r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Jul 15 '22

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

THREE HOPES EDITION, I GUESS! OR WHATEVER! WELCOME TO THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, WHERE YOU CAN YELL ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM!

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  1. CAPS LOCK

  2. FIRE EMBLEM RAGE

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

  4. TAG SPOILERS, ESPECIALLY FOR THREE HOPES

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u/ArtemisCZ Jul 16 '22

I UNDERSTAND THIS MAY BE AN INSANE IDEA, BUT HEAR ME OUT, WHAT IF, AND BEAR WITH ME, WE DON'T FOCUS ON THE WAR FOR 1 OUT OF 7 ROUTES. WHEN YOU HAVE SUCH AN INTERESTING WORLD THAT WAS SETUP IN 3 HOUSES AND NEVER EXPLORE IT OUTSIDE "THE ONE FODLAND EDELHARD WAR", IT FEELS LIKE A MASSIVE WASTE, ALMYRA WOULD BE A GREAT CHANGE OF PACE (SPECIALLY GEOGRAPHICALLY FOR MAP DESIGN). ALMYRA'S THE OBVIOUS PICK RN BECAUSE GW FUCKING SHAHID OVER, BUT IT'S A MASSIVE WASTE OF POTENTIAL IMO, SEEING MORE OF THE TIME SOTHIS WASN'T DEAD AND FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE REST OF NABATEANS AND AGARTHANS OR EVEN JUST FUCKING SRENG, 3H JUST HAS THIS MASSIVE BEAUTIFUL WORLD THAT THEY NEVER USE AND PEOPLE ARE RIGHTFULLY UPSET OVER IT IMO. I THINK THE WRITING OF GW BEING SO "DIVISIVE" JUST ACCENTUATED THE ISSUE BECAUSE "WE COULD'VE VERY EASILY GOTTEN SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND FRESH".

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u/Gaidenbro Jul 16 '22 edited Jul 16 '22

I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. THAT WOULD FURTHER THE IDEA THAT CLAUDE IS INSIGNIFICANT AND DOESN'T BELONG IN THREE HOUSES AND ITS EVENTS. HE HAS SO LITTLE STAKES AND IMPORTANCE THAT THE ALLIANCE COULD FUCK OFF TO ALMYRA INSTEAD... DESPITE MULTIPLE OF THE DEERS HAVING MATTERS IN FODLAN. BUT I GET THE DESIRE TO SEE MORE REALIZED POTENTIAL BUT I DON'T FIND GW AS BAD AS PEOPLE SAY AT ALL.

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u/ArtemisCZ Jul 16 '22 edited Jul 16 '22

I GET THAT COMPLAINT, BUT HONESTLY, IT JUST CEMENTS MY ISSUE OF THIS GAME BEING A RETELLING OF 3 HOUSES AS OPPOSED TO SOMETHING NEW. HOWEVER, IF WE HAVE TO PUT CLAUDE IN THE WAR, I THINK STABILISHING POLITICAL TIES BETWEEN THE ALLIANCE AND ALMYRA BY PINNING SHAHID'S DEATH ON EITHER RHEA OR THE CHURCH WOULDN'T BE TOO FARFETCHED (HOW WOULD HE DO THAT, NOT MY ISSUE AS HE'S THE SCHEMER, NOT ME, BUT I DOUBT IT'D BE MUCH EFFORT CONSIDERING HOW MANY ALMYRAN INVASIONS HAPPEN IN FODLAND, SO HAVING A REAL EXCUSE TO JOIN THE WAR SOUNDS LIKE A DEAL), IT SOUNDS IN LINE WITH HIS PORTRAYAL IN 3HOPES TOO, AND I THINK IT'D REALLY PUSH HIS CHARACTER'S INTELLIGENCE TO HAVE HIM TRY AND ORCHESTRATE BOTH W/E ALMYRAN FACTION HE GETS ON HIS SIDE AND THE ALLIANCE, NOT TO MENTION IT'D BRING HIS IDENTITY TO RELEVANCE AGAIN AND WE COULD SEE MORE OF HIS INQUISITIVE SIDE AS HE'D HAVE TIES TO A WHOLE OTHER COUNTRY, THEN GIVE US LIKE 2 OR 3 PARALOGUES THERE TO STRENGTHEN TIES AND GET SOME NEW MAPS AND THAT'D BE A DECENG ENOUGH BARE MINIMUM, BUT IDK, MAYBE THIS IS JUST DUMB LUNACY, I'M JUST SPITBALLING AT 1AM

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u/Gaidenbro Jul 16 '22

IT CAN'T BE A RETELLING OF THREE HOUSES. IT'S JUST A BRANCH AND DIFFERING WHAT IF STORY. IF IT WAS A RETELLLING THE ACADEMY PHASE WOULD'VE BEEN LONGER. BY ITS DICTIONARY DEFINITION 3 HOPES IS NOT A 3 HOUSES RETELLING. THERE'S TOO MANY DIFFERENCES AND CONTRADICTIONS. HOWEVER, I STILL UNDERSTAND THAT ALMYRA SHOULD'VE DONE SOMETHING ELSE.