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Originally Posted by Deserter Goose Also, the feet bug me, too. I first thought it was a glitch in the demo and their models were getting stuck in the ground.

They bugged me, but then I tried to think back to Wind Waker's style, and those characters had teeny l'il feet too. The feet fit the style more in that game though, certainly. I'd like to pick the graphic designers' brains for a bit to find out the story behind those peglegs.

Originally Posted by Deserter Goose Well, for what little it may be worth, it's currently the third highest rated 3DS game on Metacritic, and most reviews seem to be in the 9.0-9.5 range. That should mean something, right? Hopefully this means they'll put more effort into keeping the series over here in the US. Can't blame them for not bringing over FE12, though, after its predecessor's low sales - that's what happens when you churn out a turd like FE11. Also, the feet bug me, too. I first thought it was a glitch in the demo and their models were getting stuck in the ground.

Well unless this whole thing has been blown out of proportion and there will be plenty of copies of the game itself in, Nintendo killed launch day sales... No matter how good they are, they would have been better if they hadn't botched the launch so bad in US and Canada. You can also bet some people won't get FEA even near launch, when they may actually have otherwise, due to selecting other games when it should have been on shelves, or just being irritated with the whole process and impatient with their money. I shouldn't vent my displeasure with Ninty's present failure here though. :P

And yeaaaah, I'm hoping the feet don't bug me the whole time. I like the look a lot otherwise, but I can't help but notice their pencil legs on occasion. XD Either way there are more important things that are amazing, so I'm not worried.

Originally Posted by devincenzi They bugged me, but then I tried to think back to Wind Waker's style, and those characters had teeny l'il feet too. The feet fit the style more in that game though, certainly. I'd like to pick the graphic designers' brains for a bit to find out the story behind those peglegs.

Can't help but think the simplest explanation the most likely... it was just easier. They had a lot of animation to do for a lot of character models.

So im a little confused. Can you still preorder the bundle at a gamestop store? I just got email i will be getting my tax refund earlier then expected and i was going to hunt for a purple 3ds but i love the looks of this one.

Originally Posted by ponn01 So im a little confused. Can you still preorder the bundle at a gamestop store? I just got email i will be getting my tax refund earlier then expected and i was going to hunt for a purple 3ds but i love the looks of this one.

the 3DS bundle is still up to preorder

Oh sweet, thanks. I will try and get into mine tomorrow or saturday.

Well my GS had the artbooks in stock but no game/system today. I got the 2 artbooks i had coming to me today just in case. To those of you worried you may not get them.. theyre rather small. Size wise theyre ok, but theres just not much content in them. I think theres like 8 or 9 pages and thats it. Kinda disappointing. The pictures do look nice though and have a nice glossy finish to them

Im gonna check in this weekend to see if they got them early. I want to make sure i get my system before they put stickers on it or anything like that.

By the way i watched a JP unboxing.. WTF?! That version DOES have a physical copy! Looks like its just US gamers that got screwed over. What a friggin jip.

Originally Posted by devincenzi I understand the urge to collect, as I've been ramping it up a bit lately. But why collect things you're not really interested in? You don't seem to like Call of Duty, so I could assume that you wouldn't really amass a pile of COD merchandise and sealed CE's right? It's only odd to me because you've expressed your dislike for Nintendo. I love them, despite some of their backwards-ass business decisions, and that's why I plan on buying and storing this particular 3DS bundle (i missed on that cool Zelda one) Will you get that Poptart looking Animal Crossing 3DS XL if it comes out here?

Hah, no no pile of COD merchandise.. but i DO own every COD game (except BLOPS II). Even though i have not actually PLAYED beyond COD 4. I actually do have the CE for one of them, but that was just because it was on clearance for cheaper than the game itself.

My personal dislike of Nintendo started in the N64 era and just went downhill from there. They've just been making bad systems that cater far too much to gimicky casual crap and ignoring the hardcore market. They still make decent handhelds, but even their business practices screw those up (DLC transfer issues, their baffling lack of open and free internet conectivity, ect). That said, they do have some good RPG's on the system so I am required to purchase their consoles for completion sake alone. I hated the gamecube but i have to own it for Fire emblem and a few other decent RPG's.

Oh, and no i wouldn't get the animal crossing XL 3ds.. i think it looks ugly as hell =P And i was never a bitg animal crossing fan. I do wish we'd get a decent XL bundle, or at least some of the cooler colors over here other than just a red and meh blue though. If we did id probably leave this one sealed. That Purple regular 3ds would be cool in XL form

Originally Posted by HawthorneKitty He won't because A god damn collectors edition bundle for a game like Animal Crossing kinda demands a physical copy. Its BS that were getting a shitty digital copy. Basically just looks like theyre trying to pawn off some stock by slapping little logos on a 3DS XL

no, i wont get it because its ugly.. and even if it is just a digital version that doesn't piss me off very much. Animal crossing is different from an RPG like Fire Emblem. RPG's traditionally have nice manuals to flip through.

Originally Posted by Sophita On the subject of video game collecting: One of the best things I have ever done was selling my vast collection of ps1/2 games, even though I miss looking at them the weight of, "I should play these games" is now gone. Plus with HD collections coming out left and right the value of older games (unless new and sealed, and even that is debateable with reprints now) seems to be going down these days. I mean it took me forever to try and get rid of Suikoden 2. Edit: Does anyone know how long you have to get the free dlc is it a week or two weeks after release?

Ouch.. i could never do that. I play my PS1/PS3 games FAR more than my 360 and especially PS3. HD collections are meh IMO. Esepecially lately. IT seems companies are releasing very shoddy quick cash in's instead of doing a proper HD treatment =( Nothing beats having the original game/console in my opinion.


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For the Marth DLC character/map.. anyone know if this is actually Marth, or if its just someone taking his name? The artbook makes it sound like its just somoene using his name. Im not familiar with the time frame but i would think Marth would be long dead by now

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EWWW just watched a character creation video after seeing you guys talking about the feet.. WTF?! that looks HORRIBLE. Thats gonna take some getting used to. I do not like that style at all.

Marth (DLC) is Marth.

Marth (in game character) is.. maybe.. Marth? It's part of the story.

Originally Posted by zohar Marth (DLC) is Marth. Marth (in game character) is.. maybe.. Marth? It's part of the story.

Hah guess i'll have to play and see. I think its someone just using his name though because this is centuries after the first game i think.

God damn i can not get over those horrible stick figure feetless legs! I'm also bummed at the lack of customization. I wanted to make a bald battle scarred looking guy. The only options are variations of generic spikey haired anime pretty boy styles =(

Originally Posted by Kenshindono I'm also bummed at the lack of customization. I wanted to make a bald battle scarred looking guy. The only options are variations of generic spikey haired anime pretty boy styles =(

Did you watch a video with all the options? Buzz-cut and battle scars are options for Avatar 3.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI-7UMfe0uw

Originally Posted by TheGuardianWolf You evidently didn't watch a video with all the options. Buzz-cut and battle scars are options for Avatar 3.

Ah no the video i watched only went through option 1 i guess. Still there is no actual shaved head, and the buz cut there looks really stupid. It is nice that avatar 3 does look a bit older though and there IS a scarred up option which is cool (is that the only face set with scars?). Just no shaved head look. I guess i can make something work

I'll have to watch them all thoroughly later; its bed time now, but it seems 3 has the least options. 1 seems to have the most. 2 looks super duper shota. The kid looks like hes like 8 years old o_O I think it shows the girls at the end too, i may just do a chick character, i'll have to see. Im actually gonna play this i think before i do my full Fire emblem Playthrough. I planned on starting from the GBA games and going up but figured that would take too long and i want to play this NOW. I'm assuming this has a New Game + like most other entries in the series right?


*edit* didn't see a skin color option either.. i guess you can only be super white? No tan/dark skinned characters?

*edit* For the Marth DLC character/map.. anyone know if this is actually Marth, or if its just someone taking his name? The artbook makes it sound like its just somoene using his name. Im not familiar with the time frame but i would think Marth would be long dead by now *double edit* EWWW just watched a character creation video after seeing you guys talking about the feet.. WTF?! that looks HORRIBLE. Thats gonna take some getting used to. I do not like that style at all.

I haven't played the game since last year so my memory kind of fades but Marth [DLC] is the real Marth. Marth in the real game isn't Marth but just using his name, and it's also a her and not a him. She was from the past sent to the future or something...forgot

If anyone is looking to get a 3DS XL in preparation for this game, they're currently on sale for $169 at Best Buy.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpa...1312731&loc=01

Originally Posted by Kenshindono *edit* didn't see a skin color option either.. i guess you can only be super white? No tan/dark skinned characters?

As far as I know, yeah. It's a bit odd and I thought about buying it used because of that, but I decided to let it slide. It's a bit ridiculous in this day and age - and don't give me that stuff about it screwing up the children's skin colors. It wouldn't take that much effort for IS to do a tan version of each kid as well.

Originally Posted by Kadamas As far as I know, yeah. It's a bit odd and I thought about buying it used because of that, but I decided to let it slide. It's a bit ridiculous in this day and age - and don't give me that stuff about it screwing up the children's skin colors. It wouldn't take that much effort for IS to do a tan version of each kid as well.

maybe if the made the people different colors it would up the backgrounds or something... or they were too lazy to code it

Originally Posted by slidecage maybe if the made the people different colors it would up the backgrounds or something... or they were too lazy to code it

Too lazy for feet, too lazy for melanin! I think the reason could be related to the reason why there are no dark people in other fantasy stories, like LOTR for example.

Originally Posted by Kenshindono By the way i watched a JP unboxing.. WTF?! That version DOES have a physical copy! Looks like its just US gamers that got screwed over. What a friggin jip.

You also have to remember that game came out almost a year ago in Japan. Way before Nintendo started pushing their digital side. You shouldn't really be too mad about it. I understand you're a collector, but you are speaking like you're the only collector in the world so your wants is the only thing that matters. I'm a collector too and really I find that it shouldn't matter too much if this came with physically copy or not if you're not going to open it.

That and the fact that there is nothing special with the actual game. Like if it came with a slipcover, steelcase or even a alternative copy. Those are things to care about. Plain game with no extra isn't a big deal. Plus the way I see it is the main selling point of this bundle is a branded 3DS. Unless the game is some special edition I don't find it a big deal.

have the game preordered at BB.

Got this email just now

Hi HuBu: There's been a change to the release date for your pre-ordered item. The new release date is 02/01/2013. Your order details are listed below.

Then seconds later

Hello HuBu, We're very sorry, but your item listed below is no longer available for pickup at the PEMBROKE PINES FL Best Buy store. That being said, we'd still like to get you this item. There may be a chance that we can either: Find a different store in your area with the item in stock. Ship the item, if it is available, via free standard shipping.

called the 800# as them told me and no stores has it. willing to ship it to me within 7-14 business days. no thanks.

Originally Posted by Kenshindono By the way i watched a JP unboxing.. WTF?! That version DOES have a physical copy! Looks like its just US gamers that got screwed over. What a friggin jip.

Unless they were charged more.

Japan is always charged more haha.

Originally Posted by Rock_Dash3X Japan is always charged more haha.

Point stands.