A PlayStation Guy REACTING To EVERYTHING Fire Emblem!

[@CountMonsparkle]

*sees Chrom and Luxina fighting "ok, which one is Marth? " That was just too perfect lol

[@Nqk27123456]

Spoiler tag you there 🤣🤣🤣

[@TrueHavoc13]

"yes"

[@dantelawrence4676]

L u x i n a

[@Parmandur]

The canon is a lot like Final Fantasy: mostly the games are unrelated, but some are linked together, which is what the categories in this list are about: games that have story links are under the same heading.

[@tirex3673]

to note is, Jugdral and Archanea/Valentia are technically in the same universe.

[@Parmandur]

@@tirex3673 it's complicated.

[@tirex3673]

@@Parmandur nah, Jugdral playing 1000 years before Marth's games is simple as that, to make it complicated, i could mention, the connection between fates&awakening though outrealm shenanigans, (that could be timeline shenanigans), and Awakening having some weird references to Tellius.

[@thesuminer]

@@tirex3673 not to mention 3 character from Awakening are actually IN Fates and high Support between these characters reveals that they took a tumble through some sort of portal and found themselves in Fates world.

[@dragonmaster1500]

@@thesuminer There's actually a series of three DLC maps in Fates that tell that exact story.

[@adriiivil]

Fact: Awakening was supposed to be the last fire emblem because the franchise wasn't very popular at that moment. But after that game the franchise became more loved, so basically Awakening "awakened" Fire Emblem from rough times

[@Felixr2]

It wasn't "supposed to be" the last Fire Emblem game. It was IntSys's last ditch effort to save the franchise with what little resources were still keeping them from bankrupcy. It was supposed to be succesful enough to save the series, and went above and beyond anything IntSys could've expected, even though there were several things they had to cut from their plans for the game due to the aforementioned lack of resources.

[@MicaelHD]

@@Felixr2 I apologize for my ignorance, but does IS keep making other games? Or is it just FE?

[@Felixr2]

@@MicaelHD That's a very reasonable question! They've definitely been focussing most of their efforts on FE since the success Awakening, but they have been doing other stuff. WarioWare and Paper Mario come to mind. They also developed Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. for the 3DS. I've heard somewhat credible rumors that a new Advance Wars game is supposed to come this year (though obviously, take that with a hefty grain of salt). Back in the NES days, they were involved with the development of quite a few big games, like Metroid, Mario Bros., Donkey Kong 3, Duck Hunt, Stack Up and Gyromite (R.O.B.'s games) and some of the original sports games, like Tennis, Soccer, Baseball and Golf.

[@ravenwraith1017]

I personally wonder how much of a part the ambassador program played...without that free sacred stones copy Nintendo handed out, wonder if I would have ever tried FE...

[@ammygamer]

Basically the first Final Fantasy's tale all over again. 'w'

[@williamblack2904]

The “which ones Marth” in the awakening might have physically pained me.

[@Stuntmachine14]

"Its the one without the mask, right?" Oof

[@CrazyHand7894]

Tbf, he's not _that_ far off...

[@emminet]

I felt that, I felt that hard

[@oreore949]

'Maskless Marth' hits a lot like 'Green Mario'.

[@EtamirTheDemiDeer]

I mean... there’s Martha, I guess

[@ezequielschlaen5992]

To summarize: Fire Emblem is if chess was an RPG AND a dating sim

[@CrazyHand7894]

Pretty much. Also, you can pair the characters with each other.

[@Watashi_inc]

Never knew that thanks. Kinda wanna try fire emblem now.(because I love chess and RPGs)

[@Droid15243Z]

@@CrazyHand7894 Isn't that only a thing in Awakening and Fates?

[@CrazyHand7894]

@@Droid15243Z Nope. I've played FE 7 and The Sacred Stones (the GBA games) and they also had that. If anything, its the "dating sim" part that's rather new, since the older games didn't have avatar characters.

[@Namevah]

@@Droid15243Z It's a thing for about half the games. Romance began with FE4 and evolved through the years, with some later games mostly or entirely dropping it.

[@marche800]

Fire Emblem? That's unexpected. Three Houses would be a great game to see you play though.

[@eigteaskitty]

This ^

[@holahola7805]

It would have been fun if he watched the trailer for every house of FE, anyway I’m glad he consider to play it

[@Geogamma]

Though it would be a long play through if he wants to experience the whole game...

[@CrazyHand7894]

Agreed. I'm really curious to see which house he'd pick.

[@leonardokalauz3246]

Yesssssssss

[@SMG001Nick]

Petition for DeeBeeGeek to play Three Houses!

[@DeathM45]

YES!!!!!!

[@zamtriostamer923]

I need this

[@thanatos101b]

Fire Emblem 3 Houses was one of the rare games where I played it, and then the minute I finished it I immediately started replaying it. But how could they do me so dirty as to make Claude not romanceable as a male Bylith?

[@eroraf8637]

@@thanatos101b Ah, so you also prefer Bylad over Bylass?

[@brandonwelty]

WHERE DO I SIGN

[@brycebitetti1402]

Fire Emblem: *exists* Smash fans: *visible anger*

[@lord6992]

Smash and fire emblem fans: LESSSSGOOOOO

[@theherohartmut]

The problem, I think, is mostly with how Fire Emblem as a series is represented in Smash. The Lord characters from the series tend towards being swordsmen with blue or red hair, and, since it's typically the main protagonists of a given game that are given first dibs on fighter status when it comes Smash, this results in the perception to those unfamiliar with the franchise that this is all those games are about. As you've seen, FE has more to offer than just swords in terms of what their characters are capable of doing. There are archers, mages, armoured knights, horse/pegasus/wyvern riders, shapeshifting characters that can turn into beasts or dragons, and so on. Of course, not all of those can necessarily translate smoothly into the Smash Bros format, either. What I personally think would help in this regard is if there was a new summoning item akin to the Pokéball or Assist Trophy that summoned a Fire Emblem character as a supporting fighter, from a listing of a handful of the more popular characters from each title. Perhaps the Breidablik from Fire Emblem Heroes (being that gun-looking thing the guy at 41:20 is carrying). Wouldn't stop those from crying 'too many swordfighters', granted, but still.

[@Rubyshedinja33]

@@theherohartmut magic sword is just a fantasy thing in general I mean even outside fe the majority of characters use swords

[@ParagonGoetia]

@@theherohartmut Give one a Hammer 3 times its size and make him fight like a barbaric, it would be that easy to be creative, in fire emblem standards.

[@fruitxyikes260]

@@theherohartmut thanks for the article man I have tons of words and have tons of time

[@1lluusio]

I would really love to see Dee Dee Geek play Three Houses.

[@naylisyazwina6836]

Fire Emblem Awakening and Echoes is better than Three Houses but if doesn't have a 3DS and only has a Switch then def Three Houses

[@LorekeepermoonlightEH]

Nah, three houses can definitely be played on streams, no pressure tho, you're playing a lot of games already.

[@CrazyHand7894]

Iirc, he's finishing up Gears of War.

[@casualcactuar1478]

Seriously cannot recommend three houses enough. Just finished my Blue Lions run and I’m hooked.

[@badlatency9979]

@@ItApproaches I would say Blue Lions is the strongest character focus, but not necessarily the best story. All the routes have their strengths and weaknesses in different ways.

[@casualcactuar1478]

@@ItApproaches yeah Blue Lions is the only one I’ve played so far so I can’t speak for the others. I’m planning on doing Black Eagles next. All I know though is that I love Dimitri, like holy shit.

[@Freaky1347]

Blue lions is goated.

[@badlatency9979]

@@ItApproaches I can't say I agree, but I can see where you are coming from _as a Blue Lions player_ Playing every route and spending time thinking on it, all the Lords are terribly broken people working with partial or misinformation. They are _all_ wrong in some way. Claude is probably the least wrong but that's because he's outside the interpersonal BS and caught up in his own schemes...and in his route you only see his best side anyway. Anyway, probably should avoid a lot of spoilery stuff in the comments of someone considering playing yeah?

[@khonrade98]

@@ItApproaches i wouldn’t say power hungry... just very, VERY proud

[@clydegustafson3587]

If no one told you, the categories are the names of the continents. The ones outside their own category don't really relate to each other aside from minor references between Archanea, Tellius and Jugdral

[@cCO2324]

"Nothing that takes a ton of time out of your day" Heh...

[@panny2917]

i remember the last battles of 3 houses took me about an hour to advance through and if i failed then it took another hour on top of that. tho that may only be bc i didnt want any of my characters to die but i also wanted to use each of my characters so they all get xp and stay around the same levels

[@IexistIguessidk]

My Final 4 hour session of the End of FE 7 would like to have a word with the first statement.

[@TrinexxSlayer]

i know right. the shorter battles can easily take half an hour, and later maps triple that. not counting resets of course

[@crudlucasconsigliere4084]

Prologue in Genealogy...that's a little over an hour for me.

[@chimeraofscarlet8610]

@@crudlucasconsigliere4084 haha, genealogy

[@simonO712]

"Not entirely sure what I'm looking at here" Trust me, that was said by fans of _both_ Fire Emblem and Shin Megami Tensei :P

[@Darkfiro0]

It's more Persona than SMT (Mainline) sure they are both technically SMT games. When I first saw it I was like SMT x FE oh a Dark gritty desolate world with Fire Emblem char count me- oh it a school life game nevermind.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

SMT tried a SRPG but devil survivor was not entirely FE

[@willsheffield6292]

But Devil Survivor, especially Overclocked, is a pretty solid game and I highly recommend it.

[@ilavain]

@@willsheffield6292 a new devil survivor with the same models they are using for soul hackers 2 will be amazing

[@thanatos101b]

Claude from Fire Emblem 3 Houses has been basically my husband all pandemic.

[@rhettmitchell]

Excuse you he’s mine

[@S.B._Chalphy]

What, he's cheating on me!??

[@danie8944]

BICH hes mine

[@fedechan6325]

_[eats popcorn while sitting in Dorothea's lap]_

[@invenblocker]

Ladies, gentlemen, calm down. There's enough Claude for all of us to indulge.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

If anybody grew up with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the 80's and 90's, Male Corrin's English actor was the voice of Leonardo in the original cartoon, Cam Clarke.

[@artagle_14]

*Male Corrin is now my new main*

[@Chosen_Din]

He also did Liquid Snake in Metal Gear, alongside many other roles. Cam Clarke is a huge veteran of the voice acting industry.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

@@Chosen_Din Yeah. And Kratos is Tales of Symphonia. I love his work so much.

[@monarchschwoop52]

Started playing Three Houses since Christmas. It’s my first ever Fire Emblem game, and I can’t wait to play these games along side you

[@Allaiya.]

How do you like it? Which house did you choose?

[@monarchschwoop52]

@@Allaiya. I’m absolutely loving it. As soon as I finished it the first time I started playing it again immediately. I first did Crimson Flower because I heard a lot of people die in that one so I knew it would be fun. After that I started doing Dimitri’s route because his whole speech before *spoilers* Edalgard decapitates him was quite confusing. I’m at the point right before the three way battle after the time skip Edit: I have finished that, as well as verdant wind, I dread playing through the entirety of part one along side Edalgard again knowing I’m going to have to betray her and side with Rhea

[@GamecubeGrace1989]

OK. Now I HAVE to sit and watch this. I LOVE Fire Emblem.

[@AneirinRPG]

I agree three houses was my game of the year in 2020

[@CrazyHand7894]

@@AneirinRPG Three Houses came out in 2019 tho.

[@sarabenfeldt]

@@CrazyHand7894 they probably didn’t play it until 2020

[@AneirinRPG]

@@CrazyHand7894 got the game early 2020

[@AneirinRPG]

@@sarabenfeldt you are correct

[@nsheikh17]

The two types of FE trailers: -Big Operatic Epic Trailer -Japanese girl plays FE with soft music in the background side note: a lot of people are suggesting you start with Fire Emblem: Three Houses, but I actually suggest you start with Fire Emblem: Awakening, as it’s a lot more straightforward, and Three Houses can get tedious at times

[@AneirinRPG]

So Japan in general

[@niconicokms1424]

What about dorcas’ poisoned mutton

[@mythcommunication3220]

Personally I would recommend starting with sacred stones of Path of Radiance because those games are generally really easy And at least PoR has one of the best stories in the franchise

[@vaatiwrileythewolf1746]

@@mythcommunication3220 those games cost a fortune tho. every copy i found was like 100 bucks or over. which is why i havent played them yet. black knight is one of my favorite characters but i havent been able to play his game.

[@vaatiwrileythewolf1746]

agreed.

[@flowersandchocolate14]

WAIT FUCK HOLY SHIT I'M SO GLAD I DIDN'T GO TO SLEEP THIS IS MY FAVORITE FRANCHISE AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU REACT TO IT Oh gosh I'm gonna cry

[@fruitxyikes260]

really? that's not common most people hate FE

[@flowersandchocolate14]

@@fruitxyikes260 I see a lot more love for FE than hate. Most likely it's the company we both are in the internet, but I'd definitely say Fire Emblem is more loved than hated, as most of the haters are just the extreme (and loud) smash fans

[@fruitxyikes260]

@@flowersandchocolate14 I don't hate fe as a smash fan but its not my favorite I just found it slow a times and how they expect me to manage every character, understand every mechanic when they just trow it my face and honestly that's it, its pretty good besides that.

[@mcspankys]

@@fruitxyikes260 which one did you try?

[@fruitxyikes260]

@@mcspankys three houses I want to see after this comment tho so I went back and it went from a 7/10 to 8/10 its pretty good

[@josephrutkin5017]

be careful dude, these games can be punishing- especially the older ones

[@ChaolaoFueChi]

The older one's are scary in its units and stats wise.

[@chimeraofscarlet8610]

@@ChaolaoFueChi thracia flashbacks

[@alejandro_rodriguez_99]

Not necessarily the older ones, FE1 is easy and conquest is difficult.

[@seanjohnson3401]

*flashbacks to FE6 chapter 14*

[@myhlanoelsalsa8690]

One of the few people that in their early time of playing Nintendo got invested with FE, whata legend

[@marche800]

Little tidbit that might not have been super clear because of the way the videos ordered but Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia for the 3DS is actually a remake of Fire Emblem Gaiden, the second ever Fire Emblem game. It's an excellent update and the best way to experience that title if you're interested.

[@crabby6617]

If you have the time I would recommend you to watch Fire Emblem: A Tactful History | The Complete Story Behind the Franchise (1990-2017) by Lockstin & Gnoggin, it's a really good documentary on the FE franchise.

[@Felixr2]

This is very good advice

[@crabby6617]

@@Felixr2 It was the video that got me into FE, I just remember watching it and gaining a new appreciation for the franchise.

[@johnslatin4646]

ShaneBrained’s videos are better. He is about to cover Shadows of Valentia and then Three Houses and all of the spin offs PLUS the Kaga games.

[@nugget367]

Lets go! Btw three houses has little tie ins to other games so feel free to start there! Nugget approves this content tenfold!

[@El_Surge]

What are the tie-ins??

[@emminet]

@@El_Surge I mean, the one who appears in most games... Anna.

[@El_Surge]

@@emminet that's not worth mentioning. That makes it sound like fodlan is connected to other games. It's not. Anna is an Easter egg type thing. Or a mascot. This is just gonna confuse Dee bee

[@Stac.]

The Holy Nugget has commented. This video is blessed 😇

[@divinephoenix1701]

I agree

[@Haiyken]

"Wait.. It's a mobile game... uh..." HAHAHAHA

[@vaatiwrileythewolf1746]

lmao yeah i was waiting for it to show that it was a mobile game when he was excited during the first trailer

[@calebgoodman2076]

I think I should point out that these games have *permanent death* for most units and only the newer games have an option to remove it.

[@TrinexxSlayer]

resetting was always a thing also

[@fedechan6325]

@@TrinexxSlayer yeah but that fucked uo my Sacred stones save file 😂

[@vaatiwrileythewolf1746]

imagine not playing easy difficulty casual mode/phoenix mode. **roles eyes**

[@ill_luck]

Just be so good nobody ever dies. And by that I mean just reset and until nobody important dies

[@vaatiwrileythewolf1746]

@@ill_luck ah shit you rite

[@aquilonthepro8319]

As much as everyone wants you to start with 3H, I'd personally recommend Awakening.

[@maibignutt6434]

while awakening is the best starting point, i feel like it's easier to get into 3H since he has a switch(not sure if he got a 3ds or not).

[@Pikaman20008]

I think Three Houses is a far better game to get people hooked into the series

[@JoeBo24]

Yes! That was my first and is my fav FE game

[@ReachStudioPro]

While Awakening is one of the best FE games, so is Three Houses. FE: Three Houses is not only really damn good but it is a much friendlier beginner game for those who has not played FE before. Besides, by the time he starts FE a new one should have already released.

[@Starsoul_]

Both 3H and Awakening are very beginner friendly (compared to most other FE games, at least) and exceptionally good games, but I still think Awakening would be a better starting point. The reason? Simply because more recent games have generally improved what their predecessor did, and it's pretty obvious that 3H is better than most recent FE games; which in return means that starting from 3H and going backwards would make previous titles feel worse in comparison. Furthermore, Awakening has a single story line instead of three, so it would be a less heavy introduction to the serie. And also i'm super biased towards Awakening because i loved that game and you cannot judge me. (Btw, i'm pretty sure he does have a 3DS, isn't he playing Ocarina of Time 3D?)

[@greentoonlink]

A Three Houses playthrough would be VERY cool to see! Curious as to which house you would choose to lead! I won't spoil anything, but it's not a minor decision!

[@Practitioner_of_Diogenes]

OH, BOY. Hearing how "Valentia", "Elibe", and "Fodlen" is pronounced is interesting. The "sections" are the "timelines" in the franchise and the names are the continents within the games within those sections (minus Hoshido and Nohr, those are kingdoms on an unnamed continent). 2020 was Fire Emblem's 30th anniversary, as the second trailer shows off. The anniversary launch of Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light will go away on March 30th. In fact, every Fire Emblem pre-Fire Emblem 7 (Blazing Sword/Blade) is Japanese exclusive, so having an official translation of Fire Emblem 1 is nice. The dedicated Fire Emblem fanbase doesn't shy away from using romhacking to not only play the older games (They generally avoid romhacking the newer games (Awakening and everything afterward)), they also use romhacking to make "new" games using GameboyAdvance Fire Emblem's engine(s). 18:00 The one wearing the mask is Marth. 23:16 Yes and no. They're not connected by timeline, as there's events in games that conflict with other games, but it's possible to encounter a weapon or a reference to a character in another game. Example, Ike (main character in the Tellius games) is referenced in Awakening by the existence of Priam, who is supposedly a descendant of Ike. The problem with this has to do with Tellius being the only continent to exist in the two Tellius games (outside the suggestions that Ike wasn't as straight as an arming sword is). Then you have Magvel's history making absolutely no reference to Naga or any of the other divine dragons (Mila and Duma are also divine dragons), not to mention lacking any reference to anything else in the franchise. So much so, that if you remove Fire Emblem 8 (Sacred Stones) from the franchise and treat it as its own game, nothing would happen to either game's storylines, not even by references (Awakening has a weapon or two from Sacred Stones). The "yes" comes from the fact that Fates (Fire Emblem 13) added something that was negative at the time. Those being the Outrealms (no, not like Mortal Kombat; 58:21), which are realms were time flows differently in each realm. Games before Fates hinted towards such things (Fire Emblem 7: Blazing Sword being the chief example) but not in such detail. 24:18 Genealogy. The study of bloodlines. This was the first game in the franchise to introduce "child" units. Fire Emblem 4 (Genealogy of the Holy War) is considered to have the darkest story in the franchise. All I can say is two things about the commercial for 776, though. Japan and the 90s. 27:28 YESSSS. THE FIRST ENGLISH FIRE EMBLEM TRAILER!!! "What happened to Dorcas?" is a meme within the fanbase and is even referenced by Dorcas himself in Fire Emblem Heroes. 28:57 Those are more specifically Wyverns (yes, I know, they have four legs, but shh). The actual dragons within the franchise are far more magical than one might first think, as they can take human forms, and some are so powerful they're worshipped like gods (Duma, Mila, and Naga are three examples). 29:10 The third time you said "Elibe" is how its pronounced. The last 'e' is silent. 31:09 Fun fact, Path of Radiance is the most expensive game in the franchise to get your hands on if you don't wanna bother with playing it through a rom. 35:04 MY GIRL, TITANIA, WOO! 35:32 Fates could've been the best Fire Emblem if its story made sense (and not like 70% of the script was canned). Huh, I just realized how interesting the choice of the "yin-yang" imagery is in Fates' Japanese trailer is... I won't say more than that, but it's an interesting choice. Idky I didn't notice that before. I will say, though, there's only two choices that actually matter. One is basically "I want this route" and the other has to do with choosing between a new unit or a pair of boots (Boots give one to the movement stat). 40:36 "Zenith" is actually Midgard, but anyway. Fire Emblem Heroes is the mobile gacha game. Considering the likelihood of you not playing it; the guy is Alfonse and the girl is Shaerna. They are brother and sister. The guy with the mask is supposedly Alfonse's best friend, Bruno, and the even smaller girl is Bruno's sister, Veronica. Bruno disappeared, looking to cure himself and his sister of some curse that's supposedly afflicting their minds, causing them to act more malevolent every passing day. Veronica, not knowing this, is acting out, summoning heroes from the rest of the franchise and forcing them to sign "contracts" (we have no context of what or how these contracts actually work) and believes the Kingdom of Askr (Alfonse and Shaerna's home) did something to him. Veronica and Bruno are royals of Embla, while Alfonse and Shaerna are royals of Askr. Alfonse, Shaerna, and Veronica have shown up in other games outside the franchise, specifically in Dragalia Lost, another gacha owned by Nintendo. If you think "Embla" is a cheeky reference to "Fire Emblem", it's not. Askr is Old Norse for "Ash tree", while Embla is Old Norse for "Elm tree". Of course, there's a lot more going on, as I mentioned "Zenith" is Fire Emblem's version of Midgard from Norse mythology. So the story involving Veronica and Bruno is only in "book 1" (Fire Emblem Heroes is in book 5, which has to do with "Dwarves"). 42:05 You actually did hit the nail on the head. Fire Emblem Heroes actually has added some characters people were unaware even existed in the franchise. What I'm surprised by is the lack of the other books trailers in this list. The second trailer is actually more about something within Fire Emblem Heroes called "Brave" alternatives. Brave units are characters picked by the playerbase to put alternative versions of them into the game. The characters shown are Ike (in his father's armor), Lyndis (don't quite know the context of her outfit), Lucina (in her promoted outfit), and Eliwood (in his promoted outfit). Ike is from Tellius (of course), Lyndis and Eliwood are from Elibe, and Lucina is from Archanea. To make it easier on who is who. Ike is the guy with the axe, Lyndis has the bow (Lyndis in game has green hair; adding, 56:16 is Lyndis), Eliwood has the sword and horse (Eliwood has red hair in game), and Lucina is the one with the spear (Lucina has blue hair in game). 45:12 I remember watching the E3 live at my place of work. I had to keep my excitement down when I saw it. I first thought it was for Octopath Traveler, then I heard the main Fire Emblem theme on the organ and the dialogue. But it was exciting seeing it. Just so you know, the voice in the first trailer isn't in the final game. That was the voice of Edelgard, which was Cristina Vee at the time. The voice in the second trailer for Edelgard is Tara Platt, which is the finalized voice for Edelgard. Cindered Shadows is a DLC side-story. Three Houses is considered to be tied with Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn and Genealogy of the Holy War/Thracia 776 for having the best story in the franchise. With that all said, the only spin off I care about is Warriors; TMS can die in a ditch for all I care. 54:41 And another day he did. He was added to Ultimate; sadly without much fanfare, 59:22. On the note of Corrin's Smash trailer; the fandom considers some genders of the "avatars" are more canon than the other. In Robin's case, it's male Robin. In Corrin's case, it's female Robin. With Byleth, it almost appears tied (though, most siding with male Byleth). There's another "avatar" of Fire Emblem, but they're not in Smash. That being Kris. Male Kris is considered "canon" by the fandom. There's also Mark, but gender isn't a choice with them, so it's personal preference on that one. I will say, the "best" places to start in the franchise are Three Houses, Awakening, Sacred Stones, Path of Radiance, and Blazing Sword. AKA, Fire Emblem 15, Fire Emblem 12, Fire Emblem 8, Fire Emblem 9, and Fire Emblem 7.

[@CrazyHand7894]

One small correction: you _can_ choose the gender of the FE7 avatar. However his/her relevance in the story is so small that it doesn't matter either way.

[@zoedoocey4496]

Awakening is a great place to start in the series. It’s modern, permadeath is optimal and it has an entertaining story with a slow difficulty curve. I feel that it was designed to welcome new players into the series and I feel like it’s a great place to get in to the series.

[@jespoketheepic]

56:56 I had completely forgotten how SO MANY of the best Fire Emblem Fates memes all came from that one trailer 😂

[@toasttitan3253]

Oh my god I absolutely love fire emblem! I’m actually so happy that you decided to check it out!

[@someguynamedtom2111]

I watched someone play through fire emblem three houses and I loved it so Byleth became one of my secondaries in smash

[@bloonh8tr619]

I love the music because of The Edge of Dawn getting remixed, its so good. Same thing with Lost in Thoughts all alone, such a lovely song

[@MicaelHD]

@@bloonh8tr619 And then the infinite Id (Purpose) remixes

[@ArcherOfHoshido]

YOOOO My favorite game series! There are so many loveable characters in Fire Emblem! Certainly wouldn't mind seeing you play some of the games

[@LunarDave]

What? I wake up to you going to eventually trying out Fire Emblem?? Let's GO!

[@Thunderboy179]

I'd love to see you cover fire emblem. At least the newer titles (awakening, fates, Three houses)

[@dragocrafterr8286]

SoV too

[@MicaelHD]

It's an advice from Silas, the gray-haired Lucas.

[@artagle_14]

I think he should start off with the very first FE game since its going to be removed from the Eshop in March

[@CrazyHand7894]

From what I've seen and heard, I wouldn't recommend Fates.

[@RaginDragn24]

@@CrazyHand7894 maybe. But you never know if the person playing it would like it or not.

[@antia2363]

everyone says that 3H is the best to get in, but it’s no true (that game breaks too much with the formula) Awakening is great to get in, Birthright too, personally I’d recommend Sacred Stones to be the best way to get in, is easy but keeps Permadeath, great story and characters and unlike 3H, this one has consistent writing.

[@JesusLvU]

I don't know anything about fire emblem, it will be a surprise to me what this game has to offer

[@CrazyHand7894]

Which one? There are 13 FE games so far.

[@badlatency9979]

@@CrazyHand7894 actually 16 mainline ones, plus spinoffs.

[@Felixr2]

@@badlatency9979 It's 13 if you don't count the remakes. The FE community just tends to count the remakes separately due to how different they tend to be from the originals.

[@Eduardo_TDO]

I ressently started playing some fire emblems, and Im loving it. I would love to see you play awakening and three houses for sure

[@add8chicken]

OOOHH SHOOT ARE WE PLAYING FE THREE HOUSES NOW

[@azurill_sun]

31:05 "Spare time" and "Relax" are very foreign concepts to this series. What with the whole "People stay dead forever" thing

[@Freaky1347]

Was joyed to see you dive into Halo and gears. Happy to see a dive into fire emblem, my favorite Nintendo IP.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

Awakening was actually my first Fire Emblem game. I was born in 92, but I never got any of the games that we actually got around that time. I need to rebuy Awakening and play it again.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

Also, the game has an amazing cast including Matthew Mercer, Laura Bailey, Sam Regal, Travis Willingham, and more. All legends in the VA community. (Probably the most "star-studded" cast for anime dub fans in the series)

[@starranger4104]

Wow, I never expected something like this from anyone really! I suppose I should since it's really starting to grow with three houses. This series is probably one of my favorites from Nintendo and I recommend it if you like srpg's or want to get started with them

[@johnslatin4646]

Three Houses pulled a lot of new people and continues to.

[@SamRegan610]

I know next to nothing about Fire Emblem, but what I do know is which games the Smash reps are from: Marth: the first one and a lot more Roy: The Binding/Blazing Blade Ike: Path of Radiance / Radiant Dawn Robin, Lucina & Chrom: Awakening Corrin: Fates Byleth: Three Houses

[@kai_824]

I love how he chuckled during the Dorcas commercial. Honestly I'd love to see you try these games out

[@Namevah]

"It isn't really a game you can do commentary on or stream on." As someone who's streamed multiple Fire Emblem games. . . yeah. They're good for talking with chat while you play, occasionally commenting on what's happening, which is obviously quite different from, say, your Breath of the Wild streams.

[@redlightning9000]

I wish the list had the opening movies as well and not just commercials and trailers

[@flowersandchocolate14]

It would've been so epic to see him react to the openings of Tellius games, but sadly they have a lot of spoilers

[@JoloAITSF]

Let's make him watch them

[@barcster2003]

Honestly would have been the better option not sure why people wanted him to react to the trailers.

[@ethanhartman5908]

Well this is an unexpected surprise! Fire Emblem is my favorite Nintendo franchise so I'm happy to see that you're interested in getting into it! I definitely recommend either Awakening for the 3DS or Three Houses for the Switch as I feel those are the best ones for beginners to jump into.

[@XanderVJ]

I always say "Awakening" is the best entry point, and then go to "Three Houses". The latter has four different routes, and that can be intimidating for beginners. "Awakening" is more streamlined in that regard.

[@dragocrafterr8286]

Would love a Xenoblade reaction too, that's the other big Nintendo JRPG franchise Maybe include Xenogears/Xenosaga too as blade is a spiritual successor to them.

[@XanderVJ]

It would have to include Gears and Saga. Otherwise there wouldn't be enough material for a regular length video. The "Xenoblade" franchise only has 3 games, after all.

[@El_Surge]

Deebee I have to say if you're reading, you're my favourite creator on KZbin even though I just found your channel 3 months ago. I love all your halo and Zelda content and I love how diverse and open minded you are when it comes to the different consoles. You let yourself have the most fun by not restricting yourself. Zelda is my favourite game franchise ever and fire emblem is 2nd or 3rd, and I'm passionate about halo, I'm getting into kingdom hearts and gears of war soon so it's so cool to see someone so like-minded in experiencing games published from all 3 different companies. You're the face of a united gaming community that I hope to see all across the internet one day

[@HollowGolem]

Real talk: the to Jugdral games are great, but... different. Very different.

[@Felixr2]

Real talk: all the FE games are very different, the Jugdral games are no exception. Shadow Dragon, Mystery of the Emblem, Binding Blade and to some extent Blazing Blade are the only games that fit what people actually tend to consider "standard FE". Gaiden/SoV are weird. Fates/Awakening are weird. The Tellius games are weird. Sacred Stones is weird. Three Houses is weird. I don't see what about the Jugdral games makes them stand out that much, honestly.

[@Hey-Its-Dingo]

Fire Emblem games are connected in that many take place in the same world, just on a different continent, or a different time period. Only a small number of them are directly connected in a traditional sequel sense. (Thracia is a midquel to Genealogy, taking place in a neighboring nation during the middle portion of Genealogy. Thracia is also considered the hardest game in the franchise)

[@CaravanNoobs]

Whenever you get around to it be for-warned that everyone will scrutinized our for what House you choose.

[@mesleepy]

fire emblem sacred stones was my first fire emblem game that I played. It is still one of my most favorite games ever. Such a good story

[@vSab3r]

A lot of other questions are probably being answered, so I’ll answer the small smash ones at the end! - It did say that Chrom would “get his chance” at the very end of Smash 4 Robin’s trailer, however he was only included as apart of his final smash/winning cutscene. - So the Chrom trailer was just him being added as an echo fighter for Roy into Ultimate. - Yes Roy is a very fun character to play (no main bias, promise) I’ve been waiting for you to unlock him in Ultimate! Finally, I do recommend you play 3 Houses (Byleth’s game) of course maybe on stream for a bit and if you enjoy it continue. Then for the sake of not recommended every other game, if you like 3 Houses then take a look at Awakening (Lucina, Robin, and Chrom’s game) as it’s also very good. Hope you’ll check out the 3D mario series soon! (64, Sunshine, Galaxy 1-2, and Odyssey)

[@vSab3r]

wall of text oh and 3d world is being released on the switch soon, which is *technically* a 3d mario game though it’s better enjoyed with a couple of friends

[@devonm042690]

The names of the categories are the names of the world/land/realm the game takes place in. Games from the same category all have the same lore. For example, the events of Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light are brought up at least vaguely in Awakening. In fact the masked character from Awakening uses the name Marth as an alias, paying homage to 'the legendary Hero-King' as they set about trying to be a hero worthy of the name. However she drops the name in favor of her real one when she reveals her identity to the game's Warrior Prince. The Tellius games, Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, follow the same characters. Radiant Dawn is the sequel to Path of Radiance, taking place three years after, and introduces some new characters as well as fleshing out some others. My favorite example is that at one point in Path of Radiance, during a span of three or four chapters where your band of characters has been granted passage on a ship to another nation to request asylum and aid, at one point it's revealed that a boy stowed away, and if you let him join your army he reveals at one point that he's looking for someone close to him. A girl he loves like a sister. Unfortunately this character is a thief who can't class change, and by that point you can already have a thief who's better in every way and said better thief will class change into a unique class as part of story progression. He becomes a character that keeps his thief abilities, but also becomes a valuable offensive character as well. Now, Radiant Dawn opens with a cutscene showing a girl hiding from a group of soldier who are trying to capture her, and while they do find her and start to restrain her, before they can take her away the stowaway I mentioned before saves her. That girl is the 'sister' he was looking for, and not only does he get much more development as a result of being a member of the core group for the first part of the game, he also starts as a second tier class surrounded by first tier class characters. Of course he is still a thief meaning his only defense is the ability to evade, but he's pretty good at that and is a valuable asset. However that could be attributed to being a second tier class fighting a bunch of first tier class enemies.

[@SunshineAstra22]

Was not expecting to see this in my recommended! Fire emblem is legit one of my favourite game series ever I've played Awakening 7 times completely and I fully intend to play more

[@marche800]

Fun Fact about some of the fire emblem characters in smash. Roy and Corrin actually got into Smash bros before their games had released. corrin's game had come out in japan but not American but Roy appeared in Melee several months before his game (binding blade) came out making Smash Bros his debut game. Also on a seperate note Chrom wasn't in Smash 4 he was just part of Robin's final smash, he did get his chance as a character in Ultimate though.

[@OneBrainCell15]

"some characters may reoccur in certain games" Anna: Welcome! btw, if you love games with a great story, you should definitely give Three Houses a go!

[@kutless45]

23:18 Some of the Fire Emblem games are connected in that they take place in the same universe. Others take place in their own separate universes.

[@salvadordehyrule7261]

I highly recommend you Fire Emblem Awakening, and Fire Emblem (The Blazing Blade) for GBA is a beast. Three Houses turns a little long with all the grinding and rpg extras, but it's amazing

[@nobodx]

Didn't nobody point out, that you not only have Character Progression by leveling up, but also possible friendships / romances between your team ? And that (at least in Awakening) the children from those romances join you as well ? Last but not least, not to forget the Perma-Death

[@nobodx]

Also #TeamTharja

[@RikThunder33]

"There's only ONE punishment!" *shows big breasted woman* xD they did that on purpose.

[@sacredfir5861]

Dude, how have I never seen that live-action trailer for Heroes. That was awesome!

[@santiagoramirez9601]

Fire emblem is a very niche franchise. I’m glad you’re reacting to this!

[@badlatency9979]

Depends on what you mean by niche. It's around a 3 million seller now and Three Houses won the Player's Choice Award in 2019 at the VGAs.

[@pallao3500]

It USED to be niche, but became one of Nintendos Main franchises years ago when the 3DS titles already became really successful.

[@myrmidonmamori]

*old man voice* Back in my day, finding someone else who'd played Fire Emblem was an event!

[@badlatency9979]

@@pallao3500 yeah, Awakening was basically the FF7 of the franchise. Not necessarily the best one, but the one which thrust it into the western mainstream.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@pallao3500 RPG's are to sell in the West back then.

[@BlackEthe]

January?! How on EARTH did I just see this video now??

[@myrmidonmamori]

Oh, wow! I'm especially glad you're looking at stuff for all of the games, not just the popular ones. I think Path of Radiance is my favorite video game in general.

[@myrmidonmamori]

If you want more recommendations, my top 3 FE games are Path of Radiance, Sacred Stones and Three Houses, in that order.

[@LS1651]

I’ve never played a Fire Emblem before last year but during the pandemic I bought Three Houses and eventually the 3DS games because I got instantly hooked. Looking forward to you playing this series!

[@thedeepfriar745]

This series really teaches you to think two steps ahead and exploit the enemy AI.

[@bloonh8tr619]

You know what was the best part of Byleth's smash reveal direct? The Cuphead Mii Gunner costume. It was such a big controversy that after 4 third party characters the final fighters pass fighter was a first party character and a FE character at that, plus Byleth now makes it 8 FE fighters and people were not happy since theyve voiced that there are too many FE characters. At least Byleth is more than just a sword fighter, I enjoy breaking shields with neutral special and down special.

[@TNight00]

Yees Lets go Gamecube and GBA Nostalgia :')

[@grantbarbarino4465]

Now all we have to do is get him to play Shin Megami Tensei.

[@jancarmona1155]

Wich one do you recommend to start playing that series?

[@barcster2003]

@@jancarmona1155 we should wait for V. If you need him to speed it up IV. Or I guess any of the modern personas.

[@barcster2003]

I think people should wait till Shin Megami Tensei V then recommend that.

[@fedechan6325]

@@jancarmona1155 i only know well smt: devil survivor 2. As good a start as any, I think, but I already knew about Persona at the time

[@pats3212]

I never knew FEH had a live action trailer wtf

[@OhThatRobin]

I lovvve that 90’s anime style for the original fire emblem

[@barcster2003]

There's an actual anime based on the designs.

[@OhThatRobin]

@@barcster2003 oh yeah it was just like two episodes tho right? :0 what a missed opportunity (well somewhat missed we did get those pilots at least ^^)

[@chimeraofscarlet8610]

@@OhThatRobin but maaaarrs

[@emminet]

The music in this series is incredible, even FEH has amazing tracks. If you’re looking for a quick one, FEH is free and relatively quick on easier modes (not stuff like abyssal mode, people will sink literal hours into one map sometimes) but may contain spoilers for the games, but it has its own unique original characters and stories.

[@barcster2003]

I think recommending FEH is a bad idea. Its not going to give him an idea of what the games are about.

[@cross7679]

"wait... it's a mobile game!?" lmaoo

[@LeinRa-Reaction]

his face during that part was a face of "I've been betrayed"

[@seth7726]

Ok, here goes the story behing Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem. Back then in 2013 Nintendo released a 40 seconds teaser hinting a crossover between these two franchises. The teaser basically just showed the games' names and a bunch of characters from the main titles. Despite being so bland and not giving any information, the teaser sparked a lot of interest on both fanbases. On one hand we have SMT, a series known to feature serious tone, difficult decision making events, and usually 3 different endings (law, neutral, chaos) in a world full of gods and demons (from different mythos and real life religious icons). On the other hand we have Fire Emblem, a series known for the war between kingdoms in a medieval setting and losing allies permanently. Naturally, the fans of both franchises expected a very serious game merging all these adult themes + prominent characters getting to know each other. Sadly, we got the most unlikely thing: an idol-focused game with a few character Fire Emblem cameos with SMT combat. Many fans were disappointed that day and hate united both games' fanbases toward this game for a long time, but after years of that incident many fans learned to like the game for what it is. Gameplay is fun and storyline is tolerable if you don't think it is connected to Fire Emblem of SMT, but I still wish we had gotten a more serious game considering the base games where it was established. Also I noticed you said you've not played an SMT game but I think you might have before. Not sure if you already played that Persona 5 Royal standing next to FF7R in the background, but let me tell you that Persona 5 is part of the Megami Tensei franchise (one of the 3 pillars of JRPGs alongside FF and Dragon Quest). It isn't exactly a Shin Megami Tensei game as that title is only used for mainline numbered games, but Persona is a spin-off that takes a ton of elements from mainline SMT such as gameplay (kinda easier though), enemy demon designs, monster collecting elements, and some sort of adult themes but toned down for a younger audience. So yeah, if you liked Persona combat, at least I think you might like SMT x Fire Emblem: Tokyo Mirage Sessions, and even most of the SMT games and spin-offs. Hope this explanation clarified some questions regarding that game. I'm a fan of both franchises so I wanted to give the full context behind the game. Keep up the good work man! I started seeing your videos just a few months back but I can say it is fun to watch you play games from any franchise or console and these reaction videos are very fun too because no one seems to do em or act as enthusiastic as you.

[@myrelaxcorner4536]

Can confirm. I love both franchises and this was the least thing I'd expect to see from a crossover. It's fun though can't say this was the best route to take during development

[@colewright3790]

I was literally playing a fire emblem game when I got this notification. Made me day.

[@julio1148]

Awakening is my favorite, it’s a love letter to the whole franchise, three houses is still on my list

[@4valongaming388]

I did start 2 old Fire emblem games but It wasn't for me back then. After a lot of years Three Houses came out and hands down it's one of my favourite games on the Switch. It can proudly stand next to Breath of the Wild, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 / DE and Mario Odyssey. It's a great game that eats hours and is really satisfying to play.

[@georgehayward532]

Three houses being my favourite game of all time and currently playing through awakening this is the most exciting I've been in a long long time

[@mihaimercenarul7467]

you must be really boring, child

[@OneOfThem]

Well, DeeBeeGeek will probably never see this comment, but Fire Emblem is a loosely connected story. They all exist in the same world, but most of them take place on different continents or in different centuries. As far as ones to play first, I'd highly recommend either Path Of Radiance for the GameCube, Awakening for 3DS, or Blazing Blade for Game Boy Advance. All three of them give a very good intro into the Fire Emblem universe and have some of the most consistent and polished gameplay for their particular takes on the Fire Emblem formula. Three Houses is a very good game as well, but its so incredibly different, it'll be very hard to get into the earlier games if you play it first. Good luck you mad lad, its a wonderful and maddening adventure you'll be diving into.

[@spiderdude2099]

Fire emblem three houses when? Seriously it’s so good, please play it deebeegeek! Also, three houses is kinda like BOTW in the sense that it’s one of the most recent games in the series, is very different from most of the titles but doesn’t need any prior knowledge of the series to get into it. It’s a great starting point, and I’d recommend playing it first then working backwards like you are with Zelda

[@badlatency9979]

IMO there are two epic rpg Nintendo IPs which make the ideal paring with Zelda fandom. One is Fire Emblem, and the other is Xenoblade. Between them, ample grand strong story driven games with serious themes and immense amounts of content. Also, be warned, Three Houses is basically 4 games in one game and a full playthrough of each of the routes plus the expansion can easily pull 400 hours.

[@Felixr2]

400 hours is stretching it a bit much, over 200 hours is a more reasonable average.

[@badlatency9979]

@@Felixr2 Well, I don't go completionist on rpgs but I do tend to get sucked in and do quite a bit of side content. Plus I'm a bit of a micromanager.

[@Felixr2]

@@badlatency9979 Still, 400 hours is impressive for 4 playthroughs

[@Felixr2]

This didn't have my favorite Shadows of Valentia trailer, though

[@Chris_Pickaxe]

Dee Bee Geek: (reacts to every smash trailer) Dee Bee Geek when he sees Lucina/Robin's trailer: I don't think I've seen this one

[@someguynamedtom2111]

I just realised it’s ordered by where they’re set I’ve only watched someone play three houses (which was good) but because I watched that I know it’s in fódlan

[@Cyrus_Bright]

Nani??? This was unexpected, would love to see him play Three Houses. Either Blue Lions or Golden Deer. Personally my favorite Fire Emblem is Path of Radiance & Radiant Dawn. Ike is my favorite Lord in the series and my username actually comes from those games. Smash Bros Melee was what originally introduced me to the series and I've been a fan ever since and played every english released game.

[@Gante_Gato]

Petition for him to play three houses (golden deer would be awesome)

[@AlbionOfAvalon55]

Fire Emblem and Golden Sun was my childhood favorite games.... i can't believe some people missed out on them

[@El_Surge]

OMG HE'S GETTING INTO FIRE EMBLEM TOO!?!?

[@spiderdude2099]

Fun fact: The very first fire emblem content the West got was Roy and Marth in smash bros. Practically no one knew who they were or what games they were from, but smash bros’ popularity generated huge interest in the franchise. The first fire emblem game the west would get localized was simply titled “fire emblem” and was for the game boy advance and released in 2003. However, that game was technically the 7th game in the franchise. It’s only as of VERY recently that the west has gotten remakes or ports of almost every fire emblem game now. The only ones that are not localized in any official capacity are: Fire emblem mystery of the emblem Fire emblem: genealogy of the holy war Fire emblem: Thracia 776 Fire emblem: the binding blade The first game, shadow dragon, was remade as a Nintendo DS title that was for many years the only way for western players to play a remade retelling of the original game. Fire emblem gaiden was later remade into “fire emblem: shadows of Valentia” which was a 3DS title.

[@falconiday6130]

Alright, listen. FE is great, it really is. I would love to see you play the newer ones (Three Houses, Echoes, etc.), but I don't think that I can overstate how absolutely amazing Genealogy of the Holy War is. Yes, it's older, yes, you need an emulator to play it, but the reward is fantastic. The story is unforgettable. If you end up playing the game, I guarantee you won't regret it.

[@seanjohnson3401]

That's why I'm hoping for a Shadows of Jugdral, I wanna experience FE4

[@zachkinkead14]

"Which one's Marth (in Awakening)?" The blue haired girl.

[@bradp366]

It's kind of funny to hear him slowly losing interest as it goes on and the japaneese ads get stranger.

[@ethanhartman5908]

Just so you know, the first Fire Emblem game is only going to be available to purchase on the Switch until March 31st. So make sure to get it before then if you're interested in it.

[@amaurygatelier1157]

I would love a "I react to everything Monster hunter" video

[@gmaster2647]

That would be cool! I'd like to see him do a reaction to everything involving the Xeno series (Gears, Saga, Blade), if he'd be interested in that sort of thing.

[@MrSpartan408]

Aside from Three Houses, I'd recommend also checking out Awakening and the Tellius Games (Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn).