Best Game for Beginners?

[Ragnell]

Which is the best FE for teaching a newbie how to play? I tried to get my dad to play PoR last night because that's the game that got me into FE, but I'm wondering what you think.

[Dr. Tarrasque]

FE7 because of Lyn's story. FE11 would be a close second, assuming people would actually read the tutorial.

Edited January 24, 2009 by Levin

[Ϲharlie]

Lyn's mode (normal) is a good place to start. I'd avoid starting with any of the Japan-only titles.

[Judge Judy]

Fire Emblem Blazing Sword. Same reason as what Levin stated.

Plus the storyline and the character development is awesome compared to other FE games. It will get the person hooked onto FE =D

[Lord Raven]

FE5.

A) I like screwing people over

B) you're going to think "shit, every other FE game is easy" afterwards

Edited January 24, 2009 by Nathan Graves

[TheEnd]

Seisen was here, Rekka is a loser.

I never regretted starting with it, even though it was in Japanese and I knew nothing more than hiragana/katakana.

[CGV]

I'd say sacred stones because it's easy and you get a jeigan (Seth) right away

[Legault]

I'd say Sword of Seals, because it has a tutorial. You can ROM it anyways, wo no loss there.

[Celice]

FE4 was my first, and really, the villagers teach you as you play if you pay attention :/

I foresee a lot of votes for FE7 simply because it was the first in English I voted FE3, as it's Fire Emblem. It really can't get any more simple than that.

[Kintenbo]

Thracia 776

Sacred Stones, the enemies are push-overs and it never really gets that hard.

[TheEnd]

I should have voted Gaiden.

[Paper Jam]

I thought Sacred Stones was hard when I first played it, and it's the easiest game in the series.

It was a good introduction to the series for me, so... that's my vote.

[Junkhead]

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, it was just too easy, fun and my first FE game I played.

[Steven Tyler]

Fire Emblem 4 was my first Fire Emblem and I was easy for me. Also, get him to play Fire Emblem 7 as well. Both are very easy, but really great games for beginners.

[Killer Poleax]

FE7 Lyn mode teaches you all the basics while you play the game. That was my first FE and I've been hooked ever since.

[Loki Laufeyson]

Sacred Stones...its a walk in the park and easy mode teaches you everything..

my first was Blazing Sword, it does teach you how to play in lyn mode

[Rei Rei]

I should have voted Gaiden.

Nah, FEGaiden's RNG is fucking evil. Moreso than Thracia's.

Beginners should go after FE4, the maps are huge yes, and they might get lots of subs due to not knowing the lover system, but it's easy after all.

[Emblem Lugh]

I say FE7/9. I voted 7 for Lyn's mode, which is basically a tutorial, something FE9 doesn't have. But, FE9 was a close second because I personally think hard mode is easier than FE8's easy mode. Also, as FE8 is also incredibly easy, I did not did that because I feel it is best for beginners to learn what classes they like best in FE7 so they can choose between class changes easier.

@Legault: FE6 may have a tutorial, but the game it also pretty difficult and may turn beginners off. Also, FE ROMs, unless you are a fan already, may bore the player because they have to sit in front of a monitor the entire time (I am only speaking though personal experience, though, so this is merely conjecture). That is, unless they have EZflash. :3

@Levin: FE11 had a tutorial? I had no idea. I guess I would now have to say FE11/7/8. Not only because of the tutorial, but normal mode is incredibly easy, and if the player wishes for a harder difficulty, it is easier to ease into them.

Edited January 24, 2009 by Lakche

[TheEnd]

Nah, FEGaiden's RNG is fucking evil. Moreso than Thracia's.

Beginners should go after FE4, the maps are huge yes, and they might get lots of subs due to not knowing the lover system, but it's easy after all.

Trollan, Skasha. Trollan.

[thanibomb]

FE8 is the easiest, so beginners should start there.

FE7... you could get screwed over, but its still pretty good for beginners, too.

Start out with FE4 or FE5 and you'll be an expert in no time. :}

[Erifmelbme]

I won't be much help, since I only played 7 and 8, but I think that 7 would be the best game to start at. It's what got me into the series. Fire emblem 8 made me get off the series sort of, it was kind of boring to me, so I think you should do 7 if starting on the gba games.

[Herr Wozzeck]

I say Blazing Sword, because it is really a very good place to enter with the series what with not being simple enough to be boring but not complicated enough to make you confused.

[Rei Rei]

Trollan, Skasha. Trollan.

By trollan you mean the Gaiden part?

[Florete]

FE7. It's got a freakin' 12 map tutorial.

[Knight of the White Lake]

I choose Sacred Stones for the easiest to play, but the problem is, I think PoR has a better hook for a storyline. It was my first, and I got hooked and have loved FE since. But the problem is, which would bring in a newcomer better? PoR with its better (in my opinion) storyline, or Sacred Stones with its easier enemies and gameplay?