Ah yes, chapter 21. Boy do I have a lot to say about it. I just beat the main story of Awakening last night and man what a great conclusion and ride. That judgement scene, I said yes and it was the most heartwarming and sad scene I have ever seen. I didn't cry, but I felt like it and felt sad. I really connected to Lucina in this scene because I care deeply for my mother and have been at her side through the tough times and was usually a person I could count on and saw my potential and understood who I was and how I had unique thinking compared to others. She was like a great friend to me as I didn't really have any in high school. Lucina has that same thing with Chrom, a very touching and powerful father and daughter relationship, which I like a lot. I relate to that temptation of killing Robin because of how heartbroken she is of the future and doesn't want it to happen and she loves her father dearly. She doesn't want to kill you out of rage, but to try and stop the dark future and Chroms death. Then the part when she says I can't even though Robin is allowing her to do it and hopes she'll find a new love and be happy really got to me and just tugged my heart. Don't get me started on the music or the flashback of her encountering Grima and just seeing the fear on her face.
Of course, the whole scene when it seems the inevitable happens and it seems Chrom dies, I thought he really did and that buildup to it really got me. I felt horrible, as if I screwed up and should've killed Validar with Chrom. I was tempted to reset and thought I had a game over screen coming up. Then seeing Lucina's reaction didn't help matters either. My mind thought "Look what you did to this poor heartwounded girl. You screwed up and hurt her even more." I've never felt so terrible in a game since the chao release option in SA2 and SADX. Heck, it was the Donkey Kong Country game over screen all over again. Then I shortly find out it was all a trick to easily defeat Validar and bring him to his knees with awesome line delivery from Basilio who somehow lived. I couldn't believe I fell for it, and to me was really great game connection that tricks you. I would have this same feeling when I did the final chapter where Grima Robin injures the party and tries to fuse with the current Robin. I though I messed up by not submitting to Grima and that my party would easily die. Thank goodness I just fell for another trick. Party gets fully healed and powered up by naga in one of the most amazing final boss confrontations with an epic song playing to it. I chose to kill Grima with Robin and got a very touching and satisfying ending that was very symbolic of Fire Emblems future. We the players made a sacrifice for a greater good and saved the entire franchise from death. I feel killing Grima with Robin is the true ending to the game for how symbolic it is. Amazing how connected I felt and I haven't felt this great connection to a game in a long time.
Seeing all the reactions from every party member was very tear jerking and touching. Followed by great credits that unfortunately troll me with Callums death and made me feel horrible with the quote of how he wasn't noticed. Of course, the happy ending of being found and reunited and surviving on the slimmest odds. What a great game and I'm still not even done yet and can't wait to try the dlc.
Also, Mother 3 is a very sad, tear jerking game that I almost cried at watching lets plays. I did cry when -
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Optimus Prime died in the transformers G1 movie (the 80's movie cartoon). Also thought Dinobots death in Beast Wars was touching, powerful and a satisfying conclusion to the character. Land Before Time and Lion King made me cry to. Last Airbender had some of those moments for me to.
Woot, Lucina figurine that looks great and I would definitely buy it.