It is beautiful. From the opening to the animated cut scenes, to the mildly deformed characters (where are their feet!?!?), Fire Emblem Kakusei is a visual treat.
The system is like the last DS incarnation, with a choice between "casual" and "classic" modes, where in classic mode, characters are actually killed rather than just out of the battle for the duration. Attachment to characters is what affects the player then, the struggle to keep their team alive despite the odds again them weighs heavily. This is in opposition to similar games like the Advance Wars and Super Robot Taisen series', where no one really dies.
Yes, ok, I'm playing casual mode. I don't need the emotional distress right now!!
Odd beginning, with you and Chrome fighting some old sorcerer, then you waking up with no memory and technically meeting Chrome for the first time. Oh yes, it's the old "protagonist with amnesia" opener. Well anyway, we soon end up proving ourselves in battle and are invited to join Chrome's band of vigilantes. Sweet, got my Casey Jones outfit ready to rock.
One thing Nintendo is trying out with this is paid DLC...FFS WHY!!! The retail price of the game is 4800yen, with there being 3600yen worth of DLC available at the time of writing. Ok, so the first set was a free download until May 31st (and I managed to get it literally by a few minutes), but still. I hope they smarten up with their pricing and realise we're not all made of money. Incidentally, the in-game shop where you buy the DLC is only unlocked after completing Chapter 4.
Bitching about DLC aside, FE Kakusei is true to form and a pleasure to play. There's not anywhere nearly as much text to read through as SRW games, which is a big plus in my book (I love SRW don't get me wrong, but that's a lot of read and not that much gaming sometimes).
Loving it, loving it, loving it.
The system is like the last DS incarnation, with a choice between "casual" and "classic" modes, where in classic mode, characters are actually killed rather than just out of the battle for the duration. Attachment to characters is what affects the player then, the struggle to keep their team alive despite the odds again them weighs heavily. This is in opposition to similar games like the Advance Wars and Super Robot Taisen series', where no one really dies.
Yes, ok, I'm playing casual mode. I don't need the emotional distress right now!!
Odd beginning, with you and Chrome fighting some old sorcerer, then you waking up with no memory and technically meeting Chrome for the first time. Oh yes, it's the old "protagonist with amnesia" opener. Well anyway, we soon end up proving ourselves in battle and are invited to join Chrome's band of vigilantes. Sweet, got my Casey Jones outfit ready to rock.
One thing Nintendo is trying out with this is paid DLC...FFS WHY!!! The retail price of the game is 4800yen, with there being 3600yen worth of DLC available at the time of writing. Ok, so the first set was a free download until May 31st (and I managed to get it literally by a few minutes), but still. I hope they smarten up with their pricing and realise we're not all made of money. Incidentally, the in-game shop where you buy the DLC is only unlocked after completing Chapter 4.
Bitching about DLC aside, FE Kakusei is true to form and a pleasure to play. There's not anywhere nearly as much text to read through as SRW games, which is a big plus in my book (I love SRW don't get me wrong, but that's a lot of read and not that much gaming sometimes).
Loving it, loving it, loving it.
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