This game is solid but not flawless

first of all gaemplay it's absolutely fantastic it's probably the most balanced Fire Emblem period wich is crazy but also it doesn not sacrifice class (not unit) identity somthing that IS itself is struggeling (look at modern theif classes) but like you noticed i didn't say unit identity well while bases are great personal skills 9/10 are kinda pointless and growths are comically similar not THAT similar but is a bunch of 40s and 50s 20s for defense cuz onlly Great Knights (shoutouts to Stina) and Armors can have defense is not that big but still is somthing i felt vision quest is a fair game more than any other fire emblem personally as a player and a hack creator i like unfairness as a matter of fact Thracia's unfairness and luck dependency help it's ludonarrative but overall the map design is fantastic enemies strong and your units too some of the best FE gameplay

now story it's really good but i don't think it's better than the best of Fire Emblem tellius outdoes them in worldbuilding and cool factor but mainly why i can't say is a great FE story is becouse it "this guy hunts dark mages so his resistence growth is high" but still not even in the hardest maps you get somthing like getting your 4sshole teared open trying to defend your castle from a siege i will say early part 1 and 3 have such tight resources that you feel pressured but not as much as Thracia early game maybe becouse your units always feel kinda competent and the game being SO iron man friendly (wich is not inherently good but the game wanted that so it is)

i'll say this my main issue is the music and not in the "gba sounds bad!" way the ost alone? is so good but like it's comically unfitting it feels like they tried to just put songs that loosely fit just becouse they liked the song shit is comical like why is Seaside Hill sounding after we defeat a cheif trying to kill young animals becouse his tribe is literally starving??? im sorry but the music is an absolute disaster if the teams tries to do anything again please think of ambience first i know there are many good songs you want to use but holy shit find a place

anyways shoutouts to Bulan and Stina gotta be my favorite lesbians behind my oomf!

Ths story is really good even if sad and while gen 1 gameplay is at times painful gen 2 map design is better

this got some of the best character cuztomisation ever i LOVE this game is so fun and the story keeps you at the edge of your seat in multiple times

also everything wrong in this world like natural disasters bad people gaining power poberty fire emblem awakening my friend megumi all of it is Julius' fault!