09-02-2014, 11:03 AM
I honestly don't think Fire Emblem even goes too far over the JRPG line. I mean it has its share of metrosexual characters and anime hair, but the actual overall design of the characters, in particular how they're dressed and armored, seem more like medieval fantasy focused. They're more like something we would see on the cover of a western tabletop RPG handbook than the over-the-top attired worn by traditional Final Fantasy style JRPGs.
Of course, I personally think that makes Shulk an ideal character for the roster rather than someone who doesn't belong. We don't really have any other characters of this traditional JRPG aesthetic on the roster yet, so he gets to represent not only his series but an entire genre of games that have been ignored up to now. I am all for covering as many different types of games as possible.
Of course, I personally think that makes Shulk an ideal character for the roster rather than someone who doesn't belong. We don't really have any other characters of this traditional JRPG aesthetic on the roster yet, so he gets to represent not only his series but an entire genre of games that have been ignored up to now. I am all for covering as many different types of games as possible.