FIRE EMBLEM 1: Dark Dragon and the Sword of Light Retrospective - ShaneBrained

[@Drachenhannes]

The option to preview the battlefield was invaluable to me. Not for the battle itself, but it was always important to see where villages are, treasure chests and most importantly enemy thieves. I always used it to map out my paths so i could get everything.

[@thecorbohole3637]

CRIMINALLY underrated. Absolutely shocked at how few views this series has.

[@sed1589]

Who else is here after the localization for the 30th anniversary?

[@RoyleVegeta]

Me

[@nintendofan022]

Me

[@firebyrd7933]

I unfortunately missed it and had to download a emulator.

[@TechBear1127]

@@firebyrd7933 oh no man I'm sorry. Emulating isn't the worst thing though. Retroarch with retroachievments enabled is great!

[@cryguy0000]

@@firebyrd7933 I wouldn't want to support Nintendo and they're BS anyway

[@Choops6969]

Wow wow wow. great critique of this game. Very refreshing to have someone look at this series through myopic eyes. The narrative of FE critique/reviews today is a bit of an echo chamber- for lack of a better word. it is rare to get the perspective of an actual individual. Part of me was a little nervous when you announced this series but you really did a great service to the game. I'm buckled up for more going forward.

[@Choops6969]

I'm glad you mentioned the part about the soundtrack/speed of the game I couldn't agree more. This game has one of the best soundtracks ever. Yuka Tsujiyoko does a great job, but you can tell Hip Tanaka had a hand in the actual arrangements.

[@henrygutierrez3243]

Great to see you here. This is the KZbinr I mentioned on one of your streams.

[@GamesBrained]

Thanks, I'm glad that you enjoyed it!

[@jacobmoellers4745]

Chaz Aria LLC hey

[@JaDX243]

Ok, but for the question everyone's really asking: DID YOU ALLOW DOGA TO CHOKE THE POINT?

[@GamesBrained]

every time

[@5h4n39]

No, I benched him starting at chapter 4.

[@ТурсинойБобаёрова]

zJSH

[@thegreenelectricfan891]

Yes 😂

[@TheAurgelmir]

I randomly found this series as I was on a Fire Emblem binge personally. Then when I began playing Fire Emblem Engage, I realized just how great this series is to catch me up to speed on the different Emblem Heros in Engage. Due to this series I understood what Lucina was talking about in her Paralogue, and I even recognized several paralogue maps. Which is why I decided to watch the series in it's entirety. These types of videos are a great way to catch people up to speed on long going series.

[@JoshtheOverlander]

Marth: You might know me by a different name... Starlord! Everyone but Japan: ......Who???

[@swedishcomedian7090]

Here, when its localized. So cool, I cant believe that not more peole are doing it!

[@taxjax]

Sucks that its going to be Limited just like Mario 3D All Stars.

[@DestinyZX1]

@@taxjax at least it is $6.

[@DestinyZX1]

The $50 limited edition likes a word

[@keatonkitsune4064]

And the word it says is.... Totally worth it. Seriously I love what they did, the only way it could have been better is an actual NES repro-cart.

[@DestinyZX1]

Rewatching this because this game is getting a localization and coming in December.

[@marche800]

Therapist: Mullet Marth isn't real, Mullet Marth can't hurt you Mullet Marth:

[@Lunimoose]

I think you mean short skirted Marth

[@leaffinite2001]

The mullet is a vibe

[@Drachenhannes]

It's called a Marthlet.

[@xane5967]

This was simply a beautiful retrospective. It's so nice to hear your thoughts about the game; which is very close to my heart. I don't normally do shameless self-promotions on other channels, but since you explicitly stated that you like this soundtrack I thought you might be interested. I've remade the entirety of this game soundtrack using GBA samples. Feel free to drop by if you'd like to listen. Regardless, I'm happily anticipating the future episodes of this series. Thank you!

[@minuterice19540]

I think this may be some of your best work on this channel, and it's only the first entry of this series. Knowing a vague idea of your thoughts on Gaiden from watching the LP, I am very much anticipating the Gaiden video. On this review though, wow. This is perhaps the most well-edited and comprehensive review of FE1 out there. Sure, there aren't many reviews, due to this particular version of the game falling to obscurity in favor of its remakes, but that doesn't take away from the quality of this review. Your opinions are clearly stated and backed up with evidence from the game and a substantial amount of context. And it's all held together by editing that always puts relevant visuals on screen at any given time. I want to especially praise the work on the summary of the narrative. Using the world map and the various visual aids applied to it in conjunction with cutscenes, gameplay and character portraits made the summary clear and easy to follow. Just really great work overall.

[@GamesBrained]

Dang you just made me feel like the hell I put myself through on that story section was actually worth it. The minute of play vs. editing time was nuts there and the whole time I couldn't even tell if it was going to be worth it, thank you for making my day with your lovely comment. I plan to have the Gaiden one out as soon as possible, it's my main project this week.

[@minuterice19540]

@@GamesBrained I have done some video editing before. Even simple things can be a massive pain in the ass, a huge time sink, or both. That's why I really appreciated the effort put forth here.

[@powerfulberry237]

Some youtubers put so much effort into their content and yet aren't as successful because of their target audiences Meanwhile all of those mukbang and reaction videos..

[@littleskatey577]

Im rewatching these already? Damn dude. Good shit.

[@exorikk]

I searched "fire emblem retrospective" on a whim after finally buying Three Houses, and I'm happy to say this is exactly what I was looking for. So excited to go through all of these videos.

[@azulesmalls5514]

have fun

[@RichardBlaziken]

Somehow KZbin Gaming recommended something I really enjoyed! I can't wait to see the rest in this series over the next couple days! :)

[@lavender317]

This is awesome!! I have a lot of difficulty getting into some of these more primitive games, so this is a great way to understand the old games better!

[@outlander632]

Just wanted to offer some encouragement. This is an awesome review! looking forward to more. I originally found your channel due to your review content and it's good to see this one is no slouch.

[@Josh-g9x]

I think my patch of the game is a little messed up but im loving it so far. Thank you for introducing this to me

[@flomil478]

I have loved this series for many, many years. I started playing over 20 years ago and eventhough the newer titles aren't really to my taste, I still enjoy these games. I have watched this series once before and I'm rewatching it starting today. Let me say; thank you for making this series. Your reviews are truly special and very well put together. You deserve much more recognition and exposure.

[@FireEmblemER2000]

Love your FE retrospectives. You have by far the most information packed, concise videos on the entire series! Bravo.

[@kirindas4691]

Thanks for the retrospective! I still have to get Shadow Dragon out of my queue and play the game.

[@CosmicNebula444]

11:18 "I'm sur you know how useless it is." Man do I miss old games.

[@Barrylocke]

Well in this case it's more like a fan translation mistake.

[@NayruYT]

This is a great video! Will be back to finish the plot section once I beat the game! Just passed Chapter 15!

[@MonadoJoJo]

Man this was an awesome video! It was great learning about the First Fire Emblem! Amazinh.

[@brooks5419]

This was a sweet video; I'm definitely going to be watching your other Fire Emblem retrospectives!

[@RyanMichero]

Shane, thank you for this video, and I am really excited to see the other episodes in the series. I agree with everything Mr. Minute Rice said in his nice comment above. The time and effort you've put into this really shines through. I have a lot of curiosity for the chapters of the Fire Emblem series that were not released in the US, and it all gets really confusing what with the remakes and the differently translated titles. This one, though primitive, actually looks more appealing than I thought it would be. Gotta love that 80's anime aesthetic. Looking forward to the next chapter!

[@starwarstimeline]

Huge FE fan since the first GBA title came out back in the day. You created by far the most detailed and enjoyable retrospectives on this series I've ever seen! Bravo. Instant fan here.

[@vegetafan9922]

I hope the Nintendo Switch re-release adds a Modern mode where the game runs faster while keeping the music at the original speed and updates the shop to work like the modern games.

[@antogame1178]

I was wondering if somebody did review the entire franchise and then, I fall upon your retrospective. I'm really exited to see your thought about all the games

[@Andrew-Gomez904]

love your series man! cant wait for what you will do next!

[@dynastymusou8906]

I am very glad I bought thus game on the eShop when it was still available. There was no reason for Nintendo to make it available for only a limited time. Good thing we still have the fan translation for the NES ROM...

[@wahmaster2788]

Ooh this series is gonna be awesome to binge through. I've only played awakening unfortunately. I tend to prefer the advanced wars style of strategy game but this is cool too

[@riftfontain]

I need a modern Shining Force game. That game from the Sega CD really inspired me to play Tactical RPGs

[@kinamiya1]

i like the idea of using your jagen as amazon delivery

[@jaredahumada4353]

Thank god the Switch port is going to have X2 speed. Btw, cool review.

[@tahamohammad8842]

Unfortunately you can no longer buy said switch port and that speed up feature also speeds up the music

[@googlia9751]

"I played the first 3 Dragon Quests... and first fantasies..." instantly subscribed.

[@lirfrank]

I finally got to watching the video. Great work. I feel most western fans have missed on the DS remake and I hope this encourages them to go play it.

[@TVsMrNeil]

Oh cool! Just subbed to your channel, and I plan on watching all of these docs. I love Fire Emblem.

[@celry]

Can't wait to check out the first FE in 3 days thanks to this video. This is such a well done video series, i hope it gets more views with the switch release!

[@VictoryStar908026]

Great video! This game is gonna be released on the Famicom app for switch online next week and im super stoked to try it out! Wont be my first time playin FE in Japanese so hopefully it'll be a fun time.

[@JeremyTheGraten]

April 20th 1990... That's literally the date I was conceived.

[@goldensucc126]

And weed

[@JeremyTheGraten]

@@goldensucc126 yeah. That's why there are so many kids with late February birthdays.

[@Mante_killa]

Wow this is such a well made video about this game thank you, new sub

[@swampysix9375]

These videos are great!

[@RoboticEdward]

Finished this game an hour ago as I type this, and I gotta say, I found it oddly enjoyable despite how archaic it is, especially with the inventory system. Pretty much agree with you that the inventory sucks and the battles/game itself tends to draug, but it was still oddly satisfying when you seize the castle or throne and lay the final slash to Medeus at the end.

[@momsforseti]

draug i see what you did there

[@MovieClouds]

This is a fantastic video!

[@TakeFortyTwo]

Excellent video!!

[@thegreenelectricfan891]

I finally finished playing FE 1 myself, and I cannot stress enough how maddening that inventory system was 😭

[@scorpioneldar]

I watched the 3 houses vid and am now going through the whole series. 3 houses wasn't my first fire emblem but it was my favorite.

[@rigoromero6628]

Just found this video and just wanna say im a foolishly devoted fan of this fire emblem series. Great vid man. I first got into this cannon around the time the ds remake came out and i loved it. Haven't played the nes version but ive played the other two versions mainly because of the smoother mechanics. But I'll have to try it out anyway since i know which allies i want towards the end of the game. Marth as a character seems kind of monotone but i dont care, he's an OG and he's our boi!

[@tsp1999]

Man I love the FE main theme chiptune

[@WildKat25]

It's like Nintendo wanted to prove you wrong by releasing this title World Wide for the Switch as a limited release in 2020. It sucks that it was a limited release though.

[@gerarquiaFM]

The best fire emblem analisis series

[@Turnoutburndown]

Great vid!

[@MuradBeybalaev]

Since you've gone into efficient item trading algorithms, I have to chime in on what you failed to mention. You can buy more than one item from armory in a single turn. And you can trade more than one item away without moving between items. (You're even able to choose one to equip at the end.) If you take advantage of that quirk by arranging your receivers in a cross shape for your designated shopper to swoop into the middle of - it cuts your shopping back-and-forth to 2 turns per 4 outfitted troops, who get a chance to discard an old item in the first turn and a chance to equip the new item in the second one.

[@itsmemnmxd3701]

Play the Ds remake like I did when it came out. I played it so much, its still a good game

[@nhlvan]

it's definitely a good game... in the DS remake. The DS game fixes so many issues of the original game.

[@itsmemnmxd3701]

@@nhlvan honestly a shame that Mystery of the Emblem for DS wasnt released out of Japan

[@nhlvan]

@@itsmemnmxd3701 agreed. Really hoping for some localization maybe via some sort of virtual console on switch?

[@itsmemnmxd3701]

@@nhlvan doubt it tbh, if it was going to happen it wouldve been on wii u because that had DS games

[@itsmemnmxd3701]

@Weston Meyera mini fire wmblem remake collection?

[@Rhyto]

So basically to understand this game you’d have to already have a habit of reading the manuals provided then compared to now where there’s literally no manuals. Intriguing...

[@iamrom]

Fire Emblem gives us yet another reason to celebrate April 20th

[@bigt4135]

Finally comes out in the us on dec 4 for switch. $6.

[@Luso1221]

The first game has an underrated story imo

[@blakerenimu9033]

A few questions that might get answered in the next vids: - Is it wrong if I whant to train ALL of my heroes in Fates to their full potential? At first I was so overwelmed by the new classes and skills that I HAD TO look for guides. By the time I realized that it was not that big of a deal (only a few quirky ones in Hoshido) I had fallen in love with the personal skills and hidden potential of every one of my heroes and even created my own builds....and that happened like A WEEK after the game came out! I really want to do it, for all of the paths, but I always get bored halfway through Hoshido. THREE YEARS and haven´t finished the first path.... Is it worth it??? -Is there a way to beat Shadow Dragon DS in ¨Merciless¨ (or whatever is called in english) without sacrificing heroes? I mean, THE FIRST THIEF in the game can kill Abel super easily if you get too close....

[@GamesBrained]

You might have to wait a bit. Both of those are 10+ games away

[@argyle8489]

Late, but you should look up DD151's classic Shadow Dragon H5 (merciless) playthrough if you haven't. He gets through it all without losing any characters and explains his thought process in post commentary, it's a great example of high-level FE play.

[@inconemay1441]

A lot of the side stuff, including the worldbuilding, characters and backstories were only established in Mystery of the Emblem

[@spiderzsonic6581]

Now that I'm playing shadow dragoon, I'm watching this series for the second time

[@MUSQUIZanimation]

Silly Shane, the “fire emblem” isn’t something special bestowed to Marth. My anime OC from Fire Emblem Engage is the Fire Emblem.

[@isaac3000]

Coming to switch with Fast Forward. I hope it will be a good experience.

[@velvetbutterfly]

Haha, I'm playing 11 and normally I always reset when someone dies but when Gordin died in like 16 I was like "I don't care" and continued

[@Morgil27]

Who else is watching this after the game was officially released in English on the Switch?

[@ElvenRaptor]

Without the story recap, the best I was able to figure out based on what we're told is that Marth was basically just running around defending all his neighbors who got invaded. While technically not incorrect, wow, it was an incomplete understanding of the story.

[@anastasiolabropoulos]

I loved DQ Monsters too!

[@mr1sign925]

1:03 in America, archers murder Pegasus knights. In Soviet Russia, Pegasus knights murder archers

[@MannuXyzz]

Good video im a greath fan of Fire emblem old aeries

[@olivia6808]

I just decided to start playing every final fantasy in release order and I’m trying to decide if I want to do the same for fire emblem but damn they seem way more daunting

[@anenemystand5582]

This game will always live in my heart And my nightmares

[@bryanholland8819]

I agree fire emblem did alot of more excellent stuff than shining force and final fantasy tactics and hopefully consumers can enjoy it alot more than the other 2!

[@henrygutierrez3243]

I kinda wanna rewatch the FE1 playthrough again.

[@SurfingKyogreNL]

Technically the game is officially translated as *'Shadow* Dragon and the *Blade* of Light'

[@SurfingKyogreNL]

Also, you should have just used the official names from the remake instead of these fan translations. I'm sorry, but it kinda makes the video sound outdated. (Bantu is Tiki's caretaker, not her grandfather btw.)

[@GamesBrained]

I thought about which version of the names I should use for a while. Keep in mind that I am going to be making videos on every single one of these games, including the remakes like Shadow Dragon, and I am going to talk about what the official names were when they appear for the first time chronologically. I don't think the first FE is ever going to get an official release, so I want people to hear the names as they are actually used in the game if they played it using the available fan translation. Also, the point of this retrospective is playing the games in release order, and I am intentionally not playing the later games to get future information so that it doesn't taint my perspective.

[@Badbufon]

i played this game so much back in the day, before internet and fastpaced gaming, it blown my mind, even if it was all in japanese, the story is basic enough to understand it, and most of the recruits or item effects were trial and error, but fun nonetheless. if i have to pick the "worst" experience in the game is the arena, you want it to grind some levels, you beat the level, start grinding, then a crit or a missclicked strong class kills your character and you have to restart the whole level... 3 or 4 hours wasted. more than once my dog triped on the controller's cable, throwing the console and freezing the game... more time wasted... or when the battery run out and i lost all the progress... months wasted.... but i cant blame the game for that

[@titoman0650]

Coming soon

[@bongosmcdongos4190]

I mean, yeah you could play the final level for two hours, or make a made dash ignoring casualties OR YOU COULD USE, THE WARP STAFF seriously though, memes aside you get the warp staff in level 3 and there are 3 of them in the game. If anyone is watching this video in current year, please use the warp staff

[@MeWantHoneycomb]

Play it, then you'll be open to any title thereafter (in no particular order).

[@AlejandroRodolfoMendez]

I think you will love shadow dragon or maybe just play it differently.

[@nekonomicon9938]

I can deal with most of the early game jank but my goodness playing this at double speed is necessary for enemy phase.

[@AnimeLoveLover123]

Dose anyone know where I can watch his Let's Play of this game? Maybe I'm just dumb but I can seem to find it. :(

[@GamesBrained]

Yeah I think I can do that :) This channel: kzbin.info/door/T6_5-o6SP5mYGWzp52VS8Q

[@AnthonyDark]

Playing through Shadow Dragon now. Nintendo really need to localise the entire series!

[@lanceareadbhar]

I agree, but there are now really good translation patches for all of the games if you have a Nintendo PC.

[@thelegacyofgaming2928]

Nice

[@velvetbutterfly]

Came here from Mekkah's collab

[@MuradBeybalaev]

Played tactics games like this but no FEs before. Enjoyed the logistical challenges of FE1. Played about 40% of it and found it to be such a tedious slog to manage. And to think there's 2 (+1) remakes of it, first of which is just one game over in release chronology… I should move on to Gaiden instead of finishing it. Really doubt there's much to miss here.

[@TechBear1127]

The snes remake is pretty great since even though we lose a wee bit of content we do get its sequel on the same cartridge.

[@MuradBeybalaev]

@@TechBear1127 I've dropped FE1 at about 60%. Beaten Gaiden since then. And played through about as much of the first remake as of the original. Still a slog overall, to be honest. Had to put it on hold for now but it feels much more manageable still.

[@dragonhunter1508]

Man its now on the switch

[@El_Surge]

Is this series supposed to lead up to three houses or is that too much fire emblem in 4 months?

[@GamesBrained]

I don't think I'm going to make it in time, lol

[@Quackra]

A tiny part about this retrospective didn't age well because of Nintendo releasing FE1 translated for a limited time on Switch.

[@freddyfangamer1964]

It is shadow dragon & the blade of light

[@alexanderflores2685]

I bring news from the future, in less than 1 month shadow dragon will be re released on switch

[@GamesBrained]

I too have the internet

[@toddsaskatchewan]

Why not just use the official translated names used in later games?

[@GamesBrained]

Mainly because they are never used in any translations of this one that I've seen, or that people can play. I'll be making note of the official translations coming through when I get to Shadow Dragon and later English stuff.

[@maudi_uwu]

What happened to the old FE reteospective that used to be on KZbin? Anyone know?

[@DylanBeaudry]

I had to play this on Nescafe. Slower than usual. No speedup. I got ti chapter 18.

[@MegamanNG]

00:27 - You may want to make a minor edit because it has been confirmed that Nintendo is releasing this as part of the 30th anniversary of Fire Emblem... as a limited release. Jeez.

[@GamesBrained]

Can't edit a video after it is out! No big deal, hopefully people with a brain will check the post date

[@tahamohammad8842]

Well, it still technically applies because now you can’t buy the English release

[@ScottE-2]

Solid video I missed out on... given that it was uploaded 11 days ago. Depending on who subscribed to you, chances are it got buried from any vlogers they follow or with a daily upload schedule.

[@XellosNi]

yfw Intellgient Systems was the original Caemlot :P

[@MannuXyzz]

is navarre a swordmaster? nice look

[@marconihimself]

I would like to know if there are romhacks to speed these old games up

[@astracrits4633]

Unfortunately there’s very few FE1 hacks (at least in the US-there may be Japanese FE1 hacks we don’t know about), with most of them being made as jokes. Most emulators have a “speed up” feature, though, and if that isn’t fast enough for you, most of the FE games give you the ability to simply turn off battle animations entirely for MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE SPEED. (Not sure about FE1 as the last time I played it was years ago, but FE2 and all later games definitely have this feature.)

[@PolitoedFan9002]

Why is the summary and the analysis in the same chapter?