Ok, I got Fire Emblem knowing it would be good. But not this good!!
I love this game. I got it for Christmas and am absolutely hooked. I just beat it today. The ending was great, especially seeing Roy (From SSBM). The ending also hints very generously that there will be a Fire Emblem 2 in North America. The whole storyline just amazes me. This is one of the deepest plotlines that I've played through in awhile. FFTA and Golden Sun/TLA were deep, but not this deep.
Enough raving with the storyline, the engine is incredible. It can be insanely hard at times because a lot of times, you are largely outnumbered. Also, the fact that if one party member falls, they're gone forever; that's what makes the game hard--but exciting. Healing becomes essential in this game so none of your characters get lost forever.
Now, about a possible sequel....Roy would be the main character (pretty obvious there) and would be aided by Hector's daughter Lilian (If I am correct?) and possibly Lyn's son/daughter--if she has one. At the end, it looked like Prince Zephiel turned horribly evil, and I'm gonna tell you now, that's not good. As for the other antagonist at the end (The hooded man) I believe that could be Ephidel. I mean, correct me if I am wrong, but we never saw him die, or anything. In fact, I don't think we saw him since Lyn killed Lundregen.
Comparisons: Fire Emblem stack up very well to FFTA and Golden Sun/TLA. I haven't tried Sword of Mana yet, but I heard it was great; my friend got it the other day. Anyway, IMO, Fire Emblem beats any of those game strategy wise because you have the risk of your units dieing and never coming back. That's what makes this game so tough. In FFTA, for example, if one of your units gets KO'ed they will be out for the battle and return to full health in between battles and be ready for the next battle. Fire Emblem is similar, but if one of your units dies, they are gone forever. Now, stacked up to Golden Sun, Golden Sun almost certainly requires less strategy because you don't have to move your characters around. Golden Sun, previously my fav game on GBA, has gone down now to Number 3 on my list. My top 5 RPG list and ratings for each (for GBA only):
1. Fire Emblem--9.5/10
2. FFTA--9/10
3. Golden Sun: The Lost Age--8.5/10
4. Golden Sun--8/10
5. Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire--7.5/10
Note that I have not played Sword of Mana, Advance Wars/2, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga (Heard that was good). I hope to play those games next.
Ok, enough with me talking...let's hear your thoughts on this great game!! Maybe talk about the sequel? I'd love to hear others ideas about the game!!
~Magnechu
I love this game. I got it for Christmas and am absolutely hooked. I just beat it today. The ending was great, especially seeing Roy (From SSBM). The ending also hints very generously that there will be a Fire Emblem 2 in North America. The whole storyline just amazes me. This is one of the deepest plotlines that I've played through in awhile. FFTA and Golden Sun/TLA were deep, but not this deep.
Enough raving with the storyline, the engine is incredible. It can be insanely hard at times because a lot of times, you are largely outnumbered. Also, the fact that if one party member falls, they're gone forever; that's what makes the game hard--but exciting. Healing becomes essential in this game so none of your characters get lost forever.
Now, about a possible sequel....Roy would be the main character (pretty obvious there) and would be aided by Hector's daughter Lilian (If I am correct?) and possibly Lyn's son/daughter--if she has one. At the end, it looked like Prince Zephiel turned horribly evil, and I'm gonna tell you now, that's not good. As for the other antagonist at the end (The hooded man) I believe that could be Ephidel. I mean, correct me if I am wrong, but we never saw him die, or anything. In fact, I don't think we saw him since Lyn killed Lundregen.
Comparisons: Fire Emblem stack up very well to FFTA and Golden Sun/TLA. I haven't tried Sword of Mana yet, but I heard it was great; my friend got it the other day. Anyway, IMO, Fire Emblem beats any of those game strategy wise because you have the risk of your units dieing and never coming back. That's what makes this game so tough. In FFTA, for example, if one of your units gets KO'ed they will be out for the battle and return to full health in between battles and be ready for the next battle. Fire Emblem is similar, but if one of your units dies, they are gone forever. Now, stacked up to Golden Sun, Golden Sun almost certainly requires less strategy because you don't have to move your characters around. Golden Sun, previously my fav game on GBA, has gone down now to Number 3 on my list. My top 5 RPG list and ratings for each (for GBA only):
1. Fire Emblem--9.5/10
2. FFTA--9/10
3. Golden Sun: The Lost Age--8.5/10
4. Golden Sun--8/10
5. Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire--7.5/10
Note that I have not played Sword of Mana, Advance Wars/2, Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga (Heard that was good). I hope to play those games next.
Ok, enough with me talking...let's hear your thoughts on this great game!! Maybe talk about the sequel? I'd love to hear others ideas about the game!!
~Magnechu