/r/fireemblem
A subreddit to discuss the Fire Emblem series of games, and associated media.
Fire Emblem is a fantasy tactical role-playing video game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. The Fire Emblem series is well known for its innovation and for being one of the first Eastern style tactical role-playing games, with a strong emphasis on Western forms of medieval folklore. The series currently spans 17 mainline titles and several spinoff games.
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Finished Sacred Stones...might be one of my personal favourite FEs
I finished Sacred Stones, with both Eirika and Ephraim routes completed, and...this is probably my 2nd favourite FE, behind Engage, but I think it's because I personally found many similarities to Engage that drew me in.
First off, gameplay, this game has a reputation of being one of the easiest, if not the easiest FE in the entire series, and I can see why. The game itself admittedly wasn't all that challenging as a whole when compared to FE6 or FE7. My main route was Eirika, but I did make a previous save that branched off during the route spilt, and Ephraim's maps felt a bit harder. Since it wasn't my main route however, my moral compass went out the door and I didn't mind getting my units killed. With Vanessa and Neimi perishing at Turning Traitor, and Syrene dying in Darkling Woods. Though, the one map I did not have any fun with was Phantom Ship. Probably top 3 worst maps in the series for me. I don't even know how I got through this one with no one dying. Summoners were the most fun to use, because I can just send in meat shields. And this game introduced freaking monsters, like that's so cool. Which leads into my next point
THIS GAME LOOKS SO GOOD MAN ITS SO BEAUTIFUL
That may be a bit unfair since Sacred Stones was the 3rd game on the GBA and they had time to refine its look, but wow. I can stare at the character portraits and animations all day to see how smooth everything is. Perhaps it's because the color palette pops way more now.
My favourite character has to be L'Arachel, she can be so over-the-top but man during the later stages in the story, her optimism really shines through. Speaking of the story, I think it's pretty good. My heart strings were tugged at Eirika, Ephraim and Lyon's friendship. I know a lot of people bash on Eirika for being tricked into giving the Sacred Stone, but she was still in massive denial and still believed there's a way to save Lyon, despite L'Arachel telling her there's no way of saving him. Ephraim's a mad lad though, crazy how he managed to CAPTURE GRADO'S CASTLE HIMSELF if you played Eirika's route.
Regarding the similarities to Engage, this is most likely a me thing, but I find the simplified story, the main characters set-up with other lords, the HUB world, it just really reminded me of it so much.
Also a funny thing happened where Joshua died to Caellach but his ghost picked up the hidden Warp Staff and sent it to the convoy. Best desert map imo.
And that concludes my GBA journey with Fire Emblem. I'm definitely going back to FE7 to play Hector Mode and FE6 Hard Mode, then I'll figure out a way to play FE4....and maybe FE5 because that game stokes my curiosity way too much. The GBA trilogy still holds up very well, especially 7 and 8. 6....maybe not so much, seriously, why does 6 let you do map preparations before the story cutscene begins, I never understood that. They are still fantastic games that I urge people to play them if they haven't. Yeah, I guess if anyone has any questions about my experience with the GBA trilogy, I'll be happy to answer them!
15:18 UTC
How to Beat Lunatic+ [Chapter 3 and 4]
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The enemies at Thracia 776 cheated on me (game bug at chapter 16A)
I was playing chapter 16A and used the Thief Staff to steal a Master Sword from a mini-boss. I did steal it. When the enemy turn has started it said "Master Sword was taken" or something like that, even though there were no enemies near me and no enemy has the Thief staff. I checked the mini-boss and didn't see the sword on him.
I finished the chapter, and the Master Sword is nowhere to be found. I probably should've checked that if I still had it or not before finishing the chapter.
I guess I'm going to add it using a cheat, if I can figure how to use cheats.
09:12 UTC
Annoyance with an enemy witch who won't die (Echoes)
I've told this story on tumblr before but I felt like sharing it here too.
I do not remember what map it was.
So, it's a "defeat all enemies" map. And there's this witch in the forest. I send Tobin to take her out and they battle. I get unlucky and Tobin's health gets low enough that one more hit can kill him. I panic as I realize that the healers are too far away to reach him. (I kept forgetting about the turn wheel and barely used it in this game).
Enemy turn starts and I brace myself for a reset but she doesn't attack. I check and realize that her health is so low that she can't actually cast magic. Instead she runs for the nearest heal tile.
And then it begins.
Like I said this whole thing has been in a forest. Which means Tobin keeps missing. There's a heal tile nearby but the witch won't leave the forest because the AI knows that the minute she leaves the forest Tobin will kill her in one hit.
The rest of the army moves on. Tobin still hasn't killed the witch. The boss of the map is defeated. Tobin still hasn't defeated the witch. All the stragglers have been dealt with and the only enemy left is this one witch.
At this point I consider sending someone else over to kill the witch so things can finally end but I am stubborn and stick with Tobin.
So the whole army is sitting around watching this stalemate as one fighter can't attack but the other can't hit. With both of them one hit away from dying.
I don't remember how long it actually took but oh the relief I felt when she finally died.
07:43 UTC
What an hour of boss abuse can do
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How good do you think Roy is?
Roy is often considered as being one of if not the worst Fire Emblem Lord in the series and one of the worst units in Binding Blade. That's an easy thing to repeat since it's a common opinion which is why I'm actually interested on hearing more about it, so here's a few questions, but feel free to go on about other things. I'll very likely make a follow-up to this post.
How would you rank Roy in relation to these other Lords: Leif, Lyn, Eliwood, Eirika, FE9 Ike, Micaiah, FE11 Marth?
How would you rank Roy in relation to these other FE6 units: Noah, Lilina, Fir, Gonzales, Fae, Ray, Zeis?
Assuming an FE6 Tierlist going from S to E where would you put him?
What do you believe is his biggest flaw (outside of late promotion because this one is obvious) and biggest strength?
05:42 UTC
Which games to play?
Hey yall,
I never played these games and was wondering what are like the best fire emblem games to play to really enjoy the best of the series.
I have a few, both for the GBA, and conquest, birthright, and and awakening for the 3ds. But if there’s others on other consoles that are must play, let me know so I can grab em.
Thanks for the help!
01:57 UTC
Which voice actors would you want to see join the Fire Emblem Series?
I want to see Adam McArthur, Roger Craig Smith, Vic Mignogna, Jamie Marchi, Jason Griffith, Greg Abbey, Dan Green, Marc Diraison, John Swasey and Debi Derryberry be involved in the series one day.
00:51 UTC
When the randomizer decides you fully deserved an Unfulfilled Heart.
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Forgive me Sumia, I was not familiar with your game
22:42 UTC
I composed a song that i think could fit as a final map theme/boss theme. What do you guys think?
22:06 UTC
A Beginner's Tale : Path of Radiance, but as Ironman - Chapter 12
Having boarded with Nasir, we ride the waves toward our first boat battle, carrying the fleeting dreams of our fallen comrades. I'm not taking the wheel this time, so i could only watch as my heart stopped several time.
We give our lacking characters some better gear, namely a good javelin for Marcia and a poleax for Kieran before the pirate attack from the crow laguzs. I would love to say our composition is similar to the last chapter, alas it can't be the case. However, it is indeed very similar, we only bench Volke to bring in Ilyana, making our end team Ike, Lethe, Oscar, Titania, Mia, Soren, Rhys, Marcia, Nephenee and Ilyana.
One thing this map teaches us from its layout alone is that a crow can't attack from the sea, it has to board first. The opposite is also the case, as we can't reach them with a melee weapon. The first surprise is the crows speed : They move very fast and can attack twice on most of them. The second is their damage : It was a surprise to see them able to pierce our Titania's defense despite being so low level. It realy didn't matter much however.
We do our best to try to protect our most vulnerable characters, namely our mages and cleric. But doing so exposed Nephenee. And to our horror ... The crows can double attack on her, despite her ultra light spear and decent speed. The first crow get in and swipe twice, leaving her at 8 hit points. The second come in, swipe in a first time, and bring her down to a singular hit point. Nephenee being so far my favorite character, i was profusely cursing my bf for killing her, as i knew a second attack was coming ...
... Huh ?
Holy mother ...
NEVER AGAIN. NEVER. We healed her back to full with Rhys and it was then back to being a cruise, with Soren being Soren and flexing crits and adept left and right.
This honestly was the only point of interest this chapter offered us. We got Jill coming with us next, Seeker and more crows came, and Mia's freshly acquired Laguzslayer was ripping through our enemies ranks. Jill's fight against the crows can however be summarized with this :
All of her attacks but one missed. This was pitiful, although strangely fun to see her get ridiculed like this. Although... The one that hit ended up being a critical hit that completely eradicated the laguz that dared to make such a laughingstock from her. We just had Marcia, armed with a custom javelin, get in not-so-close yet personal with the crows that were harassing Jill outside the boat.
Nephenee also got over the very recent crow PTSD by murdering the ringleader of that merry band, like any healthy person would.
And this lead this boat chapter to an end ! Overall, even if the fight was fun and had a very stressful close call, it was strangely uneventful.
See you later for Chapter 13 and 14 !
21:40 UTC
sparring at the knight’s hall (OC)
20:43 UTC
Rivers in the Desert (Fire Emblem 8 GBA Soundfont) - Persona 5 Remix
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Beneath a new light Roy's courage Cover
19:27 UTC
I really like Kana. I think they’re so adorable.[OC]
19:08 UTC
Halloween Beruka
I actually posted this yesterday on twitter and instagram but i decided to post it here as well. Happy Halloween to all 6 Beruka fans out there I hope you have a nice day
17:20 UTC
Project Jade v2.0: Chapter 27
Here's chapter 27 of project jade, a hack made by darkjaiden, it is an overhaul of fe 8 which combines both the routes into a single playthrough.
16:31 UTC
Fire emblem online TTRPG
I've seen this fly around the LFG sub but the group lost momentum I was wondering if anyone here has played it before with Roll20 or if there's anything in that format I'd love to join and play I think it's a perfect setting to transition into TTRPG! Let me know if anyone is curious or interested in playing I want to get a group together!
16:00 UTC
Do you believe Mark is cannonically androgenous
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Popular/Unpopular/Any Opinions Thread - November 2024 Part 1
Welcome to a new installment of the Popular/Unpopular/Any Opinions Thread! Please feel free to share any kind of Fire Emblem opinions/takes you might have here, positive or negative. As always please remember to continue following the rules in this thread same as anywhere else on the subreddit. Be respectful and especially don't make any personal attacks (this includes but is not limited to making disparaging statements about groups of people who may like or dislike something you don't).
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New Official promotional image and poster of Fire Emblem Engage manga - The cast wearing formal clothes
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