Which Path Should You Choose in Triangle Strategy? Conviction and Character Overview.

[@OgreManGaming]

I’ll be honest, I’ve always wanted to play a game like this where your choices actually matter, but I don’t think I realized just how stressful that can make every decision in the game

[@damonplay8185]

Right? I jokingly call it a politics and diplomacy simulator from time to time because do fsr I've really taken the decisions seriously and took the effort to think potential consequences through thoroughly. I hope the game rewards such a playstyle.

[@LinkKing7]

The key is to just let things happen first run through, and then you can engineer your other runs for maximum fun. I think part of the intrigue is not knowing where things will go, it's so much fun to think about where you'll randomly end up, but I think this game will give you enough hints along the way to make your decisions!

[@slufffyg503]

So many of the decisions left me stumped, not knowing what to do. Some of the harder choices later In the game created amazing moral dilemmas.

[@aggressivelymediocre350]

I think the best thing to do is just be honest with what you believe is the best choice in each situation. That’s what I’m doing with this game. Like, in the prologue demo, (which I played as though I didn’t know what would happen later) I chose to go to Hyzante because it was described to be basically forced into the alliance, and I thought it would be more important to start building the bond between Hyzante and Glenbrook sooner, in order to preserve lasting peace. I know that’s far deeper than the game presents it, but it’s just fun to role play I guess. Edit: Ok, I believe I’ve made every choice there is to make on my first run. I didn’t have any plans, but I needed up choosing Liberty every time it was available, so I guess that’s where my ideals lie.

[@LinkKing7]

Absolutely, I think going with your gut feeling when it comes to decisions here, and even just gaming experiences in general, is the best way to play a game. Ride the wave wherever it may take you, and then you can calculate and plan in the next runs! I chose Hyzante as well myself because I felt like I wanted to get to know Frederica's wishes more closely. She says "For a better world" as one of her quotes so I have an isnstant soft spot for her!

[@WiiSage]

I went to Aesfrost, to know more about Frederica situation growing up there and to how that place is, plus hearing about a strong smuggler being arrested interest me, the information told when going there almost will help me understand how future situations lead to that point since not everything is Aesfrost is all roses either

[@SonovaDragon]

I think I will do just that as well

[@TazTheYellow]

@@LinkKing7 Going to Hyzante is definitely the more strategic choice, given that you are to marry someone who already literally knows Aesfrost inside and out (plus, staying on the bride-to-be's good side is never a bad idea). What interests me more is the convictions associated with the route split. Going Hyzante sports the red Liberty flame, while Aefrost yields the green Morality flame, which is the inverse of what you would expect given that basically swaps the reputation of the two nations, but given what happens in the Hyzante route, I think I can see why it was done that way. Hyzante enforces its egalitarian ideals through rigid conformity (as well as not actually being egalitarian--oops, slave caste!), and thus you see the consequences of a state deficient in Liberty; presumably the exact opposite happens in Aesfrost. Honestly, I went in expecting to do a Moral playthrough, but really, going wherever I feel makes the most sense seems to be making things much more interesting and complex. Plus, route splits are not the only thing that affect Serenoa's convictions--far from it, if that incessant popup message is to be believed! Presumably, if you say, do, and believe the right things, you could potentially take anyone you want down whatever path you want (with presumable exceptions for extreme scenarios, such as oppressing the Roselle with Frederica); perhaps that was the *true* Triangle Strategy all along.

[@continuallyblessed44]

That was kind of my reasoning as well. Plus I didn’t like how the siblings were treating my future wife lol. I’m trying to make decisions as I would in real life as well.

[@clammmin3098]

You’re REALLY excited for this game, it is kind of endearing actually!

[@jrpgaddict7726]

He's not the only one 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

[@LinkKing7]

I'm going to explode, I haven't been this excited about a game in a LONG time!

[@kyleefaren3075]

I'm matched with his hype

[@Studious_Studios]

The first phrase of the first character trailer is Roland saying : "I believe there is no man who intentionally sets out to harm another". Very philosophical. It seems to me quite similar to Plato's "No One Does Wrong Willingly".

[@LinkKing7]

It's also very idealistic, since there are some truly evil people who just want to watch the world burn

[@DiogoJ1]

It's a nice thought, but he's a bit on the naive side. Idealism is great, but it must take into account that evil people do exist. Roland is hero material all the same.

[@alien_cult]

@@LinkKing7 as a naturally suspicious/cautious person (who also researches way too many true crime stories,) that Roland quote made me lul

[@pn2294]

@@LinkKing7 that’s Idore’s excuse for why he’s evil

[@Realag666]

For my first run i will go full MY WAY, even if I end up antagonizing every one. If Frederica can actually heel turn, if you choose against her wishes too much it will be quite glorious and heartbreaking.

[@ninjakirby777]

Spoilers We’ve seen both Frederica and Benedict turn heel in the trailers, and I would assume Roland can aswell

[@Realag666]

@@ninjakirby777 We don´t have context for what happens in the trailers tho. The "Benedict are you insane" quote is right from the first demo, when he is still clearly supporting Serenoa. They make it seem like this will happen, but it might be a fake out

[@ninjakirby777]

@@Realag666 he says if you take this path you’ll do so over my dead body or something like that in one of the later trailers

[@mekudu-man3804]

@@ninjakirby777 possible spoilers/speculation time: I think Benedict is Serenoas real dad and that he has some kind of resentment for the current King of Glenbrock/the whole kingdom. It may also be that he believes Serenoa to be his child, because he had an afffair with his mom. I realy don't trust this fucker after what I've seen in the final trailer (in one scene does he fight with you against some bandits, in another you can see him and the bandit leader bowing to Gustadolph, which makes me think he was in on it).

[@LinkKing7]

The word "Heartbreak" is in one of the screenshots I showed soooooo, it IS possible 😜

[@sloff5940]

For the first playthrough I’m going to avoid actively chasing after any specific convictions, I’ll just make choices that I would make if I was Serenoa, it just makes the consequences all the more impactful and natural, I might end up keeping most of my allies or I might lose half or even more, pretty exciting honestly and that’s not even getting into how my decisions could affect the three nations. That aside so far all three convictions seem enticing enough, which is a pleasant surprise.

[@pedramcq]

You're videos on this game help make it easier to wait during this final week before the game comes out. Thank you so much

[@LinkKing7]

Waiting has been absolute hell so researching and making videos on it helps me as well. Glad to provide the content and I'll keep going even after release!

[@Beny763]

@@LinkKing7 The 2nd demo was great, but I almost wish they wouldn´t have given us another one. After I was done it just felt terrible knowing that the game is still 2 weeks away. Time is moving so slow right now.

[@unitlonda4925]

Man I'm really so excited for this game and can't wait for it to finally come out! If I'm being honest the thought of our choices really mattering is both very exciting but also kind of scary to me. I do think I will probably lead more of a morality path but I can't really say for certain yet. I imagine making some of these choices will be very difficult, especially in the late game where things will probably get very intense. The idea of your allies possibly abandoning or betraying you is also very cool even though it makes my heart hurt lol

[@LinkKing7]

The fact that you might have to give some people up just makes the decisions actually matter! Sure it might be hard, but then we can jst replay and side with the other ones! I'm gonna let it rip and be EVIL!

[@avocado1845]

Sadly, the murder of Dragan and the invasion of Glenbrook by Aesfrost is what sparks the war in triangle strategy, which means that we won’t get any more of Dragan.

[@LinkKing7]

That was in a demo a year ago with pre-determined decisions made for us a chunk of the way into the game. So forgive me if I desire to be delusional and in denial and think I can save my guy 😜

[@OgreManGaming]

One hope that I have for this game is that there will be a single character who always sticks by you. Or maybe a handful, but I feel like having just one character who trusts you no matter what could be really cool. If it’s a lot of characters then it loses its impact, but if just one character is like that, they will stand out so much and it will be great

[@SwanniSwan]

I think that character might be Anna. From the two demos it seems that she is the most indifferent and sides with you wherever you want to go. She’d be a great character to always have by our side.

[@strangeattractor4940]

I hope its Anna

[@SwanniSwan]

@@strangeattractor4940 Me too. She's going to be a beast

[@LinkKing7]

I'm sure some of the later recruits will be less inclined to leave, but the early ones feel like they all have some sort of other allegiance. Though if I were to nominate someone my gut would say it's the Wolffort retainers, but I don't know how much they're willing to stick around if you go AGAINST the house. Interesting times we live in

[@kuyagab4444]

I would say it's the Wolfort retainers Benedict, Anna and Erador who is most likely to stay. Frederica is possible since they hit it off quite nicely. And from the demo alone, it seems Serenoa is smitten by her.

[@klissattack]

While I too am on team Dagan, I feel the first demo cemented his fate. Maybe a choice lead to that demo but I don't think so. I personally like the liberty mindset with an occasional utility sprinkled in. Except when it comes to sacrificing the Roselle. I think I'd pick options to protect them

[@kevindimas253]

I'm so excited for this game, haven't felt this way about a game for a few years at least, and what's crazy is i don't play tactics games only like 2 before

[@GrandTemplarVigilant]

The path I got on the first try was the Golden route. I wasn’t intentionally going for it but when I consulted a guide in chapter 14 I saw that I was on the path to getting it and decided to just see it through to the end

[@LinkKing7]

Must have been kind of difficult to do that on your first run no?

[@GrandTemplarVigilant]

@@LinkKing7 The hardest part was fighting Avlora without using the fire traps. In terms of it being the first run not so much until I hit the endgame in chapter 18

[@Omnicloudx13]

Man the possibility that your party members will betray you if you don't side with them is a scary thought. This game might be one of the few that truly changes things based on your decisions and you'll feel the repercussions later. Really excited for the full game, I'm going to side with Frederica for my first playthrough since she's my favorite so far.

[@LinkKing7]

It's a possibility that feels very close to actually being real based on what we've seen in the trailers, so yeah, VERY exciting!

[@selap5951]

Interesting theories! Like many others in the comment section, I'm acting according to how I would react in these situations and see where it takes me, but I'm definitely playing other routes on replay

[@LinkKing7]

Always good to approach it with your own logic first, and then calculate your next playthrough accordingly. You only ever get one blind playthrough of a game, gotta make the most of it!

[@anaveragepersonafanboy6105]

There is also another option for those who want to keep as many characters as possible. There's a route that is essentially hidden behind certain choices that allows for the player to choose to disregard the scales of conviction. There are guides if you are so inclined, however, it's the most difficult route possible that we currently know of.

[@JRPG-Mickey]

3:25 Not a bad guess. Your "decisions" you make ultimately assist with your persuasive abilities when voting situations occur throughout the game. Your conviction levels seem to serve as to that main purpose more than anything else. So, not exactly a 1 to 1 exchange with "who you'll recruit" but rather the path you and the team will go down...which of course will entail who you run into, thus who you will be able to recruit. Close enough!

[@LinkKing7]

That's pretty much how I meant it. Right now in the early game it's easy enough to convince everyone, but I'd like to hope that if your convictions don't level properly, you'll eventually be forced down certain paths no matter what!

[@Lulink013]

Makes you wonder if there's a way to side with multiple characters at once by ditching the third one, or even a path of ballance where you let everyone try their own thing until they all turn on one another because nothing works out.

[@LinkKing7]

My gut feeling says probably not, but who knows what the permutations of choices really are in this game, and I suspect it won't be clear until at least halfway or three quarters of the way though

[@KunoichiPeri]

I think maybe it might b possible to align with 2 of the 3, but I think a fully balanced route probably doesn’t exist… I’m thinking that no matter what you do, you will end up picking a side, now with that being said maybe you won’t necessarily alienate BOTH other paths! If this is the case, I think I’d follow Roland/morals first, Frederica/Liberty second, and Utility last because I refuse to turn a blind eye to corruption.

[@jaredtiller884]

I kind of answered everything with my gut going through the demo, but I took an immediate liking to Frederica and her struggles, I suppose my question is there a way to KNOW I am choosing what aligns with her? E.g. the convictions are listed the same on the decision screen so you can choose the knowing you’ve chosen a particular conviction? Thanks in advance!

[@LinkKing7]

There isn't really a way to know 100%, but it feels like she wants to go to Hyzante in the demo so that's where I went, and I'm assuming anything to do with freeing the Roselle will be allied with her as well so it'll be up to you to make those decisions. I think the game will at least give you hints. And nope, you can't tell what convictions you get, it's all part of the blind experience!

[@pn2294]

The developers actively hide that so as to discourage “gaming”.

[@Mattaiko82]

Playing with my gut reactions for my first run. Just going to make decisions straight up. Can't wait for this game, I really hope there's alot to it.

[@mevox]

So glad you’re covering this game and getting the hype going! Tbh, I can see my first run going warm- not inherently siding with a particular person. Each situation seems to have different context that appeals to different characters. I think appealing to Roland one chapter then another the next might make all of them happy or incredibly unhappy. I know certain choices are more important that others though. We’ll see.

[@LinkKing7]

If I didn't cover this game I wouldn't have anywhere else to put my hype and I'd probably explode! I'm probably just gonna go with my gut for the first run and become the villain I've always been destined to be haha. Yeah what I'm really itching to know is how each decision alters things and builds up to affect things down the line. The anticipation is killing me!

[@readltonreddlt]

I think it is quite possible to not antagonize your inner circle if you choose an option that goes against the convictions of others. What made me think this is the fact that in the first demo, if Serenoa were to protect Roland and engage in battle with Avlora, defeating her without setting fire to the town had a different reaction from Avlora and Serenoa's party than when they did use the traps. This leads me to believe that every option you select also has a chance of containing different ways to going about them. In this example it was: Protect Roland> use traps/do not use traps.

[@LinkKing7]

That's an interesting point you bring up, I definitely wonder how those interactions will all come into play. Part of me fears that the only things that matter are the votes, but if even in battle decisions are a factor that'll make things VERY interesting!

[@Yoxiv]

Definitely curious to see how diverse the branching paths will be, like if there'll be a sort of "neutral" path where you kept all three convictions as balanced as possible, and of course endings where they've swayed towards one extreme or a balance of two convictions over whichever one is left out.

[@LinkKing7]

I have a gut feeling we'll be seeing some kind of 4th path, but I'd have to wonder how it would be done given what we've seen so far!

[@KDill893]

Definitely want to see more of aesfrost family dynamics. Frederica and Dragan are great from the prologue. Benedict's VA is amazing every time I hear him. I didn't consider how the party may jumble up based off the decisions in the game. That may be rough with the story later on. I'm too excited for this xD

[@ChisanaKotei]

As some of the other comments said, I just plan to pick what I personally think works, then ill go back and do other choices after

[@LinkKing7]

Absolutely, the replay value of this game is soooo exciting!

[@mera6710]

I tried the demo just for something to do and try it out and I'm so happy I did.

[@kyleefaren3075]

Seems like the Roselle thing is paying homage to Ritz fron ff tactics advance

[@grantcactus9973]

I’m glad I’m not the only person really looking forward to this game, idk why but it fits what I want so well

[@LinkKing7]

YES

[@Hawkatana]

I'm gonna guess there are at least going to be 7 endings for the game. I'll prematurely name these as the "Pure Endings" (Pure Morality, Pure Liberty and Pure Utility), The "Hybrid Endings" (Morality-Liberty, Morality-Utility and Liberty-Utility) and the "Neutral Ending", where you don't favour any conviction.

[@LinkKing7]

I would LOVE if that would be the case but I gear that might be a little TOO ambitious for this game, but hey that would be AMAZING if it's true. Heck, add a full on villain route on to those options too and you got my money on the double

[@kuyagab4444]

In the path split of Chapter 3 you will get a glimpse if how Hyzante and Aefrost run their country. Quickly you will realize that the good things these nations are known for are only the tip of the iceberg. Something sinister is definitely lurking underneath Hyzante and Aesfrost. One that we will possibly see once the the game fully releases

[@Flareboxx]

I'm so pumped for this game!

[@LinkKing7]

SAAAAAAME

[@BARALover96]

I did both routes in the demo prologue. And found both interesting but if i had to choose one permenantly in my playthrough would be Hyzenta because Federica wants to learn more about herself and the secret past of her mother. Plus ice mage.

[@LinkKing7]

Agreed, I had considered going down the Aesfrost route, but I decided to hold off until my next playthrough and keep my Frederica leaning first impressions pure

[@adaubu3063]

The best way to do things is attempt to persuade everyone to do the other option and see what happens.

[@LinkKing7]

That sounds hilarious actually and something I might try in another playtrhough

[@miles6777]

All I’m hoping for is that all three “sides” will have equal (or at least incredibly close to equal) amounts of content. Writing diverging paths can be complicated, and scripting it can be frustrating and time-intensive. From what we’ve seen so far, the game does want you to choose what you agree with (and then choose differently next playthrough/s). I hope they all have good amounts of dialogue and maps so that nobody feels like they got the short end of the stick, you know?

[@LinkKing7]

I mean, if you play all the paths then you get ALL the content regardless but I agree, I hope they at least have similar levels of story depth and development for everyone unlike what Fire Emblem Three Houses did! Though, if there IS a 4th/Golden Route, I would expect that one to be slightly longer

[@pul0y]

In the second demo, I decided to make my first play as close to my beliefs as possible and see where they take me. I hope that I won't have to lose my boy as what they made us do in the first demo.

[@LinkKing7]

Mhmmm, well, if your beliefs are strong enough to allow you to keep him, then maybe you won't! We already know that first demo had already gone down certain routes!

[@pul0y]

@@LinkKing7 yeah..I sure hope that I can somehow save him. Anyway, I am more worried now not about the text choices (as those can sometimes be obvious as to which path they lead down to), but those occasions wherein you just finished a fight then the "Serenoa's convictions have been strengthened" thing shows up and you have no idea what that actually means..was it the fight itself or something you did in the fight triggered an alignment update. There's also a time in ch2 where just talking to the dancer led to a conviction msg without even any text choice. These seem to come out of nowhere and I have no idea which alignment they're supposed to lead to.

[@LinkKing7]

Yeah I'm not entirely sure exactly what convictions are strengthened and how, but I think the one that randomly pops ups for talking is triggered by having talked to a specific number of NPCs throughout the course of your playthrough, kind of like a hidden achievement sort of thing!

[@madmags7930]

I’m super excited about this game can’t wait! It will mostly likely need multiple play through. I’m not sure on the side I will pick first time around. I often liked the top choice in text but at times I pick some others I didn’t want to meet the in laws I picked going to see her routes in demo. I don’t particularly care for the in-laws 🙃

[@LinkKing7]

Yeah absolutely will need multiple playthroughs. I'm not sure if the top choice is always consistently the same conviction, I don't think it is, but it'll be fun to see where your decisions take you!

[@josemaverick3320]

The choices from this game feel like a really long questionnaire from the beginning of the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon games.

[@damonplay8185]

I've played the demo as if I actually had to make the decisions myself. With such an approach I found the slogan "challenge your convictions" to actually apply. I think you could learn quite a bit about yourself this way. The decisions in the demo are still rather tame but even so the game manages to create an environment in which the choices you make feel like they have gravitas even if you only decide between different diplomatic phrasings.

[@LinkKing7]

I agree, it's fun to do things the way you think you'd do them, and then leave all the calculated picks for subsequent playthroughs!

[@damonplay8185]

@@LinkKing7 Definitely! I also really wanna see all the game has to offer.

[@gamer2101]

I am so excited for this game. I got Elden ring but triangle strategy is my most wanted game of this year. I can not wait for this. My hype is through the roof.

[@LinkKing7]

I was considering getting elden ring but I decided to put it off until I'm done with this game first because I'm too hyped for it to give anything else my full attention!

[@ethanbailey6075]

This game may be incredible based on how they handle how your decisions effect how the story plays out. I wonder if the game could have very different endings or if it all turns out about the same. Maybe there is a way to keep everyone happy or at least 2 out of the 3 happy. It may have a lot of replay ability value if you can recruit different characters based on your decisions.

[@LinkKing7]

It's already confirmed that the recruits will differ based on your decisions so yeah the replayability is there, and definitely the different routes will make the replayability a big thing too!

[@jaredfayette2567]

I'm now tempted to go back to the trailers you mentioned here since I initially avoided them to evade spoilers, but with what was stated here, I've clearly underestimated some things and I now want to become more familiar with how my choices will impact the game. That said, ideally I would like to hopefully make the right set of decisions that'll let me properly stop both Asefrost and Hyzante. I'll be mostly going off instinct/my own beliefs unless there's something I really don't like (which might tempt a reload of an earlier save), but I hope I can make the right choices to stop Asefrost's invasion and Hyzante's oppression of the Rosellans are both matters that bother me so. Perhaps that's a little too idealistic on my end, but I'd like to take a path that tries to resolve both these issues. Also another thing that will certainly impact my time with the game is that I'm tempted to try two runs at once. This is mainly stemmed from me being unsure which set of transfer data to send over (do I send the Asefrost visit over or the Hyzante one?), but it kind of has tempted me to try and see if that first major choices changes a lot of things by sending over both sets of save data (assuming the full game allows me to do multiple data transfers from the second demo). Overall, assuming this game delivers on its promises (which I have great hope in), these will not be easy choices for me to make. Kind of daunting, but also an exciting prospect that has drawn me to the game.

[@LinkKing7]

I think that regardless of what you path you take, there will have to be some losses, which is realistic and not necessarily a bad thing. It's nice to have a game that throws you in the deep end every once in a while on your first playthrough and you have to just figure it out yourself!

[@lazerboy4942]

I chose Aesfrost hoping it might help Dragan somehow. After I went back and tried the Hyzante route I'm glad I did. I don't like Hyzante as a nation, too controlling. If there is a liberty route with Dragon, that's what I'll try to do.

[@RanceLewis]

the tactics vibe and the hardcore dialogue im here for that

[@wjamesmci]

I do wonder if you go down a certain "route" and then change. What happens? But I am so excited to see this content from you!

[@LinkKing7]

I think there will probably be a moment later on in the game that will "lock" you into a certain route, which might be these scenarios I showed where hte characters defy you and are willing to leave

[@n7kiingfreshii599]

I'm getting this game day 1 quick question tho. I like roleplaying my choices based on what I'd do. Do u think this game is meant more to pick a conviction and follow it through or am I allowed to pick what I want based on the situation? I don't wanna have a bad end cuz I didn't strictly follow a path lol.

[@LinkKing7]

You can pick whatever you want, but I'm thinking that eventually it might force you down a path depending on what conviction you have at the highest level. Idk if there will be a "bad end" per se, but there will probably be multiple different endings

[@KnoxZone]

I have been picking the choices I would make in the demo, which probably has me going down a soft utilitarian route. Pragmatic, but not cruel. So I will probably end up best buds with Benedict and the destroyer of all worlds Anna.

[@LinkKing7]

Yeah, I've been trying to do that myself as well, but my Utility picks will likely end up being more savage because I tend to find myself leaning towards villains in these games 😂

[@K2Para]

I have 2 runs going in the demo. I'm picking the option i would really pick in one (leaning utility). And I'm role-playing a mixture of moral and freedom desicions in the other.

[@Beny763]

I wonder if it will be as clear as 3 very distinct paths, or if things will mix and match, like if you do some liberty paths and switch later to morality you will still get something different than if you stick with only morality answers etc. Also, no spoiler but a reminder. You mentioned you are interested in Dragan... if you remember the first demo, he is likely dead, since that was the excuse they used to justify their invasion of Glennbrook. So no recruitable Dragan. Unless he faked his death, which is a possibility I guess.

[@OgreManGaming]

… Dragan can’t die in all the routes tho, right? Right?!

[@readltonreddlt]

Remember in the first demo you already had Corentin in your party, despite him being an optional character available only in the Hyzante route in the second demo. So there is a possibility that the choices leading up to the chapter of the first demo affect whether or not Dragan is dead.

[@Beny763]

@@readltonreddlt Fair enough, The little dialogue with Gustadolph and the twins, which we get on both paths, kinda indicates for me that Dragan is still likely a goner, but it would be great if he survives if we picked Aesfrost. Maybe Aesfrost will just not attack at all, which would definitely divert the paths drastically.

[@readltonreddlt]

@@Beny763 Hopefully the developers implemented complex paths and not somewhat linear ones.

[@LinkKing7]

I do remember, but there are probably other decisions that lead up to that that are variable and may allow us to save him so let me have my hopes and dreams! I want to be VERY hopeful and say we might get more than 3 routes, but I have no way of knowing for sure, or if we even do have 3 at all.

[@l.n.3372]

I just finished the demo and I am considering buying the game. I skipped the trailers beforehand to go in blind. Clicked on this video because I'm a huge FE fan and I remember you from the FE days of old lol. Do I regret learning more than I wanted? I guess not, because I've always enjoyed your videos and your style. But perhaps I should have been more cautious. Oh well. I guess I would have guessed that a war might break out eventually. Seems inevitable in these types of games xD Regarding those 3 characters, based on what you've analyzed from the trailers, I would guess that you'd lose or gain certain characters based on your choices. I don't want any spoilers if that's true or not, I just wanted to state my thoughts for the record so that I can evaluate them later after playing. As for the style, I'm not sure that I like the potential to lose your hard earned, well trained characters mid way through the game. In 3H, you knew what you were getting into when you chose a house/route. You picked Dimitri, Edelgard or Claude at the start with no expectations to recruit the other main Lords. Yet, I can't help but think back to the disappointment people felt when they failed to keep Edelgard and thus lost both her and Hubert (and accidentally went to SS instead of CF without warning). Or when people made Flayn their dancer without knowing you'd lose her if you pick CF instead of SS. These surprise unit loses aren't fun and they piss off fans who didn't expect it. So I'd probably rather not lose my well trained units that I've put time and effort into training. As for the characters themselves, I'm glad that Serenoa has full voice acting (I'm looking at you, Byleth). Frederica reminds me of Claude, with his goal of eliminating prejudice/discrimination: her with the Roselle and Claude with the Almyran people. Roland reminds me of a Camus by design alone but his attitude is more like Dimitri: the seemingly naive prince who wants to do good but doesn't always know the way to achieve such, and likely ends up along his own path to do right by things. Also, if his homeland was invaded by a foreign army, then he's also similar to Dimitri again. Benedict reminds me more of Edelgard, mainly for the questionable tactics/morals you'd probably have to make. This is interesting to me, because according to your video, the invading nation is Aesfrost, which is the homeland of Frederica. So from this perspective, Benedict (from our home nation) is using questionable morals but as the defending nation against the aggressor. In which case, he's more like a scheming Yuri or Claude rather than Edelgard. The desert land of Hyzante seems a bit like the Church of Seiros, but it also has people within their nation who don't support their harsh policies and want meaningful change as well. I just hope that there are no Agarthan types in this game, because I prefer morally grey morality and the Agarthans were a bit too cliche and not subtle for my personal tastes.

[@LinkKing7]

Well, I won't say much in the interest of not implying what you may or may not be right or wrong about, but let's just say that this video was pre-release and I didn't know what I know now after 100%'ing the game and leave it at that 😜

[@guillemmartinez9958]

I would honestly hate having to part with any of the characters since I already got so attached to all of them, but if I had to choose I guess I would give Roland up before Frederica or Benedict. Now if I were to be forced to choose Benedict or Frederica I don't think I could make that decision. Because of this I keep hoping there is a balanced alternative where you can go around the idea by just giving each character. a bit of leeway over time.

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

I remember the first demo mentioning that Dragan is killed during an operation by the Aesfrosts and pinned on Roland to fascitate the invasion of Glenbrook.

[@LinkKing7]

Yeah but we don't know what paths/choices they had made up to then, so it may be possible to not go down that route I hope

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

@@LinkKing7 Maybe, but i remember the second demo going to chapter 3 and the invasion of Glenbrook in the first demo happened in Chapter 5. Though yeah, the first demo was a while ago.

[@BTrainStudio]

I absolutely love Triangle Strategy and think it will be in my top 5 video games of all time. It just have everything I could want in a game. It's like Tactic Ogre and Three House had a child.

[@Joe_334]

For many RPGs, I would look up the playable characters. This one has me questioning who will leave, and who will stay. I notice how after every battle, it says something about Serenoa's conviction being strengthened, and I am not sure what that is for. One RPG that had a system similar to this, was Radiata Stories. You could recruit these people to fight with you, until that split between the humans and non-humans.

[@LinkKing7]

INteresting, yeah I'd recommend staying blind to the recruits, you'll be a bit disappointed in some aspects, but also surprised in others!

[@kyleefaren3075]

Went down to hyzante. Cool ice wizard AND you spare Frederica from her tormentors. Hoping Hughette is the better bow

[@vikeyone]

I love this type of games, and after a long brake from this style of story I'm excited to see how it will turn out. The only problem I'm Having is I never replay this games cause i like to see my choices and consequences as one result and one experience, like fire emblem or similar games so i hope for strong story paths on every side.

[@mystergamer0750]

First I am probably going to do run where i choose which ever feels right to me. And then i am probably going to do all in simp run for all the other 3 protagonists. I wonder if they can vote againts their own conviction like for example roland voting for utility when he has option to go for morality or will they always go with their signature conviction? In the first demo on chapter 7 Roland wanted to relinquish him self so i am not sure how that will turn out on all in Roland path if what he wants kicks him out of the party. Anways i can't wait for this game only a week left...

[@LinkKing7]

Well, Roland relinquishing himself in that instance would actually go along with his own conviction, since it would morally be the right thing to do in order to preserve the lives of the many others! We don't really know what the result of that is afterwards though, so it'll be interesting to see how that goes from there forwards!

[@WiiSage]

I will probably do 3 playthroughs back to back, first being what it think is the right choices, second would be similar choices to my first playthrough with few changes to see what happens differently and for my third one i plan to go straight asshole mode

[@LinkKing7]

I think this game is going to have you discovering that every single side has a lot of evil to it, and that you'll want to bring all of them down regardless, which is very realistic if you look at the world around us! It'll be interesting figuring out the decisions

[@mekudu-man3804]

You should choose the part that doesn't make you ditch your party members or backstab your allies. If the first demo taught me anything, its that its only going downhill from there.

[@LinkKing7]

But being evil is so much more fun!

[@mystergamer0750]

@@LinkKing7 Yes of course but you don't have to be evil on the first run

[@mekudu-man3804]

@@LinkKing7 just watch out that you don't becomea pawn in someone elses game.

[@sodadep]

im probably going to go with frederica. 1. i really like her 2. she was my favorite unit to use in the demo 3. i think she'll have the most overlap from a political intrigue prespective, being a princess of aesfrost but having her mother be from hyzante. 4. the liberity route seems to be the riskiest route (saving roland in the first demo, for example) which i think will be pretty fun to play for

[@LinkKing7]

I'm leaning between her and Benedict myself, she does have some very interesting thoughts in the conversation with Dragan!

[@Eldervi]

I think morality would suit my personality most, but I have to take the freedom route first just cause rose hair are OP. I do wonder though if we'll see our conviction at the end of the game, cause I feel like I will naturally tend to pick morality options =O

[@LinkKing7]

That would be really interesting if we could see the total of the choices we made at the end, I hope they show it!

[@kodytiffany5686]

Personally I challenge myself to maintaining 100% balance amonst the 3. Triangle Strat as in maintaining all 3 sides to keep it triangular. Morality is the code I most want to follow; Utility the easiest to choose on accident and Liberty being the most important personally. I would try all 3 main paths for the story alone though. I hope the 4th path of perfect balance exists.

[@Studious_Studios]

Interesting, after all the scales are a symbol of balance... And maybe philosophy or wisdom encourages us to find a middle ground between ideals that can be a bit extreme if you push them too far.

[@LinkKing7]

I wonder if that'll be possible to do. If the game devs are counting, which I hope they are, there probably are enough decisions which will eventually force you down a specific line but that'll be interesting to see if it IS indeed possible!

[@kodytiffany5686]

@@LinkKing7 I do not havefaith that the chances are high but I am still trying.

[@thekingpin34]

Do you think chapter recruits will always be mandatory deploys?

[@LinkKing7]

In the chapter they join yes, but after that I don't think so

[@eric_wiley]

IM SO STOKED FOR THIS GAME. Hard choices, great (albeit now that I'm older corny AF) story telling and amazing strategy. Considering world events, this could not have come at a better time. Did you know, Tactics Ogre was inspired by the Bosnian conflict in the 90s?

[@LinkKing7]

wait REALLY?! That's crazy I had no idea!

[@vishuprathikanti9352]

I find it interesting that yeah, Roland seems to be the moral guy, but you can also just give him up according to demo 1. How'd you know he can just leave though?

[@LinkKing7]

I don't know, this is all just speculation, but there's the line where he challenges Serenoa to a duel, so I'm not sure if he'll leave, you kill him, or giving him up is the point of no return. It could be one of them, or even all of them depending on how deeply written the choice splits are

[@jlt6673]

I went for utility and regret nothing. Maximum benefit for the most number of people. Comes at a cost, which made the ending better imo.

[@sherrdreamz7232]

I'm probably going to play the whole Morality and Solidarity above all Protagonist. AKA The (Anime Protagonist Route). Brutally Honest and always aiming for Justice and Peace above all even Logical decisions. Rip Benedict on my run xP.

[@LinkKing7]

Funny you say that because from a pure logic perspective, Benedict seems to be the most pragmatic haha

[@sherrdreamz7232]

@@LinkKing7 yep he seems to ere on the side of caution and taking the most pragmatic and "safe" path in order to preserve both house Wolfort and its reputation in the world at all costs.

[@dylanbrooks4729]

Is Serenoa not the protagonist!? Also im pretty sure ill be going with Freedom path

[@LinkKing7]

He is! Well, technically YOU are the protagonist since you're making the choices on his behalf but yeah.

[@karamkaram9897]

Danks for the vidio it was intertening

[@ddaodao9332]

Really funny, divorce get 50%🤣 Thanks for the awesome video.

[@nstar674]

I ended up following morality or liberty in all my choices, with my final decision being liberty.

[@allenyang5697]

I'm going to do all routes at once and have a billion save files

[@LinkKing7]

Sounds like you're going to be living in the Triangle Strategy multiverse

[@kevindimas253]

Also looking at these choice routes. It is going to be very tough haha Edit: I'm hoping if you're right on how the paths end up, I hope we can side with 2 rather than 1 as i have no idea where I'd want to end up

[@LinkKing7]

It's definitely not going to be an easy decision, but I'm just gonna go with my gut and see what happens, then replay for the rest

[@kevindimas253]

@@LinkKing7 same here I'm just going to react on instinct and see what happens, should be quite a ride

[@adammccracken1080]

just bought the game. slowly putting hours into it cause I'm nervous of the decisions. FF3/6 is my first rpg then ffX. first SRPG. dabbled in FFT. thanks for the input!

[@quezcatol]

we did see in the trailers of the characters how Rolands morality ( probably should have been about ethics) was if he succumb to dark deeds or not to reclaim his lands - poison/assassinations etc, not a great legacy or something to start up a new king with (in my opinion). Benedict about might&diplomacy - in one of the trailer he suggest flooding everyone so they cant escape, but that also means killing innocent ofc. Fredericas "liberty for all" literally leads to chaos, especially in war time, yes lets free every slave, lets try diplomacy with the people who just beheaded your king, let all their soldiers go home- like they wont return with a bigger army?!. She also seems to be against the religion of the world we are in...etc etc. Its chaos. Or will be.

[@lynxace1602]

I know it's asking for a lot, but it'd be awesome if there's a way to achieve a satisfying conclusion in the game despite not fully (and intentionally) dedicating yourself to just one of the three ideals but rather acting on your genuine feelings on the matter which can lead to all kinds of mixes of the three paths. basically, Fire Emblem Fates' 3rd route which is neither black or white

[@LinkKing7]

Well, I haven't completed all the routes yet, but there are more than just 3

[@blueshadeseraphim6926]

I’ve already pre-ordered the game, and am greatly looking forward to it. I’m a Fire Emblem fan, and this is just the game to keep me busy until Three Hopes comes out. After playing both versions of the demo, I’d want to say I believe Glenbrook should be the nation to win the war. However, I’m not really sure if my choices will lead me there or not. Both choices I made in the demo were liberty choices. To go to Hyzante, and to not surrender Prince Roland. I chose the former because they’re the lesser of two evils, seeing what Gustadolph does to the Glenbrook and its royal family. And I chose the latter because it turns out you don’t need to use the fire traps to win. And the game will even acknowledge you for doing so. But yeah. I’m gonna play this game honestly and make my decisions based on what I genuinely feel would be best rather than trying to show favoritism towards one conviction or another. Guess we’ll just have to see where that gets me.

[@LinkKing7]

I think it'll be interesting to see how perspectives on everything changes as the plot unfolds. I sense Glenbrook is going to have some skeletons in it's closet at some point too, and everyone is some shade of evil rather than a true shade of good, which is an excellent thing! I'm making my choices based on gut feeling too so it'll be funny to see where the wave takes all of us!

[@blueshadeseraphim6926]

@@LinkKing7 So to update you on what happened once I actually got the game, it appears the conviction that I leaned towards the most was liberty. Followed VERY closely by morality, and with utility in dead last. My path led me to freeing the Roselle, however I’m also gonna do the Golden Route as I desperately wanted to see Gustadolph be held accountable for his crimes. All in all? It’s a pretty great game. My only complaint is how New Game + is even harder than a normal new game, which doesn’t really appeal to me since I wanted to burn through the combat sections and get straight to making new choices, but oh well. Still a pretty good game.

[@lilyterata3073]

I will choose the path that my decisions make first, a blind first playthrough. Ofc I will play all routes available later. One thing to note, when I played FE3H, I started with Verdant Wind and I was relieved that the story revealed interesting details for the other routes, instead of starting with Crimson Flower. I hope all the routes in Triangle Strategy are well balanced in terms of story.

[@LinkKing7]

From what I've seen so far, I have high hopes for the story so I hope it doesn't disappoint me and I don't think it will. I'll be going in totally blind as well so we can exchange notes on how things go for us when the game is out haha!

[@rmathiesen5125]

Just found your channel yesterday. Loving the TS content. Can't wait for it to come out. Your voice really really reminds me of another YTr called the gaming historian. Check him out, it's what you sound like!

[@LinkKing7]

Haha, it's always hard for me to hear my voice be similar to someone else's because I think we all hear ourselves different but I checked him out and maybe it's the style of presentation as well?

[@harryw3310]

Gonna try and play both simultaneously, at least the ch 3 split. Until it splits again, then I'll carry a playthrough until its end

[@LinkKing7]

Yeah there are probably going to be a few splits so I hope you don't drive yourself crazy trying to get all of them at once!

[@harryw3310]

@@LinkKing7 be impossible to I'd imagine. First split is ch 3, and I'm not sure how many more times they'd want to be making split choices. But I'll play out both those paths until I reach the next. Then I'll just go through one by one, saves me replaying the early game

[@TwinBladeFury]

Personally, after playing the prologue I have a burning desire to destroy Hyzante and send their stupid walls crumbling to the ground from within. I don't care what morality that falls under, that nation needs to disappear and it needs to disappear yesterday. The first demo made it seem like Aesfrost were the true villains, but Hyzante is on some other shit, man.

[@LinkKing7]

I think this is a game that will show you the evil in all of the three different countries as well as all the under the table stuff that goes on everywhere. No one entity will be right or wrong and you'll just have to choose based on your own values!

[@KnightRaymund]

My default stance would be morality, and maybe Liberty when it seems better or morality isn't an option. I can't see Utility being my preferred option in almost any case.

[@LinkKing7]

Your choices are basically the opposite of mine haha!

[@TazTheYellow]

All I know is that my own "convictions" say this: Utilitarians log off! (Though, of the three "representative" characters, Benedict is far and away the most useful, go figure, so I am not looking forward to parting ways with him if and when it should eventually come to that.)

[@LinkKing7]

Yeah Benedict looks like he's gonna be a swiss army knife of buffs, Frederica and AoE Queen, and Roland a close quarters powerhouse. I think there's something to lose with each of them tbh

[@elk6008]

Doesn’t exharme say he hopes you can fight together ?

[@LinkKing7]

Possibly, but you never know in these kinds of games. It could be a "I hope we can fight on the same side one day but we're destined to kill each other" kind of deal

[@elk6008]

@@LinkKing7 I think like you said he is one of the characters you could get on your team depending on your decision making. If people like Roland or Frederica are leaving the party I would think that with his high position as a saintly seven member he would be able to replace that vote and weigh in on future decisions with the scales of conviction. Hopefully there is a golden route that lets you get everyone together on a third or fourth play through but I don’t know how that would work and allow the story to make sense. Maybe there will be a revelations style dlc.

[@shauh7666]

I was picking up all the choices I'd make normally, then refer to the guide and find that most of them are Liberty ggz

[@LinkKing7]

I haven't checked my choices yet since I want it to be a surprise but I'm just gonna assume I'm leaning utility

[@2a4me96]

I'm a big fan of Octopath Traveler and FF Tactics. Will I like this game?

[@LinkKing7]

Yeah if you like FFT then odds are you will, it does have a LOT of story exposition though. The best thing to do would be to try the demo out, it's quite indicative of how things will play out.

[@asu5632]

Do y’all feel like this game is FF tactics meets Game of Thrones or is that just me? I’m sure ff tactics we all saw but GOT anybody?

[@LinkKing7]

Yup, there are a few references I feel!

[@Jetbladewarrior]

Honesty is the best policy as they always say.

[@LinkKing7]

But it's more fun being manipulative and evil!

[@seanrea550]

I am hoping for a balanced approach overall.

[@StayFrostyX279]

Did anyone else comeback after playing the game.

[@LinkKing7]

Me, I came back 🤣

[@briankelly1240]

Oh Dragan...you break my heart

[@absoul112]

I'm probably going utility the first time around.

[@LinkKing7]

Seems like what my decisions are going to lead me to as well

[@allday6772]

Great video but why you gotta make me think about this a week before the game releases?!?! Im so hyped from the prologue demo bur no idea the path/s I'm going to try and take

[@LinkKing7]

Look, if I have to suffer and constantly think about this until it comes out so do you!

[@allday6772]

@@LinkKing7 the much appreciated haha. Let the suffering begin

[@unistudenthrefna9086]

I'm picking Frederica, because... Wife.

[@unistudenthrefna9086]

And she deserves happiness, like she sounds so sad in the demo

[@LinkKing7]

Always a valid point

[@quickpawmaud]

I am going for morality.

[@mekudu-man3804]

I went for utility and freedom. Being Macchiavellian is more fun imo and things go more your way if you are like this (in game and irl).

[@LinkKing7]

And I shall go for GRAY morality!

[@mekudu-man3804]

I'm always #teamroland Frederica has enemies no matter which path you choose and she doesn't seem to be worth the effort, if I'm being honest. Benedict is also someone whom I can't trust, no matter what. Roland always had my back and I will always have his. #brosbeforehoes #mybrotherfromanothermother

[@LinkKing7]

LOL! It's interesting you say that as Frederica's route was advertised to be a diplomacy based one but I guess that could also be true that she has a lot of enemies. Roland does seem more morally inclined but he also kind of seems like a hothead so we'll see!

[@mekudu-man3804]

@@LinkKing7 Roland definetley is, but his heart is in the right place. He also has a lot of room to grow and judging from the trailers and the demos is he dad going to die and his brother going to switch sides and/or die as well. It will be really interesting to see how Roland will deal with that and if he has what it takes to become the king his country needs him to be in these times of turmoil.

[@mekudu-man3804]

@@LinkKing7 I gave it some more thought and I think Roland is the diplomatic one. Just think about the clips you showed - he wants to take out the leader directly with no civilian casualties. Frederica literally wants to burn down a bridge and I think the pun is definetely intended. She strikes me more as a "Give me liberty or give me death" kind of gal.

[@joedan5366]

If Benedict leaves and pulls Anna my rogue will be gone and upgrades wasted

[@LinkKing7]

That'll just have to be part of the "stick with your convictions" theme this game has going for it. At least you can infinitely grind in the encampment to raise up other units if that happens. I'm sure they'll also give us more than one unit of each weapon type as well so you won't be left totally high and dry

[@arawit69]

At least you should play 1 of 3 ending and golden route ending.

[@Iridium-77-g]

I am going Green all the way for the 1st run. 2nd run is Red all the way. If Yellow is not akin to the genocide route of Undertale, then I might go Yellow after the other 2 runs.

[@LinkKing7]

That sounds like an interesting approach, any reason you decided on that specific order?

[@Iridium-77-g]

@@LinkKing7 I really love Knight/Paladin archetypes, so I like characters like that strive to go for the "good route" like Superman or Ramza from FFT. I haven't played the demo because I want a fresh experience next week, so I am not sure if I'll like Frederica better than Roland, if that ends up happening I may switch to her for the 1st round. I am not sure how long or developed the routes will be but I agree with your assessment that at some point the game will bottle neck when you are locked into one of the three routes with their respective representative. After thinking more on Yellow, I think I'll definetively will give it a shot after the other routes. At first glance, the route choices seem to be more nuanced than I thought originally so I am very hyped for this game and think the devs will give us an excellent game and all routes will provide amazing plot and character development. Hope to see more videos from you about this game. Not sure if you have decided to stream it/let's play it but I'll be sure to watch that if so.

[@LinkKing7]

@@Iridium-77-g I'll be doing an abridged let's play of it since there's a bit too much story for me to justify a regular Let's Play without it feeling a bit too spammy but I'll show all the important bits and summarize the story parts in my own way!

[@Iridium-77-g]

@@LinkKing7 Excellent. Looking forward to it!

[@MrCaddySlash]

This is giving me Stormlight Archive vibes

[@DiogoJ1]

Morality easy, everything else is secondary. Justice comes first.