@Evamorgana True, but they should innovate through gameplay and design, not just through technical graphics and... dramatic cutscenes. They're actually taking away depth from the game, they've been simplifying game aspects in order to replace them with simple, linear actions like quick-time events and such, because it's easier for them to build a stable storyline if the game plays on a straight track. This is bad. It's like if Picasso threw a bucket of paint on a painting and called it a day. Is the result innovative? Maybe. But it defeats the purpose of the medium.
@Lynx_7 Wow, give this guy a medal, he's the hero gaming deserves. Thank you for putting my thoughts into words.
I'm serious, I'm going to save your comment as a text file and call it "Why video games matter". I mean, your first paragraph gave me chills... this is what gaming is all about!
@tightwad34 @Tiwill44 But that confirms what I just said. If the 3DS isn't powerful enough for proper 3D graphics, then why do they even try to implement them in the first place? Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon on the DS had 2D graphics, why not this one? It's not like the game needed 3D graphics, it's a strategy RPG.
@abHS4L88 @Tiwill44 I don't want DS-tier graphics with slightly improved textures and visual effects. Seriously, all this aliasing is giving me cancer. What I loved in the FE games weren't just the gameplay and the characters, I also loved the 2D sprites and animations.
What's the point of playing this one if I hate the art style? I'm not saying graphics are everything (which is why I won't get a vita, it has no games), but why get this if I can't even distinguish a character from another with these generic 3D models?
It seems to me they tried to make this game look like Final Fantasy to attract more people. Take a look at the characters, they have no feet.
Ugh. The in-game 3D graphics make me want to puke... If you can't make 3D right, then don't. The GBA fire emblem games looked a lot better because everything was 2D. This could've been a system seller for me but I simply can't stand these graphics. Shame.
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