FE 6 is a personal favorite of mine, and I think that overall it's a great addition to the Fire Emblem series.
6 takes the style of it's predecessor FE 5 and brings in elements from FE 4 and especially FE 3 to create a mixture of the classic games on portable software. The gameplay is as solid as it's ever been, but it's good to see that it added some features that would become mainstays, such as moving characters on the map before a chapter begins or the support system to add to the backgrounds of the varied characters.
Before going over what's good however, it's best to go over the bad; 6's plot is very by-the-numbers, and while it takes some of the political struggle from the Jugdral titles, it's overall a very bare story akin to Mystery of the Emblem. (Book 1 especially) The cast also tends to be criticized for being flat, but in my personal opinion I think the actual issue is that there isn't as much time to get to know as much about them due to how many characters there are, and it's easy to bypass supports that go greatly into detail about them. Not helping this is while every character is "usable" some characters just don't cut the mold and are frowned upon such as Sophia or Gwendolyn. Lastly there are the infamous "ambush spawns' which are not fair in the slightest and should have been retired some time ago, or at least made optional.
Those are some of the big negatives, but they do come with positives. 6's level-design is actually pretty good, it encourages moving forward at a brisk pace, and requires the player to find the best strategy to quickly and efficiently beat the map without losing units. As previously mentioned, all characters are actually usable if one wishes, though the trouble to reach that point may not be worth it in some cases, it still means that if someone likes a character enough they can use them, and they have a lot of interesting tidbits surrounding them thanks to the support conversations that often make them more than just stats with portraits. The soundtrack is as phenomenal as ever, with tracks such as "Beyond the Distant Skies", "Shaman in the Dark", and the wonderfully catchy "Reclaim the Capital". Finally the replay value of 6 is fantastic, with so many characters to experiment with, two whole different levels of difficulty, and the incentive of the Trial Maps and the exclusive characters it gives the player upon multiple completions, FE 6 may just be the most replayable FE.
In summary, FE 6 has some pretty noticeable issues, but it makes up for that with the things it does right, and makes for a great addition in the series as a whole.
Fire Emblem 6
FE 6 is a personal favorite of mine, and I think that overall it's a great addition to the Fire Emblem series.
6 takes the style of it's predecessor FE 5 and brings in elements from FE 4 and especially FE 3 to create a mixture of the classic games on portable software. The gameplay is as solid as it's ever been, but it's good to see that it added some features that would become mainstays, such as moving characters on the map before a chapter begins or the support system to add to the backgrounds of the varied characters.
Before going over what's good however, it's best to go over the bad; 6's plot is very by-the-numbers, and while it takes some of the political struggle from the Jugdral titles, it's overall a very bare story akin to Mystery of the Emblem. (Book 1 especially) The cast also tends to be criticized for being flat, but in my personal opinion I think the actual issue is that there isn't as much time to get to know as much about them due to how many characters there are, and it's easy to bypass supports that go greatly into detail about them. Not helping this is while every character is "usable" some characters just don't cut the mold and are frowned upon such as Sophia or Gwendolyn. Lastly there are the infamous "ambush spawns' which are not fair in the slightest and should have been retired some time ago, or at least made optional.
Those are some of the big negatives, but they do come with positives. 6's level-design is actually pretty good, it encourages moving forward at a brisk pace, and requires the player to find the best strategy to quickly and efficiently beat the map without losing units. As previously mentioned, all characters are actually usable if one wishes, though the trouble to reach that point may not be worth it in some cases, it still means that if someone likes a character enough they can use them, and they have a lot of interesting tidbits surrounding them thanks to the support conversations that often make them more than just stats with portraits. The soundtrack is as phenomenal as ever, with tracks such as "Beyond the Distant Skies", "Shaman in the Dark", and the wonderfully catchy "Reclaim the Capital". Finally the replay value of 6 is fantastic, with so many characters to experiment with, two whole different levels of difficulty, and the incentive of the Trial Maps and the exclusive characters it gives the player upon multiple completions, FE 6 may just be the most replayable FE.
In summary, FE 6 has some pretty noticeable issues, but it makes up for that with the things it does right, and makes for a great addition in the series as a whole.