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39472034658449305249465224devils · 17 days ago

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i just have a really hard time calling this an 'upgrade in visuals' personally

i guess ill just always have a 'retro bias' but like... idk.

as much as im a 3ds era lover there is NO denying the art of earlier FEs (espessially 4 through 8 to me) just has such a soul filled charm that separates it so heavily from more modern titles. the trends of the time, the artists onboard, tighter understanding of aesthetics and identity all really end up making a strong and memorable visual style(s). older FEs seem to have a better idea of what they are, and thats not a new concept to the fandom at all. its difficult because the shift is not really something that can simply be 'undone'. its not 2001 so FE wont 'look 2001' anymore. but at some point, something distinct and valuable was lost in the chase of business over artwork.

#using engage for comparisons because its the most recent title #but dont assume im singling out engage #im including 3H for SURE #but like also FEs im very fond of. fates had a very very very thought out visual design but its not a very 'fire emblem' one #often (i would argue the nohrians actually very often look like earlier FE but hoshido just ruins any argument for fef)#and awakening did this weird balance of like #taking old FE and modernizing it to 2011 standards or whatever #which both preserved and destroyed the visual identity going on #PoR and RD was both off the rails in visual identity 90% of the time #gba was kinda the last we got of the era of pointy hats and no pants and shoulders so wide you could eat dinner off them #the bishie truely is endangered #'when everyones a pretty boy... NOBODY is'#i have to wonder how much of it was like #nintendo being like 'holy fuck you have to stop drawing 15 year olds without pants on and putting adult men in dresses #for the love of christ you gotta stop that'#nowadays you add 1 token crossdresser and the crowd goes wild #but back in old fe you could release 2 nonbinary characters and have men wear dresses and be 'mistaken for women' and #nobody bats and eye #somhow the FEs that are /literally/ more queer have become spiritually less queer #limstella. bramimond. lucius. thank you for your service.

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