![]() ![]() Only then should you move onto Revelation, in which you unlock the "true ending" by refusing to choose either side there's a reason it's not coming out on its own until after launch! ONE LAST THING After finishing that and getting acclimated to the tactical battle system, head into the tougher Conquest. If you're brand new to Fire Emblem or, frankly, even if you're not, here's the order we suggest: Start with Birthright, the easier of the two. HAVE YOU NEVER PLAYED A FIRE EMBLEM GAME BEFORE AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT ANY OF THIS MEANS? If you dig the Hoshidan royal family more than the Nohrian one and want to unlock their kids, begin your journey with Birthright or vice-versa. Nintendo offers a quick reference guide to which royals you'll fight alongside in which game, below they'll be your enemies in the opposing game. Other than delighting in the increasingly affectionate conversations that come with bonding characters, you'll get to add more of your units' kids to your team, too.Īs for who you'll get to hook up with, there's a lot of overlapping characters between the games. Since Birthright has more opportunities to build up support relationships with teammates, it logically follows that you'll be able to pair them up more quickly. BUT WHAT IF YOU JUST WANT TO HOOK CHARACTERS UP?Ī great question. Conquest doesn't have anything like that, so you'll have to make your time during battle really count. The scouting system, and other challenges available throughout the game make non-story missions available for added chances to gain experience. These extra requirements mean you'll have to think far more tactically than you will in Birthright, in which the missions are more linear.īirthright also allows for easy grinding. Conquest throws additional conditions at the player: activate all of the switches on the board, escape with your army intact and within a number of turns, etc. Birthright's objectives are all the same: rout the enemy or defeat the commander. Other than the story beats, that's the biggest change from Birthright to Conquest. If your answer is yes, follow the Conquest path. That's the only way to learn the full series of events, and each story has affecting subplots and character moments. Birthright and Conquest come with their own sets of unanswered questions, but most of their events are fully resolved.Įither way, you're going to want to play through all of the paths. Both games heavily suggest that they're only one part of a larger tale the lead-up to that conclusion, however, has plenty of payoff. Birthright, on the other hand, feels a bit more like well-trodden territory. Your mileage may vary, and we won't spoil anything for you, but Conquest offers a satisfying and unique arc rife with emotional complexity. But we'll leave that for you to discover.) (It's good to remember, of course, that neither side is so black-and-white. But if you're looking for something more morally gray, starting with Conquest is the call you should make. If you can't fathom serving a malevolent ruler, go with Birthright. ![]() The East Asian-inspired Hoshido side is painted as "the good guy" from the start, while the medieval Nohrian kingdom is led by a ruthless killer. This might be an easier question to answer than that of blood versus lifelong bonds. Still, it's hard to turn down your birth parents - especially since your adoptive father, the King of Nohr, is so obviously a bad dude. Even though the Nohrians stole you from your blood relatives, your bond with them is undeniable. That's something the Fire Emblem Fates player must weigh on their own, but know this: Neither family is quite what they seem on the surface. Fates asks you to make a choice now that you're older: Which family will you stick with? As a child, you were kidnapped and raised by the Nohrian royals, taken from your Hoshidan parents. The two groups come with their own unique traits, but the most important thing to know is that one is your birth family and the other is that of your adopted home. In Birthright, the player sides with Hoshido in Conquest, the hero fights for Nohr. The overarching plot of Fire Emblem Fates is that there's a war going on between two sides, Hoshido and Nohr. NATURE OR NURTURE?īirthright and Conquest most obviously differ on the story level the retail versions of these games lock you into that story, while the Special Edition lets you decide which you follow first. We've got the answers you're looking for in the quest to decide which game you'll check out first. Follow along with our series of questions for you, the conflicted Fire Emblem fan. ![]()
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