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What makes Fire Emblem such a beloved series?

Posted on 3/13/17 at 2:23 pm
Posted by CBandits82
Lurker since May 2008
Member since May 2012
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Posted on 3/13/17 at 2:23 pm
This series typically gets great reviews and has a very passionate fan base.

Why is it so beloved?

I have yet to play an entries in the series but hope to one day.
Posted by paladine36
Member since Feb 2013
1478 posts
Posted on 3/13/17 at 2:26 pm to
Been around for awhile.
Storylines are always decent.
Characters are pretty well structured.
I prefer Shinning Force personally but I played the hell outta fire emblems in my early days. Especially Fire emblem Gaiden for the Nes
Posted by Freauxzen
Utah
Member since Feb 2006
37535 posts
Posted on 3/13/17 at 2:33 pm to
Story has heavy impact on gameplay, and they are usually pretty good JRPG-ish stories.

I'm partial to Ogre Battle/Tactics Ogre, but I haven't seen a game in that series for like 15 years.
Posted by oauron
Birmingham, AL
Member since Sep 2011
14518 posts
Posted on 3/13/17 at 3:00 pm to
It's the foundation of the paper, rock, scissors turn based strategy games. Best asset are the characters and the permanent death gameplay. You become very attached to them because they can be gone forever.

Overall story is pretty meh but it's easy to find characters you like.
This post was edited on 3/13/17 at 3:04 pm
Posted by Dr RC
The Money Pit
Member since Aug 2011
58196 posts
Posted on 3/13/17 at 5:11 pm to
perma death makes you catch crazy feels mayne
Posted by FourThreeForty
Member since May 2013
17290 posts
Posted on 3/13/17 at 5:43 pm to
Lots of big boobs and high School drama.
Posted by P-Dawg
Atlanta
Member since Sep 2012
1879 posts
Posted on 3/13/17 at 7:02 pm to
I had never played a Fire Emblem game until the gamecube one, and then the sequel on the wii. Both had a ton of replay value based on the number of characters you could get and different strategies. They were a ton of fun, and a new one for the Switch is one for the reasons I'm looking forward to the system.

On a side note, my house was broken into a few years ago, and the guys stole all of my games. I've been wanting to get those games again since I still have my wii, but used copies sell for $100 and up. I love the games, but not that much.
Posted by Crede15
Member since Jun 2009
17215 posts
Posted on 3/13/17 at 8:28 pm to
They're good strategy RPG's and that's not a genre that's exactly oversaturated.

Solid mechanics, an interesting mechanic in permadeath, and a bunch of characters. Like other people have said, the story is never really the draw. I like the series, but meh is about as far as you can go story wise.
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