Dark Deity

Dumped it and the franchise as soon as the lgbt ♥♥♥♥ started.

Scratches the Fire Emblem itch but the difficulty is a mixed bag with characters constantly dying but no permadeath making it very easy to throw units into frays because you only need one left to finish the battle. Also, the near constant recruitments even late into the game makes leveling up certain units impractical because you'll probably pick up a level 20 somewhere down the line. The lack of side missions to level up your units also makes it not worth diversifying your team as the story battles get harder and instead just stick with the units you started with or switching to high level recruitments. I had fun beating it in three days so it was worth the five dollars I spent on sale but I don't think I'd pay full price for it since there's not a ton of replay value due to the aforementioned lack of unit diversity or serious RPG elements. I'll try the sequel when it goes on sale because it seems to have some improvements and greedy Nintendo still won't put dang Fire Emblem on Steam. I wish there was a medium recommendation option but I'll give it a thumbs up since one character's death quote is "Aight, Imma head out"

Visually appealing, but I've found the characters and gameplay to be pretty shallow. The plot's pacing is strange, and one of the early major plot points just didn't receive the reaction from the characters that I'd have expected from loyal soldiers. They tried to do something interesting with the armor and damage types, but even on the highest difficulty it doesn't feel like it makes a notable difference. I've heard that the sequel improves on some, but not all, of the things that have made it hard for me to enjoy this game, so I'll give that one a go instead.

Game is unfinished, class development is 80% wrong decisions, and despite being great on a controller it is programmed to conjure inputs from the mouse

Many of the other negative reviews touch on the individual aspects I didn't enjoy, so I'll just say this: It's not a bad game, but it's not gripping, either. The story is standard fare, so it didn't hold my attention. The gameplay is fine; it's your usual Fire Emblem set-up, but clunkier. It just didn't hold my attention. I'm sure the sequel is better. I'd say give that a try, instead.

The combat system is fun, but the UI is bad and the story/conversations are absolutely horrid. Definitely skip this one if you are looking for immersion or a story to play through - it reads like an AI script.

剧情属于是梦到哪写哪，玩到通关都没什么记忆点。关卡有一定的设计感，但是糟糕的音效与战斗系统还有蹩脚的教学引导很好地破坏了这些设计。不同兵种的差异化不够大，大部分兵种的职业技能都很鸡肋。最让人不解的是一个只有27关的战旗游戏居然强行塞了30个可操纵角色。经典战旗《曹操传》三条线五十多关也才二十多个可操纵角色，就这样还是会有很多角色缺少出场机会坐冷板凳。而本作的前20关几乎每一关都要给一两个新角色。过多的新角色对游戏的代入感是毁灭性的，前一个角色还没记住名字特性和身份背景，后面的新角色就又来了，完全没法与故事中这些台词都没几句的角色产生共情，羁绊对话更是看的云里雾里。在我看来这游戏的可操纵角色起码要砍到二十个以内才算合理。在我玩过的类火纹游戏里，本作是体验最差一档的，队友塑造完全平面化，剧情等于没有，战斗和职业BUILD缺乏深度，唯一值得称道的就是美术还算凑合，但风格也不统一，疑似ai，不推荐入手。

It's been a long time since I tried this out, figured I'd jump back into it before trying the second game. As a Fire Emblem fan I was interested in the game because it looked like it might capture the essence of the SNES titles I grew up playing. It doesn't quite come up to that. Combat is alright for the most part, but sometimes it just feels off. When I quit playing last time I'd run into a crash that happened in a castle. Had to replay the whole thing to get through it. And, unfortunately, out by the Aqueduct I had a crash. Not a great time considering I just jumped back in today to prepare for the 2nd. Ah well, looking at my previous notes and comparing to today.. Yeah, this one just isn't it for me. The level design is slightly on the frustrating side. Maps are big with too many chokepoints. Enemy troops to Friendly Troops ratio is so askew I can't imagine this is a war our team could actually win. The writing is alright. Ultimately I don't see myself pushing through this, but I don't think the game is bad. I've heard the second is better, so I'll just jump straight into it instead.

Bro this map design made me forgive Fire Emblem Fates

I played Dark Deity2 before this game actually. I'ts been an interesting perspective. Definitely happy to have picked up this series, I find this game fun. Missing some qol compared to sequel, but that's ok. If you're itching for a Fire Emblem-like? Maybe give this game a chance.