| Pristine20 said: As much as I loved FE:RD, I have to say that VC is the better game primarily because of one area: PACING. FE:RD was my 1st FE game and I found the pacing to be horrid. I played on normal on my first runthrough and found the Micaiah chapters to be a nightmare. However, upon getting to the Ike chapters, it was like wtf? It felt like the difficulty level just dropped. FE:RD is still an awesome game but it could definitely have turned lots of newcomers off. I just happen to have high tolerance for those sorts of games. I could also just be biased in favor of VC because it's actually my 1st SRPG and if I didn't play it. I'd never have tried FE in the 1st place. Like you, I'm waiting for console follow-ups to both games because I despise handheld gaming. |
You are right about that. But we can't argue that it was meant to be that way. The goal was coherence within the story. The Dawn Brigade are just rookies, though they may be on par with the rest of the characters at the end of the game, depending on the player choices. They have to face harder challenges allong the way.
I am sure that "dificulty level drop", to which you refer is just a psichological impression. I don't see how the game becomes easier along the way. That is not true. It just seems to do it. You are right that this has to do with the fact that the game is completely intended to those who love the genre and might have played the earlier version. FE:RD happened to be the first FE I ever played, just like you. And though it was kind of harsh, I could perfectly deal with the story and I got immediately the idea that the diferences I noticed withichapter 1 and 2 had to do with the story. Nevertheless, I don't argue the fact that the "pacing" was out of the ordinary, at least.
