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I wish more maps had roaming minibosses like ch22x instead of the sitting duck heal tanks. In general, tougher enemies would make what would be fun map designs in the late game more engaging.

This was my first Fire Emblem and it helped me learn the gameplay and figure out if Fire Emblem is for me. So it's wonderful for being a first FE and an enjoyable romp otherwise.

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Honestly, this game had the potential to be one of the best Fire Emblems ever made. The main cast was quite interesting, and the story, while seemingly simple and classic at the beginning, had twists that were executed remarkably well. Not to mention, there was an improvement in gameplay compared to the previous Fire Emblem. The music in this game includes some bangers, but the majority are just mid, which leads me to say that this game didn't quite hit the mark.

In my personal opinion, one of the last parts of the game where Eliwood kills Ninian, who was in dragon form, only to have her brought back to life, felt like some BS that they pulled out of nowhere. But at the same time, I didn't want Ninian to die either, so I wasn't exactly upset. It's a good game, honestly, nothing extraordinary. If you're a fan of the franchise, it's definitely worth playing. Lyn best girl."

An absolute improvement on the previous game. Although suffering from a slow start with an unnecessary amount of tutorials, Blazing Blade tightly knits a powerful story featuring some of the most memorable characters in the franchise. Huge improvement in gameplays, from important units to great map design, this game makes the previous entry completely insignificant. A definitive Fire Emblem game that welcomes anyone into the franchise.

The story has awful plot holes, but in its defense, it was also so boring to the point where I couldn't bother to pay enough attention to notice them while playing. Also funny how the one touted for having a good cast of characters caps supports per character. It has the issue of a boring first 1/3 of the game being Lyn's boring filler arc with as boring as shit kindergarten class levels, and late game would have shit levels too what with the boring rout levels, one of which has WEATHER, and spammy trash mob levels that dial the enemy phase up to fucking eleven as well as fog of war levels that hide bolting mages and flyers that can engage your units beyond torch/thief range so just where the fuck is the counterplay. The other levels were fine, and I thought the game was decent because I like fire emblem gameplay in general.

I played it shortly after Engage and immediately realized how much more fun I had with it. Sure, the story doesn't win any prizes for originality, but at least it's not half as stupid as in Engage^^ You even have some political machinations and complex characters who struggle with themselves and their own actions. I really liked the dynamic between Eliwood, Lyn and Hector, they were very cool characters with some well written and humorous dialog. The difficulty level fluctuated a lot, sometimes I rolled through the missions like a wrecking ball and at other times I was killed by a single enemy attack :D The support system is garbage and not at all self-explanatory, but it wasn't that important. Generally you spend a bit too much time in menus, but hey, it's Fire Emblem. Overall, I really liked it.


playing a romhack randomizer (first time) with friends

Canas is so broken; he's the true MVP of this game. Might try the Hector route sometime later, but after almost 35 hours with this runthrough, I need a break.

People hyped this game as one of, if not the best FE game.
This is mid.
Map design for the first half of Eliwood / Hector mode is not good at all, and Lyn mode being unskippable tutorial as ass garbage, the characters are charming, and the story works well enough, but GOOD LUCK GETTING THOSE CHARACTER INTERACTIONS ON THE GBA SUPPORT SYSTEM, 3 convos per map if you UBER turtle, did not get fixed from Binding Blade, so on a game with worse map design you need better writing to make up for it, but its gotta be hidden, also 5 convos per character lol, lmao.
This is one of those cases of hype backfiring, and its not the worst one for me, but still, it has great maps after CH 21 or so, and and the like, so its not bad, just medriocre.

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would love to go back and beat this, loved this shit so much when I was younger I even made a shitty rom hack

The first Fire Emblem game to be localized in the West, it's the seventh installment but better late than never.
This one is a great introduction too because the first campaign doesn't require any previous knowledge and serves as a tutorial for the rest of the game. I should probably mention The Blazing Blade is a prequel to Fire Emblem 6, but it's not necessary to play that in order to understand the plot.
Overall, I really liked Fire Emblem 7. I don't think it's necessary to explain any further since the game speaks for itself and this isn't a particularly obscure series. I'd say it's even good for SRPG beginners.

Two of us played this back to back to see who was better at the game, and we both had a really great time. We’ll play Hector mode someday

I played this on my phone in early 2023 and got to the last level and stopped now it's early 2024 and I did that last level and it's fine

I may be a bit of a shill for gba fire emblem but this is just the most forgettable game in the series if you ask me. The only real system of note is the lord difficulties which are fucking awful being forced to do a 9 chapter baby lyn mode tutorial to be able to play the real game with eliwood, only to have to beat that one to unlock the actual for sure real game with hector hard mode. Outside of that theres really nothing of note in the game and it just kinda meanders on with some subpar writing.

My first fire emblem game but still a timeless experience.

As someone who'd never touched a fire Emblem game, or really even knew what they were about - I was blown away!

The art style, the addictive combat + strategies, the characters, story, music... damn.

My main qualms with the game lie with how if you're new to the series and lose people early game (post tutorial), it really screws you in the late game with no chance of recovering.

I'm really looking forward to playing whatever next one I decide on though, especially now I have an understanding of the mechanics!

this game is really just average. idk i felt no strong feelings towards this game. i liked the main trio's interactions at least.

This was my first entry back into Fire Emblem after almost a decade of dropping the series. And it was so, so worth it. Just about every unit is lovable in their own unique (and usually simple) way. Building my team around my favorite characters and their supports was so satisfying.

I really can't help but emphasize my love for the characters in this game because, for the entry being as straightforwardly Fire Emblem as it is, little bits of flavor like personality, gameplay feel, and relationships are required to make an entry like this stand out. It succeeds at this wonderfully.

PS: Canas and Nino is my favorite support in the entire game and I love their silly little found family/tutor & pupil dynamic sm. I'd replay solely just to see them again. It's a requirement I use them for every playthrough here on out.

Yeah yeah, Three Houses and Awakening are better games, but Blazing Blade is my introduction for this franchise, so yeah, just like this one more. (I love you Lyn).

Je pense pas que ça soit aussi bien que dans mes souvenirs mais c'est le premier Fire Emblem que j'ai pu faire car traduit en français et j'en garde encore aujourd'hui un souvenir assez vivace. Ca manque un poil de personnalité dans l'écriture des personnages, contrairement à ce que deviendra la série bien plus tard, mais les mécaniques de jeu addictives sont déjà présentes.

This was my first Fire Emblem game and I think it's pretty solid. I'd recommend it to others who want to get into the series as well.

hector my goat FUCK LYN fans they ain't even play this game

Peak early 2000s anime aestethics and fire gameplay. I would recommend this as first FE over Awakening and Three Houses anyday, anytime.

This game brought back my will to live


so so so much fun simple and awesome gameplay. awesome characters. the story is so hard to follow it's awesome. this game changed my life

This feels like easily the most no-nonsense version of Fire Emblem as we know it today. There's no skills. The weapon triangle is there. All the basic classes we all know and love are there. Hell, there's no hub. It feels like Fire Emblem at its most basic, in a good way of course. It's good, nothing mindblowing, but good.

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It's good

El Fire Emblem que inició en la franquicia a los europeos. Una primera toma de contacto magistral en la que nos narran las aventuras de Lyn, Hector y el padre del ya conocido Roy de Smash Bros, Eliwood.
Siempre recomendaré este juego para iniciarse en la franquicia, porque lo tiene todo: Una historia brutal, unos personajes extremadamente carismáticos, una jugabilidad sencilla y fácil de entender (pero eso no quiere decir que sea fácil el juego, todo lo contrario), una banda sonora fantástica y un apartado visual sacando todo el provecho de la potencia de GBA con esas animaciones de combate a 60fps y esos sprites animados en los diálogos con una paleta de colores preciosa.
Una verdadera joya de juego, de verdad