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With the vast amount of chapters there are in the Fire Emblem series, there's bound to be some in particular that stand out for you, whether it's the pride and joy of your life, or if it's the bane of your existence. In this thread, feel free to discuss how a certain chapter's Fog of War mechanic makes the chapter much more harder than it needs to be, or how having to protect a unit with abysmal stats in order to recruit them makes you want to tear your hair out. I'm looking at you in particular, Battle Before Dawn. Alternatively, feel free to help fellow Fire Emblem players with difficult chapters by providing them specific strategies that worked for you.
While my knowledge on Fire Emblem chapters is limited due to the fact that I've only completed two games, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem has two chapters—Chapter 11: Anri's Way, and Chapter 13: Frozen Land—that are rather bothersome for me.
Anri's Way first. It's set in a desert, and it's riddled with Wyverns. They have a movement of 12, and their Breath attack negates any non-Manakete's Defense Stat, which more often than not, reduces your units HP to dangerously low numbers. Other than that, the chapter's not too bad. You can just huddle up your units in the lower right corner, and have your most sturdiest units guard the more fragile units, while Archers and Mages with Shaver or Excalibur finish off the Wyverns, with healers restoring the frontlines' HP and Phina dancing for them just in case you need to heal one more time.
And then there's Frozen Land. The map isn't too bad either, and it isn't quite as infested with Wyverns as Anri's Way, but in their stead, there are Ice Dragons. They're not too terrible, but they're rather bulky, and there are Ice Dragons reinforcements as well.
As for favorites? It'd have to be Chapter 16x of Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. I'll be tagging it as a spoiler just in case there are those who haven't played FE12 yet.
So, that's it for me. What about you guys? What chapters really grinds your gears? Or what chapters tickles your fancy?
While my knowledge on Fire Emblem chapters is limited due to the fact that I've only completed two games, Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem has two chapters—Chapter 11: Anri's Way, and Chapter 13: Frozen Land—that are rather bothersome for me.
Anri's Way first. It's set in a desert, and it's riddled with Wyverns. They have a movement of 12, and their Breath attack negates any non-Manakete's Defense Stat, which more often than not, reduces your units HP to dangerously low numbers. Other than that, the chapter's not too bad. You can just huddle up your units in the lower right corner, and have your most sturdiest units guard the more fragile units, while Archers and Mages with Shaver or Excalibur finish off the Wyverns, with healers restoring the frontlines' HP and Phina dancing for them just in case you need to heal one more time.
And then there's Frozen Land. The map isn't too bad either, and it isn't quite as infested with Wyverns as Anri's Way, but in their stead, there are Ice Dragons. They're not too terrible, but they're rather bulky, and there are Ice Dragons reinforcements as well.
As for favorites? It'd have to be Chapter 16x of Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem. I'll be tagging it as a spoiler just in case there are those who haven't played FE12 yet.
Chapter 16x - Reunion is probably my most favorite FE chapter by far. The prologue chapters as well as the Gaiden chapters all lead up to this one specific chapter by building Katarina's character, as well as showcasing her unstable and shaky relationship with the other assassins—Kleine/Clarisse and Eremiah/Eremiya in particular. In a sense, Katarina does not fit in well with the other assassins as she has a much more kind and caring nature than that of her peers, who are rather cold and distant. This is seen as a weakness, which subjects her to verbal abuse by Eremiah/Eremiya. By Chapter 16x - Reunion, Eremiah/Eremiya has Katarina convinced that she is a mere puppet and that she is worthless. Kris absolutely refuses to fight Katarina and instead tries to convince her otherwise by talking to her three times in battle. The first time around, Katarina mentions that she had a dream that the two of them were Royal Guards and saved many people and received their thanks. The second time around, Katarina quickly ends his attempt at a conversation, and asks him to fight her. By the third time around, Katarina asks why he refuses to fight her, despite him knowing that she'll kill him if he doesn't kill her first. He responds to this by saying how he's her friend and gets her to remember their time together as knights-in-training, and how she said they'd be "an unstoppable team". Katarina denies this, saying that it was all a lie and that everything she did was to decieve him, and that she doesn't care about him at all. Kris however, sees through this, and points out the fact she's crying—Kris knows that deep down, Katarina wants to fight alongside him. However, she believes that it's too late for that, as she's already committed "too many unforgivable sins". Kris then responds how although it won't be easy because of people from Altea and the assassin organization will turn her a cold shoulder, she'll have to start atoning for them regardless. He also promises her that no matter what happens, he'll stand by her side. With this, Katarina bursts out into tears and rejoins the Altean army. By the end of the chapter, she confronts Marth and asks him to execute her in order to atone for her sins. Marth refuses, saying that she would only be running from her sins, and would rather have her atone with her life. When Katarina asks how to do so, Marth simply states that she has to think for herself since she's always followed orders.
This chapter has a major impact on Katarina's character. In Chapter 20x - Depth of the Abyss, Katarina states how she now personally wants to be of use to Kris, rather than being ordered to do so. This carries on to most of her dialogue, such as her "C" support with Kris, as well as in all of her dialogue in How's Everyone.
This chapter has a major impact on Katarina's character. In Chapter 20x - Depth of the Abyss, Katarina states how she now personally wants to be of use to Kris, rather than being ordered to do so. This carries on to most of her dialogue, such as her "C" support with Kris, as well as in all of her dialogue in How's Everyone.
So, that's it for me. What about you guys? What chapters really grinds your gears? Or what chapters tickles your fancy?
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