Lurker > UshiromiyaEva

God I love scrolls

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/6/670a6f73.png
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/7/792db248.png
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/0/0820a04a.png

I'm realizing quickly how good a starting game Dark Lord was, because it being SO basic and SO "just another GBA FE game", as well as being the only one I've tried based on the Skilless FE7, really works as a jumping off point.

Really love these little sections where you actually get full control and walk around the map to shop and talk. Obviously it's basic, but I'm looking at this and looking at how Sacred Echoes turned the dungeons into regular maps, and I'm wondering if there's a chance in the future we'll see something really special with wierd active combat in GBA FE lol.

If you're gonna try and make an NPC death emotional, maybe don't have that NPC model continue to randomly appear within the environment lol.

Halo probably

Watched the finale. It's basically to be expected at this point that they're going to fuck with you big time in the last 30 seconds lol.

Great season, really don't have any issue with the entire thing basically being one prolonged engagement because it was so stuffed with content that it didn't feel drawn out at all. I'm particularly impressed with how they managed to slip in everything they needed to for the Sword Saint novels to make the narrative flow without just hard stopping to do like 3 or 4 episodes devoted to it. I've read those novels but I don't feel like it would have been a problem if I hadn't, compared to the Crusch stuff where I think the show could maybe have stood to include some more of those for her part in this story (and maybe that time will come later, I haven't ready any of the main series novels, and obviously she's far from done in this story and I guess it wouldn't add anything to this portion specifically, per se).

The Cybersleuth games are the best Digimon has ever been.

Cyber Sleuth is so good, but it's sooooo dumb that the first game just doesn't exist on PlayStation anymore for no reason.

Season 3 was Arc 5, and 9 arcs are printed, with a planned 3 more (so the books are 75% done, at least from an arc standpoint).

I would assume based on this season and last season that the intention from this point on is to release non-standard seasons lengths to cover exactly 1 arc at a time, so I don't think it's as clean as asking how many cours there would be. There will probably be 7 more seasons of Re:Zero anime in varying lengths, unless one or more of these arcs is waaaay off in length.

Haven't watched the finale yet, but they confirmed Re:Zero S4.

https://youtu.be/01nLOU3J_Uo?si=SQ3c9w7IR2uGYx4c

Every single person I've ever seen talk about Re:Zero who has read it says this is the best part.

Dammit now I can't stop noticing them lol

Give. Me. Fire. Emblem.

It's really all I care about from Nintendo anymore TBH.

AveMuji has an incredible narrative and there won't be anything better this year. Something being a mess doesn't mean it's bad! Solo Leveling wishes it has anything in it's entire run front to back that was as good as any random five minute chunk of Mujica.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/91b8e135.jpg

https://youtube.com/shorts/2fFeAtb93kI?si=-9DNx-r8Vf5AYBHL

Finally building Lucy.

I feel like leaving her unused has maybe been a mistake, like when it took me half a year to build Tingyun.

As a Ryukishi lover I can handle ellipses for days.

Mashle is certainly better than....uh.....what the fuck. I was so pissed about it even existing, too.

*Google 2024 Wizard anime

Wistoria

Well, yeah, I mean I would take it over almost every single LN slop anime that comes out every season.

It's an issue of expectation and resources versus final product. Those shows all suck but you expect them to suck. Solo Leveling costs a billion dollars. It's like that completely worthless anime from 3 or 4 seasons ago about a Wizard academy. Absolutely incredible looking, tons of industry talent, all for the most basic bitch shallow Black Clover knockoff out there.

The characters have all been strong in general 5 chapters in! Even the ones who have barely had any lines seem good.

Surprising even myself, I'm pushing forward with Morrow's first. Maybe it's my Tellius love lol. Having PoR style supports is a big part of it, since I typically see like....4 or 5 support conversations in an entire playthrough of any given GBA game (I know at least one of these other games said support building was based on deployment rather than adjacency, but can't remember which), so I imagine I'll inherently get easier access to the character building in this one than the rest. Lesbian Mage Lord doesn't hurt!

Maniac64 posted...

He's a better version of the character trope that is so present in that type of series.

I guess my issue is I think that characater trope is just inherently bad and you can't make it good!

Unless it's done for comedic purposes.

But you're right that the shadow soldier PoVs were fun. The best part of the entire series were their epilogue chapters after it was over.

Yeah that just doesn't work for my anymore lol.

In a video game or something sure, but not in a show I'm actually trying to engage with.

None of those being any of the characters I assume?

WOW that's wild, everyone?

Time to go over this batch! I have to imagine I'm just gonna settle on one now, unless something else of major note crosses my eyes.

Just to get it out of the way, Justice & Pride I blinded off basically right away, didn't even get to a real map passed the prologue. The writing just wasn't doing it for me. I think any attempt to make something like this is astoundingly impressive, but I don't think I'll be racking this one unless someone gives me reason to otherwise.

Similarly, Code of the Black Knights didn't work for me out the gate either, which is a shame because it seems like all the animation and combat assets in this game were made from scratch, which is wonderful, but I'm just not coming with this one here.

One of the games I tried was a demo of something newer which isn't out yet, Dreaming of Other Twilights. This IS DEFINITELY early, some animation bugs and weird cutscene transitions, but feels like this could end up being a real deal. It seems....overtuned, difficulty wise, but it's v0.3 and only has 4 chapters out so gotta give it some slack.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/c/c6318c06.png

Bells of Bylen, yeaaaaaaah this is Thracia. I was questioning my interest in this before downloading, but it didn't register to me that the game would still be a single narrative even if the stages were telephone developed. Thought is was gonna be 30ish unrelated chapters lol. Pretty interesting start to the game with the prison right out the gate, lots of capturing too! The timer and item shuffle on the first stage definitely results in you hitting the ground running.

Four Kings has a pretty funny start here, one of your main Lords just being a total asshole and basically having you be the "bad guy" right off the bat. I'm sure it'll twist into a Luke Fon Fabre adjacent situation at some point, but can't say I'm on board immediately lol. Showing what I assume is a huge chunk of the playable cast coming to join you and then having all but one of them leave because you're a dipshit was fun.

Morrow's Golden Country has me VERY interested. Similar color pallet to Cerulean Crescent which I like, unironically think having the full bios all the way down to preferred pronouns is fun lol. Clearly going for heavy diversity here (which a lot of these do which I like, but it seems more pronounced here...no pun intend, but even besides that I was pretty sold on the basic but particular prologue map and what seems like one of the new in depth implications of the skill system. Very curious how the Radiant Dawness of this one goes down, already nailing that part of it with the base conversations.

Dream of Five, this seems like a REAL potential winner to me, not sure why it's clicking so much but the story has me interested. Feels pretty similar to Vision Quest in why I'm drawn to it, actually. Some really good spritework and animations here, too. This is near the top of the list so far.

Finishing it off with Sacred Echoes, which is definitely the strangest one I played in how not strange it is! A DEMAKE of the REMAKE Shadows of Valentia. I am absolutely stunned by what they've done here. This is without a doubt the best LOOKING mod so far, with the most impressive assets and music and animations. Yes, it's all based on Echoes, so it's not like I can give them a half credit for story, but it's still whole made by the creator here. It also says they've redone and created new maps (Echoes was the best 3DS FE game as we ALL KNOW, other than having some unfortunately bad maps), as well as added new characters (I stopped at stage 3, but they added a new Thief), and retooling the dungeons into actual stages for...obvious reasons. But, like, they still have the fountains and prayer statues inside those stages themselves! It's all here and then some, even more feature rich than the 3DS game, including the option to share convoy between Alm and Celica.....that said....even though this is arguably the most impressive release so far, it's also way down towards the bottom of the list I'm priority because at the end of the day it's still a game I already played lol.

So now I just got a decide. I didn't think it would be this difficult.

I'm no longer at the point in my life where I can care about cool animation unless I actually care about what's happening.

I've read it. Unless it's a completely different story with a different plot, it isn't.

I forgot SL was airing and that's the way it should be.

Solo Leveling being Lucci, someone help these kids please.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/a/a015635e.jpg

https://youtube.com/shorts/_WtRWqzmQ7c?si=onOwuItriHVIE6-n

Given how many I'm playing tonight it's only gonna get worse!

I'm going to pick one at a time after of course lol. I don't have the patience to bounce between a dozen roms consistently.

I do have like 15 copies of "Sacred Stones" on my PC now, which is fun.

Uh oh

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/9/9b46a827.jpg

Double announcement that both MP4 and Silksong are canceled, so people will stop asking before the Switch 2 presentation.

It was definitely weirdly paced. Felt out of step with season 1.

I really disliked the last 2 episodes.

Episode 7 was incredible though. And I would never say the show was, like, bad.

Is it a direct narrative sequel or a separate game from the last one, like, well...Fire Emblem sequels lol.

Starting tonight's session, and let me just say it has never been more obvious about what game is the primary influence on a hack than the horrible growth rates across the board and indoor penalties for mounted units up front and center in Bells of Byelen.

I have a dream FE hack I have imagined from long before this, of Seinfeld Emblem.

Purely for Armor Knight George in his Gore-Tex jacket.

https://youtu.be/lt6KRKHpKhY?si=8eFHz0LnTL9lV2W_

Tell me that's not an Armor Knight.

Just saw Dark Deity 2 is coming out....today?? I haven't even played 1 yet! Hell, I didn't know they were even doing a sequel.

Finished Zenshu

It's...wierd. I am glad I watched the show and definitely get how someone could love it, but I kind of....hate it? I thought it was good and I enjoyed watching the episodes but I...don't...like it lol. Not really sure how to voice how I feel. I think there's some air that it feels like the creators thought they were making something way better than they actually were, but that probably applies to most original anime. Probably a weird take to have given the subject matter of the show itself.

I do appreciate Mappa making another original at least, instead of another big adaptation. Great simuldub, too.

Now just give me Zombieland S3 please and thank you.

Got the rest of what's been mentioned here to try later. Also grabbed one I'm swing a lot of praise for called The Dream of Five.

Seeing there's some super well known hack called Deity Device which is supposed to be a huge deal, but the creator delisted it themselves?

Edit: also grabbed Justice & Pride. I haven't actually grabbed The Last Promise since Panthers isn't the only person I've seen say it's more noteable for it's legacy than as an actual game.

OHHHH OK, gotcha. So that's an anti boss warp thing I assume but it does mean there's stationary enemies it doesn't work on as well.

The Lonely Mirror seems like the most traditional of these narratively and gameplay wise, at least initially, but the presentation and portrait work is very good, so that's not a bad thing at all! Dark Lord was as traditional as it gets and that was great. There's not really anything to SAY about this one initially, but that could change. The Lord seems fun which is always a plus lol.

Drums of War......I played this last, which was a big mistake given what it is and what time it was. I did NOT expect to get half a Genealogy chapter to start here, those FE4 castles on the map weren't fucking around (though they don't function, I imagine actual Geneology Romhacks are probably....difficult). But like....WOW. Advancing through this big map, gaining one unit at a time. It starts with the main characater being over leveled, but by the end everyone else has caught up. I sat there for like 7 minutes after beating it deciding what choice to make regarding taking the money or the character. There's no obvious resource I can go to for something like this to find the answer, I had to go with my gut! The potential here seems wild. I guess my only worry is...the basis for the plot seems strong, I'm a bit worried about what the actual politics here are going to be lol. May just be paranoia lol.

Souls of the Forest, feels pretty traditional immediately, but it sounds like this one starts to fill it's niche on a slower burn. Already experiencing some of those wild growth spreads lol.

Those are all the ones so far, was going mostly in order here so there's still a few more to boot up.

Also regarding VQ, I actually restarted this one midway through chapter 2. Was feeling like the tuning was a bit off and remered the difficulty descriptions, and lo and behold it only took a minute of searching to find people saying normal mode was harder than most hard modes, and easy was harder than most normals. Not like a challenge doesn't interest me, but wanna do these in a more standard difficulty level when I can.

Biggest takeaway is that it's always disappointing when you hit select on the stat screen and don't get those growth rates, lol.

If anyone does know how to get Andaron Saga, I would appreciate it. Despite the shakey origin I do want to at least try it, it sounds like it's well regarded when separated from it's creator.

Sun God's Wrath, the one I picked myself, I should probably not be surprised was the one that popped the least lol. It certainly seems like it could be good, has a lot of unique art and sprites, and some weird aesthetic conee, but this is a game that is supposedly a sequel to a romhack that was bad, and despite it looking like I don't have to play that one it definitely means I'm not grabbed as fast. There's still something here though,.the game heavily encourages Thracia capturing and temporary units that can be used to do so. It also have the Growth Scrolls, which is always fun, wish they would bring those back lol.

Vision Quest.....is really grabbing me, narratively. It's super early but the writing feels strong (other than maybe less nobles talking about cheese and wine lol), it's not a complicated narrative but it's a departure from the usual FE fair. I.like all the conversations between units you can have that aren't supports, and the abilities for each character seem meaningful without being too crazy. This MIGHT be the one I go with first.

Cerulean Crescent is fucking wild. There is SO MUCH going on here, but more than anything I can appreciate how legitimately funny this is without being memey. It wasted no time even in the tutorial, which is...an INCREDIBLY efficient tutorial to show off what this game's mechanical vibe is going to be. I still don't understand Lunge, like I get what it does but it doesn't always work? It's unclear what "does not work when move is --" means. Music is great, art is great. Right away after the first stage you have so many items that effect characters to use, whether it's raw stats or growths. You get what appears to be a trainee unit immediately, you get an item you can use on anyways that gives +1 to everything but then -9 Luck (which, I mean, the trainee units has 10 luck and over 100% luck growth, so the choice is clear), a mini Angel Robe and another item to give +5% growth to every stat for a character of your choice. I hope they continue rolling out items like this, with pros and cons. I haven't played the second stage though because the shops in it are INCREDIBLY daunting lol.

It's 4AM and I am very tired.

But I played a chapter or 2 of each of these (3 for VQ) other than the one I couldn't find at all, and now I have a problem: I want to play all of them now lol. I did not expect all of them to be appealing in very different ways. Will talk more after work tomorrow I suppose.

Have gotten my hands on almost all of these, haven't booted any up yet though.

I can't actually find an Andaron Saga download in the first place, which....maybe a sign lol.

It's funny to me that the first full overhaul hack I played was of FE7, and almost all of these are FE8.

Some of these I had seen searching and some of them I had never heard of at all, so this list doc is certainly growing, thanks all! Little worried that the one that caught my eye the most hasn't even come up, but hopefully that's just people not having the time to try everything rather than it being bad lol.

Grand_Kirby posted...

I would also recommend Andaron Saga, but the creator got super canceled so I'm not sure if that bothers you. Shame, because otherwise it's really good.

As someone who watches all of older Mekkah vids, I am very familiar with Mangs. This is....not surprising, lol.

Biggest problem is the dude sure hates to give you throwing weapons.

Hand Axe is a legendary item up in here. When you get a 10 use Tomahawk at the very end they treat it like the second coming.

....Though to your point, I am seeing Final-2 now and I wanna go to bed and pretend it was a dream.

The writing was fine in Dark Lord! The only thing that really took me out was the occasional swearing.

I've been seeing Vision Quest mentioned!

One that has caught my eye is The Sun God's Wrath?

The post about Cipher not working with Acheron has been removed.

Fingers crossed it was yet another HSR "leaker" who was make stuff up out of spite like that guy who hates Sunday.