218: Fire Emblem: Three Houses (with Claire - Date With Us)

Support my work on Patreon- https://patreon.com/realdavejackson Discord, Socials and more- https://linktr.ee/talesfromthebacklog Join Dave and special guest Claire as they deep dive Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems, Kou Shibusawa, Nintendo, 2019). They discuss the life sim and battle elements, how they tie together to make you fear permadeath even more, the four playthroughs, and much more. As always, no spoilers for a while! Guest info: Claire (she/her/any) Check out Date With Us podcast https://www.datewith.us Check out Claire on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/claireafterall Get a sick wrestling belt https://www.trophysmack.com/ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Title Card 0:21 Introductions 5:03 Our Histories with Fire Emblem 7:35 Top-Level Thoughts 14:36 Story Setup and Choosing Your House 23:49 Life Sim Elements and How To Spend Time 30:00 Teaching and Character Building 36:11 Relationship/Support Mechanics 40:25 Relationship and Dating Elements 55:36 Combat and Permadeath 1:05:18 Combat Basics 1:15:00 What's New in the DLC? 1:19:56 Soundtrack 1:26:10 Visual Design and Art 1:31:57 Who Should Play? 1:38:17 Date With Us and Claire's Streaming 1:44:36 Spoiler Wall and Patron Thank-Yous 1:46:26 Spoilers- Story Discussion 2:29:39 Spoilers- MVPs and Results Music used in the episode: The Crest of Flames (Yuka Tsujiyoko) Fódlan Winds (Takeru Kanazaki) Life at Garreg Mach Monastery (Takeru Kanazaki) Tearing Through Heaven (Hiroki Morishita) Tempest of Seasons (Rei Kondoh) A Guide for the Future (Takeru Kanazaki) A New Dawn (Takeru Kanazaki, Rei Kondoh) The Land Beloved by the Goddess (Takeru Kanazaki) Cover art by Jack Allen- find him at https://linktr.ee/JackAllenCaricatures