I haven’t really been on team Ubisoft in over a decade. Most of their games have this uncanny vibe to them I can’t get past. They’re just uncool and cringey.
This trailer is basically that.
Uncanny because it looks like dread kind of, uncool because the character design, cringe because the trailer.
If the whole company folded I wouldn’t bat an eye.
Feels very BotW obviously. If it’s just another 100 more hours of that I don’t think I’ll enjoy it much.
With new 3D Zelda titles…there’s always this anticipation of experiencing it. The story. The dungeon. The boss battles. The quirky characters. The equipment.
@Rayquaza2510 I don’t think only weebs watch anime.
I associate the high energy, flamboyant, fan service looking stuff with western weebs I spent my teenage years talking to on forums.
Thanks for the info though.
I am a casual watcher. If an anime interests me then I’ll watch it.
I just dislike this approach to FE. To me the older fire Emblem games may represent anime trends/tropes from that era, but it’s preferable than what I’m seeing with Engage.
Like I can’t believe I’m saying this because I complained about Three Houses and how different it was, but I perfer how that game presented itself over Engage.
Idk. I guess as a kid playing Sacred Stones, PoR and RD, I envisioned this series growing into something more dramatic and grounded. I don’t want to say like “Game of Thrones” because I think there’s a place for Fire Emblem’s silly sense of humor, and it’s still a video game, but yeah…something a bit more mature with a focus on political intrigue and not this nonsensical fantasy rainbow farting trumpet.
Tbh. If someone made a Fire Emblem game that presented itself sort of like a western medieval fantasy. Maybe sort of like Dragon Age Origins, with interesting characters, but still inherently Japanese in style and design (like dark souls/berzerk)…I’d love that game to pieces.
@Expa0 that’s disheartening. Series might as well be dead to me too. I’m tired of this direction the games took. The fan service is awful. They’re appealing to be lowest common denominator.
Pretty lame for Nintendo video game content. Can’t remember if they did anything the year before.
What are they doing to Bayonetta? What’s with the huge tonal shifts? Is it to make it more marketable? I know the games aren’t huge successful hits, but the soul of this franchise seems to be lost atm.
@AtlanteanMan I agree. Same as you. Those two were my first. Besides going back and playing some older ones, the newer ones haven’t scratched that itch.
I wish the newer games leaned into the more “grounded” approach.
If anyone knows any indie games similar to FE that tell a more grounded story; please let me know.
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Re: Poll: Are You Excited About Ubisoft's Metroidvania "Inspired" Prince Of Persia Platformer?
Not at all.
I haven’t really been on team Ubisoft in over a decade. Most of their games have this uncanny vibe to them I can’t get past. They’re just uncool and cringey.
This trailer is basically that.
Uncanny because it looks like dread kind of, uncool because the character design, cringe because the trailer.
If the whole company folded I wouldn’t bat an eye.
Re: Rumour: Universal Closing "Big Deal" With Nintendo For Zelda Illumination Movie
Ugh. Not illumination for this one. It doesn’t gel
right
Re: Eiji Aonuma Has Completed Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom "About 20 Times"
I’m in no rush. It took me more than a year to finish botw.
I’d put it down, and go back to it.
Re: Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom?
I thinks it’s good.
Haven’t made it off the sky island yet.
Fun messing around with stuff.
Feels very BotW obviously. If it’s just another 100 more hours of that I don’t think I’ll enjoy it much.
With new 3D Zelda titles…there’s always this anticipation of experiencing it. The story. The dungeon. The boss battles. The quirky characters. The equipment.
Don’t feel like that so far
Re: Looks Like There's Already A Mobile Game Ripping Off Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom
@Simon97 lol fairness?
The video pretty much visually copies how recall looks
Re: Mario Movie Surpasses $500 Million Globally, Now The Biggest Video Game Adaptation Ever
@FlashmanHarry Star Wars is a movie franchise 🤡
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Super Mario Bros. Movie, And They're All Over The Place
@Wolfgabe I’ll be completely honest. Pixar hasn’t been good for years. Their movies are too safe, too atypical of the studio.
Re: Round Up: The Reviews Are In For The Super Mario Bros. Movie, And They're All Over The Place
I never cared what critics were going to say about this movie.
Always going to see it.
Re: Seth Rogen On Voicing Donkey Kong In The Mario Movie: "It's Gonna Sound Like Me And That's It"
He’s obviously aware that people kind of hate how recognizable his voice is.
Honestly wouldn’t have minded someone a little more heroic sounding if that makes sense.
Re: Random: Hideki Kamiya Thinks Bayonetta Origins Will Help People Make Babies
He’s joking clearly
Re: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's Character Menu Now Has Five Extra Spaces For Future Updates
Diddy, Petey, King Boo, ROB, Funky,
Re: Mario Movie Directors Explain Their Take On Princess Peach
@CharlieGirl you get it. All these people complaining are plain unlikable and need a hug. How miserable are they?
This is a cartoon. Cartoons are filled with caricatures. Yeah. Damsel. Strong monarch. Whatever.
Re: Mario Movie Directors Explain Their Take On Princess Peach
It takes you 4 paragraphs to get to the actual story.
Re: Gallery: Mario Characters' Movie Vs. Game Designs - Which Do You Prefer?
Movie. I think they’re all great
Re: Baten Kaitos Remasters Have Japanese VO Only, Frame Rate, File Size Revealed
Is this getting a physical release? Can’t find a preorder
Re: Random: This Nintendo Direct Feels Incredibly Quaint Just 10 Years On
@mariomaster96 yeah. I don’t need a show or puppets and stuff. Just show me trailers
Re: Gallery: Fire Emblem Engage Main Character Designer Shares Stunning Artwork Of Heroes
@Tainaru it really as. I’ve read a lot…A LOT of amateur fantasy.
The Mary Sue protagonists these people write always have some obnoxious/distracting physical trait like heterochromia.
Re: Gallery: Fire Emblem Engage Main Character Designer Shares Stunning Artwork Of Heroes
I honestly think the art work is fairly terrible. It’s too vanilla.
Re: Dead Cells' Castlevania DLC Looks Like Symphony Of The Night Reincarnated
Cool. But rougelite. So pass.
Re: Poll: Fire Emblem Engage Is Out On Switch This Week, Are You Getting It?
I’ll wait. I have a backlog of games and nothing is screaming at me as a must play.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet Was The Best-Selling Switch Game In The US Last Year
@Abes3 good faith and damaging the brand.
Re: Random: "Walupeach" Was Almost A Thing, But Miyamoto Vetoed Before Seeing The Designs
Wouldn’t it be WaPeach?
Re: Video: Check Out This New Fire Emblem Engage Nintendo Switch Gameplay
The character designs for the women look so bad. It’s cheesecake.
Re: Bayonetta 3 Version 1.2.0 Is Now Live, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Having played through sekiro a bunch of times partying with Viola wasn’t a big deal for me
Re: Ubisoft Share Price Tumbles After Dire Sales Report
I got my copy, but that’s all that I’ve purchased from Ubisoft in years. Their other games don’t appeal to me anymore.
Re: Bandai Namco Open To More Tales Remasters, Awaiting Fan Requests
If they’re a quick and dirty port like Symphonia then I’ll pass.
Re: Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life - Everything We Know So Far
I played this during a sleepy summer on GCN back in my teens.
It was so freaking whimsical. The towns folk had an air of mystery behind them.
Never beat it, but loved it.
Re: Fire Emblem Engage Anime-Like Opening Cinematic Surfaces Online
@Wexter idk. Everyone felt pretty distinct in 3 houses. At least compared to Engage.
Re: Fire Emblem Engage Anime-Like Opening Cinematic Surfaces Online
@Rayquaza2510 I don’t think only weebs watch anime.
I associate the high energy, flamboyant, fan service looking stuff with western weebs I spent my teenage years talking to on forums.
Thanks for the info though.
I am a casual watcher. If an anime interests me then I’ll watch it.
I just dislike this approach to FE. To me the older fire Emblem games may represent anime trends/tropes from that era, but it’s preferable than what I’m seeing with Engage.
Like I can’t believe I’m saying this because I complained about Three Houses and how different it was, but I perfer how that game presented itself over Engage.
Idk. I guess as a kid playing Sacred Stones, PoR and RD, I envisioned this series growing into something more dramatic and grounded. I don’t want to say like “Game of Thrones” because I think there’s a place for Fire Emblem’s silly sense of humor, and it’s still a video game, but yeah…something a bit more mature with a focus on political intrigue and not this nonsensical fantasy rainbow farting trumpet.
Tbh. If someone made a Fire Emblem game that presented itself sort of like a western medieval fantasy. Maybe sort of like Dragon Age Origins, with interesting characters, but still inherently Japanese in style and design (like dark souls/berzerk)…I’d love that game to pieces.
I still love the gameplay though…
Re: Fire Emblem Engage Anime-Like Opening Cinematic Surfaces Online
@Rayquaza2510 what happened to all those weebs talking about how diverse anime is. Why can we get something more mature looking?
Why do all women characters have the same face?
This is awful looking!
Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Fire Emblem Engage
@KindofaBigDeal
Thing is with most video game journalism is by exetension they work for the PR department for these companies.
Unless a company really botches a game previews are going to me more or less favorable.
It’s not really paying off, but these sites are attempting to not sully their relationship with publishers by being overtly negative about products.
Media trades are what this industry runs on.
Re: Round Up: The Previews Are In For Fire Emblem Engage
I really hate the art. It’s so bad. I don’t want to get it for that reason alone.
Re: Mario Kart Tour Teases Rainbow Road Wii For Its Next Update
Why do people think this is the final track? Isn’t there 6 more cups?
Re: Hands On: Fire Emblem Engage Is Surprisingly Fast-Paced And Delightfully Deep
@Expa0 that’s disheartening. Series might as well be dead to me too. I’m tired of this direction the games took. The fan service is awful. They’re appealing to be lowest common denominator.
Re: Video: 8 Exciting New Games Coming To Nintendo Switch In January
I’m waiting on Engage. Looks insipid so far.
Re: Talking Point: What Game Do You Replay Every Year?
Super Mario World
Re: Rumour: Switch Pro Was Real But Got Cancelled, Claims Digital Foundry
@iLikeUrAttitude you can’t say for certain it was or was not.
Re: Round Up: Everything Announced At The Game Awards 2022 - Every Game Reveal And Trailer
Pretty lame for Nintendo video game content. Can’t remember if they did anything the year before.
What are they doing to Bayonetta? What’s with the huge tonal shifts? Is it to make it more marketable? I know the games aren’t huge successful hits, but the soul of this franchise seems to be lost atm.
Re: Monolith Soft Celebrates Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Fifth Anniversary With Special Artwork
@YoshiF2 idk. Maybe. I enjoyed 2 better than 1 and X. It has its quirks, but I prefer almost everything about it.
Re: Princess Peach And Donkey Kong Debut In New Super Mario Bros Movie Trailer
@nessisonett you’re getting all that from a trailer?
Too early to tell.
And peach…races in karts in the games. Don’t understand your complaint
Re: Princess Peach And Donkey Kong Debut In New Super Mario Bros Movie Trailer
That is the last trailer I’m watching. Movie looks fun.
Re: Japanese Charts: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Dominate With Over 2.5 Million Units Sold
Has Nintendo /GameFreak been quiet about the technical issues?
Re: Bayonetta 2 Receives Another Minor Update, Here's What's Included
How much influence did Tencent have in Bayonetta 3? Seemed very toothless compared to the first 2.
Re: Random: Sony Alleges That Microsoft Is Trying To Turn It Into Nintendo
I understand Sony’s worry over the possibility of losing Call of Duty maybe, but what’s really preventing them from investing in their own FOS??
Re: Nintendo Releases Stunning New Story Trailer For Fire Emblem Engage
@AtlanteanMan I agree. Same as you. Those two were my first. Besides going back and playing some older ones, the newer ones haven’t scratched that itch.
I wish the newer games leaned into the more “grounded” approach.
If anyone knows any indie games similar to FE that tell a more grounded story; please let me know.
Re: Nintendo Releases Stunning New Story Trailer For Fire Emblem Engage
I found it melodramatic. And the art style is still a pooper
Re: Random: Megan Fox Cosplayed As Princess Zelda For Halloween This Year
Keep seeing this headline pop up on news sites and they keep referring it to a “elf” costume. Driving me a little crazy lol
Re: Miyamoto Unsurprisingly Reckons The Super Mario Movie Will Be Pretty Good
@Bizaster he could’ve been silent about it though if he was not confident. Saying nothing is saying something
Re: Kirby And The Forgotten Land Is Now The Best-Selling Kirby Game Ever
Hoping for some Black Friday deals for this.
Re: Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Pre-Orders Are Already Breaking Records In Japan
@Otoemetry looks better than Sword and a shield.