Fire emblem awakening reawakened (again)

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Not too long ago, I finished Fire emblem awakening for a second time.

Guess what? It holds up just as well as it did two years ago. Yes, it's not even three years old yet, but it sure feels like it.

Its faults and strong points rings true even today. The story isn't the greatest (especially with it trying to be Crash or Fight club by showing part of the end first but fails miserably), but it's well told and well written for what it's worth. The characters are strong and memorable, but few have main story interactions beyond their introductory chapter. Some characters are even completely optional, one of which is one of my all-time favorites. If you don't know who, you've never read my deviantart before. The actual 3D models are bad and very low-res, but the 3D effect is STILL the deepest and the best I've ever seen. If you don't play this game with the 3D setting amped to max, you're missing out.

Great DLC, good music, extremely funny dialog and major improvements to the Fire emblem gameplay more than make up for its thin plot. It's also not too long or short, and the DLC and spotpass will make you return to it two years later.

There's nothing more important in a video game than the gameplay. No matter how pretty or stylish a game is, it's going to be hard if you can't play it. Now it's been two years and I'm still finding it a blast to play. It's common for games not to stay relevant for even a year (Skyward sword, Watchdogs etc), but Fire emblem awakening still holds up. This game is a masterpiece.

This was meant to be the last Fire emblem game. The developers treated it as such, and took it very seriously. Yeah, it shows. Had it tanked, we'd have no Fire emblem fates. It barely got a release outside Japan to begin with, but it happened. Thank God.

Go enjoy the final fantasy of these developers; buy Fire emblem awakening!

Yeah, I'm officially more hyped for Fire emblem fates than any other game (even X) put together, and I know I shouldn't be. It just pains me that it's not going to be released this year. Like, a lot.

Fire emblem awakening forever!
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RIP Iwata.
He was a great man.