Because the genre pretty much only had a presence in the west after people demanded to have Fire Emblem after Smash popularized Roy and Marth, and popularity and franchise-length doesn't necessarily mean it's objectively better or good but it DOES MEAN they're qualitatively consistent with the expectations of fans and so it really just means that Fire Emblem is a format that's hard to burn-out.
Vc4 was great, I enjoyed it more than the original 3DS FE games but it also feels "old" and "samey" as Vc1 did the same Vc4 does a few years ago. Vc4 feels too much like Vc1, the graphics are not a big jump and the gameplay has only a few new elements (the new elements are great though), also the game didn't fix the scout problem that much.I think VC4 had a chance, but it released at a terrible time months after the Japanese release, and hardly had any marketing.
First Disgaea was a revolution. The other 5 are just re-treads that get more boring. N1's other titles deserve more credit here.
5 had a better gameplay design and 4 a better story. 1 and 2 were great, but I feel like the last two games improved a lot and were more fun to play. 3 and D2 are the worse entries IMO.First Disgaea was a revolution. The other 5 are just re-treads that get more boring. N1's other titles deserve more credit here.
I'd say start with what you have. LUCT is probably the most highly rated one, anyways.For someone interested in the ogre battle series where should I start? Anyone's to avoid or must play. I actually have the PSP one.
True story. I love all of the listed series, but Tactics Ogre is just two cuts above.
You have the GOAT one (PSP). They're all worth playing I suppose.For someone interested in the ogre battle series where should I start? Anyone's to avoid or must play. I actually have the PSP one.
Nope. Much like FFT, it's a politics heavy narrative, drawing inspiration from the Yugoslav war.Is tactics ogre actually about ogres
I've realized I've read the name for years and actually don't know anything about it and always imagine some shrek-thing whenever I think of it lol
Yeah. The best Shining Force I've played so far is Shining Force 3 chapter 1. So it died on a high note.shining force getting robbed so far...but that's what happens when a series proper basically dies on the saturn, sadly
I see not many people on era have played the Front Mission games. You guys should get on that.
Fire Emblem is amazing, but FM does not deserve to be anywhere near last.
Ogres exist as enemies in some games in the Ogre Battle/Tactics Ogre series, but they are less Shrek and more gigantic demons that crush people with hammers as they invade the world from a hell that exists beyond magic gateways. They also tend to take a backseat to complex political schemes and violent human wars.Is tactics ogre actually about ogres
I've realized I've read the name for years and actually don't know anything about it and always imagine some shrek-thing whenever I think of it lol
Yes, series taken as a whole, not single games.I suppose you are asking about the overall quality of the series, considering all games in it, correct? And no Western series that are SRPG-ish, like X-Com?
Is it possible to play Front Mission games nowadays?
I didn't actually know FM or SF were SRPGs until this thread...
Nice work on the OP. I think it's Fire Emblem overall as a series, but Final Fantasy Tactics 1 is the best single game in the genre for me.
Play it when you have the time the game is great, has a great story and the music ost is top notch the combat system is good and the visuals.
One recommendation save very often and have multiple saves the game can be brutal at times.
Just listen to this.