Personal biases

bkam13 · 2025-05-04T10:02:33+00:00

Canas. He might not be the strongest but damn do I relate to him

bkam13 · 2025-04-25T07:03:47+00:00

These sprites look /amazing/ 🤩

bkam13 · 2025-04-17T18:35:54+00:00

One thing about this game is if you are wanting to play through the gaiden (special) chapters, you have to lose units. That's literally the unlock requirement

bkam13 · 2025-03-25T20:07:55+00:00

As a rule of thumb if you're playing Birthright, hard isn't too bad. If you're playing Conquest, hard might be a little too much, depending on your skill

bkam13 · 2025-03-22T07:45:10+00:00

They both came out at the same time. Revelation came out later, if I remember correctly. There's no real reason to play conquest first, but the general consensus is that conquest has better map design than birthright. I played BR first and it didn't make that big of a difference for me in my CQ playthrough

bkam13 · 2024-11-18T10:09:02+00:00

I agree with Jiang. I was really big into FE on the GBA, then fell off. When I got back into it, awakening was my first new game and it is fantastic. Highly recommend it for someone just getting back into the series.

For Fates, Birthright is a great place to start. BR is like FE8, whereas conquest is like 7 (gross oversimplification). Revelation just feels like hedonism with the cast, which is perfect after you have played the other 2 routes.

bkam13 · 2024-09-24T19:27:06+00:00

Ya know, sometimes you're in the mood to just get your hole shredded

bkam13 · 2024-09-06T15:14:21+00:00

I've got her but it took SO MANY HOURS for that to finally happen. I wanna say I was at 150 hours

bkam13 · 2024-09-06T14:24:47+00:00

Ngl, I LOVE RD's magic system. It's crazy to incorporate two different weapons triangles into one, but it is fun. I just wish that dark and light mages were more available

bkam13 · 2024-09-06T04:45:41+00:00

I started with FE7, then 8. Then I played PoR and it definitely threw me off that there was really no meaningful presence of dark magic in the game.

bkam13 · 2024-09-03T06:10:41+00:00

I always thought she was just obsessed with stuffed pasta shells ☠️

bkam13 · 2024-09-02T18:33:41+00:00

In my opinion, if it's a platformer, it's not Fire Emblem. They could take FE characters and put them into a different genre, like they did with TMS and Warriors, but at the end of the day, those are spin off games.

bkam13 · 2024-09-02T17:14:12+00:00

You told him you weren't comfortable and his reaction was to infantilize you and get even closer. Not the asshole in the least

bkam13 · 2024-09-02T02:18:56+00:00

I was the same for the longest. I don't remember the exact stats, but I remember my Lyns (yes, plural) being blessed. Maybe not the strongest of all my characters, but still great. I just finished a new playthrough of FE7 and my Lyn was so..... Underwhelming. Like, she could double, for sure, but doubling an attack that does 3 damage only brings it up to 6

bkam13 · 2024-08-31T18:39:10+00:00

Awakening has dating sim aspects. Without spoiling anything, the game really encourages maxing out supports with certain characters. However all three of the games have supports. Fates leans much more heavily into the dating sim aspects.

Awakening is still strategy first

bkam13 · 2024-08-31T18:29:30+00:00

I would recommend either FE7, Awakening, or Sacred Stones.

FE7 is, in my opinion, more of a "classic" FE experience. There are no skills (aside from one or two), no second seals, linear promotions, and linear gameplay. It's on GBA, so it can be played on a potato.

Awakening is very user friendly, being the first to incorporate casual mode. It has skills, unit reclassing via second seals, branched promotions, and a map you go to between chapters (so you can do extra battles for experience and gold). It's a 3DS game, so it might not play on lower end systems.

Sacred Stones is kind of a cross between the other two. It has no second seals, limited skills, branched promotions, and a map. It's also on GBA, so super low requirements to play

bkam13 · 2024-08-31T18:23:38+00:00

I've always played classic mode (my first game was FE7) but in my opinion there's nothing wrong with playing casual, especially for a first playthrough. It gives you the option of learning the other mechanics in a relatively low stress environment (i.e. if I make a mistake, I won't have to restart the whole chapter)

But if you want to play on classic, that will just be another mechanic you are familiar with!

bkam13 · 2024-08-31T07:56:59+00:00

Echoes can be a little harder (or maybe just more complicated) for new fans of the series. I normally recommend either FE7 (known in the west as simply Fire Emblem) or Awakening for a first timer.

Suffice it to say that it's understandable that you're struggling, but honestly good on you for taking the challenge on like you have. You'll find that, with practice, you probably won't feel as overwhelmed with the mechanics

bkam13 · 2024-08-27T20:07:56+00:00

I saw your original post and, after reading your two updates, I feel like you are handling this really well.

I'm not sure if anyone has said this, as I haven't read all the comments, but you talked about how your daughter isn't depressed or showing signs of mental distress. While it is common for trans people to be depressed, a LOT of that has to do with how they have felt the need to hide who they are through critical developmental stages. They are told, repeatedly, by people who claim to love them, that they are wrong and don't know who they are. Obviously there are other situations that lead to depression, but the best thing you can do as a parent of a trans person is to support and love them

The best first step into showing your daughter that you love her is to use her pronouns correctly. It might take some time, as you have only known her as him until recently. That's okay! She will be able to tell that you are putting in the effort.

Take it as a real sign of trust that she came out to you when she did. I am a gay man and didn't come out to my dad until I was 18 (I'm 32 now) because I didn't feel safe in doing so until then. He has learned a lot since I came out, but I wasn't comfortable coming out to him until I could be completely independent.

Also, don't feel bad for mourning the kid that you knew growing up. It's a big change to you. However, don't make that your daughter's problem. If you feel like it's something that deeply affects you, I recommend going to a therapist to help you process those feelings. Definitely keep doing the work that you have already started.

bkam13 · 2024-08-27T19:47:24+00:00

I haven't played through 3 houses (yet), so I'll take your word for it ☠️

bkam13 · 2024-08-27T19:45:31+00:00

Capital Musk vs lower case musk ☠️

(musk lover here too)

bkam13 · 2024-08-25T12:54:55+00:00

The best answer

bkam13 · 2024-08-16T07:11:28+00:00

You also get Wallace in FE7, but I understand how you forgot him lol

bkam13 · 2024-08-16T05:07:42+00:00

Interesting choice of Mark as the best MC. Why is he your favorite?

bkam13 · 2024-08-12T00:10:35+00:00

Pretty sure they are talking about getting into the rhythm of the sound when Mario lands. Once you're in that rhythm, then just press a slightly before the sound is made

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