Yeah, I do the same too, though I really wish I could use all my favorites in the main story missions. And now there are just too many characters for me, which I end up leaving some of them behind and underleveled... T_T

Haha that's right the "underleveled" struggle, now that I think about it I struggle with a lot of things in this game . There are a quite some cons of having so many great characters

Yeah, I feel the same... Well, except for Hayato : X

Bad as In "Damn, I must really suck at video games"  Not really sure Im all that sad though, I like how things are progressing (both the bad and the good). 

When its my turn to go, its always "What can I do not to die when its no longer my turn"  hehe, I love it.

Yeah, I was feeling the same with this game. I've played a most of the FE games, so when I started this one, I felt "Am I losing my touch..?" T_T

And that is how I'm feeling when I play the game. I slowly go through each turn, fearing that one of my units just might die. It's stressful and pretty great xD

Yeah, that is true. The DLC practices are rather terrible here, expecially when they old extra classes which could have been included in the game already... : / I feel like some of the dlc maps could have been included in the game from the start...

Awakening I thought was a solid made game... except for the story. That was pretty terrible. Though my favorite remains to be PoR x )

Not sure what you mean about the map thing, but glad you are enjoying it. You are getting thru it fast o_o

Yeah, I have to agree on the 'big brother' thing. It got old fast, and creepy as well. The thought of marrying relatived is weird as well... >_>;

I thought the voice acting as pretty good myself, minus a couple characters, haha..

Right let me rephrase.  The acting is good, the writing and voices themselves are what's bad.

Well...I was on the fence about it for a while...but I caved. Decided to get a New 3DS to go with my new game!

Ignore the shameless cameo..

Can't wait to try it out on a nicer system. Goodbye for a while world.

Just finished Birthright on hard.

Positives

-MyCastle is a great new feature that allows for a lot more interaction with units. I'd like to see it get expanded on in the future, but as it stands, it's a really nice addition that serves as a good in-between mission distraction.

-Minor characters tend to fall back on one annoying personality trait a lot less than they did in Awakening.

-Enemy and map variety are both really enjoyable. I like the contrasting styles of weapons between Hoshido and Nohr.

-Pairing units up got nerfed big time, which I think was a necessity considering how OP it could get in Awakening. Encourages thoughtful unit placing.

-Towards the end, the story pulled out a few major twists that really got to me.

Negatives

-A lot of my complaints with Awakening went unaddressed or were made even worse. Enemies spawn in with no warning all the time, and can really screw you over on some occasions.

-Despite minor characters being less stereotypical, the main characters aren't anywhere near as well fleshed out or as memorable as Awakening's main cast.

-The ending feels somewhat sequel baitish (or in this case, DLC baitish) at the end, with a lot of questions left unanswered. Also, some major plot threads go absolutely nowhere (like Corrin's dragon powers).

-Some minor nitpicky things, but the explanation for kids (and even their inclusion in the game) is really questionable and makes for some terrible parents. I'm also not a fan of how everyone in the game simply "retires," even those who aren't plot vital.

Overall, Birthright's a good game, but I don't think it's quite as good as Awakening was. Perhaps playing Conquest and Revelation will make me reconsider my position on the entire product as a whole, but Birthright feels like 90% or so of a complete game with the story threads left hanging.