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    How human should transformation units look?

    in General Fire Emblem

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    The better question is; why have the dragons of type A pointed ears? I'm pretty sure they don't have pointed ears in their dragon form so where do they come from? Maybe because this type of ears is a lazy shorthand for a non-human race? Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's it. So, definitely type B for me, if only for the fact that their designs show far more creativity than the others.

    That and Panne looks awesome. Love her.

    Your thoughts on affinities + my affinity headcanon

    in General Fire Emblem

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    3 hours ago, Dragoncat said:

    I feel that everyone who voted no here was taking things too seriously. You can think horoscopes are inaccurate and stupid irl, but that doesn't mean they're not interesting and fun to incorporate into FE lore.

    So you didn't actually want to know everyone's opinion. You just want to be praised for your great idea. Yeah, it doesn't work that way. And why would they be interesting or fun? From all those examples you brought up, they're on level with Old Bubba or whatever his name was. (Though he had far more presence than he deserved, imo.) And he was pretty stupid.

    That said, surprise, surprise, there is not one way to have fun and if you don't want to hear from people who have a different sense of fun, write that in the OP.

    Your thoughts on affinities + my affinity headcanon

    in General Fire Emblem

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    I'm Dark.

    I voted no, though I don't have any strong feelings about this. It's extremely superfluous; I never noticed it was gone. I'm also in the camp that thinks horoscopes are stupid and they're inaccurate 99% of the time. So while I wouldn't be happy if they integrate some sort of horoscope lore in the next game, I wouldn't mind if it was just a small matter.

    Creating a Camus

    in General Fire Emblem

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    I like the trope in other games, but I don't think Fire Emblem does it well enough. Camus' work best in a story with a grey-grey morality. Their motives need to be understandable; otherwise the player will just think "What an idiot" (see the Bryce/Xander/etc discussion). And Fire Emblem just doesn't have that kind of storytelling. It's always good against evil. I can't remember any FE game where the villain side has something that makes me stop and reconsider my opinion about them.

    Selena is one where I could sympathize, mostly because "doing the wrong thing because of love" is something that is often used in fiction and it works most of the time. Humans do extremely stupid and sometimes self-destructive things in the name of love. So I could see her side (and I like that she knows that loves blinds her, even though she's too weak to do something against it).

    I barely remember anything about Linus and Lloyd, but their situation was also generally sympathetic. I didn't choose them because I remember too little about their story.

    Why does everyone likes Ike?

    in General Fire Emblem

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    8 hours ago, Acacia Sgt said:

    To be fair, nowadays there's hardly anything original left, if at all. At that point you just look at the how and why, rather than the what. Ike himself isn't unique, neither the combination of what makes Ike. But it is less common.

    Obviously. But that's not what I meant. If 8 out of 10 books I've read have heroes that hate nobility, then I won't view Ike and his attitude as special.

     

    3 hours ago, tailfin said:

    Part of my dislike for Ike stems not only from his rabid, obnoxious fanbase, but also as to how generic he is. As someone who loves her jRPGs ( and who reads a lot ), Ike is extremely unremarkable in my eyes. While his tale in PoR is well-told, it is also derivative, and anyone who has played more than 2 jRPGs will roll their eyes at Ike's quest for revenge and the predicatable character arc that follows. His RD self however, made me flat-out hate him ( even if he did save the life of my favourite FE character - dilemma ). He is just thorougly unlikable for me. It must be due to the fact that not only is he so blunt it borders on rudeness, but he also has that perputual scowl on his face. I can't find myself warming up to someone who repeatedly looks as though someone stole his breakfast.

    FE really needs more adult lords like Sigurd imho. But given the Japanese fetish for real young male heroes ( 20 or under), I don't see this happening anytime soon.

    I agree with everything.

    Why does everyone likes Ike?

    in General Fire Emblem

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    1 minute ago, Sunwoo said:

    While Ike may be popular, I think there are polarizing viewpoints on him. For all the people who think he is the most interesting lord we've got so far, there are those who think he's quite boring. Guess it all depends on which aspect of his personality you are looking at, because I can see how Ike can come off as interesting to some people and bland to others.

    Thinking about it for a while, I believe the literature that we consume might make a difference too. Many fans say that his fuck-nobles attitude is refreshing to them, but honestly, it feels like 80% of all fantasy books I have read have the protagonist that hate nobles/only have corrupt nobles. So I'm like "refreshing? He's like every hero ever". For me, a good noble as the hero is more unusual.

    Do you like Corrin?

    in Fire Emblem Fates

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    Isolated from the narrative, I'm indifferent to them. They're just bland to me, like Ike and Chrom.

    If I look at Corrin's character and role in the story, it's just ridiculous. Those two just don't work together, see the way the narration has to jump through unbelievable hoops to make "sense". However, I don't care enough about Fates to feel hate towards it. Too old for that shit.

    Who did you S-Support?

    in Fire Emblem Fates

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    Gunter. When I saw his design, I already liked him. Then I heard that I can marry the Jeigan. "Fuck yeah!" I thought. I was spoilered about his creepy S-support (MU just has some daddy issues, alright), but I wanted to fucking marry my Jeigan. I don't regret it. He gives Kana a nice hair colour as well.

    In my first and only Birthright run I chosen Kaze. His supports are so sweet.

    I'm not too sure about my first Rev S-support, but I think it was Saizo. He's as awesome as his brother.

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