That whole first paragraph has been the norm in arguably every fire emblem since the 1st game and it crystallized with the 4th game. The SNES games outside of Thracia were all about powerwanking to some degree. There were key differences but thats always been there somehow.
Agreed, if you know basic math and how to feed a few kills to certain characters in the starting missions, you'll sooner or later end up with an army of lawnmowers that nothing but endgame ambush spawns with broken stats will survive a turn of combat against.
You basically want Thracia then.
For one, it's an RPG that's an little bit more than just spamming "attack" four times in an row. Other than the (usually flawed) writing, there isn't much to it; since the series usually doesn't have an answer against grinding that isn't just spamming reinforcements.
SoV actually had an fatigue system, but that was mainly for the dungeons. And by the time you get to the big one, you should have enough food to last you.
The series is a JRPG with the facade of a tactics game with everything that entails. The JRPG in it makes you invested in your characters and the tactics gameplay makes you feel smart.
I wouldn't say it trivializes it, it's kind of required that the units you favor get strong enough to go the distance, and you still need to think strategically; one badly placed unit or a long distance spell, one bad RNG roll, and you can still lose a pillar of your army.
Funny enough things like rain and bad terrain were used effectively in the GBA games. I haven't played a game since... dang, Radiant Dawn (i have Conquest, but haven't dived in due to reasons) so I dunno if they've neglected to feature those mechanics since the GBA.
Weather technically isn't an feature in Fates. But while certain characters can manipulate the environment (I'm pretty sure that you'll love the siege level), it's something that doesn't pop up that often in that game.
At this point, it'll probably end with the cast bitchslapping some sense into the corrupted rings and (Alear) though The Power of Friendship™ and the villain will be freaking out over how something this stupid is actually working.
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Can't wait for twitter fags getting into a fit when this guy doesn't end up being a fag despite of his looks, just like it happened with Claude.View attachment 3884310
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Exactly, VIDYA JOURNO’s, too. I don’t care if black Claude is black, just if he’s a decent character, esp if he’s one I have to interact with to finish the game.View attachment 3884310
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Are those guys even black? They look like white/Asian anime characters dipped in chocolate. I would assume they were Indian at most foreign. You know, just like Claude and Gray before them.View attachment 3884310
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Oh Basilio is definitely a black guy and probably would look like Samuel L “Motherfucking” Jackson, but Flavia strikes me as more gyaru. I could be wrong, but that blonde hair really doesn’t sell her as black to me, knowing how anime is.
