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Conegamer on 18 January 2013
Soriku said:
Conegamer said:
Soriku said:

Even though I'm going to be a first time FE player, should I play on Classic on Hard mode? I don't know, the idea of characters dying permanently and have to restart if I want them back just seems annoying to me. At the same time though I feel like it'd make the game more strategic, though there is some strategy in, say, strategic suicides too.

Definitely classic; it loses something if you play it on casual. You won't get the same attachment to the characters or care about them as much if they're more expendable; and sitting there seeing an enemy attacking with a ranged weapon you didn't spot and hoping your Mage doesn't die, or underestimating the movement range of a flying unit; is both incredibly frustrating and satisfying.

After all, there's only yourself to blame.


OK. Any particular tips that you can give me? I'm not sure how well you know about what they've added/changed in this game (especially since you don't have the demo) but I'd imagine some strategies/advisories can carry over between games. I'll give the demo another go soon and see if I can keep everyone alive. I don't know why they lock out Classic mode in this demo though :x

The best advice I can give you really is be careful. I know it sounds easy, but make sure your Mages/Healers aren't left out in the open. Try and put them behind bottlenecks each turn (i.e. where the enemy can only cross through one or two squares, put your strongest units on those squares). If that isn't possible, check movement ranges and put your good character just on the edge of it; that way the enemies come to you and you can wittle them off.

Remember that the enemy will always go for the weaker character or the one who can't fight back. So a good tactic is to take Frederick (I think?) round without any weapons. He'll take the hits but not kill the enemies; letting the other guys level up easier. 



 

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miz1q2w3e on 18 January 2013
Galaki said:
Mensrea said:
Who is Marth?

Marth is a cross dresser. He was raised as a prince even though borned a female.

It was the only way for him to inherit the Kingdom since his dad died before he was borned.

The prologue of his game is about his runaway bride discovered him to be a cross dresser and then became the "villian" of the game.

His real name is Marie and he sounds like a girl.

I didn't pay enough attention to the story in FE games. You had me there for a second.



shiackz on 18 January 2013

the demo was good, i liked the characters personalities, and the 3d effects are a nice touch, only two weeks more :)



chriscox1121 on 18 January 2013
MentalAlliance said:
chriscox1121 said:

i beat the demo on lunatic, but I'm gonna go hard classic for my first playthrough


Yeah, I'm debating between hard classic and lunatic classic. I mean, lunatic was a fair challenge in this demo, but a fun one and hard felt way too easy, but these are the first two missions of the game and are likely the easiest, so hard might not be so easy later on.

yeah, lunatic mode may bring more pain than joy on the first go around.  At least if i play on hard mode first, I can get a good sense of hte chars and weed out the good and the bad.




chriscox1121 on 18 January 2013
MentalAlliance said:
Soriku said:
MentalAlliance said:

Well, it was easy for me because of Frederick. The simplest tip I can give is exploit Frederick to deal damage and draw out enemies while keeping your other characters at a decent distance and take advantage of pairing (really pay attention to enemy ranges and weapon advantages/disadvantages when attacking), but keep them close enough so they can attack some enemies and make sure Lissa is never within an enemies' range, ever.


Wouldn't that put you at a disadvantage in regards to levels for your other characters? I mean I'd do the same since Frederick is just really powerful, but I'd be worried I'm neglecting giving my other party members EXP and having them lag behind and getting crushed later. Or can you just do some "free battle" grinding after a tough chapter to get your party's level up to where it should be?


Actually, good point. I remember in Fire Emblem (GBA) I was worrying that I would rely on my knights too much and have my other characters lag behind, but because this was just a demo I didn't really think about that. However, whenever Frederick didn't defeat an enemy I used Chrom or [insert my character name here] to finish them off so they would end up getting most of the experience for defeating that enemy, but yes this still would cause them to lag behind. As far as grinding goes, I've done a bit of a "media blackout" with this game so that it would be fresher when I get it so I'm not sure what there is in the way of grinding.

In any case, taking advantage of pairing would likely get around this issue I'd imagine, but it's hard to form complete strategies at this point.

i barely used fredick on Hard, but you have to use him on Lunatic.  The thing is that on lunatic mode you will more than likely have to concentrate on having a smaller team throughout the game allowing the players to be stronger.  Also, there are more enemies on lunatic mode as there are more enemies on hard than normal leading to more exp.  Now, you get less exp on the harder difficulties, but there is still more exp.  

 

P.S. I beat lunatic mode without any pairing.  Although, adjacent allies are a must.




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MentalAlliance on 18 January 2013
chriscox1121 said:
MentalAlliance said:


Yeah, I'm debating between hard classic and lunatic classic. I mean, lunatic was a fair challenge in this demo, but a fun one and hard felt way too easy, but these are the first two missions of the game and are likely the easiest, so hard might not be so easy later on.

yeah, lunatic mode may bring more pain than joy on the first go around.  At least if i play on hard mode first, I can get a good sense of hte chars and weed out the good and the bad.

Yeah, true. I'll probably start out with hard classic then do lunatic classic on my second playthrough.



MentalAlliance on 18 January 2013
chriscox1121 said:
MentalAlliance said:


Actually, good point. I remember in Fire Emblem (GBA) I was worrying that I would rely on my knights too much and have my other characters lag behind, but because this was just a demo I didn't really think about that. However, whenever Frederick didn't defeat an enemy I used Chrom or [insert my character name here] to finish them off so they would end up getting most of the experience for defeating that enemy, but yes this still would cause them to lag behind. As far as grinding goes, I've done a bit of a "media blackout" with this game so that it would be fresher when I get it so I'm not sure what there is in the way of grinding.

In any case, taking advantage of pairing would likely get around this issue I'd imagine, but it's hard to form complete strategies at this point.

i barely used fredick on Hard, but you have to use him on Lunatic.  The thing is that on lunatic mode you will more than likely have to concentrate on having a smaller team throughout the game allowing the players to be stronger.  Also, there are more enemies on lunatic mode as there are more enemies on hard than normal leading to more exp.  Now, you get less exp on the harder difficulties, but there is still more exp.  

 

P.S. I beat lunatic mode without any pairing.  Although, adjacent allies are a must.


Yeah, same I didn't use pairing on lunatic (adjacent allies is indeed important though), but if one were to be concerned about uneven levelling of characters, then I'm guessing pairing up could be a good work around.



Otakumegane on 18 January 2013

Ok so I got bored, tried to solo with My unit+Fred paired combo with the 50% bonus exp for veteran just to see how high I could get my char. I made it to lvl 10 and then I got a skill. The fk. Leveling up apparently gives you skills now?



http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/profile/92109/nintendopie/ Nintendopie  Was obviously right and I was obviously wrong. I will forever be a lesser being than them. (6/16/13)

chriscox1121 on 18 January 2013

Had a friend say he was gonna wait for the game so he wouldn't spoil it and I was like no way, I'm playing this demo into the ground.




Kenology on 18 January 2013
d21lewis said:
I usually don't download demos of games I know I'm going to buy but.....

*Downloads*

Same here.

But...

*downloads*