It's that character with the shoulder tassles and frilled chest bib... it's always repelled me. I hate that design so much. It just doesn't look good. The normal world character designs look fine. It's the extravagant designs that never appealed to me
Whereas I like all the designs in Engage. Main character included (I think I like the main character designs less than some of the other characters which has very stylish designs, but they're not bad). There's a few I'm not too excited about but overall, the game doesn't look nearly as j-poppy and anime. It's more like a mix of anime and western middle ages rennesaince period? (one of those time periods- the one with frilly neck scarves and extravagant cleavage popping dresses)
@EaglyTheKawaiiShika Oh, totally. Joycon-kun looks vaguely clownish. Or maybe like a circus performer?
Joycon-chan, on the other hand, is precious.
@Grumblevolcano IMO they're more likely to give SMT V the updated re-release treatment than try and fix up a 3DS game to look presentable in HD. Although I'd buy an SMT IV remaster in a second.
Maybe someday they'll remember Devil Survivor and Etrian Odyssey exist, and we'll get new entries in those series as well.
@JaxonH Putting aside... well, everything... about Alear, I think what bothers me is that all of the female characters have the most generic anime-inspired designs possible. Where everyone just has the same sort of vaguely puffy, non-threatening face. It's a real pity, because the character designs in Three Houses and Echoes are so good.
The dungeon outfits in TMS are a touch extra, but they're supposed to be. Battles are done up like performances, so the battle outfits are a cross between the stylish excess of J-Pop performers and outfits you'd generally see people wear in a JRPG.
@Ralizah I think both will happen, Persona no longer PS exclusive resulting in PS version for SMTV but also you have the 3DS/Wii U eshop shutdown situation. Mario Kart Tour has got almost every Mario Kart 7 track, Pocket Card Jockey is coming to Apple Arcade, Sakurai teasing about Kid Icarus Uprising, Mega Man Battle Network collection, etc.
I could be way off but I feel that the 3DS/Wii U eshop shutdowns in March are being taken very seriously.
I'm starting to feel a flood of emotions rushing in from my Awakening playthrough on 3DS, and to an extent Fates as well. This game is really reminding me of it. I love the world map, the "barracks" like mini-games, the "My Castle" like home base, the online co-op, the single story with amnesiac protag fighting against a fell dragon, the weapon triangle... this is not a knock against Three Houses but, this looks like the Fire Emblem I've been waiting for. A game with Awakening/Fates gameplay without the terrible story/characters of Fates. I don't need anything award winning, just needs to not be dull and cringe.
Judging by the previews from sites I trust, it sounds like it could be the best Fire Emblem to date. And the best part is- once that 100 hr playthrough is finished, I still have 2.5 routes left in Three Houses if accounting for the DLC. Plus there's Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes I can go back to, which feels far closer to Fire Emblem than it does Warriors, even despite having Warriors action gameplay. So there's plenty of Fire Emblem left on the plate afterward if I haven't had my fill.
Really wish they'd put the GBA Fire Emblem games on Switch already. I can understand the GameCube, Wii, DS and 3DS games not being brought over, but at least give us FE Blazing Sword and FE Sacred Stones.
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The dungeon outfits in TMS are a touch extra, but they're supposed to be. Battles are done up like performances, so the battle outfits are a cross between the stylish excess of J-Pop performers and outfits you'd generally see people wear in a JRPG.
I will second this, in the context of the game their costume makes great sense. Think of it like seeing someone like Ghost or Lady Gaga, without the extra make up and glamour to them it would be alot more boring rather than a big theatrical live gig. I always prefer it with these games that have silly characters owning the over the topness rather than trying to make it practical in design.
Something I don't think they are given credit for is it that the colours aren't obnoxiously bright, them leaning more towards smooth water colours was a clever choice to avoid it being too sickly sweet which it could have very easily been.
@Ralizah well everyone complanined that Fire Emblem Tree Houses plot is too intense, for TMS they expected a more darker take on Fire Emblem, not a Persona take on Fire Emblem. @JaxonH some of the design of the characters in Fire Emblem Engage is based on clothing used on the renaissance/barosque period, and the artstyle of the game is a semi realitistic anime artstyle, kinda like Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild and it sequel.
@Ralizah 5:13 to 6:42, 6:44 to 9:00 and 31:23 to 33:55 how the plot of Fire Emblem Tree Houses is the worst of the franchise. the last part adress the timeskip
...the first part you timestamped is complaining that Edelgard's route isn't fleshed out enough.
...the second part complained about the game relying on narration to convey various story beats.
...the third part is complaining about how the game approaches the time skip.
None of those feature any sort of commentary about the plot being too intense.
Just been catching up on this week's post in this thread. It was interesting to see a few of you drawing a line under collecting after Switch, as that's roughly the sort of thoughts I've had on and off. Switch has just broken us with so much goodness. It's simply unsustainable to keep buying and playing through all the good stuff being put out. I've got no issue building a crazy big backlog, but when the generation transitions to the next, I'm probably only going to have played 10-20% of what I've bought, and I want to play those other games, I didn't just buy them for the sake of it.
@JaxonH Congratulations on your epic Fire Emblem stash, it's truly impressive and awe-some. I have all of the western-released games (bar the Fates DLC), but none of the beautiful merch extras you have, and I don't have any sealed copies. Take care of that stuff (I know you will).
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I have tons of backlogs too, from Nintendo to PlayStation games. But my favorite collections are from PS4 & PS3 games. My PS4 games have some strong franchises like Story of Seasons, Dragon Quest Builders, The Sims 4, Portal Knights, LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER while my PS3 games have bunch of weird games like Kung Fu Rider, movie tie games, Move games, etc.
Damn, I misread this as "The New Nintendo Switch is here!":
Is it just me, or is that one of the most compelling adverts Nintendo has put out in... IDK? Someone went to some real effort with that, and the music just demands that I sit and listen until it ends. Does anyone recognise that piece of music, or is it new?
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