Developer: Cosmoscope Publisher: Cosmoscope GMBH Platform: Nintendo Switch, PC Version Reviewed: Digital Version Category: Action Number of players: Up to 8 (Online) Release Date: August 19th, 2018 Price: $19.99 USD (Switch), $4.99 USD (Steam) History: In 2019, the video game market would not be complete without the Shooter genre. Every fall, the latest Call of… View Article

Developer: Intelligent Systems, KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. Publisher: Nintendo Platform: Nintendo Switch Version Reviewed: Digital Version Category: Adventure No. of Players: 1 Release Date: July 26th, 2019 (Worldwide) Price: $59.99 USD HISTORY: Intelligent Systems’ 1990 release of Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light saw the birth of the SRPG genre. Unlike… View Article

In Fire a Emblem Frenzy #14, OBLFT looks at a remake of the past and the series’ future.

In Fire Emblem Frenzy #13, OBLFT looks at the lost potential of Fire Emblem Fates.

This is an ongoing central link for each installment of Fire Emblem Frenzy. The title is followed by the game featured.

In Fire Emblem Frenzy #12, OBLFT examines Fire Emblem Awakening and how it caused a rebirth of the series.

In Fire Emblem Frenzy #11, OBLFT looks at the DS Fire Emblem remakes and the roots of many modern mechanics.

In Fire Emblem Frenzy #10, OBLFT looks at the conclusion of the Tellius Saga: Radiant Dawn.

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.

Fire Emblem Frenzy Directory 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…. View Article

Fire Emblem Frenzy Directory 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… View Article