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@xavierlehew6746

10 ай бұрын

Absolutely wonderful video so far. Thanks a bunch

@puffles5187

10 ай бұрын

It moved me to tears at times. Hearing these tragic stories. Although hearing stories like that also fills me with a strange sort of hopefulness. I guess it’s because we have to remind ourselves there is still a lot of good in the world. This is related to whoever’s quote it was about evil not being black and white when talking about the Loptuans. I forget who that was. Nice job on this one ghast. I really wish I could play genealogy myself one day. So many cool characters and amazing storylines.

@eliasfefchak4646

10 ай бұрын

This is my favorite video on video game lore

@Sashitoge

10 ай бұрын

You outdid yourself on this one, this did not feel like 40 minutes.

@YuanMori

10 ай бұрын

As someone who worked on part of the manga scanlations before things kinda burnt out (Fala Scans), I love seeing a long Jugdral video on my channel! FE4 is so fascinating. I could PROBABLY go on for hours about Thracia and Travant himself. He's such an interesting man.

I like that Sigurd is essentially the Main character of Genealogy and he is such a surface character. He just wants to save his friend, have a happy family, and defend his father. His Pure Heart ultimately being what leads him to his tragic role in the story.

@Fishman465

10 ай бұрын

One of them, the other is his Son who grows to become a compassionate leader who ends the cycle of hatred

@thiago292

9 ай бұрын

But it's also his pure heart that saves the world in the end, as Jugdral would've lost hope if not for the legend of the Paladin Sigurd

@theelephant2117

8 ай бұрын

He reminds me of Jonathon from Jojos or Ned Stark from GoT. A strong, righteous picture perfect masculine figure making said characters early death in the story feel more impactful.

@GoonCommander

8 ай бұрын

Blue hair anime protagonists :^)

@Firguy

4 ай бұрын

I think it really illustrates how the scope of the story extends so far beyond him and his motivations. As fearsome a warrior as he is, he really is just a small man in a big world.

Fe4 has a hidden special ending if you clear the game with an overall A-rank. It's a short cutscene showing the yied temple surrounded by flushing green nature filled with life. It symbolizes that Seliph took Lewyn’s advice about "true evil" and saved the loptous followers. This is why the yied temple is shown to be empty. Seliph did what the crusaders before him failed to do, and in that, he actually created the ideal world that Arvis always wanted. It's poetic in a way.

@therealjaystone2344

10 ай бұрын

Or maybe it was just a warning to future FE games when Kaga left in 1999 that it will be inconsistent.

@askiia8713

9 ай бұрын

​@@therealjaystone2344LMAO

I love how Azelle and Tailtiu are quite important to the plot, especially Azelle. Truly underated characters

@joaquinromero8805

8 ай бұрын

Really love their pairing on the manga too, very sweet.

Three House really does take a lot inspirations from Genealogy, Holy warriors and exalted bloodlines, mighty weapons that can decide the fate of the world, a culture that was erased from history save a few sparse mentions, and a war started by the actions of someone who was simply doing what they believed was right. There is a lot of lore to digest with these games, and with a lot of it we have to find context clues to get the whole picture, but that's what I'm all about.

@kevingame3198

10 ай бұрын

Except with the Harry Potter style setting

@paulman34340

10 ай бұрын

​@@kevingame3198The Harry Potter style kind of ends once the War arc begins

@jaydenc367

10 ай бұрын

@@kevingame3198 I mean going to school with multiple houses? Did Harry Potter even invent that?

@jaydenc367

10 ай бұрын

@@paulman34340 Plus HP didn't exactly invent that but it did popularize it.

@paulman34340

10 ай бұрын

​@@jaydenc367 Yeah I'm aware of that! People tend to think of "the most popular THING this reminds them of" rather then see it as it's own thing! Frankly we live in a world where you still have people BEGGING for Shit Covered Sundaes because their "something original" that they will NEVER eat because they "want something not done before....but they don't want to support it! Everything is a Copy of something else. You have to tell the difference between a GOOD Copy and a Bad One, rather then playing the "They copied it so it sucks!" But I don't want to get mad at these's people or waste my time on them. If they want to be idiots, let em, their hurting people's eardrums and brains just HEARING THEM. But I have little time to try and change the minds of stubborn idiots who aren't really doing anything meaningful!

If Genealogy has 10 fans, I am one. If Genealogy has 1 fan, I am him. If Genealogy has no fans, I don’t exist. Praise Kaga.

@dubsteppa8339

4 ай бұрын

Genealogy has at least 3 fans you, me, and my buddy I got addicted to fire emblem.

@miiworld2

4 ай бұрын

Genealogy has their biggest fan: me. 😂

@zeroescape

4 ай бұрын

Most based FE opinion possible 🗿

I think the existance of Saias from Thracia 776 is such an interesting topic too. Arvis had a child long before Julius and that is super interesting because it kinda mirrors his fathers behaivor of having mistresses.

@mystergamer0750

10 ай бұрын

The amount of times I am immersed in the lore, thinking of all the possible outcomes and scenarios that could have happen with in the story and world, and completely forgeting that Saias exists

@gallusgallusdomesticus281

10 ай бұрын

Nothing suggests that Aida was strictly Arvis' mistress. It could've been a relationship that the Velthomer nobles didn't approve of for whatever reason. That's just speculation though, all we get is that "Arvis and Aida had a serious relationship sometime before Gen1 of Fe4."

@TheKreve

10 ай бұрын

@@gallusgallusdomesticus281 I called her a mistress just to state that they were not in a public relationship or married. It is something i would love to know more of in a remake though. Saias and his duty to carry on Velthomer should have been such a big deal in the original fe4.

@gallusgallusdomesticus281

10 ай бұрын

@@TheKreve Fair enough. I always felt like it was weird how many characters fe5 introduced that have big implications to the lore(Sara being Manfroy's granddaughter, Mareeta and Galzus having major Od blood, Reinhardt and his HUGE prestige within the Freege military and of course Saias.) To me Fe5 felt like Kaga reintroducing cut or incomplete concepts he didn't get to include in fe4.

@mystergamer0750

10 ай бұрын

​@@gallusgallusdomesticus281 you also forgot Linoan, random girl having minor Naga blood should be a big deal, especially when Julius is trying his hardest to eradicate all of the Naga bloodline.

Genealogy has easily one the best stories in fire emblem history. It’s tragic yet hopeful and very compelling. Not to mention all the characters it has and all of the things that happen to them. I hope that one day it becomes easier to access to that everyone can experience it even if some aspects of it can be REALLY weird

@chillstoneblakeblast3172

10 ай бұрын

Gameplay and story integration is also peak. Holy blood units stand out and holy weapons are all mighty. Leadership stars shows competence and most enemy armies move in formations.

@zekdom

10 ай бұрын

Probably the best story in FE. Tellius comes as a close second, but I don’t know of any other serious contenders. Well, Echoes is pretty good - probably third place.

@therealjaystone2344

10 ай бұрын

With FE4R on the way, can’t wait to see how the game evolve

@therealjaystone2344

10 ай бұрын

@@zekdomeh, echoes had a decent story but nothing new out of the ordinary to other FE titles. Third place belongs to Fodlan (3H/TH)

@jaydenc367

10 ай бұрын

"easily of" Is that grammatically corrected? Don't you mean "one of the best stories"?

This video is so tactfully written and beautifully illustrates the dark history of FE4’s events. I sincerely hope a remake happens that includes all these events in some form so that broader audiences can appreciate them too

@kevingame3198

10 ай бұрын

And on top of that we're introduced to sigurd in engage

@ElvenRaptor

10 ай бұрын

I mean, as per 2023, we have a whole generation that grew up with Game of Thrones being widely accessible to anyone who wants to watch it. It's not like Nintendo would actually be protecting anyone from this grim game's content by toning it down.

@kevingame3198

10 ай бұрын

@@ElvenRaptor well the developers of ff16 were not afraid of handing dark tone and mature content and you get results which many would argue is best final fantasy game to date

@leargamma4912

6 ай бұрын

Ok but what is the point of all this? What is the thesis?

Tailtiu's fate is really sad consindering she only got roped into the war because she was in the wrong place at the wrong time

Genealogy was genuinely fucked up but masterfully written and extremely tragic.

A fascinating breakdown on just how dark FE4 can be. If that rumored remake is legit, it'll be interesting to see just how those darker subjects are depicted in a game with graphics fully capable of properly showing everything.

@wakkaseta8351

10 ай бұрын

It'll probably be sanitized to be honest.

@elivcdxv1852

2 ай бұрын

unfortunate ​@@wakkaseta8351

Learning about Tailtiu's fate in House Friege makes me feel bad for getting exasperated whenever I pulled her in FEH. And reading some Tine's quotes in Heroes is so sad. So many are about how badly she wants revenge, and I can't help but imagine Kiran giving her a hug or a head pat to try and comfort her.

@therealjaystone2344

10 ай бұрын

When being a kid, you can’t do anything at but to watch in horror. Dimitri, too, had the same experience after the Duscar tragedy.

He didn’t cry when mufasa died can you believe that? Me during Genealogy:

Even knowing the twist, it gives the whole of part 1 such a sense of dramatic irony. Seeing everyone so hopeful and fighting knowing what awaits them. In a perfect world, a remake will flesh out and add the final pieces missing in FE4 to make an amazing story even better. I personally want more on the Loptyr people and I also want characters like Julia to get more fleshing out. Also supports

I always wanted to try that game, especially the story. It’s extremely sad and dark but at the same time true and compelling, we really need that in FE right now. The characters are extremely well written as well and I hope that people like me can experience that game as a remake.

@Fyala102

10 ай бұрын

There's a fan translation out there. Just patch it onto the rom.

@Crescentfangs

10 ай бұрын

The leaker that was from the same who leaked Engage said the next remake is the Genealogy one. So be at ease and wait for Nintendo Direct next year.

@joshuabrant3487

10 ай бұрын

There is very little chance a remake will be any good lol. You're crazy if you think its going to capture the dark story of the original.

@demi-fiendoftime3825

10 ай бұрын

​@@joshuabrant3487Unless its rated M

@MegaMaster1021

10 ай бұрын

@@Crescentfangs yeah and everything else that was stated in that lake has basically been confirmed. The remake is the only thing unchecked

This game seems incredible, in a life altering way. I cant wait for the inevitable remake so i can finally experience it for myself. I'm sure Nintendo will respect all of Kaga's source material. and before any of you gatekeepers say anything... no i dont have a computer. i dont have a switch. i dont have a 3ds. i dont have a phone. I'm watching this video on a Leapfrog Leappad - GREEN demo unit at Walmart so get off my case.

@Paakli

10 ай бұрын

How about a remake of FE4 but the characterization sucks ass?

@JEANS__

10 ай бұрын

I don’t even play video games, so not only do i have to wait for a remake, but then i have to wait for the nintendo smash bros cinematic universe to pop off and get the film adaptation of genealogy after the new avatar from the remake is added into smash 6. all that just so i can experience the story.

Claud's vison and story was tragic. Knowing something would happen but unable to change it especially when it came to his love one. Im glad atleast it came to light with Aideen but yhe

Tine has such a nice character arc. Now if only she didn’t defend her abuse enabling uncle in her Endgame convo with Arthur as well as Ishtar who she last was seen helping Julius with his “game”

@Caddance

10 ай бұрын

Fr. I get that Ishtar never took part in the abuse and comforted Tine, and she could only do so much. But it’s like Augustus said about Reinhardt, if you have power, and you see people suffering and could something about it and don’t, then it doesn’t matter how ‘honorable’ of a person you are: You let those things happen and that makes you complacent in those things and therefore bad. Ik Ishtar did secretly send the kids that were meant to be sacrificed to safety, but that doesn’t make up for the fact she knows at some level what is happening around her is wrong (like. She definitely knows the abuse that Hilda put Tine and Tailtu through is wrong otherwise she wouldn’t comfort her) It really just screams to me “Not as big of an asshole as you could have been.” (And to be fair, I’m not even saying Ishtar should have done something, I like morally gray characters and I like that Ishtar doesn’t quite know the difference between right and wrong to the full extent since she was raised by well. Hilda and Bloom. But I agree that as a result of that moral grayness she doesn’t really deserve to be remembered as some sort of tragic hero that unfortunately Heroes tried to push with ascended Ishtar. I don’t mind Tine being conflicted, but I would have liked something with Olwen more when in her ending, whenever she thinks of her brother, she feels a mixture of pity and anger, likely because Augustus was right: He is an awful person because he doesn’t have anything backing him up like other Camus’s and doesn’t have a reason to be complacent in the face of the awful things Friege does) TLDR: Ishtar was a cool concept of how even people that aren’t nessecarily ‘bad’ can be shaped and wrapped by the bad people around them but she just kinda sucks in my opinion because the game and Heroes treats her like some tragic hero when she isn’t

@stick9898

10 ай бұрын

​​@@CaddanceI agree a lot with this, and I'd like to add to nourish your well-filled point that Ishtar also opposed the rebel army. Those who were directly opposing the horrible acts she saw happening around her. And she did more than any villain by 3 times throughout the story, and may be considered through in-game script and her stats their most lethal enemy and most heavy cause of causalities. And same I like that she is such a 'morally gray/ anti-villain' character. Good at heart but around the wrong people. And I also like call her out on her complicity all the same. I do as well didn't like how her ascended alt in Heroes tried to paint her as some "Hero" she's not. While also knowing it's made from her acts of starting to oppose the Empire in some form during her life last part.

@Caddance

10 ай бұрын

@@stick9898 Yessss thisss I love your add on!! I will state I’ve actually never played either games or seen it to it entirety, I only know bits and pieces so I’m glad that my comment was well written and makes sense. I will add on another thing!! I really do like Ishtar’s concept as a character, that there’s a certain line to all the bad things she witnesses where she can no longer be complacent. She is better than Reinhardt in that instance, who did nothing against the child hunts. It really is interesting to see a ‘bad’ person who isn’t entirely ‘bad’ and see where they cross that line of what is acceptable to them and what isn’t. The problem is what they find acceptable we don’t, and as a result, while Ishtar is more complicated as a character, she still doesn’t deserve to be remembered as a hero because she directly opposed the rebel army who was fighting to liberate Jugdral. It’s just as I said. She’s just not as much of an asshole as she could have been, and while that makes her complex, she doesn’t deserve to be remembered as a hero by history or the games (including Heroes of course)

@clmaoo

10 ай бұрын

Her defense of him makes sense, realistically. Most abuse victims defend enablers, and even their abusers to an extent. It doesn’t undo her character, if anything, it makes her even more sympathetic.

@todd2.08

10 ай бұрын

@@clmaoo unfortunately true

I hope an eventual remake delves deeper into the relationship between Arvis and Azel. I feel like showing how Azel and his mother were treated in court and how Arvis reacted to it could be a good summation of Arvis’s motivation and why he does what he does in micro.

I first discovered fe4 when i was 13 years old. At that time, i loved how grand and ambitious the story is, and it became my favourite game in the series. I knew that compared to other FE's, it was dark, but i never realized quite how dark it was. Now that i'm older, i can really see how tragic this story really is, what makes me appreciate is even more. I really really hope there will be a remake soon, i'd love to see this game and its story with updated graphics and animated cutscenes!

@therealjaystone2344

10 ай бұрын

With FE4R on the way, it would be nostalgic for you to play it again

Poor Eldigan, not getting mentioned even once. His tragedy is a much simpler one, but he desserved to be remembered as well. I'll raise my glass to him tonight. I really loved this video-"essay", it was so well written and took an angle I was not prepared for. Kudos!

The greatest FE video in history

While FE4 wasn’t up there with my favorites in terms of pure gameplay, I always found myself feeling immersed into the story and caring more about its characters than any other FE game. It’s a testament to just how important the story can be to a video game, and especially a Fire Emblem game.

@therealjaystone2344

10 ай бұрын

Rumor saying FE4R is on the way

@juancarlosfernandezperez6843

10 ай бұрын

They'll have to do some mechanical changed for it to appeal further. My guesses are: Global gold, a convoy (having to sell and re-buy might get annoying), dividing chapters into smaller parts

@Evilriku13

5 ай бұрын

@@juancarlosfernandezperez6843 I first and foremost want the story to be as dark as it was in the original game while also explaining those "lost tibbits" that are crucial to the main plot such as Victor, Sigyn, Kurth, Tailtiu and so forth being heavier displayed or at least mentioned so one can puzzle together the plot.

We so desperately need a Genealogy and Tharcia Echos, like we got for Valencia. I've never played either game and have only seen playthroughs of the first generations so hearing what happens to the survivors really hurt, but it's such an amazing story.

Honestly, Kaga's third arc really would solve a lot of issues with the game's plot. A lot of things kind of aren't really brought up and you could easily split the two halves into two different games. It sounds like a good opportunity to be able to go into more detail about some of the darker aspects.

Kaga’s vision was vast, expansive, and incredible, and while it’s taken many shapes and many community discussions to fully flesh out the Jugdral story….it is by far one of the best in gaming history.

Genealogy is one of my favorite games in the series. I understand why is gonna take a while for us to see a remake for this game, since it's really Dark and touchs in really disturbing events. Even so, there is a happy ending after all, wich is relief after so many tragedies in the story

Fire Emblem 4: "So, anyway, this is the one where hundreds of thousands of people are purged for not believing in the right god and there are regular 'child hunts' where innocent blood is sacrificed, oh, every other Tuesday." Games of Thrones: "Holy Fuck, dude, calm down!"

My favorite part of the geneolgy manga was when Sigurd took a wrong turn and ended up at the dungeons of fear and hunger and had to experience the eldritch horrors that were within such an unholy place and the only way he was able to pull himself back from losing his mind was sitting on that slightly comfortable chair

I am still stumped as to what the 3rd generation Kaga originally planned for could have been like

@juancarlosfernandezperez6843

10 ай бұрын

Rumor has it that Seliph and Julia would have a child

@RTU130

10 ай бұрын

Hmmm

@AlexT7916

6 ай бұрын

​@@juancarlosfernandezperez6843but in game that is a literal impossibility in game

Glad you went over what the Loptrians went through; sure, they descended from evil, but people are NOT their ancestors. And being actively hunted, no wonder they clung to the dark god. I love how Genealogy took out the good vs evil dynamic and made everything grey-people aren’t so black and white and this game toes the line so well

Really was a long time coming, I can imagine this took a lot out of you. Thanks!

I've been waiting for this!! Thanks for the video Ghast!

Excellent work. Been watching your videos for over 3 years, this one is your best video yet.

This is why I love fe4. It's story is very dark but it is still hopefully, despite all this grim there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I wish we had more grim in Fe, I miss this fine balance of grim and positivity. It's a beautiful story and I fear of a remake as much as I yearn for one because I don't trust modern Fe (or more to the point, modern Nintendo) to respect this story and leave it intact.

@mystergamer0750

10 ай бұрын

I hold the same fear

@kevingame3198

10 ай бұрын

Well final fantasy 16 did what modern fire emblem xenoblade or even other jrpgs couldn't even western rpgs like diablo and baldurs gate does handle darker tone and elements but Too much darker tone doesn't execute well in the case of diablo 4

@roxisultimate8152

10 ай бұрын

Keep in mind that fe4 made by single man vision and convinction ( Kaga) the question is there someone in IS or Nintendo that share that passion and be willing to shoulder to burden the dark content which i doubt for.

@thepheeesh

10 ай бұрын

@@kevingame3198 Haven't played it but my fear is, is Nintendo willing to have a game that's has themes of suicide, rape, incest (not just fates incest where it's "just cousins" or step siblings, this is full on brother sister incest), child murder, and depression under their brand. My guess is no. And that scares me cause more people need to see that fire emblem CAN be serious. 3 house moved in the right direction but genealogy could really hit differently for so many people if it's not tampered with.

@therealjaystone2344

10 ай бұрын

@@thepheeeshFE4R, if it happens, may gonna have some changes to the dialogue that wouldn’t fit well to the west (NoA localization gonna take another controversy)

Another beautifully done video. I was in tears during some portions of the video. FE4 just has that affect on me. Despite being 40 minutes long, it blows my mind that you have only touched on a fraction of this story, but did so with grace and tact. While i know you do and have watched many of your other videos on other games in the series, I would love to see more videos like this dedicated to the other portions of this story, if only to get my tear ducts moving.

This video really proves how freaking Dark Genealogy really is, my God. If we ever get a Echoes version of this game I wonder how much of he story they'll change since its so dark.

@dyrr836

8 ай бұрын

They'll probably just add more, not remove anything. People really over exaggerate how dark the game is, there have been other Nintendo published games with similar content.

Bravo. Way to really dive deep within the lore and overall themes. I love your videos.

This one has the best story in all of the FE games. I am excited for the remake

This was a wild ride. Thank you.

I almost never comment on the things I watch but you, sir, have done an amazing job in this one. As a FE fan myself, I commend your work on Jugdral.

An amazing video to summerize the majority of lore surrounding this gem of a game. Thank you

Thank you for putting so much work into this bro, I’m so excited to get into this

This was an amazing video, your delivery throughout the video was amazing, especially in the segment about Victor. Keep up the amazing work.

@woolycosine2892

Ай бұрын

Hey, I know you from somewhere

The Loptyr Sect is given a sympathetic backstory and a history of persecution to why they hate everyone in the world and why they still cling to worshiping an evil dragon god. Problem I see is that sympathetic backstory is given only through *telling* and not actually *showing* how tough they had it being persecuted. Would've liked to see Loptyrian women and children outside of evil-looking old dudes. Thracia 776 does have Salem and Sara but by the time you recruit them, they already knew that the Loptyr Sect weren't cool anyways. At least the manga saves that flaw.

@balsamon69

10 ай бұрын

I agree with you. Showing and not telling is a problem, but in my opinion it kinda falls flat because of just how damn one note they are, just like how you said. Feels like FE5 tried to fix this with Sara and Salem, both very cool characters that i wish were in Genealogy. Great point, overall!

@TheTardysoap

10 ай бұрын

In the manga Manfroy shows Lewyn his burnt, disfigured head right before he kills Lewyn that was made that way from persecution he suffered as a child. He even cries I think recalling the abuse he suffered, which puts Lewyn off guard and Manfroy takes the opportunity to end him. Always found that to be interesting.

@nillynush4899

8 ай бұрын

I'm kindov shocked how much I like the manga... then again I'm a sucker for drama and some of the taboo relationships in it...

Thank you for this video. I love the lore of Jugdral and your channel.

This video is heartbreaking... fe 4's stories really hit deep.... Incredible editing, and I really respect how you discussed the themes. Also what a nuanced view of Victor's story. He brought a tragedy upon himself

We adults can only hope that the remake gets to keep the dark story instead of hammering them down for children.

Love your work as always

Been looking forward to this one!!

amazing video! I think its probably your best one yet keep it up!

I'm glad you made this! I'll be sure to revisit it after I finish the Jugdral series. I always love your story deep dives.

Great Video Ghast!!

I want to remind people that in the Intro to the Game in its Chronology Jugdral has possibly its Own Fantasy Roman Republic and Roman Empire equivalent in the Grann Republic and Empire before this in the Backstory nobody talks about. It's nifty.

Genealogy is an understated master piece, in my opinion, particularly in regards to its execution of show don't tell.

One of the best masterpieces by Faerghast! Explained everything really well

This is an amazing video. Thank you

My favorite Fire Emblem game!

Oh you just reminded me of the amazing Eldigan, Lachesis and Finn plotline in the manga. Amazing video as always!

Thank you so much for this incredible video. The narration of those events made me tear up at points. I often talk to friends about why this game is a genius with it's storytelling, but I could go on for hours because it goes so deep. Now I can point them to this video if they are still interested after my long monologues - thank you! Watching it is super thrilling and comprehensive.

@NightaYuu

10 ай бұрын

That being said, I am even more hyped that I managed to gather a little FE4 cosplay group this autumn :) Despite it being a game from 1996 that never got officially translated nor released, there even are plenty of people loving it enough in Germany to make dedicated fan content like cosplays

@pont1695

9 ай бұрын

I think I recall crying at the Arvis panels, specially when he takes in Azelle and his mother . They're so sad!

The music choice in this is excellent, and I don't just mean I like the music, but your clearly careful thought about what tone it would bring to a section and what was appropriate was really well done!

Beautiful video. One of your best.

I only vaguely understood the basics of Genealogy's story but this really helped me see the layers of complexity and how fascinating it really is. Wonderfully put together video :)

Sometimes not seeing and only getting told a vague telling of what happens is more horrific than what could have been shown. Once again, wonderfully written script and video. Props to everyone that worked on it. With it's dark subject matter, it may be difficult to have a remake of Jugdral, but I hope we do indeed receive one.

I love FE4, it's probably my favourite game in the series. I replayed it twice this summer, and enjoyed both replays a lot. This video is a great opportunity for me to share my **personal** opinion on the game's story, thanks Ghast, it was wonderful. Had me glued to my phone for the whole thing. My main issue with FE4, and pretty much all Kaga games is just the sheer amount of expo dumping they have. The form it takes can be varied, it can be justified, can be not, but the fact is that it's there, and to me personally, it's really distracting. I've had a recent Kaga Saga binge, where i replayed everything from Berwick to Vestaria Saga 2, and i can safely say, all of his games are guilty of it. Even though i haven't replayed TRS i this binge, i remember it having a lot of expo dumps as well, like the infamous Bishop Lee lecture, among many others. And VS2's story is just bad, don't quote me on that, i don't like it at all. However, both Berwick and VS1 are plagued by this. Berwick to a much lesser degree, VS1 i remember being really bored by the exposition. I agree with you here that it's because of the engine. The FE and, to a lesser extent, Kaga Saga engine, really doesn't lend itself well to any other method of storytelling besides conversations. It's really hard to show instead of tell, because the engine just isn't built for that. However, even with this, it falls flat for me. Like, come on, we really couldn't have an even where, when Sigurd seizes... Agustria or some shit, where he witnesses a man being burned at the stake for supposedly "being Loptryian" and stops it? I don't think it would have been that expensive or time consuming to do. It also could have been a nice way to get a playable Dark Mage to join Sigurd, but that would actually have been more expensive because of having to consider the balancing and the lover conversations, talk conversations in general, and the like. But this doesn't apply in every situation, you couldn't really do something like this to explain what's going on in Isaac or other plotlines that happen far away from Sigurd and his motley crew. And i also want to talk about the convo between Seliph and Lewyn after siezing the castle in Yied with the Fenrir dark bishop, forgot what it's called. I have an issue with how on the nose it is, it's, as far as i remember, the only time when the game so blatantly spells out it's theme, and it bothers me. It's almost perfect if not for the whole "Good and evil can't be reduced to such black and white notions" schtick, and it, again, bothers me a lot. I, personally, like it when the theme is left for me to discover, and that conversation would have already conveyed what Lewyn told Seliph, so it feels really unnecessary. Now you could say that i'm biased, unreasonable, and all that... Wait, are you telling me that i'm human? No way, who would have thought that i, as a human, have had experiences that shaped my perspective and interests that can be biased towards a particular opinion... Now, if you've read up to this point, thank you a lot, genuinely. It can be really hard to read such a giant block of text on KZread, so i really appreciate you for taking time out of your day to read my comment. Whether our opinions align or not, it's okay, i just wanted to voice my perspective. Have a great day and good luck, once again, thank you

@RTU130

10 ай бұрын

Hmm

Fantastic video my dude, as a relatively new fire emblem fan I had no idea how rich and complex the world of the older games was. After watching this video I have to hope that we see a remake of these games

great work and well done

Masterpiece. Keep it up man!

Commenting for the algorithm. Thanks for shining a light on the Mangas! I didn't know they existed.

Hey Ghast. Just wanted to say how much I appreciate your content. I really love your videos, talking about Fire Emblem and its narratives, characters, and just story elements in general. Your essay style scripts are always high quality and enjoyable to listen to. Of course, I also enjoy your more light-hearted content as well. I really get a kick of your videos taking passionate looks at this series. Very few of my friends are interested in FE like I am, so having your videos to learn from and compare with my ideas as intellectual discussion is a treat. Thank you!

The story of FE4 is my favorite amongst the many stories of Fire Emblem, and Seliph and Sigurd immediately became my favorite lords after jumping into the rabbit hole that is Genealogy.

This is an excellent video for people who haven't dug up the Japan-exclusive games. We're exposed to Geneology's characters a great deal through Heroes and Engage, but quite a bit of context as to the nature of the characters is lacking that way. And then you went a step beyond that and dug into events less clear even in the games themselves. Outstanding.

As someone new to Fire emblem I'm glad channels like this exist

My goodness, this video was darker than I thought. Thank you for this video. I’m a Fire Emblem fan but have never played Genealogy. With all of the rumors of a remake, I find myself reading more about it. I knew it was pretty dark but it does have quite a level of dread.

Thank you for your hard work. It makes me wish more for a remake, making this story more accessible and less scray to try because of the older gameplay. I am so curious to discover more about this entry in the series.

After i play this game, I'll come back to watch this, keep up the great work!

Started playing FE4 recently and once finished, I'll come back to the vid to watch it!

One hell of a breakdown.

Excellent video. I adore Jugdral so much. And to think there is so much more grimdark subject matter in these two games. Its amazing how these two old ass SNES games brought me to tears. I REALLY want FE4 remake to be real because there so much good that can come from it. I hope we get an announcement by the end of this year or next year as the leaks have hinted at. I hope so badly for this to happen. When it does I look forward to your coverage of it all.

@_Woods_

10 ай бұрын

I honestly don't trust modern IS to make a good case of jugdral.

Such an amazing illustrative video which goes to show just how much these games need a more concise and more fleshed out story remake. A phenomenal story like this with modern tools could be one of if not the most fulfilling FE story.

Needless to say this video is so interesting! I really can't wait for a possible remake and I truly hope for additional manga content to be canonised

Banger video

I have not watched it yet, I probably will after work, but I must say as an FE4 enjoyer: FE4 is one story where the 'twists' work well again and again (they're set up). So even though I know what is coming, I can still feel my heartstrings go when Quan gets Gae Bolg from Ethlyn, or when he enters the desert with his contigent.

The flame emperor is a very tragic character, which lead her to brutal decisions. But the emperor of flame is equally tragic, and he often doesn't get the benefit of the doubt like the flame emperor.

@balsamon69

10 ай бұрын

Well... How to put it elegantly... A lot of gamers are guys. And when it comes to attractive women, we have a tendency to focus on the attractive part, and overlook questionable aspects of the person. Tldr; a 13 y.o. shitposter would say "Lmao Arvis doesn't have booba"

@Dan_Jado

10 ай бұрын

@@balsamon69 well, Edelgard also doesn't have that much "booba", contrary to what the fanarts depict XD

@therealjaystone2344

10 ай бұрын

@@Dan_Jado only the butt

Very good breakdown, I'm very intrigued by the story. I agree, conveying the story through supplemental manga and subtle references is much more suited than an overt depiction.

Instant Like and W my guy Keep up the good work🙏

I've never played or knew the lore of Genealogy despite previous interest. It seems like the story is deeper and richer than I ever would've thought.

This was a very well done essay, hopefully you will do one about the second generation.🙌

Now that I am back from work. I can write a REAL response. This is a spectacular video. I have been a fire emblem fan since the GBA-era games. I have played most of the western Fire Emblem games and when I was in college, I began playing the Japanese only games (ie Kaga era). FE4 is one of my favorite games, but literally nobody I talk to about Fire Emblem can relate because they typically only played post-Awakening Fire Emblem games. I love this channel because Ghast is knowledgeable on all eras of Fire Emblem and he is able to look topics from a more nuanced approach instead of a causal focused one (not that there anything wrong with causals). FE4 has such a compelling story and characters, it is a crime that we never got an official english release in an capacity. Thank You so much Ghast.

The BEST Fire Emblem.

Well done! Even though I haven't played the games yet, I was able to follow quite easily.

This video was awesome! I really liked how you organized the story and how you told us about such a tragic and yet hopeful story! I think Deirdre is one of my favorite characters from Fire Emblem, specially because of Feh! Yeah, I know, the mobile game actually made something remarcable with her legendary version. There is one quote from her legendary alt in the game that she states that she made mistakes and lead two tragic lifes, and yet, she would do everything all the same again if she could. She says that she also found bliss and hapiness even among such sad turns of events of her life and wouldn't exchange that. Considering everything that happened to her and everyone she cares about, I think it's very brave of her to have said that, and I mean that in a good way. If we think about it, her life with Sigurd was the first time she actually created memories, it was the first time her life had any meaning to her. I'm sorry to bring the mobile game again, but I also loved duo Sigurd version with Deirdre. In their dialogue, we get to see how much Sigurd means to her. Before meeting him, she was all alone and her life was empty. Then, she got to see the world around her, to meet new people and to live her life surrounded by Sigurd's love and even with baby Seliph's love! And I think it's very touching the fact that she wouldn't trade that even knowing what would happen to her and the others.

@brightlight8852

10 ай бұрын

That's a common thing with Deirdre. Her relationship with Sigurd is a relationship that she wanted and chose for herself. It's actually fitting that the relationship that she chose for herself is the one that ultimately saves Granvale. Seliph is called the scion of Light because he is the true king, his mere existence calls into question Julius's claim to the throne, his father always fought against the evil in Granvale, and now Seliph is taking up his mantle. It shows that Deirdre's love for Sigurd wasn't a mistake, it wasn't cursed.

I’m not gonna lie I was never sold on a Genealogy of the Holy War remake (I know, I’m a lil stupid) But after watching this vid, I think I’m genuinely sold on it now

Damn, great timing. I just finishing a playthrough of FE4. Ishtar is another tragic figure here-she’s been gaslit by Hilda into believing she loves Julius (and maybe she does) but she, unlike Tine, doesn’t feel like she has the option to turn on the rebels. Also, we kill Ishtor pretty early on, and so even though Ishtar probably would have come around to Seliph’s side with a good discussion, she can’t fight against her parents along the people who murdered her brother. That would take an extreme sense of responsibility, which Ishtar (and nobody really in FE4) seems to have. So she digs herself into a hole getting closer to Julius and goes down fighting because she doesn’t see another way out. Finn is also pretty tragic, especially if you follow the theories that he and Beowulf both loved Lachesis and that Nanna is his daughter while Diarmuid is Beo’s daughter. Likewise, Faval and Patty never learn their mother is alive, do they? There’s no mention of them in FE5 when Finn tells Eyvel that she must be Brigid.

@todd2.08

10 ай бұрын

Eyvel (Brigid) reunites with her children in Thracia’s ending credits

@JaidynReiman

10 күн бұрын

They're reunited in Eyvel's ending. The game doesn't strictly name drop them probably for the sake of not dragging in characters who don't appear in the story.

My god jugdral is just so great

I didn’t know anything about FE4 before watching but this video was fire

I nearly cried at some parts, for I love this game so much 😭

Gotta love devs that go super hard into the lore

I really love these kinds of videos but I'm going to wait till I play the game to watch in order to avoid spoilers. Thanks for the vid anyway