Together RPG - Fire Emblem - 2/01-4/01

[PartridgeSenpai]

I own a lot of FE games. I've got all the GBA and DS ones, including translated versions of the Japanese-only ROMs. (On that note I also have access to the NES and SNES translations of course.) I also own the GameCube and Wii Fire Emblems, as well as the 3DS one.

Out of all those, the only FE I've put serious time into was:

I put something like 15 hours into it. And it was a terrible game. Totally unbalanced RNG, totally unfair surprise enemy layouts, and just a general lack of polish. The experience was so bad it put me off the FE series for a good long while. I read later on that particular entry is known for being a bad FE and considered one of the hardest in the series. So I chose a really poor entry point as my introduction to the series.

I guess my question now is, what's the best FE to get your feet wet with this series? I mean the first USA GBA FE, is that really the one?

I recently tried to get through Binding Blade, and it turned me off of Fire Emblem too, even when I considered myself quite a big fan. That game has SO much bullshit with unfairly spawning enemy camps. Granted, that was their first one since the SNES years, but damn, that game is so not fun unless you really like resetting a lot to have your really good characters not die. I do recommend our first GBA one though for entry. Much much easier and less unfair. Just don't forget to level up your main story people, and you'll have a fine time.

I've never done one of these "Retro Together" things, but considering that I own 3 FE games I haven't even touched yet (which are also 3 of the most expensive ones which I really went out of my way to get, way back when Xp), I'll probably play one of those in the spirit of tagging along with y'all.

[MrPopo]

When I finally finished FE12 (the remake of 3) I remembered why I had stopped and let so many people die; I was playing on Hard Mode which means that enemy reinforcements spawn at the start of the enemy turn and can move right away. Which was a giant fuck you in the last mission.

[ElkinFencer10]

Oh, my goal is definitely to fire up Genealogy of the Holy War after I finish Nep-Nepping, but Nep-Nep will forever be my main priority.

[PartridgeSenpai]

When I finally finished FE12 (the remake of 3) I remembered why I had stopped and let so many people die; I was playing on Hard Mode which means that enemy reinforcements spawn at the start of the enemy turn and can move right away. Which was a giant fuck you in the last mission.

That's the entire game of Binding Blade, albeit not EVERY turn, it's still often enough to seriously fuck you over. I'm hoping Path of Radience isn't nearly so meaaaan.

[Exhuminator]

That game has SO much bullshit with unfairly spawning enemy camps.

Yep.

Granted, that was their first one since the SNES years, but damn, that game is so not fun

It was the first FE without the involvement of series creator Shouzou Kaga, and it showed. Eiji Kaneda just didn't know what the hell he was doing. Luckily the next two FEs on GBA after Binding Blade, were headed up by Daisuke Izuka and Sachiko Wada. They clearly did a better job.

That's the entire game of Binding Blade, albeit not EVERY turn, it's still often enough to seriously fuck you over. I'm hoping Path of Radience isn't nearly so meaaaan.

My favorite thing in Binding Blade was starting off a mission and before you could even get to move, enemy mages from three screens away would sleep all your tanks, and then the game would spawn brigands right next to your healers, and kill all of them before you got to make even a single move. Fun times.

[Sarge]

That sounds horrific and not cool.

[MrPopo]

When I finally finished FE12 (the remake of 3) I remembered why I had stopped and let so many people die; I was playing on Hard Mode which means that enemy reinforcements spawn at the start of the enemy turn and can move right away. Which was a giant fuck you in the last mission.

That's the entire game of Binding Blade, albeit not EVERY turn, it's still often enough to seriously fuck you over. I'm hoping Path of Radience isn't nearly so meaaaan.

Path of Radiance brings back the ability of cavalry to move after attacking. It's just as awesome as it sounds.

[ElkinFencer10]

Path of Radiance brings back the ability of cavalry to move after attacking. It's just as awesome as it sounds.

Path of Radiance is still probably my favorite game.

[Exhuminator]

If my free gaming time remains steady, I'll give the first officially released GBA Fire Emblem a try soon. By that I mean this:



Maybe it won't be a barrel of assrape like its predecessor was.

[PartridgeSenpai]

Path of Radiance brings back the ability of cavalry to move after attacking. It's just as awesome as it sounds.

Path of Radiance is still probably my favorite game.

I've just always loved that because of that game, Ike is the only Fire Emblem character in Smash Bros who speaks English. Even Cloud speaks Japanese, and he only looks like a FE character X3