Fire Emblem's new anime direction (RANT)

[Super_Boom]

Story: PoR > FE7 > Awakening > SS > RD > SD

Characters: PoR > RD > Awakening > FE7 > SS > SD

Gameplay: PoR > RD > FE7 > Awakening > SS > SD

Awakening wasn't my favorite entry in the franchise, but it's pretty far from the weakest. It definitely tries to appeal to the Japanese/Anime fanbase more, though I'm honestly not convinced the fanbase shift was that severe. Shipping was still a thing in the GBA titles, and characters and story usually fell into certain anime tropes as well, one of the most notable being the numbered group of villains that shounen authors seem to love (*looks at Oda*).

The characters in Awakening were a lot more trope-ish though...which was a little bit annoying. I liked the supports a lot more in the GBA titles and PoR. The impression I got was that Awakening was focusing more on breadth than depth, which can be good or bad depending on your perspective.

I don't know if the direction of this thread has changed since the first page, so I apologize if it has. Usually I try to read through most of the posts before responding, but gosh there's a lot here. I'll read it later.