Fire Emblem: Awakening

Wolverine359

So who's got it/played it/has things to say about it?

For those wondering about current Fire Emblem: Awakening prices/availability:
GameStop: €44.99
GameStop.ie: €41.99 (including postage)
Tesco: €44.99
Xtravision: computer says no
Smyths: computer says no
Argos: computer says no
Amazon: £35.00 (so no)

richymcdermott

Got it today have yet to play it though since im currently at paper mario sticker star. Cant wait to get to get started on it soon though

Mr E

Got it too. Looking forward to getting stuck in.

Who is going for the realistic mode? (dead allies stay dead!)

penev10

Mr E wrote: »

Who is going for the realistic mode? (dead allies stay dead!)

Permadeath all the way! Makes each encounter much more tense.

Most maps on FE would be a doddle if you let yourself take casualties. There are always certain weak characters who you need to protect and gradually level up until they become beasts! It's what the game is all about imo.

The default pre-promoted characters they throw at you should only be used on Hard/Insanity also.

Banjo

So it inherently supports Nuzlocking? Cool
I think I played the GBA (or maybe DS?) version of the game, had the same thing. Hated it at first but if you iron-man save only, it makes battles so tense and I found myself becoming far less Gung Ho in how I approached battles, forces you to think about what you're doing.

The demo was good if a little simple (understandable given that it's an early section of the game).
Torn between trading a bunch of stuff in for this or Luigi's mansion, but with Monster Hunter occupying my every waking thought it'll be a while before I need to worry about it.

Retr0gamer

I'd pick this up as soon as possible. I've had awful trouble getting this game from the US and had to cancel my order to look for it on ebay, after 3 months playasia hadn't got it restocked. It looks like it will sell out quick here as well.

SgtBob

I bought it off the eShop last night. Only played the prologue. When I get home tonight, I want to get stuck in. Torn between playing this, monster hunter and DayZ at the moment. Argh!!

ShadowHearth

Banjo wrote: »

So it inherently supports Nuzlocking? Cool
I think I played the GBA (or maybe DS?) version of the game, had the same thing. Hated it at first but if you iron-man save only, it makes battles so tense and I found myself becoming far less Gung Ho in how I approached battles, forces you to think about what you're doing.

The demo was good if a little simple (understandable given that it's an early section of the game).
Torn between trading a bunch of stuff in for this or Luigi's mansion, but with Monster Hunter occupying my every waking thought it'll be a while before I need to worry about it.

I am sort of in same position. I want to get fire emblem and it looks like x com iron man thing, so all good. Problem is I just play too much of monster Hunter!
3DS became quite a beast games wise! Nintendo doing at least something right!

penev10

Basic tip for anyone unfamiliar with the series-

When you or the enemy attacks and the defender survives, the defender gets to counter (like in Advance Wars). This means if you attack an undamaged enemy they will usually survive and counter. Then on their next turn they will attack you first, effectively getting 2 attacks in a row (the last from your turn and the first from theirs). Without going into too much detail - this isn't a good thing (especially early on when your characters are at their most vulnerable).

So, rather than attack the nearest enemy asap, find the range of the enemy and set a character at the furthest end of their reach (preferably so each character can only be reached by one enemy each). You will be attacked but will get the two attacks in a row as explained above and will more than likely kill the opponent and leave you with more life than you would've had if you had attacked first.

Hope that makes sense

Retr0gamer

Protect your pegasus knights from arrow fire. They are your glass cannons and you can lose them in one poorly thought out volley of arrows which is not a good thing when you play with perma death on.

FLOODY777

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I am sort of in same position. I want to get fire emblem and it looks like x com iron man thing, so all good. Problem is I just play too much of monster Hunter!
3DS became quite a beast games wise! Nintendo doing at least something right!

Bought it in Gamestop earlier... They only had 3 copies!!! Was going to get it in Smyths for €39.99 (as advertised earlier this week)...but it was gone from their website today!

Retr0gamer said: "I'd pick this up as soon as possible"... Agreed. I understand the US still has stock shortages.

Will be juggling it with Monster Hunter.

Damn you 3DS for having such brilliant games!

Deano7788

Got the last one in the Crescent. I've only played for about 20 minutes but I do have 1 question: how do the characters stay upright with no feet? :pac:

cloud493

I lost my first character on like the 4th fight :mad:

Scavenger XIII

Bloody hell, they need a special mode for permanent death now? :pac:

That bodes very ill indeed, how long before you can buy level ups and the weapon skin and zombie mode DLC starts coming out?

johnny_ultimate

The death of HMV has really had a horrible effect on the price and availability of 3DS games Couldn't find this anywhere except Gamestop, and I refuse to shop there on a matter of principle.

Just ordered a copy off Amazon with a few DVDs I was looking for, so looking forward to giving it a go when it arrives next week. I've been waiting for a good commuting time killer!

Mr E

Scavenger XIII wrote: »

Bloody hell, they need a special mode for permanent death now? :pac:

Not really a special mode. The options are "Casual" or "Classic".

Casual means characters retire from battle if they get defeated, and they are back again for the next battle after they've had a little nap from their ordeal.

Classic means they're DEAD.

ShadowHearth

Another 6 day week at work. After work had to do groceries shoping and on the way back I jumped in to gamestop. got Fire emblem! :P

Thats it, 3DS is pretty much "The console to have" now. So many good games and more coming out.

ShadowHearth

Well, played for two hours so far. Looks like I will spend a lot of time with this for sure. I love such turn based strategy games. Though so far it looks like a bit too care bearish at the moment. enemies don't plan on defence or attack. They only notice you if you get in to their range. We will see it it will be better later. Or I just expect advanced wars level from RPG and strategy hybrid...

The whole anime and character story is just... Makes me shiver... I am not a fan of jrpg stuff at all, but this thing just turns it to 11. Even with that silisness I still extremely enjoy the game it self.
So I am playing on normal but classic all the way. Iron man mode is/the only way to play these games!

SgtBob

ShadowHearth wrote: »

Well, played for two hours so far. Looks like I will spend a lot of time with this for sure. I love such turn based strategy games. Though so far it looks like a bit too care bearish at the moment. enemies don't plan on defence or attack. They only notice you if you get in to their range. We will see it it will be better later. Or I just expect advanced wars level from RPG and strategy hybrid...

The whole anime and character story is just... Makes me shiver... I am not a fan of jrpg stuff at all, but this thing just turns it to 11. Even with that silisness I still extremely enjoy the game it self.
So I am playing on normal but classic all the way. Iron man mode is/the only way to play these games!

The thing I've noticed with enemies, they will hover 'round your weaker characters like vultures, be watchful of that.

cloud493

If I didn't care so much about losing characters, I'd be way further. Fredrick is a beast. But sumia is weak to arrows, and Lissa is just kinda frail, but also useful. Love this game

Mr E

Yeah same here. I'm 3 chapters in, and haven't lost anyone yet.

SgtBob

Learning to love/hate "L+R+Start"

ShadowHearth

Okay, looks like I got my arose handed to me. Lost a hero and after got in to battle which was sort of unfair. My highest level guys were 4 and I got pinned against level 8 enemies which just walked over me.
I presume I will need to start game from all over again? Does it work like x com iron man or I can just load game again?

Banjo

regardless of how the game mechanics work, you are honour-bound to start over : It's time to be a knight and do it right!
...that is unless of course you let the enemy reload and replay a battle if they lose

ShadowHearth

Banjo wrote: »

regardless of how the game mechanics work, you are honour-bound to start over : It's time to be a knight and do it right!
...that is unless of course you let the enemy reload and replay a battle if they lose

Aye. That's what I loved about iron man mode in x com. If you ****ed, then all over from start m8. So I was so during what way we got it here.

By the way, bait off topic. When I was picking up fire emblem in gamestop, I checked used 3ds games too. To my shock I found monster Hunter 3 there!!!! Someone in my town needs a proper spanking!!!!

cloud493

Yeah sumia and chrom are married :cool:

richymcdermott

http://mynintendonews.com/2013/04/22/fire-emblem-awakening-debuts-at-number-three-in-uk-chart/

Fire emblem debut at number 3 in the uk and also made a 49% boost in sales for the 3ds aswell. there is hope for humanity yet :pac:


http://mynintendonews.com/2013/04/22/3ds-uk-hardware-sales-sees-49-boost/

cloud493

This really is excellent. So satisfying to get through what looks like a tough battle without losing anyone.

iceferg

Do you have to use a master seal to change class . my robin shot up to level 20 pretty quickly a wont get any more experience until she changes class . In radiant dawn characters automatically change class when the get to level 20 . I only have one master seal & dont want to waste if she will change automatically .

cloud493

iceferg wrote: »

Do you have to use a master seal to change class . my robin shot up to level 20 pretty quickly a wont get any more experience until she changes class . In radiant dawn characters automatically change class when the get to level 20 . I only have one master seal & dont want to waste if she will change automatically .

Yeah, but you can buy them from stores a bit later on.

Banjo

Ok, finally had some time to play this - was on holiday for a week, trapped in a house at night with only basic TV channels, so I managed to get a respectable few hours under my belt. And quite a lot of unrespectable ones too - I am a wuss and refuse to let a unit die. Except for the Prince Marth DLC recruitable, since you can get him back by replaying it.

Is there anything you can do to stop a weapon from breaking other than not use it? Is there a repair option / skill / item? Seems cruel to let you spend thousands making a signature named weapon for your character only to have it break in the middle of a battle.

How do you gain new weapon specialisations? Donny needs a bow, 'cause he's too fragile for the frontline, and his momma made him promise not to die.

Is it cheating to use the DLC to grind levels, generate tonnes of cash and use that to recruit legions of heroes from previous games using the Bonus Box?