Taka-kun

I think you will be in for a fun ride and your mindset will be rewarded. The most common "criticism" I have heard about this game is that it's not SMT ro FE and/or is a Persona ripoff. Granted, Nintendo has some fault for marketing in as a crossover in the beginning, but they rectified this and now it's a standalone game. And if actual players and gaming sites think it's good, it's safe to say the game at least merits a playthrough. One definitive negative game is Mighty No. 9, which has been lambasted by any and all and now I am pretty sure I won't buy that game at all. On another note, is there anybody here who is planning on doing a small (and serious) review of the game ? It's maybe pointless since most are positive towards it anyway but it's good to know the impressions from a fellow (and serious) FE gamer.

Yeah, having that one reviewer really makes it easier, since everyone has different tastes anyways. It does help when there are people genuinely interested in drawing (or alternatively, warn) in me, like you and other polite folks in this thread. It's easier to listen to someone who is not dogmatic and has good intentions. Sales is a very misleading number, since it doesn't tell about the quality of the game itself, just its appeal to the consumer group, which has varying sizes. Most of Nintendo's franchises are pretty niche yet they are still one of the biggest gaming companies. I myself try to find niche games because I find most of them try to stand out on their own instead of throwing common tropes and/or building on a popular concept. And I find genuine surprises, like Shovel Knight and Undertale. It's also part of the reason why I bought TMS (Swedish holiday today so I won't receive my copy until next week) because albeit not what I expected, Atlus and Nintendo are at least trying to make something different and actually does a pretty good job of it.

I rely on few "trusted" (from my standpoint) reviewers, like GameXplain, because they are good a summarizing their points and give both positive and negative thoughts without too much praises/rants and more elaborations. I place more value in words describing the game rather than scores. Someone saying "this is one stupid concept", I just dismiss as butthurt fans. Someone who makes a presentation of how the atmosphere does not match well with its perceived setting and character is more likely to have my ear. As a 90s kid (yay for the 90s!) I am pretty sure there were many great games back in the olde days. It's just that we have such a wider selection these days and it gets overwhelming to decide which games to buy. It all comes down to marketing, which is very unfair but also a powerful tool.

I always instantly think of this interpretation when I see 8/10: https://i.imgur.com/kj3gFME.jpg Scores have been inflated in recent times. 8/10 doesn't mean much anymore but anything lower makes the game "not worth having" (with less than 5/10 just being plain awful). It doesn't make the game inherently bad but I have played so many "7 or 8 out of 10" and just felt meh.

Does getting all outfits include the DLCs? Cause that's a lockout (albeit minor) for anybody not purchasing extra content.

The question is whether Western fans are more receptive. Forget about FE and SMT fans that wanted something completely different, what would the average WiiU owner think when they see the cover? Those who like JRPG and/or anime, I can definitely see picking it up. But otherwise, the game lacks the punch of other strong WiiU games. So it will probably remain a niche for now. Of course, if the niche fans are as many as the ones for Xenoblade Chronicles X, a sequel (direct or spiritual) could very well be considered for the NX.

Well well, looks like my money wasn't misplaced. Looking forward towards playing this game.

For what I can infer, it's similar to the Persona games battle system. I have played Persona 3 and 4 so I am familiar with it but I didn't find it noticeable different from regular rpg gameplay. I had hoped it would do something different but maybe I shouldn't get my hopes up.

But is there anything encouraging tactical gameplay rather than just spamming the same attack over and over?

Xander. Hands down. Ryoma is pretty damn good as well.

After much exposure to information and videos, as well as positive reception from this (usually very criticizing) forum, I decided to buy TMS#FE (despite abundance of games already but you can never have too many). One last thing I am not entirely clear is the battle system in this game. As far as I can tell, it's very reminiscent to the Persona games but supposedly it takes cues from the FE series? And there is apparently encouragement for not grinding through the game but I am not sure what is implemented to do so.

I felt absolutely nothing about her death. The game hasn't set up any emotional connection between her and the rest of the cast, like mentioning their time together in the Northern Fortress, nor do we as players get any insight on why she should commit suicide other than "I have failed you, lord Corrin!" which is an alien feeling for most of us. And the affected characters shrugs it off so easily as well, despite their supposed grief. I don't want them to wallow in despair but at least there should be an emotional impact rather than "marching and kill Garon because that solves everything". The deaths in Fates in general are absolutely unmoving, because we as an audience never feel any sadness of the character dying due to lack of good setup. The only time I felt somewhat moved was entering Lilith's shrine as usual only to discover that she is not there.

So when the Mirages class change, the appearance of the Masters doesn't change? I wanted to see Itsuki as a Conqueror >_<

The new trailer actually looked cool and I dig the music. Nintendo's E3 was completely dominated by Zelda but it was nice to see some highlight on TMS#FE. The review embargo should also be lifted at the start of next week so hopefully we will see some reviews.

IMHO, the change is probably because Nintendo tries to minimize the people they offend. Matters relating to female skin exposure is much more sensitive in the West than in Japan (just look at the case with DOAX3). Better safe than sorry. But I do wonder what they will do with her MV. Will they have to redo it?

For me, it had always looked as if Atlus wanted to do something different than the typical mature theme of the SMT series and hence decided on the more genki idol concept. I just think people are too used to darker RPGs in general and not light-hearted ones. As far as I can tell, the localization didn't hit the game that bad. I mean, they removed some costumes and aged the characters. That's about it?

Yes, so it's understandable they kept the Japanese dub. IIRC, it's quite common for Japanese VAs to sing as well for character theme songs or openings/endings. Not so much here in the West.

Arthur's. Priceless and also kind response of him. Fuga's and Flora's are pretty funny as well.

It always bugged me as well why Laslow is so unpopular. He is a genuinely nice and caring guy with pretty looks so it probably is the way he handles himself. But then again, Soleil has no problem at all even with the same technique double standards anyone? Maybe he should just follow the advice of an acquaintance of his and just be silent and smile.

Time to listen to some TMS:FE songs until release then. I generally don't listen to J-pop aside from anime openings but hey, let's not be negative.

Well, it looks like fans are more positive to it compared to the initial unveil. Look how time can change everything.

I feel the same. I am actually of the belief that they did so

Up until ch 20 of Birthright, I've gotta say that there are so many facepalm moment in the story.

The anime was pretty good though, so I don't feel a need to play through the long visual novel. It was the same for Clannad. I watched and cried with the anime, I only played the VN for some routes the anime didn't cover in its entirety.

I don't know if it's just me, but does Subaki have a unique Kinshi Knight model? He still retains the dark blue color characteristic of him but I can't confirm since I have no more seals to see others in the same class and compare the colors.