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bigtakilla on 15 February 2016
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IIIIITHE1IIIII said:
Bandorr said:
Ok I have a question. I have only played one fire emblem game. That was awakening.

Awakening had the strangest difficulty curve I've ever seen. Really hard at the beginning (damn near impossible on lunatic plus) and then I'd say about 25% into the game? It just gets easier and easier.

I beat it on normal, and wanted to try it on lunatic plus. The problem was the beginning was so near impossible for me I couldn't keep trying it to see if the rest of the game was any harder.

Is that typical for a Fire emblem game?

No, it is not typical. Awakening has by far the worst difficulty curve to date. The way the first few missions work is that you have to find the optimal strategy, and even then greatly rely on luck to succeed.

If you want a game that is challenging but fair you might want to look into Binding Blade, a Japan-only release that's been translated by fans. You'd have to play it on an emulator, but Nintendo won't be missing out on any revenue since they haven't released the game in the west.

If that's too much work, Fire Emblem (GBA) offers a variety of difficulties from easy to hard. The downside is that the hardest mode requires tons of playthroughs to be unlocked, although that may be a good thing if you want to master the gameplay and learn where certain enemies spawn and how they tend to move.

Not only that, but there are levels in which the player is GREATLY outnumbered. Hopefully you leveled up the pegasus knights or wyvern riders because if not...