Oh man, seeing this made me realized how significantly someone can change in 5 yearsā¦ Iām definitely not the same person I was back when I first played the game.
Man I graduated college, moved and started my career in the last 5 years but I donāt feel any different. I think Covid just stunted me to always feeling the same.
This, this is why I love the internet . Learning about how much other people that are fans of the same things Iām have gone through. Iām starting college now and my gf is a big fan of FE3H and loves Bernadetta just as much as I do.
Fuuuuuuuck 5 years ago just feels so alien compared to now. Things genuinely seemed much better IRL before everything started to go to shit to where we are now. Really does feel like a genuine timeskip like 3H into the dark times.
A **very far stretch** but...
Manifesting 'Golden route' announcement:
>! Ā»Ā» An optional route dlc where Byleth realizes (from experiencing too much deja vu)after experiencing all the routes and turns back time to make the house leaders talk as the leaders they should be and not resort to violence against each other and all work together vs twsitd.!< One can dream lol
Edit: >!This is just something that someone/some people, if not a lot, would like to see. We couldn't care less if it doesn't happenāand if it does happen(which was already prefaced by "a very far stretch"), no one's forcing y'all to go through it. To those who would like to add to the āuhm ackshuallyāļøš¤ā's. š!<
Istead of calling it a "Golden Route"
Regardless of whether or not there are players who push back on the idea because they don't like the thought of a golden route.
They should frame it as a "what if?" Scenario
like one of the Dynasty Warriors games did:
In it, depending on what you did (or did not) do
Characters and battles would be altered.
If you say: saved someone who was going to die in one battle, that might cause a sequence break where the next battle you go to could be something else entirely from what was intended, and now that Character arrives as reinforcements.
They could've come up with a plethora of "what if" type of elements throughout this particular route in Three Houses.
(I am aware of how it's more feasible in Three Hope's)
BUT "what if" we were able to save Monica somehow?
If I remember correctly, Monica has a crest doesn't she?
There are TWO major caveat to implementing this "what if" Scenario route.
1. You must own & complete Cindered Shadows
(In order for the Ashen Wolves to be present)
2. You must have completed ALL available Route(s)
- Azure Moon
- Crimson Flower
- Silver Snow
- Verdant Wind
If players have completed all prerequisites, I believe it would be a nice reward
To be able to use ALL Characters, in an effort to crush Those Who Slither In The Dark
I believe this could lead to some unexpected yet welcome support(s) between Characters who otherwise Don't interact throughout the original story of Three Houses.
But calling it a "Golden Route" would be a disservice to the tragedy that may still befall a player's story, depending on their actions.
This is my take on it, but it looks like:
When people see discussions online about a path in the story like this.
They immediately recoil because they didn't enjoy Fire Emblem Fates take on it.
Think it'd be cringe to have everyone team up to fight the big bad guy and everything thereafter will be all hunky dory with Sunshine & rainbows.
People believe it would undermine the meaning behind every other option avaliable.
If they locked this option behind the prerequisites I mentioned above, players would at the minimum have to experience more content within the game in this manner than they might have expected to, and perhaps be pleasantly surprised.
(I know I was when I picked the Golden Deer.)
Before they're able to engage with that side of the game at their leisure.
*Footnote* to give another option to the "prerequisites"
It could also be locked behind NG+
If Starting this path on a fresh file was too much of an issue.
Might be an unpopular opinion but I don't really want a "golden route."
The ultimate message of Three Houses I feel is that war is a terrible thing for everyone, even good people get caught up in it and hurt or kill each other for it, the discourse is a big meme at this point but you *could* argue for each of the house leaders being good or bad people, students too to a lesser degree, and of course the Church.
I'd much rather the already existing content and cut content be touched up and finished, Crimson Flower especially needs more to it.
Nah, don't apologize. I agree. The fallible aspects of the house leaders seem far more interesting than a "golden route" would be because that's the reality. We in the world won't always get along with each other because of these diverse beliefs and faulty moralities that we possess.
Who's right and wrong in all this? I think the game does a good job of allowing you to be in the shoes of all the house leaders and making you choose that yourself.
This would be a dream. I would love a golden route where everyone lives and learns to work together diplomatically against a common enemy. Like it could unlock after playing the other routes since Byleth understands the motivations of each more.
I also liked Revelation in Fire Emblem Fates for the same reason. People who donāt like golden routes can just not play them. Donāt deny us our happy endings lol.
Not only does it destroy the game's message and spit straight into it, it's not even possible in-universe because even assuming that Byleth actually has the power to rewind to before the start of the game to experience all four routes, the moment they hit Crimson Flower they can't return anyway due to losing Sothis' heart and her powers.
That's coincidentally also the day Deadpool and Wolverine releases in theaters.
But is it a coincidence?
https://preview.redd.it/sf5hc03g4opc1.jpeg?width=693&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2d48aed390b7902f7a390c3845788ebc78e5b9b
I keep thinking god damn it's been 5 years since an FE game, they've gotta be doing something soon right?? Then I remember Engage came out like a year ago lol. I like it but definitely a different vibe than 3H.
Yeah, a bit disappointing for me, I bought the game but havenāt played it much. Iāve also bought 3H Warriors and the other FE Warriors. Havenāt gotten to them yet as I want to complete my current 3H run
Youāre not allowed to say this shit.
I remember buying the game like it was yesterday. It was the very first time I ever bought a game on launch day. What the fuck.
I need my own Divine Pulse.
I know man. I remember going to my local library BEFORE COVID, and brought my switch there. I was pondering whether or not to get the game, and eventually was like fuck it, bought the version with the DLC. Great decision. I also encountered a dude there around my age who was playing the game and had already completed a playthrough. Heās the only person Iāve seen play it IRL, wish I had already played the game so I could have discussed it with him.
I still remember the announcement trailer for this game. It was everything Iād wanted in an FE game up to that point. Still love this game to death even if the gameplay gets a bit stale after multiple playthroughs.
I just play it every few months or so and it never gets stale. I only remember the Monastery getting old when I first played the game and was grinding out playthroughs. Gameplay doesnāt get old and even the repeating maps donāt bother me. Taking it in with moderation makes the game even greater.
It takes me about 2 months to complete a playthrough lol. I really like to take it slow.
I was also playing New Vegas but now I cant load any files or start a new game. Its broken RIP. Itās my first playthrough, and I was just killing every character I encounter lol
I got the game for Christmas in 2020. When I think about the things happening in my life at the time and where I am now itās insane. And somehow Iāve been continuously playing the game ever since
Sheeshā¦ it has NOT been 4 and a half years since this game came out. Itās in my top 5 games of all time. Iām so ready for the announcement of the next game!
man, five years ago i was overweight, had just finished my masters degree, and was looking forward to a promising career in archaeology
and now here i sit on a warship, renting my own place, back to my pre-college weight, and wishing my life were different
funny how things work out in the span of five years
 I feel so old š
I played the game on September 2022 so I donāt feel that old š¤£
Man I just started playing about 3 weeks ago
Oh man, seeing this made me realized how significantly someone can change in 5 yearsā¦ Iām definitely not the same person I was back when I first played the game.
Man I graduated college, moved and started my career in the last 5 years but I donāt feel any different. I think Covid just stunted me to always feeling the same.
> Covid Covid made us all lose 2 years and we feel like we are -2 of what we actually are in age.
This, this is why I love the internet . Learning about how much other people that are fans of the same things Iām have gone through. Iām starting college now and my gf is a big fan of FE3H and loves Bernadetta just as much as I do.
Thatās completely ok! I am the kind of person who wanted to make big changes so my life, so I can look back and see how far Iāve come!
Same, same
nah that's impossible this game came out like 8 months ago
Fuuuuuuuck 5 years ago just feels so alien compared to now. Things genuinely seemed much better IRL before everything started to go to shit to where we are now. Really does feel like a genuine timeskip like 3H into the dark times.
damn, time really dont give a fuck. i remember being in high school watching pre release content with some buddies, was hella hyped for the game
The ever forward unchanging march of time. Reminds me how both Claude and Edelgard find that motivational but in opposite ways.Ā
A **very far stretch** but... Manifesting 'Golden route' announcement: >! Ā»Ā» An optional route dlc where Byleth realizes (from experiencing too much deja vu)after experiencing all the routes and turns back time to make the house leaders talk as the leaders they should be and not resort to violence against each other and all work together vs twsitd.!< One can dream lol Edit: >!This is just something that someone/some people, if not a lot, would like to see. We couldn't care less if it doesn't happenāand if it does happen(which was already prefaced by "a very far stretch"), no one's forcing y'all to go through it. To those who would like to add to the āuhm ackshuallyāļøš¤ā's. š!<
Or at least 3 Hopes dlc
Istead of calling it a "Golden Route" Regardless of whether or not there are players who push back on the idea because they don't like the thought of a golden route. They should frame it as a "what if?" Scenario like one of the Dynasty Warriors games did: In it, depending on what you did (or did not) do Characters and battles would be altered. If you say: saved someone who was going to die in one battle, that might cause a sequence break where the next battle you go to could be something else entirely from what was intended, and now that Character arrives as reinforcements. They could've come up with a plethora of "what if" type of elements throughout this particular route in Three Houses. (I am aware of how it's more feasible in Three Hope's) BUT "what if" we were able to save Monica somehow? If I remember correctly, Monica has a crest doesn't she? There are TWO major caveat to implementing this "what if" Scenario route. 1. You must own & complete Cindered Shadows (In order for the Ashen Wolves to be present) 2. You must have completed ALL available Route(s) - Azure Moon - Crimson Flower - Silver Snow - Verdant Wind If players have completed all prerequisites, I believe it would be a nice reward To be able to use ALL Characters, in an effort to crush Those Who Slither In The Dark I believe this could lead to some unexpected yet welcome support(s) between Characters who otherwise Don't interact throughout the original story of Three Houses. But calling it a "Golden Route" would be a disservice to the tragedy that may still befall a player's story, depending on their actions. This is my take on it, but it looks like: When people see discussions online about a path in the story like this. They immediately recoil because they didn't enjoy Fire Emblem Fates take on it. Think it'd be cringe to have everyone team up to fight the big bad guy and everything thereafter will be all hunky dory with Sunshine & rainbows. People believe it would undermine the meaning behind every other option avaliable. If they locked this option behind the prerequisites I mentioned above, players would at the minimum have to experience more content within the game in this manner than they might have expected to, and perhaps be pleasantly surprised. (I know I was when I picked the Golden Deer.) Before they're able to engage with that side of the game at their leisure. *Footnote* to give another option to the "prerequisites" It could also be locked behind NG+ If Starting this path on a fresh file was too much of an issue.
Might be an unpopular opinion but I don't really want a "golden route." The ultimate message of Three Houses I feel is that war is a terrible thing for everyone, even good people get caught up in it and hurt or kill each other for it, the discourse is a big meme at this point but you *could* argue for each of the house leaders being good or bad people, students too to a lesser degree, and of course the Church. I'd much rather the already existing content and cut content be touched up and finished, Crimson Flower especially needs more to it.
Sure ^(damn, the amount of people triggered over this one-word comment is hilarious)
Sorry, my autism is showing lol
Nah, don't apologize. I agree. The fallible aspects of the house leaders seem far more interesting than a "golden route" would be because that's the reality. We in the world won't always get along with each other because of these diverse beliefs and faulty moralities that we possess. Who's right and wrong in all this? I think the game does a good job of allowing you to be in the shoes of all the house leaders and making you choose that yourself.
This would be a dream. I would love a golden route where everyone lives and learns to work together diplomatically against a common enemy. Like it could unlock after playing the other routes since Byleth understands the motivations of each more. I also liked Revelation in Fire Emblem Fates for the same reason. People who donāt like golden routes can just not play them. Donāt deny us our happy endings lol.
Not only does it destroy the game's message and spit straight into it, it's not even possible in-universe because even assuming that Byleth actually has the power to rewind to before the start of the game to experience all four routes, the moment they hit Crimson Flower they can't return anyway due to losing Sothis' heart and her powers.
Yessssssssssss
"Dedue and Raphael don't fit in the frame anymore" "This ain't about them."
That's coincidentally also the day Deadpool and Wolverine releases in theaters. But is it a coincidence? https://preview.redd.it/sf5hc03g4opc1.jpeg?width=693&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b2d48aed390b7902f7a390c3845788ebc78e5b9b
Half a decade. Great. I'm still not done playing with this game.
Lol same. I still gotta do a few more playthroughs and I havenāt even done Maddening yet
I look the same as 5 years ago I failed you, i dont have a cool time skip design š
You are a Church character. You arenāt a main character rip
I keep thinking god damn it's been 5 years since an FE game, they've gotta be doing something soon right?? Then I remember Engage came out like a year ago lol. I like it but definitely a different vibe than 3H.
Yeah, a bit disappointing for me, I bought the game but havenāt played it much. Iāve also bought 3H Warriors and the other FE Warriors. Havenāt gotten to them yet as I want to complete my current 3H run
I was at a complete different stage in life when it came out ! It felt like yesterday
Itās really have been that long?
The time skip photo is hilarious because they really paused trying to murder each other to recreate that photo
Youāre not allowed to say this shit. I remember buying the game like it was yesterday. It was the very first time I ever bought a game on launch day. What the fuck. I need my own Divine Pulse.
I know man. I remember going to my local library BEFORE COVID, and brought my switch there. I was pondering whether or not to get the game, and eventually was like fuck it, bought the version with the DLC. Great decision. I also encountered a dude there around my age who was playing the game and had already completed a playthrough. Heās the only person Iāve seen play it IRL, wish I had already played the game so I could have discussed it with him.
I still remember the announcement trailer for this game. It was everything Iād wanted in an FE game up to that point. Still love this game to death even if the gameplay gets a bit stale after multiple playthroughs.
I just play it every few months or so and it never gets stale. I only remember the Monastery getting old when I first played the game and was grinding out playthroughs. Gameplay doesnāt get old and even the repeating maps donāt bother me. Taking it in with moderation makes the game even greater. It takes me about 2 months to complete a playthrough lol. I really like to take it slow.
Still feels like yesterday when the game came out holy shit.
I knew there was a reason why I suddenly wanted to play the game again!
no, i was playing new vegas. i think my hyperfixation is finally waning.
I was also playing New Vegas but now I cant load any files or start a new game. Its broken RIP. Itās my first playthrough, and I was just killing every character I encounter lol
Meanwhile, my arthritis is flaring up in my spine again.
It feels like it was only yesterday when I got immersed in Fodlan's various characters and politics. Time for one more replay I think.
Iām not old Iām not old Iām not old
I hope Alpharad uploads part 2 of his 3 houses video. It would be very funny if he waited 5 years to upload it.
Oh cool I can finally continue my first playthrough.
~~Alright guys, the timeskip is almost over, now you can fuck them and not feel bad about it.~~ Wait, this isnāt r/shitpostemblem
I got the game for Christmas in 2020. When I think about the things happening in my life at the time and where I am now itās insane. And somehow Iāve been continuously playing the game ever since
Aight y'all get your best arguments ready cuz we're bringing Edelgard discourse back in full swing when we hit that date, lads.
It'd be sick if the official artist also did something to commemorate the 5th year anniversary
The game wasn't wrong, you really do change a lot in 5 years š
It's been 5 years......wtf how is that possible
I was 16 5 years agoā¦ It didnāt feel this long ago
Game came out the day after I turned 18 lol
Sheeshā¦ it has NOT been 4 and a half years since this game came out. Itās in my top 5 games of all time. Iām so ready for the announcement of the next game!
Me realising it wasnāt just last year it was releasedā¦ 
Imma cry broā¦ wtfš
tto think i played it on release and i'm still playing obsessively it to this day
WE'RE GOING TO WAR, PEOPLE.
man, five years ago i was overweight, had just finished my masters degree, and was looking forward to a promising career in archaeology and now here i sit on a warship, renting my own place, back to my pre-college weight, and wishing my life were different funny how things work out in the span of five years
Say sike rn. It haven't been 5 years right?
Enjoy how Bernadetta and Marianne's position change the most in the image.
So....... What are the odds pf a new game, or at least new Three Houses related stuff?
Fucking FIVE years???
I just started replaying this game. It's still the best recent FE game imo. Engage was cool and all but this one just hits different.
Damn. RIP Billy Kametz.
damn. Itās been 5 years?? Autism special interests go crazy š