About Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon

I don't know if the game has been released on the U.S. yet, I just got it (in Germany) and since GS won't be writing a review for it anytime soon, I thought I could share my impressions after a couple of hours on it:.

The good:

- Fire Emblem core gameplay we know and love.

- Beautiful, colorful graphics.

- Cool touch screen controls (still you'll be using the D-pad).

- Amazing combat scenes.

- Some of the Path of Radiance/Radiance Dawn elements, like the possibility of marking an enemy's attack range.

- Some new features, like changing the cIass of your characters anytime, the option of skipping the enemy's phase, etc.

The bad:

- The "Rescue" command, one of the series' flagship ones, is gone, and we miss it.

- Characters's designs feature some 3D aspects, making them less atractive than the completely 2D ones of previous versions.

- Music is extremely repetitive.

- The Normal difficulty is kinda too easy for series' veterans (you can start on Hard, so that's no big deal)

- The storyline is too simplitic in comparison to other FE games (but it is still better than 90% of RPGs out there).

Conclusion:

There's no reason for FE fans or RPG/SRPG fans for not getting this game. Everything you could expect from it is there, making this game one of the DS best games and a worthy addition to an awesome series.

I dont that much patience for strategy games anymore.

But I hope i can play this game, never played FE before.

I don't know if the game has been released on the U.S. yet, I just got it (in Germany) and since GS won't be writing a review for it anytime soon, I thought I could share my impressions after a couple of hours on it:.

The good:

- Fire Emblem core gameplay we know and love.

- Beautiful, colorful graphics.

- Cool touch screen controls (still you'll be using the D-pad).

- Amazing combat scenes.

- Some of the Path of Radiance/Radiance Dawn elements, like the possibility of marking an enemy's attack range.

- Some new features, like changing the cIass of your characters anytime, the option of skipping the enemy's phase, etc.

The bad:

- The "Rescue" command, one of the series' flagship ones, is gone, and we miss it.

- Characters's designs feature some 3D aspects, making them less atractive than the completely 2D ones of previous versions.

- Music is extremely repetitive.

- The Normal difficulty is kinda too easy for series' veterans (you can start on Hard, so that's no big deal)

- The storyline is too simplitic in comparison to other FE games (but it is still better than 90% of RPGs out there).

Conclusion:

There's no reason for FE fans or RPG/SRPG fans for not getting this game. Everything you could expect from it is there, making this game one of the DS best games and a worthy addition to an awesome series.

Sounds good. I'll definately pick it up.

Even though I haven't played it, I still would have prefered a new one instead of a remake. Oh well.

[QUOTE="Andrn"]Rargh, I can't wait for this game! How long would you say it is (for one playthrough)?siLVURcross

It's not released in the US. I have the EU version as well. All the same, it's just Fire Emblem on the DS and with Marth, a hero who I'm sure we all already know.siLVURcross

Funny, when SSBM came out, people where crazy to who exactly WAS Marth. Now, we all know who he is. Anyway, I don't plan on importing Fire Emblem anytime soon. I think I'll just wait until the US Release kicks in.

- The "Rescue" command, one of the series' flagship ones, is gone, and we miss it.

IronBass

[QUOTE="IronBass"]

- The "Rescue" command, one of the series' flagship ones, is gone, and we miss it.

nintendofreak_2

Really? I hardly ever use Rescue, unless I accidently postioned my healer in fromt of boss or when you have to protect civilians.

And again, does anyone know where I could import this?

TAKE_IT_BACK, you can import Shadow Dragon at http://www.play-asia.com. The online store is located in Hong Kong, but it sells legitimate video game-related goods. I have ordered from it several times in the past.malkiko

I tried looking there before, but all they have are the Japanese version.