lusine
Rattata
Hey guys! I haven't had the $$$ to buy Fire Emblem ENGAGE (yet!), but reading all your reactions, and watching people playing, really gave me a craving to play it -- or any games like it. I fired up my old copy of Fire Emblem Awakening to start with... and it quickly, and rudely, reminded me that I am a terrible strategist.
Yes, I do suffer from the usual suspects of "impatience" and "forgetting information that's available (and I often previously checked)" (oh, the amount of times I've nearly lost my Pegasus Knight already, because I forgot to recheck an archer's aggro range), but that's two things I'm already trying to work on. More important than that, I've always admired people who have a mind for strategy and tactics, but it's not something that comes easily to me. So I'd like to get better at it... Except I don't know how to find resources.
Most resources I find that say they'll help get better at strategy games turn out to be either:
From having looked through chess resources, the most helpful thing right now (besides playing myself, which I'm already trying to do) might be watching (or reading through) different people play (preferably while explaining what they're doing).
Do you know of any resources that might help someone learn to think strategically? Or a playthrough video series, or written guide, you like a lot -- particularly one where the author was thinking out loud a lot?
TL;DR: Please share what you think might help a beginner learn better strategic thinking! Failing that, please share your favorite Strategic Game of Choice resources!
Yes, I do suffer from the usual suspects of "impatience" and "forgetting information that's available (and I often previously checked)" (oh, the amount of times I've nearly lost my Pegasus Knight already, because I forgot to recheck an archer's aggro range), but that's two things I'm already trying to work on. More important than that, I've always admired people who have a mind for strategy and tactics, but it's not something that comes easily to me. So I'd like to get better at it... Except I don't know how to find resources.
Most resources I find that say they'll help get better at strategy games turn out to be either:
- Explanations of the game mechanics, alongside a cheerful reminder to take advantage of them (not the issue exactly);
- Explorations of game maps, pointing out dangers, objectives and surprises (helpful! but not in teaching how to strategize);
- Step by step solutions of the game's scenarios, which basically tell you what to do, without explaining the reasoning behind each move.
From having looked through chess resources, the most helpful thing right now (besides playing myself, which I'm already trying to do) might be watching (or reading through) different people play (preferably while explaining what they're doing).
Do you know of any resources that might help someone learn to think strategically? Or a playthrough video series, or written guide, you like a lot -- particularly one where the author was thinking out loud a lot?
TL;DR: Please share what you think might help a beginner learn better strategic thinking! Failing that, please share your favorite Strategic Game of Choice resources!