Aedan7479 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Funnily enough, I just recently finished the game for the first time, and by finished, I mean I steamrolled through Normal/ Casual difficulty. So does anyone want to reflect ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciphertul Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 I mean it still the best one for just messing around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanguard333 Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Thank you for making all of us feel old. I think of Awakening today the same way I thought of it when I first played it: it's slightly-above average if a bit bland on its own, but works very well as a "Fire Emblem Greatest Hits". It was going to be the last Fire Emblem game if it didn't sell and, aware that it could be the last game, the dev team tossed out the stranger ideas they had come up with and decided to make a game that would be a "Fire Emblem Greatest Hits", and they succeeded in that regard. It's not the best Fire Emblem game (Path of Radiance), but it's definitely not the worst (Fates). It's in-the-middle when considering it solely on its own and not as a celebration of the series as a whole up to that point, and I can respect that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MisterIceTeaPeach Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Wooooow, happy tenth birthday! Time has run so fast. This also means happy tenth birthday to my 3DS since I own the Awakening edition. Spoiler It has taken the one or other scratch and lost the circle pad, but it still works! Logically Awakening was my first 3DS game, and - despite not being my favourite Fire Emblem game - I had a fun time. Again happy birthday! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Flash Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Man, time flies. While Awakening is my favourite FE game, as it introduced me to this series, I am not afraid to admit other games do certain aspects better (mainly the plot). While fun to break with Pair-Up, I turn to other games when I want a challenge. Happy birthday Awakening, thanks for making me a FE fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Use the Falchion Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 (edited) Awakening is my favorite game, overtaking Sacred Stones (although it has some competition with Blazing Sword these days), and the game I've spent the most amount of time playing. I played it every day for a year straight when I first got it, and it reminded me of the love I had for the series after Shadow Dragon turned me off when that game came out. There was a time in my life where all I had was my 3DS and about five games, and I'd alternate between runs of Awakening and Revelation. I love it. Nowadays I don't play it much due to the fact that after 900+ hours, I'm pretty burnt out on the game - and my 3DS can't hold a charge for longer than 10 minutes without needing to be plugged in - but I'm almost ready to start a playthrough of the Project Thabes version of the game and see what's there. Now if only the Project Thabes version would let Lissa and Priam marry so that Owain can claim he descended from the Radiant Hero. It'd be great! EDIT: I have found out that Lissa and Priam can indeed marry in Project Thabes, according to its support document. Let the ships sail! Edited April 21, 2023 by Use the Falchion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aedan7479 Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 Even as a first time player, I can appreciate all the experimentation you can do in the game, even if for someone who doesn't care about maximum optimisation like me, it just means giving galeforce to as many units as possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeteorPhoenix Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Still my favourite, 10 years on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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