Raminax

Not quite sure where this is supposed to go, figured the General Entertainment forums would be appropriate. Slap me and move the topic if necessary. Apparently Nintendo announced a 2DS just yesterday! Said 2DS will be able to play 3DS games, but without the 3D feature. It's apparently aimed at younger children, will release 12th October (incidentally, the same date as Pokémon X and Y) and will cost 129.99 $. So, what's peoples' thoughts regarding the 2DS? Nintendo gone crazy? An excellent alternative for those who don't care about the 3D and want a more reasonable price tag? Or has everyone already gotten a regular 3DS because of Awakening on these forums?

I wonder which Character X vs Character Y is up next... Anyway, Owain/Wood/Eudes, because nepotism!

Libra, Emmeryn (For the same reasons really - Their characters of self-sacrifice are presented and the quotes are sad/touching in general) and Nah for generic death quotes (She's been feeling all alone, but is still putting on a brave face, even when dying). Severa for chapter-specific death quote... I actually dunno why I picked it. It sounded kind of ironically sad at first or something, but after some thinking it sounds like a giant "Screw you!" to Cordelia. <_<

'tis hard to say. On one hand I do love the overall gameplay in Awakening, but there's a bunch of niggling doubts that bother me about it. I never finished FE5 and FE12, so it'd feel unfair judging already, but there's also the fact that Awakening feels a bit... soulless for me. Sure, it's got the Fire Emblem spirit in it, with all the recurring character archetypes, the titular Fire Emblem, blue-haired Lord and so on, but the fact that Awakening took many previously popular gameplay elements from previous Fire Emblems makes it feel like a stitched together creature. Sure, it's fun and all that, but I dunno, this entry in the series just feels like it lacks an identity of its own. Though it may partially be my fault for already having played all previous Fire Emblem games, it also just doesn't feel very creative (perhaps a bit justified, considering that Awakening HAD to sell if the stories are to be believed). Hopefully the next game in the series takes a few more creative liberties. Suppose I'll have to do some more soulsearching. :P