fire emblem
something i haven't discussed in recent weeks is the gaming aspect of the blog title. guess it's time to describe something that has been sort of a rediscovered love.
fire emblem has been around for a while, and i'm unfortunately stuck with the gameboy advance renditions since they're the only games available to me since i don't have a gamecube and a wii (well, the wii version ain't out yet, but nothing's been said about a DS version... which means more waiting for me... sigh...). but that being said, i think i should count my blessings considering it's a pair of games that are really, really fulfilling. if not as a game, then for the excellent storylines that run behind them. the first anglicised version (the 7th in the entire series in japan) tells a tale of mystery, intrigue and friendship amidst a fantasy medieval setting. think chess and warcraft and you might get the rough idea. the 2nd game, the sacred stones, is also somewhat similar but a totally new game in itself.
except that, for your army, each and every piece on the board is a character on their own, with his or her own personality behind the individual statistics. this is probably the biggest draw that has me playing both FE games again. it's nigh impossible for me to lose a character and carry on without restarting the game. it sounds silly, but there's a real attachment between you and the characters in this game, maybe even more so in the first one since you're part of the game as the group's tactician.
and this game ain't no walk in the park. one wrong or careless move can land you in a lot of trouble, hence the allusion to chess. it's not so simple, especially when you actually care about the characters and are loathe to lose any of your team in completing each stage. there's a certain element of risk whenever you move your characters as there's a chance to hit or miss with every strike. one sudden, unexpected miss can throw your strategy into chaos and could result in death for a character.
if you have a gba or a ds, these games are must-haves. if you don't, go get a gba emulator and find the roms and give 'em a spin (just remember that piracy is bad and illegal kids...). get sucked into the world of fire emblem, and enjoy the camraderie and fantasy of it all...
fire emblem has been around for a while, and i'm unfortunately stuck with the gameboy advance renditions since they're the only games available to me since i don't have a gamecube and a wii (well, the wii version ain't out yet, but nothing's been said about a DS version... which means more waiting for me... sigh...). but that being said, i think i should count my blessings considering it's a pair of games that are really, really fulfilling. if not as a game, then for the excellent storylines that run behind them. the first anglicised version (the 7th in the entire series in japan) tells a tale of mystery, intrigue and friendship amidst a fantasy medieval setting. think chess and warcraft and you might get the rough idea. the 2nd game, the sacred stones, is also somewhat similar but a totally new game in itself.
except that, for your army, each and every piece on the board is a character on their own, with his or her own personality behind the individual statistics. this is probably the biggest draw that has me playing both FE games again. it's nigh impossible for me to lose a character and carry on without restarting the game. it sounds silly, but there's a real attachment between you and the characters in this game, maybe even more so in the first one since you're part of the game as the group's tactician.
and this game ain't no walk in the park. one wrong or careless move can land you in a lot of trouble, hence the allusion to chess. it's not so simple, especially when you actually care about the characters and are loathe to lose any of your team in completing each stage. there's a certain element of risk whenever you move your characters as there's a chance to hit or miss with every strike. one sudden, unexpected miss can throw your strategy into chaos and could result in death for a character.
if you have a gba or a ds, these games are must-haves. if you don't, go get a gba emulator and find the roms and give 'em a spin (just remember that piracy is bad and illegal kids...). get sucked into the world of fire emblem, and enjoy the camraderie and fantasy of it all...
greg last trudged in on 3/25/2007 04:03:00 am
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