Thread 720108032

Thinking about this game because of the monthly mission and realized something, this was the first Fire Emblem game that got an official localization, but also the last Fire Emblem to limit your ability to grind. Up to this point you had to choose carefully which units to focus on in a given playthrough because there was only so much XP to go around (unless you used the arena), every game afterwards you could grind freely and max out everyone if you wanted.
It made me wonder, did localizing this series also cause them to casualize it?

>>720108032 (OP)
You couldn't grind in FE9-12. Until Awakening, only Gaiden and Sacred Stones let you grind.

>>720108032 (OP)
>main lord promotes into Cavalier 3 chapters away from the end of the game

What were they thinking??

That was the rule, not the exception.
""Newer"" games went away with that and embraced the minmax grinding FFT or TO gave you.

>>720108230
Tear Ring Saga let you grind too.

>(unless you used the arena)
lmao

>>720108032 (OP)
>(unless you used the arena)
Wasn't this not viable most of the time as you simply did not have the Vulneraries in early game in addition to the fact that outside of your most focused characters everyone had an insanely high chance to get crit or two-tapped? It's not equivalent to how SS onward did it.

>>720109707
>>720109854
It was worth it just to get that extra level on units close to leveling by doing 1~2 rounds and even that was risky.

>>720109854
>not viable
In FE7 particularly, there was a glitch you could abuse to have a unit keep a huge stat buff every turn to cheese the arena, but in normal circumstances, yes, the arena is a huge fucking death risk, and is largely unfeasible for prolonged use without save states.