12/2/2023 0 Comments Emblem engageExperimenting and using the Emblems feels incredibly satisfying, even though I have no historical attachment to anyone other than Byleth. The biggest feature which distinguishes combat in Engage from other Fire Emblems is the Emblem Rings. I don’t know how to describe this in a way which communicates how addictive and fun it actually is. You’re given a “time crystal” a few chapters in, which allows you to undo any messes you’ve made, up to a point. You can upgrade your characters so that they’re riding a goddamn griffin or wolf (WOLF!). Specific kinds of weapons (including magic) are strong or weak against others. You move your characters around strategically, trying to kill enemies while not killing your own army. The combat is what you’d expect from a Fire Emblem game. I was having a hard time feeling obsessed over a game again-that sense of being sucked in, when deep down, you’re a little upset that you have plans with friends after work because you just want to play video games. I only finished three games in 2022 after I put Elden Ring down (short ones, too: Stray, Shredder’s Revenge, and The Case of the Golden Idol). While I do still think of Elden Ring as Game Of The Year, I think it cursed me. I had played this game for 150 hours, and yet I felt like I would never finish it. It felt like an endless, frustrating chore. Then I hit a wall around 100 hours into my playthrough-”I’m not even halfway through the map, am I?” But then I got COVID and played for another 50 hours before I hit another wall. I would play it for hours on end, transfixed, convinced along with everyone else that it was Game Of The Year. I, like so many, got obsessed with Elden Ring upon its release in February 2022. Before I dig into my experience with Fire Emblem Engage, let me summarize my last year in gaming real quick.
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