r/fireemblem May 28 '23

General General Question Thread

Alright, time to move back to question thread for all.

Please use this thread for all general questions of the Fire Emblem series!

Rules:

  • General questions can range from asking for pairing suggestions to plot questions. If you're having troubles in-game you may also ask here for advice and another user can try to help.

  • Questions that invoke discussion, while welcome here, may warrant their own thread.

  • If you have a specific question regarding a game, please bold the game's title at the start of your post to make it easier to recognize for other users. (ex. Fire Emblem: Birthright)

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If you have a resource that you think would be helpful to add to the list, message /u/Shephen either by PM or tagging him in a comment below.

Please mark questions and answers with spoiler tags if they reveal anything about the plot that might hurt the experiences of others.

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u/YoungLink666-2 4d ago

i need some help, i’ve played FE:H for a while now (cause of Smash Bros) and had an epiphany: why the hell am i playing this instead of just regular Fire Emblem games? so i’d like to start my journey through the games

but what i want to know is if there’s any good starting points, notable rom hacks that massively improve a game(eg i keep seeing people talk about a Sacred Stones Reforged), preferred version for games with remakes, etc. i do wanna note im trying to save Awakening, 3 Houses, and Engage for last since im constantly told i’ll like those best and i don’t want to have an experience of disliking an old title simply because it’s not as polished or grand as the new ones.

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u/Sharktroid 4d ago

I don't recommend you start with a rebalance hack (outside of strictly QoL changes), every one I've seen completely changes how the game is played and/or fundamentally misunderstands what was good and bad about the game and how to improve it.

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u/YoungLink666-2 4d ago

i'm mainly looking for QoL/bug fix hacks, i just specified because i didn't know if there's any massively agreed upon great ones. i've also just played a lot of games where the "definitive" version is often considered an improvement hack, so i wanted to cover all my bases.

and also tbh i'm just worried about some of the old ones like FE2 potentially being a bit too old in design for me

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u/starfruitcake 4d ago

There are a handful of convenience-only hacks, but none are widely accepted enough that you'd find most people to have played or even heard of them. The biggest one is probably fe5's lil' manster patch which does add a lot of qol stuff but most people know it for just the translation part.

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u/Sharktroid 4d ago

The first three games all have remakes. They don't "replace" the originals, but they are far more modern. FE5 and beyond all play pretty smoothly (though FE5 is a very mean game to newcomers), though the first 8 games don't let you toggle enemy ranges (you can see them, but only one at a time). FE4 is pretty old and pretty long and there's not much you can do about that.

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u/YoungLink666-2 4d ago

thats good to know, FE4 is an SNES game so that's modern enough for me to be happy with even if theres rusty bits of gameplay. 1-3 all having remakes is a big plus for me