Fire Emblem: Awakening

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  1. Kitsune12354
    Feb 13, 2020
    10
    if you were to say "i want to try playing fire emblem," i would beg you to play this game as your first game. this is the definition of fire emblem and it has truly left a huge impact on me with its story, characters, and gameplay
  2. hazsch
    Jan 6, 2021
    7
    As I get more and more into Fire Emblem I like it even more. Awakening is loads of fun, even seven years later. I'm a really big fan of modern Fire Emblem but I can definitely see a lot of the roots of the classics here. Unfortunately, the map design is extremely uninspired. Loads of empty fields and just generally boring areas. Love the soundtrack, though. Play it if you haven't; it's oneAs I get more and more into Fire Emblem I like it even more. Awakening is loads of fun, even seven years later. I'm a really big fan of modern Fire Emblem but I can definitely see a lot of the roots of the classics here. Unfortunately, the map design is extremely uninspired. Loads of empty fields and just generally boring areas. Love the soundtrack, though. Play it if you haven't; it's one of the best 3DS games out there.… Expand
  3. Calrizzy
    Mar 13, 2023
    10
    first FE game I ever played and before I knew it I was hooked, love the combat, the strategy the amount of customization, I even went nuts downloading a ton of DLC cause i couldn't get enough, took awhile to get into the story but it's getting more interesting as I play which I like, 40 hours into the game and I'm still learning new things abilities and just insane how much this game hasfirst FE game I ever played and before I knew it I was hooked, love the combat, the strategy the amount of customization, I even went nuts downloading a ton of DLC cause i couldn't get enough, took awhile to get into the story but it's getting more interesting as I play which I like, 40 hours into the game and I'm still learning new things abilities and just insane how much this game has to offer one of the deepest RPGs I've ever played and I'm now a HUGE FIRE EMBLEM FAN.... 10/10… Expand
  4. ThePSButton
    Sep 28, 2020
    9
    Posiblemente la mejor entrega de la serie. Sin duda mi juego favorito en el 3DS.
  5. Nintendoforlife
    Nov 30, 2020
    6
    story - 1/10. confusing, lots of plot holes, and not creative in any way. kind of ruined the game for me.

    gameplay - 10/10. I LOVE the battle system, and all the mechanics. so why is my rating for the game 6/10? because the gameplay is a great formula, but it is SO repetitive, and that's why I stopped. visuals - 7/10. a game like fire emblem is not visually strong, and does not need    story - 1/10. confusing, lots of plot holes, and not creative in any way. kind of ruined the game for me.

    gameplay - 10/10. I LOVE the battle system, and all the mechanics. so why is my rating for the game 6/10? because the gameplay is a great formula, but it is SO repetitive, and that's why I stopped.

    visuals - 7/10. a game like fire emblem is not visually strong, and does not need to be. my only complaints are when the characters are talking. during that, the graphics look muddy, and kida gross. but the cutscenes are really nice.

    would I recommend this game? to any turn based strategy fan, YES. to a fire emblem fan, HELL YES. to more of a platformer guy like me, it was hard to get into. but still lots of fun. would recommend.    … Expand
  6. Josenolito72
    Oct 9, 2020
    10
    El mejor Fire Emblem de todos los tiempos es un juego increíble en todos sus aspectos totalmente recomendable.
  7. Yammy
    May 29, 2020
    10
    This game is one of the best games of all time in my opinion. Fire Emblem Awakening is also my personal favorite games of all time! The story is actually not my personal favorite from a FE game. That's not to say that it's bad though. The story is just fine, and successfully strings you along nicely with the events of the game. The characters are my favorite aspect of this game. TheThis game is one of the best games of all time in my opinion. Fire Emblem Awakening is also my personal favorite games of all time! The story is actually not my personal favorite from a FE game. That's not to say that it's bad though. The story is just fine, and successfully strings you along nicely with the events of the game. The characters are my favorite aspect of this game. The characters all feel diverse and interesting. Anyone can find at least one character to relate with and enjoy learning more about (although, I guarentee you will find many more). The music perfectly accomidates the gameplay. The music is iconic for this time period in FE. One day (hopefully sooner rather than later) I want to see a remake of this game that improves any little aspect that maybe wasn't perfect in this one to make it the best version it could be. Please, if you have a 3DS PLAY THIS GAME. It is a masterpiece in my opinion.… Expand
  8. Luigichief
    Sep 9, 2020
    9
    God, I started playing and I couldn't stop. The game has a story that kept me focused on it and with some really good points, the main characters and some are very good, the gameplay is great, good soundtrack, good sidequests and interactions between the characters. Really good game.

    The story is very good even though it is generic in some points, it has a plot twist, two moments that I    God, I started playing and I couldn't stop. The game has a story that kept me focused on it and with some really good points, the main characters and some are very good, the gameplay is great, good soundtrack, good sidequests and interactions between the characters. Really good game.

    The story is very good even though it is generic in some points, it has a plot twist, two moments that I found exciting, some interesting tactics, a great pace and a very nice ending. The part I thought was great about the story is how most of the missions in history advance the plot for a credible reason and often have a reason behind it to happen (it's not: a group of underdogs is attacking the village, let's protect it or you are going somewhere and in the middle of the way you are intercepted by guards, it happened in the classic Fire Emblem and this time). The way it is told is much better than its predecessors thanks to better hardware and a larger budget. The last half of the game mainly some of the missions have strategies behind the political reasons for happening (which they already had before), which was really cool. You feel Chrom's growth during the story. I chose the end of the 'protagonist' and in the end they did something very interesting. My biggest problem with the story was that all the villains were unmotivated, just bad. Fire Emblem likes to pretend it ended the story in the middle of the year.

    The gameplay. Being brief is Fire Emblem and his gameplay is great (it was literally hard to stop playing), the map and the battles in them were a really cool addition. The mechanics of "Pair Up" between the characters was a unique addition to this Fire Emblem and very interesting, generating new tactics only possible in this game.

    The last maps I found bad, they are very open and involve much less strategy than the first ones. Until chapter 15 I found most of the maps great, but from 19 onwards for me the game was lost in terms of maps. All side quests (except the first 4) are very good, adding to the characters and gameplay, literally.

    The cutscenes are great (but there could be more), the only problem with them is because they are Fire Emblem and their characters can die the cutscenes are all with immorrible characters (and there are very few that if they die it's game over) which damages the story a little and his immersion, not even his character, who is a protagonist, does not end up actually appearing thanks to the customization that the game provides. And the graphics are pretty decent for the 3DS.

    The game has a lot of characters, actually too many, and the fact that you can support S rank among practically all the characters made the conversations very generic and mediocre in general (Intelligent Systems laziness but anyway), considering how many characters did a good job all the Suports I saw I found at least ok. Supports between parents and children are one of the best. I saw a lot of people complaining that it was almost a 'dating yes' or something like that, but the romance is almost non-existent even in the 'supports', excluding the S rank. Chrom is a very good character has an ok development (but I thought he was good too much). Your avatar has personality and interacts a lot in the story, I liked the way this system was made (I thought I was a good kkk character).

    The soundtrack is very good but it doesn't have as many OSTs as I would like. The dubbing is very good although practically nonexistent.

    I played on Hard and the difficulty was good but I found the game relatively unbalanced. On Hard, enemies are stronger and there are extra or more frequent reinforcements. The mechanics of "Pair Up" becomes much more important in this mode, although you do not need to master the mechanics completely to be successful. One problem is that if you want to have a really good troop of characters you will need to grind, otherwise you will have 4 or 5 OPs characters, 1 or 2 okays and the rest is to die and the worst is that you can reset the game only with these 5 OPs and this is one of the reasons I said that the game is unbalanced. I grinded a little to have 5 or 6 okay characters besides the OPs.    … Expand
  9. jgalleg0090
    Jun 28, 2020
    10
    First of all, I've noticed most of the bad reviews of this game are from people saying I've been a fan for a long time, it doesn't cater to true fans, and I say B.S. I own every fire emblem game, and I mean all of them, including fan made gba games, including tearring saga one and two who were from one of the creators, who was actually sued by Nintendo, so I know a thing or two about thisFirst of all, I've noticed most of the bad reviews of this game are from people saying I've been a fan for a long time, it doesn't cater to true fans, and I say B.S. I own every fire emblem game, and I mean all of them, including fan made gba games, including tearring saga one and two who were from one of the creators, who was actually sued by Nintendo, so I know a thing or two about this series. This game is my favorite game ever, because of gameplay elements, i love that you can keep playing, and getting more DLC, it lets the game go on forever, not just playing through and that's done. Yeah, you grind, but I love grinding and making my characters super powerful. Chrom is a little boring, but Lucina is IMO one of the best characters in the series. The only reason this is my Number one instead of Fire Emblem 12: New Mystery of the Emblem, is because 12 is again straight play through, story wise, FE12 is a lot better, as many others are, but this is a true masterpiece.… Expand
  10. Oyin
    Jul 17, 2020
    9
    9.0/10 A tactical game with incredible gameplay, characters, and story. An astounding experience from start to finish.
  11. Klefke
    Jul 28, 2020
    3
    Bad Maps and bad story.
    this game Is a ovverrated Sorry for my grammaticaly im not english
  12. realkinko
    Nov 16, 2020
    7
    I played through Fire Emblem Awakening after having played through Fire Emblem Three Houses, and if I had played them in the other order I would probably score this game a bit higher. However, after having played Three Houses first I can't help but feel how dated Awakening feels.

    The story is somewhat dull, the music isn't as good and the graphics... Well it's a 3DS, so I guess it's    I played through Fire Emblem Awakening after having played through Fire Emblem Three Houses, and if I had played them in the other order I would probably score this game a bit higher. However, after having played Three Houses first I can't help but feel how dated Awakening feels.

    The story is somewhat dull, the music isn't as good and the graphics... Well it's a 3DS, so I guess it's about what you can expect.

    The fights are generally very good but the game suffers from a dull story and lackluster dialogue. It's still a good game worth playing through if you're a fan of Fire Emblem though.    … Expand
  13. Zethor
    Aug 17, 2020
    6
    Fire Emblem: Awakening is one of the weakest entries in the series in terms of story and gameplay alike, but is a great starting point for anyone looking to get into the series who isn't particularly experienced in the tactics RPG genre. It lacks substance and I find it difficult to return to after playing other games in the series, but is incredibly accessible and fun despite its flaws,Fire Emblem: Awakening is one of the weakest entries in the series in terms of story and gameplay alike, but is a great starting point for anyone looking to get into the series who isn't particularly experienced in the tactics RPG genre. It lacks substance and I find it difficult to return to after playing other games in the series, but is incredibly accessible and fun despite its flaws, with strong art and music along with a fairly nice presentation.… Expand
  14. Luccio
    Jul 12, 2022
    8
    Good music, characters, gameplay, overall pretty enjoyable. Its not a super immersive experience but for sure makes its mark on the strategy rpg genre
  15. AbeFiletti
    Oct 22, 2020
    9
    Fire Emblem Awakening is an experience. It is One of the best Nintendo games I have ever played. First off, the gameplay makes you think. You have to decide to use who against what enemy, and then you have to think that there weapon might break, and you have to decide who you'll pair up, and so on and so forth. The story is super immersive and engaging. I would say that there are maybe 2Fire Emblem Awakening is an experience. It is One of the best Nintendo games I have ever played. First off, the gameplay makes you think. You have to decide to use who against what enemy, and then you have to think that there weapon might break, and you have to decide who you'll pair up, and so on and so forth. The story is super immersive and engaging. I would say that there are maybe 2 1/2 story lines through the whole game, and they are really good. it also has great payoff from beginning to end. The story is also helped by amazing hand drawn cutscenes. Man, the 3DS was a powerful handheld but this is super good. The characters are very good, and fleshed out. My personal favorites are Chrom, and my favorite, Lucina. The only thing that I can complain about is that some of the levels kind of feel filler, but even that's pushing it. I'm very lenient on giving 10/10s, and Fire Emblem Awakening is SUPER close to that score. I give it a 9.8/10.… Expand
  16. hector_bcn98
    Nov 4, 2022
    9
    La muerte no permamente permite disfrutar del mejor Fire Emblem, para mí, hasta la fecha. Si te gusta, te enamorarás del género.
  17. piff2000
    Dec 29, 2020
    8
    I love this game! It was my introduction to the Fire Emblem series. In hindsight I realize that it was unbalanced compared to other games, but it’s a lot of fun regardless.
  18. SagiR1
    Jan 24, 2021
    9
    Fire emblem Awakening is one of the most unique experience ever. Pairing up while the story is tense and every character have their meaning and purpose. Awesome game and true savior of franchise
  19. ROYBGB
    Feb 24, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is just amazing! The beautiful cutscenes, characters, & gameplay makes this game shine. Although the story could feel pretty rushed, it still has an amazing story.… Expand
  20. KNX2501
    Jul 17, 2021
    9
    Excelente juego, sin duda uno de los mejores juegos de la saga de Fire Emblem,
  21. KhezuMaster
    Oct 11, 2021
    9
    i loved this game really good and would highly reccomend for anyone who likes turn based rpgs
  22. Entagonist
    Jul 2, 2021
    9
    Fire Emblem Awakening, also known as FE13 is a really good game. Still, the story was a mishmash (maybe only in my opinion), but ending of the game was pretty cool. Gameplay was very, very good - as in every canonical Fire Emblem game.
  23. B00tador
    Dec 3, 2021
    8
    My first in the series - the story drags on a bit, but a fundamentally enjoyable game.
  24. ReLawlietV
    Jan 12, 2022
    9
    This is definitely one of the best games the 3DS ever gave us. An entertaining game, with a story full of time travel and a threat that entails a final sacrifice. It has a good soundtrack while you are in the battles and it is definitely the best 3DS title on strategy. 9/10
  25. fjaoaoaoao
    Mar 7, 2022
    9
    Mature story with many characters to customize and grow. Many characters that feel unique and purposeful in both the story and in battle.
  26. Kalcool12
    Nov 21, 2022
    8
    | A Must-Play JRPG |

    This is one of my favorite strategy games that have come out, with fun puzzling gameplay, an exciting story, and minor but vital mechanics that lift the game up in quality. Although the story does slow down for a subplot that was rather unnecessary, I thought (for the most part) it was engaging with the time-traveling mechanic and story turns, that made this    | A Must-Play JRPG |

    This is one of my favorite strategy games that have come out, with fun puzzling gameplay, an exciting story, and minor but vital mechanics that lift the game up in quality.

    Although the story does slow down for a subplot that was rather unnecessary, I thought (for the most part) it was engaging with the time-traveling mechanic and story turns, that made this story stand out more so than other JRPG stories.

    The gameplay was very interesting. The small mechanics that made this turn-based game different really added a lot, from the pairing system, the triangle system, and the skills that really turned the tide in some match-ups... it was all great.

    But by far, the best aspect of the game is the character support system. That is what makes this game great. Almost every character is unique, memorable, and interesting. The way the developers did that was great, with great character dialogue and interactions. There are even some characters you want to use not for skill, but for who they are. That's a sign of how well they made some of the characters.

    Overall, the game is amazing. It has a few other flaws, from the constant spawning of enemies and the small grind needed when playing in order to beat certain levels with a little more ease. But the game is still amazing and I highly recommend it.    … Expand
  27. RobinB
    May 12, 2022
    10
    Awakening was the best fire emblem on 3ds. For sure one of the best games on 3ds
  28. B0ssReviews
    Sep 3, 2022
    10
    This was my first fire emblem game and it's still one of my favorite games to this day. The plot and all it's little moments still bring tears to my eyes. The game play is beginner friendly and never fails to give me a good time. While not as complex as other fire emblem games, it's a perfect gateway game.
  29. TheGuyWhoHats
    May 8, 2023
    0
    Awakening is a great game but compared to the other games in the franchise it doesn't rank that high. The gameplay is fun but is done better in Engage and Echoes, the story is passable but isn't even able to compare to three houses and sacred stones. The characters are fun but the supports you get with them are mostly mediocore and feels forced in so you can have the children character andAwakening is a great game but compared to the other games in the franchise it doesn't rank that high. The gameplay is fun but is done better in Engage and Echoes, the story is passable but isn't even able to compare to three houses and sacred stones. The characters are fun but the supports you get with them are mostly mediocore and feels forced in so you can have the children character and most characters don't get supports with characters of the same gender. Awakening overall is a good game and I recommend it but more as a first game than as anything else.… Expand
  30. cloudydays
    Jan 18, 2023
    10
    I have not finished the game yet and I am already ecstatic for another playthrough as I am realizing things I missed/could have done differently. Fire Emblem series are gems and this one really shines, All of the possible combinations and support conversations/relationships, I really can't wait to explore even more. The lore in this game and the interactions really immerse you. I trulyI have not finished the game yet and I am already ecstatic for another playthrough as I am realizing things I missed/could have done differently. Fire Emblem series are gems and this one really shines, All of the possible combinations and support conversations/relationships, I really can't wait to explore even more. The lore in this game and the interactions really immerse you. I truly love the characters. 10/10 for me. Not to mention I haven't played around with the DLC much yet. I can't wait.… Expand
  31. Plumbo2000
    Jan 29, 2023
    8
    In retrospect it was very overrated but it's still an excellent entry point into the series.
  32. klaaz
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    The best fire emblem and a must for 3DS, modernizes the saga and raises the mechanics that are the basis of the following installments.
  33. Rellawintv
    Jan 28, 2023
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mega Spiel hatte immer Richtig spass an denn Kämpfen, die Story und der Ost waren teilweise so gut das ich es Richtig mitfühlen Konnte wie Dramatisch oder wie Schön etwas gerade wahr im Spiel. Kann das Spiel Jedem Empfehlen der es noch nicht gespielt. hat.… Expand
  34. JustAGameGuy
    May 14, 2023
    7
    A great starting point for a new fire emblem fan, but very mediocre overall. Uninteresting characters, boring map design, mediocre story, etc. The music and customization easily propel this game higher than I would have given it otherwise, but its direct successor both has better music and much more in depth customization, along with better maps
  35. tonberry_ftw
    Jun 24, 2023
    10
    They kept the story quite simple, and sometimes, keeping it simple is actually a good thing. It makes you enjoy other aspects of the game more.
  36. Gimure
    Jun 25, 2023
    10
    A memorable, innovative game. Great story and fun gameplay. Despite its semplicity, it is capable of exploring deep philosophical themes whilst narrating an engaging and epic tale. The OST is top tier, and the cutscenes are spectacular. Something so ahead of its time that to this day, still feel incredibly modern.
  37. Redbrick
    Jul 23, 2023
    10
    Es el primer juego de la saga fire emblem que he jugado y no me arrepiento hacerlo, para mi es bastante raro meterle 20 horas a un juego en 2 dias y este lo ha conseguido, su historia sin duda es lo que mas me a gustado y yo que venia de juegos de estrategia de pc como total war, me sorprendió el sistema de combate que tenia y mas aun lo me sorprendió lo que me gusto, sin duda lo recomiendo.
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Universal acclaim - based on 72 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 72
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 72
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  1. Pelit (Finland)
    Jun 13, 2013
    93
    A truly excellent tactical role-playing game. [June 2013]
  2. Hyper Magazine
    Jun 10, 2013
    90
    Ignore Casual mode, set the difficulty to hard, and enjoy what is arguably the best turn-based strategy game released since Final Fantasy Tactics. [July 2013, p.76]
  3. Games.cz
    May 19, 2013
    100
    A great turn-based strategy game surpassing not only its blood-related predecessors but step-brothers and step-sisters of the Advance Wars series as well. Fire Emblem: Awakening is the new benchmark of the genre that is practically uncriticizable. At the moment on Nintendo 3DS there is not a better alternative.
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