Bases and Bandits (2021)
- Platforms
- Game Boy Advance
- Genres
- Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
- Main story
- about 15 hours
- Completionist
- about 2.0 hours
- Where to get it
- Website
How it feels
A brutally restrictive Fire Emblem hack demanding careful strategy around fragile, fixed-growth units.
tacticalrpgpuzzlechallengingstrategicfan-made
About
This hack is designed around the restrictions of extremely weak player units. Each of the 8 playable units in this hack has 1 base HP and 0 base everything else. To compensate for this, additional restrictions are in place. Everything is locked at 100% hit, and growths are fixed. Weapons have had to be slightly altered to fit in with this style. FE4’s ring system is present in this hack, but the rings present all have explicit downsides, giving them more strategic use. P-Down, D-Up may help you take a hit despite your abysmal stats, but your damage output takes a heavy blow. Ring bonuses also stack. Thanks to the hack’s short nature, you can use weaker versions of Filia’s Might and Nini’s Grace wherever they may help you, without fear of needing them later. These two mechanics alone lead to very CQ-esque statstacking. This hack consists of 5 relatively short maps, each with a unique look and song. Enjoy the game’s gradual shift from puzzle to traditional FE as your options expand.
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