Fire Emblem the Sacred Stones VS Final Fantasy VI

Which one do you recommend and why.

For some reason, i have a deep yearning for fire emblem gameplay, and not the static, retro final fantasy level grinding. but hey, i heard that VI is supposed to be superb, so I could use some help in deciding before i go out there and hunt down one or the other.

if youve played both, that would be really helpful insight

Depends on what you prefer.

If u've been a fan of the Final Fantasy franchise, of course go with FF6. If not go with Fire Emblem.

Personally speaking, FF6 was good but too long and i ended up needing a walk through cause i got sick and tired of running around the big world map trying to figure out wat to do.

Fire Emblem itself is long, but its one of those games where u can just pick up and play and in the middle of a battle just turn it off and get back on again later without having to traverse a long stretch of dungeon filled with randomized fights in order to get to your destination.

I have not played any FF games for the GBA but I have played all of the FF games (except for seven, 11, and one other). Final Fantasy six and nine are my favorites but I still prefer Fire Emblem's type of gameplay over Final Fantasy's. There aren't enough games like Fire Emblem, there are quite a few RPGs.

I have played all the Fire Emblem games (except for nine and ten which will change when I get a Wii) and would say that four, five, and seven are the best and that two and eight are the worst. Even though I consider Sacred Stones be one of the worst I still enjoy it and would rather have it than a FF game.

First and foremost,

i would like to thank every one for all of their help and insight, and also taking the time to reply to my post.

well if Sacred Stones is really $9.99 @ Best Buy, i'm definitely going to pick it up. and drop an additional $30 for Final fantasy.

darn, you guys made me want to get both of them now. maybe i should pick up a gba micro as well, because FFVI is extremely long. it might be worth the $50 price of the mirco.

definately fire emblem.  also, if you want a rpg for game boy, get golden sun!  it's the first game i ever beat without any help and imo its better then final fantasy vi, which i own now.