Fire Emblem Fates General Discussion: Filled with Nohrian Scum

[bloomwaker]

It's so close now! GameStop will be charging for my 3DS order tomorrow. Hopefully I will have the game and 3DS arriving at close to the same time. I selected one-day shipping through GameStop and I know that Amazon will do same-day delivery for the game bundle. I'm so excited and nervous. So many things I want to try, so many things I want to learn~

 

[Ayaya]

To anyone getting both Conquest and Invisible Kingdom, would you do me a favor and tell me how hard/interesting both versions are?

I'm definitely getting Birthright due to liking the characters there more and it being easier. Nohr seems to offer a more interesting gameplay but since I don't like SRPG to begin with, I'm not sure if that'd be a plus point for me. Meanwhile, I heard IK's difficulty is a mix of both and it does offer almost all of the characters and a better ending to the story.

Would it be okay to skip Nohr for now since I don't like SRPG to begin with, or would the story + gameplay be worth it for me to save IK for later instead?

 

[Matt0106]

To anyone getting both Conquest and Invisible Kingdom, would you do me a favor and tell me how hard/interesting both versions are?

I'm definitely getting Birthright due to liking the characters there more and it being easier. Nohr seems to offer a more interesting gameplay but since I don't like SRPG to begin with, I'm not sure if that'd be a plus point for me. Meanwhile, I heard IK's difficulty is a mix of both and it does offer almost all of the characters and a better ending to the story.

Would it be okay to skip Nohr for now since I don't like SRPG to begin with, or would the story + gameplay be worth it for me to save IK for later instead?

Well I'm getting all three just because there are always two sides to every story. Or in this case, three.

 

[bloomwaker]

I hear the objectives in Conquest are more interesting. I've heard this more than once, both here and elsewhere. I don't know how this will work for the third path, but I want to play all three.

 

[mirukushake]

To anyone getting both Conquest and Invisible Kingdom, would you do me a favor and tell me how hard/interesting both versions are?

I'm definitely getting Birthright due to liking the characters there more and it being easier. Nohr seems to offer a more interesting gameplay but since I don't like SRPG to begin with, I'm not sure if that'd be a plus point for me. Meanwhile, I heard IK's difficulty is a mix of both and it does offer almost all of the characters and a better ending to the story.

Would it be okay to skip Nohr for now since I don't like SRPG to begin with, or would the story + gameplay be worth it for me to save IK for later instead?

I'm not a (S)RPG fan at all but I really enjoyed Conquest. The objectives are much more interesting than Birthright. You can always adjust the difficulty, and Fates even has a setting where your units come back after each turn. The story, however, is total crap. Revelations is basically the "true ending" and does have a mix of characters, but the balance of the gameplay is pretty bad.

 

[Ayaya]

Well I'm getting all three just because there are always two sides to every story. Or in this case, three.

I hear the objectives in Conquest are more interesting. I've heard this more than once, both here and elsewhere. I don't know how this will work for the third path, but I want to play all three.

Nice! I'll be looking forward to hearing your thoughts about the routes then

I'm not a (S)RPG fan at all but I really enjoyed Conquest. The objectives are much more interesting than Birthright. You can always adjust the difficulty, and Fates even has a setting where your units come back after each turn. The story, however, is total crap. Revelations is basically the "true ending" and does have a mix of characters, but the balance of the gameplay is pretty bad.

Aww, if the story is crap then I might not have motivation to play through it. I'll go with IK then unless Nohr's story is more favorable in the localization.

Also forgot DLC exists. Even more things to spend money on but maybe I'll skip them this time

 

[bloomwaker]

The DLC pack is about 17.99 in the US, and there are some free DLC maps, too. I'll be getting the pack because I'm really interested in the new classes, and to see what the characters do.~

 

[Ayaya]

The DLC pack is about 17.99 in the US, and there are some free DLC maps, too. I'll be getting the pack because I'm really interested in the new classes, and to see what the characters do.~

That price tag is tempting but still too expensive for me OTL
I think I'll wait for a sale, I'd have to wait for a while for that but I'd rather get another route or buy another game than spend that much on DLC. If I enjoy Fates more than I thought I might reconsider...

 

[Mars Adept]

I'm not a (S)RPG fan at all but I really enjoyed Conquest. The objectives are much more interesting than Birthright. You can always adjust the difficulty, and Fates even has a setting where your units come back after each turn. The story, however, is total crap. Revelations is basically the "true ending" and does have a mix of characters, but the balance of the gameplay is pretty bad.

I already heard a spoiler about the game, and considering how you said the story is bad, I might not get it.

 

[bloomwaker]

I looked for a song, and got spoiled by the title of a video. Very unfortunate. Related videos on YouTube are such a dangerous thing.

I don't think I'll mind the story too much, if it's anything like Awakening's. I actually found Awakening's story to be simple and predictable, but I still enjoyed it. Perhaps I enjoyed it because it's simple and predictable. It gives me a lot of chances to make my own connections based on character conversations, as well as to fill in the parts of the story that the game itself doesn't cover. It gives me a good structure to build my own thing.

 

[mirukushake]

I already heard a spoiler about the game, and considering how you said the story is bad, I might not get it.

For me, it's still the best of the three gameplay-wise. I just skipped through most of the story after a certain point and enjoyed it simply for the strategy.

 

[Mars Adept]

Wait, I thought you were talking about all three.

This is why I wish Fates was just one game.

 

[piichinu]

3 more days

- - - Post Merge - - -

If we missed out on the special edition when will revelation be available to us

 

[bloomwaker]

I believe it will be available on March 4th.

 

[EpicGamer12]

Looks like I'm getting birthright then

If you want to play Fire Emblem for the sake of strategy and the good core of the game, I would suggest an Fire Emblem 7 or an English translated Fire Emblem 6. They are for GBA. If you're just in it for your waifu then go ahead and get Awakening. You will likely have a way more enjoyable time with the story and extra features if you know how to really put thought into the chapters.

 

[totodile]

I believe it will be available on March 4th.

it actually comes out march 10th. sucks for people who gotta wait.

 

[EpicGamer12]

Where is it said that Conquest will be harder? I was getting Conquest because I'm an evil person but if it is harder that will confirm my decision.

 

[bloomwaker]

Where is it said that Conquest will be harder? I was getting Conquest because I'm an evil person but if it is harder that will confirm my decision.

They mentioned it right when they first showcased that Fates would involve choosing two paths (before they mentioned the third, anyway).

Birthright is more like Awakening, where you can freely roam the map and grind more, whereas Conquest is more restricted, and has more varied objectives.

 

[piichinu]

Looks like I'm getting birthright then

conquest is better

 

[mirukushake]

Where is it said that Conquest will be harder? I was getting Conquest because I'm an evil person but if it is harder that will confirm my decision.

It's definitely harder. You can't grind for EXP, there are more varied objectives, and money is practically impossible to come by.

Source: I played it.