Nintendo Game Discussion Club - Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

[PLATINUM7]

I'll post so long as there's a game I can talk about.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

I like it. Sure, it's not always as active, but not everything has to be. Sometimes hype wears off~

 

[nirvanafan]

I would like to see this thread continue as well if your up for it. Life has kind of prevented me from being on here that much lately but would like to continue to discuss various games when able.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Big things come in chibi packages.

Chibi-Robo!

Spoiler: Box Art

Game Summary:
The Sanderson family has just become the proud owners of a new Chibi-Robo unit. It's time for their new little buddy to clean, jump, climb and heal the family or marriage issues? Chibi-Robo is a game where the entire playable world is the Sanderson house. Being well, chibi, Chibi-Robo is small and requires a lot of effort to move around a normal sized home. But wait, you have limited power. You'll need to carefully decide just what to do as every single action, from walking to fighting enemies takes precious power. You can always plug into an outlet and charge up if you can make it to one. You'll need to clean up the house, perform tasks to help the people, animals and toys that live in the house and fighting off the dangerous Spydors. You have a variety of tools to explore your world including a propeller, a tooth brush and a gun. Use those watts wisely.

The plot of Chibi-Robo is actually several smaller isolated plots. There is the main goal of reviving Giga-Robo but most of what you do doesn't directly affect that. Sometimes you'll help two toys fall in love. Maybe you'll help a failing marriage. You can help a little girl to speak. And you can even get downright Funky with Funky Phil (not too Funky though, he nearly dies). To give a plot summary of Chibi-Robo would be difficult. I'd have to give several smaller summaries instead.

Initial Release:
June 23, 2005

Playable on...

• NGC

Notable Character Debuts:

• Chibi-Robo
• Telly
• Drake Redcrest
• George
• Jenny
• Helen
• Tao
• Giga-Robo
• Funky Phil
• Dinah
• Mort
• Princess Pits

Spoiler: Music Samples

Current Metacritic Scores:

Critics: 75
Players: 8.7


Confirmed Players:

• Swamp Sensei
• Verde Coeden Scalesworth
• fogbadge

Recommended by:

• Swamp Sensei
• Verde Coeden Scalesworth
• fogbadge

I got this game randomly as a gift from a friend. I quickly fell in love. If I had to describe this game with one word, its... heart. Helping everyone around you just feels nice and the sense of progression is so unique and charming. I especially love the toys around the house. They're a super fun cast of characters. In fact, I'll go ahead and say it. This is the only good Chibi-Robo game. The rest pale in comparison. Even Park Patrol. Still, this one game made me enough of a fan to keep seeing if the other games could recapture that magic. I genuinely love this game.

 

[Verde Coeden Scalesworth]

I loved playing this game. I didn't play the other ones in the franchise(though I think I own only one of the other two?), but this one felt really fun. Nothing felt too overwhelming mechanics-wise, or unfair. It was reasonably challenging at some points, and I don't mind being on a battery(though sometimes item-breaking mechanics can be, uh, annoying, but thankfully this game balanced it well).

 

[fogbadge]

did someone say Chibi-Robo?!

 

[Quillion]

I'm thinking Chibi-Robo might become the new EarthBound in terms of cult status despite lack of economic favor, just without the Mother/EarthBound series gracefully wrapping itself up.

 

[nirvanafan]

So with the ntsc gamecube game being crazy expensive i went to the next best thing, the ds game (Park Patrol). It was ok & definitely saw the potential of the series. Even tried Photo Finder since i liked the potential so much. Luckily a translation released since then for the more affordable wii (new play control) version. Do have it backed up & patched but still on my backlog for now. Similar situation too for the 2nd ds game (Clean Sweep?) which i guess is the closest sequel to the original.

 

[Swamp Sensei]

So who were your favorite characters in the OG Chibi-Robo?

I personally love the princess and mummy side quest. I also loved everything with Dinah and Funky Phill.

And of course, Drake Redcrest is a hoot.

 

[fogbadge]

So who were your favorite characters in the OG Chibi-Robo?

I personally love the princess and mummy side quest. I also loved everything with Dinah and Funky Phill.

And of course, Drake Redcrest is a hoot.

dinah was my favourite, she's so fun and she's got a great theme tune. love the free rangers and captain plankbeard too

 

[Swamp Sensei]

Are Marth and Roy in this game?

Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade)

Spoiler: Box Art

Game Summary:
Trouble is brewing in the land of Elibe. Three lords from across the continent will have to stop a dark force from taking over the land. Lyn, Eliwood and Hector are the three main characters of Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade. Each one has a unique story mode and route (although they all join together with time). Lyn's story acts as a tutorial and a prologue. While Eliwood and Hector's stories are essentially different tellings of the same story. No matter what path you choose, all three heroes will lead their armies to fight Nergal and his army of morphs. These morphs are soulless creations made of dark magic and Nergal plans on using them to bring back dragons to feast on their life force. Along the way, these heroes will meet the dragon Ninian and her brother Nils. Perhaps, they would be useful allies in stopping the dreaded Nergal?

The gameplay is the traditional tactical strategy game that Fire Emblem had been for quite some time. Although, because this game was meant to be the first international Fire Emblem, they did make things easier. You have all of your Fire Emblem staples like multiple classes and weapons, the weapon triangle, weapon durability and support systems. I'd normally go and talk about new things that Blazing Blade added, but gameplay wise, there aren't any big new features like skills, marriage or battalions. There are tweaks of course, but many of the changes people attribute to Blazing Blade actually come from Binding Blade. You can do link battles with your friends, but good luck finding the hardware for that.

In case you're confused with the name, Fire Emblem 7 was initially just called Fire Emblem when it released in English speaking regions. It was retroactively renamed to be Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade.

Initial Release:
April 25th, 2003

Playable on...

• GBA
• 3DS
• Wii U
• Switch

Notable Character Debuts:

• Lyn
• Eliwood
• Hector
• Ninian
• Nino
• Raven
• Nergal

Spoiler: Music Samples

Current Metacritic Scores:

Critics: 88
Players: 8.9


Confirmed Players:

• Swamp Sensei

Recommended by:

• Swamp Sensei

This game is a great one. By the time I experienced it, I was already a pretty big Fire Emblem fan. And I had played more modern ones like Awakening and Fates. I didn't want anyone to die so I abused resetting (and save states when things felt real unlucky). It wasn't a particularly hard game, but there is some BS here and there. The chapter where you save Zephiel is infamous, and some of the bonus levels where there were lots of breakable blocks were annoying. Still the majority of chapters where fun and well designed.

The cast is a bit of a mixed bag. The main cast is all great and there are some real winners in the supporting cast. Unfortunately, this game has the old FE problem of having some playable cast members just... being there. And the limited support options hinder your attempts at getting to know them. I couldn't tell you what Oswin's personality is, even if he never left my party. My issue isn't really with the characterization. It's just how hard it can be to access it without multiple playthroughs (or Youtube vidoes).

Still I recommend the game and its a great starting point for new fans.

 

[Diddy Kong]

Great starting point for Fire Emblem yeah, maybe. I'd try to enter with newer entries by now. That role is kind of over I feel. It's the entry point for us western FE fans for sure. And it did what it did in that greatly. Quality of life upgrades over FE6 for example where great.

Lyn Mode is actually great. Like it a lot. Especially cause Lyn can really really use it to be, y'know of use. Hector Mode is challenging. Good enough cast, Hector and Lyn especially. Eliwood as a main character is sort of... there. There definitely are better main Lords in FE.

As a prequel to FE6 , I don't feel it fares too well. After playing both it just leaves for some serious questions. Like, what happened to Lyn? And there are some inconsistencies. However, would be great to have these two games remade into one some day.

I'll rank it with a 7/10 myself. Just because am a huge fan of the franchise

 

[nirvanafan]

Did get the game on wii u virtual console but still havent gotten around to playing it. Had played Sacred Stones though. Didnt enjoy it as much as i thought i would although maybe thats because i played it between three houses playthroughs. Still it sort of put the other gba games as low priority for me.

The Radiance games should probably be my next pre-awakening games anyway since they were a bit more of an investment although luckily i got both back when it was possible to get them for double digit prices.