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How does Fire Emblem: Three Houses hold up 5 years later?
I absolutely loved Fire Emblem: Three Houses when it was released in 2019, so much so I considered it among my favorite games of all time. In returning to this game 5 years later, I found some of my previous criticisms more severe to the point of hindering my experience.
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Timestamps:
Background - 0:00
Presentation - 2:44
Story - 6:14
Gameplay/Structure - 13:47
Final Thoughts - 23:39
Music (from Fire Emblem: Three Houses):
Fodlan Winds (Rain)
Life at Garreg Mach Monastery
Scales of the Goddess
Learning Lessons
Tearing Through Heaven (Rain)
As Fierce as Fire
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Timestamps:
Background - 0:00
Presentation - 2:44
Story - 6:14
Gameplay/Structure - 13:47
Final Thoughts - 23:39
Music (from Fire Emblem: Three Houses):
Fodlan Winds (Rain)
Life at Garreg Mach Monastery
Scales of the Goddess
Learning Lessons
Tearing Through Heaven (Rain)
As Fierce as Fire
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Видео
Final Fantasy X - A Fervent Fever Dream
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It's finally time for me to delve into the PS2 era of Final Fantasy, starting with the series' debut game on the system: Final Fantasy X. Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cobracodex Channel Memberships: tinyurl.com/42xvhuth Timestamps: Background - 0:00 Presentation - 1:30 Story Setup (Spoiler Free) - 4:10 Characters - 5:46 Structure/Systems - 7:42 Combat - 10:50 SPOILERS - 16:30 Final Thoughts - 18:02 Music (...
Final Fantasy I-IX Tier List
Просмотров 9282 месяца назад
I've been wanting to do this tier list since finishing the Pixel Remasters earlier this year. Even though I've already made videos on these games to varying degrees already, I wanted to make this as somewhat of an endcap before moving on to the PS2 era of Final Fantasy. Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cobracodex Channel Memberships: tinyurl.com/42xvhuth Timestamps: Criteria - 0:00 Final Fantasy - 3:20 FFII - ...
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance is an Evolution
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I skipped out on Shin Megami Tensei V at its initial release in 2021, but as soon as Vengeance was revealed to be coming to PC I was excited to jump in and try it for myself. What I found was a compelling evolution for the series, but with some drawbacks that I think could be remedied in a follow up on this new formula. Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cobracodex Channel Memberships: tinyurl.com/42xvhuth Times...
I was Wrong about Hollow Knight
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Hollow Knight is a game I previously fell off of a few years back. In coming back to it recently and doing most of what the game has to offer, I found some of my previous criticisms to not be as egregious as I once did. Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cobracodex Channel Memberships: tinyurl.com/42xvhuth Timestamps: Background - 0:00 “Too Samey” - 1:47 “Too Big” - 3:44 “Too Aimless” - 9:04 Combat - 11:18 Final...
Shin Megami Tensei IV feels Unfinished
Просмотров 1353 месяца назад
Compared to my revisits of SMT III: Nocturne and Strange Journey, I ended up feeling not so favorably towards SMT IV. There were a lot of problems I had with it which added up to an experience I did not enjoy very much. Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cobracodex Channel Memberships: tinyurl.com/42xvhuth Timestamps: Background - 0:00 Story Setup - 1:45 Presentation - 3:45 Exploration - 8:20 Combat - 10:55 SPOI...
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey owns its Identity
Просмотров 4444 месяца назад
When I first dabbled with Shin Megami Tensei a few years ago, one of the games that grabbed me the most was Strange Journey Redux. Recently I felt compelled to revisit this title via the DS original, and now that I've seen it through to the end I wanted to give my two cents. Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cobracodex Channel Memberships: tinyurl.com/42xvhuth Timestamps: Background - 0:00 Identity - 3:00 Story...
Persona 3/4/5 Antagonist Character Tier List
Просмотров 8726 месяцев назад
My last of three character tier lists for Persona 3, 4, and 5, this one covering the antagonists. Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cobracodex Channel Memberships: tinyurl.com/42xvhuth Timestamps: Criteria - 0:00 Kamoshida - 1:50 Madarame - 2:52 Kaneshiro - 4:01 Okumura - 4:47 Mitsuo Kubo - 5:51 Namatame - 7:31 P5S Monarchs - 9:20 Ikutsuki and Strega - 12:08 Shido - 19:02 Yaldabaoth - 19:50 Izanami - 20:41 Ryoj...
Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster - The Crown Jewel
Просмотров 3046 месяцев назад
I was really looking forward to replaying Final Fantasy VI when I started delving into the Pixel Remasters, and I really enjoyed going through this game again. Lots to discuss so I hope you enjoy! Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cobracodex Channel Memberships: tinyurl.com/42xvhuth Timestamps: Background - 0:00 Story - 2:00 World - 7:55 Characters - 14:53 Gameplay - 18:15 Final Thoughts - 28:45 Music (from FFV...
Persona 3/4/5 Social Link Character Tier List
Просмотров 9716 месяцев назад
My second of three character tier lists for Persona 3, 4, and 5, this one covering the social link/confidant exclusive characters. Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/cobracodex Channel Memberships: tinyurl.com/42xvhuth Timestamps: Criteria - 0:00 Kenji Tomochika - 2:15 Hidetoshi Odagiri - 4:12 Bunkichi and Mitsuko - 6:36 Ryotaro Dojima - 7:55 Sojiro Sakura - 9:53 Kazushi Miyamoto - 11:32 Chihiro Fushimi - 13:15 ...
Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster - Adventure Incarnate
Просмотров 1658 месяцев назад
Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster - Adventure Incarnate
Persona 3/4/5 Main Cast Character Tier List
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Persona 3/4/5 Main Cast Character Tier List
Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster - Setting the Standard
Просмотров 1758 месяцев назад
Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster - Setting the Standard
Mass Deconstructing my Love for Persona 3 Reload
Просмотров 4459 месяцев назад
Mass Deconstructing my Love for Persona 3 Reload
Final Fantasy I, II, & III Pixel Remasters - A Tried and True Trilogy
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Final Fantasy I, II, & III Pixel Remasters - A Tried and True Trilogy
My Fascination and Frustration with Thracia 776
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My Fascination and Frustration with Thracia 776
Mega Man Battle Network + Star Force Tier List
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Mega Man Battle Network Star Force Tier List
Persona 3 Reload - Opening Movie Reaction and Discussion
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Persona 3 Reload - Opening Movie Reaction and Discussion
I finally played Paper Mario 64 + TTYD
Просмотров 18411 месяцев назад
I finally played Paper Mario 64 TTYD
Ranking Mainline Pokémon for the Last Time
Просмотров 271Год назад
Ranking Mainline Pokémon for the Last Time
I re-attempted Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
Просмотров 185Год назад
I re-attempted Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne
My Love-Hate Relationship with Genealogy of the Holy War
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My Love-Hate Relationship with Genealogy of the Holy War
MMBN Legacy Collection Vol.2 Trophy Tips
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MMBN Legacy Collection Vol.2 Trophy Tips
MMBN Legacy Collection Vol.1 Trophy Tips
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MMBN Legacy Collection Vol.1 Trophy Tips
My Last Pre-Release Persona 3 Reload Video (Probably)
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My Last Pre-Release Persona 3 Reload Video (Probably)
I really liked 3H , and all the other games after awekening , but awekening its my number one period .
8:56 Silver Snow was comfirmed to be first route in a May 2020 issue of Nintendo Dream. It has some pretty intresting tidbits. It also seems that the Edelgard route was very last minute thanks to a lot of the development team wanting to 'walk with Edelgard'. A bit more on the theory/not comfirmed but I cant help but wonder if some chapters in white clouds were actually split at one point. Ex. Underground chamber + Salvation at the chapel maybe being a Silver Snow/Crimson flower exclusive as to explain why edelgard gets monsters. Also I cant help but wonder if Fleche and Randolph were meant to replace Flayn and Seteth but sorta ran out of time.
I have recently come back to 3H after a few years and have been watching a lot of FE videos lately, and I believe that I remember hearing that it was actually Silver Snow that was the first route developed and that Crimson Flower was the one that was sort of rushed towards the end of development, and it shows. Still Three Houses is really great. I have done like 7 runs of it over the course of literally hundreds of hours, and I still find it to be a very interesting and engaging game that I still really love and watch videos about after so many years. Three Hopes was also quite good for a Warriors game, and I like both of them so much more than I enjoyed Engage.
Before I watch the video... i tried to go back and play this game this around summer. I stopped after 3 days. I was kinda bored. And didn't have the motivation to continue to play. I put this down and went back to play conquest and engage. I really love 3H, but I think what turns me off these days is the monastery part. And the drag that is most of part 1. It's really sad. I used to love the micro managing of it. But after playing Engage and going back to play conquest. I don't like that drag anymore.
Funny enough Max in the late stages of my no new game plus maddening classic mode crimson flower play through, so that I can finally get the golden menu card😂
Yore goated my nigga
God dammit it’s been 5 years!?
Same lol
My main gripe with 3 houses, is the first half of the game being pretty much the exact same in every single route with no real differences gameplay wise. Which seriously tanks the replayability. Even if they wanted to keep the chapters themselves identical for story purposes, they could have done some minor variations to spice up the gameplay in them.
Exactly, doesn’t help that the game is long af especially if you try to participate in the minutia which is borderline necessary on maddening imo
It would have been nice if there was at least one pre time skip mission unique to each house.
3h is garbage. play a REAL fire emblem game
Yes, play FEH
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i have the IQ of a noodle and cant follow this
You might have better luck referring to the files on google drive (there’s a readme as well as an ini file you can import into Dolphin). Depending on your control setup you might have to make some tweaks, but hopefully it’s more clear.
@@CobraCodex it was lack of sleep, took a nap and was able to follow! <3 great vid and thank you lots. ima make sure i like and sub!
Just started Engage this week. I bought it last year but just kept playing Three Houses.
Engage didn’t do much to gain my interest pre-release. I’m willing to give it a chance for what it is, but I’ve been dragging my feet on playing it as well lol
my pointer works, I figure out if you remove the "!" it works with my xbox series x controller
Interesting, is the cursor visible at all times with this change? Either way glad you got it to work for you!
@@CobraCodex No, have to hold it down LB to make the cursor hide and show. Like what you demonstrate in the video
That was great! I think Three Houses may be my favorite Fire Emblem although I’ve only played about half of the games in the series. Funnily enough even though I’ve done the DLC campaign for this game I’ve never done a Blue Lions run. Guess I missed out 😅
Thanks Tommy! I think all the routes have their merit but Blue Lions feels the most fleshed out imo (even though some stuff still gets left out lol)
i cant point, everything is fine but cant point and shoot
2 hits and you've had an S boosting that's not true
Not entirely sure what this means but flinching is what causes your rank to drop, not taking damage. Guts style is particularly useful for this purpose.
thx💪
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you wouldn't have any idea why the controls get all weird and messed up, like for example when I die in Fleet Glide in SMG2, it just gets all weird and inverted
I’ve got everything down but when I use LB and aim with the star it shakes any suggestions?
Hi I’m commenting again sorry to bother, when surfing my camera still triggers when going right stick to the left, did I map the input wrong somewhere
I’m new here
Welcome!
This is awesome. Am i the only person having the issue where you're unable use the cursor like a majority of the time? Like it just goes away. Its not the input, because its still working on the configure menu. I cant play the stupid fuckin game because i cant use the cursor
Same and it’s so annoying
i did everything and seems to work perfectly, but when i try a level that uses these controls i cant seem to go foward, anyone that might know why or how to fix it?
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Remasters would probably be enough; neither has the issues of accessibility that the older games do as far as UI and gameplay go, and a remaster has all the room for tweaks necessary without the drama of a full rebuild from the ground up. Proper Supports for Radiant Dawn would probably be sufficient to address the key narrative problems, especially unless it gets altered on a deeper SoV level. They'd also help Micaiah's reputation and God knows she deserves that much. As far as skippable story goes, Awakening is pretty much fast-forward for me bar Chapters 5, 6, and 9 to 11. Only heartless monsters and speedrunners skip Chapters 9 to 11. P.S. Emmeryn inspired Yen'fay to join Walhart so his death could kneecap Walhart at a critical juncture later, and not just to protect Say'ri, and I cannot be convinced otherwise. Because Emmeryn said "See now that one selfless act has the power to change the world!" Not just the continent, the world.
I agree remasters would be enough, not sure how much they could/would change but hopefully at least some of the smaller changes people tend to mention. Adding actual supports to RD would be the best case scenario but it's not something I'd expect necessarily.
@@CobraCodex I have a friend who would be VERY happy if Micaiah and Pelleas got a paired ending
I’m stuck at 7:30 I’m not sure if it’s binding up d pad for upright but when I click pad n and then select it says syntax error Edit: I figured it out but now I’m stuck at 8:00 is it all copied and pasted for the commands but what would the inputs be for down left right on d pad you didn’t show that part :(
It's the same just with the other directions swapped in. If you download the ini file from my google drive link you can import it directly into dolphin or copy/paste whatever inputs you need :)
@ thanks for responding back, I eventually did figure it out after looking at the coding input and I’ve been playing all night. Hopefully you do more in the future for basic stuff like Wii sports, Kirby, Twilight Princess. Thanks for the good video 🫡
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Only played this one for the first time last month and it quickly ascended to one of my favorites in the franchise. X is a great game and I'll play X-2 some day but I definitely burnt myself out on FF this year so maybe next year I get to that one, VIII, XII, and XIII
Good idea to pace yourself with long running series like this. I'd like to get to X-2 by the end of the year to round out the duology but we'll see.
My very first FF i ever played!! I love it! Nostalgic. Got it as a kid at 11 years old in 2002
It’s always cozy to play games from that generation, even ones I missed as a Nintendo kid lol
@CobraCodex I'm biased but I think it has the best story! And despite how linear it is, the airship really opens up a lot of exploration and TONS of end game content, which itself is a whole other beast.
This is how the game should've been to begin with. I grew up with Galaxy but I've always preferred Sunshine mostly bc Sunshine uses normal controller not the horrible wiimote.
My favorite Final Fantasy is 4. It opened so many doors for the series. For me I would put 4 and 6 in S tier.
I mean the get the “mispronouncing Japanese names” thing, but at the same time some Japanese sounds just don’t translate well into casual English dialogue, specifically how r’s are pronounced. Basically I’m saying if the English pronunciation isn’t 100% identical to the original pronunciation (which again would sound weird because of how some sounds are pronounced) then there is room for liberties to be taken
The R and L sound thing is understandable, again it's not so much that it isn't 100% identical but rather that it's inconsistent. I found it distracting the first time I heard P5's dub and find it interesting that this game may be the one that initiated the change in surname pronunciation. Not the biggest deal since there's dual audio, but it's odd since previous titles sound fine in this regard so why change it?
9 being in S tier makes me happy. My personal favorite game from childhood that still holds up for me today.
Thank you so fucking much I was just about to drop super Mario galaxy because of the controls and you saved my gaming career
Good perspectives! Just found your channel and subbed!
Thank you, glad you enjoyed!
I see 6 and 9 on S tier, I drop a thumbs up. Simple as
My personal list: S tier- 6 and technically 8 as I can go back and replay it anytime even if it's more A tier A Tier: 2 (I love this game. Minimal grinding needed and I love the story but it does have issues), 5, 9 B tier: 1, 3, 7 (frankly a game that while not bad just didn't vibe with me much and failed to live up to the hype. Still good tho) C tier: 4 ( not a bad game game per se but way too often I get bored and like 7 I don't jive with a lot of it. But is has a lot of good highs!) Also adding 10 to C tier if not D tier for almost making me dislike it.
Having FF2 in A tier is goated. That game is wildly and unfairly panned by uncritical reviewers who know it's safe and inoffensive to the fandom to rank it lowest; not to mention that people hadn't played it until years after FFX released so they judge it with bias; and that many unjustly criticize it because *they* try and fail to exploit its combat when it's designed against someone doing that and so they literally shouldn't and don't have to. Of all games, FF2 is the only game to get criticized for gamers stumbling to take the fun out of it - well, that and FF8. I swear some people who play FF are not interested in RPGs and only like to toxify/troll chat.
@@RashidMBey This comment perpetuates far more toxicity than the people you're pointing fingers at btw. If you're trying to convince people to give FF2 more of a chance this isn't the way to do it.
Cool list! It's always fun seeing other peoples perspectives, especially when they differ from mine.
@@CobraCodex My point in that comment wasn't to convince others online. Seldom ever will folks feel convinced to spend dozens of hours playing an 80s game with such a poor reputation in their community from a random reply in a barely visible comment. The point in that comment was to show solidarity in someone's rare choice that generally catches a lot of disfavor and preemptively defend the legitimacy of OP's choice in ranking II so highly. My comment focused on addressing and defanging a lot of bad faith criticisms and its bandwagon effect that unfairly compromised its reception in the West. It was to neither offend your ranking or another's, but to defend someone's minority view that differed heavily from the common FF ranking bell curve and cover simply causes for the reception. Honestly, I apologize if my candid communication style offends or repulses - not my intent. How would you recommend preempting fandom backlash that regularly discounts minority views unfairly, especially in regards to FFII and FFVIII, while legitimizing and showing solidarity with OP's minority view who might have received backlash if they openly expressed it before? That's an honest question. I know reading tone feels impossibly hopeless online, but people often tell me that I talk and write like a robot, so I default to speaking frankly - I come in good faith, even if my candor is off-puttingly direct, and I genuinely meant no offense. I sincerely seek an example of how to alternatively reach those goals of solidarity and defense and legitimacy. I just wanted to show solidarity and brace/preempt the dogpiling that I and others experienced for expressing a minority view, no matter how well-researched.
@RashidMBey No worries dude, from a distance your original comment seemed vitriolic for the sake of it which is what prompted me to reply moreso than the actual sentiment. You seem more level headed than I first thought so I'll respond in kind. Regarding your question about preempting fandom backlash, I would say don't bother. People who angrily target others about their opinion without intent for genuine discussion are likely not worth engaging with in the first place. As you said though it's hard to gauge intent via text which is why I think approaching with some level of curiosity and empathy is better than basically insulting the opposing party, especially prior to any actual backlash towards the original unpopular opinion.
6, 7, 8, 9 and X are S tiers. I can't believe you put 8 in B
I can. The junction system really mucked things up.
I try to be stringent when it comes to placing S tiers on my lists. 7 and 8 didn't resonate with me to the same degree as 6 and 9 so I placed them lower. Curious what the rest of your list looks like.
8 at B feels right to me. It’s a great game, but I felt it really felt short in a lot of different areas.
The way you edit your talking is pretty infuriating and makes me actively want to mute you.
There is a mod for Final Fantasy VI called Brave New World that does exactly what you described. It restricts Espers to certain characters so that homogenization of abilities becomes impossible and it creates a very robust system of characters with their own uniqueness. 10/10, I absolutely recommend it.
Sounds cool, may have to check it out at some point!
not a FF fan but if i were this lines up pretty much with how i would rank them aside from 7 being lower since i'm more of a gameplay person and the combat really does not engage me enough to see me through disc 1
That's fair, I think the SNES games are the sweet spot for combat as far as this list is concerned at least.
Hell yeah. I’m excited to watch. This year so far I played through every numbered non MMO FF except for 8, 12, and 13 (I got burnt out after finishing 10). My tiers would go like this so far S: 6, 10 A: 15, 7, 16, 9, 5 B: 4 C: 3, 2, 1 I would say I’ve found that even the games I don’t really enjoy I do absolutely respect
Nice list Tommy! I agree that even the games in this series that I enjoyed the least still felt worth experiencing to see how the series progressed.
I'm happy that 6 and 9 are in S tier.
I tried to keep this video relatively concise since I've made videos on most of these games already. Hopefully this works as a supplement to those videos while encapsulating how I feel about these titles overall.
Insane, this is even more than I expected, thanks a lot! I’ve been looking for a solution in order to play Mario galaxy and you made it 🗿🔥
Great review! Can't wait for your Metaphor playthrough. I'm currently 20 hours into the game and it has been incredible so far.
Thank you! Haven't grabbed Metaphor yet due to some audio issues I was having with the demo on PC. Looking forward to playing it once that's patched up though.
@@CobraCodex Metaphor patch 1.04 is out. Atlus said they have fixed the audio issues on PC.
My point isn't working at all in the game - Any tips ?
If you're using a controller with gyro that could be interfering, check the Motion Input tab and try disabling point there and see if that fixes it. Edit: Updated the config in drive with this disabled since I think it's given people trouble in the past, thanks for the reminder.
Really helpful, thanks!!
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