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  Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (FE8) is probably my all-time favorite Fire Emblem game. In my first playthrough alone, I spent around 180 hours leveling up my characters, battling enemies and finishing the main storyline.

  Graphics: The graphics are rather good for the GBA, though I think they could've been brushed up a bit. Either way, it's a beautiful game. Whether it's the character portraits, maps, or battle animations, this game is great in the graphics department. There really isn't much else I think can be said here. The only other GBA game I have played is Pokémon Emerald, so I don't have much to compare to. 9/10

  Sound: One word; amazing. I've mentioned this before in my previous reviews, but it needs to be mentioned again - the Fire Emblem franchise houses some of the best songs in video game history, in my opinion. Almost all of the songs in Sacred Stones are catchy and memorable - I can even name off a few (Truth, Despair and Hope; The Prince's Despair; Powerful Foe; The Battle Must be Won and many more). As for some of the games sounds, they're pretty good. I really have nothing to say about the sounds in general, other than the fact that they seem to sound very realistic to me. 10/10

  Addictiveness: I can safely say that the Sacred Stones is a very, very addictive game. First off, the story (which I will get into more later) is very enticing. That, and the fact that there's so much more you can do here other than the story line. I'll play this game over and over and over again without getting bored because there's so many characters to level up and so much time to actually level them up. Plus, The main story, not counting buying supplies and extra levels across the map, can take up to about 20-50 hours of gameplay. 10/10

  Story: Someone (not sure if they would want to be outright mentioned) commented on my Shadow Dragon review earlier and said that almost all of the Fire Emblem games have a sort of storybook feel to them. And to that, I would have to agree wholeheartedly. Playing Fire Emblem games, especially Sacred Stones, in my opinion, feels like you're reading a story. A really good story, at that. You know, one of those books where you're like; "Okay, just one more chapter... Oh! Cliffhanger chapter! Just one more, then I'll put it away.... Hm... One more after this one... One more..." Repeat this process over and over and that's how it feels to play this game. Yes, this game does have the 'must reclaim homeland' cliche but it's not nearly as bad as, say, Shadow Dragon. 'Prince Ephraim and Princess Eirika flee from their homeland of Renais when the neighboring country of Grado attacks and their father, King Fado, is murdered. After centuries of peace, no one knows why Grado suddenly attacked. In order to find the truth and bring peace back to the continent of Magvel, they will have to build an army and oppose the Grado Empire. But the truth is more sinister then either of them could ever imagine and someone who they once thought of as a friend will become their worst nightmare...' Good, right? (lol) Anyways, I think I've spent enough time drooling over this game's story, but I also want to mention one more thing; character development. There's plenty of it in this game. Whether it's just in the main plot or the extra Support Conversations between characters, there is plenty of character development.

  Depth: This game has a lot to offer in depth. It can take well over 100 hours to beat if you go through the main story as well as try to level up ALL OF YOUR CHARACTERS to at least decent levels. Yes, that's me. You can go back to your save file after you beat the game and go to different places on the map, to do nothing more than challenge monsters and level up your characters even more.Also, I've heard about a few characters being unlocked if you do some certain things, but I've never tried to unlock them, nor have I really seen anyone play as those characters. However, if it's true, that definitely adds to this games replay value. 

  Difficulty: This game isn't that difficult, compared to other Fire Emblem games. I've completed the game on both easy and normal modes so far. Easy Mode; didn't lose a single character. Normal Mode; lost one character. I haven't played Hard Mode yet, but I'm getting there. Even the final level, with three enemy exceptions there, wasn't too hard. However, there is a tower level - the Lagdou Ruins - where I have a bit of difficulty at on Normal Mode. All in all, I'll give this game a 5/10 for difficulty.

Overall, This excellent game gets a 9.7/10 from me! It's an excellent game that I highly recommend people to go check out. There are a few issues, such as the lack of difficulty, but this game is still a great one.
  Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (FE8) is probably my all-time favorite Fire Emblem game. In my first playthrough alone, I spent around 180 hours leveling up my characters, battling enemies and finishing the main storyline.

  Graphics: The graphics are rather good for the GBA, though I think they could've been brushed up a bit. Either way, it's a beautiful game. Whether it's the character portraits, maps, or battle animations, this game is great in the graphics department. There really isn't much else I think can be said here. The only other GBA game I have played is Pokémon Emerald, so I don't have much to compare to. 9/10

  Sound: One word; amazing. I've mentioned this before in my previous reviews, but it needs to be mentioned again - the Fire Emblem franchise houses some of the best songs in video game history, in my opinion. Almost all of the songs in Sacred Stones are catchy and memorable - I can even name off a few (Truth, Despair and Hope; The Prince's Despair; Powerful Foe; The Battle Must be Won and many more). As for some of the games sounds, they're pretty good. I really have nothing to say about the sounds in general, other than the fact that they seem to sound very realistic to me. 10/10

  Addictiveness: I can safely say that the Sacred Stones is a very, very addictive game. First off, the story (which I will get into more later) is very enticing. That, and the fact that there's so much more you can do here other than the story line. I'll play this game over and over and over again without getting bored because there's so many characters to level up and so much time to actually level them up. Plus, The main story, not counting buying supplies and extra levels across the map, can take up to about 20-50 hours of gameplay. 10/10

  Story: Someone (not sure if they would want to be outright mentioned) commented on my Shadow Dragon review earlier and said that almost all of the Fire Emblem games have a sort of storybook feel to them. And to that, I would have to agree wholeheartedly. Playing Fire Emblem games, especially Sacred Stones, in my opinion, feels like you're reading a story. A really good story, at that. You know, one of those books where you're like; "Okay, just one more chapter... Oh! Cliffhanger chapter! Just one more, then I'll put it away.... Hm... One more after this one... One more..." Repeat this process over and over and that's how it feels to play this game. Yes, this game does have the 'must reclaim homeland' cliche but it's not nearly as bad as, say, Shadow Dragon. 'Prince Ephraim and Princess Eirika flee from their homeland of Renais when the neighboring country of Grado attacks and their father, King Fado, is murdered. After centuries of peace, no one knows why Grado suddenly attacked. In order to find the truth and bring peace back to the continent of Magvel, they will have to build an army and oppose the Grado Empire. But the truth is more sinister then either of them could ever imagine and someone who they once thought of as a friend will become their worst nightmare...' Good, right? (lol) Anyways, I think I've spent enough time drooling over this game's story, but I also want to mention one more thing; character development. There's plenty of it in this game. Whether it's just in the main plot or the extra Support Conversations between characters, there is plenty of character development.

  Depth: This game has a lot to offer in depth. It can take well over 100 hours to beat if you go through the main story as well as try to level up ALL OF YOUR CHARACTERS to at least decent levels. Yes, that's me. You can go back to your save file after you beat the game and go to different places on the map, to do nothing more than challenge monsters and level up your characters even more.Also, I've heard about a few characters being unlocked if you do some certain things, but I've never tried to unlock them, nor have I really seen anyone play as those characters. However, if it's true, that definitely adds to this games replay value. 

  Difficulty: This game isn't that difficult, compared to other Fire Emblem games. I've completed the game on both easy and normal modes so far. Easy Mode; didn't lose a single character. Normal Mode; lost one character. I haven't played Hard Mode yet, but I'm getting there. Even the final level, with three enemy exceptions there, wasn't too hard. However, there is a tower level - the Lagdou Ruins - where I have a bit of difficulty at on Normal Mode. All in all, I'll give this game a 5/10 for difficulty.

Overall, This excellent game gets a 9.7/10 from me! It's an excellent game that I highly recommend people to go check out. There are a few issues, such as the lack of difficulty, but this game is still a great one.
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I can't disagree with what you said in this thread, to game really is amazing. I really enjoyed reading your review. You seemed to know what you are talking about and really enjoyed the game. Overall this is an amazing game with an amazing review to go with it. Nice job.
I can't disagree with what you said in this thread, to game really is amazing. I really enjoyed reading your review. You seemed to know what you are talking about and really enjoyed the game. Overall this is an amazing game with an amazing review to go with it. Nice job.
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