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It really doesn't look "Fire Emblem"

This is Fire Emblem:


This is not:


It's completely different, bordering on Cutesy.

-looks up other screen shots-
Fredrick looks fire emblemly to me.

That girl does have some crazy hair though. They do seem to have a more "modern" look than most FE characters, but how long has it been since the last new FE game? Like, 3ish years right?

yeah besides the weird hair going on, it's definitely in the same vein of the FE art style, along with the others

Character designs change with the ages. Hell, look at the really old character designs and tell me those would still be appealing to the market today.
Here let us take an easy one.
Here's old Marth design:


Now look at new Marth design:


It's easy to see why they changed the character, or cleaned up if you will, design for the updated release. Most gamers today would be like, "Eww that old design is ugly." And a lot of people buy games based on how good the characters look and how good the game looks.
I'm fine with the new character designs that I've seen. They still feel Fire Emblem-y to me. Have there been weird looking characters in FE games? Yes. And, most of the time, they explain why they look that way.

he looks more like a girl now

-looks at the trend of males in anime today-
Exactly.

he kind of looked like a girl before
the tiara doesn't help.

i don't think he looks more or less masculine in either of thosed pictures

though i think there was a time (maybe in the ova) where he went without pants

That doesn't look Fire Emblemy. It looks like a really bad anime with that "washed out" style of coloring and annoying faces.

Also the level up screen is totally not Fire Emblem. You're supposed to see all your stats, not just the upped ones.



Marth isn't different there, just more detailed.

Also, drastically changing your art is a good way to royally piss off your loyal fanbase and ensure your game will be a flop.

Fire Emblem had its art perfected with Radiant Dawn, they shouldn't have changed it.

it's not drastically changed, though. not at all. i mean there's weird hair but that is really it. frederick and such are definitely FE style.

Fred is pale and vampire-homosexual looking, he is not Fire Emblem.

vampire-homosexual looking. really?

1) Hence why I stated they "cleaned him up."

2) It's not that drastic a change. If anything, they look slightly more "realistic" than the RD designs. I haven't seen any crazy hair colors yet either. I consider myself a pretty loyal fan. Have I played every game in the series, no, but I still enjoy the games.

3) So you want every single FE game character after the Tellius series to look the same. No, that's bullshit. I hate games that do that. It makes the game lose it's identity, and they all just blend together in my mind. The game should have it's own style for it's characters.

So what you're saying is you're mentally retarded for not wanting the better things.

Games should never change anything ever guys. Don't you know this?