Went into this bad boy after Thracia, wanting more Snes Fire Emblems. I was pensive about it. Like, I'd seen the screenshots, I'd seen some videos - it looked old, crusty, slow. Besides, if it didn't have the story of 4 or the balls-flattening gameplay of 5, what was the point? Still, I wanted to see what Marth was all about.
Absolutely loved it. Book 1, the remake of the first Fire Emblem game, was the baseline story of Marth and pretty fun. Didn't have me singing from the mountaintops, but it was really fun to get acquainted with the original Fire Emblem crew. I started to like all of the characters - Marth, Ogma, Caeda, Linde, Cain and Abel, Hardin... through the gameplay, they really grew on me.
Then I got to Book 2 and found myself stunned. It's a bonafide chronological sequel with all of your favorites returning, and some painful twists. The beginning conceit really impressed me with how it turned the ending on its head. The level design was also consistently pretty good, with the huge exception of Chapter 3. Nothing hamstrings my replays more than that accursed mountain island.
Absolutely loved it. Book 1, the remake of the first Fire Emblem game, was the baseline story of Marth and pretty fun. Didn't have me singing from the mountaintops, but it was really fun to get acquainted with the original Fire Emblem crew. I started to like all of the characters - Marth, Ogma, Caeda, Linde, Cain and Abel, Hardin... through the gameplay, they really grew on me.
Then I got to Book 2 and found myself stunned. It's a bonafide chronological sequel with all of your favorites returning, and some painful twists. The beginning conceit really impressed me with how it turned the ending on its head. The level design was also consistently pretty good, with the huge exception of Chapter 3. Nothing hamstrings my replays more than that accursed mountain island.