SuperDowns
Banned
Ofc more sword users.... And melee in general. This warriors seems like a misfire... I want it to be more diverse and better but it's not working for me.
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Fire Emblem Warriors - Warriors' Awakening (new trailer)
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There's only one sword user out of the four new characters, and one of them is a mage, so someone more akin to mid-range combat. Obviously there will be way more melee characters than anything else, it's the case in every Warriors game.
Mystery
Marth
Caeda
Tiki
And who the Fuck knows - Navarre is popular but SWORD
Draug - (Foot Spear)
Linde or Merric (most likely Linde)
Don't think Tharja is dlc, but will be a villain like Camus.
Draxal how could you forget about the supreme Queen herself, Minerva
They want people to throw money at this game so I doubt they'll make Tharja a villain. But villainy isn't really her thing.
MiguelMexMIstery
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The beginning of the video is great, haha.
And I'm in for Axe Lissa
Looks like Robin focuses on magic, good call!
And I'm in for Axe Lissa
Looks like Robin focuses on magic, good call!Maintenance
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You know who also forgot Minerva, TMS #FE, and they made Palla the second queen of Fliers instead, so who knows.
I don't think Tharja is a villian perse, but she and gaius were the only enemy npcs that were recruitable in gameplay during Awakening. I'm betting they take advantage of that fact.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
This game looks great, looks like the cutscenes from path of radiance
Wyndstryker
Member
Axe lissa better come to heroes eventually.
That said I dunno if I'm ready for another musou game. Hyrule warriors is still nowhere close to complete for me.
That said I dunno if I'm ready for another musou game. Hyrule warriors is still nowhere close to complete for me.
papertoonz
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these are the first characters they have shown that don't use swords, so no
Sumia and/or Cordelia could work from Awakening.
I hope the Flavia and Basilio dream isn't dead.
Caeda is a lock.
Jeigan might get in as will Draug.
Azura and Hinoka are our best shots from Fates.
no but chrom was already shown to be able to use lances as well
Guess with Frederick there, it really lower's Titania's chances
Just give me Hector I guess
they've already said which games they're focusing on. shouldn't expect either of those, would be awesome though
I choose to optimistically interpret "focusing" as still having a few fan favourites from other titles!
psychowave
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Frederick is the only Awakening character that matters anyway so I'm happy he made the cut tbh.
War Cleric Lissa is amazing. I'll have to learn how to play her well because Lissa with a huge axe is never not going to be fun. I mean the optimal promotion in Awakening is probably Sage, but who goes for optimal all the time?
Frederick is nice for an axe cavalier, too. He does need the "Pick a god and pray!" line, though.
Lucina and Robin... eh, expected so they're nice, I guess. Robin could be fun with the tomes. There has to be a big Thoron spell that clears out all the enemies in a line in front of robin.
Frederick is nice for an axe cavalier, too. He does need the "Pick a god and pray!" line, though.
Lucina and Robin... eh, expected so they're nice, I guess. Robin could be fun with the tomes. There has to be a big Thoron spell that clears out all the enemies in a line in front of robin.
EVA UNIT 01
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Lucina confirmed. Day 1
Hours Left
Member
This Frederick renaissance we're having right now is incredible. Finally the best FE character is getting his due.
We've got a long way to go before I achieve complete Global saturation. This is a good start though.
Astral Dog
Member
I want to see the TMS characters
Did they say whether characters will be able to use different weapons like in Hyrule Warriors. Link used a variety of weapons even though he was primarily a sword wielder. Everything from a Spinner to the Great Fairy. Same with some of the other main characters. The variety thinned out a little bit as DLC characters were added. Linkle got a pair of boots in addition to her crossbows.
In regards to Robin ... I'm going to assume he'll play like Lana did. It's hard to not pair them both up as having the same movesets since they are both Tome users.
Contrary, I can't imagine Corrin using more than the Yato Blade. There will probably be different levels of the weapon that will be represented in the different forms the Yato had in Fire Emblem Fates.
It would really help the variety if classes were applied to different characters. You see Lisa as an axe wielder but perhaps this game will introduce a limited way to either take different classes or upgrade classes like the recent Fire Emblem games do. Hopefully they will introduce some plausible alternative classes/weapons for the announced characters.
In regards to Robin ... I'm going to assume he'll play like Lana did. It's hard to not pair them both up as having the same movesets since they are both Tome users.
Contrary, I can't imagine Corrin using more than the Yato Blade. There will probably be different levels of the weapon that will be represented in the different forms the Yato had in Fire Emblem Fates.
It would really help the variety if classes were applied to different characters. You see Lisa as an axe wielder but perhaps this game will introduce a limited way to either take different classes or upgrade classes like the recent Fire Emblem games do. Hopefully they will introduce some plausible alternative classes/weapons for the announced characters.
Surprised they haven't hinted the inclusion for any of the heroes from Shadows of Valentia just yet, as I would be down with playing as mage Tobin & mercenary Gray.
Palla, Catria, and Est as a 3-for-1 unit would be pretty cool.
I hope this isn't the case. Not a deal breaker, but my hype will seriously be deflated if that's the case. I primarily used him as a badass swordsman and was, by far, my most dominating unit in that game. I used magic sometimes, but the versatility of the unit is what made him fun to me. I hope they didn't knee-cap him by pigeon-holing him into a silly mage spec.
TheListOfToddicho
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I liked this trailer, and I'm glad to see some of the other Shepherds get into the game.
Makes me wonder if the next two trailers will focus on Fates and then Shadow Dragon
Makes me wonder if the next two trailers will focus on Fates and then Shadow Dragon
It is kind of neat how he's become one of the "pillars" of Awakening
Deserved, because Frederick is hella cool
Hours Left
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Yes, he is. Awakening is full of great characters that don't get enough attention due to Lucina and Tharja hogging all the spotlight.
I'm hoping this means that Frederick is taking his place as a core FE rep for expanded properties that utilize this IP.
StreetsAhead
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If characters are going to appear with different classes, I hope Tharja is released as a sword-wielding dark knight.
In before Bride Class.
ShadowSoldier89
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Hoping for Cordelia for lance. Expecting Caeda.
SuperDowns
Banned
You don't need to catch me in technicalities. I get you want this game to be hype but the amount of interesting non-traditional melee/ non-melee characters in Hyrule Warriors was to be applauded. If they stuck to that design doc for FEWar I would be much more hype. Axe pretty much means Sword in my book. It's a shame and a valid criticism.
NinjaCoachZ
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Lissa was nowhere near the top of who I was hoping to see in the game but that sort of juxtaposition is exactly why I'll allow it.
foxuzamaki
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I've already made my peace with that
I don't think they're striking against Nintendo.
I don't understand how it's valid, when you're saying that any melee weapon isn't good. Axe is a sword? I don't even get that.
You say that as if little girls can't use two handed battle axes...
And this one is barely 11! /sarcasm
Mind you it isn't like I don't get the hate. After all, if we are to take this seriously, Lissa is technically OUR FIRST AXE USER TO BE REVEALED FOR THIS GAME! In that sense alone, I can see where people can raise concerns since if there was at least one or two other Axe users revealed before hand, you could at least argue that no one would care as much about Lissa using an axe as they are right now.
Edit: I'm trying to think of any "Joke characters" in Fire Emblem, but I can't think of one at this immediate moment. I could say it would be like if "Donnel was revealed to be the first spear user for this game," but it isn't like he is a joke character since he can become a nightmare if you train him well.
Auron_Kale
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So we've got...
- Lissa with an axe (interesting if she's being considered a war cleric in this game)
- Freddy with an axe (taking a page from FE Heroes rather than giving him his default lance but whatever)
- Robin (my Birb) is a mage (of course though still curious if he'll get use of a sword)
- Lucina (sword of course and I miss Laura Bailey voicing her...)
Now that we've got these guys confirmed, I'm ready to see some heroes from Shadow Dragon as well as DLC that will probably feature heroes from other FE games please.
Oh and was already buying this so I just wanted confirmation of both Robin and Lucina, which I just got with this trailer.
- Lissa with an axe (interesting if she's being considered a war cleric in this game)
- Freddy with an axe (taking a page from FE Heroes rather than giving him his default lance but whatever)
- Robin (my Birb) is a mage (of course though still curious if he'll get use of a sword)
- Lucina (sword of course and I miss Laura Bailey voicing her...)
Now that we've got these guys confirmed, I'm ready to see some heroes from Shadow Dragon as well as DLC that will probably feature heroes from other FE games please.
Oh and was already buying this so I just wanted confirmation of both Robin and Lucina, which I just got with this trailer.
Hours Left
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This is only the beginning.
SuperDowns
Banned
Boring melee is boring melee. Do you understand that? The hack n'slash formula was a lot more varied in HWar than it is presenting itself to be in FEWar.