This is not a bad game. But it is a painfully average one. Maybe in the reality where we never got Echoes: Shadows of Valentia I'd be able to be a bit kinder to this game, but when you put the two NES FE remakes next to each other, Shadow Dragon stings of missed potential. The maps are perfectly serviceable and the multiple difficulty options are good, but locking new story content to only the lowest difficulty is questionable, as is the decision to unlock new characters only by killing off characters in your party. The note about the prologue is irrelevant, however, as this game lacks any ambition in updating the story and characters to modern standards, which is what really stings. Unless you're a diehard FE fan looking to play as many games as possible or just like playing maps and nothing else, this one is skippable.

Reviewed on Dec 21, 2022


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