I have so much to say about this game that I could probably sit here for hours writing stuff down and it wouldn't be enough.
Let me just start with this: what an improvement. Aside from some occasional problems with lighting, I don't think there's a single aspect of Remake that wasn't greatly enhanced in Rebirth. It honestly surpassed my expectations.
Remake is a very good game, but one I at times had trouble staying engaged with due to padded out segments. This time, I couldn't put the fucking game down. It was just incredibly enthralling from start to finish, even when I was struggling with some silly minigame.
The minigames are apparently a point of contention, but I can safely say I loved them for the most part. Queen's Blood is of course the star of the show, and I need it to be its own separate thing, but almost all of the other ones are high-quality or at least inoffensive as well. The few that genuinely annoyed me were optional.
Speaking of, there is so much optional content. Like, I could have finished this game in 40 hours probably, but I couldn't stop myself from doing every little thing the devs threw at me. I went for the Platinum trophy, which is something that I absolutely did not want to do for the first part, and even though I lost my sanity on a few Chadley combat challenges and an entire second playthrough was a bit much, I still pushed through, because the core game was just that much fun. 168 hours is a lot and it certainly felt like a lot. Still, I don't regret any part of it.
Rebirth stumbles in a few aspects of game design, like overworld movement, some of the optional challenges being way overtuned, and some irritating enemy design, but overall? I like Final Fantasy VII, I like the Remake - but I LOVE this game, and it's shot up Cloud's party as one of my favorites in all JRPGs. This is truly a masterpiece and one I genuinely can't imagine being topped by the third part.

The snappy gameplay of GBA Fire Emblem is unmatched as always, and the writing is pretty good here even if it's nothing groundbreaking. I really enjoyed the characters of Lyon, L'Arachel, and the main twins Eirika and Ephraim.
Game's a little on the short side, especially because it's so easy, but I don't particularly mind; I would enjoy more Fire Emblem games of this length just as long as they had higher difficulty options for the people who want a challenge. It being short is also mitigated by the fact that it has a second route which I am eager to play.
It's not my favorite FE, but I've certainly grown attached to its world and cast.