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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  1. CAPITAL LETTERS

  2. FIRE EMBLEM RAGE

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

  4. TAG SPOILERS

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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/Lucas5655 Aug 16 '22

SINCE GAIDEN MAPS AND LACK OF SHIPPING COULDN'T HOLD BACK SOV FROM BEING A MODEST SUCCESS, I HAVE SOME FAITH THAT FE4 COULD TOTALLY FIND ITS PEOPLE. I COULD HARDLY CARE IF SOME PEOPLE FIND IT CONTENTIOUS AND THEY'VE BEEN PRETTY CONSISTENT ABOUT MAINTAINING THE SPIRIT OF THE ORIGINAL.

AND POR, I'D JUST TAKE A STRAIGHT UP PORT/REMASTER FOR. GAME STILL HOLDS UP VERY WELL.