Fire Emblem Fates General Discussion: Filled with Nohrian Scum

[Libra]

Spoiler: SPOILERS

If you side with Hoshido, then the battle Marx tries to hit Kamui and Elise ends up popping right at that moment to try to stop her big bros from fighting. Sadly, Marx also dies along with Elise..

But in the Nohr path, apparently Sakura is murder by nosferatu and Ryouma is killed as well.

The little brothers and older sisters of both sides can be safe, however.

Wow... ' Thanks for the info!

Spoiler: So some people are saying that

certain deaths might be avoided depending on how well you play the game. Not sure yet how I feel about that. I mean, part of me likes that the game is so dark, but on the other hand, I don't want it to be too dark either, so yeah. x_x

 

[Yatogami]

Wow... ' Thanks for the info!

Spoiler: So some people are saying that

certain deaths might be avoided depending on how well you play the game. Not sure yet how I feel about that. I mean, part of me likes that the game is so dark, but on the other hand, I don't want it to be too dark either, so yeah. x_x

Spoiler: Still..

Only a few actually die.
For example, Marx, Elise, and MAJOR SPOILER: [Aqua die for sure.]

And to add to the dark, Flora commits suicide as she harmed Kamui. ;-;
But luckily, she can live if you do something different in a certain map!

I've been watching all the streams, so yeah..
Oh, and this is all Hoshido.

 

[Libra]

Spoiler: Still..

Only a few actually die.
For example, Marx, Elise, and MAJOR SPOILER: [Aqua die for sure.]

And to add to the dark, Flora commits suicide as she harmed Kamui. ;-;
But luckily, she can live if you do something different in a certain map!

I've been watching all the streams, so yeah..
Oh, and this is all Hoshido.

So many mixed feelings I'm having, OMG. I want to play this game now, LOL.

 

[WonderK]

I'm trying so damn hard to not read the spoilers in this thread. The struggle is real. I want to play the game fresh.

 

[Libra]

I'm trying so damn hard to not read the spoilers in this thread. The struggle is real. I want to play the game fresh.

I admire you. When I see a spoiler I go "oooooooooooooh, click it! click it NOW!"

 

[EpicGamer12]

we all know who it was who had the idea for the rubbing
we allll know

 

[Ayaya]

Someone build a custom Kamui/Corrin builder here: http://luminescentblade.github.io/KamuiCustomizer/
Or if you have connections issues, there's an offline version here: https://mega.co.nz/#!WgtDVIBB!hP7gyVuJ4UXBp3SnqONgU2gyF7-W2dVNKNYOM66vFh0

My Kamui:

Spoiler

Might change it when I have the game though... I like the customization here better than Awakening!

 

[BellGreen]

There is a LOT of positive response from those who beat the game already. Some players say you definitely should stray from any spoilers to preserve every single moment, that the game (not really specified which version) was the best in the series so far, and that Awakening was trash compared to Fates.
I'm definitely more hyped for the game now. 2016 is way too far ahead to wait like a normal person.

 

[Chaotix]

Spoiler

NSFW and wow http://gonintendo.com/stories/23720...ncludes-suggestive-dialogue-party-member-prod

 

[Amyy]

I'm trying so damn hard to not read the spoilers in this thread. The struggle is real. I want to play the game fresh.

oh god me too, i dont wanna wait till next year :cc but i already read a tiny bit of spoilers which i regret </3

 

[Mairmalade]

I've also joined the spoilers party.

I can see all the censoring when this game finally comes to other countries now...and there's a lot.

 

[Ayaya]

There is a LOT of positive response from those who beat the game already. Some players say you definitely should stray from any spoilers to preserve every single moment, that the game (not really specified which version) was the best in the series so far, and that Awakening was trash compared to Fates.
I'm definitely more hyped for the game now. 2016 is way too far ahead to wait like a normal person.

Mind linking to the source for this?
Unfortunately, curiosity got the better of me and I already spoiled myself by looking through the text... Plus, while I was looking for spoilers on optional stuff, I saw some plot-related spoilers too </3

Spoiler

NSFW and wow http://gonintendo.com/stories/23720...ncludes-suggestive-dialogue-party-member-prod

Spoiler

I'm honestly not surprised by these features. I guess for FE fans it might be new, but these are the usual otaku-pandering that is present in a lot of Japanese games. Take Persona 3&4, for example, you can buy swimsuits for your teammates and dress them up in that in battle. The skinship and suggestive feature are also present in a few popular dating sim games, and those dialogues are also found often in romance games. They're taking all of those elements and putting them in FE:IF because it sells.

I'm not saying what they're doing is right, though. The game has indeed become more sexual and while I personally don't care, it's not the same for everyone. I hope they'll put an appropriate rating when the game comes to out internationally. I'm pretty sure they're gonna censor some stuff too, like what they did with Bravely Default.

 

[bloomwaker]

Thinking about some of the changes they made in Bravely Default with some of the costumes and FE:A DLC. Wondering if those extra months it's taking to get over here is going to go into that as well.

 

[Rasumii]

Extremely excited for this game. Just thought I'd pop in to say that.

 

[bloomwaker]

On a random note, I've been trying out the Kamui Customizer.

This is probably what I'll end up with:

 

[JCnator]

Part of me is saying that I should get the game from my Japanese New 3DS and experience it before pretty much everyone else outside of Japan. The feeling I had with the first few months of trying the Japanese version of Animal Crossing: New Leaf before June 2013 was nothing short of exhilarating while attempting to figure out what the texts are saying. Since I did play Fire Emblem: Awakening for long enough to grasp most of its core gameplay mechanics and liked it, despite only clearing 6 main chapters and one paralogue (stuck on a deciding whether to take on Paralogue 2 first or just go straight to Chapter 7). Fates seems to be a must-have game at this point, especially when compared to Awakening.

The other part of me is suggesting that I should wait for the eventual release in North America, since the Japanese version doesn't contain furigana (hiraganas above kanji) and my Japanese skills are still stuck from being tad lower than rudimentary since 2013. The current price of the game in Japan is slightly higher than the American one would, which is about a little higher than $5 if I opt for download, although this doesn't mean much to me anyway. I also have quite a lot of other RPGs to go through, and they all tend to be more time-consuming than the average action-oriented game.


Hoo boy, the dilemma is striking me hard!

 

[BellGreen]

Mind linking to the source for this?

I've just been looking around GameFAQs. I'm surprised not a lot of people imported a 3DS and the game tbh considering how hyped up it is. Avoiding spoilers for months and months will be hard ~_~ The link is right here: (x) Nearly all the spoilers are covered so anyone can skim through if you'd like.
Also, I have no idea if this has been posted or not, but I heard you can take a bath with someone of the opposite gender (that you have S-Ranked, I think? They said "jk you don't have to s rank them" but I'm not sure) and blow through the microphone to dry them off.

Spoiler: This is what it looks like, no spoilers at all

0_o If that GIF doesn't show blowing on them to dry them off, I don't know what it is at this point

 

[Libra]

Since I did play Fire Emblem: Awakening for long enough to grasp most of its core gameplay mechanics and liked it, despite only clearing 6 main chapters and one paralogue (stuck on a deciding whether to take on Paralogue 2 first or just go straight to Chapter 7). Fates seems to be a must-have game at this point, especially when compared to Awakening.

From what I've read, there's a huge difference in difficulty between Awakening and Fates, so you might want to finish Awakening first and get Fates later.

 

[JCnator]

From what I've read, there's a huge difference in difficulty between Awakening and Fates, so you might want to finish Awakening first and get Fates later.

If I were to play Fates, it would be with normal difficulty with casual mode enabled. I just don't feel like having to restart every time a unit of mine faints, while Phoenix Mode is a bit overkill considering that I'm no complete stranger when it comes to video games.

I heard that Awakening had a lot of units that are potentially gamebreaking, some artificial intelligence stupidity (AI never pair up their units, can be easily lured wherever you'd want, etc.), and plenty of opportunities to grind your units that are way behind to the rest of the party, so that's probably the reasons why it's widely considered to be one of the easiest Fire Emblem entries. On my playthrough, I never had too much difficulty dealing with the first few chapters of the game aside of accidentally letting Vaike being KOed by a mage on Chapter 4 because I didn't knew that the Resistance stat meant magic defense. That unit isn't quite good at it.
Aside from the opponent unit being able to pair with another and a lot of gamebreaking elements being toned down, I don't know what else would've made Fates significantly tougher than Awakening. Which version and difficulty that most people who imported were playing?

 

[Cress]

If I were to play Fates, it would be with normal difficulty with casual mode enabled. I just don't feel like having to restart every time a unit of mine faints, while Phoenix Mode is a bit overkill considering that I'm no complete stranger when it comes to video games.

I heard that Awakening had a lot of units that are potentially gamebreaking, some artificial intelligence stupidity (AI never pair up their units, can be easily lured wherever you'd want, etc.), and plenty of opportunities to grind your units that are way behind to the rest of the party, so that's probably the reasons why it's widely considered to be one of the easiest Fire Emblem entries. On my playthrough, I never had too much difficulty dealing with the first few chapters of the game aside of accidentally letting Vaike being KOed by a mage on Chapter 4 because I didn't knew that the Resistance stat meant magic defense. That unit isn't quite good at it.
Aside from the opponent unit being able to pair with another and a lot of gamebreaking elements being toned down, I don't know what else would've made Fates significantly tougher than Awakening. Which version and difficulty that most people who imported were playing?

Only units near the end of the game were game-breaking, and Robin if you do a LOT of grinding in different classes in Awakening. Enemies never paired up because they weren't programmed to be able to do so, not because they don't "think" about using it.

Watching Hamayama's stream, he did Normal/Phoenix mode to rush through the story, but it still looked pretty brutal. And I only watched the Hoshido path. People on the chat were saying it was pretty difficult to offset the grinding and no weapon durability that Hoshido has. (But removing the weapon durability is on both sides.) I only watched him play the first 2 chapters after choosing the Nohr path, but it's supposed to be a lot more difficult.