I just finished book 1 of FE3, and, aside for the first few chapters, the camus chapter and the final chapter, I found it to be somewhat easy. Is book 2 a lot harder or is it about the same difficulty as book 1?, I´ll start book 2 soon but I´m just curious.
As a side note, I've always wondered why this game is so popular and loved in Japan, it can get very slow and tedious at some parts. Is it just nostalgia?