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I only got to chapter 8 the first time I played this so I just started from the beginning. I just did the chapter where hot mom dies
There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.
Tag, I'm curious to see how this goes. Are you just playing the base game? Or do you have access to the DLC?
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HighSeraph posted...
I only got to chapter 8 the first time I played this so I just started from the beginning. I just did the chapter where hot mom dies
Did your Switch screen dim before the scene was over?
Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts.
Calwings posted...
Are you just playing the base game? Or do you have access to the DLC?
I only have base game but I thought about getting the dlcs I'm not sure yet

Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...
Did your Switch screen dim before the scene was over?
I don't think so
There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.
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A worthless existence
Oooh. Who's your favorite character? My favorite always tends to be the thief/assassin characters because they become crit monsters. So in this game, my favorite was Yunaka.
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I am guided by the emblems.
A worthless existence
Crim: Should I play Three Houses or Engage
Everyone: Three Houses!
Crim:.....Imma play Engage.

Well then.

Do you have a best girl yet?
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HighSeraph posted...
I only have base game but I thought about getting the dlcs I'm not sure yet

I very heavily recommend against the DLC, for what it's worth.

It's pretty rare that I feel explicitly ripped off by buying something video game-related, but...I felt it with that DLC. The Xenologue is super unfun to play, the new content is implemented pretty poorly, and it's kind of hard to avoid just breaking the game with it. I'm a huge FE fan, but I sincerely just hated the DLC and regretted buying it.
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dotsdfe posted...
I very heavily recommend against the DLC, for what it's worth.

It's pretty rare that I feel explicitly ripped off by buying something video game-related, but...I felt it with that DLC. The Xenologue is super unfun to play, the new content is implemented pretty poorly, and it's kind of hard to avoid just breaking the game with it. I'm a huge FE fan, but I sincerely just hated the DLC and regretted buying it.
All of this. Engage has probably the only DLC I've ever regretted buying in my entire life. The Xenalogue sucks and the DLC Emblems just completely break the balance of the main game and make it trivial to steamroll.
Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts.
I've never played the Xenologue DLC despite owning it for years at this point so I have no clue who or how Nel and the other guy are lol
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Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...
All of this. Engage has probably the only DLC I've ever regretted buying in my entire life. The Xenalogue sucks and the DLC Emblems just completely break the balance of the main game and make it trivial to steamroll.

You will likely gain like 10 levels just clearing Camilla's map
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HighSeraph posted...
I only have base game but I thought about getting the dlcs I'm not sure yet

I'd complete a playthrough with just the base game before getting the DLC. The Emblem rings you get from the DLC are fun to mess around with, but they're more like toys to experiment with (or more like break the game with) in later playthroughs rather than something to use on the 1st run. Plus, as mentioned, doing the DLC chapters too early can make you overleveled for the main story, and the Fell Xenologue missions are really poorly balanced and I'd recommend doing them on a completed save file.

NoxObscuras posted...
My favorite always tends to be the thief/assassin characters because they become crit monsters. So in this game, my favorite was Yunaka.

Citrinne is my best girl, but Yunaka is top 3 for me too.
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Ivynn posted...
You will likely gain like 10 levels just clearing Camilla's map
Oh yeah, and also this. Even if you don't use the DLC Emblems, just playing the DLC maps will put your EXP into turbodrive.
Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts.
Anyways, any top 3 characters yet?

Also if Celine isn't one of them I'm gonna send the boys after you.
Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts.
Ivynn posted...
Do you have a best girl yet?
I like Chloe for two reasons. I also like Etie, I remember liking Lapis also.

I rescued Celine and Alfred's mom
There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.
Best girls are Citrinne and Goldmary.
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I rescued the villager character for engage is he worth leveling?
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Compsognathus posted...
Best girls are Citrinne and Goldmary.
Nah the best girls are Citrinne and Yunaka.
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HighSeraph posted...
I rescued the villager character for engage is he worth leveling?
Uh... What's the name? I don't remember who that is lol
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NoxObscuras posted...
Uh... What's the name? I don't remember who that is lol
I don't recall tbh he's some kid with the same class as Framme
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HighSeraph posted...
I rescued the villager character for engage is he worth leveling?

Jean can be really good with proper investment. His growths are increased by his personal skill, which doubles the part of the growth rates that come from the class the character is in. Combine this with his solid/balanced personal growths and it basically means that he can be good in any class and fill any gap in your squad. You also get a similar "starts weak but has great potential" character a little bit later in Anna. Anna's weird in that she starts out as an axe fighter, but her personal growths are more suited for a magic-using unit, so it's recommended to class-change or promote her to a magic-using class like Sage or a mixed class that uses both like Mage Knight.

Trying to invest in both of them takes too many resources from the rest of your army, so I'd recommend using either Jean or Anna, but not both. Jean is more versatile and customizable but has a lower ceiling, while Anna can be a total nuke if you build her right but awful if you build her wrong.
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Oh Jean. He didn't feel worth investing in, so I don't know how he does when fully leveled.
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NoxObscuras posted...
Oh Jean. He didn't feel worth investing in, so I don't know how he does when fully leveled.

I used Jean in my 3rd playthrough of the game (when I did a "guys only" playthrough to follow the "girls only" playthrough I did earlier) and he became one of my best units. Initially I made Jean into a Griffin Knight, basically a flying healer who could also kill stuff pretty well with lances, but later in the playthrough when I got other characters who could heal, I switched him to Wyvern Knight to make him better at killing with more STR/DEF and a second weapon type. Like I said earlier, he can basically fit any role with his growths and personal skill.
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HighSeraph posted...
I rescued the villager character for engage is he worth leveling?
Both the paralogue "trainee" units suffer from classic trainee issues. They take a ton of resources to ultimately get units that won't actually surpass their non-trainee counterparts until the very late game, assuming they do at all. And those same counterparts could use those same resources to give you a powerspike way earlier when it is more relevant.

I think Jean's an interesting design for a trainee unit with how his personal skill works. I just don't think it synergizes well with how resource management works in Engage.

It's Fire Emblem, so anyone is usable in the end, so if you find yourself enjoying those characters, use them. But you certainly aren't missing out on anything by leaving them on the bench and if anything, you are making the game easier on yourself.
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SomeLikeItHoth posted...
Nah the best girls are Citrinne and Yunaka.
Veyle, Yunaka and Panette
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Compsognathus posted...
I think Jean's an interesting design for a trainee unit with how his personal skill works. I just don't think it synergizes well with how resource management works in Engage.
Second Seals also come way too long after he joins.
Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts.
Casual reminder that Vander falls off fucking fast, like his last useful outing is Firenne castle after that he's space filler til you get more units, Alear's two attendants somewhat fair much better but pickle boy will need a bit of a jump because of how fast you get better mages than him and Alear themselves can be a monster if you know what you're doing and who to keep them close to poor Vander tho but he's not alone Alfred starts falling off pretty quickly as well far quicker than his sister the walking teacup does
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tremain07 posted...
Casual reminder that Vander falls off fucking fast, like his last useful outing is Firenne castle after that he's space filler til you get more units, Alear's two attendants somewhat fair much better but pickle boy will need a bit of a jump because of how fast you get better mages than him and Alear themselves can be a monster if you know what you're doing and who to keep them close to poor Vander tho but he's not alone Alfred starts falling off pretty quickly as well far quicker than his sister the walking teacup does
Vander easily warrants roster spot throughout the whole of early game and will be putting in more work than most of the early game scrub squad. Framme is also an auto-deploy throughout the whole of the early game and a decent part of the midgame as she is your best staffer for a long time. Yes there are better units with staff access but almost all of them will probably want to be doing something else with their turn instead of staffing. She does eventually get outclassed by one specific unit but that takes quite awhile.

Clanne...okay he's pretty blah.
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Clanne's doing alright in my playthrough but I feel like Celine is gonna make him obsolete her level ups feel better
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DarthEnvoy posted...
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You should probably spoiler tag that. TC only got to chapter 8 in her first attempt at playing this game >_>

tremain07 posted...
Casual reminder that Vander falls off fucking fast
I feel like that's a staple of the franchise at this point. OP horseback unit that falls off super fast lol
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HighSeraph posted...
Clanne's doing alright in my playthrough but I feel like Celine is gonna make him obsolete her level ups feel better
Celine actually doesn't grow very well as a combat unit, she has a strong start but her growths are pretty rubbish. The early game units are pretty poorly balanced. She's pretty good as a longterm utility unit but that takes knowing the game's mechanics to make the most of.

Clanne's worse, though. She's noticeably better than him in the short term and at least 3 other units are better than him in the long term.

NoxObscuras posted...
I feel like that's a staple of the franchise at this point. OP horseback unit that falls off super fast lol
No, the idea of a paladin falling off due to poor growths is severely overstated in this fanbase, to the point that they made a whole fake archetype of units to cope with how many of them don't do that.
Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts.
I genuinely think Vander might be the most well-balanced Jegan since FE6 Marcus.
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Is this better than three houses?
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solosnake posted...
Is this better than three houses?
What are you looking for in an FE game?
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Compsognathus posted...
I genuinely think Vander might be the most well-balanced Jegan since FE6 Marcus.
He is really good. He does the job of tanking and setting up kills very well, and having 6 move keeps him relevant for a good while. I have a rough time imagining benching him before ch12.
Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts.
Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...
He is really good. He does the job of tanking and setting up kills very well, and having 6 move keeps him relevant for a good while. I have a rough time imagining benching him before ch12.
Same. I consider chapter 12 the start of mid game and that's really the first point where he struggles to justify a deployment slot.
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HighSeraph posted...
Clanne's doing alright in my playthrough but I feel like Celine is gonna make him obsolete her level ups feel better

Celine is strong at the beginning but falls off hard after a while. You'll get more reliable candidates for mages later.
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NoxObscuras posted...
You should probably spoiler tag that. TC only got to chapter 8 in her first attempt at playing this game >_>
I don't think just someone's name is a spoiler... I didn't mention her as being recruitable anyways Don't read that TC.

Ivynn posted...
Celine is strong at the beginning but falls off hard after a while. You'll get more reliable candidates for mages later.
Celine pops off hard with a forged Levin Sword and Byleth equipped. It's more Celica that falls off a cliff imo.
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solosnake posted...
Is this better than three houses?

In terms of core gameplay, absolutely yes. In terms of story, absolutely not. Which of those you value more when playing a Fire Emblem game is up to you and will decide whether you like Engage or Three Houses more.
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DarthEnvoy posted...
Celine pops off hard with a forged Levin Sword and Byleth equipped. It's more Celica that falls off a cliff imo.
Levin Sword Celine is a huge meme. Bolganone is a better weapon in every way unless you're going for a high investment build using a max-forge Levin Sword with Sword Power, in which case it's not that Celine is doing anything special and more that you just funneled a lot of resources into her.

https://x.com/Raxistaicho2/status/1669544750238810112

Also if you really wanna do that, go Leif instead.
Time is a funny thing, you know? I guess in the big picture of my life, you were only a blip. But oftentimes, those "blips" make the biggest impacts.
Calwings posted...
In terms of core gameplay, absolutely yes. In terms of story, absolutely not. Which of those you value more when playing a Fire Emblem game is up to you and will decide whether you like Engage or Three Houses more.
well, I didn't really find the story that engaging in three houses, so maybe this game would be more my speed
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Metal_Gear_Raxis posted...
Levin Sword Celine is a huge meme. Bolganone is a better weapon in every way unless you're going for a high investment build using a max-forge Levin Sword with Sword Power, in which case it's not that Celine is doing anything special and more that you just funneled a lot of resources into her.

https://x.com/Raxistaicho2/status/1669544750238810112

Also if you really wanna do that, go Leif instead.
Byleth gives a ton of luck for Divine Pulse staff uses which Celine can naturally use and she can also use SotC really well with her mixed Str/Mag. Since her unique class is Mystic or whatever it was called tomes also get extra range for sniping. Idk, she was always consistently the best Byleth user to me. I'd rather stick Leif on more EP units. (That can naturally use lances so he doesn't equip that garbage ass master lance lmao)
I disposed of doubt long ago.
This will be a day long remembered.
I acquired Papaya and that map sucked I had to rewind for the first time because I moved Chloe to relight the first torch and she and Etie got nuked >.>
There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.
I loved the combat in Engage but I didn't finish it. I got bogged down in one of the endlessly boring paralogues and just moved on. I thought Id come back when they added ng+ in one of the dlcs, but they never did.
Lack of a NG+ is def one of the most baffling decisions they made for the game.
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Outside of the Bond rings, what is there really to NG+ carryover? Nation funding?
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Compsognathus posted...
Outside of the Bond rings, what is there really to NG+ carryover? Nation funding?

Weapon proficiencies and unused skill points for characters would also be nice to carry over. Weapon proficiencies carrying over would make promoting and class-changing certain characters easier in later playthroughs (especially before and shortly after the loss of your first batch of emblems after chapter 10/11 , since your ability to give characters specific weapon proficiencies is fairly limited around that time) and skill points carrying over would make experimenting with new inherited skills a lot easier.
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I acquired loli Anna, got my first master seal should I level to 20 before using it like usual? I'm almost where I was the original time I played.
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