Icelerate Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 I'm thinking of playing FE4 gen 1, then FE5, then FE4 gen 2. Does this sound like a good idea or would the story be more enjoyable if I play FE4 in totality first? Or is FE5 better to start with due to its small scale allowing me to get used to the world of Jugdral on a smaller scale before things get too convoluted in FE4? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 (edited) I played FE5 first because its gameplay comes close to Tellius's with a few special as unique mechanics. You need a guide to beat it anyways to prevent any bad surprises. FE4 is a unique FE game in terms of gameplay in many regards. Storywise they're connected, but not as deeply connected as the Tellius games. FE5 appealed me more simply because of its interesting gameplay, so I decided to play it first and did not regret it. Edited May 30, 2018 by Tear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartozio Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Definitly don't start with FE5 imo, since it spoils some major plot points of FE4 gen 1. I personally just played FE4 first, but either of the other options work I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaximillian Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Play FE4 in full first, then FE5. FE5 takes a deeper look at a small part of FE4, mostly adding details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punished Dayni Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 I'll agree with the people who are saying Genealogy in full then Thracia. As someone who played Thracia after chapter 6 of Genealogy, I don't think there was much of a benefit and it ended up talking about a year to get it finished (With one chapter holding me back for months) so I could got back to Genealogy. TLDR: Don't get as stuck as I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roxas Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 FE4 into FE5 into FE4.5 doesn't really make sense to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ertrick36 Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Genealogy all the way first, definitely. It was simply meant to be played that way. You'll break up the pace of Genealogy if you stop to play through a different game like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reality Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 I played FE5 first, mostly because I was afraid if I did FE4 I would give up partway through. Storywise, it doesn't really spoil that much (one side plot from chapter 5 of FE4?) You could even assume it was using a FE7 type setup with the evil empire, since there is not much hint in FE5 that they were ever not in power, and FE5 also never pans out to show you the map beyond the Thracia sub-area. I also feel that FE5 is relatively light on story, and can't spoil you for that reason. The majority of charathers in FE5 are original to it as well, and the charathers returning from FE4 only have 4~ish lines of dialouge. FE5 is closer to modern FE in some ways - it has 2 speed advantage doubling, rescue and drop commands, trading, and so on. In FE4 you would have to adjust to the lack or dumber implementation of all of these staples. So in summary - FE5 doesn't spoil much, other than a side plot, and "why there's an evil empire present" but the latter isn't really a spoiler when you probbably assumed that anyway because it's fire emblem. It's much more interesting to play due to it's map design and also more intuitive due to it's mechaical heritage being in modern games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icelerate Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 Do Sigurd's leadership stars have an effect on people fighting in the arena? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Koopa Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Don't play FE4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewyn Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 FE4 all of it, then FE5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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