Lightchao42
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I finished Cindered Shadows so now I'll share my thoughts on it I suppose.
SpoilerI wasn't expecting Byleth's mother to be the focus of the plot, but I'm pleased she was. Not only does she get a name, but a face too! It turns out that she's named after a demon from the Ars Goetia, just like Byleth (Sitri is specifically associated with love, which is quite fitting). I somewhat predicted how the plot would go after Aelfric mentioned being friends with Sitri and that the Chalice of Beginnings can revive the dead, but I was still engaged. More lore on Fódlan's history is always appreciated too.
I like all of the Ashen Wolves and I'm looking forward to seeing them in the main game and getting their supports. From what I've heard they add quite a bit to the lore, so I'm interested in learning more. Aelfric is an interesting villain and, even though he's unrepentant in his plotting, I felt bad for him when he became the Umbral Beast. He's not just Snape, but he's also Gendo Ikari! Though he doesn't mind Sitri being in love with Jeralt instead of him and was helping the people of Abyss before he started his plot, so he's not all bad.
I don't like it when games after overly difficult but I also want to challenge myself, so I completed the mode on Hard. Chapter 4 was miserable of course, but Chapters 6 and 7 were tough too (in the former case, Yuri and Balthus waited in the upper right corner while the rest of the party rescued Constance and Hapi).
Overall I'm happy with what we got. I would have liked for Jeralt to be involved since I think he would have something to say about Aelfric trying to revive his wife, but oh well. The interactions between the lords were fun and we finally got a conversation where Edelgard and Dimitri acknowledge their past (sort of)! Rhea and Alois's conversation at the beginning makes me think that Rhea always ignores his puns, no matter how obvious they are.
And it would be remiss to not mention this timeless quote: "It's like casting a line and thinking you've landed the Big One...but then you reel it in, and it's Seteth." -Linhardt von Hevring
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1 minute ago, Metakirby said:
I just finished the DLC and I have a question for the main game. Does the Cindered Shadows joins even if it was an old save in part1? At which chapter can we access the abyss? Thanks! It seems we can't access it in chapter 1 ; so I guess it'll unlock in chapter 3 but I want to know first before playing for nothing ^^
Abyss can be accessed starting from Chapter 2, and the Ashen Wolves can be recruited throughout Part I.
I'm done with Chapter 2 and it was longer than I expected. If I have any thoughts to share I'll put them in spoilers, like I am now.
SpoilerI think the idea of multiple waves is interesting, but I couldn't tell how many there would be or when it would be over. It was nice to see the Death Knight again, but unfortunately he didn't defeat any of the enemies for me. I found that he has a battle conversation with Constance, who recognizes his fighting stance, so it seems that she and Jeritza have a history together.
Byleth's mom has a name now, praise Sothis! We learn more about her and Jeralt through Aelfric, who turns out to have been friends with both. Jeralt was basically the same as he is now, and Sitri was kind and liked books, but was frail and never left the monastery. She was also unemotional unless Jeralt was around, so Byleth didn't fall too far from the tree in that regard. We also learn about the Rite of Rising and how it can apparently revive the dead. I wonder if the Four Apostles were Nabateans or humans with Crests.
I'm guessing Aelfric is actually Snape and he's in love with Sitri. Maybe he wants to use the Rite of Rising to bring her back to life? Maybe having the descendants of the Four Apostles be in Abyss at the same time was planned by someone...
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Personally I think the Letter to a Mysterious Noble is about the Daphnel/Galatea split, and that
SpoilerClaude's mother just named him after Claudia von Riegan (since Claudia and Claude's mother both eloped to be with someone they loved). Claudia's lover is said to have a Crest, and Claude's father is the king of Almyra so he probably doesn't have one. Claudia's also listed as the second daughter of House Riegan and Claude's mother doesn't have any sisters.
Incidentally, this letter means that Claude is distantly related to Judith.
The Fragments of a Forgotten Memoir suggest that
Spoilerthe 10 Elites were more innocent in regard to Nemesis's crimes than we previously thought. Presumably they didn't participate in his massacre of the Nabateans and they only got their Crests and Relics afterwards.
And lastly, The Burnt Remnants of a Report have interesting implications on Fódlan's history...
SpoilerNamely, it suggests that the revolution that led to the founding of Faerghus was backed by Those Who Slither in the Dark, and that they also contributed to the founding of Leicester by assassinating Klaus I and forging his will. This makes Edelgard's accusations of Rhea splitting up the Empire rather ironic, since it was actually her allies who did so.
Oh, and Count Gloucester apparently has a history of assassinating members of House Riegan. Good thing Lorenz didn't pick up that habit.
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Since I found out that you just need to be in Part II to access the Shadow Library's books, I compiled all the texts into this album. As far as I can tell it doesn't have any spoilers for Cindered Shadows, so its safe to view if you haven't finished it.
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If people are curious about Cindered Shadows' length, the Switch's news app states it's
Spoilerseven chapters long.
As for the supports for the Ashen Wolves, it's the same as the datamined list. Additionally
SpoilerJeritza and Bernadetta can support now.
The new characters were added to the credits too. They're voiced by:
Yuri: Alejandro Saab
Balthus: Aaron Hedrick
Constance: Kirsten Day
Hapi: Christine Marie Cabanos
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It's downloading now! Here are the patch notes.
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10 minutes ago, Silver Lightning said:
Look, I just really want supports between the Lords. Is that too much to ask for? DXWell hopefully Cindered Shadows will have some interesting interactions between them.
Since Wave 4 should be dropping in about an hour, I think it would be a good idea to make a new thread to distinguish the pre-release and post-release periods. Maybe we should have a spoiler thread too? Either way I'll try to get the voice actors and support lists for the Ashen Wolves as soon as I can.
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2 minutes ago, Torii said:
For Constance, it's Strength and Magic +3 when indoors and Defense and Resistance + 3 when outdoors. For Balthus, it's Strength and Defense +6 when HP is less than 50%. I just wanted to clarify because I think you may have just missed those since they are separated by the "・" And Hapi's is correct, she's more easily targeted by monsters.
Thank you, I'll edit my post so people can see it more easily.
And assuming the English voice actors aren't announced beforehand, once the patch drops I'm going to rewatch the credits (using my Crimson Flower autosave) to see if the new characters are added. We don't want their voice actors to be unknown for too long.
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I think 8-10 hours is a reasonable length for a side campaign, and the best part of the update is that now we have reaction images of Rhea drinking tea.
5 hours ago, Cysx said:Assumed they meant PM. Won't be the 13th in Europe or in Japan in 3 hours.
This is obvious at this point, but yes I meant 8:00 PM EST. I apologize if I caused any confusion.
EDIT: Clear Famitsu pages are out and I tried to online translate everyone's personal skills:
Yuri: Attack +3 when not adjacent to an ally in a 1-distance battle.
Constance: Strength and Magic +3 when fighting indoors, Defense and Resistance +3 when fighting outdoors.
Balthus: When HP is 50% or less, Strength and Defense +6.
Hapi: All attacks are effective against monsters. More easily targeted by monsters. -
16 minutes ago, Cysx said:
Do we have a precise timeframe for the release? It happens to be the 12th here already.
The previous updates released at 8:00 EST, so it should release around that time on the 12th (which would be the 13th in Europe and Japan).
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1 hour ago, Sbuscoz said:
Wait, what!? Does she appear in the present or in a flashback?
The present, it apparently takes place during Act 4 in a Rigelian forest (though I'm not familiar with the drama CD's plot). The character in question isn't explicitly identified as Alm's mother, but she looks like him, is familiar with his name, and holds high status within Rigel.
Speaking of parents, I wonder how the families of the Ashen Wolves will fit into Fódlan. Constance is from House Nuvelle and Balthus is from Leicester, but we don't know where Yuri and Hapi are from.
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If Cindered Shadows wants to tie into the main game without directly affecting the plot (since it was originally advertised as "additional story content"), I'm wondering if they'll reveal that Patricia somehow ended up in Abyss after the Tragedy of Duscur. If they do go that way, they'll have to keep Dimitri from finding out about it since he thinks she's dead. Maybe they'll include a mysterious character who is only implied to be Patricia.
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It's Hapi hour!
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Today's English bio is for the unrivaled King of Grappling.
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Connie's English bio
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Edelgard being the first Hresvelg to attend the academy since Ionius might be notable because she had eight older siblings who never attended. Maybe 30 years or so might just be "ages" by Fódlan standards, especially for a noble family of such high status. Unlike women, men are capable of having children until they die, but based on how they met I don't think there's too big of an age gap between Ionius and Patricia.
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The Wave 4 trailer has subtitles now and it shows that the character speaking at 1:01 is named Aelfric, which seems to be Alford's English name. Aelfric seems to be the name of several bishops throughout history, so it's fitting if he has something to do with the Church.
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33 minutes ago, AyraXLex said:
How does recruiting Jeritza in CF work?
Like, is it a level requirement, or does he just join at a set point like Seteth?
He joins automatically at the start of Chapter 13.
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2 hours ago, DefyingFates said:
It does sound like him, doesn't it? It just sounds a bit mature at the same time, which is what makes me think otherwise. Thanks!
Yuri talks at 1:26 and his voice is clearly different from the voice speaking at 1:01, so they're probably different people.
SpoilerThe datamine had a fifth character who is 38 years old and has a Minor Crest of Seiros, so he's probably the person speaking at 1:01.
I wish that the character lineup was bigger, but oh well. We can transfer the Wolves to the main game afterwards so it isn't too much of an issue.
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11 hours ago, Silver Lightning said:
Also, quick question, does anyone know when exactly most Nintendo dlc starts downloading the day of release? I will unfortunately have to be traveling on 2/13 so I'd like to have it downloaded before I go. I remember Torna was around midnight at the start of the release day, but will this be similar?
6 hours ago, DefyingFates said:I'd also like to know this please!
Wave 3 was released at 8:00 PM EST, so Wave 4 should release whatever time that is in your time zone.
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44 minutes ago, Jotari said:
This begs the question, how are events accelerated in Silver Snow? Because Gronder still happens, just off screen in Silver Snow.
I haven't played Silver Snow yet so that was my mistake, as another explanation I'll just attribute it to Thales being arrogant.
Thales: Mwahaha, all of Fódlan's nations have fallen! We do not even need the King of Liberation to eliminate the rest of those beasts!
Honestly I'm not too troubled by the lack of explanation so I haven't thought about it too much.
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- The final battle with Edelgard takes place two months earlier than it does in AM, so she either isn't as desperate, didn't have time to heal from her injuries in Gronder, or didn't have time to prepare her transformation.
- He does and we just don't see it because the game ends.
- Faerghus is being occupied by Rhea and the Knights of Seiros, so Cornelia doesn't attempt her coup because it's harder to take over with the Knights around.
- Having Byleth's help makes Claude more proactive in trying to solve Fódlan's problems himself.
- Ferdinand speculates that Nemesis was awakened when Shambhala was destroyed by the Javelins of Light, so he wouldn't awaken if that didn't happen in CF or AM. SS ends a month before VW so maybe his revival wasn't ready yet.
- Rhea is bedridden for VW's final chapter, so even if she was losing control she would be too weak to hurt anyone. Perhaps she was more injured in VW than in SS.
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It's established that those who slither in the dark can make artificial Crest Stones, which are mainly used to mass produce Demonic Beasts. With Aymr being created by them for Edelgard's use, the likely explanation is that Aymr's Crest Stone is also artificial. Why it has the Crest of the Beast on it isn't explained anywhere, and there's no evidence that there's any specific reason to be found in-game. The revived 10 Elites use replicas of their Heroes' Relics, so maybe Aymr's Crest Stone was originally intended for a replica of Blutgang.
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This seems to be an unpopular opinion, but I think picking Byleth and giving them the lords' Heroes' Relics is probably the best realistic outcome we could have gotten (adding three characters isn't a realistic outcome). And we finally got a FE stage that's actually based on a FE location, which is nice since Arena Ferox barely counts. We are also fortunate enough for the stage to be graced by the presence of Lorenz Hellman Gloucester and the almighty Gatekeeper himself.
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Finally, now I’ll have someone to make Godzilla jokes with.
There hasn’t been a complete collection release of every movie outside Japan, so you’ll have to look around various places if you want to see them all. The Criterion Collection release of the Showa films might be a good place to start if physical releases interest you, and if not you can probably find places to watch them online.