THE ALL CAPS THREAD

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I KNOW YOU DON'T LIKE THE DISNEY AND FINAL FANTASY MIX, BUT KINGDOM HEARTS IS TRULY A GAME THAT IS EMOTIONAL TO PLAY AND LEAVES A MARK. A MEMORABLE GAME. A PURE MAGICAL NOSTALGIA TRIP.

I HAVE FIVE OF THE EIGHT GAMES IN MY AMAZON CART. I KNOW ALL THE SPOILERS, UNFORTUNATELY. THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS--I FIND OUT IN PASSING, AND THEN MONTHS OR YEARS LATER GET INTERESTED.

WAIT WHAT? IT'S CANCELLED??! I HOPED IT WAS JUST DELAYED... I LOVE DRAGON QUEST AND HAVE BEEN SO LOOKING FORWARD TO XI. I HOPE IT AT LEAST WILL COME FOR THE SWITCH??

I REALLY HAVE TO GET ME A SWITCH...




HEY KURA, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME GAME ADVICE PLEASE, AS I KNOW YOU'VE PLAYED SOME OF THESE GAMES. I'M INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING ONE OF THESE GAMES:

FIRE EMBLEM: AWAKENING

FIRE EMBLEM: FATES BIRTHRIGHT

BRAVELY DEFAULT

THEY ALL SOUND INTERESTING BUT I DON'T KNOW WHICH WOULD BE A BETTER FIT FOR ME.

1. SAVE POINTS.
A LOT OF THE TIME I CAN ONLY PLAY FOR SO LONG BEFORE I NEED A BREAK, SO I DEPEND ON THE GAME NOT MAKING IT TOO HARD TO GET TO A SAVE POINT. DRAGON QUEST FOR INSTANCE MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO SAVE IN EVERY TOWN AS WELL AS QUICK SAVE.

2. GRINDING
I READ THAT FE FATES CONQUEST DOESN'T ALLOW FOR GRINDING AT ALL WHILE IN THE OTHERS APPARENTLY YOU CAN FIGHT AN OLD BATTLE OVER AGAIN?
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO GRIND TO MAKE TOUGH PARTS OF THE GAME EASIER, AS I CAN IN DRAGON QUEST AND RUNE FACTORY.

3. RECOVERING HP/ MP
I FIND SOME RPGS WAY TOO UNFORGIVING WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING MONEY TO BUY LIFE RESTORING POTIONS AND RECOVERY AT INNS. I FIND DRAGON QUEST PERFECT IN THAT RESPECT TOO. I CAN START FIGHTING AROUND THE FIRST TOWN AND AFFORD NAPS AT THE INN AS NEEDED, AND EVEN REGAIN HP/ MP WHEN LEVELING UP.


I KNOW FE IS HARD IN CLASSIC MODE, AND WOULD ONLY PLAY IN CASUAL.
I USED TO PLAY WORMS A LOT AND PLAYED HOGS OF WAR HOPING IT WOULD BE EQUALLY GOOD, BUT WHEN I FOUND THE PIGS DIED PERMANENTLY WHEN THEY DIED, I LOST INTEREST. NO PERMADEATH FOR ME.

I'VE HEARD BRAVELY DEFAULT IS A DIFFICULT GAME, BUT THAT IT ALSO HAS AN EASY MODE AND THAT RANDOM ENCOUNTERS CAN BE ADJUSTED AS NEEDED, TAILORING THE GAME TO THE PLAYER.


I'M NOT LOOKING FOR A VERY CHALLENGING GAME THAT IS TOO HARD AND PUNISHES ME FOR MISTAKES. I JUST FIND IT FRUSTRATING AND WILL STOP PLAYING IT. DYING A GAZILLION TIMES DOESN'T MAKE ME WANT TO CONTINUE.

I'M LOOKING FOR A GAME THAT IS FUN TO PLAY AND LETS ME PLAY AT MY PACE ON MY TERMS AND THAT I CAN GET REALLY INTO.

I'VE ALSO CONSIDERED MIITOPIA BUT I'M A LITTLE SKEPTICAL TO THE PERSONALITY PART OF THE GAME. APPARENTLY SOME CHARACTERS CAN BE GIVEN MONEY TO GO BUY SOMETHING AND COME BACK WITH SOMETHING ELSE, AND STUBBORN CHARACTERS MIGHT REFUSE TO HEAL IF GIVEN FOOD THEY DON'T LIKE, AND THEY MIGHT EAT FOOD JUST BECAUSE THEY WANT TO, AND I WANT CONTROL OVER MY HEAL AND OTHER ITEMS, SO I WONDER IF IT WILL JUST GET ANNOYING AFTER A WHILE....


WHICH OF THE ABOVE GAMES (IF ANY) WOULD YOU RECOMMEND?

HIYA, SKIP.
I'M SURE HOPING IT'LL COME FOR THE SWITCH; OTHERWISE I MIGHT HAVE TO FORGO GETTING A SWITCH AT ALL AND GET A PS4 INSTEAD [THOUGH SMASH ULTIMATE AND FIRE EMBLEM THREE HOUSES WILL BE FOR THE SWITCH...]

I HAVE FE AWAKENING, BIRTHRIGHT, CONQUEST, AND REVELATION. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND BOTH AWAKENING AND BIRTHRIGHT; IN MY OPINION THE LATTER HAS THE BEST STORYLINE AND CHARACTERS, THOUGH I LIKE AWAKENING'S CHARACTERS A LOT, TOO.

AS FOR SAVE POINTS, YOU CAN SUSPEND SAVE DURING BATTLE AND OTHERWISE SAVE AFTER EACH CHAPTER.

I WOULD SUGGEST PLAYING ON NORMAL CASUAL IN YOUR CASE; IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO LOSE WHEN PLAYING ON CASUAL.

FE ISN'T A SERIES THAT HAS GRINDING AS A CORE GAMEPLAY MECHANIC, AS THE HEROES CAN LEVEL UP IN A SLOW, STEADY CURVE AND MONEY IS ONLY AN ISSUE IN CONQUEST NORMAL DIFFICULTY AND UP.

I HAVEN'T PLAYED BRAVELY DEFAULT; I'VE HEARD MIXED THINGS ABOUT IT--SOME PEOPLE ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT, OTHERS CAN'T STAND IT.

TONY STARK WAS ABLE TO BUILD THIS A CAVE!! ! WITH A BOX OF SCRAPS!! !

'THIS A CAVE'? OKAY, THEN.

SETTLE FOR A CAVERN OR TRENCH PERHAPS?

CAVERN SOUNDS GOOD.

WHAT ABOUT A CHASM? OR BETTER YET, AN ABYSS?

OKAY. CHASM.

HEY, LISTEN! WATCH OUT!

NAVI?! IS THAT YOU? HEY! I'M LISTENING.

USE THE A BUTTON TO OPEN DOORS!

PRESSED A!

*creeeek* THE DOOR OPENED! IT'S A TREASURE ROOM FULL OF RUPEES! *FANFARE PLAYS*

ENTERS THE ROOM AND BEGINS GATHERING THE TREASURE.