FE13: To Chapter 23

[mark_asphodel]

Double post because I'm annoyed.

OK.  So after all the Paralogue/Xenologue grinding-- and I didn't even do them all, nor did I touch monster battles-- my A-team was ready for Chapter 21.  Having two Tricksters is so nice on a level like that!  Anyway, after the previous two chapters and some of the more hellish Paralogues, this seemed like no big deal.  

Then we get some plot twists (see below) and then we hit Chapter 22.

Dark Warlords.  I mean, Deadlords.   Fuuuuuck.

OK.  I'd been looking forward to this.  The Deadlords probably deserve some FE-bruary meta to themselves, but IMO these are not the "same" warlords from FE4 in the least, nor are they the zombiefied corpses of some FE4 Holy Weapon users plus the Hero Weapon users and Tiltyu, which is what I was afraid this version of the Deadlords was intended to be.  No, everyone's class is wrong.  Falaflame Valflame was never used by a Valkyrie in any Jugdral game we've seen, and Canis (Elf) should've been a shaman in any event.  The classes are pretty close to the original Dark Warlords, but not exactly, and they're definitely not zombie versions of the FE4/5 cast.  Good.

(Gungnir being used by a non-flier?  Bad game!  Bad!)

Apart from Chrom getting knocked down to 3 HP by Valflame (LOL), the Deadlords weren't too awful.  In between stat boosters, rallies, and the support networks, it was a nice little lure-and-kill.  Honestly, I was expecting something horrible and tricksy, like maybe the glowing tiles being random warp tiles that send your units into a death trap.  Nope.  Maybe on Lunatic?

And then we hit Chapter 23 and finally get to the point of this whole dumb adventure.

It's FE4.  Again.  No, let me see... centuries of cultists managed to breed a vessel for their dark god, and all these cultists are sacrificing themselves in devotion to the dark god, and they're gonna awaken the fell dragon to do... something to the world.  Are you fucking kidding me?  I already played that game.  Oh, but this time "Julius" and "Sigurd" are bestest buds.  Yeah, I guess that's a twist on the pattern.  But did they seriously have to go exact same template re: cultists breeding a perfect vessel for their dragon god? OK, this time there wasn't any incest involved, so I guess it's totally different from FE4.

Nope.  Not different enough.

I liked it when Lucina was going to kill Robin, though.  About time somebody showed some gumption in this game.  Too bad Saint Chrom talked her out of it.  

Bleh.  Going to bed.

PS: Honestly, they should've killed Chrom when Validar stole the Fire Emblem and let Lucina sort it out with Robin thereafter.

Comments

[amielleon]

Chapter 22 is just a pleasantly straightforward holy-weapon-collecting episode. And not much harder on Lunatic.

The Lucina and Robin scene is fantastic if Robin is her mom and you grant her permission.

[mark_asphodel]

The Lucina and Robin scene is fantastic if Robin is her mom and you grant her permission.

I'd wondered how that would change the script. Also, if he's Lucina's lover I wonder how that goes.

[knmc]

I think is game is telling us something... that Intelligent System(or more accurately,his new director) hate the Judgral Saga, who was Shozou Kaga Baby(Kaga loss of Marth Custody was a big hit for him), and using the new game to release the game of that franchise, or mostly the Mythos, who were Shozou Kaha own Brainchild(who was pretty weird, as you have manage to dig in a meta way)

[mark_asphodel]

I had the impression for a long time that Nintendo was shying away from mentioning Jugdral in the context of Fire Emblem-- like its total omission from the Super Smash Bros games, when even FE2 had a song included.

[knmc]

More than Nintendo, is more Intelligent System work, Nintendo can only presure if they accept the game or not(read the curious case of FE64, who was asked by Nintendo but IS never made it), and in Super Smash Bros... the thing are made under Sakurai Influence, was IS who ask for Marth & Roy in Melee(Sakurai only want Marth orginally) and they would ask to omit the series.

Which Skeletons in the Closet have the Jugdral Saga who make Intelligent Systems very wary of use it or put in positive spotlight?

[mark_asphodel]

Which Skeletons in the Closet have the Jugdral Saga who make Intelligent Systems very wary of use it or put in positive spotlight?

Bucketloads of incest.

Apparently NoA even censored out the fact that Owain and Lucina can marry in FE13-- rather than being listed as Husband and Wife upon S-support, it seems they're called "Companions."

I wonder if FE7 and FE8 would be toned down if released today.

[knmc]

Well, Posible the Incest, the Elephant in the Room of that FE... well, FE4 was envisioned as greek tragedy so is fitting that, Ironically you can read Aedipus Rex but other thing is bad... Americans....

FE7... maybe the whole Raven & Priscilla thing(Ditto for Lucius, will be female now), for FE8... that is safe(the whole INCEST WAS A LIE OF AMERICANS FANS, The japanese tell me that is lie too)