The Entertainment Software Rating Board has revealed its summary for Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore.
While Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE is easily recognized as a Shin Megami Tensei spinoff, it fails to present itself as the crossover it is meant to be.
It was way too much idol culture which idk why they thought itd be a great idea for an smt/fe crossover. I honestly wish they just made it to be a highschool/academy style of game like persona. So much potential it had but its whatever. The game was just ok.
The problem is when this was first announced it was literally Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem. All they needed to do was keep the Fire Emblem strategy gameplay and incorporate Shin Megami Tensei elements and aesthetics. Or hell, somehow collide the universes together with Fire Emblem gameplay.
What we got was really out of left field with such a mashup. I think that’s why it’s disappointing for those expecting Fire Emblem in this game.
I liked TMS but yeah it missed some charm that both series carry in spades
With Black Friday approaching, Nintendo has now started a new Cyber Deals 2020 sale on the Switch eShop. First-party and third-party games have been discounted, including Dark Souls: Remastered, Hades, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, Super Mario Party, Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore, Xenoblade Chronicles 2, Zelda: Link’s Awakening, and more.
Phil writes, "Welcome to a very special edition of Most Overlooked! No, I don't mean "very special" like one of those "very special" episodes of Full House or Saved by the Bell. I mean "very special" as in we've reached our tenth installment of the Most Overlooked Current Gen Games!
SPC has always been passionate about sharing those gaming gems that aren't your traditional million-selling, triple-A mega hits. Instead, the Most Overlooked series by its very nature looks at those games that don't get extravagant marketing campaigns, don't stay on the sales charts for prolonged periods of time, and don't get as much hype dedicated to them. Perhaps with this series of articles you'll discover a new game that piques your interest and preference.
This tenth edition features games from a wide range of different genres; We have a dungeon crawler, a fighting game, a JRPG, a platformer, and a point-and-click puzzler."
censored yet again. Not buying this trash
some censored fan service mechanics for a niche game - lets slap teen rating
a big AAA game with gambling mechanics for a broader market ->its for everyone "CAPITALISM HO!"
Should've been an M rating and uncensored lol. *Sigh*
If this were some kind of hentai visual novel, I'd understand - fanservice and sexualized themes are the whole point of games like that. But trying to open up the fun core RPG by making it more enticing to more people & cultures seems completely sensible to me. All they did was bump the age ranges to make them a *little* less creepy (if it bothers you, pretend they are 16 instead of 17), and by removing some fanservice.
If you are going to deny yourself a game like this over those kinds of changes, then I'm not sure you care that much about the game in-total. There are more games that will cater to your specific needs in a *much* better way than this game ever could have.
But easy for me to say since I'm just as happy to play either version - well, perhaps a little happier to not have underage fanservice, but it did seem overall pretty minimal anyway.
Perhaps what they should do is rate this game T for Teen with these changes, but then have the "original" changes put into a DLC and have that rated as "M" or leave it as unrated. Then parental controls on the Switch would ensure that younger people didn't get a hold of it when they shouldn't, and those who don't want it simply wouldn't download it. Perhaps that isn't as technologically viable, but something like this could allow those who are boycotting and those who prefer the current changes to both get a game they can enjoy.