Fire

Emblem-Seisen no Keifu lives up to the standard of the other Fire emblem titles

as well as turn based strategy games in general. With great story, graphics and

the game play you’ve come to expect from the Fire emblem series; it’s a game

you really don’t want to miss out on.



 



 Having come out on 14 May 1996, this game

offers the quality of turn based strategy that it’s 3 predecessors had once

given in the past. The Super Nintendo got one heck of a gem with this title and

it’s quite a shame that it never got an American release.



 



Now that we’ve

gotten that out of the way, let’s get onto the review.



                10/10

Graphics: In the graphics department this game is no slouch, having its debut

in the super famicom system (Super Nintendo) the game offers solid animations

for battle and distinctive  sprites for all

of your character’s, distinguishing who is who is no problem in the game. Maps are

solid as well with everything in them being pretty detailed; you can tell

something for what it is in the map 100% of the time. Considering this is a game

that came out in 1996 and on the super famicom makes these graphics amazing.



 



9.3/10 Music-sound: Music wise this game also packs

a punch with scores that go with the scenes that are being presented to you. If

a death occurs in the game its music switches from what it was to a sad tune,

if you’re winning and have killed every enemy on the map the music is festive,

just like in any other installment of the series.



 



Sound is alright;

don’t have much to say about it because it’s simply that, alright. It’s not too

good and not too bad. In other words, it’s decent.



 



8.9/10Addictiveness: I’m a big fan of these

types of games so in my case, and surely in the case of many other turn based

strategy gamers like myself this title is pure bliss. I have played some other

of the Fire Emblem titles and thank God this one has a save feature during

every chapter, making it possible for you not to lose your units and have to

replay the chapter over again and again because you lose… 1 unit.  This makes it less infuriating and more enjoyable

as well as more addictive since you don’t wish to pull every strand of your hair

out whenever you make a mistake.  



 



8/10Story: Great story, yet a bit complicated and

if you don’t put in too much attention you might not be able to keep up with

it. It is also extremely dark, giving not so subtle hints into incest; since

younger audiences are probably not going to get too into the story to be able

to see this or be playing this game then this is fine, but it’s still there for

more mature audiences to think about.  When all is said and done, the story still

keeps great quality and, if you’re up for a lot of Reading, it will keep you

very entertained from start to finish.



 



10/10 Depth: Rock, paper, scissors anyone? But

really, it’s what the game boils down to when you are in the fray. Not that

there’s anything wrong with that, no, not at all; in fact, this game is great

for this reason as well. Simplicity in weapon vs. weapon mechanics which leads

to complex battles in which you have to decide which units to move into which position,

which units will be used to attack and which you deem too injured to continue

to battle so you pull them back. Battle formations and good attack patterns are

a must if you wish for all of your units to live through a fight and that makes

every single turn exciting and rewarding if you get it right.



 



Leveling your characters, buying weapons for

them, having them fight in the arena, having the different interactions between

them etc… This game will keep you invested throughout
10/10Difficulty: With every fire emblem game

comes the horrid way you feel when you lose a unit; this one being a more

lenient version with turn to turn save, but still, it hurts. Though, this can also

be a curse instead of a blessing since you have to find a way to beat the area

with the save you made… If you made a big mistake and saved it? Good luck sir

xD. It’s difficult, very difficult, as it should be. With several castles attacking

you it can get overwhelming, but not at all impossible and it’s VERY satisfying

when you beat missions that were challenging to you.



 



Controls are what you’d expect from a Fire

Emblem, no need to fix what isn’t broke, you know? It’s not hard to get into or

hard to learn. The tutorials are in the towns on the first level or they tell

you what you need to know through small dialogues between characters, all in all,

easy to figure out what you have to do, hard to do it <3.

Sayanos : You have got a pretty good review here. My brother loves Fire Emblem, but I have yet to play one. I appreciate you giving a heads up about the dark story. Many reviewers I see shy away from any details in story, but this sounds important to address.

The spacing is a little funny on my screen. But still simple to follow. You forgot the score for music, it sticks out like a sore thumb.

Fe 4 is my favorite in the series oh man I love Genealogy