Topic: Fire Emblem Kakusei (Awakening)

Cool. I'll have to check it out. I got the demo in the US, and I'm liking what I see. What would you say the replay value is? (Very low/Low/Moderate/High/Very High)

This may sound like a very dumb question....

BUT ARE THERE ANY SAD/DEPRESSING SONGS? This is what I think can tide me over until PMD 3DS, but if this game has sad songs I'll love it more

I didn't have a chance to check out the demo until just now.

I've only previously played Sacred Stones in the FE franchise, and I absolutely loved that game so I knew I'd be getting Awakening...but WOW based on that demo I'm definitely pre-ordering it. I love the gameplay (of course), the graphics, the setting, and I even think the writing/story is a little more interesting so far.

I think they did a great job with the demo with introducing new people to the series. I was afraid a demo may be very confusing for people who were new to it, but I think they did a great job with it. I hope it convinces people who would normally not buy the game to pick it up now.

@Tsuchinoko Does the team up feature make the battles pretty one sided or does it get hard enough that it's a helpful technique?

You should take the demo for a spin. It's DEFINITELY a CRUCIAL technique to the game. Playing the demo on lunatic, at first I was like "I'll just pwn them all with Frederick." So I sent him ahead. Long story short, he was almost dead within the first turn. You WILL get pwnd if you don't use it effectively.

Diffinitly swordmasters. Their speed is very nice. And their great ability to dodge always amuses me when a peorson with a 0% chance of hitting them tries to attack them.

I certainly hope that isn't how he'll look either. I prefer his PoR/Brawl design. Although Roy looks freaking awesome.

Yep, he certainly doesn't look like a clone now.

And also, yes I know that it wasn't a game that featured Marth or Roy that first appeared outside Japan, but is WAS because of their appearance in Melee that sparked interest in the series in the West, enough so to internationalize the franchise.

Lol, I do that too. For example, after I finished playing KI:Uprising I found myself playing as Pit

I play as every character in Brawl. I like to be well-rounded

@WingedFish
Roy does look pretty sweet there. Have they released a picture of Marth yet?

Anyway, Febuary 4 can't come soon enough for me. I'm really looking forward to playing some more Fire Emblem and this game looks spectacular. Would anyone recommend the first FE game on the GBA or FE: Shadow Dragon?

Not Shadow Dragon, seriously. Play the first western Fire Emblem; though, if possible I'd say play Path of Radiance.

I saw some ask what our favorite unit type is. Mine, easily, is the Assassin. I don't remember his name, but I think it started with a "J," and he was in the first US GBA game. Actually, maybe he was from the DS version. I remember leveling him up to 20 and he was one of my best units. He dodged nearly every enemy attack, and I just thought that was so cool hahah

Seconded. Shadow Dragon was a huge dissapointment for me. I decided to go for it after playing Sacred Stones, and it just didn't feel as good at all. The Gamecube, Wii and both GBA games that came westward are much better.

Might have been Joshua in Sacred Stones, since he could be an assassin. I, myself, used Marisa for that role.

I really want George Takei to voice a character. It would be kinda' stupid and unnecessary but I would love to hear him say "Oh my". Also, I find it disapointing that the Rapier is kinda' better than then the Falcion.

If it was the first western game that would be Jaffar.

So to not just blindly praise the demo. The grunts at the beginning of every piece of dialogue gets annoying. It was cute at first but got tiresome fast. A small complaint but still. Also, everyone's feet. lol
Really can't wait for this game despite some very minor stuff.

Yeah, it's Jaffar.
@Retro What feet? All I see are stubs.

As a matter of fact, yes. Case in point, I actually have this picture on my bedroom wall.
Here it is.

I actually hope this design carries over to Smash Bros., it looks nice.

Yeah it got pretty annoying for me as well. Is there any way to turn them off? I mean, we get options for just about every other little thing, like how we want to view the battle animations.

Those are my only problems with it too. Although honestly the grunts and sighs don't bother me quite as much, probably because I'm used to hearing it in anime all the time.