i don't like conrad or any of the implications of his inclusion, celica's maps are probably the worst designed maps in the series (even moreso than three houses), and the balancing feels kind of all over the place but otherwise this game is insanely good. a spectacular english dub, amazing ost, really well done new additions to an existing game if you ignore conrad, and probably the best version of "oh the dragon is evil now, hero go kill bad dragon now" as a story, even if it really isn't as common as outsiders to the series like to suggest (it's mostly just the first 3 games). i also adore the cast in this game to death, probably my favorite cast behind thracia and sacred stones. i really hope that the inevitable fe4 remake learns from this game's mistakes and triumphs in the future, because there's a lot they do exceptionally well even if they fumble the bag a bit in a few areas.