Onestep Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) I don't know if anyone's seen this already, but there's an Awakening TV Commercial now. Nothing we haven't seen before, as it's just a few cutscene clips and a bunch of characters (Sumia, Chrom and a Male Avatar) in battles, but it's interesting that they showed off Lucina so soon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg7qQnxFQ-g Edited January 21, 2013 by Onestep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agro Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Well, it's not like Marth's gender is kept a secret for very long, anyway. It's revealed in like, what, Chapter 6? They're not telling anyone exactly who she is, so the biggest part is still there. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that "Marth" isn't really a "king", anyhow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nocturnal YL Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 It seems that they took a level further. Japanese materials: Lucina = spoiler, other children = not spoilers (explanation of their appearance was still considered spoilers) NOA materials: Children = not spoilers, Lucina = not spoiler Probably the only things that are considered spoilers are the fact that the children are from the future, and the fact that Lucina is masked Marth. The children themselves can be shown so long as no explanation is given. I think it's much better than FE10's in-game spoiler. "Zelgius is the Black Knight," thanks for letting us know early, Ranulf. Even though we all know that already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLeafeon Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) True but they only showed her for a second, and I get the feeling that any unknowing watchers will have it fly over their heads, lol. Especially the younger audiences. Edit: Ninja'd. Edited January 21, 2013 by MagicLeafy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emeraldfox Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Darn, I was hoping someone would poison Vaike's mutton. In all seriousness, I like how they showed Lucina. Even though, as someone has said, those who aren't in the 'know' won't even know who she is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderfox Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 NoA is really throwing everything they have into making ure Awakening sells well here. I approve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B00TE Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Kind of wish it showed off a bit more gameplay, but that will certainly generate interest regardless. :O Edited January 21, 2013 by B00TE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLeafeon Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Well, it's not like Marth's gender is kept a secret for very long, anyway. It's revealed in like, what, Chapter 6? They're not telling anyone exactly who she is, so the biggest part is still there. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that "Marth" isn't really a "king", anyhow... [spoiler=marth]Especially since they didn't even TRY to disguise her voice. They made it BLATENTLY obvious it's a female. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taichi01 Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I'm definitely impressed. They are really putting the effort into this. A TV commercial will definitely help spread more awareness to potential customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rinshiiya Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Gaah~ I like the TV CM; thought it was pretty good..... But why would they spoil Lucinaaaaa? /sobs. But yes, I suppose the whole 'gender secret' isn't that huge of a shock compared to her 'true identity' ( dun dun dun ) but still.. It irks me nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberict Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Lucina's appearance is brief and out of context. In my opinion, it's not enough time and explicit information to be a spoiler unless you are specifically looking for it. The comments on the youtube video, though... the people crying out spoilers (and explaining how it is, to them, a spoiler) are the ones spoiling it! And none of them could have known it was a spoiler except with a priori knowledge of the fact. PSA: Don't read the comments on that video if you don't want to be spoiled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book of Ereshkigal Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) yeah. The lack of context doesn't really denote it as a spoiler, the commercial was okay. I didn't like the guy doing the talking, though. I'm just glad to see we got a commercial for it. Not surprised, though. Edited January 21, 2013 by L95 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramy Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Good to see NoA is really pushing Fire Emblem :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B00TE Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Good to see NoA is really pushing Fire Emblem :D Yeah, now they just need to get that full website for the game up and running. Checked it just now in the hopes they'd put it up along with the commercial going out, but nope. :C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigue Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 The content that would go on the website is the same stuff they let trickle out in the form of character spotlights and featurettes so I don't expect a website until very near release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreatOld Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 Darn, I was hoping someone would poison Vaike's mutton. The lack of comical murder displeases me! They also seem to put more effort this than previous attempts. This pleases me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jediabiwan Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 [spoiler=marth]Especially since they didn't even TRY to disguise her voice. They made it BLATENTLY obvious it's a female. [spoiler=voice]Just so you know it isn't horribly obvious to people who don't know. While my reaction was "wow who wouldn't think that is a girl", my sister's reaction was "wow marth sounds really young in this" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigue Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 [spoiler=voice]Just so you know it isn't horribly obvious to people who don't know. While my reaction was "wow who wouldn't think that is a girl", my sister's reaction was "wow marth sounds really young in this" Almost sounds like a girl pretending to be a guy... Hmm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowofchaos Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 A comment in the video: You gotta love nintendo right now is actually making effort to sell games that's not named "Mario" or "Zelda" Approval for commercial. Non-approval for spoiler in the TV commercial. Like BLATANT showing of who's behind the mask before you even play the game. I mean sure, it wasn't a "spoiler" spoiler... but still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Pale Shadow Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 [spoiler=voice]Just so you know it isn't horribly obvious to people who don't know. While my reaction was "wow who wouldn't think that is a girl", my sister's reaction was "wow marth sounds really young in this" [spoiler=Marth's Voice]Yeah, I thought the same. If you don't know it's a girl, or rather if people bothered to keep it under wraps (and Nintendo showing that commercial with "him" unmasked didn't really help things) then the secret about Lucina could've stayed a surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diortem Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) Lucina's appearance is brief and out of context. In my opinion, it's not enough time and explicit information to be a spoiler unless you are specifically looking for it. The comments on the youtube video, though... the people crying out spoilers (and explaining how it is, to them, a spoiler) are the ones spoiling it! And none of them could have known it was a spoiler except with a priori knowledge of the fact. PSA: Don't read the comments on that video if you don't want to be spoiled. Yeah. People have been spoiling that on anything Fire Emblem Awakening related. Which is really dumb. I also agree that Marth/Lucina's voice sounds a bit like a girl trying to disguise their voice, and yet it also sounds a tiny bit like a boy who's voice hasn't cracked. So, it isn't obvious unless it's already been spoiled. Unless one is really astute and notices something's up. May I also say that I loved that commercial. It really does present FE as well as you could in half a minute (although I wished they would have said something more specific about supports, but eh). Edited January 21, 2013 by Diortem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberict Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 [spoiler=Marth's Voice]Yeah, I thought the same. If you don't know it's a girl, or rather if people bothered to keep it under wraps (and Nintendo showing that commercial with "him" unmasked didn't really help things) then the secret about Lucina could've stayed a surprise. Especially since, in the States, many young male characters (Ash Ketchum comes to mind) are traditionally voiced by women VAs. Ya'll've been conditioned! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acacia Sgt Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 [spoiler=In the subject of the voice]Amusingly, my brother first thought that "he" was a girl when he watched the Chapter 1 animated cutscene, saying it was due to the hair and voice. He didn't even realized that it was "Marth" until the dialogue gave it away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ike of Paris Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 NOA is going balls out on this one, which is great. Although, the way they billed the game, it sounds partially like a morality RPG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberict Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 NOA is going balls out on this one, which is great. Although, the way they billed the game, it sounds partially like a morality RPG. I hadn't even thought of that. I wonder if folks'll pick up on that and buy it without researching, though. I don't see too many people who play the morality RPGs for the decision aspect jumping blindly into a linear game because of a commercial voice over, haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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