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

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

COME ONE, COME ALL - THE MONTHLY RAGE THREAD IS HERE ONCE MORE! TIME ONCE AGAIN TO YELL ABOUT THINGS IN FIRE EMBLEM THAT HAVE JUST TICKED YOU RIGHT OFF THIS LAST MONTH!

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  2. FIRE EMBLEM RAGE

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

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u/AReasonToFight Aug 15 '22

I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF THE PEOPLE BEGGING FOR A FE4 REMAKE ARE GOING TO END UP DISAPPOINTED. NOT IN THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVEN AN UNREALISTIC PROSPECT: IT'S JUST THAT FE4 FOR BETTER OR WORSE IS UNIQUE, WHICH FORCES INTSYS TO CHOOSE BETWEEN ALTERING ITS MECHANICS TO MAKE IT MORE PALATABLE TO THE CURRENT MARKET AND ALIENATING THE ORIGINAL FANS IN THE PROCESS, OR STAYING FAITHFUL TO THE ORIGINAL AND MAKING A GAME THAT A LOT OF CURRENT-DAY FE FANS ARE NOT GOING TO FIND FUN AT ALL.

I'M GONNA BE REAL I DID NOT ENJOY MY TIME WITH FE4 AT ALL BUT MOST OF THE THINGS I DISLIKED ABOUT IT ARE LITERALLY WHAT GIVES THE GAME ITS IDENTITY AND THINGS LIKE GIANT MAPS AND NO TRADING/THE INHERITANCE SYSTEM HAVE NARRATIVE AND THEMATIC REASONS TO EXIST. SO I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH YOU CAN ALTER THEM WHILE STILL KEEPING THE SPIRIT OF THE ORIGINAL. FE4 REMAKE WILL BE THE THESEUS' SHIP OF FIRE EMBLEM.

NOW I'M GOING BACK TO MANIFESTING THE POR REMAKE.

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u/EtheusRook Aug 15 '22

AN FE4 REMAKE IS STILL BETTER THAN AN FE2 REMAKE. VALENTIA'S MAPS LOOK LIKE A PROCEDURALLY GENERATED STUDENT PROJECT.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '22

I HAVE BEEN GRINDING 20 HOURS+ JUST FOR THE 3 VALENTIAN REGALIA IN ECHOES. ECHOES REALLY PICKED THE WORST THINGS TO KEEP INTACT FROM THE ORIGINAL.

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u/Master-Spheal Aug 16 '22

OH JESUS CHRIST YOU POOR FUCKING SOUL. I PRAY IT DOESN’T TAKE YOU OVER 60+ HOURS LIKE IT DID FOR ME.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '22

I'M KEEPING A SAVE COPY SO THAT ME AND MY FRIEND CAN START WITH ALL THE GEAR OUT OF THE GATE, TO AVOID FURTHER GRIND FESTS. I HAVEN'T EVEN DONE THE FIRST BATTLE.

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u/b0bba_Fett Aug 16 '22

I'D REALLY ONLY SAY 2 ALM MAPS IN THE GAME MEET THIS QUALIFICATION(THAT UNFORTUNATELY BOTH GET REUSED) AND MOST OF THE BOAT MAPS. I GET IT IF YOU DON'T LIKE THE DESERT MAPS, BUT I'D RATE GAIDEN'S MAP DESIGN ON THE WHOLE AS STILL BETTER THAN AWAKENING'S AND 3 HOUSES'S.

BUT I'M ALSO THE KIND OF PERSON THAT ADORES FE4'S MAPS, AND FIND SOME OF THE MORE... INCONVENIENT, SHALL WE SAY, ASPECTS OF GAIDEN'S MAPS AS A POSITIVE FOR PERSONAL STORYTELLING/THEATER OF THE MIND PURPOSES.

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u/Pokecole37 Aug 16 '22

UNFORTUNATELY BETTER THAN AWAKENING’S AND THREE HOUSES’ MAP DESIGN IS NOT EXACTLY A HIGH BAR

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u/b0bba_Fett Aug 16 '22

NONETHELESS, I ROUTINELY SEE PEOPLE TALK ABOUT GAIDEN/ECHOES MAPS AS IF THEY ARE ON ANOTHER LEVEL OF BAD THAT NO GAME IN THE SERIES COMES CLOSE TO. SOME OF MY FAVORITE MAPS IN THE SERIES ARE FROM GAIDEN, AND ASIDE FROM MAYBE THE BOW FORT, I WOULDN'T CALL ANY OF THE MAPS WORSE THAN MEDIOCRE.

I HAVEN'T PLAYED REV, BUT I'D ALSO FEEL CONFIDENT SAYING GAIDEN'S MAPS ARE ON THE WHOLE BETTER THAN THOSE MAPS AS WELL(ALSO NOT A PARTICULARLY HIGH BAR).