Avioncore Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) Obviously this is for people who wouldn't have Fire Emblem as their number one fandom. What is FE second to for you? Maybe a weird thing to ask on a FE forum but I'm curious. Edited November 26 by Avioncore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Super Robot Wars, full stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanguard333 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 The Legend of Zelda. Fire Emblem has my favourite video game: Path of Radiance, but The Legend of Zelda is my favourite game series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar777 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) Danganronpa (admittedly second to Fire Emblem and not the other way around). AKA the franchise that's probably dead forever because the guy who was the brain behind it pulled a Shouzou Kaga but somehow even worse. I'm not realistically expecting new content for this series, though as an FE4 remake anticipator I do love huffing copium. Edited November 26 by Hrothgar777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotari Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 2 hours ago, Hrothgar777 said: AKA the franchise that's probably dead forever because the guy who was the brain behind it pulled a Shouzou Kaga but somehow even worse. I'm not realistically expecting new content for this series, though as an FE4 remake anticipator I do love huffing copium. Alright, I'll bite. How did they pull a worse Kaga? I mean, what's worse than leaving, making your own version and then getting sued short of genuine violent criminal actions (as opposed to Kaga's more sympathetic white collar criminal actions). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidereal Wraith Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Nowadays I can only claim to be moderately interested in the one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar777 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) 1 hour ago, Jotari said: Alright, I'll bite. How did they pull a worse Kaga? I mean, what's worse than leaving, making your own version and then getting sued short of genuine violent criminal actions (as opposed to Kaga's more sympathetic white collar criminal actions). They both ditched their greatest creations to pursue obscure indie work, but at least Kaga left behind a Fire Emblem that was doing okay and had room for sequels. Whereas Fire Emblem is an anthology (e.g. Fodlan is located in a different world than Hoshido/Nohr or Tellius), Danganronpa has a single continuity, and that's a big part of the draw; the first game is a mystery where you start out knowing nothing and you gradually piece together what happened to the outside world and why you're trapped in this weird school with a talking teddy bear. Once you figure that out, it's part of the established lore going into the second game. Heck, they delved deeper and made a proper anime sequel/prequel to Danganronpa 2. I personally don't think the anime was that amazing, but it was clearly a passion project. But the third game in the trilogy, V3, pretty much torched everything the first two games had built just to troll the player in the final chapter. The villainess announced that Spoiler Danganronpa 1 and 2 were fictional in-universe, and the protagonists of this third killing game were superfans who voluntarily signed up to kill each other for the lulz. The fandom was and is understandably upset by this, and to this day, if you hop on a Danganronpa discussion board you'll find people trying to argue based on questionable evidence that said villainess was lying (not sure what motive she'd have to randomly make up a story like that, but okay). V3 was made by Kazutaka Kodaka, the same man behind the first two games. He poisoned the well to discourage making a fourth game and then left Spike Chunsoft to do his own thing. Edited November 26 by Hrothgar777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotari Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 4 minutes ago, Hrothgar777 said: They both ditched their greatest creations to pursue obscure indie work, but at least Kaga left behind a Fire Emblem that was doing okay and had room for sequels. Whereas Fire Emblem is an anthology (e.g. Fodlan is located in a different world than Hoshido/Nohr or Tellius), Danganronpa has a single continuity, and that's a big part of the draw; the first game is a mystery where you start out knowing nothing and you gradually piece together what happened to the outside world and why you're trapped in this weird school with a talking teddy bear. Once you figure that out, it's part of the established lore going into the second game. Heck, they delved deeper and made a proper anime sequel/prequel to Danganronpa 2. I personally don't think the anime was that amazing, but it was clearly a passion project. But the third game in the trilogy, V3, pretty much torched everything the first two games had built just to troll the player in the final chapter. The villainess announced that Hide contents Danganronpa 1 and 2 were fictional in-universe, and the protagonists of this third killing game were superfans who voluntarily signed up to kill each other for the lulz. The fandom was and is understandably upset by this, and to this day, if you hop on a Danganronpa discussion board you'll find people trying to argue based on questionable evidence that said villainess was lying (not sure what motive she'd have to randomly make up a story like that, but okay). V3 was made by Kazutaka Kodaka, the same man behind the first two games. He salted the mine to discourage making a fourth game and then left Spike Chunsoft to do his own thing. And Chunsoft really didn't try to milk the project by making a reboot? That's what IS ended up doing, granted, Kaga didn't dramatically finish his continuity or anything and his style of doing things encouraged a reboot, but when he left the people who remained at IS saw fit to throw out everything the past five games (and a Satellaview side game) and built in terms of lore for a setting that had no continuity connections to what came before at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrothgar777 Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 11 minutes ago, Jotari said: And Chunsoft really didn't try to milk the project by making a reboot? It's been 7 years since V3 came out so no, I'm skeptical that this'll happen in the future. I guess at some point they could remaster the original with updated graphics (as is being done with Steins;Gate for some bizarre reason) but that'd be boring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 i try to pretend it's not monster hunter, but it's probably monster hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciphertul Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 I would say Neptunia but many of the newer spinoffs haven’t been good. Other than that probably Rune Factory, loves those games. Would say Infinite Undiscovery but that never became at series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulously Olivier Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Honestly, FE is such a mixed bag now that I can't even say it's my favorite franchise anymore. It'll probably never be as good as PoR ever again. Overall, I think it has to be Yakuza. It's consistently great at worst and pure peak more often than not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indigoasis Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Castlevania, no question. Zelda and Fire Emblem are just after that, but Castlevania is without a doubt my favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morgan--Grandmaster Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) It flip-flops between Mario and Pokémon for me. Edited November 26 by Morgan--Grandmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 (edited) Monster Hunter or Etrian Odyssey, maybe. There was a period of time when it was smash, but I suck too much compared to the online competition to play it online now. And I don't really have multiplayer options in real life. I haven't gotten around to beating EO Nexus though. And Etrian Mystery Dungeon IMO was kinda mediocre. EDIT-Kinda surprising to not see people saying Final Fantasy, but there's something about that series nowadays? Edited November 26 by Original Alear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yexin Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 the one I'm generally more knowledgeable about, it's probably a tie between Pokemon and Fire Emblem, but the one I like the more (which also used to be Fire Emblem until a few years ago when I decided to distance myself from this series) is Inazuma Eleven, it's been part of my life since middle school and never let me down, unlike FE and Pokemon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azz Posted November 26 Share Posted November 26 Hmmm... Aside from FE, which is my fav series, I would say Final Fantasy. FF16 has climbed very high up my list of fav games of all time tbh. I used to say Pokemon, but since Gen 7 I haven't really played any games except Legends Arceus and BDSP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Branniglenn Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 Growing up it was a lot of resident evil, God of War, metal gear, Fallout, and fire emblem seasoned heavily with some Smash Bros. But as an adult it's those alongside pretty much everything. There's always something coming out that I have a vested interest in. Even if most of them lately have been a ROM Hack of older games or an indie project that's clearly trying to evoke those things. And try as I might, I don't have the time and money to dedicate to all of it. Most of those games aren't part of a Capital F Franchise, but If I had to shout out the ones that really captivated my interest in the last ten years, there's the Yakuza games. Warhammer - especially Vermintide/Darktide. And Dark Souls has been a fascinating ride that hasn't missed yet for me. I'm just not sure any individual of those games compares to how memorable a standalone thing like Kunitsu-Gami was, for instance. Maybe that's the inherent weakness of talking about franchises. Comfort Food may not be exciting, but it's no less an important part of our diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Zapp Branniglenn said: Comfort Food may not be exciting, but it's no less an important part of our diet. yeah that's fr, i'd never list total war as my Franchise but i can still sit and happily chug through a four hour campaign session and then go online and say the game's just ok. it doesn't stand out in any super way outside of really specific games but it's absolutely a Gaming Comfort Food Edited November 27 by Integrity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Emblem Fan Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 I'll be honest, Fire Emblem isn't even second for me. It's third. Crash Bandicoot is my absolute, all-time, favorite video game franchise, and Spyro the Dragon is my second. Fire Emblem is my third-favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaky Jones Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 I cant imagine FE being anyone's favorite series. We all know it sucks. Silent Hill and Zero Escape. I'm also fond of Resident Evil and Fallout. I am just as much of an elitist here if not more than with FE. I sentence Todd Howard to a blind Thracia ironman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revier Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 The entire Ogre series, full stop. Yes, that includes both the Ogre Battles and Tactics Ogres, thank you for asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotari Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 Fire Emblem is definitely my number 1 series. I think, discuss and construct Fire Emblem far more than anything else in my life. But, aside from that, the next series I've historically been a fan of is Zelda. My interest has definitely dropped drastically in the past ten years, but it's still a series that I will buy any new release, day 1, no questions asked. Other series I could say the same for would be Metroid and Ace Attorney. Oh, and, of course, Smash Bros. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemast Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 It’s between FE, Animal Crossing, Smash, or Pokémon for me. Really depends which one I’ve been playing lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruy Posted November 27 Share Posted November 27 Fire Emblem is not my favorite series. Zelda, Metroid and Castlevania are one step above it. But none of those 3 is as interesting to discuss as Fire Emblem, in my opinion. (And Castlevania is pretty much dead, not counting the collections). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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