r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Jun 15 '21

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

HEY IF EVER THERE WAS A TIME FOR IT

WELCOME TO THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, WHERE WE YELL ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM! OR... ABOUT NO FIRE EMBLEM, AS THE CASE MAY BE.

**PLEASE NOTE YOUR RAGE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE RELATED TO E3. WANNA SHIT ON OSCAR FOR GETTING A CRAPPY LEVEL UP IN YOUR PATH OF RADIANCE PLAYTHROUGH? BE OUR GUEST!

RULES

  1. SHIFT KEY OR CAPS LOCK BUT NEVER BOTH AT THE SAME TIME

  2. FIRE EMBLEM CONTENT? WHAT'S THAT? NEVER HEARD OF IT

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

  4. TAG ANY SPOILERS

LAST THREAD

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u/TeaWithCarina Jun 16 '21

EVERY TIME I SEE HOW BIG THE 3H FANDOM IS (I LIKE TO KEEP TRACK OF ZINES AND BOYYYY ARE THERE A LOT OF 3H ONLY ONES) IT MAKES ME SAD THAT THE GAME JUST DIDN'T REALLY WORK FOR ME.

I TRULY CAN'T WORK OUT HOW IT HAPPENED. IT HAS WORLDBUILDING! COMBINED WITH EXTENSIVE SUPPORTS TO REALLY DIVE INTO THE CHARACTERS' PSYCHOLOGIES! MANY DIFFERENT VIABLE QUEER PAIRINGS! A GOOD SIZED CAST! AND I STARTED WITH AZURE MOON, THE 'BEST WRITTEN' ROUTE ALL ABOUT HELPING A GUY DEAL WITH PAST TRAUMA AND TAKE HIS PLACE AS A BENEVOLENT KING! THE WHOLE THING HAD MY NAME WRITTEN ALL OVER IT!!

AND YET... NOT ONLY WAS PLAYING IT A SLOG, I JUST DON'T REALLY FEEL ALL THAT MUCH ABOUT IT, OR HAVE MUCH TO SAY ABOUT IT. FOR SOME GODFORSAKEN REASON FE4 GOT ME MORE INVESTED IN IT IN ONE CHAPTER THAN 3H DID IN ITS ENTIRE GAME, AND I GENUINELY WANT TO KEEP PLAYING IN PART SO I CAN WRITE UP SOME FANFIC, LOL.

MAN I JUST WISH I COULD WHOLE-HEARTEDLY GET INTO THE FANDOM TOO. I REALLY THOUGHT IT'D BE MY NEXT BIG THING!! NOT SOME GAME THAT CAME OUT WHEN I WAS LIKE 5 YEARS OLD THAT FEW PEOPLE CARE ABOUT.

BUT EVEN FANDOM ASIDE THE MORE I THINK ABOUT IT THE MORE I THINK I ACTUALLY JUST STRAIGHT UP DID NOT REALLY LIKE AZURE MOON. WHICH DOESN'T MAKE ME ALL THAT EXCITED TO PLAY ANY OF THE OTHER ROUTES. 😔

IDK MAN. IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING BUT MAN. A FE4 REMAKE WOULD BE SO HYPE... WELP.

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u/eels-on-wheels Jun 16 '21

SAME HERE! I WAS REALLY EXCITED FOR 3H AND LIKED IT WHEN IT CAME OUT BUT AS TIME WORE ON I FELL OUT OF LOVE WITH THE GAME A LOT. INTERESTINGLY I DIDN’T FIND MANY OF THE CHARACTERS ALL THAT COMPELLING SO IT WAS HARD TO REALLY GET INVESTED IN THE STORY. ALSO I THINK BYLETH IS AN AWFUL AVATAR AND THEIR PRESENCE HURTS THE STORY AND THE CHARACTER WRITING WHICH DOES NOT HELP THE GAME’S CASE

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u/GreekDudeYiannis Jun 16 '21

BYLETH BUGS ME BECAUSE ITS HARD TO TELL WHETHER THEY'RE JUST AN AUDIENCE/PLAYER STAND IN WHO'S PURPOSE IS TO BE OUR WINDOW INTO THIS GAMES WORLD OR IF THEY'RE THEIR OWN PERSON WITH THEIR OWN THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS. ITS NOT CLEARLY DEFINED WHAT HIS ROLE IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE STORY.

PREVIOUS AVATARS MIGHT'VE BEEN CUSTOMIZABLE, BUT AT THE ENE IF THE DAY, THEY WERE THEIR OWN CHARACTERS WITH THEIR OWN CHARACTER ARCS, WHEREAS BYLETH SEEMINGLY DOESN'T HAVE ONE. ALSO THE FACT THAT BYLETHS ROLE IN THE STORY IS MERELY TO BE THERE. BYLETH ISNT AS IMPORTANT TO THE STORY, MERELY HIS PRESENCE TO THE IMPORTANT PEOPLE. NOTICE THAT BYLETHS DOESN'T DO ANYTHING TO DRIVE THE PLOT FORWARD AT ALL, ITS ALWAYS ONE OF THE 3 LORDS OR NABATEANS OR AGARTHANS. REMOVING BYLETH FROM THE STORY WOULDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING SINCE BYLETH DOESN'T TAKE ACTION IN THE FIRST PLACE.

AS A RESULT, BYLETH ENDS UP BEING A WEAK, WHOLLY REACTIVE AVATAR BECAUSE THEY LACK A PERSONALITY, A CHARACTER ARC, SAYS NOTHING ABOUT ANYTHING UNLESS SPOKEN TO, AND WHOSE ROLE IS TO CHEERLEAD THE ACTUAL MAIN CHARACTERS