So have you got a Japanese 3DS, or has the region locking been defeated?
Unfortunately, Nintendo decided to stop making their handhelds region-free with the 3DS, so I had to fork over the cash for a Japanese one. I wouldn't recommend this for just one game, but if there are other titles that might end up being Japan-only (like Project X Zone, which I'll also be getting), then it may be a good idea to import.
Lunatic+ may be similar to the previous game's "lunatic reverse" mode, where a player initiating combat gets attacked first no matter what.
I'm pretty sure this would make the early chapters literally impossible to beat. Not even exaggerating.
And according to the FE:A message board, Lunatic+ isn't like Reverse Lunatic. Instead, it has higher enemy stats than in Lunatic (LOL!) and gives many enemies ridiculous, enemy-exclusive skills. Looking forward to it.
... I've gotta say, using FE8 as a difficulty comparison just... doesn't work for me. Even if it IS hard mode.
That's understandable! Especially given how FE8 has infinite grinding available. A better analogy might be FE8 HM with no tower abuse and a significantly handicapped Seth... or, moving away from FE8, somewhere between FE7's Eliwood HM and Hector HM.
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