Poll of the Day > So, anyone else get fire emblem three houses? (no unmarked spoilers)

(+) Yeah! (+)

Just starting now. Now.
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I'm at work, but you can bet I'll play once I get home!

And do my aether raids for fire emblem HEROES.
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oh you play that too? add me.

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Magic is EVERYTHING. Don't forget.
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also my switch fc is SW-3911-3046-2912
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Of course. I've been playing fire emblem HEROES since day 1! I added you! I'm the one with the MANLY Bartre!
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I'm honestly enjoying the drama on their board more.
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Aether raids suck. Arena is where the men live
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SpeedDemon20 posted...

Of course. I've been playing fire emblem HEROES since day 1! I added you! I'm the one with the MANLY Bartre!

Burly 'nuff for ya?

Urgh. fuck him.

Enjoy my nowi and the fact that i outrank you in AR!
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Looks good but I'm going to wait for some non-industry employee reviews first.
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My GF is picking it up for me so I can play it when I get off of work.
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DarkKirby2500 posted...

Looks good but I'm going to wait for some non-industry employee reviews first.

This. People are currently in the novelty phase where everything is great.
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I picked it up at lunch, but I probably won't have a lot of time to play it this weekend :(
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Why is there a character called doodoo?
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What a beauty.

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mm. i only got the standard edition.

didn't even know it had a special edition.
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I heard the European special edition is better.

This one just came with a CD, a 2020 calendar, an artbook, and the game in a decorative steel case.
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and is 200 on amazon right now

lol

i paid 42 for mine
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Just saw the opening scene. Thought we were gonna have to fight SURTR again. That douchebag.

Did you get the DLC pass? I'm thinking about it, but the dates are so far out.
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not yet. Ill get it when it starts coming out.
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I was stuck between Golden Deer and Black Eagles. I really couldn't decide who to pick.
So I ended up going with Blue Lions.
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fire emblem HEROES put me in Black Eagles, so I'm gonna pick that.
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I got the warfare edition too!
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I was a little uncertain about the game so I just got the regular edition, but I'm really enjoying it so far. Went with Golden Deer for my team.
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just joined the Black Eagles.
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Nazis
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Impressions so far:
-I love that they got rid of character customization; that always made cutscenes SO weird by obscuring the avatar's face with random objects (very annoying in Fates).
-The avatar seems to be mute? Why? He speaks when he levels up or defeats an enemy. But when other characters talk to him, they project some kind of personality and response onto him. Feels very fire emblem HEROES. It's really annoying for me. I'd rather they just make an actual character with their own personality, backstory, and motivations. Trying to put the player in the game feels so weird.
-The avatar is basically Naruto, but with a loli dragon inside him.
-I don't understand why the avatar is being recruited to be a professor. Blocking the bandit's attack seems to have really impressed all three kids for some reason. Edelgard looked like she was ready for the attack when Byleth steped in. Maybe this will be expanded on when I get further, but everyone is sus AF to me now.
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Just started doing this instructing stuff. I don't know much about it yet, but I still like it a lot. I like that each character has their own strengths, weaknesses, and potential to excel at a new skill (something they haven't invested in training, but somehow you as their professor can see that they will be good at it).
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How good is the game based solely on level design and difficulty?
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GanonsSpirit posted...

How good is the game based solely on level design and difficulty?

tl;dr Still on the tutorial missions and figuring it out. Tutorial missions are basic, but there are new mechanics for you to figure out or relearn.

I'm still in the early "tutorial" missions. Just got the new battalion mechanic. Not really sure what to think of it. You can assign a small battalion to travel with a character, and they can do a special attack, which may prevent the enemy from moving, attacking, or some other effect I haven't encountered yet (the enemy can do the same to you). It affects an AoE too, so adjacent units are affected.

Special attacks are back (similar to Shadows of Valentia). They burn up more weapon durability (than a basic attack) when used (the basic axe special "Smash" seems kinda OP? Edelgard starts with it). If weapon durability drops to zero, the weapon is just weaker. You can repair them (though I haven't unlocked that facility yet). Magic has limited use right now (like 5 uses per battle), but they restore fully after each battle.

The map designs are pretty basic so far (but again, I've only done like 3 or 4 tutorial missions). It's just been routing or kill the enemy commander. No recruiting (AFAIK, you do all of this in the monastery after you build a certain amount of skill on your avatar).

I'm not seeing the weapon triangle in effect yet, I think (and they haven't explained it). Weapon weight is a factor. There are new stats (not sure what they do yet). Each character has a unique personal skill. Overall, still figuring out the new mechanics, but the maps are pretty easy. There was one where you could have gotten swarmed if you weren't quick about it.
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SpeedDemon20 posted...

I'm not seeing the weapon triangle in effect yet, I think (and they haven't explained it). Weapon weight is a factor. There are new stats (not sure what they do yet). Each character has a unique personal skill. Overall, still figuring out the new mechanics, but the maps are pretty easy. There was one where you could have gotten swarmed if you weren't quick about it.

I'm a lot further into the game, and so far all the maps are extremely simple.
The weapon triangle doesn't exist in this game either. It's all about skills. However, the weapon triangle exists in the form of skills. (For example, you reach a certain rank with Swords and you unlock a skill that makes it easier to defeat axe-wielding opponents.)

Cool. That's good to know. I still have no clue what to train people in. They're all kinda doing whatever... unless they have the 3 stars in something, then I try to set a goal on that and get them to use that weapon (I'm still not sure what it means though? They seem to be the same as a regular person? I've unlocked on star on a few characters.). I have a surprising number of people turning into fighters though. Gotta tone down on the axes.

I'm kinda annoyed with the "Explore" option in this game. I think you need to do it once per month (in-game month), BUT IT TAKES FOREVER. I hate this running around completing tasks for people. If I wanted to do that, I'd play Animal Crossing.

I really like the support system in this game though. So much better than Awakening and Fates (though some characters' gimmicks get super annoying really fast). Sometimes I think a skit is about to end, and then it continues! Awakefates would've ended it there for sure.
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this game is so fucking good
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I haven't yet, but ever since I played Valkyria Chronicles last year I have had an itching to try more Strategy JRPGs like Fire Emblem. Might pick it up in a few weeks when I will have time to play it.
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I'm not far into the game, but it has been pretty good so far. The newest FE have that I've played before this was Awakening. It's crazy to me that you can do little quest and can actually move around the monastery in 3d.
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Is the campaign the same regardless of which house you choose?
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I've been really liking it so far. More than I thought I would to be honest.
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hup well i just figured out the plot twist right after saving green haired girl

edgelord is the fucking flame emperor. she even had the stupid crest she told me about. All to overthrow the church.

Hup.
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don't tell me if i'm right.
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Hm, apparently if you out the effort in you might be able to recruit every character from the other houses lol.

I think I'm at the very end of Part 1 and I've recruited every character from the other houses except one.

I just got a whole bunch of support conversations and they are amazing!

Ferdinand and Hubert C support was great. Hubert acts like a know-it-all, but I feel like Ferdinand really put him in his place. I see Hubert in a totally different way now. Before all of this, I thought Ferdinand was the typical thinks-they're-the-rival-of-the-MC (like Kuwabara or Konohamaru). But he has actual reasons for acting as Edelgard's rival!
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Xfma100 posted...

Hm, apparently if you out the effort in you might be able to recruit every character from the other houses lol.

I think I'm at the very end of Part 1 and I've recruited every character from the other houses except one.

me too. the big guy.
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Kimbos_Egg posted...

Xfma100 posted...

Hm, apparently if you out the effort in you might be able to recruit every character from the other houses lol.

I think I'm at the very end of Part 1 and I've recruited every character from the other houses except one.

me too. the big guy.

What's bad is that I don't even plan on using any of them. I just don't want to have to murder them later.

I wasn't able to recruit Ferdinand. And I take it you weren't able to recruit Raphael?

That's a shame, because the dude is a brawling beast on my team. Speaking of which, can we talk about one of the most broken Combat Arts in the game? Healing Focus is insane. You get free 50% health recovery with absolutely no drawbacks.

i just want them because the idea that the other classes have 2 fucking people in them is hilarious.
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i even stole their teachers
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This game is legit. I love it so much,

My only gripe is that it just feels too easy. In my entire time I've only had two people die which I just rewinded the clock for.

Also, just recruited Manuela <3
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i completely forgot about the time rewinding shit. i've never used it once.
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I pressed the rewind button by accident a lot. I heard you can use it to abuse your stat gains on level up too, but I haven't tried.
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The game still has rng stay boosts? I would have thought they'd continue to use fehs system

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i have no idea what you're saying shwing man
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