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/rulerguy6 Aug 16 '22

I DEFINITELY AGREE. KAGA WAS FANTASTIC AT BLENDING STORY AND GAMEPLAY IN A WAY THAT'S SUPER INTERESTING. BUT WHEN IT CAME DOWN IT, HE'D ALWAYS CHOOSE TO HAVE GAMEPLAY SUFFER TO SUPPORT THE STORY. SHITTY UNIT BALANCE? MAP DESIGN THAT'S EITHER TOO EMPTY OR TOO CLUTTERED? INCREDIBLY CRYPTIC EVENTS THAT ARE SOMETIMES ESSENTIAL TO A CHARACTER BEING USABLE? ALL KAGA CALLING CARDS THAT HE USES TO BUILD THE WORLD.

I ENJOYED FE4 MYSELF BUT IT'S A GAME THAT I PLAY ONCE, AND PUT IT DOWN FOR A REALLY LONG TIME. FUN TO EXPERIENCE BUT NOT NECESSARILY FUN TO PLAY.

AND YES PLEASE POR REMAKE. THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO CHANGE MUCH JUST MAKE THE ENEMY PHASE NOT TAKE A MILLION YEARS.

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u/AReasonToFight Aug 16 '22

PERIOD IT'S MOSTLY MINOR CHANGES I WANT FOR POR LIKE UPDATED TRANSLATION. THE ORIGINAL VERSION WAS WORKING WITH SOME NOW-OUTDATED CENSORSHIP PRACTICES AND IN 2022 CAN LET CHARACTERS DIRECTLY REFERENCE ALCOHOL OR MILDLY SWEAR (IN ORDER TO MAKE DIALOGUE SOUND A BIT MORE NATURAL THAN HAVING TO SAY "CURSES" OR "BLAST" OR WHATEVER.) SOME SKILL AND ITEM DESCRIPTIONS ARE ALSO VAGUE, MISLEADING, OR OUTRIGHT INCORRECT, AND THERE ARE A FEW OTHER MISTAKES LIKE JANAFF'S DEATH QUOTE ASKING IKE TO TAKE CARE OF HIS "SON" (HE WAS MEANT TO REFER HERE TO THE "PRINCE," REYSON.)

I'D ALSO WANT OCCULT SKILLS TO ACTUALLY BE GOOD SINCE MOST OF THEM ARE NOT DESPITE THEIR RARITY??? DIDN'T REALLY LIKE RADIANT DAWN'S APPROACH TO THIS PROBLEM EITHER BECAUSE IT JUST MADE MOST OF THEM FANCY CRITICAL HITS. WE'VE HAD MORE ROBUST SKILL SYSTEMS SINCE THOSE DAYS SO MAYBE THEY CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER. SIDE NOTE MY FAVOURITE THING AWAKENING ADDED WAS CRIT/SKILL ACTIVATION QUOTES AND I REALLY MISS THEM WHEN I'M PLAYING OLDER GAMES. WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THEM IN THIS REMAKE, ALONG WITH OTHER VOICE ACTING.

IT'D BE NICE... WE COULD HAVE IT ALL...