History of Fire Emblem

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  @Jenny-h9b8l · 3 years ago

  The hate for the lack of motion controls in radiant dawn is so funny to me like, how on earth would they incorporate that 😭

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• FR

  @franciscob.maciel8745 · 3 years ago

  Fire Emblem is my favorite franchise, I really love it.

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• IS

  @isawhat8712 · 3 years ago

  Radiant Dawn was my first FE game. I remember playing it so clearly in my freshman dorm room. I loved it and treasure my game disk to this day. Maybe the fact that it was so difficult has served me well over the years as a FE fan. Awakening has probably been my favorite title in the series.

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• LI

  @liamwilson7549 · 3 years ago

  The history of fire emblem is the perfect example of never giving up if you want to make it big.

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• SO

  @sophisticatedhobbit746 · 3 years ago

  That’s not true. Fire Emblem 12: New Mystery of the Emblem was the first to incorporate casual mode, not Awakening.

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• HO

  @HolyAarom · 3 years ago

  I draw a lot of parallels with the &quot;Tales of&quot; series and the FE series. Both of them got their western start in the early 2000s with their breakout games, and they both sported an anime style that wasn&apos;t as widespread back in the day, back when anime was more of a counterculture thing in the west.<br><br>Both series also have this thing where many of the installments are just different enough and have been coming out for years. This means that everyone will have their &quot;one&quot; that came out at the perfect time for them and that will remain their favorite. While I still love both series, Tales is sadly moving away from the style of gameplay that I play it for, and while my brain is happy that Arise is doing well, my heart isn&apos;t because I think it means the series will move in a different direction.<br><br>Meanwhile, FE has always stuck to its guns when it comes to the core gameplay, and I love that it has never strayed far from that core. Playing Engage right now and I can&apos;t help but smile multiple times while playing.

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• KA

  @Katie-hb8iq · 3 years ago (edited)

  The funny thing is, Radiant Dawn is now one of the most beloved games in this franchise, and its protagonist in Micaiah is one of the series most popular. It shows that they made a great game and fans today are not disappointed. Many people want the series to go back to Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn world building, base management style, etc.<br><br>The difficulty charge was also the result of a translation error. The difficulty modes were Easy, Normal and Hard, but its a very misleading translation as the difficulties are actually Normal, Hard and Maniac. So when people played the game on Normal, they were in for a pretty tough experience. Play on Easy your first time - it&apos;s really normal.

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• VI

  @VideoGamesAndTheWorld · 3 years ago

  Fire Emblem is one of my most favorite games series of all time. It may not get the same level of recognition and respect as Final Fantasy, but it is a GREAT game series to me. My favorites are Shadow Dragon, Blazing Sword, The Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance, Radiant Dawn and Heroes. I also like Awakening as well. I want to play Three Houses so bad.

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• GO

  @golfer435 · 3 years ago

  Even during their fire emblem history video GameSpot still can&apos;t get away from the stain of their infamous Radiant Dawn review.

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• RO

  @rotsenloismahinay7355 · 3 years ago

  Fire emblem is my favorite franchise of all time. Hope they continue to create more in the coming years! ❤❤

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• NA

  @nailzeeGer · 3 years ago

  Kind of sad, that Radiant Dawn got panned. Path of Radiance + Radiant Dawn is still my favorite Fire Emblem story

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• LE

  @leecarr8895 · 3 years ago

  Radiant Dawn was my first Fire Emblem game. I know the difficulty was a mistranslation but was accompanied by subtext. Easy was for newcomers to the series and have was for experienced players of the series. I picked easy and was enjoying playing.

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