(Part 2) Top products from r/fireemblem

The developers and the gaming community in general needs to have better language to designate types of player characters. I think our expectations get messed up because our terms are muddled.

For my part, I consider basically three types of player characters: avatars, actor characters, and role-playing characters (terminology borrowed from this textbook, and that's honestly the only part of the book that's remotely useful). Avatars are literally just the player in virtual space; they have no place in narrative games and largely function as representation for the player among other players. Actor characters are fully-scripted, set-in-stone characters whom the player happens to control during gameplay segments (so most FE lords-- Marth, Eirika, Alm, etc.-- would fall into this category). And then in between those two you've got a spectrum of role-playing characters where the player has varying degrees of control over their person and narrative actions (whether in their imagination, as with silent protagonists, or in the actual mechanics of the game). It's possible to build a functioning story around a role-playing character, but it requires tact and understanding. I would say it also only works well with a tacit understanding that the player is separating themselves from their character to a certain extent. They are, in fact, playing a role. They should not be coddled.

I think IS has been writing for actor characters in FE games, letting the player change their gender and hair color, marketing them like they're role-playing characters and their choices matter, and then putting bumpers on the narrative to avoid hurting the player's ego. It's pretty confused IMO. But I also think Nintendo's getting more of a handle on this sort of thing. I'm looking at stuff like Xenoblade going from a customizable player character back to an actor one, Zelda finally settling on just calling Link Link... it seems like they're starting to get either that they can write better stories with actor characters or that role-playing characters stretch their resources too thin without offering the player the payoff of meaningful choice (which would require, guess what, more resources). FE Switch may be a good outing for them to experiment with meaningful choice, but they really gotta commit to it and get over any "avatar-ism" with the character. Otherwise I'd be fine with an MU in a very minor role. I'd recommend planning for supports with every character, but parceling them out among different character "types," so that only 4-6 are available per playthrough. This creates organic character development and a sense of choice without forcing the MU on characters unnaturally or getting into massively branching paths.

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http://www.amazon.com/Tamiya-87012-Plastic-Cement-20/dp/B002CDPZDK

Good luck.

What ArkinekGaiden said. Unless you want to fork over a lot of money, or unless it just broke outa nowhere and you bought it from a retail store, you've gotta fix it yourself. Some strong glue should work.

Make sure to get ones for plastics if it is a plastic (can't tell if it's ceramic or plastic, but it looks plasticy. Maybe its rubber ?)
Just get the right type.

http://www.amazon.com/Super-Glue-Plastic-Fusion-Adhesive/dp/B000LGT0GI Here's a link to some super glue for plastics.

The Marth, Ike, Robin, and Lucina amiibo are all compatible with Fire Emblem Fates.

amiibo are becoming more and more common to find recently. You should easily be able to find Marth at Best Buy and Ike at GameStop (Keep in mind that Ike is currently a GameStop exclusive). As for Robin and Lucina, those are currently out of stock, so your best bet would be to try and find them for as cheap a price you can online. Probably on Amazon, as the Japanese imports shouldn't cost too much over the usual store price.

EDIT: Here's the Robin amiibo for $14.82 (Click here) and the Lucina amiibo for $14.04 (Click here). For comparison, the suggested retail price for amiibo in-stores is $12.99, except at Toys 'R' Us, where amiibo are $13.99.

There are ways around the HDCP. I use [this] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004F9LVXC/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1) with my Elgato HD and it works great!

I got mine from a japanese stationery store, but you can get it online too. Here it is on amazon with refills. It comes in handy a lot for fine detail erasing.

I got it from Amazon for 80 us dollars. The store is called flower style nds japan. It looks like they hiked up the price since I bought.

Here's the link

http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-3DS-Blue-Limited-Awakening-Pre-Installed/dp/B00BB62HA8

You're welcome.

Alternatively: Buy a braided headband.

Something like this.

You'd be surprised.

https://www.amazon.com/Pounded-Butt-My-Own-ebook/dp/B00UYC1ASU

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I've bought from these guys before and I like them. No clue how their price on this compares elsewhere.

Also, amazon 's japanese site has some with prime shipping.

Slightly cheaper on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/video-games/dp/B002I09286

congratz

4 U BBY

http://www.amazon.com/Exalt-Emblem-Vinyl-Decal-sticker/dp/B00FXIL64I/ref=sr_1_35?ie=UTF8&qid=1406832159&sr=8-35&keywords=%22fire+emblem%22

For those looking: there's a few listings of all three houses on amazon! No idea about quality, but here y'go.

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Edelgard/Dimitri

Only kind of people that mishandle books say that (/s).

But seriously, borrowing to people and (in case of technical books) reference material. And some of them are really fucking expensive

https://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-Yoga-Tablet-8-16gb/dp/B00HHKZFTM?tag=toptenselect-20

I'm a poor highschooler, so its relativity cheap but it works.

https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Emblem-Radiant-Dawn-Nintendo-Wii/dp/B000U34SYQ

Am I missing something here?

They also apparently made that mistake twice. https://www.amazon.com/Emblem-Awakening-Radiant-Decorative-Duplex/dp/B00KGSCXOC/ref=pd_day0_60_24?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PFA7MR3VRZPS1GKNN6MJ