Fire Emblem Awakening
2012
- role-playing (rpg)
- strategy
- turn-based strategy (tbs)
- tactical
- action
- fantasy
- warfare
- single player
- multiplayer
The story
Armies clash as the world burns. As an inevitable war draws ever closer, you must stand with Chrom and his forces--knights, mages, archers, and more--commanding them against the armies of kingdoms, empires, and the dead themselves. Plan your strategery. Move your troops on the battlefield, then choose their weapon and attack. Using the new Pair Up and Dual systems, support your attacks with the help of nearby allies and watch their skills and relationships grow.
What it’s like
Bright, saturated battlefields under open daylight, with painted grass, storm-grey skies and fire-orange dusk, all rendered in clean polygonal 3D with anime-styled character portraits that fill the screen during dialogue. The camera pulls back over tactical grids laid across rolling plains, castle courtyards and misty forests, so every unit sits in a readable, deliberate pattern of blue, red and green tiles. The score swells with orchestral strings and brass during skirmishes and softens into gentle piano and flute in the quieter camp scenes, where the soundtrack and voice acting give the lighter moments real warmth. The pace is methodical: long stretches of planning and positioning, punctuated by quick, animated strikes and the flutter of a dice-like hit roll. Its tone sits between earnest heroism and wistful camaraderie, a cozy-but-urgent vibe that suits a long evening session, a focused weekend, or slow chapter-by-chapter play. Violence is stylised and bloodless, with swords and magic flashing in bursts, though permadeath means losing a favourite character can sting. For players who love tactical puzzles, character bonds that deepen over many battles, and a gentle, hopeful war story.
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