Azure Phoenix
Member
Not a fan of these type of games but I'd have given it a try if Gregor or Felicia were added, Tharja is a nice choice but otherwise that's not an interesting lineup.
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Fire Emblem Warriors DLC fully revealed
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Uh, excuse me. Ike is in the best selling Fire Emblem game.
And it's still false.
blitzwolf215
Member
Wow, this looks dissapointing, no Donnel and Owain is the only character I would want from that.
Nah its just her design. And some people might like her dark stalker personality.
Nah its just her design. And some people might like her dark stalker personality.
Potential for even more clones!
Drilbit777
Member
Even so it would have been nice if they actually tried to represent alot of characters from the history of fire emblem. Not having almost next to no GBA/GC or wii characters is dumb, how do you have a fire emblem crossover game with no ike?
Dark Ninja
Member
Azura
Oboro
Tharja
Olivia
IM THERE!
I don't get people who want Ike or Roy relegated to be DLC. If they really do make a sequel with these characters its better as there is more chance of obscure characters from their games to be in it. Also the people who hate the 3DS games can completely ignore this game and not be forced to play a game they don't want to just because 1 character is in as a DLC that most likely not have any story involvement and would be mostly used for the History Mode Maps. If Fire Emblem Warriors didn't focus on the 3DS games I bet Chrom wouldn't make the cut again.
Oboro
Tharja
Olivia
IM THERE!
I don't get people who want Ike or Roy relegated to be DLC. If they really do make a sequel with these characters its better as there is more chance of obscure characters from their games to be in it. Also the people who hate the 3DS games can completely ignore this game and not be forced to play a game they don't want to just because 1 character is in as a DLC that most likely not have any story involvement and would be mostly used for the History Mode Maps. If Fire Emblem Warriors didn't focus on the 3DS games I bet Chrom wouldn't make the cut again.
SporeCrawler
Member
shadow dragon series (the original amd its sequel, mystery of emblem) is the best selling entry in japan
OK, this makes more sense, and I'm actually surprised this is the first time it's happened with how many banners they've run, even for the inheritance fodder.
TurnipFritters
Member
Mate the DS games sold so poorly they nearly ended the franchise.
I feel like if he was in it, people would just complain that he's a clone of another character (no see this blue-haired sword dude is different from all the rest!).
NinjaCoachZ
Member
I can read that. NOA's wording said "focusing" on those three games. Ike was ruled out but with Celica and Lyn already on the base roster the idea of one or two characters from other games wasn't totally off the table until now. I wasn't expecting much but it's still cold to see.
Tacorona72
Member
Azura and Tharja being DLC was planned as fuck. Are there knives/daggers weapons in the game? If not, that's the only reason I can think of for the choices of Oboro and Niles over Kaze and Felicia/Jakob
I see. Normally I'd be judgey but that might be hypocritical since I'm super stoked we're getting Niles. He shoulda been free like Cia Volga and Wizzro though.
lol this.
Im a fan of fire emblem now, and they only ones i've played is shadow dragon, awakening, and birthright. Same as my younger brother, was never a fan of fire emblem only knew of them through smash brothers. But is a big fan now due to only playing awakening. He saw the character list and was completely fine with it looking forward to trying the fate characters. You hardcore fans are going to have to put up with the mainstream popularity of the series.
No reason why ike shouldn't have made it though
Fix-It Felix. Jr.
Member
I'm pretty happy with these choices, honestly. This is my only complaint:
Don't see these DLC characters as wasted choices per se, even the ones that will end up being clones (I'm excited about getting to play Owain either way!), but they definitely left a lot to be desired in terms of character selection. It's understandable why they chose the games/characters they did, but it's still disheartening.
CharminUltra
Member
I like Tharja for the backstory.
Kaze is a boring ass character, is he popular?
There aren't, which is another big omission aside from playable armored units.
SporeCrawler
Member
yes but the original and its sequel is by far the best selling games in japan.
Lights and Waves
Member
This.
I get being upset over Ike and Roy not being in the game, but when people are pissed that some obscure character from a Japanese exclusive re-release that was only available in March of 1996 on the GameBoy Super at Toys R Us stores from 9am to 10am...it's like...lol
SporeCrawler
Member
im sure there will be additional dlc packs.. or a sequel focusing on other FE games.
Chrom would be on the floor... again.
Drilbit777
Member
Still feels like a slap to the fans of the series who've been there in the long run, i started with awakening but i made the effort of going back to the older games like sacred stones, blazing blade, path of radiance,etc. There should have been better representation in the base game or at least in the dlcs. These dlcs are just poorly done and im not gonna go past the base game. Money speaks louder than words so theres my part in it.
SporeCrawler
Member
i dont know what FE game you are refering to but i want lucius and jaffar NAU
Oboro and Tharja are some of my favorites, so Im definitely paying attention. Ill probably grab it later when it goes down in price. FEW definitely doesnt spark that interest like Hyrule Warriors did. *le shrug*
Shame they dont have Rinkah, as Im a fan based on her backstory
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Shame they dont have Rinkah, as Im a fan based on her backstory
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hellishimp
Member
I would buy the season pass for Tharja alone lol
There's also a surprising lack of kinshi knights on the roster. You'd think they'd make Takumi one since it was a class introduced in Fates.
People are generally asking for main characters, not obscure characters. Someone like Niime would be awesome but no one is crazy enough to think she's ever get in the game.
Drilbit777
Member
Erika, Ephriam, Ike, hector, Black Knight, and Micaiah would have been great choices as well.
SporeCrawler
Member
gimme sephiran or gimme death
It's safe to say that whatever costumes and weapons that those packs are adding won't be necessarily tied to the theme of those packs, though as I mentioned in the JP voice pack thread, I expect a lot of people would be triggered if Armads was one of the axes and one of the only characters that could wield it is Lisse.
DecoReturns
Member
Takumi? No way, hes the last person you would expect to be anything but his default class.
It's like seeing Xander without a horse.
NinjaCoachZ
Member
That's going to depend entirely on how well the game sells. There's still NA/PAL to determine how well their various gambles with the game are paying off but Japanese sales so far are pretty lukewarm.
SporeCrawler
Member
i dont see a kinshi knight character that screams must include.
Fire Emblem Warriors sold 42,491 on Nintendo Switch at no. 3 on the top 20 chart (during Switch's first year) + 18,357 on 3DS that launched the same week. That makes 59,000 copies sold in the first week in Japan, and sold about 50% of its shipment.
http://www.siliconera.com/2017/10/0...ls-cold-steel-iii-fire-emblem-warriors-debut/
http://nintendoeverything.com/fire-emblem-warriors-sold-through-50-of-its-initial-shipment-in-japan/
The Legend of Zelda series is a more popular series, and Hyrule Warriors sold 69,090 copies during its first week on Wii U (at 1.8 million units) in Japan, with 57% of its shipment sold.
http://www.siliconera.com/2014/08/22/hyrule-warriors-sold-just-57-shipment-japan/
FE Warriors sold less than Hyrule Warriors but that doesn't mean it sold bad. The availability of Nintendo Switch hardware in its first year in Japan might also be a factor.
Gharnef and Validar are in as (currently) unplayable bosses. Fates gets.... Iago.
People bought FE7 (there's a reason Lyn was #1 in a popularity poll) and Sacred Stones. You might might make that argument for the Tellius games, and you are right there, but still Ike is in Smash and is therefore known and would resonate with people.
Same could apply to Roy as for Ike.
SporeCrawler
Member
i bet after this holiday season the game will have done just fine in japan and everywhere else because the switch is selling well and this is a first party release
Aizo
Banned
Yes. I forgot about Celica. Thank you.
Tacorona72
Member
Not entirely sure. From what I've seen people like him, but as you said, he's boring.
Does Frederick count?
Wait, reading through the thread it seems like people are surprised at the roster? They warnned us about this a looong time ago back in May. I think there was even a GAF topic on it too.
Aizo
Banned
I dunno. In terms of name recognition alone, Zelda is far more famous. My Japanese friends and their kids all know Zelda but not FE typically.
This is the first banner ever that they had a mixture of old characters and new ones. So people were stunned by it.
They weren't playable initially, they were released as free DLC.
We'll probably have to pay for them in this game though.
JimJamJones
Member
Where's Effie? D:
The issue here is the many hoped the DLC would address the roster, and it clearly did not, and wasn't even close.
DecoReturns
Member
I don't think we'll have to pay for them.
No, there were playable villains in the abse roster, it was just teh OC trio added later. The story mode even had a few levels where you played as Ganondorf rising to power.
mullet2000
Member
That's an incredibly poor excuse imo. If you want me to get excited about your game, sell me on your game, not a theoretical sequel.