What is your Fate?

I have had a whole lot of time during this time of quarantine and I have been getting back into the Fate/Extra series of games. How I got into the Fate/ series is that one day I was scrolling through Netflix and I came across a show that was called Fate/Extra Last Encore and I love the show. I googled the name and found out that it was part of a game series that is a sub series of the Fate franchise. Fate is a big japanese property that has multiple mediums that include, video games, manga, light novels, and anime. There are other Fate/ series like Fate/Zero, Fate/Grand Order, and Fate/Apocrypha. I will be focusing on the Fate/Extra branch of this series and talk about the games and the anime that I have watched.

This is the game that started this line of Fate. Fate/Extra is a JRPG Dungeon Crawler that uses a system of combat where your enemy has a pattern of 3 choices and you need to pick which one is the opposite of that one. It is about the third Holy Grail War in which the winner get their wish granted. This game is definitely not for everyone as the gameplay can be boring at times. The game story revolves around you as the Master facing off with other Masters and Servants. Now I am going to boil down what these two things are so don’t take this as a in-depth explanation of Masters and Servants. A Master is a human who has uploaded there consciousness to the SE.RA.PH witch is a computer system on the moon. A Servant is a reincarnation of a major historical figures or mythological figures. Servants are not just programs though they are real people with a consciousness and thoughts of their own. The player has three choices of servants at the beginning, Saber, Archer, and Caster (I will talk about the other two later). I picked Saber because she was the one that I knew from the show. You go through the game knowing your servant as Saber until she you have her trust to give you her true name. Names for servants are very powerful because it unlocks their Noble Phantasm witch is their ultimate move. Saber is Nero Claudius the emperor of Rome. By the end of the game’s squeal you win the third holy grail war and get your wish witch leads into the talk about Fate/Extra: Last Encore.

Fate/Extra: Last Encore is not the cannon? ending to Fate/Extra (this series is confusing with its lore so please be understanding of me being confused). This show follows the exploits of Nero and her new master HAKUNO Kishinami the male form of the playable character of Fate/Extra because the old master Hakuno Kishinami the female version of the character died. Because of her death and multiple other Master’s death to this certan Master created HAKUNO. I recommend this show and that is all I will go into it so that you watch it.

One fun fact I love about this game is that they had to change the ending of Fate/Extra CCC so that they can make this game. I just got this game so I have not finished it but I am going to because I accidently played the sequel first. Now the premise of the game is that Caster and Saber are fighting over the lands of SE.RA.PH and the Master. The funny part of this is that this insinuates that both were present with the main character of Fate/Extra but in the game you can only pick one servant. You as the main character are the last master in the SE.RA.PH and you after getting your wish from the Moon Cell, you are split into three with your mind, your soul, and your body . Your mind is with Saber aka Nero, your soul is with Caster aka Tamamo No Mae, and your body is imprisoned by Altera, aka Attila the Hun . Now this is how far I know for this game but I have finished its sequel Fate/Extella Link.

This game picks up after the campaign of the first game with the main character walking Rome which is Nero’s domain. You are attacked by SE.RA.PH’s attack programs and you try and call upon one of the two main servants that are the main characters from the last game, but you are met with a new face. A male Saber class Servant that give you his True Name right on the spot. His name is Charlemagne. You fight with him and take him back to the main room in Rome where he tells the group of Servants that they are in danger and need to help him to save SE.RA.PH. A big bad is trying to brainwash the other servants and purge the system of everyone but Servants. I don’t want to spoil the game more so I will stop there with the story. Fate/Extella and Link gameplay wise are like the Dynasty Warriors series and are light JRPGs too. I enjoy both and there are differences between the two games too. I recommend playing and watching the media I have told you about in the order that I have introduced them to you. I didn’t go over the direct sequel for Fate/Extra, Fate/Extra CCC so play that where you want to.

Fate is a gigantic series and I think that you can find media that you would like under the banner. Look hard and find something you enjoy. I just wanted to give you my favorite Fate encarnacion. I love the Fate/Extra line and the story and the characters. What is your Fate to love. Only you can find that out on your own. Find your Fate and get into this great and gigantic series. Good luck out there Master!