In Fire Emblem Frenzy #9, OBLFT discusses how Fire Emblem’s arrival on the GameCube changed the series.

In Fire Emblem Frenzy #8, OBLFT looks at the “Gaiden of the West”: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones.

In Fire Emblem Frenzy #7, OBLFT discusses how Fire Emblem left Japan.

OBLFT looks at the beginning of handheld Fire Emblem in Fire Emblem Frenzy #6: New Beginnings.

In Fire Emblem Frenzy #5, OBLFT looks at one of the most polarizing Fire Emblem games: Thracia 776.

OBLFT talks a bit too much about story in Fire Emblem Frenzy #4: The Scale of a Genealogy.

Developer: Square Publisher: Square Enix Platform: Nintendo Switch (eShop) Category: Role-Playing Release Date: March 26, 2019 (Worldwide)

In Fire Emblem Frenzy #3, OBLFT looks back on the game that helped define the series: Mystery of the Emblem.

  It’s common to see complaints of developers creating sequels that are too similar to prior games. However, as the first home console sequels were released in the early 1990s, some claimed that designers were branching too far out from the source material. Titles such as Zelda II and Super Mario Bros. 2 would likely… View Article

Every beloved genre had to start somewhere! Whether it is because of hardware limitations or inexperienced developers, new styles of games often don’t accomplish all that the developers intend, though of course, we consumers often miss this. Years later, the vision of the original team becomes apparent as new titles expand upon the series. What… View Article