The Amazing Animations of Fire Emblem Engage

[@BenFM]

Please suggest any animations from Engage you would like to see in the next one!

[@00Rais3r]

Is it possible to see some parry animations? I read somewhere that characters can slap away tomohawks and I always wanted to see that!

[@BenFM]

@@00Rais3r Yeah there are some pretty cool ones, could make a compilation of parries

[@dirpycatkittymeowmeow9099]

this is the type of content creators we need one that listens to thier community

[@BenFM]

@@dirpycatkittymeowmeow9099 Thanks :p I do think it's important for all KZbinrs to do it more really

[@dirpycatkittymeowmeow9099]

@@BenFM it really is keep up the good work

[@treecko3453]

Engage to me feels the closest to the over-the-top GBA era animations, and I love it so much.

[@BenFM]

Super great

[@wisedum-dum2852]

Can people stop over exaggerating GBA animations? Like, yes, they were fun, but even compared with fates they were lacking. Now, with engage it is even more so

[@treecko3453]

@@wisedum-dum2852 You're entitled to your opinion, fellow 🙂 Not going to justify what I like to you.

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

​@@wisedum-dum2852 The GBA animations are just the 2 of them standing there, and after the attacker does something, the one attacked either bumps back a little or nudges to the side when hurt, and only fade away when defeated. Whereas the later games showed impact and reactions from attacking.

[@ResurgentRaven]

​@@treecko3453I'll say the attack animations from the GBA games are solid, but Akame does have a point. Ever since the 3D ones came out there's more emphasis on showing reactions out of getting hit. That being said, there's more impact in GBAs animations at least from the sound design compared to 3 Houses. That game couldn't make believable killing sounds even if it straight up involved impaling someone during the animations.

[@nightshadetq2453]

i think the sound design really deserves a shoutout for making the combat animations hit so hard, everything sounds so hefty and sharp

[@BenFM]

I really love the smash sound

[@kingsleyking8287]

Lmao imagine the last words u heard before ur impeding death were “ITS TEA TIME! “

[@BenFM]

Sippin at their funeral

[@mizutsunebubbledragon3382]

Or after your death, some chef dude says "kitchen is closed"

[@SkylineGuy]

it is indeed tea time... *IN HELL*

[@Crest_Expert]

We’ve come a long way in terms of combat animations. Engage is definitely in the conversation of being up there in the series with having the best in its execution just so satisfying to watch and land!! ❤️💙

[@BenFM]

Yeah it's joint top with SoV for me

[@TusksTheAxew]

The axe animations in this tend to be REAL good too, with how weighty and hefty they are in both visuals and sound. Want a hit of dopamine and satisfaction? Use any Smash axe on an enemy you can Break, better yet if it's a crit on top of that.

[@Gaerdren]

They really made a pleasure to watch the fights in this one. Ivy and Céline criticals are really good especially.

[@BenFM]

Yeah I'm a huge fan of the animations honestly, I agree on those two

[@ajch22]

Shoutouts to Vander's crit animation as well, gotta love how he drags his axe through the ground before landing the hit.

[@BenFM]

Oooh yeah Paladin axe lemme put that in the next one

[@victorvaquer94]

I love this kind of animlation animation. Dragging the weapon on the ground just exudes so much power it's the same reason Diamant's swords crit animation so much.

[@Izanagi-Arsene]

though unfortunately for my run he got benched early b/c while he looked to be the frederick "carry your units thorugh the first 5 chapters of the story" trope, his starting stats didn't show it. with his exp gain being nerfed drastically out of the gate he got outclassed by units after 4 or 5 levels.

[@ponygonporygon2153]

Céline went full Weiss Schnee on her crit animation.

[@BenFM]

loooool

[@zillah124]

I didn't even notice the resemblance until it was pointed out!!

[@PhoenixandMaya]

Love how Kagetsu is basically just Vergil from Devil May Cry, definitely some inspiration taken from there in regards to his crit.

[@luckymango636]

IVY FLIPS > FALLS OFF > CRITS MIDAIR > LANDS BACK ON WYVERN. Engage's tribute to the GBA portion of the series is its extra as fuck criticals.

[@BenFM]

Such an awesome one

[@weebovv3176]

Missing that one where if Diamant is on stairs and crits, he'll slide down them before swinging!

[@BenFM]

Yeah is his axe crit, it does look cool on all sorts of terrain acc you can get some sweet cinematic scenes

[@kueyteow6288]

The sound design, animations and dynamic camera angles in the game's combat animations are probably the best in the franchise

[@BenFM]

I think I have to agree

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

I like the sound design in Fates and Echoes the best, but it's definitely better than 3H

[@DemonQueenDevillaDaemonus]

Entirely in love with Diamant's crit animations the slide is so good

[@BenFM]

They’re all great

[@monkeydluffy5054]

The animation In engage are epic like some of them I still can’t believe what I seen

[@BenFM]

So cool

[@thebatman8957]

Seriously though Engage was my first Fire Emblem. I'm now playing though Three houses. The animations and graphics in Engage are seriously amazing. It never gets old. I'm enjoying the story of Three Houses and I do actually like Garreg Mach more than the Somniel. I like the Arena in the somniel but Garreg Mach feels more alive. The animations in three houses seem dull and boring in comparison to engage. The maps too are much better in engage although I'll never forget when I got to chapter 11 or 12 in three houses and realized wait a minute this map is byleths paralogue in engage.

[@DandDgamer]

Very glad to hear Engage is bringing folks in. If you have a 3ds I would genuinely recommend Fates Conquest, people rag on Fates rightfully for story and other stuff but the gameplay of conquest is very enjoyable and "fair hard" like engage in my opinion. Echoes is another option, underrated by many imo. The maps aren't anything crazy but the story and voice work are great and you have a lot of the broken stuff like 5 range archers and weird summon spells from 3 houses/other entries which is fun.

[@BenFM]

That's awesome! You should try the 3ds games too if you are enjoying them :) I think three houses has a better story etc. but the gameplay in engage is much better for me and oc the anims

[@CommadoNoob]

Monastery is very fun for your first run but it does become a chore when doing subsequent playthroughs.

[@DandDgamer]

@Dominotik Ivan Tulovskiy echoes and engage to me both represent simple stories done very competently. I rarely find myself not rooting for Alear/Alm, and while I feel more strongly about Alm I really just enjoyed both titles and have very few complaints to level. Also, to Echoes credit the whole dungeoning system is quite possibly the most unique and enjoyable departure from the FE formula to date... I found monastery a chore and Somniel cute but SoV had something special

[@michaelgum97]

All of the Emblem paralogues use maps from the games that they're from.

[@DonaldDuck97.]

All amazing animations, i get surprised everytime i see them. XD Veyle, Diamant, Alcryst and Ivy's are my favourite!

[@KDAC2001]

The animations in Fire Emblem Engage are so amazing.

[@stevensmith1031]

You could say they're very engaging

[@KDAC2001]

@@stevensmith1031 Haha, good one.

[@Arkensius1157]

​​@@KDAC2001 EMBLEM, ENGAGE!

[@sloppyjoppy8226]

Can we all just talk about how much force diamant loses on his weapon by grinding it along the ground haha 😅🤣

[@BenFM]

Looooool but it looks so cool so he has to

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

I think the point of that is it takes so much more strength to actually drag it through the ground that when he raises it to attack, that same force he used was able to deliver a more powerful strike than just attacking normally. Think of how when trying to cut through something with a knife and you're pushing extra hard, until your arm suddenly jolts forward at the end when you do it.

[@sloppyjoppy8226]

@@AkameGaKillfan777 mby, i do like the idea that he is just straight up bragging about his strength by doing it tho 🤣

[@Roze_aye]

1:34 NO GOLDMARY, THAT'S DIMITRI'S THING! YOU CANT HAVE IT!!

[@AzureAreadbhar]

Sorry Dimitri but girlboss needs her crit animation 😔

[@BenFM]

Maybe she’ll kill every last one of them

[@mauricesteel4995]

Goldmary: im sorry i do this animation better than Dimitri.

[@TusksTheAxew]

I absolutely ADORE some of the animations in this game, and this does a good job showing off the best! I especially enjoy both of Veyle's unique crits, Divine Dragon's martial arts crit, Swordmaster's silly "anime slash" crit, and Thief's and Wolf Knight's dagger crits. My top fave of those being Veyle's unique tome's crit, with how beautifully done it is. As for suggestions for other animations to show off, i'm fond of Roy's Engage attack, Corrin's Engage attack, and Warrior's close range axe crit! Some of the summoned Emblems from Veronica might have some fun animations as well.

[@BenFM]

Sweet, I’ll be including most of them in next :)

[@ThisIslandDoesNotExist]

Diamant's is so cool to me. I love how he swings his sword into the ground before hitting the enemy. His axe crit is also pretty badass since he does a spin before you hit someone as well. I'm actually pretty sad that he loses these crit animations when he ranks up (to successor anyway. I don't know if it's the same for other classes.) I wish there was a way to choose which crit animations you want to see. Also, I don't know if it has been done yet, but I would love to see characters like Diamant crit in a completely different field (like a lance/bow etc.) That might be an interesting video idea.

[@ThisIslandDoesNotExist]

Sorry, I meant lose the sword animation. The axe animation is specific to successor.

[@DandDgamer]

I'm pretty sure animations are all based on the class. Like all paladins crit the same, with just the quote varying. Luckily characters have unique classes in many cases, giving them in effect unique crit animations.

[@BenFM]

Yeah his crits are so cool. His sword crit is defos cooler on lord than the promote, the weight behind it is awesome

[@kingdomdani]

Yunaka’s crit lines are so savage yet are balanced well with the character. Since she quits the youthful, childlike, fake voice when she speaks in the crit attacks. “Killer’s eye” more like killer’s mouth. I would really love to see a crit quote tier list separately for the characters and then for the emblems. That is if you want.

[@elgescherwerauchimmer700]

I even dare say these animation are even better than the one's on the gba

[@magicfish8213]

Not if you want to keep your ears

[@BenFM]

I think the gba animations are just like the most beatifully made ones easily, however I do prefer the engage and sov ones personally

[@DouglasStewart99]

1:34-1:38 Goldmary: "Steel yourself! *GAE... BOLG!!!"* 0:48-0:52 Meanwhile Celine's pulling a Weiss Schnee right here. Maybe I'll see the Thief RNG 1 crit another time...

[@BenFM]

Looooool

[@hue_tjark]

While Engage's story was... something, some characters really grew on me and I had much fun with the gameplay and the animations in battle were always nice to see

[@grimreaper5864]

Glad I bought this awesome game

[@BenFM]

[@Siegliffie]

Shout out to the parry animations of some clases against ranged weapons

[@ArceusDX]

Especially for when those classes are high levelled

[@BenFM]

They're super cool, I think they should get a vid of their own

[@Echoes-dz2ur]

My favorites are probably Seadal crit alongside the paladin, lindvurm Alcryst and sage animation

[@BenFM]

Oh yeah the seadall crit is slick

[@Echoes-dz2ur]

@@BenFM foot salad

[@BenFM]

@@Echoes-dz2ur he stomped on a burger king burger

[@Echoes-dz2ur]

@@BenFM * what can that pretty femboy can do anyway* the Enemy soldier(probably) before getting crit by a 2%

[@shytendeakatamanoir9740]

Being able to get back the glory of GBA Animations in a 3D game (and maybe even surpass it) is a very impressive feat!

[@BenFM]

😁

[@rosemclean2519]

1:33 Goldmary stole Dimitri’s crit animation

[@blizzardforonline1954]

3:24 Did that wolf just do a Spin Dash?!

[@fyra_cat2119]

I love how the hero 1 range lance crit is a very similar (if not the same) animation as Dimitri's High Lord lance crit

[@0bskureference]

Wolfknights have the best animations💪🏾

[@ChillavaKirby]

omfg I've never seen a lot of these god I love this game

[@BenFM]

There are many many great ones :D

[@AsterOathbreaker]

Them axe swings look like they hurt ngl

[@BenFM]

They got that big power

[@JAMllostthegame]

I think I prefer the overall presentation of Veyle's tome crit when she's evil with her line and the red eyes on zoom-in. I wanna say she also smirks in that one, but not too sure.

[@playmakerxv2628]

Idk why, but when Diamant says, “Are you watching Father?” it just resonates with me 😭

[@BenFM]

:’(

[@magicalcat-girl5272]

This was really great. I really love the combat animations of fire emblem engage. I'm going to buy this game for the nintendo switch. It really looks great.

[@BenFM]

Happy you liked it :) the games full of great animations. Hope you enjoy playing it!

[@magicalcat-girl5272]

@@BenFM thanks. I'm going to enjoy playing fire emblem engage for the nintendo switch. I really love the art style of engage too. I really wasn't a fan of fire emblem three houses to be honest, but the game was good. ^_^

[@ericgropuis]

It’s not on here but the Warrior crit has to be one of my favs with them throwing the axe in the air then catching it mid air to spike it down is great.

[@BenFM]

That’ll be in number 2 definitely

[@samifranco5541]

Kagetsu just became Vergil

[@BenFM]

The Vergil cut

[@danielv4793]

The gba animations are one of the best in the series Engage make a spectacular job with the criticals, you can see the strength and exageration of the attacks like the gba

[@BenFM]

Definitely

[@timthegatekeeper9677]

I feel like the worst battle animations are the engaged javelin/spear throw. They just hold like aa if they would throw and it just flies from their hane.

[@BenFM]

Yeah they're kinda lame I agree

[@EnDeRXD11]

Without a doubt a video about all Solo Emblem battle animations would be nice.

[@BenFM]

You mean as the summons from veronica?

[@EnDeRXD11]

@@BenFM Yes from the summons and Bond/Train battle.

[@krismarshall3803]

Too bad a chunk of the fanbase is going out of its way to avoid this like the plague. TBH I never thought "skipping a FE title" was a thing that -until 3H plagued people's minds- was ever an option lol. Like at least play it first, THEN hate on it lol

[@krismarshall3803]

This isn't like Mulan2020 or Velma where we can just look at it and go "yeah, no way in hell, I know it's trash and it has zero redeeming qualities" XD

[@BenFM]

I think generally most people are playing it and have got over their issues

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

You know how that works, right? You have to buy it.

[@Wii4a11]

It's not that I hate it, so much that I'm on the fence about it. Plus, I'm currently busy with Octopath Traveler 2 and a backlog of unfinished games

[@ChaolaoFueChi]

Is it alright if you could go back to FE: Echoes and do all the animations. Not just the special attacks or unique battle animations but also the generics on the enemy’s animations, to the basic class, starting from villager to the DLC's?

[@BenFM]

Are there no videos out there of that? It's something that should be done so yeah I'd be happy to do that some time next month tbh

[@AvelineMelena]

Physical animations are even better than Gba ones. We still need some more work for magic

[@BenFM]

I agree, some of the spells look a lil week. We need bigger spells and more effects. They look pretty but not spectacular

[@joshuagabrielcatindig7607]

Mage Knight kinda borrows from the FE8 version, minus the hop forward. But yeah, Sage and Druid crit from gba is hype. You just know hell is coming for you once that plays.

[@frostbitex23]

@@joshuagabrielcatindig7607 The Druid crit. Oh man, it sends chills down my spine. Imagine this, a dark mage about to unleash its strongest attack and the last thing the enemy hears is the howling sound of dark magic and angry spirits.

[@RyeoCyrano]

I think Ivy learned from Claude

[@BenFM]

🙃

[@brandonterrell8370]

It is just the jump from awakening to fates

[@BenFM]

Agreed

[@AkameGaKillfan777]

Even 3H still started battles with aggressors running at their foe, and counterattacks after dodging.

[@Syapaaye]

For how cool the critical hits are, I still think the combat looks even better without them. The long back-and-forth with hit-dodge-counter-repeat (like the one you can view in training arena with the character and their emblem) really shows the fluidity of combat and highlights the animation even better. Don't get me wrong, the crits still look cool af and satisfying to pull, but they make the combat too short, implying the enemy dies in one blow (like in this video).

[@longtung9871]

Ivy 1:08 at 0.25 speed, great one

[@BenFM]

V cool

[@exaflare]

Hey watch out it looks like Nintendo took down Ikereviews number 2, TheReshiramPWNZ, and Soundnintendo all three were ost channels, be careful with VG-FM since that one is associated with this channels. Also, will you ever play Three Houses, I know you did a test stream on your channel with the Cindered Shadows DLC, but will you ever do a full play through of it on here?

[@BenFM]

Okay thanks I’m gonna take it down today. I appreciate it! I have played three houses tons already. However I will do a play through with my roulette format and probably maddening classic no skirmishes and no monastery or something. Try and make it super hard lol

[@exaflare]

@@BenFM just saw your community post, sorry you had to make a hard decision like that, but personally I don't think it's worth this channel getting taken down for something that doesn't benefit you and has risks to it. As I said in the past there are other channels who already have those tracks and don't run any risk of getting demonetized, terminated possibly yes, like the channels I mentioned on the last comment, but at least they won't get lose any source of income because they don't have any. I was honestly just looking out for and because I can tell you really have a lot of passion for this channel and I would hate to see it go away like I have with other channels. Again, sorry about your decision.

[@chaosdeathlionheart3013]

Ben, what the best classes and best skills for Yunaka in fire emblem engage?

[@BenFM]

Generally she is best just staying on thief but you can go wolf rider or swordmaster if you like. Just give her skills for critical chance or speed

[@everythingtube172]

@@BenFMI personally gave her sword prof and reclassed her into Wolf Knight she’s doing good

[@nguyenthanhsu9135]

It's these anime that we love. This one has done it right all these years. GBA was drooling, but once they started going 3D, it was bland, up until now.

[@yukotrey9422]

Bro critcs yea but people really do be running around saying “ the only good song on the ost is that one solm map song” like determined journey doesn’t slap 🤣

[@ryanoconnor3867]

Theres just something not right about hearing panette say "you looking down on me" but not having it be followed by her leaping into the air to demolish her foe. Also no love for Timerra's Picket crit animation? Very sad

[@BenFM]

I think the picket is in my part 2 possibly

[@Kiddblackstar94]

Anyone know the ost?

[@TusksTheAxew]

Determined Journey (Flare) i'm pretty sure.

[@BenFM]

^ Is in description

[@DarkEdelgard]

2:24: Did Alear use a Special Beam Cannon? Lol. Anyway, so far these are the best animations. Do you have the critical hit animations while Engaged? For example a character using the emblem's signature attack like Lodestar Rush?

[@BenFM]

The criticals aren’t the same as the engage attacks. Lodestar rush was in this vid but I have posted all engage criticsls in a vid

[@DarkEdelgard]

@@BenFM Oh okay. But Alear can strike enemies with Lodestar Rush nine times while all others strike only seven times because Marth is a perfect match for Alear correct?

[@BenFM]

@@DarkEdelgard Alear just gets bonuses when the dragon class with all emblems

[@jacciswacc4335]

Such a massive step up from Three Houses it's not even funny. Everything, to the way that every character recovers from a launching attack and snapiness of dodges, to the weight of weapons and commitment to a suitable amount of gravity, makes turning animations off feel so much slower in comparison.

[@BenFM]

Yeah as great as 3H was in terms of story telling, voice acting etc. The combat animations were just really poor in comparison to Engage. 3H was a stepdown from Fates and SoV too.

[@ForteEXEMaster]

The GBA ones were my favorite. The ones in Path of Radiance were a little flashy. Radiant Dawn kind of took a downgrade somehow? Then the Awakening and Fates and even Three Houses crits were boring. This game finally brought back the flashiness, dramatic flare, and awesomeness. Some of Engage's animations even beat GBA. Some like Lyns criticals and swordmaster criticals still the best, but I'm super happy with Engage criticals still.

[@BenFM]

I have to disagree on fates, they’re really good! You should check my vid on it and sov. But ye 3H bad and engage so much better

[@ShadowSlayerSD5]

What class is diamant in for that sword animation

[@BenFM]

Lord

[@ShadowSlayerSD5]

@@BenFM that's what I thought

[@magicfish8213]

Whats the name of the song in background pls

[@BenFM]

Oh yeah sorry didn't put it in description

[@BenFM]

Determined journey (Flare)

[@mivablaydid]

Please tell the name of song🙏

[@BenFM]

In description :)

[@himaya-relaxsleep1410]

still not as flashy as the GBA games haha

[@nathansilvestre1866]

I was looking forward to this game and I'm glad lots of people are loving/enjoying it! Unfortunately, the game isn't for me and the animations aren't winning me over 😩

[@BenFM]

Fair enough!