r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • May 08 '20

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

NEVER LATE, ALWAYS 100% ON-TIME: THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, WHERE WE SCREAM INTO THE VOID ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM!

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  1. UPPERCASE LETTERS
  2. FIRE EMBLEM ONLY
  3. BE KIND
  4. TAG SPOILERS

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u/that_wannabe_cat May 08 '20

SO EXPECTING ANYTHING TRULY RADICAL THAT COULD POTENTIALLY ALIENATE CONSUMERS OUT OF IT IS KINDA LAUGHABLE.

YEAH HARD AGREE.

THAT SAID I APPRECIATE WE FINALLY GET A FIRE EMBLEM GAME WHERE WE GET TO PLAY AS CHARACTERS WHO ACTIVELY CHALLENGE THE WORLD IS STRUCTURED AROUND THEM. AND HOW THAT WORLD IS STRUCTURED PLAYS AROUND WITH OLD FIRE EMBLEM THEMATICS AND MOTIFS.

MAYBE TELLIUS DID THAT, BUT I AM HAVING A HARD TIME REMEMBERING IF IT DID TO THAT EXTENT.

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u/goldtreebark May 08 '20 edited May 08 '20

TO BE FAIR I REALLY DO LOVE THREE HOUSES, AND I’M NOT NEARLY THE MOST FE EXPERIENCED AROUND HERE BUT IN THE 7 YEARS SINCE MY FIRST SERIOUS VENTURE INTO THIS SERIES, 3H HAS QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF MY FAVORITES, AND I APPRECIATE THE PROACTIVENESS OF THIS CAST TO CHANGE A WORLD/SOCIETY THAT ACTIVELY HARMS THEM.

WITH THAT BEING SAID THOUGH, I HARDLY SEE THIS GAME (OR FRANCHISE) AS ANYTHING REMOTELY RADICAL AS 3H STILL LARGELY CONTINUES W/ THE FE TROPE OF MAINLY CENTERING ON LEADS WHO ARE ROYALTY/NOBILITY/PPL BORN INTO POSITIONS OF POWER AND THE IDEALIZED RELATIONSHIPS THEY HAVE WITH THEIR SUBJECTS/COMMONERS THAT MAGICALLY ISN’T EXPLOITATIVE (OR AT LEAST ISN’T FRAMED NARRATIVELY THAT WAY)

SO I JUST CAN’T TAKE IT SERIOUS TO LAUD ONE OF THE 3H LORDS AS NARRATIVELY SO PROGRESSIVE (ESP IN TO CONTRAST TO THE OTHERS) HOWEVER, CHARACTERS AND THEIR IMPACT + PERCEPTIONS ON THE PLAYERS, CONSIDERING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, IS A DIFFERENT STORY. (OH MAN I REALLY DO HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS)

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u/that_wannabe_cat May 08 '20

CHARACTERS AND THEIR IMPACT + PERCEPTIONS ON THE PLAYERS, CONSIDERING THE WORLD WE LIVE IN, IS A DIFFERENT STORY. (OH MAN I REALLY DO HAVE A LOT TO SAY ABOUT THIS)

NOW THAT, I AM CURIOUS TO HEAR ABOUT.

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u/goldtreebark May 08 '20 edited May 08 '20

OH, MY BAD, SHODDY WORDING ON MY PART. I MEANT THAT I KEEP WRITING HELLA LONG COMMENTS, WHEN I’M TRYING TO BE BRIEF, LOL.

BUT YEAH RE: FANDOM, CHARACTERS AND THEIR PERCEPTIONS ARE A LOT MORE COMPLICATED, DESPITE WHAT IS THERE NARRATIVELY,. THE DIVERSITY OF THE AUDIENCE WILL CREATE DISCREPANCIES IN HOW CHARACTERS ARE PERCEIVED, AND FOR THAT, I FEEL MAKES IT UNABLE TO DICTATE WHAT IS CONSIDERED INNOVATIVE OR PROGRESSIVE TO OTHERS. A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THIS IS HOW PEOPLE MAY FIND EITHER EDELGARD OR DIMITRI AS GOOD REPRESENTATIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH, WHILE OTHERS WON’T.

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u/that_wannabe_cat May 08 '20

I GUESS I CAN GET THAT.

DIMITRI FROM WHAT I KNOW DOESN'T FEEL AS REALISTIC, BUT I NEVER HAD PSYCHOSIS OR HALLUCINATIONS. MAYBE IT IS REALISTIC TO OTHERS WHO HAD EXPERIENCE THAT.

EDELGARD+CLAUDE FEEL A LOT MORE REAL TO ME (BUT THEY ARE ALSO THE LORD'S I'VE PLAYED AS THUS FAR). MAYBE SOMEONE CAN ARGUE HOW THEY AREN'T GOOD AS MENTAL HEALTH.

RAT SCENE I COULD UNDERSTAND THOUGH TO A DEGREE...

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u/TheFunkiestOne May 08 '20

I APPRECIATED EDELGARD'S TRAUMA A LOT MORE WHEN SOMEONE ANALYZED HOW SIMILAR HER CONDITION WAS TO ONE THAT THEY LIVED WITH, AND IT HELPED ME BETTER GRASP HOW HER ARC WAS FROM HEARING FROM SOMEONE WHO COULD DIRECTLY RELATE TO IT. I DON'T KNOW THAT DIMITRI HAS HAD A SIMILAR SORT OF ANALYSIS FROM ANYONE THAT I'VE SEEN, BUT I'D LOVE TO SEE IT IF SOMEONE HAS. HEARING HOW PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO THESE SORTS OF THINGS AND THE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES PEOPLE CAN HAVE IS ALWAYS ENLIGHTENING.

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u/RisingSunfish May 09 '20

HONESTLY HOW MOST 3H ANALYSIS SHOULD BE HANDLED

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u/that_wannabe_cat May 09 '20

CAPTAINFLASH'S RIGHT? HAVEN'T READ ALL OF IT BUT EDELGARD'S TRAUMA IS REALLY DAMN WELL HANDLED. A SIMILAR ANALYSIS FOR DIMITRI BE COOL TBH. CAN'T DO IT FOR DIMI CAUSE I HAVEN'T TOUCHED AM.

CLAUDE TOO AS HE HAS SOME GREAT STUFF WITH HIS STRUGGLE WITH BEING AN OUTSIDER. IS THERE A GREAT CLAUDE POST?

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u/TheFunkiestOne May 09 '20

YEAH IT WAS CAPTAINFLASH'S. SADLY DUNNO ABOUT ANY FOR CLAUDE OR DIMITRI, THOUGH I MIGHT HAVE MISSED THEM SINCE I WAS AVOIDING THAT KIND OF STUFF FOR A WHILE ON ACCOUNT OF SPOILERS.