Holy cow, I can't believe the amount of salt in these comments. These are essentially two distinct and complete Fire Emblem games. The only thing I see wrong here is the phrasing of this sentence: "Once you have decided your path, the second path will be locked off to you, so that you will not be able to play it unless you are willing to pay for the DLC to unlock it."
This looks like it was worded purely to provoke controversy. You're leaving out some key information here:
1. Each version is confirmed to have at least as much content as Fire Emblem: Awakening.
2. The two versions are completely different after Chapter 6. If the pace of this game is comparable to awakening, that's just the first hour of gameplay out of about 50 hours of time it takes to complete the campaign (for me at least).
3. The downloadable version essentially gives players the option of which game they're going play at the diverging point between the two games. Considering the fact that Awakening alone was about 8,000 blocks, I think it's safe to say that you only download the path you've selected at Chapter 6, since downloading both and then locking one off would be an absurd waste of memory.
4. As reported by other sites, the hard copies will also allow you to download the other side of the story as DLC, and over 60% off, no less.
If Nintendo released a Pokemon generation where the two versions were the same up to the first gym, but then had totally different environments, storylines, and new pokemon, and both versions were as complete and content-filled as any expected standalone generation. People would be exploding from hype.
But here Nintendo makes two new Fire Emblem games, then tries to go the extra mile by letting you choose your version in-game and offering the other game at a discount. Commenters respond by flipping their lids with salt over Nintendo "locking off half the game" when in reality they're being offered to pay 40% of a game's full price for 90% of a full game's worth of content.
Clearly, IGN is a front for Team Magma. Wake up, sheeple!
Any-old-way. When GameFreak puts out a Pokemon remake, it's like GramGram baking you a cake she made from an instant mix. Sure, it may not have been made from scratch, but there was still plenty of effort put into it (what with her arthritis and such), and it's still going to be decently enjoyable, and you love your GramGram dearly, so you're inevitably going to end up breaking your gluten-free diet elimination diet and cram that piping hot plate of freshly baked nostalgia into your cake receptacle where it belongs.
I picture Mr. Aonuma-san letting out a contented sigh as he lays his head on his pillow, finally able to sleep peacefully. The sins of the past have been washed clean. There is fishing in Majora's Mask. At long last, the world is as it should be.
Am I the only one here who sees how wonderful this is? Seriously, this is great! Just think of how many people are going to be inspired to start creating their own games when they see this on the eShop and realize, "If crud like this can get published, what's stopping me from creating and selling something decent?"
Mark my words: Meme Run may go up in flames, but a new generation of indie developers will emerge from the ashes.
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Re: New Fire Emblem on 3DS Takes Shape as Two Separate Releases in Japan
Holy cow, I can't believe the amount of salt in these comments. These are essentially two distinct and complete Fire Emblem games. The only thing I see wrong here is the phrasing of this sentence: "Once you have decided your path, the second path will be locked off to you, so that you will not be able to play it unless you are willing to pay for the DLC to unlock it."
This looks like it was worded purely to provoke controversy. You're leaving out some key information here:
1. Each version is confirmed to have at least as much content as Fire Emblem: Awakening.
2. The two versions are completely different after Chapter 6. If the pace of this game is comparable to awakening, that's just the first hour of gameplay out of about 50 hours of time it takes to complete the campaign (for me at least).
3. The downloadable version essentially gives players the option of which game they're going play at the diverging point between the two games. Considering the fact that Awakening alone was about 8,000 blocks, I think it's safe to say that you only download the path you've selected at Chapter 6, since downloading both and then locking one off would be an absurd waste of memory.
4. As reported by other sites, the hard copies will also allow you to download the other side of the story as DLC, and over 60% off, no less.
If Nintendo released a Pokemon generation where the two versions were the same up to the first gym, but then had totally different environments, storylines, and new pokemon, and both versions were as complete and content-filled as any expected standalone generation. People would be exploding from hype.
But here Nintendo makes two new Fire Emblem games, then tries to go the extra mile by letting you choose your version in-game and offering the other game at a discount. Commenters respond by flipping their lids with salt over Nintendo "locking off half the game" when in reality they're being offered to pay 40% of a game's full price for 90% of a full game's worth of content.
Re: Review: Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire (3DS)
Clearly, IGN is a front for Team Magma. Wake up, sheeple!
Any-old-way. When GameFreak puts out a Pokemon remake, it's like GramGram baking you a cake she made from an instant mix. Sure, it may not have been made from scratch, but there was still plenty of effort put into it (what with her arthritis and such), and it's still going to be decently enjoyable, and you love your GramGram dearly, so you're inevitably going to end up breaking your gluten-free diet elimination diet and cram that piping hot plate of freshly baked nostalgia into your cake receptacle where it belongs.
It's like that, but with video games.
Re: Eiji Aonuma Discusses Changes On the Way to Majora's Mask 3D
I picture Mr. Aonuma-san letting out a contented sigh as he lays his head on his pillow, finally able to sleep peacefully. The sins of the past have been washed clean. There is fishing in Majora's Mask. At long last, the world is as it should be.
Re: Wii U eShop Title Meme Run Seals Approval To Release This December
Am I the only one here who sees how wonderful this is? Seriously, this is great! Just think of how many people are going to be inspired to start creating their own games when they see this on the eShop and realize, "If crud like this can get published, what's stopping me from creating and selling something decent?"
Mark my words: Meme Run may go up in flames, but a new generation of indie developers will emerge from the ashes.