Because after nearly twenty years. playing this is still exactly the same as playing it on the NES?
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Because in twenty years, they haven't managed to develop even one worthwhile mechanic?
Now now, you can now press a on an enemy (or several) to show their movement and attack range as long as you leave it on. That's actually pretty neat.
Because the mechanics that are present are annoying and tedious and they haven't done anything to fix this even over something like a dozen games?
No comment.
Because there are about a hundred better tactical games and series that have been developed in all these years between then and now?
Any of those out for the GBA and/or DS that are not FF or Tactics Ogre?
Because this would have been passable as entertaining on a limited system like the NES, but today is antiquated and stale?
Calling it just passable for the NES is kind of cruel. This was pretty hot shit when it came out. But yes, by today's standards...
Because they recycle the same exact plot with every game while assuming that I cared the first time?
It's not ALWAYS this bad...
Because every element of the production is descibably generic?
Bullseye.
Because I hate games where the medium of story are the same trite anime portraits juxtaposed with pages of boring dialogue as every other game out of Japan?
That's... kind of silly of you. What'd you want? No graphics, just text? Full FMV cut-scenes? Plot in comic-book form?
Because its continued success as a series boggles the mind?
Fire Emblem is a fine and fun series, and I, for one, appreciate the FE series more than the FF series, or the Sonic series, or etc etc. I don't see anything wrong with a franchise with a solid gameplay mechanic and no need for GIMMICKSsss being popular.
Because people on forums like this one, with avatars like
this, _do_ like the game?
People on forums. Are like people on Youtube comments. Or the Achewood comments section. Most are retarded, some are ok. It's the internet. There's no inherent mechanism to keep idiots off it, they only bother one more when he can read what they write. (I actually like that avatar.)
Because it's not so great?
This one is pretty weak, but that's because of the cast and story of fire emblem 1, which is reasonable, seeing as how old that game is. But most of the refinements applied in this game could be nicely used in future fire emblems. (Sans the 3d graphics, please.)