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Kitt
06/19/22 4:48:49 PM
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People seem to really like it here. I know nothing about it. Teach me.

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DeadBankerDream
06/19/22 4:50:13 PM
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It's a strategy game where you move units on a grid based board and use gameplay mechanics or overpowered bullshit to take down an enemy force that in most instances is significantly larger than your own.

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HylianFox
06/19/22 4:52:11 PM
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Depends on the game, the Fire Emblem is usually some sort of important artifact.

It was a shield in the original saga, other games make it a medallion or a stone or don't feature one at all.

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Ivynn
06/19/22 4:58:42 PM
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It's a story-driven strategy game where you command units in battle in a grid-based map. It's not as deep as other strategy RPGs so it's easy to get into for just about anyone. The older games can be punishing if you mess up since if you lose a unit, they're gone forever, but newer games have a casual mode where they just retreat and you can use them again.

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Funkydog
06/19/22 5:00:02 PM
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A dating sim.

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averagejoel
06/19/22 5:03:12 PM
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a fantasy strategy RPG featuring turn-based combat on a grid.

while there are sequels within the series, the games generally have independent stories set in completely different locations. they are generally set on a single continent, and the story generally involves the protagonist travelling across the continent because of a war.

while the setting and characters usually differ from game to game, most of the core mechanics remain consistent throughout the games.

the "Fire Emblem" is usually some sort of important object that has some relevance in the story; though to my knowledge two of them (Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776) do not feature it at all.

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ArchNemo
06/19/22 5:03:54 PM
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It's hanging out at the beach with your best gal!

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marthsheretoo
06/19/22 5:20:14 PM
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A lot of posts itt are referring to the minigame that takes place between dating sim gameplay

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viewmaster_pi
06/19/22 5:21:44 PM
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anime game to supply hentai artists with material

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ellis123
06/19/22 5:28:07 PM
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A tactical RPG that moved from anime to historical epic, back to anime, and finally to dating sim.

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Kitt
06/19/22 5:37:08 PM
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averagejoel posted...
a fantasy strategy RPG featuring turn-based combat on a grid.

while there are sequels within the series, the games generally have independent stories set in completely different locations. they are generally set on a single continent, and the story generally involves the protagonist travelling across the continent because of a war.

while the setting and characters usually differ from game to game, most of the core mechanics remain consistent throughout the games.

the "Fire Emblem" is usually some sort of important object that has some relevance in the story; though to my knowledge two of them (Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776) do not feature it at all.
Ah, so it's like the Final Fantasy games in that regard.

marthsheretoo posted...
A lot of posts itt are referring to the minigame that takes place between dating sim gameplay

ellis123 posted...
A tactical RPG that moved from anime to historical epic, back to anime, and finally to dating sim.
I guess that's why it's so popular here...

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HovaRex
06/19/22 5:39:56 PM
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I played it on an emulator once. Your characters evolve like Pokmon it's pretty cool.

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HylianFox
06/19/22 5:40:27 PM
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A dating sim with dragon ladies, no less

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HylianFox
06/19/22 5:41:08 PM
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HovaRex posted...
I played it on an emulator once. Your characters evolve like Pokmon it's pretty cool.

"What's this!? CAVALIER is evolving!"

"CAVALIER has become PALADIN!"

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Funkydog
06/19/22 5:42:14 PM
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HylianFox posted...
"What's this!? CAVALIER is evolving!"

"CAVALIER has become PALADIN!"
CAVALIER has FAILED to evolve and has become SQUIRE

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MJOLNRVII
06/19/22 5:42:47 PM
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A strategy RPG series that got more popular(and weeb/anime-ish) with Fire Emblem Awakening on the 3DS. Posts 5, 7, 8, and 9 all make me sad.
HylianFox posted...
"What's this!? CAVALIER is evolving!"

"CAVALIER has become PALADIN!"
Lol, but tbh class promotions in Fire Emblem and Pokemon evolutions give me the same kinda excitement.

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KeeperOfShadows
06/19/22 5:43:28 PM
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All I know is a lot of the female warriors have very questionable taste in armor. Like, why would you want a gap for your cleavage?

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LinkPizza
06/19/22 5:44:20 PM
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KeeperOfShadows posted...
All I know is a lot of the female warriors have very questionable taste in armor. Like, why would you want a gap for your cleavage?

How else do you use the charm spell?

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Ivynn
06/19/22 5:48:59 PM
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People keep calling it a dating sim but it's really only like two games (and sort of another) >_>

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averagejoel
06/19/22 5:53:41 PM
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Kitt posted...
Ah, so it's like the Final Fantasy games in that regard.
yes.

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HylianFox
06/19/22 5:54:11 PM
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MJOLNRVII posted...
Lol, but tbh class promotions in Fire Emblem and Pokemon evolutions give me the same kinda excitement.

few things in FE are more satisfying than promoting your units

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TheDurinator
06/19/22 5:54:50 PM
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Baby's first incest and cuckholding simulator. Or at least the pre-Awakening ones anyway, now it's all self-insert wanking.
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DeadBankerDream
06/19/22 5:54:56 PM
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The most satisfying thing in Fire Emblem is GBA crit animations

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Umbreon
06/19/22 5:55:09 PM
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Anime chess.

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Umbreon
06/19/22 5:55:36 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
The most satisfying thing in Fire Emblem is GBA crit animations


Also this so hard.

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The Catgirl Fondler
06/19/22 6:02:00 PM
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Ivynn posted...
People keep calling it a dating sim but it's really only like two games (and sort of another) >_>


The part I always found funny were the fans who complain about dating/pairing mechanics being a "recent" trend even though the series has had the Support system for ages, and Genealogy of the Holy War in particular (constantly lauded as one of the "greatest in the series") was actually the precursor to the whole "I'm gonna ship my favorites because OTP/dem stats").

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DeadBankerDream
06/19/22 6:04:19 PM
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The difference is that in Awakening support conversations between characters of the opposite sex all seemes geared towards romance and in older games it feels like you can actually have battle field comraderie between a unit of one sex and a unit of the other without the whole thing being designed as a "dating sim" element.

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HylianFox
06/19/22 6:04:22 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
The most satisfying thing in Fire Emblem is GBA crit animations

Umbreon posted...
Also this so hard.

oh yeah, the GBA crit animations were pure sex

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ViewtifulJoe
06/19/22 6:04:30 PM
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I believe it's that thing they keep filling Smash Bros to the brim with. Lots of humanoids with swords and some sort of charged up exploding sword attack. I think one was a wizard.

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NoxObscuras
06/19/22 6:10:13 PM
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ArchNemo posted...
It's hanging out at the beach with your best gal!
Hic-A-Doo-La!

DeadBankerDream posted...
The most satisfying thing in Fire Emblem is GBA crit animations
Yes! This! Especially Lyn. My favorite crit animation in the series.

https://youtu.be/sPfNpTeCVt4

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OmegaShinkai
06/19/22 6:10:38 PM
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People haven't seen "dating sim with TRPG intermissions" for real until they've played Sakura Wars
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Kitt
06/19/22 6:11:22 PM
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Since we're on the subject of dating Sims, can two dudes smash in those games?

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HylianFox
06/19/22 6:12:51 PM
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Kitt posted...
Since we're on the subject of dating Sims, can two dudes smash in those games?

Haven't played the newer ones, but with older games it's really on a per-character basis as to who fucks who

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DeadBankerDream
06/19/22 6:13:08 PM
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Kitt posted...
Since we're on the subject of dating Sims, can two dudes smash in those games?
Extremely limited options in Fates and Three Houses

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Kitt
06/19/22 6:15:26 PM
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https://youtu.be/cdEQmpVIE4A

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Octans
06/19/22 6:18:27 PM
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Save Scumming: A Fire Emblem Tale

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NeonOctopus
06/19/22 6:18:44 PM
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You fuck big titty mages and sometimes do turn-based strategy battles on the side

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LinkPizza
06/19/22 6:35:04 PM
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NoxObscuras posted...
Yes! This! Especially Lyn. My favorite crit animation in the series.

She was always my favorite. And it started because if her crit animation!

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DeadBankerDream
06/19/22 6:36:01 PM
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A shame about her gameplay being bad, though.

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LinkPizza
06/19/22 6:36:18 PM
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Kitt posted...
Since we're on the subject of dating Sims, can two dudes smash in those games?

In a couple, but usually only 1 guy who gets with a guy, and one girl who would get with a girl... They may eventually get there...

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NeonOctopus
06/19/22 6:37:17 PM
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Kitt posted...
Since we're on the subject of dating Sims, can two dudes smash in those games?
Only on the most recent games. Fates and 3 Houses have gay relationships but there isn't too many

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White Eagle
06/19/22 7:08:56 PM
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DeadBankerDream posted...
The difference is that in Awakening support conversations between characters of the opposite sex all seemes geared towards romance and in older games it feels like you can actually have battle field comraderie between a unit of one sex and a unit of the other without the whole thing being designed as a "dating sim" element.

Yeah, you would get stat bumps if you kept the characters supporting each other close to each other. Im assuming the stat boosts are still there in the newer games?

I remember getting blind sided by my friend because in a GBA linked battle, he had his A supports all on top of each other. I knew about that aspect before, but I didnt know how pronounced the boost could be.

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LinkPizza
06/19/22 7:15:13 PM
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White Eagle posted...
Im assuming the stat boosts are still there in the newer games?

As far as I know... I do try to keep certain people around each other... Like certain weapons type and such... And if I'm going to do that, I figure I may as well make them like each other for the boost...

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marthsheretoo
06/19/22 7:58:07 PM
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NeonOctopus posted...
Only on the most recent games. Fates and 3 Houses have gay relationships but there isn't too many

There were gay people in other games.

Heather in Radiant Dawn is lesbian, for example, and Lucius and Raven are pretty clearly life partners.

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HylianFox
06/19/22 8:02:50 PM
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marthsheretoo posted...
There were gay people in other games.

Heather in Radiant Dawn is lesbian, for example, and Lucius and Raven are pretty clearly life partners.

Dunno so much about Heather, but Lucius/Raven was more implied than outright stated...

Of course, when it comes to English localization it's not uncommon for same-sex relationships to be toned-down or else cut altogether.
Sailor Uranus/Neptune comes to mind...

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BakonBitz
06/19/22 8:10:39 PM
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TheDurinator posted...
Baby's first incest and cuckholding simulator. Or at least the pre-Awakening ones anyway, now it's all self-insert wanking.
Pretty sure Fates dove headfirst into the incest angle in one element of its story, lol.

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Ivynn
06/19/22 8:13:07 PM
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marthsheretoo posted...
There were gay people in other games.

Heather in Radiant Dawn is lesbian, for example, and Lucius and Raven are pretty clearly life partners.

Heather is the first out-and-out lesbian. She had the hots for Nephenee. Lucius and Raven are more implied, as well Legault who hit on a few male characters.

There's also Kyza who was stated to crush on Ranulf and Fire Emblem Heroes recently outed Kyza as nonbinary.

And there are still battles being fought over whether Ike and Soren are a thing or not. >__>

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ellis123
06/19/22 8:22:16 PM
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BakonBitz posted...
Pretty sure Fates dove headfirst into the incest angle in one element of its story, lol.
Now now, they actively contradicted the entire point of the story by making it so that you weren't actually related to the half that you were supposed to be related to.

Still had incest, though, because of course they had to have it.

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MJOLNRVII
06/19/22 9:33:35 PM
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Letting the MC be able to S rank everyone is the biggest mistake of modern FE's.

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LinkPizza
06/19/22 9:35:10 PM
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MJOLNRVII posted...
Letting the MC be able to S rank everyone is the biggest mistake of modern FE's.

Can you even do that? I've been playing three houses, and with the exception of maybe one character of each gender, I can only S-Rank opposite gender characters. I want to have my guy marry a guy, but I can't choose the guys I really want...

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