#unsurprisingly then alcryst and the solm royals/retainers are my fave characters

[wrenhavenriver]

hey only fe fan i follow, how have you been liking engage? i've been torn because it has some fun moments and the characters are all great but the main plot is bonkers balls to the wall weird. but it's nice to have supports that aren't just someone trauma dumping for 15 straight minutes (i like 3h but its supports were sometimes difficult to get through) so i'm back and forth overall.

yeah, there are a handful of characters i like or find interesting and a few moments of actual earnest emotion scattered throughout the story but for the most part the writing is shallow as all fuck. i've read that this is the same writing team that did Fates, and it really, really shows - i know that this was meant to be more of a fun game celebrating the franchise anniversary than anything heavier or more philosophical/political (plus the devs are on the record as stating they wanted a "simpler" story so players could spend most of their attention on the new gameplay additions), but i really do think there's a much better middle ground out there than...what they ended up with, which mostly just smacks of minimal effort/resources. it's especially obvious with the quality (or lack thereof) of some of the support chains (and most of the emblem bond conversations, tbqfh). i'm also not a big fan of the art style or the return of more overtly fanservicey designs, but the colors and smoother battle animations are nice to look at. and the gameplay is definitely fun, even if i have to turn off my brain for the story segments in between. idk, it's never going to mean half of a percent as much as awakening or three houses does to me, but i guess it's a decent enough time kill while waiting for what's next, possibly the rumored fe4 remake?

#moments that i've actually liked in the story so far: #1) ève comforting alear over their grief over [redacted]'s death - which managed to hit much harder than the death scene itself #2) alcryst declaring he'll protect diamant no matter what when diamant has a crisis of faith when their father goes off to battle #which shows that despite being the Self Deprecating joke character he loves his family deeply and has a good amount of spine underneath #and fits in with the menacing way he confronted alfred and alear at the border before knowing who they were #aaaand 3) the solm royals being like 'ya we know. we were testing you duh' when alear tells them sombron is back #that's...kind of it so far lmao. i'm only on ch like 15ish so far so we'll see i guess #unsurprisingly then alcryst and the solm royals/retainers are my fave characters #also appreciate citrinne for being a nepo baby who KNOWS she's a nepo baby and is desperately scrambling to be useful in spite of it #and i love panette's design. yunaka's is cute too without hitting zephia levels of facepalm-worthy fanservice #also love how gay most of etie's supports are. and chloé/merrin's. AND CHROM AND ROBIN. MY GOD. #fire emblem engage spoilers #anonymous #asks