Why Fire Emblem Fates May Fail

Hey Poor Player's Anthony Spivey writes - "In less than a week, Nintendo will be releasing the next installment of the Fire Emblem series to the United States. Or rather, two versions. For whatever reason, Fire Emblem Fates has been broken up into two games, with a third campaign coming at a later date. It is an exciting time for fans of the franchise, though I fear that there may some dark times ahead. Now, this does not cover the so-called “Controversial” petting mechanic, so rest assured on that."

[derkasan]

FE:A is a tough act to follow - hopefully Fates can pull through.

[dead_pixels]

Keeping my fingers crossed. Eager to tear into my collector's edition in a few days.

[3-4-5]

* We get 3 Fire Emblem games.

I don't see it failing.

Want to play New Way? You can
Want to play the old way? You can
+ we get a 3rd route as well.

I wanted a game like Awakening....now I get 3.

Not sure how people can complain about getting this much content.

It's not like they are $40 each.....the SE = $80 for 3 games.

[3-4-5]

8 people mad they can't fondle digital female characters. lol

[Sly-Lupin]

By all accounts it does.

My big worry is that splitting the game into (three!) parts may result in the individual parts not being able to stand alone very well.

[Chaosdreams]

Yeah we will find out soon enough how the story holds up. Game mechanics I'm sure will be fine, but if the game feels like something is missing, we will certainly know why.

[TheColbertinator]

Pokemon does this and no one gets on their case. Leave FE alone

[Griever]

Pokemon has minor changes like few Pokemons are different here and there. Half of the plot is not sold separately. I consider it greedy even in case of Pokemon as they are trying to compel people to own both. But at least two versions force people to play together and exchange pokemons so it is acceptable to an extent.

That is not the case in case of FE:Fates. There have been numerous RPGs in the past that have had branching/alternative story paths and endings but they have never been sold separately as different games. In case of FE:Fates CE they even exist on a single cartridge. I think IGN reported that in their CE unboxing. Why cant they be sold as a single game? Branching story paths is not some revolutionary concept.

This is Nintendo just being greedy trying ot make more money of a single game. It is basically compelling the player indirectly to spend double the amount. They know people will want to find out the rest of the story so at least some of them will give them the extra money. It is a win-win for them and lose-lose for customers. They get double the money or at least the same as usual and you either pay double or miss half the plot. Other companies use season passes, dlcs and expansions to screw gamers. Nintendo just does it in their own way with unique style and fanboys do not even realize it.

[Eiyuuou]

Since, contrary to pokemon, the games are almost completely different I don't see a problem.

[Sly-Lupin]

Er... that's not even close to being true.

The first half of each game is identical, a d the second halfs of each re-use a lot of the same content and assets as the other.

So while, yeah, they are more different to each other than your split Pokemon games, they're still pretty similar.

[Eiyuuou]

Alright then, if you say so. I'm european, so I would have to wait for an unkwown amount of time to find out...

[jts1891]

That's not exactly accurate. Only the first 6 chapters out of 28 are shared between the two, and each version has 8 unique paralogues, with an additional six that are shared between them. Each version also has a different plot with an almost entirely different cast of characters. The mechanics also differ between each version. Birthright is more akin to Awakening with straightforward battles, whereas Conquest takes from older Fire Emblem games and requires you to complete different objectives. They share assets, but it's a far cry from Pokemon games.

[jholden3249]

No, the first 6 chapters are identical.

Out of what, 40-50 chapters?

I'm not sure where you learned mathematics but that's not exactly half.

[jts1891]

Yeah...I doubt it. One, this game has been out for nearly a year in Japan, and it's done well critically and commercially. Two, some of the changes make it more casual, but the hardcore players have Conquest for a reason. Three, this is the first 3DS I'll have bought in months. There is no competition.

[Sly-Lupin]

Kinda true, but there are a lot of big JRPGs coming this year to compete with it.

[ZaWarudo]

It probably won't since nintendo loyalists has absolutely no problem paying double for a game that should be in one cartridge.
Funny, if Sony or Microsoft did something similar they would get torn a new asshole, but Nintendo gets a free pass as usual.

[The 10th Rider]

I'm sure each version has more content for $40 than the Order 1886 had for $60. If each version has less content than Awakening, I'd call foul, but if it has more I really don't see a reason to complain.

[HentaiMasterRace]

Nintendo isn't getting a free pass, this game has been getting heat ever since it's reveal(for a respectable reason).

[jcnba28]

The collector's edition includes birthright, conquest and revelations all on the one cartridge. The value is insane.

[jholden3249]

You're right. They'd get torn a new one IF they actually split a game or charged double.

Luckily for us, that's not the case here. Luckily for us, Birthright alone is as big as Awakening. And then an ENTIRE GAME as DLC for $19.99

That's a steal of a deal, and we would be lucky if Sony and MS would be this generous with most of their games

[HentaiMasterRace]

I can see why people would refuse to buy the games, but I personally will go out and buy all 3 of them. At the end of the day it's still greedy business practice, however it certainly isn't the worst out there.

[Metallox]

Yeah, despite of what is mentioned in the piece, I don't think it has chances to fail. There's hype and the inherent necessity of having to purchase the two versions; more than one will take this option, undeniably.

That said, yes, I think Nintendo should distribute the game unifiedly.

[jholden3249]

Idiots.

They blindly accuse the game of being split up. Despite each game being as big as Awakening.

With different characters, different maps, different objectives.

People are just butt hurt and will stick their heads in the sand like an ostrich and cry foul, and there's nothing you can do to convince them otherwise. This should be one game they say.

Right. Because making sequels 3x as large as their predecessors is standard practice.

People bitch to moaned one Awakening released because they wanted more diverse maps, more difficulty, etc. The fanbase was split. So they make two separate games with one targeting eat segment of the Fanbase so that both sides can be appeased and people still bitch.

Well, go ahead and keep bitching- won't stop me from enjoying the best game of the year.

[DEATHxTHExKIDx]

It wont From what I hear it just improves upon Awakening in Every way. The only possible negative is I cant get a special Edition

[darkness625]

I've always thought the fact that they were selling fates into 2 games was like The Witcher 2 was to be sold in 2 separate games. Where one version would get you side with Roche, the other side with Iorveth. Not the best comparison, but each versions of fates do follow different experience and plot.

[JohnathanACE]

Nintendo failed me when they made the special edition impossible to find. Seriously, they better print more.

[Hold_It]

Why are you complaining about a game that lets you have pretend sex with your sister?