I completed the rom hack two nights ago and I got to say about the rom hack. It has to be one of the best ROM hacks out there. Love the interaction with the Company and how they act as a squad. Had a blast with the gameplay and the story itself, could notice some inspiration from Dream of Five.
Went into the ROM hack blind when I first play it and manage to get through it without ransom the bosses and almost recruit every possible unit in the game while trying to manage the gold at the same time. It’s possible to recruit all the spared bosses if you know how to manage your gold and what to buy.
Run into a couple of bugs while playing the ROM hack such as Roxelana vs Halberdier boss quote where both sides appear in the Baros Seize chapter and end event of Chapter 11 where Estrelle Portrait sprite does not show up, then appear later. I don’t know how accurate my description is, but hopefully, it will get noticed and improve the game.
Final Team
Roxelana the Reckoning is a busted lord right there. At the start, she was lagging in speed during the early game but started to pick it up later on as I progress in the game. Resistance is mostly her death for her if you don’t have the proper pure water or a barrier against magic units. Capped HP, Strength, and Skill and almost got her to level 20 in her promoted class. This makes her the best hard hitter against tough enemies and gave her the final blow against the boss. Enjoy her character arc from a pawn of the ruling class to turning the tide against ones she formerly allied with in the past. Her journal entries are nice to go through based on her perspective and thoughts. Paired her up with Calista in their A-Support and got the paired ending as a result.
Calista the mythical dancer of the Great One. She is the best dancer you have in the early with some temporary status boosts to make a difference against tough foes. Fun Support unit with a neat backstory behind her. Her interactions with Roxelana are fantastic to say about. Gave her the boots to cover more length and reach other units to dance for.
Pavel the Petty Thief. A good utility thief to have once it promotes into Rogue and no need for lockpicks. Felt a little worried that I might miss out on certain treasures and doors that remain locked without a door key. A really good dodge tank against axe users. Paired him with Kadri and her support provided a lot of room to avoid enemies. Super fast with speed and helpful with stealing items from enemies with high speed. Was considering replacing him with Kalevi, but didn’t because of the support between Roxelana and Kadri, and with enough kills and level gains, he surpasses Kalevi. Enjoyed his interaction with Roxelana which involve stealing. Fun unit to have.
Radu the tanky and accurate Sharpshooter. He is a hard-hitting archer with the best accuracy and shoots harder with the strongest bows around. His speed is really slow but picks up speed as he progresses until reaching the endgame. His defense is his strong suit with tanking shots from other archers. Capped his Skill so no enemy tries to dodge his shots. Got his S-Rank in bows to show proof of his mastery.
Petras the Iron Mountain. Was blessed with his speed and competing against Renate with only a B support and I only chose him for both his strength and defense. He’s a tough one to go by, don’t leave him up against mages, their magic will bypass his defense. He got his S-Rank with Lances and combine that with a Legendary Killer Lance weapon, he crits the toughest 20-level Juggernaut at Endgame-3 and caught up with the others with level-ups. Betting his claims in fighting several battles are truly backup as a result.
Gerhard the Warrior Barkeeper. A good Axefighter slam dunking his foes to the ground and great use with the bows. Now I understand that restricting some units who are not an archer with access to Longbows and only Recurves and I can see that. Got support from Vivica, Radu, and Jaro. Had a little competition between Gerhard and Jaro as dual axe bros with the stat department, but both have coverage with one with bows upon promotion while the other focus on power.
Vivica the Necromancer Apprentice. A tanky Dark Mage to shrug off the strongest magic users, but slow and fragile against physical attackers. Had benched her for a few chapters after getting Elisenda, but brought her back during the Swamp Survive map and early promote her after capping three of the unpromoted stats. Supported by Gerhard and Kestut. Gerhard’s support is amusing and her support with Kestut covers her backstory involving a magic academy and experimenting with necromancy. A good unit with access to staves, but didn’t reach S-Rank in dark magic.
Jaro the Brutal Ex-Deserter. He’s my first boss unit to be spared in the early game and is a great Axe user and helpful as a Berserker thanks to Smite. Had a nice interaction with both Gerhard and Tiimo who is someone I brought into Endgame for the sake of comedy and my amusement. His Strength and Con is good for the heavy axes out there. Kept an eye out for anything that can double him and miraculously dodge a Brave Sword Paladin boss who doubles him in the survive then beat boss chapter while in the mountains. He’s the only brigand that is recruited in the game unless you count Alarik as a Pirate/Raider.
Kadri the Divine Smiter of the Heavens. This holy girl is blessed with three important stats and is the third highest level in the team. Got her in training with her Light magic and got both S-Rank in Light and Staves. Best Dodge tank in the game when you trained her to be the strongest Light Magic user combined with Pavel’s support. Had a good backstory of her being a former thief turned into a faithful cleric. She is blessed with her stats and if you have any experience with Kadri. I will be happy to hear it.
Kestut the Busted Sage. He’s my replacement unit for Felice who is stat screwed with magic and speed as well. He’s really good when you give him some Thunder magic to have extra range against slow enemies and phantoms in the swamp chapter. Got a S-Rank in anima magic so he can use that legendary anima tome with a 1-3 range. Capped in Magic, Defense, and Resistance. Best unit right there, no questions asked.
Elisenda the Grandmother Necromancer. She was intended to be a replacement for Vivica but was overlooked in hindsight in deployment slots. Is good with Dark magic and staves for sure and having her as an extra healer is a plus for me and one of the bosses that I spared instead of 3000 gold. She’s even a two-for-one sale with her eyeball familiar which I included in the team. Elisenda is quite mysterious with a couple of undead units that join the team. Which makes sense since she has experience with necromancy. Reminds me of Niime from FE6 except you get her a little early instead of the late game, and as a boss. Shame that Elisenda does not have support from Vivica, they could have chemistry with the whole necromancy part involving Master and Apprentice vibes.
Ochulo the floating eyeball of death. It’s questionable that having a playable monster unit on the team is quite insane, but seen others who used Ochulo as well. At least I’m not the weird one who made his team in the endgame. Has terrible luck until he got one in one of his level-ups which gave him crit immunity. He a little confused, but got the spirit with his unbreakable Evil and Crimson Eye which saves me some money. Was thankful that he can promote to a Catalyst which was a relief for me. A fun meme unit if you ask me.
Typical Tiimo the Champion. Don’t know how he survives the first chapter he’s in as a boss, then became a pre-promote at the beginning of Act 2. Although I don’t know what’s better, him being a mercenary to have more room to grow with stats or him being a champion with high growth rates, it questions me. Got an A-Support with Jaro thanks to his Anima affinity. Overall, a well-rounded unit to say. No one called me a madman, but might as well be one.
Estrelle the Blademaster of Grace. She is a really good unit to say as a Trueblade and entertaining at the same time. Her interactions with Roxelana are great and having her as part of the Company is good. Really good choice with her using the Lyn battle and map sprite. Fastest Swordmaster and has some good support with Roxelana. Thanks to her personal weapon, it’s really good. Need a really fast swordmaster with access to bows and she fits the bill.
Luthor the Scarlet Spear. He’s a replacement flyer for Helje after I managed to defeat him at the beginning of Act 3 since I heard of a bug related to him in the later endgame chapter, so for the sake of caution, I took him down and recruited him to the team. A really solid flyer who can defeat his enemies in any kind of swoop and with the help of his legendary weapon, he works well with it along with the Zorya Shield that protects him from bow units. Great unit to say about.
Domovoi the False King’s Executor. He’s my Gotoh of the team and the last of the bosses that you can recruit or kill unless you count Luthor if you didn’t kill him at the beginning of Act 3. He’s like a second Petras with defense and Strength. The only downside of him is his luck and Resistance so be careful around with Magic units or a lucky crit. You got to give credit to him and that having him on your side is good to have. Felt rewarding to deliver the final blow against the boss of Endgame-2 and his battle quote with him. Overall, good unit.
Overall, I had a fantastic time with the ROM hack and it gives me a nice refresh after being so long since playing any ROM hacks and will play again for any future changes. Right now, I need to look into other FE rom hacks in the meantime.
