Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)

Flamfas · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 5:22 pm Post subject:

I still don't understand why people hate on Shadow Dragon. It's not the most exciting FE I've ever played, but I still enjoyed it.

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Flamfas · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:40 pm Post subject:

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I believe gameplay being the same was exactly the problem. Seeing as Fire Emblem's mechanics had gone through quite a bit of tweaking by then, to have the remake's gameplay bear so much similarity to the original just seemed archaic and clunky.

Flamfas · Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2012 11:42 pm Post subject:

To each their own. Definitely not my favorite FE though.

But ugh. One thing that bothered me in Shadow Dragon (and New Mystery) ... Calvary movement. I like how it works in PoR, where you can move, attack, then finish moving. Also, rescuing is very nice. Are those elements present in Awakening?
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Well not rescue but dual, which is the same thing. Only that the rescued char support you and so on.
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Lunar Eclipse · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 1:06 am Post subject:

Though the terms will probably change during localization, the Double function (not Dual) is what mimics Rescue, though it works in reverse, with the slave unit requesting Double status from the master unit. Also, instead of sacrificing stats to occupy the same space on the map and take advantage of the superior movement abilities of the master, the master unit actually experiences a statistical boost based on slave class and support level between the two. On top of that, both can attack simultaneously when in Double.

Dual, on the other hand, refers specifically to bonuses received when characters are either in Double mode or standing adjacent to one another (i.e. Dual Attack, Dual Support, Dual Guard, etc.). Basically, you don't have to be in Double mode to take advantage of Dual bonuses.
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Flamfas · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 7:31 am Post subject:

Oooh. Ok, it's sounding like this is a game mechanic I'll like.
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Huff N. Puff 20 · Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:48 am Post subject:

Something cool about Dual-- it can allow say, a Sword wielder, to attack as faraway from an enemy as Range 4. Yeah, a Range 1 weapon murdering the face of someone from Range 4.

Just have the Sword user be adjacent to an Archer/Sniper and use a Longbow/Double Bow/etc. (Range 3 Bow) at maximum range. If Dual Attack activates, the Sword user will, from Range 4 if further away from the enemy, clobber some face anyway.

...Sadly, the enemy does not use Dual or Double against you.
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