You have five seconds to explain how this series got so fucking popular

You have five seconds to explain how this series got so fucking popular

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Waifus

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it's been popular for years retard. you've probably only noticed now bc of the app. eat my ass kid

Waifus

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waifus

Normies playing Awakening.

The series was on the brink of death before waifus

Does this game have husbandos?

Waifus and extreme streamlining of gameplay.

Smash Bros.

nostalgia fags getting tricked into thinking it will bring back the old formula

Casual mode

Normie here can confirm

>before
>implying

Stop

smash and waifus

This.

I'm still mad about Awakening.

yeah

get over it fag

I only play fire emblem to ship and customize characters and marry husbandos.

I'm so glad Nintendo decided to pander to us normies.

This as well as waifus.
>everyone outside of japan are like WHO ARE THESE LITERALLY WHOS
>nintendo proceeds to release the prequel to the game Roy's in instead of FE6
>still no official release of FE6 to this day, despite Binding Blade being fucking everywhere in crossovers
I mean, I've played the fan-translations, just like everyone else has, but in terms of actual proper localization releases (and potential money), this is the stupidest move they've made. Same with no actual localization of any version of Mystery pre- and post- Shadow Dragon.

Its like you're what they call in pokemon term "Genwunner"
move on little faggot

Smash and casual mode

No.

If Shadows of Valentia does well I bet the next Echoes game will be The Binding Blade.

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Except we went through 12 games before awakening shat the bed. You want me to get over it, nigger? Start making good FE games again.

It won't.

Except genwunners are legitimately and objectively wrong, while he isn't.

This is the correct answer. Melee came out and people were curious about Fire Emblem after reading the trophies. Then, the Fire Emblem fans come out of the woodwork when they realized people were talkig about their favorite games. They showed and shared, and more people realized the game was fun. Then the fucking waifus ruined it.

I hate Fire Emblem fans.

Waifus saved the franchise

Waifus and Smash reps.

Solid games in a genre that doesn't get it's itch scratched very often.

Add in more anime art style and that's pretty much it.

I think Geneaology or even another crack at the Arachanea games before that

if it wasnt the popular grandpa opinion and 13 didn't popularize and save the series no one would bitch about awakening because it'd have been the last game. threads would be like

>tfw fe is dead
>tfw no 7 remake so I can marry lyn
>what killed fe? what went wrong? the original formula didn't work anymore, neither did new appeals. are SRPGs just a lost cause?

A big game got released on the 3DS before the real big hitters arrived to steal attention and got the advertising it needed. It was also given a demo for many people to try and then get into the full game when they liked what they played. The lasting appeal came from having a character you could customize, but it didn't stop there. There's also the appeal of grinding and building strong units with various options for classes and skills. This also extends to the child units, as people like to experiment with pairings based on either which romance they appreciate more, or perhaps which ones pass good skills and stats onto the child. There is plenty of talk of the marriage and waifuing, but it's the side effect of people discussing what pairings work for character builds. It's all about the grind that normies can feel satisfaction from when they see the results of their efforts tearing up enemies in the later chapters.

The supports and characters are definitely one major appeal to the broader audience, but no matter how they talk about it or how you want to look at it, it all leads back to the intentions of grinding skills onto units and matching up units to cooperate as well as what they can offer their child unit from the get go. It is possible to have a new Fire Emblem without an avatar or marriage, but it will still have the free grinding and immense power creep capabilities to retain the core of what keeps normies' attention.

Wich FE is the best to get on 3DS? Should I just wait for Echoes?

I'm an fe fan and I agree

I still don't actually believe this.

awakening/birthright if you're a beginner and/or a weeb. conquest if you like the older gameplay. Echoes is a remake of what's widely considered the worst game in the series so I'd wait and see if its any good before considering it.

>considered the worst game in the series
>widely considered
By who? Faggots?

sure, financially.
But if they could make the writing not utter dog shit, that would be better.

Shadow Dragon is the GOAT

dead series won't get better. living series can

>a remake of one of the worst Fire Emblem games doing well

Unlikely

Conquest has great gameplay but beware of quite possibly the dumbest fucking story you will ever experience in any medium.

by people that have actually played Gaiden, myself included

2bh I really don't think its as bad as people make it out to be. its retarded at points but its only really terrible if you take it too seriously

It's not Metroid.

FE is more alive than the other handheld nintendo RTS

waifus

>but its only really terrible if you take it too seriously

The story takes ITSELF seriously so you have no choice. That's the problem.

yes. and waifus couldn't save advance wars

I played Gaiden and it's one of my top three.

It has always been about the waifus even before awakening. Don't let contrarianfags tell you otherwise.

Waifus

fuck you're right

>waifus
Waifus have been around since the beginning, people were always whacking it to Lyn's legs or twincest or cat/bird/dragon girls. Just because there are more people whacking to boob sister or whatever doesn't mean there weren't any before Awakening.

the thing that changed was that a) Awakening was the first localized FE to come out during this terrible age of the twitter/tumblr internet and b) Nintendo actually gave a shit and promoted it

>those
>waifus

Now you have FOUR(2+1+1) seconds to name other franchise saved by waifus

Nintendo actually advertised it for once.

FE fighting game when

inb4 Smash

>Selling only a few million copies
>After getting the benefit from samsh bros recognition and dating waifus
>Popular

Absolutely.

AW didn't take off like FE because Nintendo didn't market it and fantasy has way more widespread appeal.

Smash 4

Accessibility of Difficulty + Shipping

Waifus and homofag characters.

I want to lick her navel

FE Calibur

TAKUMI

>How is this strategy game which has always been wildly popular among its fanbase and suddenly much more popular when you didn't have to have a system most normies wouldn't carry

I like Gaiden, its got 3 of my favorite fe characters (Alm, Cliff, Silk) but you can't kid yourself into think that the gameplay isn't a complete drag devoid of the features that make FE gameplay what it is. The non main characters all have maybe 3 lines each, none of which contribute to any characterization and the story itself is pretty good at parts but is overall unremarkable.

but who cares, your opinion is completely valid and I'm glad to see another Gaiden fan. what are your hopes for the remake?

Smash+GBA games
Later waifus

It's better than Metroid and people finally noticed.

Viral marketing on youtube.

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Literally the only reason why it was brought to America was how popular Marth and Roy were as pickable Melee characters.

>handheld
>nintendo
>RTS
Yeah, tell me about it. One fucking entry and shit gets dropped like a rock.

Five seconds?
They told you in five letters.
Waifu.

People knew about Fire Emblem for a while because of Smash, it wasn't until casual mode got rid of permadeath that that franchise starting becoming popular. Oh, and waifus I guess, but I think casual mode did more than what people give it credit for..

This, they'll make Geneaology of the Holy War next because it has the child feature they keep pushing recently.

they had to add waifupandering, fanservice options, dumbed down stories and a casual mode before it became truly popular

when it was on the GBA and DS it was just niche


Remember, we will never get related gif again.

What formula?

>you can't kid yourself into think that the gameplay isn't a complete drag devoid of the features that make FE gameplay what it is. The non main characters all have maybe 3 lines each, none of which contribute to any characterization and the story itself is pretty good at parts but is overall unremarkable.
Sounds exactly like the original FE.

>what are your hopes for the remake?
I dunno. Everything so far seems decent at worst. I like the enemies on-map and the 3d exploration is a nice successor of the original 2D exploration. Maybe more hidden goodies or something if you go out of your way to find them, like an early-game silver sword that (assuming all typical FE conventions are in) is found after searching a newly added forest maze and a short fight, BUT it only has 5 uses. So, you get a nice taste of that power (assuming anyone can use it). I dunno, it can also be a special "rusted" sword or something that even low skill level characters can use. Doesn't have to be silver sword, just something of similar power. Or maybe something else nice, like an elixir while you're still using vulneraries, but you have to similarly earn/find it. I don't think they'll go all out with exploration, but I kinda hope they at least add more to it. I really liked that aspect of Gaiden (and Shining Force).
I hope they leave the early Dragon shield in. I loved getting that fucker and making Alm turn FUCKINGINVINCIBLE.jpg

>pick nohr because i know the people aren't evil just the king
>They need a leader more than ever
>These people are my true family
>Pick Nohr
>"Wow faggot the shit is wrong with you, pick hoshido"
>Uhhh...no?
>literal 4 paragraphs talking about how horrid you are
>Japan dindu nuffin

why is this so biased, it could of been a really riveting grey war with no real heroes and villains

I could actually see this happening.
They have all the formulas and code. Just pop it in, redesign the characters to look more like Awakening's 3D models, recolor the hair, and bam: "New" game. The casuals will never know.

Best girl.

Casuals and people who liked having games localized in the west.

not!Japan was a fucking mistake, and should never have been in Fire Emblem.
Nohr is shit too, but at least it isn't so retarded about it.

Forgot my damn pic.

Remember when the biggest fanservice in Fire Emblem was Lyn's deliciously bare legs?

Awakening, it's no secret.

I feel like it can't be as simple as waifus/husbandos though. Since when do normies (the massive surge) care about that?

people say waifus but it already had that. advertising goes a long way.

Yes and it makes me laugh whenever you fags think you're any better than people that started with Awakening.

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The Koei Tecmo guys are going to have a field day with Fire Emblem Warriors.