FIRE EMBLEM: PATH OF RADIANCE REVIEW:   Fire Emblem made its debut in 1990 on the Famicon (NES) in Japan, but stateside, we’ve yet to see the acclaimed series on anything other than a handheld. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance marks its first venture into the third dimension, although the action still is presented from the exact same overhead perspective that we’re all used to. While it’s true that the series is practically made for the handheld format, Path of Radiance proves that there is plenty of appeal to be found in a modern console installment of the franchise, even if it is purely traditional at heart.  If you’ve played the Game Boy Advance versions of Fire Emblem, you’ll be ready to jump right in here. Path of Radiance plays exactly like its portable predecessors, except it’s prettier, longer, and more complex.  In case you aren’t familiar with the formula, here’s a quick rundown. Fire Emblem is a turn-based strategy series with RPG elements. It’s best described as an Advance Wars with a dynamic cast of characters that grow and strengthen as you command them in battle. Like in role-playing games, characters in Fire Emblem level up as they fight, and they can be outfitted with various types of equipment and supporting items. There are a host of differences between Fire Emblem and other strategy RPGs, but perhaps the biggest difference is the fact that once a character dies, they’re gone for good. While it isn’t necessary to finish the game with each and every character alive, most players will find it very difficult to bring themselves to complete a mission after they have lost a living, breathing part of their convoy. As a result, they’ll resort to restarting the mission from the beginning, which can take quite a long time and can become rather frustrating. Understandably, this is widely considered to be Fire Emblem’s claim to fame, but it is also at times its biggest flaw.

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