FE12: It keeps getting weirder

[mark_asphodel]

I have a new OTP for FE12-- My Unit/Katarina!

No, not Katua.  Katarina.  Who's that, you ask? 

Lovely penandpaper71  brings us the latest news-- a couple of Famitsu scans promoting FE12.  In addition to an inexplicably red-haired Cecil and an apparently blond Luke, we have a purple-haired chickie who turns out to be a wannabe tactician who signs up with the Altean Knights at the same time as Gary Stu My Unit.  I swear, the Altean knights will take anyone these days.... 

[WTF "Seventh Platoon"?  How many knights are there before they all get massacred again?]

This is great, though.  It means the two OCs new characters can hook up with each other and leave the canon gang alone.

Well, the naysayers can't claim that IS is simply regurgitating ancient material this time around.  Next week, I expect to learn that Tactician Katarina has a magical talking cat.

In all seriousness, I assume that Miss Kat will be the Tactician for the chapters that Mary SUenit leads.  

Oh, yeah, and FE12 will have Base conversations like the Tellius games.  I presume this means no time-wasting turn-based supports, yay.

PS-- I was really excited to learn there was a Shoujo Kakumei Utena video game for the Sega Saturn until I learned that the main character was some purple-haired girl who wasn't even in the series OR the film.  And that the antagonist was Yet Another "former captain of the fencing team" (playing that card once was OK, but playing it twice?).  This latest revelation reminded me strongly of those days.

Comments

[samuraiter.livejournal.com]

My Unit ™ – I am liking that term – and another Tactician? Oh, my. :-)

As for console games derived from anime, they tend to be like movies derived from video games – that is, not too great.

[penandpaper71.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you're still following the stuff on Serenes Forest, but more scans (http://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=20730&view=findpost&p=1063894) were posted. I'm kind of disappointed that Catria and Palla really don't look very different to me from their Shadow Dragon portrayals, although I have yet to do a side by side comparison (Not that I disliked their portraits in Shadow Dragon because I didn't, but after seeing Cain's new look, I was kind of expecting/hoping for more). Although I don't recall a conversation ever occurring between Palla and Catria ever occurring in Book 2. I wonder if this means that they will have extra conversations, outside of the base conversations with My Unit. That could be very positive.

On the other hand, Ryan is so cute that I'm planning to train him simply based on that fact (I'm conceivably the worst "tactician" in Fire Emblem history. My reasons behind using certain characters is often "Because I like him/her." :P)

And, yes. My Unit/Katarina is clearly the best pairing in FE12. They should vanish together at the end and leave the canon characters to live their lives. :P

[penandpaper71.livejournal.com]

Bah. I apologize for the lousy grammar in that last reply. My brain is clearly fried right now. :(

[mark-asphodel.livejournal.com]

ALL RIGHT!

We finally have Adult!Marth-- not too dorky, not too girly, and the line of his jaw demonstrates that he is finally out of the Awkward Years. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I'll definitely take this one! (But I sure hope he has some sense in his head this time.)

Meh on the designs of the Peg Sisters, though. I mean, they were fine-looking ladies before, but having them be so close to the FE11 versions is a little sad-- Catria at least should have recognizably matured. I hope Est has changed!

As for Ryan... my word, he is adorable. How old is he here, fourteen? What a darling little baby. I am doomed to use him, too.

I hope the twins are cute.

My reasons behind using certain characters is often "Because I like him/her." :P)

Same here. I don't care if Gordin is lousy in FE11; I like him. I use him. I felt terrible the first time I got him killed.