Fire Emblem Awakening - "Waifu Emblem"

Yay I've got this preordered in GAME and it comes with a free art book in there, that's worth the exra tenner.

I love Advance Wars personally. I absolutely suck at it though.

Anyway, as of now I'm considering double dipping on this. I have had it pre-ordered from Ozgameshop for a few weeks, but now I'm considering ordering it from EB Games online since I don't think I can wait two plus weeks for this.

Also, anyone interested in some nice Fire Emblem wallpapers? Found em on the US Nintendo site and Japan site yesterday.

Spoiler:

High praise indeed! It definitely seems like one of the best Fire Emblems through the playthrough I watched on YouTube, so I can assume it'll play even better in person.

I really can't wait for this, though as I'm holding off my purchase until summer I'm going to be jealous of everyone playing it this week. Looks amazing.

I don't think I'll be rubbish at this compared with Advance Wars. The lack of micromanagement and bases is the main reason - I just can't deal with those on strategy games as I run into stalemates nearly every time. Skulls of the Shogun incorporated things so resources on maps (which can be used at bases to summon new units) are finite, so that wasn't too much work for my brain to get round, and I've had no trouble with Disgaea, FF Tactics (though those arguably don't require too much tactical thought) and the excellent Ghost Recon Shadow Wars.

Is that so? Maybe I just plunged in at the deep end, then. I guess we'll see.

It will be me and you both in the deep end

shanks wrote:

It will be me and you both in the deep end

And me!

You'll get the hang of it very quickly, and become masters.

i cant wait to get this on friday, im not enjoying luigi so that will be getting traded in for this. But i prefer games like this or rpgs on a handheld then a console and games like luigi on a console not a handheld.

Well, I've just been emailed to tell me my copy is on the way, time to get me a 3DS methinks.

Will be getting mine on the way home from work tomorrow. Still lots of Luigi to play, though. And books to read. And comic books. And, y'know, "the real world" or whatever.

Much as so-called "memes" are the death of comedy, I think this one is appropriate here:

So, as a complete newbie to the series that doesn't want it to be a complete cakewalk, what settings do you suggest?

Normal, Hard, Lunatic?
Newcomer? Classic?

I know that I'll be playing Classic Normal should I get this. Will mosey on down to GAME today.

Classic Normal, yeah. You have to play Classic to experience the whole heartbreak of losing a unit and anything more difficult for a first playthrough will put you off.

Went to GAME: sold out. Apparently it's "one of those games that are going to keep selling out again and again, like Monster Hunter". You know what this means: the 3DS has gone popular.



To ShopTo!

So that's why Nintendo launched their download card scheme in the UK today...

Good move, though: http://www.nintendo-nation.net/eshop-download-codes-at-retail-finally-leave-japan/

Went in the local game shop last night to ask about something else, the guy pulled my copy from behind the counter and surreptitiously sold it to me. So I went home, peeled off the cellophane, enjoyed the new game smell . . . and put it my 3DS games case. Then I cooked tea, and I still haven't played it. I don't know why I'm faffing about on here instead of playing it . . . or at least playing Luigi!

I picked up a copy of this yesterday morning, and while I haven't played much of it as yet I've enjoyed the first couple of chapters immensely. I started on Hard Classic, and it's pretty punishing - is there an easy way to restart a chapter? No doubt there is and I'm being immensely stupid, but so far I've just been Home-ing out and reopening the game.

I got my copy yesterday but with work and wanting to finish Luigi first I may start it sometime next week if I'm lucky

Absolutely everyone on Twitter has been banging on about this game all weekend.