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iNerGe, I don't play lot of new games but if you like Fire Emblem on Wii, you should try the Fire Emblem games on Gameboy Advance/ DS as well. Also, Advanced Wars is a great strategy game ser
EternalLurker
The Fire Emblem series' basic isometric tactics system is largely similar to two very early strategy games: Shining Force and Langrisser. Two of my favorite tactics games ever are both for Super Nintendo: Der Langrisser (which was never released in English, but there are English patches available online for the ROM due to two separate projects by hardworking fans) and Bahamut Lagoon (same for this), though I'd also recommend Shining Force II if you want a somewhat fun but ridiculously easy game.Der Langrisser puts you in control of leader units who are comparable in power at the to Fire Emblem units. Battle-oriented ones can wipe out armies of lesser foes. However, the fun part of the system lies in the fact that each General leads a number of lesser units. When troops are within a certain range of the General, their battle abilities are boosted. Terrain and unit types also play a very large role in combat. A group of archers at the top of a hill backed by their commander can slaughter an unboosted army of fliers with no losses even at much lower levels than their opponents, for example. (You know the Fire Emblem weapon triangle, so a comparable example in Der Langrisser, though this is overly simplified, is Infantry > Pikers > Cavalry > Infantry.) So each "unit" that you move to a different square is either a powerful General or a squad of 1-10 troops. The system is quite well thought-out and the classes are all extremely well balanced (Generals are balanced for their levels, while units are balanced for their prices), but the game ends up being far too easy due to a ridiculous amount of money (so you can just recruit all the best units) and the low levels of most of the enemies. However, there are some difficulty-increasing patches you can find online to make the game more fun if you look around, and it's still fun even without them due to the sheer awesomeness of the system.Bahamut Lagoon, like Ge.Ne.Sis, combines isometric tactics with turn-based combat. It has probably my favorite combat system in any game ever; it doesn't have the per-character customization depth of Ge.Ne.Sis, but it has more overall party customization than any other game I've ever played. The game revolves around many powerful Dragons, each of which can grant power to a small number of humans. Therefore, the "units" that you move around the map are, somewhat like Der Langrisser, either a powerful Dragon (as opposed to a General) or a squad of 1-4 troops (as opposed to 1-10). Unlike Der Langrisser, however, there's a lot more customization of each of the individual troops, as each one is a unique character, and combat between parties takes place with a turn-based RPG mechanic, just like it does in Ge.Ne.Sis. The classes are, again, quite balanced with the exception of the intentionally broken Summoners, and the game can actually prove challenging at times (the final boss is a pushover, but the two levels before him are hellish). Raising Dragons by feeding them and spending time with them allows plenty of customization in that regard as well, both in the Dragons' awesome powers and in the abilities they give to their corresponding parties.Shining Force II is...okay, I guess. If you like the Fire Emblem series, you'll probably like Shining Force I and II. Radiant Dawn is quite different from the rest of the Fire Emblem series, though. It was the first game in the series that I'd played, and I too enjoyed it very much (aside from the horrible English dubbing of all characters except Sothe) but I've since gone back and played the others and they're rather disappointing: pitifully easy and without the same Skill selection depth or the complete customization of Support bonds. I'm not a fan of Shining Force, but I recommend it if you like FE.EDIT: Holy crap, I just looked up Bahamut Lagoon on Wikipedia...apparently, it's been on the Wii Virtual Console as of September 29 of this year. That is awesome. An official translation, maybe, or is it the well-known fan translation...? I wanna buy it now....Come to think of it, it can't be the fan translation, because Nintendo's obsessed with being child-friendly and Bahamut Lagoon is............weird. <_< For example, one of the best items you can feed to your Dragons for +Strength, at the cost of -Wisdom, is a porn magazine................DOUBLE EDIT: It has just occurred to me that I mixed up this thread with An's tactical-game review thread. This is about 3rd-gen consoles. The Super Nintendo is not one. My apologies. Feel free to ignore this p
