I'm skipping out on Fates after seeing that they did not learn their lesson in improving the writing quality. The game(Birthright at least)feels like a FE anime: Harem Edition than another tale of war and loss(not assuming it lacks this, it's more like the abundant number of cliches waters the presentation down greatly). The characters, even Corrin him/herself is just as boring/uninspired as Roy is in his game, with the exception that he is a mary sue. I've long grown out of Japanese archetypes, but boy does this game embrace them - dammit.
I guess I'll keep to the GC/Wii FEs for some likable storytelling, as I'm that biased.