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2/17/2025, 1:18:57 PM
>>1961206
The worst gameplay and the best everything else.
I love how it looks. The art direction and style are fucking perfect, A+.
I love how it sounds. Superb soundtrack all around, the leitmotif is used beautifully, and THE best VA work in the series, bar none.
I love the writing. Every line crackles and snaps in a way I miss unbearably in other FEs. The best lines in the series are in this game.
I love the story. It's got some hiccups, but it's told so WELL that they barely matter. Storytelling trumps story, presentation beats plot.
I love the characters. Everyone rules, everyone's someone, and again, the writing and VA work is so strong. There is so little fat in this cast.
I ESPECIALLY love the...heart? Soul? I don't know, man, there's just this abstract, wonderful quality to SoV. Everything about it oozes love. Everyone knows the trivia about the dev and his dad, but god damn, it shows.
Hell, even "the worst gameplay" is a bit of misnomer. Yes, the maps are ripped almost 1-to-1 from the OG Gaiden, and that sucks. But it still feels really, really good to play. The adventure game sections and dungeons add a lot, I like the weapon arts and magic system, even the one-slot inventory feels bizarrely good. It's got this streamlined, smooth feel to it. If the rest of the game wasn't so GOOD I probably wouldn't like it, but it is, so whatever.
I need to give special mention to the voice acting. This was the first fully voice-acted FE game, and holy fuck, it did it SO well, to a degree no FE after it has been able to match. Your units talk when selected, they worry about their injured comrades, they comment on what stats they get on level-up, they cheer when you win, they cry when their friends die, they have so much to say, and so little of it is on-demand. That last part is so important; supports are great and all, but unit chatter independent of player input goes SO far in making these units feel like characters, and that's what FE is all about.
The worst gameplay and the best everything else.
I love how it looks. The art direction and style are fucking perfect, A+.
I love how it sounds. Superb soundtrack all around, the leitmotif is used beautifully, and THE best VA work in the series, bar none.
I love the writing. Every line crackles and snaps in a way I miss unbearably in other FEs. The best lines in the series are in this game.
I love the story. It's got some hiccups, but it's told so WELL that they barely matter. Storytelling trumps story, presentation beats plot.
I love the characters. Everyone rules, everyone's someone, and again, the writing and VA work is so strong. There is so little fat in this cast.
I ESPECIALLY love the...heart? Soul? I don't know, man, there's just this abstract, wonderful quality to SoV. Everything about it oozes love. Everyone knows the trivia about the dev and his dad, but god damn, it shows.
Hell, even "the worst gameplay" is a bit of misnomer. Yes, the maps are ripped almost 1-to-1 from the OG Gaiden, and that sucks. But it still feels really, really good to play. The adventure game sections and dungeons add a lot, I like the weapon arts and magic system, even the one-slot inventory feels bizarrely good. It's got this streamlined, smooth feel to it. If the rest of the game wasn't so GOOD I probably wouldn't like it, but it is, so whatever.
I need to give special mention to the voice acting. This was the first fully voice-acted FE game, and holy fuck, it did it SO well, to a degree no FE after it has been able to match. Your units talk when selected, they worry about their injured comrades, they comment on what stats they get on level-up, they cheer when you win, they cry when their friends die, they have so much to say, and so little of it is on-demand. That last part is so important; supports are great and all, but unit chatter independent of player input goes SO far in making these units feel like characters, and that's what FE is all about.
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