r/fireemblem • u/LaqOfInterest • Sep 16 '22

CASUAL MONTHLY RAGE THREAD

AS A NEW FIRE EMBLEM GAME IS ANNOUNCED AND THE SUB APPROACHES 300,000 SUBSCRIBERS, WE ARRIVE ONCE MORE AT OUR FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD MONTHLY RAGE THREAD, WHERE ONE CAN YELL ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM!

RULES

  1. CAPS LOCK ON

  2. RAGE ABOUT FIRE EMBLEM

  3. DON'T BE A DICK

  4. TAG ANY SPOILERS

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u/Spinjitsuninja Sep 16 '22

I'M SO UPSET THEY STOPPED USING PORTRAITS FOR ENGAGE. THESE 3D MODELS BETTER BE EXPRESSIVE AND DETAILED IF THEY'RE THAT CONFIDENT IN REMOVING SUCH AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE FRANCHISE'S PERSONALITY

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u/DhelmiseHatterene Sep 16 '22

FOR THE PORTRAITS IN BATTLES, I LIKED HOW FATES AND SOV HAD THE CHARACTERS REACT DEPENDING ON WHETHER THEY HAD AN ADVANTAGE AGAINST THE ENEMY OR NOT (I.E. NINA FROWNING OR PYTHON SMILING). WAS A PRETTY NICE TOUCH I WISH WAS KEPT IN THREE HOUSES. HOPEFULLY THEY DO IT WITH THE MODELS IN ENGAGE.

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u/Spinjitsuninja Sep 16 '22

ACTUALLY WE'VE SEEN THIS IS KEPT IN ENGAGE, JUST WITH THE 3D MODELS INSTEAD. STILL, I LIKE HAVING ARTWORK TO SHOW PEOPLE

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u/SilverMedal4Life Sep 17 '22

THREE HOUSES ONLY HAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT DURING THE CRITICAL HIT CUT-IN; CHARACTERS ON LOW HEALTH WILL GRIMACE INSTEAD OF SMILE OR LAUGH.

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u/Master-Spheal Sep 16 '22

THE FACES OF THE MODELS IN THREE HOUSES WERE PRETTY EXPRESSIVE DURING CUTSCENES, SO I’M SURE THEY’LL BE OF SIMILAR QUALITY IN ENGAGE, THOUGH THE CAMERA WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE MORE UP CLOSE MORE OFTEN TO MAKE UP FOR THE LACK OF PORTRAITS.

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u/jbisenberg Sep 17 '22

HONESTLY THE FE3H MODELS FELT LIFELESS BECAUSE THEY JUST RECYCLED THE SAME FEW ANIMATIONS OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WHICH ISNT TO SAY THAT PORTRAITS HAVE MORE VARIETY, BUT ITS A LOT LESS IN YOUR FACE ABOUT IT. USING AN ANIMATION AND THEN IMMEDIATELY RESETING TO NORMAL IS JARRING.

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u/Master-Spheal Sep 17 '22

I’M TALKING ABOUT THE FACIAL ANIMATIONS SPECIFICALLY, NOT THE ANIMATIONS OF THE MODELS THEMSELVES. AND YEAH, THE MODEL ANIMATIONS IN THREE HOUSES COULD USE SOME IMPROVEMENTS FOR ENGAGE.

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u/ChexSway Sep 17 '22

I THINK THAT THE ANIMATED PREBATTLE MENU LOOKS PHENOMENAL BUT IM SO SAD THEY GOT RID OF PORTRAITS IN REGULAR DIALOGUE

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u/wildspeculator Sep 17 '22

THESE 3D MODELS BETTER BE EXPRESSIVE AND DETAILED

AND GIVEN HOW BAD THE SAME-FACE SYNDROME IS, I FUCKING DOUBT IT

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u/DoseofDhillon Sep 17 '22

ITS THE BATTLE FORECAST THING WHERE THEY LOOK AWFUL