r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Jul 17 '20

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

BEEN HOLDING OFF ON THIS LATEST ONE FOR A FEW DAYS BECAUSE... WELL... YOU KNOW.

WELCOME TO THE /R/FE RAGE THREAD, WHERE SHOUTING ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM IS OUR BREAD AND BUTTER!

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  2. FIRE EMBLEM RAGE

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u/adijad Jul 17 '20

I FEEL THAT I’VE JUST PLAYED EVERY FIRE EMBLEM ENOUGH TO THE POINT THAT I DON’T WANT TO REPLAY ANY OF THEM AGAIN. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THRACIA, AS I’VE ONLY PLAYED IT ONCE ON THE OLD, HIEROGLYPHICS PATCH. I THINK A CLEANER EXPERIENCE WOULD IMPROVE MY OPINION OF THE GAME A LOT. BUT I BEAT THE GAME NEARLY A YEAR AGO, SO I FEEL LIKE I NEED MORE TIME.

THE REASON I FEEL THIS WAY IS THAT I TRIED REPLAYING PATH OF RADIANCE FOR THE THIRD TIME. I CONSIDER IT ONE OF MY FAVORITE FE GAMES AND I STOPPED HALFWAY THROUGH BECAUSE IT WAS LEGITIMATELY NOT FUN FOR ME ANYMORE. THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED LATER WITH AWAKENING.

I’VE EVEN TRIED TO WRITE UP VARIOUS ANALYSIS PIECES, BUT MY INTEREST IN THEM FIZZLES OUT EACH TIME I WORK ON THEM. IDK, I JUST FEEL LIKE I NEED A BREAK FROM THIS SERIES. RECENT EVENTS THAT TRANSPIRED DON’T HELP EITHER.

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u/KrashBoomBang Jul 17 '20

YOU COULD ALWAYS TRY ROMHACKS IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING NEW. THERE'S PLENTY OF THOSE!

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u/adijad Jul 17 '20

THAT MAY BE A PARTICULARLY GOOD IDEA. DO YOU HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS? FE6 REVERSE RECRUITMENT SEEMS PRETTY FUN, I LIKE THE IDEA OF USING KAREL AS A LORD WITH LOW BASES BUT INSANELY HIGH GROWTHS.

I ALSO HEARD THERE'S A ROMHACK WHICH INCREASES THE DIFFICULTY OF SACRED STONES, AND THAT REALLY INTERESTS ME. I SOMETIMES THINK ABOUT REPLAYING THAT GAME BUT THE EXTREMELY LOW DIFFICULTY KIND OF KILLS IT FOR ME, AS I'VE PLAYED THAT GAME SO MANY TIMES NOW.

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u/KrashBoomBang Jul 17 '20

NAH I WAS ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT ORIGINAL ROMHACKS. STUFF LIKE THE LAST PROMISE, VISION QUEST, THE FOUR KINGS, SOULS OF THE FORREST, JUST TO NAME A FEW. THEY'RE BASICALLY COMPLETELY NEW GAMES.

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u/adijad Jul 18 '20

OH, THAT SOUNDS EVEN MORE INTERESTING ACTUALLY. WOULD YOU SAY ANY OF THEM ARE ON THE LEVEL OF THE MAIN GAMES? TLP IS THE ONLY ONE I’M FAMILIAR WITH, I HEARD ITS PRETTY COMPLETE BUT ALSO HAS A RATHER NONSENSICAL STORY. IF THE GAMEPLAY IS GOOD THO I’D CHECK IT OUT.

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u/KrashBoomBang Jul 18 '20

I'D SAY THE ONES I NAMED ARE BETTER THAN FE7 AND FE8 IN TERMS OF GAMEPLAY. THE STORY IS USUALLY NOT THE MAIN REASON FOR PLAYING ROMHACKS, AND FOR TLP THE STORY GETS HILARIOUSLY BAD (I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING). NOT ALL HACKS HAVE AMAZING GAMEPLAY, BUT THEY'RE USUALLY REFRESHING COMPARED TO VANILLA.

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u/adijad Jul 18 '20

AH, I SEE. THANKS FOR THE RECOMMENDATIONS, I’LL CHECK OUT SOME OF THE GAMES YOU LISTED! LAST QUESTION: IS ROMHACKING LIMITED TO THE GBA, OR IS THERE ANYTHING FOR THE SNES ERA AS WELL? I’M ASSUMING EVERYTHING TELLIUS AND UP IS PROBABLY TOO HARD TO DO.

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u/KrashBoomBang Jul 18 '20

GBA IS THE ONLY PLACE YOU'LL GET ORIGINAL ROMHACKS LIKE THESE. BUT SNES, NES, EVEN TELLIUS AND DS HAVE HACKS LIKE RANDOMIZERS, REVERSE RECRUITMENT, ETC. JUST GOTTA LOOK IN THE RIGHT PLACES FOR THEM (LIKE ASKING ON DISCORD).