ZeManaphy
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I also pre-ordered from GameStop as well, however, it should be noted that GameStop has a shaky history when it comes to Pre-order bonuses, they will sometimes take more order than they actually have, and then call you few days Before launch telling you they sold out. I pre-ordered Three Houses Special Edition from GameStop and it came fine, but someone on the forums said they cancelled his special edition order of Three Houses.
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Couple of thoughts:
I actually enjoy the character designs, they look definitely more fan service-y compared to Three Houses. Notably, the cutscenes are rendered in 3D as opposed to Echoes and Three Houses which were 2D.
The summonable Heroes seem to be in Spirit as opposed to be physically present. Marth can be interacted with the hub btw.
it seems every 4 years we get an Original title now. Fates in 15, Three Houses in 19, and now Engage in 2023.
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Welcome! I myself started with 3DS titles ( Fates specifically ) and played every game since Awakening! Three Houses is my fave. Really looking forward to Engage.
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On 8/17/2022 at 7:53 PM, Florete said:
While I can't say I'm surprised, it's the first time that I kinda wanted a Fire Emblem title to bomb. That's petty, I know, but Three Hopes is the first game with Fire Emblem in the title to ever give me buyer's remorse, and this probably means we're never seeing a true sequel to FEW1, which was just so much better imo.
Not to join the "criticizing you " parade, but I'm surprised that you even bought Three Hopes since it was clearly a Three Houses love letter; and the fact you didn't enjoy Three Houses. I'm also shocked to see you FEW 1 was better, from what I've spoken too with my friends, they believe Three Hopes is vast improvement over the original, myself included.
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Noble vs Common Blood is a very subjective field of discussion and in a modern sense could be seen as a " rich vs poor " or " Privileged " blood. What makes someone a commoner or noble is very complex, and the privilege vs merit discussions that often trails behind it as well. If commoner is determined by social status or/and wealth, then Byleth and Shez ( Haven't played Ike or Maciah's games so I will not comment ) and Alm would apply as lords who were raised as commoners. All three however, have had extraordinary privilege- Byleth and Shez have consciousness of opposing gods who grant them power, while Alm's Brand and Royal birth make him only one who can kill Duma with Falchion. Heck, even Robin was born with the potential to be Grima's vessel. Its especially the problematic in Alm's case because the former preaches that its character that matters not birth but in the end, its the circumstances of Alm's birth that saves the day. In conclusion, all main characters, including the commoners have had lucky boons, whether it be being born to a high class, or being born with god powers ( I count brands and crests as god powers because they are gift from extremely powerful individuals who can pass down through heritage ). I think a better question would be, " Is there a Lord who lacks upperclass birth or was born without god-like powers in the entire series ? "
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Of all the four games I have played, Awakening, Fates, Echoes, and Three Houses, this is easily my least favorite of the bunch. I find it’s story themes atrocious, the gameplay miserably slow, and how contradictory themes are. Everyone has discussed the story and how it is flawed, with me agreeing on points on how Alm is a Mary Sue, Celica is preached as an equal but becomes a damsel in distress, and how merit is more important than birth falls apart when Alm is revealed to be a Prince by birth and has special privileges. Three Houses does the whole commoner vs Nobility theme 100 times better, as evidenced by all the debates on Edelgard’s actions.
As for the gameplay, people mention that the maps are atrocious and I agree, especially Celica’s part 4 maps through swamps that have your movement and cantors who some Garuda who are immune to terrain and thus slowly chip your units down. Nuibaba’s map was also painfully slow for the same reason. I also hated Dungeon exploring for two reasons: Walking is like driving a car that is going on breakneck pace: You can’t run and stop, you have to slowly come down and stop, which is a problem there is an obstacle in your way. Turning is also the same issue: You have to slow down and turn, not on the fly. The second reason is that whenever you enter a room in a dungeon and enter back to a previous hall, you have to fight all the enemies again. Not only is this time consuming, some of these enemies are super strong, especially in late game dungeons with no Mila Shrines, making it very daunting to collect treasure out of fear of falling from those beasts.
That being said, there are some good things, like the animation being really smooth- they clearly mastered the 3DS engine. And the artistic direction being very solid in both illustration and music, though I prefer Three Houses and Fates over Echoes still. In the end however, Echoes is a cake with beautiful frosting, but in the end, the substance of the cake tasted awful. If anything, Echoes suffers from being a remake, which are my least favorite kind of game generally speaking. They try to update it to modern standards, but have to keep some things in regardless if it is or good or bad, or else it would ruin the point of a remake. This isn’t exclusive to FE, other series like FRLG form Pokémon are examples of bad remakes.
That being said, I do have slight bit of frustration towards people who claim Fates is terrible in writing but praise Echoes as being a gold standard for writing; if anything, for me, I find Birthright and Conquest fine by themselves: Revelation is where the writing starts to fall off for me and in Fates in General.
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Like others said, I think it really depends on what kind of story they are telling. I personally enjoy it from a gameplay perspective because it makes it gives a different way to play compared to the past playthroughs and lets you see the conflict from a different perspective , but if the story would benefit from a single narrative, then I wouldn't mind. Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion, but I believe Three Hopes did the route split the best from a gameplay perspective, with the maps being completely different or having different objectives if they appear again in another route, with the story being vastly different as well alongside being on one cartridge, the two common criticisms of the 3 Houses and Fates respectively. There are even choices within choices in each route of Three Hopes.
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25 minutes ago, Hilda said:
actually i can think of some Legendary chars:
Takumi
Leo
Elise
Sakura
Camilla
and that other sister i forgot the name
Hinoka
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Spoilers for Three Hopes:
SpoilerArval’s gender seems to be unknown: As a bonus unit, their classes are determined Shez’s gender: Arval is treated as Male is Shez is Male, and the converse is the same for Female Shez. Additionally being voiced by a female actress, they are mind of a male character. I wonder if this makes Arval gender fluid ?
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On 7/5/2022 at 11:11 AM, Benice said:
Happy birthday @ZeManaphy!
Thank you, albeit late!
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Minor spoiler for Azure Gleam.
SpoilerHapi was with empire fighting alongside Petra. I was able to to recruit both.
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Surprised they gave Edelgard a very Modest Swimsuit. Most other swimsuit females tend to have a more risqué outfit, meaning they have a part of their breast exposed.
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I don't know if this belongs in serious discussion, or if there has been a thread on it, but Billy Kametz, VA of Ferdinand von Aegir, has passed away after fighting colon cancer at age of 35. Rest in Peace Billy. We miss you and we will never forget our you warmed our hearts with " I am Ferdinand von Aegir ! "
SpoilerHello,
This isn’t the update I wanted to write. Billy left us earlier this week.
I ask that you forgive the slightly delayed update as we worked to notify loved ones first.
His full obituary is below. Please note the link to the guestbook, I’m sure his family would love to hear your memories and well wishes.
I am going to close this GFM formally on Tuesday, June 14, to allow for final thoughts and donations. Anything contributed that wasn’t already used for Billy’s treatments will go toward his celebration of life and funeral. The family would equally love contributions to the Colon Cancer Coalition in Billy’s honor if you prefer that. Details are below.
Most importantly, I hope you know how appreciated you all were and how much strength you provided. Billy and I would regularly share thoughts of disbelief and joy at the outpouring of generosity you all gave him.
Know that he left this world peacefully, knowing how loved he is and always will be. I miss my friend terribly. But it comforts me that his legacy will continue with his work and all of the fans who are even now discovering what an extraordinary man he was.
Thank you.
-Jinnie
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Billy Kametz Obituary
Billy P. Kametz, 35, of Middletown entered eternal rest on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at M.S. Hershey Medical Center. -
From my experience doing Azure Gleam, Dimitri, Felix, Shez, and Ingrid are the most enjoyable to me. Mages and Archers I have a harder time, but I getting better at them.
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Once again, it goes back to this game's #1 priority: Making Money. And in order to make money, the best solution is to promote the games that are the most familiar to the audience including the international ones, which are the ones after Awakening, since Awakening is the game that saved the franchise and brought it to be a Nintendo Staple; AKA Awakening, Fates, and Three Houses.
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I love all of them, so I refuse to take part on this poll.
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On 4/28/2022 at 5:54 PM, Alastor15243 said:
The single greatest flaw of Fire Emblem Fates is not the fact that Revelation exists, but the fact that we are not yet the dystopian cyberpunk augmented ubermensch with the alcohol inhibitors necessary to properly play it: being sober for all of the gameplay and drunk for all of the story.
I don’t get it. Why would I need to be drunk to enjoy Fates?
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What’s a Halberdier?
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This is the script from Chapter 22 of Birthright :
SpoilerCassita: Oh, yes. I worked for both of them for a time. Both fine ladies, just fine! I remember King Garon was really broken up when queen Katerina died. Said he'd never marry again! Hah! That changed the minute he met Lady Arete. She had such an amazing voice. Her singing would fill the castle. And she was so beautiful! She looked an awful lot like your friend there, actually. You know—the one with the blue hair!
The dialouge heavily implies that Garon did love Queen Arete before he was posessed.
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Now that we know for sure there are multiple paths, as well the fact that the genders for both Avatar characters can be chosen, what and who are you planning to choose?
For me, since I love my Blue Lion cubs, I am definitely picking Azure Gleams first, then Golden Wildfire, and finally Scarlet Blaze if I decide to replay the game.
Since I prefer Male Characters, I will definitely start off with Male Shez and Byleth, but in alternate playthroughs I would change it up.
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Strange they didn’t reveal which consoles 4 would be on. If its on Switch, let's hope its not Cloud versions.
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9 minutes ago, Xenomata said:
everyone just going to be salty at this banner?
...I'll just be over here observing the units from a... unit standpoint.Ditto. Funny, you think people here would be happy that 3H, Fates, and Awakening are getting a break from representation but instead I find people complaining. Fandom and satisfaction can never cross it seems.
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On 3/29/2022 at 11:30 PM, Tybrosion said:
So, this is what IS seriously decided to go with for an extra legendary? Do they really have that little faith in guys like M!Robin, M!Corrin or Xander that they thought Nanna would fare better?
I wonder if they are playing very conservatively because there's precious few amount of Fates/Awakening characters that would apply for a Legendary Hero ( Of course, they could each give the Fates Royals a Legendary Alt) . And considering the majority of the audience who spends money are Japanese, I think they are willing to use a lesser known game as a hero. That being said, I'm finding that we have not seen Legendary Xander or M!Corrin is surprising especially the latter has a clear alt. I know M!Corrin isn't as popular as F!Corrin, but he placed 34th in the last CYL, and out of more than 500+ characters, that's pretty high.
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Pretty cute. Like the color choices of hair and color matching.
What's your favorite post-Fates theme song?
in General Fire Emblem
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The Edge of Dawn no doubt: Its beautiful, and it captures the whole conflict of Three Houses not exclusively from Edelgard as well. Second would be Lost in Thoughts All Alone, and then Emblem!Engage for third. Honorable mention goes to Lost in Thoughts all Alone: Remembrance, which Shigure sings at the end of Heirs of Fate.