Fire Emblem Fates was the first game to release after Awakening essentially saved the franchise, and as such it iterates on much of what that game did. Fates tells the story of a young lord or ...

Fire Emblem games are increasingly embracing social features ... had a hard time standing out a year after release. Fire Emblem Awakening may have brought romance to the forefront, but it didn ...

Fire Emblem games vary in difficulty ... about managing their resources on top of everything else. Fire Emblem Awakening is one of the most popular entries in the series and is most likely ...

That’s right. It’s been over a decade since Fire Emblem Awakening was released for the Nintendo 3DS. The amount of games available (or, at least, that were available) for the NDS and 3DS ...

But in an amazing turnaround, the game that developers feared might be the final Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem Awakening, turned into the series' savior--though the influence it's had on the series ...

The Fire Emblem series is now as popular as ever. When Fire Emblem Awakening launched for the Nintendo 3DS in 2012, the game single-handedly saved the franchise from cancellation due to its ...

The end result was Fire Emblem's most successful game in sales until Awakening. Like Shadow Dragon, this also had a DS remake, New Mystery of the Emblem, which remained Japan-exclusive.

Considering the rarity of some of the games, however, we’d recommend you stick with the most recent releases. If you’ve got a 3DS, however, it’s best to start with Fire Emblem Awakening ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Fire Emblem spent years in relative obscurity in the West, known mostly for the appearance of some swordfighters in Super Smash Bros. Melee.