It's not their fault that Conquest's story is nearly irredeemable garbage.
Found this on reddit
Fire Emblem: Awakening's take on Alm via the DLC:
Interesting how a DLC has a better grasp on duality than Echoes by having Alm actually contrast with Celica. I know it's yet another "fuck Echoes" post, but it's a legitimate point. It really lends credence to the idea that Alm is basically a modern nice guy light novel anime protagonist, who starts out compassionate, virtuous and patient.... and ends that way.
I was going to ask who the worst lord is but I remembered Corrin
Yeah, that wasn't a thing in FE7, let alone "at its worst". Outside of Karel (which one can consider a sort of secret character a la Gogo in Final Fantasy VI), all of the characters had logical reasons for joining the main cast, usually due to a pre-existing relationship with the character recruiting them (Matthew saving Guy, Priscilla reuniting with her brother Raven, Lyn bringing Rath back to the army, Nino being in a bad spot and...well she knows what the Black Fang will do if they find her so sticking with someone who's fighting against them is a good idea until she can find Jaffar, etc.) and didn't just praise the three main leads (Raven in particular comes to mind). Hell, the three main leads weren't altogether happy about letting former Black Fang members into their ranks, namely the assassin who killed Eliwood's father.
If they skip FE4 it will probably be FE6 instead since that was the game they mentione they wanted to remade in a recent interview
I honestly really like Marth's portrayal in Shadow Dragon, because it comes across so well in gameplay. He's not a strong frontline fighter, but he is always busy. He's constantly recruiting people, managing the convoy, organizing the defense of villages, and opening chests, and the army is so reliant on him doing these things that him taking a minute to fight himself can slow everything down. He is a prince adept at logistics and diplomacy who has been caught up in a battle out of his depth due to his heritage. If it wasn't for Anri and the Falchion, he would've fit in better in a supporting role while Hardin rose as the famous war hero, but instead he had to take the hero role.
I really can't understand how you would say that. Pretty much every character I can think of in FE7 has a good reason for joining the party, usually with those reasons getting further development in supports.
The writing is good though. FE7 does a lot with very limited dialogue. Just because it is simple doesnt mean it isnt effective. I mean Erk and Serra's join scenario is silly...because it's supposed to be silly. Serra is a comic relief character, and her interactions with Erk are supposed to be humorous. It's still logical for them to join up with Lyn's party for survival.
