20 NEW Things We NEED In Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave!

Storyline concept (what the video expects/anticipates)

• Multiple lords with conflicting goals: The story is expected to follow four main characters (lords)—Cai, Theodora, Dietrich, and Leda—whose aims contradict each other, making it impossible for all of them to “win.”
• Split story structure: The speaker suspects a multi-perspective approach (switching between sides), similar to Radiant Dawn / Gaiden, rather than committing to a single path like Three Houses / Fates (though both approaches are considered possible).
• Route overlap should be minimized: They strongly want the story to avoid heavy map reuse/overlap, specifically because doing it “four times” with barely changed content would be unacceptable.

Gameplay highlights & requested mechanics/changes (the “20 wishlist items” emphasized)

Mount system

• Expect multiple mounts, with regular mount changes implied for Cai.
• Want more diverse, unique mount animals, leaning Mediterranean/African in theme, including ideas like:
  • Elephants (inspired by Shadows of Valentia’s Oliphantier concept)
  • Other African wildlife ideas such as hippos and zebras

More diverse character design

• The roster should avoid too many characters sharing the same:
  • skin tones
  • age range (too concentrated in late teens / early 20s)
• Proposed balance: keep younger characters, but include older ones to improve interactions and backstory variety.

Weather system (semi-confirmed)

• Weather should meaningfully and engagingly affect battles—not just slow movement.
• Key principle: player and enemy should be affected equally and consistently.
• Example effects:
  • Rain: buffs/penalties for classes/characters
  • Thunderstorms: could make forest travel more dangerous
  • Scorching sun: forests become easier to traverse (via heat protection)

Unique abilities that make lords/units feel special

Hinted examples include:

• Cai: unique mount-related mechanic
• Theodora: possibly battalion-only capability
• Dietrich: a teleport mechanic
• Leda: singing special songs

They want these “uniqueness hooks” to be broader than just lords, so regular units don’t feel like carbon copies.

Class system flexibility (optional but desired: constrained)

• If classes are too free (like in more recent games), unit identities may blur together.
• The speaker argues for less total freedom so specialization remains meaningful (e.g., Cai shouldn’t be able to instantly become something that contradicts his focus).

Avatar naming/role should be handled better

• If a player stand-in/avatar returns, they want a canon name fixed for consistency—so voice acting doesn’t repeatedly rely on titles like “Divine Dragon” or “Brother/Sister.”

Support system overhaul

They want improvements such as:

• Supports involving more than 2 characters
• Cinematic supports (not only static models talking)
• Temporary/story-tied supports triggered during major moments
• Group dynamics, not just individual pairings—similar to standout group moments from Three Houses.

Hub/capital should evolve over time

If the game has a capital/hub (e.g., Garreg Mach / Somniel equivalents), they want it to change across the game, such as:

• season-based changes
• characters coming and going
• altered access to different streets/areas over time

Cosmetics should expand

• More battle outfit options (not just outside battle), enabled by non-canon in-combat visuals resulting from class changes.
• Suggested customization:
  • pick-and-choose style options
  • potential split customization (head/torso/legs/shoes)
• Tradeoff framing:
  • less sexualization overall
  • while still allowing fan-service costumes for players who want them

More varied chapter objectives

• They want a return/continuation of Engage-style unique objectives, not repetitive defaults like seize/rout.
• Tournament framing is suggested to enable varied win conditions, including niche modes like Capture the Flag.

Recruitment improvements

They hope recruitment stops feeling too modern, including fewer assumptions like “royals/retainers flood in.”

• Want in-battle recruitment back (not present in recent entries).
• Proposed split-sides implementation:
  • For Cai’s faction, Character A could be hard/missable
  • Later, for Theodora’s faction, Character A could become easier or mandatory

Paralogues should feel like side quests

• Want the older “go off the beaten path” vibe from entries like Three Houses.
• Don’t want paralogues to focus only on:
  • the kids (criticism tied to Awakening/Fates)
  • Emblems (criticism tied to Engage)

Adjutants (or similar)

• They want Adjutants back because Engage removed them.
• Reason: they help more characters matter without creating the power imbalance associated with Pair Up.
• If Adjutants can’t return directly, they want a new system achieving similar goals.

Weapon durability: better balance

• Durability is confirmed to return, but they want a hybrid approach to avoid extremes like:
  • extreme inconvenience
  • fear of “never using best weapons”
• Example hybrid ideas:
  • durability reset per chapter
  • allow attacking at 0 durability but apply penalties
  • repairs allowed, while avoiding relic-repair constraints that require rare/unfun materials (criticized in Three Houses)

Spell lists return

• If the class system remains freedom-heavy, they want spell lists back—liked from Shadows of Valentia and Three Houses and disliked absent in Engage.

Transforming dragons/beast forms in-battle

• Dragons exist in some form (they cite implications from Divine Sovereign), but they want true in-combat transformations.
• They cite frustration that dragon forms weren’t used as dragons in cases like Seteth/Flayn/Alear/Veyle/Zephia.

Story request: no “obvious villain”

• They want conflict grounded in politics rather than over-the-top evil sorcerers.

Endgame request: paired endings

• They want paired endings back (notably missed because Engage cut them).
• They also want an overhaul similar to other system improvements.

DLC should be post-game and playable on the same save

• DLC should be after finishing the main story, not mid-playthrough.
• They dislike needing to restart to experience DLC properly (a problem they associate with Engage).
• They want DLC access similar to Awakening/Fates, without restarting.

Named gamers/sources mentioned

Games / franchises referenced

Fire Emblem entries and related references include:

• Fortune’s Weave (future) (mentioned as a reference)
• Engage
• Three Houses
• Fates
• Awakening
• Radiant Dawn
• Gaiden
• Sacred Stones
• Shadows of Valentia
• Blazing Blade
• Elibe
• Three Hopes
• Alear (as avatar reference)
• Oliphantier (Shadows of Valentia reference)

Creator names / gamer channels

• No specific individual gamer/channel names were mentioned in the provided subtitles beyond the narrator/speaker.