Fire Emblem is considered responsible for popularizing the tactical role-playing genre to legions of console gamers and, over the years, has had numerous entries that introduced beloved characters, freshened up the fighting mechanics, and even introduced new social systems.
From the early days of Fire: Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light on the Famicon, through to handheld iterations like Fire Emblem Awakening, to success on the Switch, Fire Emblem has been a Nintendo mainstay for over 30 years. In this video, we chart the history of the beloved Intelligent Systems franchise.
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