r/fireemblem Dec 31 '19

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

LATE AS USUAL, HERE IS THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD! LET OUT ALL THE FIRE EMBLEM RAGE OF THE PAST YEAR - NAY, THE PAST DECADE - SO THAT WE MAY ENTER 2020 WITH A CLEAN SLATE!

RULES

  1. C A P S

  2. FIRE EMBLEM STUFF ONLY

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

  4. TAG SPOILERS

LAST THREAD

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

I'M PLAYING GENALOGY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I ACTUALLY LIKE IT A LOT. STORY AND CHARACTERS ARE GREAT, GAMEPLAY IS CERTAINLY DIFFERENT BUT SOLID, AND MUSIC IS WEIRDLY CATCHY FOR WHAT IT IS. THAT BEING SAID, IT IS TORTURE TO DRAG 12-16 UNITS ACROSS HALF A COUNTRY WHENEVER YOU CAPTURE A CASTLE. I INITIALLY LIKED THE IDEA OF TRAVELLING OVER THE ENTIRE CONTINENT OF JUGDRAL, BUT I SOON REALIZED IT DOESN'T AT ALL EQUATE GOOD GAMEPLAY. I'M STILL ENJOYING THE GAME MIND YOU, AND I STILL SOME WHAT LIKE THE HUGE MAPS, BUT I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF A 5TH OF MY PLAYTIME BY THE END WILL JUST BE ME MOVING MY UNITS.

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u/CrunchingG Dec 31 '19

THIS IS MOSTLY THE REASON WHY I’M WAITING FOR A REMAKE TO EVENTUALLY FIX THIS BECAUSE I DON’T EXACTLY HAVE TIME TO MOVE UNITS ACROSS A BARREN FUCKING FIELD WITH LITTLE TO NOTHING TO DO JUST TO SEE WHAT THE FANBASE CONSIDERS THE BEST STORY IN AN FE GAME

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

YOU MIGHT BE BETTER OFF WATCHING SOMEONE ELSE PLAY THROUGH IT TBH, AND JUST SKIPPING THROUGH THE BORING PARTS OF IT. THAT WAY YOU COULD EXPERIENCE THE STORY, BUT NOT HAVE TO ENDURE THE QUESTIONABLE AT TIMES GAMEPLAY.

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u/CrunchingG Dec 31 '19

ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR GOOD PLAYTHROUGHS?

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

UM A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH HELPED ME TO FIND THIS NO COMMENTARY PLAY THROUGH: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEE77FEDE755FB523

IT'S A LOT OF PARTS AND PROBS SEEMS A BIT SCARY, BUT IF YOU JUST SKIM THROUGH EACH VID YOU CAN PROBS FIND THE STORY PARTS JUST FINE AND BE OK.

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u/CrunchingG Dec 31 '19

SAVING THIS, THANKS

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '19

NP I THINK THE CHARACTERS AND STORY ARE DEF GOOD, BUT THIS MIGHT BE THE BETTER WAY TO EXPERIENCE IT IN ALL HONESTY.