Compsognathus posted... Yeah the writing in that game is completely atrocious, but Conquest at least has some of the best actual gameplay of the series when it comes to maps, objectives, etc.
And Camilla is so obviously the best character from a unit perspective it is crazy. She comes in the first truly difficult chapter of the game, in the best class of the game, with base stats that are absolutely bonkers. And while one might think a pre-promoted unit showing up in Chapter 10 might "steal experience" (ignoring that being a fallacy in the first place) it's not even true because she gets experience like an unpromoted unit. Also unlike a standard pre-promote she has some of the highest stat growths in the entire game so she'll make good use out of that extra experience. Her decent base magic and high base axe rank means she can instantly use Fates completely busted Bolt Axe as soon as you have it. And that let's her punch holes through even heavy defense enemies that might otherwise wall her. At no point after she joins your team will she not be the single strongest, most dominating unit on your team. And you don't even need to mess with her. She can stay in her base class and be completely effective the entire game. No reclassing or anything needed. Probably one of the single most dominant units in the series.
Yeah the gameplay is actually good. There is a balance issue in that anyone sharing a class as a Royal is basically invalidated(Why use any archer not named 'Takumi' if you have access to him?), and the less said about Revelations the better.
Chapter 10 in Conquest is probably one of the best designed chapters I've ever played. A noticable difficulty spike, but you're given the tools needed to handle it. You're not babied, nor are you thrown to the wolves without a way to defend yourself. And it's the rare defense chapter that can't be won by sitting your most OP unit in the throne and waiting it out.
When Takumi drains the river, and thus opens up spots for the enemy to sneak past you, that's a nice 'Surprise!' moment. And then peg knights start rushing towards the objective....