Firespark Faerie

The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past isn't really an RPG, but it often gets grouped in that category, While it doesn't have the epic storytelling of later installments, it's a fairly long game that offers a nice challenge. It's a must for any Zelda fan. If you're looking for the ultimate RPG challenge, check out 7th Saga, a somewhat obscure game from Square. With seven characters to choose from (you only pick one per run, though others may join you temporarily), it's very good on reply value if you're up for the challenge. Just be warned that this game is EXTREMELY diffucult, so save often!

Following the trend from SSBB, my vote is with Marth (the one without the mask) and Chrom. I also suspect Micaiah or some other major character from the Tellius games to appear as an Assist Trophy with several others from various games appearing as regular trophies and stickers if these features are to be kept in the next SSB game. The reasoning is because Marth has appeared in Melee and Brawl, alongside the main character of the most current game. In Brawl, a secondary protagonist from a different game (Lyn) was included as an Assist Trophy, and several characters from the series became trophies and stickers. As much as I like "Marth," my best bet would be as a trophy.

As a fellow new member and person above the "average" age of 19, welcome! I hope you enjoy yourself.

Well, hello everyone! Allow me to introduce myself. I'm Firespark Faerie, though you can call me anything that I'm likely to recognize. My real name is Misty (no, I wasn't named after the Pokemon character), and you're free to call me by that as well. Anyway, I'm currently twenty-four years old and I reside in the northeastern United States. I'm six months away from being married to someone whom I met online, and I have an eight year old daughter. I'm an electrician by trade, and oddly enough I really enjoy my line of work.... getting off topic here. Back on track, I've been an avid video gamer since my older brothers got me into them when I was a toddler. The first game I beat without their help was Kirby's Dream Land 2, and it still has a special place in my heart because of that. I'm largely a Nintendo nerd, but I do own an XBox 360, along with some "retro" consoles like an (amazingly still working) Atari 2600 that mostly gather dust, though we plug them in occasionally. My history with Fire Emblem is kind of funny. Like many folks stateside, I first heard of the series with the inclusion of Marth and Roy in Super Smash Bros Melee. I found these characters interesting, so I did a little research on the series, and was disappointed to discover it was Japan exclusive at the time. I forgot about the series though I continued to main Roy in Melee for some time after that. Then one day while attending a Pokemon TCG League session at the local Toys R Us, I picked up Blazing Sword (then known here simply as Fire Emblem) because I remembered the name. I played it and became hooked on the gameplay. I've picked up every game since, and even played a few emulations of some titles that have yet to see a US release. It truly amazes me how with each new intstallment, it just gets more and more fun, and the characters get more and more complex, Awakening being no exception. My absolute favorite aspect of the series is that unlike most tactical RPGs, there are no 'generic' units in your army. Each and every character to join your party has a background, a motive for helping you, and a part to play in the story. I started focusing on other games after the long gap between Shadow Dragon and Awakening, since it's sequel didn't see a release here, but I've not come under a resurgence in my interest. I've never visited these forums before, but after becoming hooked once again after starting Awakening, I Googled "Fire Emblem Forums," and this was one of the first to pop up. I'm really happy to be here, and I look forward to making friends and sharing some good times. I'm a pretty sociable person if I do say so myself, so feel free to add me or PM me if you'd like to chat any time. You might also see me in the IRC chatroom.