A very nostalgia-driven experience, Fire Emblem 7 has not held up over the years. The game is a good introduction to the series for the Western audience and the game is beloved for the memorable characters like Lyn and Hector. As a Fire Emblem title, FE7 is very neutral, feeling very much like a base Fire Emblem. Gameplay is solid but unimpressive and this title is generally considered one of the easiest entries in a series loved for its difficulty.
One of the biggest sticking points for Fire Emblem 7 is the story that's generally considered to be laughably worse than most Fire Emblem games (an impressive feat as many of the Fire Emblem games don't have that good of stories anyways). The lower difficulty harms how players who started on FE7 play the series. Units who would be terrible in another Fire Emblem are perfectly usable in 7, which leads players to fallacies about what makes characters good and leading to worse gameplay in later and earlier titles. Fire Emblem 7 is serviceable and nostalgic but the weakest of the GBA Fire Emblem titles.
One of the biggest sticking points for Fire Emblem 7 is the story that's generally considered to be laughably worse than most Fire Emblem games (an impressive feat as many of the Fire Emblem games don't have that good of stories anyways). The lower difficulty harms how players who started on FE7 play the series. Units who would be terrible in another Fire Emblem are perfectly usable in 7, which leads players to fallacies about what makes characters good and leading to worse gameplay in later and earlier titles. Fire Emblem 7 is serviceable and nostalgic but the weakest of the GBA Fire Emblem titles.