Thanks, you two~