These are what we call the 'YMMV items.' Things that some people find in this work. We call them 'your mileage might vary' because not everyone sees these things in the same way. This starts discussions in the trope lists, a thing we don't want. Please use the discussion page if you'd like to discuss any of these items.
YMMV: Fire Emblem Awakening
And the Fandom Rejoiced: European release has been confirmed. Please tell us America can't be far behind.
NOA recently got a domain name for the game, and FE13 is being featured in new Nintendo Powers...things are looking up!
There are also those who reacted similarly upon learning that Yusuke Kozaki, the artist of No More Heroes, would be designing the characters.
While it is a base breaking issue (well, the paid part is) the fact that Nintendo has announced use of the DLC to bring back old characters and maps has been met positively...some just hope the maps and characters will have story importance rather being totally random (which is fair).
The news that the Cleric class could promote into NUNSWITHAXES was greeted with immense enthusiasm, likely as a result of the series' history of giving female units limited access to axes (the only real examples being Titania,Ekhidna and Minerva).
Based on the recent trailer, the Battle Cleric could be a female variation of the Fighter class. Fans rejoiced further at the thought.
Nope, they're the male equivalent through the Priest promotion tree. Still, fans seem to like Libera pretty well.
Dating Sim elements have been brought to the support system, and pairing some characters allow them to have children.
Emelina and Valhart will become playable characters via Spotpass.
Roy is in this game!...as a DLC character.
Female Mercenaries and Heroes make appearances. This is the first time they've been seen since the Binding Blade. Celebrations were had.
Bribing Your Way to Victory: A few DLC chapters seem to smell strongly of this, such as one in which enemies drop enormous amounts of gold, one consisting entirely of Entombed (pathetically weak undead enemies that give huge amounts of exp) and, perhaps most egrigiously "InfiniteDivine Weapons". Of course, it's not quite as bad as some other games, as here you actually have to play the chapters to reap the rewards, which could be pretty painful on higher difficulties. And it seems some of them contain nasty traps for those who blindly rush them for farming purposes, such as Level 30 Entombed with Counter...
Broken Base: It's not so terrible, but the news that My Unit would be returning (and, from photos, possibly removing Jase caused a small rift, and My Unit broke the base from FE 12 because of how big a Game Breaker they (could) be.
There are people complaining about how the My Unit's customization has been neutered (can't choose background, and instead of being able to choose which weapons can be used, they can only use swords and magic, but currently unknown what type they can use). This has been somewhat mitigated by the revelation that My Unit can use a Change Seal to change into almost any class.
The base breaks further. News has come out that an option to turn off permanent death will be present. On one side, a base that is happy for a means for new people to get into the game without all the frustration. On the other, long-time fans who think it's all being dumbed down.
Mind you, the game does still have "classic mode", ie, deaths are permanent when you play in this mode.
The art direction alone has created a few rifts. Some fans like the more over-the-top anime-stylized character designs and visuals, but others prefer the simpler outfits and gravity-obeying hair that was present in past games.
The paid DLC alone is being met with some reception and some resistance, with this being the first Nintendo game to ever utilize it.
This has been somewhat nullified, as Marth's DLC is going to be free for a limited time after the Japanese launch.
Cliché Storm: Accusations have been made against Krom for fitting almost every Fire Emblem Lord cliche. Being a blue haired sword-locked Prince who doubles as a vigilante leader.
May count as Fan Dumb, since we don't even know the story yet.
Now that details about the story have been revealed, we know that this is a serious case of Fandumb. Rather than waiting for his nation to be attacked, Krom is being a Royal Who Actually Does Something by investigating the political tensions across the border than waiting for things to go south like they inevitably do in Emblem.
Ensemble Darkhorse: Of the currently announced characters, fans have already picked out their favorites: Ronku the Myrmidon, Donny the Villager, Sariya the Dark Mage, and Viole the Archer seem to be at the top of fans lists.
Gaia the thief (because he haz teh lolli's!), Serge the Dragon Rider and Basilio and Flavia are also getting really popular.
Lucina is already becoming possibly the favorite female!Lord in the series.
Azure, Olivia's son, has more fans asking for info on him than other kids.
Over at Serenes Forest, fans totally ate up Henry (the Dark Mage) like he was going out of style.
Epileptic Trees: The Marthlike individual and the Shield of Seals seen in the February 2012 trailer and pictures of the world map have ignited speculation that there is some sort of connection to the Akaneia universe present, either through being set in the future, an alternate timeline, or a mere crossover.
Fan Nickname: "Buttons" for Liz, as a result of her unusual hat.
Some refer to her dress as a "cage". It's actually a hoop skirt. Maybe she has low speed growth?
Nintendo of America is now know as NoAholes by many. In the fan's eyes, they seem to really hate RPGs and didn't even bother getting the rights to localize New Mystery.
The masked man has been dubbed "Charth" in some circles.
The game's downright bizarre renditions to Armour Knights, like Callum, have been dubbed "Shellfish" or "Shellfish Knights".
Game Breaker: If you decide to go ahead and and alter Sariya into Knight and Archer (her two alternate class trees) she'll gain massive boosts to defense and skill. Change her back to Scorcerer, slap a Ruin tome on her, and watch everything get criticaled to death.
My Unit is this to a ridiculous degree, with his easy access to almost every class in the game allowing him to collect a ludicrously powerful selection of skills.
My Unit's child Mark can easily become one as well, especially if you pair MU with a second gen character who already received boosts from their parents.
Certain Spotpass Units, such as Sigurd or Alvis are easy to obtain (Oh, look 17000 in game gold) L20 Promoted units with a bunch of skills and very high stats, not unlike The Black Knight in Radiant Dawn... except they can be reclassed to lower levels, and don't leave your party. Oh you can get one as early as Ch6.
Tier Induced Scrappy: Unfortunately Donny isn't well liked in gameplay. His villager class gains exp at the same rate as a tier one class but has pathetic max stats, he requires a change seal to promote, has less class options then any other character, and has no Lance using promotions when he'll have an A Rank in Lances by the time he's a level 30 villager. Really Donny's main use just seems to be passing on the Good growths skill to a second generation character.
Unfortunate Implications: Much to the chagrin of the series Yaoi and Yuri fans, (not to mention its gay fans), the Gay Option doesn't technically exist. Sure, there's Ho Yay / Les Yay here and there, but you still cannot pair any same-sex characters together, and as one Serenes Forest poster put it: "Marrying kids? Ok. Marrying your best friends kids? Ok. Marrying same-sex allies of the same age? AW HELL NAW!".
Westerners Want More Fire Emblem: Petitions have gone up to bring it to American shores. Justified, as Intelligent Systems and Nintendo apparently thought not releasing New Mystery would be a good idea. Though the game did recently get announced for Europe, fans aren't put at ease when they remember Nintendo of America's track recordwhen itcomes tolocalizing RPGs.
