Oh yeah they did that awhile ago lol
http://i.imgur.com/DRashNw.png
âCENSORSHIP!â
I hope that they boycott the Corrin DLC in Smash, too.
The split versions are one of the reasons I really started to sour on this game, honestly. When theyâd originally announced the game, they characterized it as a game defined by âchoiceâ instead of âa choice between two different versionsâ (i.e. Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons). Then the plot details came out, and we realized that neither Conquest or Birthright was actually canonical! Literally, theyâre selling the game based on the choice between versions as though itâs the most important aspect of the game: and theyâve gone out of their way to undermine the significance of that choice at virtually every turn. The given plot reasons for choosing Nohr was advertised as an âinternal political struggleâ when you actually end up basically winning the war against Hoshido for them as part of some hair-brained master plan to reveal the villainâs true intention (when really, youâve just done their dirty work for 'em). Revelations, the â3rd routeâ that was reserved for a DLC release, is the actual canonical storyline - nevermind that the entire premise for this route is completely and utterly nonsensical.
This game is a total cash grab by Intelligent Systems. The marketing was deceptive. âPet-a-waifuâ was blatant pandering to a niche, yet very vocal, audience. Some people have been actively cheering the âsplit versionsâ decision, expressing gratitude under the impression that theyâre getting more content than they would have in a singular release. How gullible can people be? Youâre buying something that was advertised as a joint experience, but are literally paying for two games (plus DLC fees if you want to play the actual story).
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And yet I still shelled out a shitload of money for the SE and the 3DS
I think I read somewhere (reddit probably) that this person thought they did the split versions because if they didnât theyâd have to meet that level of game for the next release (which Iâm taking as one game with a bunch of routes/chapters).
But is that really a bad thing? It seems like that guy is/was being an IS apologist. Whatâs wrong with expecting that much content from IS in one game? Theyâre clearly able to put forth that much effort for 3 âdifferentâ games.
Though Iâm not sure where the blame falls for the split version cash grab, the IS execs? NoJ?
Honestly I hope they learn from this and FE15 ends up being something incredible (if we get an FE15), though the recent trend with Awakening and now Fates makes it seem like the opposite, especially now that DLC is most certainly always going to be a thing now.
I feel like Iâm in the minority when I say I felt the whole petting feature was a little weird when I first heard about it last year. Now that they took out the feature, Iâm thinking itâs probably a cultural thing between the east and west.
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Trust me, absolutely trust me, that in no matter how vocal they may seem the people who are whining about âcensorshipâ arenât the majority, at all.
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This is pretty old, it was made when the stuff was first ripped from the Japanese game.
And the people whining that itâs creepy are an even smaller fraction.
im looking forward to the day where everyone realizes that none of their decisions on what game to play actually matter
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I look forward to the day where people will stop bitching when a company decides or are told to change or remove aspects of their piece of entertainment to make it appropriate for their intended audience/demographic and also make it more in-line with the societyâs acceptance of morals and standards, adjusting fairly for cultural differences.
The gaming industry specifically has a lot more to deal with, because the industry as a whole is still assumed to be for children, especially by many parents, so when they see something that they wouldnât deem appropriate for their kid or for young children they want it removed entirely, because it doesnât enter into their minds that itâs for adults.
Doesnât help that most game stores unless wholly dedicated probably wonât stock mature titles unless itâs a top-seller and an R-18 rating is a death-sentence for any game in any physical manner, at least from what Iâve seen.
Also, 3DS+Nintendo+Anime/Cartoon Aesthetic = People looking at it as a kidâs game, so objectively some people are going to look at it with that perspective, and when you consider that sometimes what they say doesnât seem crazy, just misguided and potentially misinformed. Good luck trying to explain that though, 'cause fuck, this is the internet, where everyoneâs just jerking it at each other.
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I look forward to the day where people can create what they want, and ship it out anywhere in the world, and know that itâll arrive there unchanged. I look forward to the day where people donât demand that something gets removed, just because they find it offensive. I look forward to the day where content creators donât cave to people who are outside their demographic.
Iâm just looking forward to the day I can play more Fire Emblem. AU release date when
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Wait, youâre Aussie as well?
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just spend a stupid amount of money to import the game and put the homebrew stuff on your 3ds
No one is saying you canât do that; but as the series has progressed it has become less and less âfire emblem-likeâ. Iâd say from⌠FE11 onward. FE11/12 arguably due to being remakes of FE1/3 though (there isnât a reason they couldnât have built off of the existing formula IE supports, interesting dialogue, not having Marth need to visit every single village, splitting up the magic triangle, making the weapon triangle relevant, making terrain relevant-- ok Iâll stop for now). I canât take the series seriously anymore; it feels like Iâm playing a different game that happens to be named the same name.
tl; dr version:
In my opinion, let the FE series end on a high note and let IS make a different game with all of these crazy elements
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Iâm not saying itâs a particularly good direction for the series (Itâs not), Iâm saying that it was done that that way, and no one should be trying to change that for another audience.
but what if they add the face rubbing back in for us
spend more money on your version just to pet your waifus/husbandos
Region locking is dumb anyway, Nintendo pls follow Sonyâs example with the PS4 and do away with it
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This is how I feel as well, granted, I also feel like Iâm biased towards this because I started out playing Fire Emblem in the early 2000âs. It just sucks that companies have to do whatever pays the bills. This is the harsh reality of life. But Iâm glad we can make our own hacks now lol. We can make whatever we think Fire Emblem should be in our eyes.
IS just needs to release an FE maker to rival mario maker
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Sorry to hear that, though I am not going to buy a US version.
Even if you dislike the minigame yourself, you will lose the right to decide whether to play it or not. Nintendo made the decision for you. It is supposed to be playersâ right to make the choice instead of ISâs.