Slyfox Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) For this game, I'm fine without an avatar. Sometimes a story is better served without a self-insert. Although, it doesn't make much of a difference anyway, since our Fire Emblem avatars are essentially characters of their own, seeing as we don't get to make any meaningful choices within the games. I'd love to see avatars return in future games, provided we get some control via personalities, dialogue and story related decision making. If not, then don't mask actual characters as player avatars (every FE avatar so far). Edit: I'll admit, the villager avatar suggestion isn't half-bad. Edited January 19, 2017 by Slyfox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goodperson707 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'm saying no for now, though my actual answer if the voting was expanded would be more along the lines of No I don't think it really needs one but open to the possibility of it if executed well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riariadne Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I have no fundamental issue with the Avatar system but they really aren't necessary here at all. I'd prefer none, or a minor character if they insist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augestein Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 What if the lords were just customizable but kept the same names? I could be done for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Naut Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 32 minutes ago, Robert of Normandy said: No. Putting aside my dislike of self-inserts in general, I find it hard to believe that it could be justified due to the nature of the split storyline. Assuming the simultaneous control of Alm and Celica's parties is kept from Gaiden. Well said. This sums up my main concern with Avatar compatibility. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornguy Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 No. But a customizable villager in both parties could be okay. But its not necessary, and I'd rather have nothing than have another self-inset take credit for an established character's exploits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Karnage Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'd prefer none but, I guess I can live with it as long as they don't overshadow the spotlight. maybe because of the split we get to choose who we want to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Falchion Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I would really rather they didn't. I want this to be focused on Alm and Celica as much as possible and an avatar would almost certainly take away from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty Cool Guy Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Dear god no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperIb Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 If they're like Chris from FE12, but with even less of a presence, then sure. I love making characters and find it tons of fun, but sometimes it gets to be too much. So as long as they do it right, I guess. However, I'm leaning more towards no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezzy Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'd much rather have an avatar than child units, to be honest. I think a customizable unit can be done well, as long as they aren't the focus of the story. 90% of the units have no personality anyway, so an extra unit added won't hurt too much, as long as they don't try to insert them into every scene, like Kris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 As long as they don't get in the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotari Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 13 minutes ago, Rezzy said: I'd much rather have an avatar than child units, to be honest. I think a customizable unit can be done well, as long as they aren't the focus of the story. 90% of the units have no personality anyway, so an extra unit added won't hurt too much, as long as they don't try to insert them into every scene, like Kris. Well it looks like we'll definitely be moving away from child units for this game which is a relief...Probably...I mean they could extend the game beyond the original and give us to campaigns like FE3 but...where can you go after uniting the continent and defeating a god...Now I actually want to see them try to shoe horn in a second generation just to see how hilariously contrived it would be. Oh god, now I've come full circle and I'm imagining a second generation that actually takes place hundreds of years later and I'm actually liking the idea. Doma did seemingly get unsealed and killed given that his remains are mentioned in Awakening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunwoo Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I am against it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N30 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 After what I've seen with FE12-14 with the whole "MU" thing, I'll say that I don't trust IS enough to have a self-insert in an already established story if they couldn't get it right in a story that wasn't a remake of another thing. My vote is "NO" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornguy Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 43 minutes ago, Jotari said: Well it looks like we'll definitely be moving away from child units for this game which is a relief...Probably...I mean they could extend the game beyond the original and give us to campaigns like FE3 but...where can you go after uniting the continent and defeating a god...Now I actually want to see them try to shoe horn in a second generation just to see how hilariously contrived it would be. Oh god, now I've come full circle and I'm imagining a second generation that actually takes place hundreds of years later and I'm actually liking the idea. Doma did seemingly get unsealed and killed given that his remains are mentioned in Awakening. Child characters could just be playable in post-game paralouges, almost like trial maps, but with a little bit of dialogue. They could keep it simple and lighthearted, bandit skirmishes, contests/challenges, ect. Your main party could be playable in these maps, but they take on the role of generic units, if for no other reason than time travel being lazy, stupid, and unnecessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissShake Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'm voting a no since I don't want the story to be too messed up by an avvie, but if we had one (or two, like some suggested) that doesn't get in the way too much I'd be okay with it. There is fun to be had from creating a character, though, so a part of me wouldn't mind one. Honestly I think the poll needs a "it depends" option lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornguy Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 1 minute ago, MissShake said: I'm voting a no since I don't want the story to be too messed up by an avvie, but if we had one (or two, like some suggested) that doesn't get in the way too much I'd be okay with it. There is fun to be had from creating a character, though, so a part of me wouldn't mind one. Honestly I think the poll needs a "it depends" option lol. That's kind of how I feel about it too. I want to make a character because its fun, but I want to be told a story, rather than be the story. Pay gold to recruit generic, fully customizable units. That's the newest dumb thing I want that won't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KawaiiPersona Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 So it seems mostly everyone (except those with "constructive reasoning" of why not) would be fine as long they don't try to force the avatar to be the protagonist; I for one would love to be an unimportant villager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phokingbeast Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 I'd prefer not, but I wouldn't be too bothered if there was an avatar character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotari Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 1 hour ago, Cornguy said: Child characters could just be playable in post-game paralouges, almost like trial maps, but with a little bit of dialogue. They could keep it simple and lighthearted, bandit skirmishes, contests/challenges, ect. Your main party could be playable in these maps, but they take on the role of generic units, if for no other reason than time travel being lazy, stupid, and unnecessary. Oh I wasn't talking about a time travel. Just a straight up time skip with decedents inheriting status and equipment from now legendary ancestors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexArtsHere Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Do I want one? Yeah. Unlike the consensus, I really like the avatar as a concept and Awakening was pretty strong with it. Do I think there should be one? No, they're obviously staying faithful to this game and I don't want its success to be mired over something like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time the Crestfallen Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 (edited) As someone who likes the Avatar System, I don't think so. Customisable unit with no importance, sure, but an Avatar (self-insert) isn't needed here. Edited January 19, 2017 by The Blind Idiot God Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thane Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 No. This story was made without one in mind. That being said, I do hope they'll add support conversations. Not like we have now where everyone can marry everyone, but we should be able to find out more about the characters we're using; since it's a NES game, most of the characters hardly have any personality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelaar Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Definitly not. I like the avatar system, but I want to experience this game as close to the original as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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