This is a pretty straightforward definition of what a narrative theme is and yet there's so much room for people to say basically whatever they want without technically being incorrect, and therein lies the main problem.Įven so, I figured I should at least give discussing the themes of Fates a shot since using themes to defend a work is very popular because it's easy. Oftentimes this can be summed up with one word, but let's not get too bogged down in details. If we go by the Wikipedia definition of narrative themes, it can be summarized with two points:ġ) What the player thinks the game is about As a result, this might get a little vague, and I apologize for that, but the discussion will be more concrete after this topic. Themes, on the other hand, seem to mean whatever is convenient for the person arguing about something. Pointing out that Corrin should logically ask Azura more questions about the crystal ball, for example, has a basis in something very tangible. Now, you might argue that everything I've said is subjective but for the main routes and DLC campaigns you've at least got to base the discussion on the script. The reason why I didn't discuss themes in the main story is simple: it's subjective.

However, there are also some things that I haven't talked about at all that I wish to bring up here, so why not start with that. That means some arguments may be repeated, while others which I merely touched upon briefly will be elaborated upon further. With all the routes and story DLC behind us, I was thinking it could be good to wrap up the analysis and focus on certain issues more in-depth which plague all routes or the writing as a whole.

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