Fire Emblem (GBA, 2003)

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Two years ago or so, I started this game and I was quite enjoying it on my 3DS. Unfortunately, because of an accidental format of my 3DS while jailbreaking a DIFFERENT 3DS, I lost my save. I was probably about 15 hours in. Not too long after finishing the 11 chapter "tutorial".

I'd like to experience more Fire Emblem on handhelds, especially the 2D titles. However, I absolutely cannot be asked to go through all those stages once again just to get where I was before, especially with a gargantuan backlog. Kinda wanna watch an extensive youtube essay coverage instead while I rest/eat.

How essential is finishing Blazing Blade before trying out something like Sacred Stones? Is the mechanical gameplay evolution a big step up? I'm aware of Binding Blade, but after some of the things I've heard - I'm not particularly interested, and I like to have my RPG journeys relatively hassle free.

Regardless of my conclusion as a result of this thread, I'll be tackling Path of Radiance this year on Dolphin.

It's too bad there's no level select thingie for Blazing Blade, as I was having a damn good time with those stages.

Open to advice/suggestions,

Thanks!

 

[shadowcat]

The two aren't really connected at all as far as the narrative is concerned. The mechanics are mostly the same as well, but Sacred Stones has branching paths when you upgrade a unit to their next class, so instead of going from one class to the next, you get to pick from two classes with their own advantages and drawbacks.