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Xyphlan · 12:06 AM

If you have been keeping unusually close tabs on my Trisphee activity, then you may have noticed my lack of posts yesterday. This was due almost exclusively to my perhaps foolish decision to begin playing the newest entry in the Fire Emblem series, for the 3DS. I've yet to finish it, but I quite like what I've seen so far. Perhaps the biggest change from previous Fire Emblems is the overhaul of the support system, which allows two different characters to combine into one unit, and occasionally have them attack at the same time, as well as defend each other.

Related to this is the ability to hook up your units together, with all heterosexual support progressions culminating in a proposal (not counting siblings, naturally). I've only arranged a handful of marriages so far, but all of them were... nice. I'm not entirely sure how to put it into words, so I suppose I shall just state that all supports that I've built have elicited at least a modicum of feels from my heart. Another thing to mention is that there is an absurd number of marriage possibilities, as any opposite gender supports can wed, and it seems like most units can support most other units. Of particular note is the Avatar, the sort of "Player Character", who takes the role of tactician (albeit in a far more active way than in FE7). The Avatar can support any playable unit, and can be either gender, at the player's discretion, meaning that the Avatar can marry all playable units (I believe).

The story so far has been quite interesting, perhaps the best of any Fire Emblem I've played. The game is also superlative in its difficulty, necessitating the inclusion of a "casual mode", which allows you to keep your units, even after they fall in battle. I initially suspected that this would make the game far too easy, but I could see how it could be a challenge even with the no-casualty handicap removed.

All in all, is a fantastic game, and I would be honored to know what opinions, if any, my peers have on it. If you would also like to discuss previous (or dare I say, future) Fire Emblem games, such discourse would be just as welcome.

Xyphlan Lazy		Fire Emblem Awakening	#1
	If you have been keeping unusually close tabs on my Trisphee activity, then you may have noticed my lack of posts yesterday. This was due almost exclusively to my perhaps foolish decision to begin playing the newest entry in the Fire Emblem series, for the 3DS. I've yet to finish it, but I quite like what I've seen so far. Perhaps the biggest change from previous Fire Emblems is the overhaul of the support system, which allows two different characters to combine into one unit, and occasionally have them attack at the same time, as well as defend each other. Related to this is the ability to hook up your units together, with all heterosexual support progressions culminating in a proposal (not counting siblings, naturally). I've only arranged a handful of marriages so far, but all of them were... nice. I'm not entirely sure how to put it into words, so I suppose I shall just state that all supports that I've built have elicited at least a modicum of feels from my heart. Another thing to mention is that there is an absurd number of marriage possibilities, as any opposite gender supports can wed, and it seems like most units can support most other units. Of particular note is the Avatar, the sort of "Player Character", who takes the role of tactician (albeit in a far more active way than in FE7). The Avatar can support any playable unit, and can be either gender, at the player's discretion, meaning that the Avatar can marry all playable units (I believe). The story so far has been quite interesting, perhaps the best of any Fire Emblem I've played. The game is also superlative in its difficulty, necessitating the inclusion of a "casual mode", which allows you to keep your units, even after they fall in battle. I initially suspected that this would make the game far too easy, but I could see how it could be a challenge even with the no-casualty handicap removed. All in all, is a fantastic game, and I would be honored to know what opinions, if any, my peers have on it. If you would also like to discuss previous (or dare I say, future) Fire Emblem games, such discourse would be just as welcome. In all likelihood, you just read a clunky wall of text. There's no need for me to make you read even more in my signature. Last edited by Xyphlan; 03-05-2013 at 12:06 AM.
		Posted 02-11-2013, 06:00 PM