This was my first Fire Emblem game, and it's already off to a mid start for me with this series.
Played this game after making a deal with a friend, and I don't necessarily regret playing this. It definitely did keep me entertained. While I can't really make a comparison on other games to really say how this game "saved the series", I can definitely see the appeal of this game.
I really did enjoy the concept of being able to practically infinitely change your class and reset back to level 1, allowing them to retain their old stats while also being able to grow more in their stats. This allows for a fresh spin on almost every character in the game. Second/Master seals were something that I actively tried seeking out for and using on every character whenever they reached their mid to late level 10s. The combat for this game, which I can tell Fire Emblem is very centric around, gets very addicting very fast. While the pair up system quite literally just breaks the entire game's balance, it's still nice to see synergies for each character.
Now come the flaws of this game. There were 2 main ones that I found, both of which were just so insanely jarring.
The first one being how piss easy this game is. Robin is so insanely broken, regardless of what class you put them in. I think he/she might just be able to solo the game. Same thing applies to Chrom. No, I'm not saying this because I played on Normal/Casual. I watched other playthroughs as well in harder difficulties, and these two characters just stand out like two sore thumbs among the rest of the cast in combat. This also led me to only really caring about these 2 characters only. I found myself having to force S or A rank supports for the other cast members, since I didn't in particular care for them either.
The second flaw I found with this game is that there isn't much drive with the story with this game. Point A just needs to happen for Point B to happen. The whole story just feels reactionary the entire way through. I was definitely entranced by the combat of the game, which, again, is a centric part of Fire Emblem, but when I finally got the extra time to play this game, I found myself in a constant struggle to find myself enthralled with the story. I really just needed to get this story over with so I can finally play some other games I care more about.
3/5. Could be a starter for the series, but I'm not so sure myself.
Played this game after making a deal with a friend, and I don't necessarily regret playing this. It definitely did keep me entertained. While I can't really make a comparison on other games to really say how this game "saved the series", I can definitely see the appeal of this game.
I really did enjoy the concept of being able to practically infinitely change your class and reset back to level 1, allowing them to retain their old stats while also being able to grow more in their stats. This allows for a fresh spin on almost every character in the game. Second/Master seals were something that I actively tried seeking out for and using on every character whenever they reached their mid to late level 10s. The combat for this game, which I can tell Fire Emblem is very centric around, gets very addicting very fast. While the pair up system quite literally just breaks the entire game's balance, it's still nice to see synergies for each character.
Now come the flaws of this game. There were 2 main ones that I found, both of which were just so insanely jarring.
The first one being how piss easy this game is. Robin is so insanely broken, regardless of what class you put them in. I think he/she might just be able to solo the game. Same thing applies to Chrom. No, I'm not saying this because I played on Normal/Casual. I watched other playthroughs as well in harder difficulties, and these two characters just stand out like two sore thumbs among the rest of the cast in combat. This also led me to only really caring about these 2 characters only. I found myself having to force S or A rank supports for the other cast members, since I didn't in particular care for them either.
The second flaw I found with this game is that there isn't much drive with the story with this game. Point A just needs to happen for Point B to happen. The whole story just feels reactionary the entire way through. I was definitely entranced by the combat of the game, which, again, is a centric part of Fire Emblem, but when I finally got the extra time to play this game, I found myself in a constant struggle to find myself enthralled with the story. I really just needed to get this story over with so I can finally play some other games I care more about.
3/5. Could be a starter for the series, but I'm not so sure myself.
Reviewed on May 20, 2023