Fire Emblem: Awakening - The Beginning

Feb 12, 2013 20:06

Let's talk Fire Emblem: Awakening, shall we?
I'm on Chapter 16 because I'm not crazily grinding my characters to max stats yet. My curiosity is for the storyline and I have to fight the urge to get them to level 20 promoted for a long time because their stats will not be maxed at all without second sealing once or twice.

THE GAME'S SOUNDTRACK IS SO DAMN GOOD. /loves instrumental music
The master seal music that plays after they promote <333
And the sort of sad music they play first in the mission with the bones and the rain <333
I don't even know... <333 *wibbles*

To my friends playing the game, here's my understanding of the Second Seal:

If you reclass at a base unit at Lv. 10, you gain 5 inner levels, meaning your now Lv. 1 unit will gain EXP at the rate of a Lv. 6. So if you wait until Lv. 20 to reclass, then they'll gain EXP at the rate of a Lv. 11.

If you reclass a promoted unit down to a base unit at Lv. 10 (which is technically a Lv. 30), then you will gain EXP at the rate of a Lv. 16. BUT if you reclass a promoted unit to another promoted class at Lv. 10, then you'll gain EXP at the rate of a Lv. 35 unit. O.O So if you wait to learn that promoted Lv. 15 skill and reclass to another promoted unit, you'll be getting EXP at the rate of Lv. 37/38 unit, so it's best to go allllll the way back down to base class if you want to reset the inner levels by promoting them with a Master Seal once they reach Lv. 10 again or Second Seal them so they get only 5 inner levels if you want to keep going with stat building.

Even though Frederick is now a Wyvern Rider at Lv. 6 after being a Great Knight at Lv. 6 and a Wyvern Lord at Lv. 10, his stats are finally starting to equal my main party. The kids, however, still are stronger at Lv. 20 of their base class than some of their parents.

EDIT: I'm here dying reading any conversations with Gregor, Virion, or Gaius in it because they are just HILARIOUS. And having <3333 for conversations with Cherche and Krom. And Stahl and Frederick are just great. Tharja's speech is also evilly funny.


The Game
The 3D graphics are beautiful (the glowyness of the opening sequence and the maps! Particularly the Wyvern Valley and the boat battle one - sooooooo gorgeous). There is PLENTY to do in the game between the Downloadable Content Maps, SpotPass Teams, World Map, and the main story line. And so much level grinding with the Second Seal reclassing options and marrying x with y to produce children with certain classes they can reclass to and getting the skills that you want to pass down. It's a bit new with me because the way I play does not cater to this at all ahahahaha...

Normally, my team consists of the most handsome guys and then some of the strong ones (STRENGTH!) and a magic user or two (who are usually guys). So somehow that's worked out to include three or four paladins every time (hooray fast movement except for in deserts and unable to climb mountains). This time, there aren't that many handsome ones, and the girls that I decided I could handle were a pegasus knight (which is the unit I have never used in a main party and the first one I ditch when I start running out of room in my early party) and a wyvern rider (she's amazing). And of Chrom's available mates, I liked Olivia the best (because the pegasus rider he's canon to be with, I don't like, and Maribelle annoys me, Miriel does not fit at all with him, and Sully is too hardcore).

This is also a game where my level grinding makes me overpowered starting in Ch. 9 LOL. And then when I beat Ch. 14, I seriously recruited all of the kids that I had available despite how difficult their levels were (I wonder if you were supposed to have waited for some of them?? Laurent's mission's reinforcements were so strong and there were so many of them!) I'm about to second seal all of the kids back down to level 1 of their base class to max out all of their stats, with a class change for Severa and Owain (Inigo had already had the second seal to a cavalier). For the adults, they're at Lv. 11 of their promoted class, so I might as well wait until they get their skill at Lv. 15 before second sealing them allll the way down to their base class to give them a chance to make their stats better.

I suppose something that I miss that I really enjoyed about PoR/RD (and made them significant longer, what?) was that in-between chapters, conversations usually included more main characters. Here it's just Chrom, Yagyuu, Frederick, sometimes Lissa, and then the one character that is a main for just that scene.

My Main Team
People know that I have a hard time fitting in the people I want in my party, and an even worse time figuring out who to remove. I develop feelings for them, I really do, and especially their friendships. Also, when I play, I usually have two pairs in a group and then a groups so that everyone can be at equal level and close in experience level (balance!!!). And that works out because there was a limit to support conversations in the old games, but that is no longer the case. Some peoples' convos are so hilarious I must try to collect almost all of them now so that means people fight next to each other so I can have conversation later and not for any kind of strategic purpose. It's fine because I'm totally overpowered anyways that I can do this. But let me tell you, Radiant Dawn is still the hardest one of the series, and even though you can max out all stats by the end, those enemies put up a heck of a fight and you had to play smart.

Here's my main team (of adults):

Chrom - Great Lord: I made a list of which I shall photoshop sometime of the most handsome amazing men (I also made a list of the ones whose personalities I just can't get enough of), and Chrom is like No. 3 beneath Zelgius and Seth. Just a;fljfj;kasjflkfja;lsj what a stud. He's noble, polite, humble, strong, endearing, and diplomatic. Olivia is his wife, but there is no room in my party to always take her.

Yagyuu - Grandmaster: Because I couldn't find a look that looked like 'David', my normal avatar, but man, I found one for a young-ish Yagyuu. Magic user + sword user = yes! I like how smart he is and how he does his best for the team. Very courteous man and doesn't like to be outsmarted.

Frederick - Wyvern Lord: Starts out as a Great Knight and is the Jagen character of the series. But he is good-looking and his conversations are adorably kind, and I am using him to talk to everyone. The convo with Chrom was just... so epic(ally awkward for Chrom). Also, voiced by Ono Daisuke means using his subpar stats before reclassing and such is a must.

Virion - Bow Knight: My first thought: Atobe. With frillyness and longer hair. I CANNOT get enough of this guy. He's very good with words - suave and confident. He's totally a lady killer (but not that annoying kind). What he says when you're about to sell something from him just had me ROFL and won me over completely. Yet he hides a big secret for a while and omg... I love him... and his cravat. Also, his conversations with Yagyuu are very interesting - they play table battle maps essentially, which is something I see my Atobe and Yanagi doing sometime over tea XD

Gaius - Assassin: Another one of the good-looking ones. I enjoy how casual he is when he talks and how nonchalant he appears even when he's talking about all the sweets he enjoys. It must be his facial expressions, but the coolness is awesome. He gives nicknames to people too based on events, which are amusing. Bubbles and Blue!

Stahl - Paladin: My only paladin on Team Adult. He's just so sweet and simple - how could you not love him? And he's helpful and really gives to others. Working on getting some more conversations with him. I totally wish I had someone to pair him up with, but alas, no females are left that I like...

Lon'qu - Swordmaster: Let me point out that I found out by accident when my game reset back to English that he is voiced by Travis Willingham (voice of Roy Mustang). OMG I LOVE TRAVIS WILLINGHAM, but I leave the game in Japanese so darn it. Maybe when I get the support playback window, I'll listen to him in English. Anyways, he's quiet and keeps to himself, and I want to find out more about him, which gives him kind of an allure. Unmarried due to the lack of more awesome females.

Gregor - Hero: I happened to get him at the time I had one more slot open up in my party so I kept him because I didn't have a mercenary yet. Well, this dude talks in PoR/RD Mordecai-speak, but is quite a bit more hilarious. His convo with Yagyuu that I got today (because my unit can speak with everyone and he's slowly getting around) just killed me in hilarity. I'm glad I kept him because he is on par with my units and is just too funny.

Vaike - Warrior: I must have one warrior on my team (had Boyd in PoR/RD and Barst in SD/NM) and Vaike was the first choice. He grew on me because of the energy and semi-ridiculousness of his speak.

Cordella - Pegasus Knight: The best looking female that I googled for I got the game. She just looked... I dunno, well put-together and not overtly "get at me" (some of that character art for the girls... too much is showing). She's very dutiful and quiet and strong - yes, yes, yes. And she's actually got some strength as a unit so I'm happy with being able to keep her on my team. Cordella is married to Yagyuu and their conversation was very mature and supportive. <3

Cherche - Wyvern Lord: The chapter she appears, she talks to Virion in which he reveals the big secret, and their relationship was one where she appears nice, but isn't afraid to be firm and put him in line... oh yeah, that totally won me over (Cherche and Virion, the feels I have for you). All of her conversations are pleasant and she is invested in learning (and I love her love for her wyvern, Minerva). Also, I like wyverns, and Frederick had been reclassed already, so it was perfect for them to marry each other. Their conversation touched on how they both served their lords and have a very caretaker feel... polite and courteous <3

Lissa - Sage: I initially dismissed her as "Omg, the lord's annoying little sister *coughMistcough*" but then she leveled up the first time, and I thought "Well... dang, I do need to keep a healer early game for once" (my healer in NM was Merric, who you get halfway through the game... and I had Etzel for a few chapters... never have I used so many vulnaries in my life). She turned out to be way less annoying than Mist and I found her kind of endearing in her non-princess-like ways. I thought that her youthfulness would be a good match for Gaius (and I like Gaius and Chrom together, so what's better than marrying your best friend's sister? XD). She attempts to fail!sew (Gwendal from Kyou Kara Maou, anyobdy) and Gaius with his nimble fingers of thievery helps her. Sweet <3

Miriel - Dark Knight: I was using her as my only magic user, and the first support convo that appeared for her was with Virion. Well, she's like the super crazy Type A/analytical personality character, and the way their tossed their sentence phrasing back and forth in their conversations led me to marry them to see what their S rank convo would be. Her and Cherche are the two that can get him at a loss, which is all the amusing to witness.

My Team of Children
Plus some that didn't make the cut that will hang out with the children. :D

Inigo - Cavalier: Hooking up Chrom and Olivia meant that this Shiraishi-clone would have blue hair. And I love blue hair. Plus he would be considered an heir to the throne, so then he gets more of a BA status. Inigo looks like Shiraishi, dances like Shiraishi, and is flirty and friendly with girls like Shiraishi if Shiraishi liked girls. The only thing different is that he's incredibly shy and tries to ask girls out on dates to build his confidence. Reclassed him from a mercenary to a cavalier to make him a paladin (because my life says he is the best looking one from the game aside from Chrom).

Lucina - Lord: Sister of Inigo. The lord character of the children. Very dutiful to the point of not having a sense of fun of humor, but respectable. Makes for sibling rivalry conversations.

Morgan - Pegasus Knight: Children inherent their mother's class so the child of Yagyuu and Cordella is a Pegasus Knight. I was considering reclassing her to a wyvern rider (because she has all available classes) to get a griffon rider ('cause I don't have one of them yet), but then I found out that Dark Fliers get Galeforce at Lv. 15 and so I might as well leave her to promote that way. Then her mother can be a Falcon Knight and she can be a Dark Flier - awwwww! Anyways, she's friendly, happy, and charming, and wants to be just like her dad. Another awwww!

Owain - Myrmidon: RADIIIIAAAAAANT DAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWN!!!!!! This guy, where do I begin? I LOVE his personality. Charismatic, get-the-job-done without a problem type of character who believes giving his weapons EPIC names makes them all the more powerful. I totally get him and his ridiculousness (because arguably, I'm the same way with confidence and charm and I do name my weapons Kratos, Zelgius, Forcystus...). He is the son of Gaius and Lissa, so against Gaius's casual personality, he just seems all the more zanier.

Severa - Mercenary: She bothers the hell out of me, but alas, she IS the daughter of Cordelia and Yagyuu. It's because she puts on this loud, obnoxious (she says "Oh my GAWDS") personality that's rather delinquent-y because she doesn't want to be associated with her perfect mother. So I totally understand, but it doesn't make me like her. Since it isn't possible to reclass Owain or Inigo to wyvern rider -> griffon rider, and I'm keeping Morgan to turn into a Dark Flier, she is my choice to become a griffon rider. I'm sure when they get to an A support, she'll stop acting over-the-top.

Gerome - Wyvern Rider: Was a candidate for griffon rider because he's already in the right class, but with that mask and his particular wyvern, I can't see him being anything else other than a Wyvern Lord like is mother. He isn't my favorite or my least favorite - his personality is cold, standoffish, and lonely because of certain events, but then people see through it and try to be there for him. He's polite like his mother at least and has a deep love for wyverns.

Laurent - Mage: He has a lot of strength because of his father, but umm… that hat in archer attire???? Nope. So magic user he remains (which is where I see him anyways). Someone put it as 'He's a fusion of Yagyuu and Yanagi's personalities' - very serious, analytical, dry and to the point, with shiny glasses. So poor Virion has two people in his life that are nothing like his beauty and loud confidence.

Henry - Sorcerer: Not one of the kids. He's a strangely odd character, but yet, I want to use him and find out more about him.

Libra - War Monk: Also not one of the kids. I like him a lot though, and was very reminded of Lucius from Blazing Sword XD

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