I had a good time with this! I'm not particularly inspired to write anything too long about it, so I'll leave a few notes I had while playing.
- The first act of the story is quite strong! Those first 12 chapters are easily the highlight of the game.
- I really don't like pair up as a mechanic. I found it made me really stress over maximizing my potential output and relationship gain. In the latter case for frequently disappointing results.
- Speaking of relationships, the characters were a mixed bag. I really liked Chrom, Lucina, and even to a degree Robin, but that is likely because those are the characters with actual arcs in the main storyline.
- Dodge/Crit rate is absolutely broken. I spent the final chapters of the game abusing 5 paired units and rushing the boss if possible. It's funny, but not mechanically satisfying.
- The first act of the story is quite strong! Those first 12 chapters are easily the highlight of the game.
- I really don't like pair up as a mechanic. I found it made me really stress over maximizing my potential output and relationship gain. In the latter case for frequently disappointing results.
- Speaking of relationships, the characters were a mixed bag. I really liked Chrom, Lucina, and even to a degree Robin, but that is likely because those are the characters with actual arcs in the main storyline.
- Dodge/Crit rate is absolutely broken. I spent the final chapters of the game abusing 5 paired units and rushing the boss if possible. It's funny, but not mechanically satisfying.