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Best gamecube game ever!

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Being as I've played just about every gamecube game out there since its release, this is by far the best all-around game. The difficulty is at a level that anyone can learn how to play. As you play through easy mode, occasional tutorials will come up that are quite helpful during the time they come up, and present examples that are easy to emulate. Gameplay is pretty straight-forward. Mixing RPG and strategy elements makes this a very enjoyable game. You move your units around each level, fighting other units they encounter and receiving experience as a result. Ways of clearing levels are also pretty simplistic, which include killing all enemies, arriving at a particular location, or surviving for a certain amount of time. Graphics, sound, and the story are all outstanding, and I'd like to make a side note that even though I don't like anime, after playing a few levels of this I completely forgot about the animation.

The only cons to playing this game are the cinematics and conversations between characters that take place between levels. There is little to no voice acting, which doesn't really bother me, but some people might be turned off by the conversations that are very Zelda-like with the once in a great while cinematic. The only other downside to this game is that it is somewhat short, with only about 30 levels. Other than restarting levels due to mistakes, this game takes roughly 24 hours to complete. I wish it was a tad bit longer, but the replay value on different difficulties or forming different strategies each time through has made this game the only one worth playing, for me, for the past 3 weeks.

If you're looking for a game that will provide entertainment for hours on end, and is enjoyable for just about anyone, this is it. Even if you're not sure about Fire Emblem games but might have heard of them, try this one. I guarantee you won't be disappointed.

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance

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This game is super fun and keeps you interested at all times. Its exhilerating and challenging. Fire emblem has an excellent storyline. I would recommend this game to any RPG gamer!!

One of the better fire emblems

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i've played almost all the fire emblem games and i have to say i never got along with the main character they give you. until Ike.. i actually found myself likeing Ike and rooting for him to get stronger and he became my best fighter very quickly. in the gba games most of the main characters except lyn needed to be fed kills for a time till they could walk on their own but Ike does pretty well from the word go.

this fire emblem has more characters in it who are relevant to the story which means on every play through you will most likley have the same group of fighters unlike others. and the lack of certain character classes hurts the game. you won't get a dark mage in this game and when i finally unlocked my assasin he was alot weaker than any other assasins i've used. but i enjoyed the game alot, it's a fire emblem and has most of the usual things that go along with that. which is good.

Great Game!

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This game is, in my opinion, the best RPG on the Gamecube. It is a straight-up challenge strategy game with a wide variety of interesting and complex characters, and some really interesting character classes. The game play revolves around complete a series of maps with your band of characters as you progress you are able to recruit new characters if you meet the necessary conditions (usually talking to them with the right character).
Fire Emblem can be unforgiving mainly because if a character dies they are gone for good, no life spells or phoenix downs in this one. This means if you want to keep your cast of characters you will need to replay some of the maps a few times. In between battles you buy and and forge equipment, engage in charcater conversations and distribute bonus experience points.
This is a superb game which is great for multiple play throughs due to the size of your army every time will be different. I highly recommend this great game.

What on earth were the negative reviewers talking about?

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What are the negative reviewers talking about? This game is great! One of the one star reviewers said that, "...you never get to actually attack any of your enemies." That's not true! All that guy wanted was real time fighting. This is a strategy-RPG game, NOT a fighting game. That reviewer also said that the half the game is watching characters talk. That's also not true. This game actually most of your time spent fighting. Unless you're an expert player. Watching the characters talk is actually quite interesting if you like story-lines at all. The story behind the game will overcome the reading involved.
Another one star reviewer said, "Fire Emblem is too hyped..." What was that?! I have heard hardly any hype about this Fire Emblem, or any newer Fire Emblem. That same reviewer said that the game is nothing like any of the other strategy RPGs he had played. Well, it's not supposed to be the same, right? This reviewer says also, that the chance to lose a unit forever is not fun. No, it's not fun. But at least it makes the game challenging! And besides, you know that you've done the level correctly if none of your units die! This guy must have been insane! This guy said, "...if your units don't level up, tough. They won't survive on the battlefield." Anyone should be smart enough to know to let weaker characters finish off enemies for more experience, but let the stronger units soften them up.
Leveling up: In Fire Emblem, the enemies get stronger as you go along. So the characters have to get stronger as you go along. For this to happen, you finish off enemies or survive a battle. Once you have done that, you earn a certain amount of experience points depending on the enemy and your average strength compared to that enemies' strength. Once you gain one hundred points, you level up. This can cause a random advancement in stats. So, spread out who gets exp.
A two star reviewer who is a fan of Fire Emblem said it wasn't as good as the GBA Fire Emblems. Is a sequel EVER as good as the original? No. (Then again, there were 7 releases in Japan before we ever got one. How much are we missing out on?) :) This reviewer also stated that the story and characters weren't that good. He person is TOO used to really good story-lines and characters. Sorry for him. He also wrote that the story had too many loose ends. There's a sequel...
The three star reviewer stated too not expect a relive of FF Tactics. Once again. It's not supposed to be the same, is it?? The game is NOT based around who is stronger or has the better weapon. I can say THAT from experience. Because my little sister of 10 years of age loses if she doesn't add in strategy. However, this makes the game pretty challenging. Too challenging for the majority of gamers. I'm gonna have to let one star go.
All in all, this is one of the games that needs to be in any gamers shelf. The game is too high in quality, and has too great of a story to miss out on. Your friend in gaming,
CPU12 The Nintendo Freak
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