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When I decided to host the mega again a bit ago, I had no idea what to make it about (of course). So it fell between two topics: a post on the importance of sleep, or a post on just how much I love Fire Emblem: The Sacred Echoes. Well, I felt like the importance of sleep was well-known, and could always wait for the next time I host a mega. I wanted to make sure I hit the Sacred Echoes iron while it's hot, because I've almost finished my play through at this point, and it might genuinely be one of the best games I have ever played.

Sacred Echoes feels so polished, considering it's a fan-made romhack of Sacred Stones, with the goal of bringing the 3DS game, Shadows of Valentia (SoV), to the GBA. Everything about the game aesthetically is very well-done, from the portraits, to the battle sprites, and literally anything else that could be thought of about a game. This includes new character writing, which helps the game in areas where Shadows of Valentia was a little, well, off. That's what I want to go over first, and although I've made a post before, I had only played a little bit of the game. Being at the end, I've noticed more things, and grown to appreciate this game even more than I already did.

Let's start off with the relevant (and interesting) bits: Sacred Echoes actually does a really good job at representing a variety of backgrounds, while also being diverse in a way that doesn't feel like it's simply to have a token character. This game doesn't suffer from the cracker curse, for example. Although most of the characters are white, there is more than one person of color (congratulations) . In terms of LGBTQ+ representation, it's even better. There are many gay/lesbian characters, whose sexuality actually plays a role in the plot and how they interact with others. There's also an aroace character, Lukas, who goes through a whole arc of self-discovery in his support conversations (support Python). It's good stuff, and not things I would normally expect from a Fire Emblem game. I hesitate to bring up the (possibly) only trans character in the game, Jesse. HOLD ON, NO HESITATION AT ALL! I just decided to do more research, and I wasn't just projecting. He is 100% trans, and it's in supports, and it's relevant to his plot and backstory, so it's just like the rest of them, thank goodness, I was worried he was a token. So yeah, support Clive and Jesse. Good stuff, and good luck getting to the end of the game so they can actually meet, one fights for Alm and the other for Celica...

This is Jesse

Here's some dialogue between Clive and Jesse, in the context of a will:

Clive: Only the following will be yours - your mother's wardrobe, her jewelry box, and all corresponding contents.

Jesse: Urgh. Even from halfway in the grave he's trying to tell me what to wear. So yeah, he's still the same tyrant he always was. Hasn't changed a bit.

In terms of character background, it's more diverse than one would think, and it addresses the issue of feudal class. Not all of the characters are nobles, and one of the main characters is a commoner from a random village. The plot regularly deals with the fact that nobles and commoners do not get along. However, it does not try to redeem most nobles. If they aren't proving themselves with their actions, they're probably shitty. Even if they are supposedly "one of the good ones", there's usually some underlying prejudice that comes out when you might not expect it. I love it so much, and I am extremely impressed that the plot doesn't try to redeem nobility as a whole, but rather allows the noble characters within the cast to have character development that feels less like justification and more like re-education.

Pictured is the class traitor Lukas absolutely destroying Fernand

For other details about the story, I'll link my original post. I don't want to drag this on too long, and I mention most of the improvements there. It also includes where to find the patch for the game, and how to play the game for yourself. If you enjoy SRPGs, or are new to the genre, I recommend this game. It has an easy mode for the newbies, and hard mode for those of us who hate ourselves (/s), and a normal mode for everything in-between niko-happy

The Echoes cast is amazing, and I love how they interact with each other and the world. Each character stands out, and they feel unique in their relationships with the other characters. Even characters that suffer in SoV, like Faye and the Masked Knight (has a name but it's spoilers), benefit from the Sacred Echoes writing, making them actually enjoyable characters. The villains of the game are also great. I don't want to go too deep, because I don't want to spoil too much, but they aren't just pure evil, and for that I applaud the SoV writers. Berkut is probably the highlight of the game, being the heir to the throne of the empire. I am once again asking you to play the game, because IT IS SO GREAT, and I would not have expected these good of villains to pair with Alm and Celica, as well as their armies.

Pictured is the Masked Knight being a gay little guy. The other guy (Saber) is threatening his life...

Everything about the game design is also amazing. It's GBA Fire Emblem, so the animations are peak and the pixel art is stellar. The maps are improved from the original SoV maps, and they are definetly much better, and much less repetitive. Classes in the game are fun in how they work, each character being able to promote 2-3 times. Mages also work really uniquely and well in this game, with spells costing HP to cast. They learn spells as they level up, rather than by purchasing tomes, which makes for (in my opinion), better gameplay. Sacred Echoes also adds the GBA weapon and magic triangles!

All in all, Sacred Echoes is a great game, and even if you never ending up playing it, you now know of its existence. It stands out as a great romhack, as well as a great Fire Emblem game, AND it has the gay. Can it really get better than that?

If you want my original (and more in-depth) analysis, check out my original post. It's mostly about what Sacred Echoes improves upon the original Shadows of Valentia.

Hope you enjoyed my little nerd-out session, and have a good week everyone! niko-dance

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[–] khizuo@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

fatigue to the point where I'm considering getting mobility aids to help mitigate it. tomorrow i will call some occupational and/or physical therapists and see if I can get an appointment.

[–] GayTuckerCarlson@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Tommasi@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago

body image, weight adjacent stuff, probably unhealthy idealsI took my measurements today and I'm so glad I did. Body fat redistribution is so real! aubrey-happy I was really apprehensive, because last time I took them, a few months into hrt, it was really disappointing to see my waist-to-hip ratio would be considered somewhat unhealthy for women even though I was already thin and it would have been good by male standards. Now it was between 0.74-0.75, and I'm so happy! I know my ass has grown and my waist has gotten a bit smaller, but it's nice to get a confirmation that it's not just in my head, and that the change has been really significant.

I don't think that would be considered a particularly rectangular body type even for a cis woman and it makes me reconsider some things, like how I really wanted a BBL even though I know it's a pretty dangerous surgery. Maybe I'm delusional but I hope I can reach 0.7 with excercise and more time on hormones.

[–] gaystyleJoker@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)

good brain?decided i'm a communicator now. communicating all kinds of feelings to people these days. watch out, world! i have a feeling and you're gonna know about it

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[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)

spoilerHoly shit I want to cry and can't, this is awful.

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[–] GayTuckerCarlson@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

mild nsfw

Check in on youtuber animator I haven't seen a new video for in a while

Youtuber transitioned, abandoned their popular series, and now makes small penis humiliation comics for commission

live-tucker-reaction

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[–] 0x2640@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)
[–] TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I understand where this is coming from but bandits, like the ones in games, usually are hunting and racketeering against the poor because they are easy targets. Unless the designer is making a point and have you go after the local Robin Hood style gang. Sometimes monsters are literal manifestations of cosmological evil or a symptom of imbalance between the tension of civilization and the wilds, and can't be reasoned with by designer fiat.

Sometimes it's, like, a vampire and they're integrated into the local gentry and then you get to kill their evil knights and that's cool though

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[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (9 children)

bottom surgery talkthe longer i've been on E the more and more faintly I've been for the idea of getting SRS for no other reason than my dick just feel so useless now. Like, I can still use it just fine but god damn it just feels like too much work to use this thing without any testosterone left in me. I might as well switch it out for a hole

do you know how nice it sounds to be able to roll out of bed and toss on a pair of leggings without worrying about tucking? that sounds great. honestly 80% of my transition goals are just things that make me look femme without putting in any effort

that and god do i feel the need to get bred now wtf panting

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[–] Tomboymoder@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (9 children)

wife mocking me for using wicked as a superlative

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[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Detransitioning rn (going back to she/her pronouns (future me definitely won't be annoyed at this decision))

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[–] Eco@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (3 children)

me as cixin liu's editor: "yeah i love the bit where all the men become femboys but i'm not so sure about the bit where they turn back. maybe just leave that part out"

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[–] Thallo@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago

I'm on a trip, and I didn't pack my electric razor.

I'm gonna meet up with some old friends, and my beard is falling out. Some parts have grown out normally, some is shorter, and there are large patches where it's not growing at all. I look like roadkill lol.

Wonder if they'll say anything

If they comment, I'm just gonna tell them I'm in the middle of transing my gender vivian-shrug

[–] Tommasi@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)

patheticI'm so down bad for the friend I hooked up with earlier this week. I check my phone like every second minute to see if he's messaged me, and every time he does I hope it's him asking me over again.

I'm not 16 any more, I should be able to be more mature especially when it's just a casual thing. It's unfair that a cishet makes me feel like this tbh. I hope it's just a small crush and passes quickly. transshork-sad

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[–] 0x2640@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (3 children)

2 month hrt anniversary was a few days ago!!!! we are so happi <3 estrogen eeee~ life saving

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[–] Luna@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago

How do I explain to my concerned classmate that I'm actually not nervous about this history exam, I just have Autism and ADHD, whose combination makes me restless, while also suffering with certain varieties of motor function, which is why my hand is shaking. And the most critical point of all, someones talking to me? And I don't know them? That never happens, people tend to avoid me...

Still beats the time time this happened with a cop, it was like many times worse because I not only have those issues, but I actually was nervous and this guy thought I was on drugs and started acting ableist when I brought up the reason.

Anyway, I probably should have either said "yes" or "I have ADHD", but instead I mentioned that I have issues with motor function and I'm just imagining her sitting there thinking I've come up with some sort of excuse. I then went on to absolutely niko-dunk that exam though, soooooo

[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (3 children)

going to find out who invented being cis and shove them in a locker and call them a nerd

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[–] Tomboymoder@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (10 children)

My voice gets so much deeper when I'm sick bocchi-cry

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[–] 0x2640@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

hear us out

CW: syringe/needle, ammunition

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[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago

I used some of my pent up energy to clean a bit. I don't really feel better but the space I inhabit is a bit nicer comrade-raccoon

[–] gaystyleJoker@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

accidentally kicked the absolute SHIT out of my toe and i'm supposed to dance later tonight...

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[–] MusicOwl@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (7 children)

surgery post opNearly a week post op for FFS, pain is surprisingly manageable, but the exhaustion hits me like a freight train at random points throughout the day. In addition, I think that I slept harder last night than I ever have at any prior point in my life.

Only discomfort is the swelling around my nose and the nigh biblical swelling around my chin. The nose should subside in a few weeks, and the chin will gradually decrease over the course of a year. So excited to see what I look tomorrow when most of the rest of the bandages come off in the afternoon!

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[–] TheDoctor@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (9 children)
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[–] amberSuperMario@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 9 months ago (7 children)

It is my big gay anniversary with my big gay wife

im-fuckin-gay an-tifa berdly-rose blushing-engels bridget-vibe crush cuddle phoenix-bashful edgeworth-shrug trans-hammer-sickle undyne-owo alphys-smug

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[–] 0x2640@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (3 children)
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[–] Thallo@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago

I hired a voice training coach for a session.

Hope it motivates me to practice

[–] CrookedSerpent@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Just ended things with my partner. My first serious relationship, we were friends who suddenly fell madly in love and u-hualed 2 weeks after we started dating. 1 & 1/2 years later and we simply aren't right for each other, we want different, incompatible, things out of life and out of relationships and neither of us is changing anytime soon. I knew this needed to happen and I think they did too, but damn, it hurts a lot and damn, do I still care about them so much despite us not being right for each other as partners. We were such good friends before we started dating and I have no doubt we can reamain so, and that dulls the pain a lot, I would probably be inconsolable if that wasn't the case. Kinda drunk and I need to wake up at 5am tomorrow for work, but venting to trans mega will surely help my mental B). U all are cool. Good, and transgender website.

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[–] naom3@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (14 children)

Little trans update:

The doctor’s visit went well. I was worried about my testosterone levels going up after I switched from cypro every day to every other day, but when I asked the doctor about it he was like β€œoh, yeah, you’re still under 0.5” so I guess I don’t have to worry about that. Also,

cw: surgeryI finally asked for a referral for an evaluation for bottom surgery. I still have some reservations about it but I’m interested enough that I want to at least get started on getting approval (if anyone has experience with grs montrΓ©al (since that’s the only place they’ll pay for) I’d be interested to hear about it)

Also, a random guy followed me off the bus and asked me out for the first time. So… milestone?

Also I might not be boymoding as effectively as I thought :thonk:

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[–] TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I watched the new jonker

I'll spoiler later bits for those who care, I wouldn't recommend it so whatever. I love Gaga and Phoenix as actors. It was a surprisingly well shot movie with lots of really gorgeous shots - kind of wasted on this. It was funnier than I was expecting, I had some good laughs. Definitely not a need to see in theatre movie, you could watch it when it inevitably comes out on Netflix or whatever if you're interested

I get the feeling the director hated the people who liked the first joker - and then was like

spoiler"yeah here's your favourite cool guy, he's in prison, and he's a moron, and he's abused by the guards, and his girlfriend leaves him, and then all his acolytes hate him, also a guy stabs him and he dies in a hallway" - the southern layer bit when he represents himself was way too funny. And when he cross examines his little person "friend" from the first film (the one he spares), that was some good fucking acting from Leigh Gill.

I have no idea where the budget went, the first film was shot on $60 million this one was like $200 million. It's bizarre. I have no idea why WB releases this but cans Batgirl or deletes whatever cartoons from their streaming catalog - like, I don't get the choice financially. Batgitl must've been a fucking stinker if Joker 2 makes it through the cut.

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[–] Tomboymoder@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (5 children)

I feel so bored and listless lately.
I don't feel like playing games, I can't find anything good to watch on youtube.
idk what to do.

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[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I don't think I can be trusted with changing my pronouns anymore. This has just left me even more confused. lukashenko-tired

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[–] TerminalEncounter@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (5 children)

The council has decided your fate:

You have not passed our vibe-check

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[–] LocalOaf@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (3 children)

::: spoiler sobriety/alcoholism I've barely slept last night, it's still the morning, had an ugly yelling fight and I'm feeling the worst "God I wanna get shitfaced" urge I've had since I've gotten dry yes-honey-left

I've got like 2 months plus at this point and I'm not gonna give in but screm-aaaaaaaaa

Willing myself to maintain sobriety and healthy coping mechanisms through sheer white knuckled rage

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[–] Luna@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Hi

dysphoriaEither the stubble is getting worse, or it's bothering me more than it already did. Probably the latter, because how exactly would it get worse when I'm shaving better? I'm going to have to commit to lasering everything, the stubble gets the wall trans-gun

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[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (7 children)

I need to start listening to music that isn't embarrassing to share. I have wanted to do this for years but have been unsuccessful. I think the problem might just be my taste comrade-birdie

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[–] kristina@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (3 children)
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[–] BountifulEggnog@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Thank you everyone who responded to me last night cat-trans It helped so much, I cried a little at some of them. Felt very cared about cuddle

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[–] Tomboymoder@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not liking this Let'sGoBombTelaviv joke tbh

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