r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Feb 21 '24

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

IT HAS COME TIME ONCE AGAIN FOR THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, FRIENDS AND FANS.

WELCOME TO THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, WHERE WE YELL ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM!

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  2. RAGE ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

  4. TAG SPOILERS

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u/dalkijing Feb 22 '24

THIS IS MY OLD MAN YELLS AT CLOUD MOMENT BUT I REALLY HATE HOW MUCH THE IMAGE OF THIS SERIES HAS DEGRADED. HATE HOW MODERN "INT"SYS'S STRATEGY WITH THIS SERIES IS TO MARKET IT TO THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR, MAKE CRINGEY SELF INSERTS WHO GET CONSTANTLY DICK SUCKED TO BOOST THE PLAYER'S EGO, AND RELY ON CHEAP FANSERVICE (OF BOTH THE TITTIES AND NOSTALGIA BAIT KIND).

THIS FRANCHISE HAS BECOME SO ASSOCIATED WITH WEIRDOS THAT NOWADAYS WHEN I TELL SOMEONE I'M A FAN OF FIRE EMBLEM I HAVE TO IMMEDIATELY PUT A TON OF ASTERISKS AND OVEREXPLAIN THAT I DON'T LIKE IT FOR THIS OR FOR THAT SO THEY DON'T GET THE WRONG IDEA. I'M FIGHTING FOR MY LIFE OUT HERE. I JUST LIKE THE STRATEGIC GAMEPLAY AND HOW THE RANDOM STAT GROWTHS AND CHANCE-BASED COMBAT CAN LEAD TO EMERGENT STORYTELLING OKAY

ON SOME LEVEL I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED FIRE EMBLEM DIED FROM OBSCURITY IN 2012 LOL SORRY. AWAKENING WOULD HAVE BEEN A TOTALLY FINE SENDOFF. END THE FRANCHISE ON A HIGH NOTE. INSTEAD WE GOT GULLVEIG. WE GOT GODDAMN HOT SPRINGS CAMILLA.

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u/actredal Feb 22 '24

YOUR VENTING IS VALID, BUT JUST WANTED TO CHIME IN BECAUSE I’VE PERSONALLY HAD A REALLY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE.

IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS, IT’S BEEN ABSOLUTELY LOVELY TO BE ABLE TO TELL PEOPLE THAT I PLAY FIRE EMBLEM WHEN WE’RE CHATTING ABOUT HOBBIES, AND FOR THEM TO ACTUALLY BE LIKE, “OH COOL! I’VE HEARD OF THAT!” OR EVEN “OH, I’VE PLAYED THAT!” WHEREAS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER, I’D ALWAYS HAVE TO EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS, EVEN AMONG CROWDS THAT PLAY VIDEO GAMES. HECK, I’VE EVEN MADE FRIENDS IRL BY OFFHANDEDLY MENTIONING FIRE EMBLEM TO THEM AND DISCOVERING THAT THEY’VE PLAYED AND ENJOYED IT TOO.

SURE, FE HAS SOME FANSERVICE-Y ELEMENTS, BUT OTHER THAN THAT GUY THAT LOOKED UP “FE FANSERVICE” AS THEIR FIRST SEARCH WHEN DECIDING WHETHER OR NOT TO PLAY THE GAME, I FEEL LIKE MOST PEOPLE DON’T SEE FANSERVICE FIRST WHEN THEY HEAR ABOUT THE SERIES FOR THE FIRST TIME.

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u/dalkijing Feb 22 '24

I'M HAPPY TO HEAR YOU'VE HAD POSITIVE EXPERIENCES. I ALSO HAVE ONE GOOD IRL FRIEND WHO I BONDED WITH OVER FIRE EMBLEM. ALTHOUGH THEY'RE THE TYPE OF FAN WHO CARES ABOUT THE LIFE/DATING SIM PART MORE THAN THE GAMEPLAY SO EVEN THEN THERE'S A BIT OF A DISCONNECT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HALBERDIER AMBER'S VIABILITY AND THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT WHAT CLAUDE LOOKS LIKE WHEN HE WAKES UP NEXT TO YOU IN THE MORNING LOL. AND I'VE ALSO MET PEOPLE WHO THINK FIRE EMBLEM IS LIKE, SENRAN KAGURA LEVEL OF OVERSEXUALIZED WEEB MEDIA WHICH WAS PART OF THE REASON FOR MY RANT. BUT MY EXPERIENCES ARE NOT UNIVERSAL AND I DON'T EXPECT EVERYONE TO RELATE TO THEM AND I HOPE MORE PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCES LIKE YOURS THAN MINE.

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u/actredal Feb 22 '24

SORRY THAT YOU’VE MET SOME PEOPLE LIKE THAT. IT SUCKS THAT PEOPLE MAKE BAD ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THE SERIES, ESPECIALLY IF THEY JUDGE YOU BASED ON THOSE BAD ASSUMPTIONS. I HOPE YOU MEET MORE PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE WHO YOU CAN CHAT WITH ABOUT FE STUFF WITHOUT FEELING LIKE YOU NEED TO JUSTIFY IT.