I'm not concerned with the rest of this post, as it's valid opinion (though a little hard to follow. What's 'mey sales'?). However, the highlighted part I feel is a pretty weak argument.Originally Posted by Zora
Fire Emblem is a grid style turn-based strategy game, right? So things like 'sluggish controls' and 'internet lag' is irrelevant. The game itself is slow, so the input/output methods don't need to be blazing fast. I don't agree with the 'sluggish control' bit at all. All you would really be doing is pointing at a grid, menu item or map location and pressing 'A'. I think if they had the option of having pointer controls, whether or not people would use it, it may have been a little more acceptable.
That said, I don't mind that FE doesn't have multiplayer either. Turn based games generally aren't my thing, but especially with the style of Fire Emblem and Tactics Ogre and Advance Wars, multiplayer can become a *drag*. One player does the individual actions of their entire team while the other player waits for them to finish. And it keeps going. Particularly if you (or your opponent) is someone who likes to check the stats of everything for everyone for every turn, it will take forever.
On a portable system it's a little more bearable, as it's easier to do something else while waiting for your turn. I look forward to AdvWars Days of Ruin which will have Wifi, and potentially the upcoming DS remake of Fire Emblem which may have WiFi. But I'm content with 'FERD' not having multiplayer elements.
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