From: NeoElfboy | #026
All FEs are pretty bad for story/graphics/etc. anyway
Disagree. 4 and 5 have great stories, and the GBA games have really really good sprite work. Also, 9 and 10's story is very well done, if not amazing (Though admittedly 10 is very divisive on whether or not it's actually a likable story).
And gameplay wise, RD has a lot of things that are just weird about it, like how the chapters system works, and bad unit balance. Also the whole 'no support conversations' thing is a pretty massive blow in a lot of peoples eyes.
EDIT: Also, I'd like to point out that 'generic' =/= bad. The FE games all have pretty generic stories, but they execute them usually decently well. Some people just like a straightforward fantasy war story every now and then.
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