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Fire emblem engage is good you don’t know what you’re talking about 😂I love it I got the physical copy of the game I have all three games in Nintendo switch physical copy only

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Tbh, it can also go the other way around. One could claim that Three Houses did not introduce more people to FE unlike Awakening and Fates, it introduced more people to itself. I have seen a lot of people bounce off of other games in the series hard(an example possibly being Engage, since a lot of the talk against it that I heard would be valid for most games in the series) because they are not like TH and do not contain certain mechanics and elements that TH did. There really is no real right answer in a lot of these newcomer-related questions and a lot of FE7-sayers don't even recommend the game for introductory qualities but moreso because of the major designflaw that the tutorial is sleep inducing and unskippable(That being, unless you play in japanese on the original GBA and do the FE6-link, then you can skip. But just casually on NSO, there's just no way, even in that version).

Why is War Master misogynistic, but not gremory?

I hear this everywhere! Did I play a different game or something?! My Martial Master Framme had by far the highest damage output out of any of my units. She one rounded basically everything while like 70% of my other units failed to do the same.

I have a very different experience with Lapis, who for me was dodge tank with doubling every enemy. Of course I had to do some Engagement Rings shanenigans, but I have nothing but positive things to say about her

Love seeing you back with such a project with your friends. You arw the best Link❤

Oh man this looks so fun!

Speedy and Jae are fighting an uphill battle, have mercy on their souls.

I remember being obsessed with the two GBA releases, loving path of radiance, and convincing my parents to buy me a Wii when Radiant dawn came out. I'll never forget the complete nothing that Shadow Dragon made me feel (I found the plot bland, the animations hideous, and the class-swapping to be very homogenizing), even going so far as to sell the game back to gamestop (Having come to appreciate Shadow Dragon via emulator, I obviously regret this now). PoR and Radiant Dawn may not have been best-sellers, but they kept the online fanbase alive and hardcore fans around, but man, did Shadow Dragon really kill things off for a few good years. There's definitely a parallel with where FE is now to back then, I feel like we're at the same stage we were with Radiant Dawn back in the day: Most recent entry was pretty niche and had its detractors but still was fundamentally fun, and we're coming down off the high of a boom in popularity (3H/Heroes boom for current gen, GBA game boom and western audience acquisition for the previous gen). Things aren't as dire as they were Pre-Awakening, but if the next game sucks or is uninteresting, things could get bad.

this is my first one of these that im watching and this might just be peak fire emblem content

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I feel like a lot of people are misinterpreting the point of this video because of the title or a couple of the lines in it, and that's my fault for not being very clear about it. I'm NOT saying Fire Emblem as a whole is dying, even though I did say that word for word in the video, I didn't mean it in the literal sense, I said I was dying for crying out loud, it's a joke! What I was mostly talking about was that it's strange that the discussion around FE games has quieted down a lot. Generally a new game exercises relevance for long periods of time and I just haven't seen that for Engage. I am by no means saying Engage is a bad game, I really like it and made 16 or 17 videos about it in a single month, that's how much I enjoyed it, but the conversation and discussion about it is just lacking, at least from what I can see. If you see otherwise, then I would love to see WHERE you see this, and by all means, change my mind. It's an opinion video, that's just what I've felt recently, and I'm sharing my own thoughts with everyone, this isn't an attack on you personally or your favorite game.

I'll still say FE11 might be good because I think Fire Emblem is a game full of failure and FE11 is all about failure either story or game play "oh you fail saving Tiki? Don't worry Goto have a back up plan, oh you didn't get the stone? Don't worry Goto got your back. Oh you didn't get the true Falchon? Don't worry we still have a back up plan " The game award you while playing bad and I think it's the core of Fire Emblem "suffering" and for the replay value is to get good like maybe next time you don't have to use the back up plan and see a different dialog (i guess) But I guess a prince slaying a dragon is too Cliché for someone , I just like Cliché storries and i think moddern jrpg is taking plot twist too seriously.

When you make your channel completely around a game, you're going to see ups and downs in viewership and interest. It doesn't mean people are dropping fire emblem all together or that fire emblem itself is dying. Sometimes I feel like watching people play Pokemon matches and sometimes I don't. Sometimes I want to see someone play fire emblem and sometimes I don't. A new game will come out and we'll all be playing until we don't. That's just how it is. These kind of messages of "fire emblem is dying" can actually negatively influence people's perception of fire emblem. No one wants to get into a dying franchise or an anime that isn't complete. I still love fire emblem and am looking forward to whatever springs forth on RUclips after the next game comes out. We don't want a Pokemon rushed version of the next game so let's exercise patience.

I feel that the next Fire Emblem game needs a complex intriguing plot, interesting characters with backstories and a world with a history that feels like a lived in fantasy world. Three Houses had this and that is why it lasted around and people continue to discuss it to this day. Engage just didn't and I feel if they do the same thing for the next game it will fail.

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I was pretty hyped for DD1, but ended up dropping it. Seems like the devs listened to player complaints and are fixing a lot of the issues for DD2 - I'm cautiously optimistic for this one.

I actually disagree and think that a remake of FE4 could revitalize the series once again. This is all speculation, but it feels to me like Fire Emblem sells its games on gimmicks that interest people. Every time I heard Awakening talked about on release, it was almost always alongside its child and marriage system. Similiarly, Three Houses sold itself on the idea of aligning yourself with one of three houses in a darker fantasy setting (for anime styled games at least). This is literally all just speculation, but it would explain why Engage "underperformed." The selling point is the fact that you can use emblems that represent characters from the previous games. It's a cool idea and all, but it doesn't really sound as cool as the child mechanic or house mechanic; but more importantly it also only really appeals to people who have played Fire Emblem before. Meaning it has a smaller audience (in terms of people who get interested because of these gimmicks). This is all just wild speculation, but if I'm right, I think a FE4 remake could sell given what happens in the game plot wise. But it might be kinda hard to sell given its spoliery nature.

My FAVORITE character...man do I wish I didn't sleep on this game

YESSSSS Will he finish this series this time?

Oh sabotage. This is going to ruin friendship for sure😂😂😂😂😂.

That was a brilliant use of sabotage. What's the penalty for a game over?

I can't believe you even included footage of LagSpike's zoomer meme

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Here’s my burning question: will the devs be potentially working with someone (like Limited Run, 1st Press Games, etc.) to produce a physical release? Asking for a friend 🤤 super excited for this sequel!

Fire Emblem has nearly died several times, but they always manage to innovate and reinvent the series with a critically acclaimed and commercially successful game when the series needs it most.

I dont like the wave things, I started playing when it came but dropped it because it was going to be anothe Xenoblade 3. I have no regret on waiting for all content to be there.

I did hate to have to babysit Nel every map, specially the third with the flying reinforcements. I mean if he could at least survive one fight without the need of a Tiki touch. Story was great I do love me some what ifs, I always believed that we could have DLC maps that remade old FE maps like the ones from GBA.

It also doesn't help that Alot of Nintendo fans don't acknowledge Fire emblem because of smash bros

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7:05 The big thing is that they do get affected by terrain in contrast to flyers which combined with their stealth skill can allow them to get in positions for link attacks.

There's a lot of games that do a bad job at teaching you how to play the game, so I don't usually look at a franchise and pick out one that provides that. Anyone else that's in the Project Moon sphere will know that like second nature. Generalizing people to be looking for one thing or another in their games is a bit... crude? I always ask people what they value in their games before I start throwing suggestions at them. If they value gameplay the most, I'll go for that. If they want a narrative, I'll pick something that I think delivers. FE7 is still on my list for FE starters when someone says they want a game that provides good gameplay that isn't so different from the majority of other games, that's something that FE7 delivers on incredibly well. If you wanted a game with more narrative but doesn't sacrifice the game itself, I would definitely lean more towards FE4 or FE9 though. This isn't FE related, but recently I had someone ask me if they should try one of my personal favorite games of all time, Ender Lilies, and as much as I think "Everyone should give it a shot" I also understand that it won't be for everyone and I honestly didn't know that person for enjoying games that emphasize environmental storytelling the way that game does. This kind of mentality around catering suggestions to the other player and not your own preferences has been on my mind lately, and when it comes to hooking the player, different things will be effective for different people.

Wow this looks quite nice, I was weary about trying the last game but maybe I’ll pick this one up! I hope there’s a baby easy mode for me

though modern games get worse like all later generations for a while to long time, so long as the original fans from SNES/GBA days exist it will live, plus GBA fans know how to make their own which ups the number of good games vs the official games

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i absolutely agree with your last point, the next game should be a brand new game and not a remake. remakes usually make way less sales than new entries, and it would be too risky to launch one while the franchise has been very quiet. regarding engage, i feel like IS didn’t really give a f about this game. you can’t release a gameplay focus game without releasing updates and dlc regularly imo, i don’t get why they couldn’t develop new dlcs or updates with new incentives to play ( for example new game + )

As someone who has almost always suggested FE7 as an entry point I also found that comment and this video very interesting. I agree that it would be a good idea to move away from the idea of a singular entry point and instead tailor it to what the person likes in a game. But that might be difficult, because old habits die hard, as they say.

Id say any of the games where casual mode is available (Awakening and onwards) so they don't have to worry about permanently losing characters until they are personally ready to take off that handicap. This should help avoid unfair situations and they will also have time to connect to the characters as they continue to ease into the gameplay. Also its not just one game so players can still enjoy quite a lot before deciding they might want to go back to enjoy the older games. I wanted to be fair to all the enteries in the series.

I think their point is valid but personally I do _not_ think 3 Houses is a good beginner game. It DOES do an excellent job at luring in new players, and it has all sorts of things that will appeal to different kinds of people. The problem is that _so many_ of its features are unique to itself. A lot of people will inevitably be disappointed when they try other Fire Emblem games and they don't have a big hub area, or easy support-building, or the lesson system, or the branching storyline (unless they play Fates), or the ability to make anyone any class and give them any weapons, etc... The consequence is that there are a lot of people who liked 3 Houses but don't really like or play any other Fire Emblem games. With this in mind I think Echoes (which, disclaimer, I haven't finished yet) is one of the best introductory games. It has a lot of different things going for it that people may find interesting, like the dungeon exploration or town segments. But I also think that these things play a small enough role in the game that if someone goes to another game after this, like Fates or FE7, they won't be too disappointed. It keeps its bells and whistles pretty limited while still being an engaging game. Also, it teaches certain mechanics in easier ways. The radius for raising support seems to be bigger(?) so players will probably still see supports without having to rely on things outside of battle like a meal system. And while the system for doubling is unusual (Spd difference of 1 instead of 5), it does mean that new players are more likely to start paying attention to speed when making decisions. In general, really, it's easier to notice what the stats do since there are much fewer of them (Avo isn't listed, and Str+Mag are combined, for example) It's unfortunate that it doesn't have a Switch port. That's probably the only point 3 Houses has over it.

I actually started with fire emblem heroes (the gacha one) when it first came out 7 years ago because I saw a friend of mine playing. It's obviously not representive of the series but in a way I don't think it was a bad starting point either and I still play it to this day. I then played various fe games in various order such as fe7 and fe8 via rom hack, as well as awakening, fates and echoes (that same friend lend them to me). I definitely liked them in a way or another but honestly it still wasn't enough to let me fall in love with the series, until three houses came out and easly became my absolute favorite game on the switch. I spent over 300 hours playing each route (some of them even twice) experimenting with different units and difficulty settings. That for me was the breaking point, I finally got all the good of fire emblem gameplay sistem and map design, with a great story and an almost infinite lore to explore. I understand those who didn't really get into 3H because it can be a little different from other fe games at times, but for me that was probably the whole point of liking it more. I'm also currently going through fire emblem engage (I'm late I know) and I've been having a great time (I'm at chapter 12 or so) like I always do with fire emblem gameplay but we are far from the three houses story and general appeal of the characters. That might get me some haters but I honestly think that the almost all the fire emblem games I played had an average story with some average characters and almost always a great gameplay, which is fun but at that point every fe game could be a good starting point imo

I mainly just want to know how the attributes on the units work. I understand weapon triangles giving a "bonus", but without knowing the basic math behind everything, weapon advantage only helps me so much.

As someone who miraculously still keeps up with Fire Emblem Heroes, the discourse in that community is one silo that is keeping Fire Emblem discussion alive, for better or for worse. It’s interesting comparing the FEH community vs the community that only play the console games. I imagine the different silos are similar to other franchises waiting for their next console game while having an active gacha/MMO game (i.e Bethesda games like Elder Scrolls and Fallout)

FE Awakening was my entry point and is likely the best for those moving in from other game series. I am the kind of guy the commenter is referring to. I was looking for a turn-based strategy game, got a recommendation from a random Best Buy worker and bought Awakening @ GameStop with no instructions and no knowledge of the other games in the series. I was surprised by the character development, nebulous plot line, breeding children and the sophisticated intimate relationship between Owain & Lucina. My chess pieces suddenly had big personalities, weird back stories and could make new pieces! Roughly, my game progression from childhood, which may be fairly typical for my age group: Chess --> Stratego, Risk, Cards etc... --> Secret of Mana (1993) --> Panzer & Allied General (1994-5) --> Heroes of Might & Magic 2 & 3 (1996+) --> Age of Empires (1997+) --> Zeldas, Mario Karts with the kids --> Awakening (2012+) --> Fates Conquest (2015+) --> Three Houses --> Engage (half-way through) --> Bravely Default 2 (gift from IRL waifu) is probably next. For me, Awakening is the dividing line between game pieces having & not having personalities and complex dialogue, and that was the hook.

For me, I think Path of Radiance is the best game to start for new players. It’s a good mix of a good story and simple enough gameplay to understand core Fire Emblem mechanic. It’s always fun bringing up this age old question especially for the Fire Emblem series with how varied each game experience is going to be for everyone.

I agree with some of the stuff that youre saying but not all of it. Most of them are nitpicks but the biggest thing is i would never, ever recommend a Fates game as someone first game.

When it comes down to it, it’s different strokes for different folks. There isn’t one game that’s THE definitive best for new people to start with. I would still argue the 7 is a solid pick BECAUSE of all the hand holding. It was fire emblem at its most basic and taught it to you thoroughly. And if we’re going to argue story and characters, it’s still one of the best in my opinion. It’s hard to pick out one bad character in there. The dynamic of the three lords was fantastic because they felt like real people more than tropes like most of Engage’s cast, the Black Fang was an intriguing antagonistic force feeling like pure evil at first, but then discovering the manipulation and the heartache of the group, and it’s a simple yet engaging story of a group of heroes working to take down a big bad that ends with *SPOILER* fighting a mother effing dragon. 🐉 The only criticism I would give is that it doesn’t have the rollback mechanic like the more recent games have, which is super punishing for new and/or casual players. In that way, I see Three houses is to Blazing Blade like Elden Ring is to Dark Souls 1. You don’t need to play Dark Souls to play and enjoy Elden Ring, but playing Dark Souls 1 first gives you the basics of Elden Ring since it and all the proceeding Dark Souls games jumped off from Dark Souls 1 same as all the FE games after 7 jumped off and expanded from it.

Hey bro I’ve been watching all your engage guides and I really appreciate the videos don’t take more time than they need for the amount of information you give thanks for that.

I stick with Fire Emblem 7 because Lynmode was a very fun way to introduce you to the mechanics and it'd be annoying to play on forced normal mode once you've moved on to other games. It's also cool since it offers multiple diffivulties to face when you return after playing other titles.