SPOILERS if you care about supports
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Formal review time, absolutely speed-ran Musain route.
Came directly from DoW, was not disappointed.
To the entire team, thank you for making this.
Story/Supports
I didn’t think it was possible to beat the story quality of DoW, but somehow this does???
Plot started off slow, stakes and scope went up dramatically once my Jagen got absolutely nuked. Foreshadowing is done really well in that twists still come up in a way that feel surprising but not unnatural. Fleurre’s betrayal, in a way, made me really sad because I was really hoping I was wrong about her (she gave me my promotion item, surely she can’t be that bad 
), but the moment Varkade turned I was dreading it. I’m way too emotionally drained right now to consider Route B at the moment (especially after that postscript ending), will probably update this when I get around to playing that.
I genuinely feel like I have too much to say about the supports, the character interactions have so much charm and depth to them. It’s really telling about how good the character writing is when I genuinely have a problem with the 1 A support limitation of the game (I don’t need the bonuses, just LEMME INDULGE IN PEOPLE LORE). I don’t know how much time was dedicated to all this writing, but holy f**k tysm for doing all this.
Some notable favorites (I have too many):
Cothiva + …just all of them:
Her A support with Marin compares him to a snail. As a compliment.
Also, her seeking a more permanent connection with Cathale made my heart melt.
Lyndra + Morwen A: …I’m sorry, she was caught doing what now? 
Severin + Morwen A: I’m absolutely livid I missed this pairing, the final lines of this A support had me rolling 
Lyndra + Adaleid A: First time I’ve seen “shut up and kiss me” in an FE game. Would see again.
Liza + Bellona A: Okay romantic support, but the main reason I like this is because of the boss dialogue it unlocks (if you know, you know).
Hereward + Artemisia A: So sad this did not have a platonic ending.
Jolyon + Arcus A: Oh my god he’s bi. How tf did I not see that??? (Really well-written support chain for character background)
Chester + Cyrille A: Seeing Chester’s character ending after achieving this made me cry. 
Tricia + Eudira A: I think I had tonal whiplash (in a good way) when reading this support, I was convinced Eudira was just gonna be a ball of angst when all she wants to do is be happy. This sequence warmed my heart. 
Rena + Amaryl A: A really poetic support for two characters who were freed from psychological rolelock. Again, sad this did not have a platonic ending.
10/10, I appreciate the recommendations in the Seren + Franseza “support” Parrhesia, but I would much rather read a sequence of awkward boning than…
…oh. Oh my.
Sin can wait another day.
Gameplay
Hard game is hard.
Everything that makes DoW good is present in this hack as well. Archers got nerfed sadly, but I was happy to see fliers become a lot more valuable. Luna feels way too light for how good it becomes in the late game, but Cothivia being the only fast Sibyl I had made this feel appropriate on some level (I dunno growths, so I can only speculate). Eirika-lords aren’t my favorite, but Rena felt like she brought enough to the table to be fun without being a powerhouse.
9/10, Thunder is the new Longbow.
Aesthetics
Music choice was very thematic, I was really surprised to hear classic Fire Emblem tracks whenever they popped up, but they were always refreshing when I recognized them. Level design was really on point too; my favorite was the final fog of war map, which while simple in concept was an excellent addition narratively and in execution.
9.5/10, still waiting for an FE game that uses Turnabout. 
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Endgame team
Screenshots
From beginning to end, bailed me out of a lot of bad situations. Lamorak user.
He nukes and tanks. Ended up playing a back-up healer with how high his magic was. Galehault user.
Main rescuer and staff bot. Also a dodge tank surprisingly? She got very blessed by her levels.
She was almost strength screwed, but she somehow pulled through. Kind of a low con for Axes, but her high speed helped offset penalties.
Staff bot 2. Her promotion art, despite being simple, is one of my favorites. Got very magic screwed in the beginning, but pulled through with high staff rank.
This is just Ike with hands, isn’t it? I’m almost ashamed of how cool I think she is. I never really found a good niche for her in my line-up, she just ended up killing everything or nearly getting killed.
Support bot. She got some bad level-ups in the late-game, but her Con and decent speed allowed her to double with Bolting on certain enemies.
I don’t think I ever dealt non-magical damage with a sword using this guy. Read his name as Seymour on accident, that’s been his honorary moniker ever since.
Maleagant user. Initially fielded for A support, kept for character intrigue.
Luna is 9 weight. Most enemies never exceeded 24 AS. A support gives her +3 dmg.
64 dmg in one round. Always.
If she had more HP, she would be a menace.
I dunno who designed Brutal Weapons on the team, but I want to curse them and thank them at the same time.
She’s the luckiest Drake Knight I’ve ever trained. Part of me is convinced she’s wearing that eyepatch just to look cool.
Mioritza is so tiny for an axe that violates mages.
Does she only get recruited if you attack her with Adalheid? Either way, edgy Sethos did her part.
I took her into the final chapter when she was at level 1 promotion, and she still kicked-ass and took names. Vorpal/Killer Lance abuser.
Dragon bait. Had just enough HP to tank, just enough AS to not get doubled, and access to a Colgrevance.
Have your happy ending with Seren. You deserve it after eating all those breath attacks.
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Mission accomplished
I basically set out to make a character who’s unapologetically cool but is a woman for once
No direct inspirations when i was writing her out but it turns that yakuza is such a soul read of a game for me that i accidentally wrote in both elements of majima and kiryu without playing the game (I finalized her characterization in '15 and played y0 in '22)
The fist crit is blatantly stealing from Kiryu though I made that animation right after I played Yakuza Gaiden haha
Fun fact: that actually used to be his name in the 2012 release : D
Yeah. Since you came from DoW it’s the same exact condition as Berenice’s recruitment with Kalevi.
Glad you enjoyed, thank you for playing!
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It took me awhile to beat this hack but I absolutely loved it. When I started digging into FE hacks I never expected one to make me cry. Rena’s struggle had me hooked throughout it all and despite some frustration with how hard endgame enemies hit (thank you Yscatra above for Arcus), I had to see her through to the ending.
The QOL with speedup, the augury providing optional hints, and general dialogue conveying chapter elements helped make the experience a lot smoother. My team comp didnt lend itself to seeing a lot of the supports but the fact the team went through the effort to write them was a welcome surprise.
Oh yeah, and the shop theme being the sims shopping theme made me and my friends burst out laughing the first time we heard it. So all in all: great romhack!
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Thank you for playing! Glad you enjoyed : D
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I once saw a table of A-line and B-line playable characters in this post, but I can’t find it now, is anyone willing to share it, thank you very much
On the site linked in first post there’s a tab you can pick from that filters between Onduris/Musain only cast, and you can adjust up to whatever chapter depending on your spoiler tolerance.
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Thanks
How well does this run on an original GBA?
I haven’t tried it myself but some of our players have posted themselves loading this on to a flashcart and running fine, so pretty doable I think
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I’ve also run it via 3ds injection with no problems and that’s pretty close to actual gba firmware so
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If it works on 3DS VC injection, it should work on GBA, since 3DS still runs GBA games natively.
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Long time lurker. Downloaded and played this over the course of a few months whenever I had time and finally finished it. What an amazing game and thank you all so much for the effort and love you all poured into it. I loved every inch of the story. Some personal highlights:
- Absolutely loved the punching animations for Thyra
- My Amelia was quite average and I almost dropped her until I saw her sage portrait - too cool to drop after that
- Arcus’s character development was awesome to see
- Tricia is best girl
- My Cothiva was absolutely broken and curb stomped everyone
- Rena getting a dragon was sooooo cool
My sincere thanks again!!!
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Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for playing.
Very glad you enjoyed the punch anims, makes the week and a half I spent making it totally worth 
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