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5 min readFire Emblem: Fortune's Weave — A Game of Four Stories and Endless Systems
The new Fire Emblem game for Nintendo Switch 2 begins with a god sending a bird back in time to prevent the apocalypse. That bird is you. Set in the Dagden Empire, south of the Fódlan of Three Houses, Fortune's Weave follows four "flame lords"—Kai, Dietrich, Theodora, and Lita—each competing in the Heroic Games, an Olympics-style tournament where the winner gets one wish granted by the god-emperor Solel. Five years later, the dark lord Belore has risen with an undead army, and the goddess Fortuna has sent your avian avatar back to influence the four champions' fates. You pick one storyline first, play through roughly 12 chapters, then can play the other three, eventually uniting all characters against Belore.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:03) **Episode Introduction & Housekeeping** - The hosts welcome back Jason from his travels and promote the podcast's listener-supported model.
- 2 (03:24) **Game Setup: Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave** - Kirk provides the foundational context for the new game, its place in the series, and its core premise.
- 3 (07:04) **First Impressions & Theodora's Path** - Jason shares his early experience with the game, focusing on his choice of Theodora and his overall feeling of being overwhelmed.
- 4 (11:09) **The Learning Curve & Core Systems** - Kirk and Maddie discuss the steep initial learning curve and how the game's complexity eventually becomes manageable and even enjoyable.
- 5 (17:14) **Kirk's Gameplay Tips** - Kirk offers three key pieces of advice for players to streamline their experience.
- 6 (19:08) **The Game's Music** - Kirk takes a moment to praise the soundtrack, a key element of the game's identity.
- 7 (21:10) **The Grind vs. The Story** - The hosts contrast the tedious daily grind with the excellent story battles, which are the game's highlight.
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Show Notes
The Triple Click gang dives into Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the new Switch 2 exclusive that blends grid-based strategy combat with... a whole lot more. They talk about the sprawling story, the tactical battles, and whether the whole thing is just Too Much.
One More Thing:
Kirk: Fields of Mistria
Maddy: “Sex, AI, and the apocalypse” by Ian K. Duncan
Jason: Tokyo Game Show
LINKS:
Into the Aether’s excellent recent episode on Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave
Time article about Effective Altruism and sexual abuse
Tressie McMillan Cottom's AI reading list and her New York Times column about same
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