Fire Emblem: A Tactful History | The Complete Story Behind the Franchise (1990-2017)

The complete history of the Fire Emblem franchise from beginning. To end start off in 1990 with Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and ending up in 2017 with Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, this is the complete record of this iconic series. From its humble beginnings to its many dire years, this is Fire Emblem: A Tactful History.
Gamelist:
Fire Emblem Famicom: 00:02:34
Fire Emblem Super Famicom: 00:11:34
Fire Emblem GBA: 00:25:31
Fire Emblem GC and Wii: 00:39:33
Fire Emblem DS: 00:52:42
Fire Emblem Awakening: 01:01:24
Fire Emblem Fates: 01:15:23
Tokyo Mirage Sessions: 01:35:19
Fire Emblem Heroes: 01:50:48
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia: 01:59:54
Secrets….: 02:26:24
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[@Auriansmule]

Me: "Finally at Awakening. We should be wrapping up in about 15 minutes..." *Only halfway through.*

[@radio100jogosdeemacs2]

When you're very biased to new fire emblem instalments

[@dbzdonovan]

Radio Ancap-socialista Noruegês ???

[@cruelcumber5317]

@@radio100jogosdeemacs2 Probably has more to do with the newer games' more well documented development cycle, given that this video doesn't really focus on elaborating about the actual games themselves.

[@Tamaki742]

@@cruelcumber5317 I mean it's about the history behind it.

[@jloe01]

not even halfway

[@metamayto]

Oh, look, a movie showed up in my Sub box.

[@thatdudethat7824]

*and* its for free

[@comradedima9791]

time well spent

[@guyspy21]

*Plays Blazing Sword "Man, Chapter 9 is challenging!" *Learns it's part of the tutorial

[@smol5601]

Let's face it: when someone dies, you reset.

[@mathishd5558]

No

[@mathishd5558]

No I do not

[@Exigentable]

@@mathishd5558 everyone else does. Dumbass.

[@MASTEREVO100]

unless u play on casual, that is

[@ca7surfer]

@@Exigentable not everyone

[@Elendieldunadan]

That moment when you're listening to a newly made Fire Emblem documentary while you work on other stuff and you suddenly realize that your old re-orchestration of "An Unexpected Caller" that you did 7 years ago is being used as the background music. I feel like I've finally contributed something meaningful to the fandom. Excellent documentary by the way. I very much enjoyed it, particularly the section covering the GBA era. ;)

[@patch8079]

what's the time stamp?

[@justanotherweirdo11]

@@patch8079 It's from fe7 so somewhere in the GBA section. 25:31 - 39:33 This is the song: kzbin.info/www/bejne/raC7h2l4iqejebc

[@Gnoggin]

To clarify, we did post the first half of this months ago as its own video. But its been so long we decided to combine it with part 2 and just have one awesome documentary style video! I hope you enjoy it. :)

[@Ace-kk4dm]

Lockstin & Gnoggin How long did this take to edit? Just thinking about it gives me new respect for who ever edits your videos and if it is yourself well... dude your nuts.

[@jpbo98]

Lockstin & Gnoggin I love it! Thanks for making this.

[@Klaxynd]

Lockstin & Gnoggin Finally finished watching! Amazing! I'd love to see more content like this. The level of research done really shows.

[@resurrectedgaming7144]

thank you!! now ill have something to eatch after irma rips FL in half

[@j.corbygaming]

This video was breath taking and I could feel all heart tears and sweat in it. I have been I fan of FE since I was 12 and got my first ever teen game Fire Emblem Awakening. It was a complete mistake from my aunt and uncle in getting me that game. Without that mistake, I probably would of never gotten into this amazing series, hell maybe even the rpg (besides Pokémon) games of the world! This long documentary was definitely very informative and well scripted. I almost cried at the part about awakening. Well done locksteen and keep up the excellent content. Stay awesome

[@justice7788]

The first Fire Emblem came out on 4/20. When I started FE Three Houses the in-game date was 4/20... coincidence? Idk I'm stoned

[@tamashi4242]

I hope that was a homage to the og

[@randompersononytig]

And that it’s 420

[@josevelazquez5721]

My anniversary with my wife is on 4/20 so HOOOOO

[@PatZilla321]

Stfu

[@Slapapow]

I would love to see this updated for Fire Emblem: Three Houses!

[@rainfallen7574]

same!

[@mrbilter83]

with correct pronounciations please

[@rainfallen7574]

@@mrbilter83 must everyone nitpick Lockstin for EVERYTHING? Good grief!

[@TylerLouden]

Yes please!

[@sleepdiesel232]

Please!

[@Xytark4P]

When your going into this video without looking how long it actually is O_O

[@GenJotsu]

Xytark4P Hahaha. Sometimes ignorance is bliss.

[@arvidpersson43]

Xytark4P that was me and the Ultimate Pokemon Theory

[@Babl069]

Noticed it after and hour or so that "the hell, this is still going?" It's great vid though :D

[@jaydenricigliano3039]

"Lockstin make longer videos" *makes 2 hour video*

[@ando3087]

*2:30 hour

[@crystalpinkwolf6211]

We can all say when we finish this video, "it was worth it"

[@alextrin683]

Jayden Ricigliano I mean, he did what he was asked :P

[@RazorGuild]

It’s not all his video

[@theehhhnd5708]

Viewers: Shocked Pikachu face

[@michaelcrain-zamora3271]

Honestly, I'm glad they added casual mode since it allowed my wife to branch out and try the series. Now it's become a game we share many memories with, From long car rides talking about the stories and characters, to long nights playing the games side by side.

[@alexterieur8813]

Cuteeee

[@reen6904]

You have a wife? You look 17

[@caratrevoso3347]

You should show the Phoenix mode to your kids then

[@Vuden13]

Sad

[@melteddali8000]

Breaks my heart that Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn were the least selling of the franchise. They were my first foray into the franchise and I still love those games

[@OfficialChroniclesofGaming]

The culmination of over a year and a half of hard work. I have some problems with it myself, as i'm my own worst critic, but i'm glad people are enjoying it.

[@funnyperson4027]

An epic saga, love rewatching this; reminds me of summoning salt, only a little

[@MrStroodle]

That and some weird word editing around the 36 minute mark

[@harrylane4]

Alright, now remake the entire video from scratch to include three houses

[@fergasper]

This was amazing! Would love an update with the new games! But this is the ultimate guide to the series! An awesome work! :D

[@jet-fury]

?

[@Matty002]

A Tactful History: The Complete Story Behind Fire Emblem: From 1990 to 2017: A Documentary: The Movie

[@shodancat1000]

: The Untold Story : Uncut

[@JFDavis-lq1bp]

Part 2, electric bugaloo

[@darthr0xas363]

Featuring Marth from that one Smash Bros game.

[@thatdudethat7824]

: The Masterpiece

[@theodoreyoshelle1901]

& Knuckles

[@jonea16]

These games are crazy addictive. The first game to come stateside was an irreplaceable experience I wouldn't trade for anything.

[@cosmictraveler1146]

jonea16 I’m super late but yes very addictive once you get the hang of it, hours have been lost playing.

[@spiritskyes]

"Permadeath, unfortunately, was completely thrown out [in Fire Emblem Heroes]" Dude, you're fooling yourself if you think anybody wanted permadeath in the game where people spend their real life money to get characters.

[@bubble4072]

Would be funny if some dude just gave 50 bucks for some waifu and she died bc you got critted by a 3% chance.

[@Melecie]

@@bubble4072 "3% chance crit" "fire emblem heroes" all crits are based on attack count in heroes

[@dereka5017]

Gotta be honest, I'd prefer pay-not-to-lose to pay-to-win. lol I reckon we've gotten too accustomed to the latter.

[@EXHellfire]

take a shot each time he says "a celebration of all things fire emblem"

[@lillrice27]

Just Someone ocohptorhp

[@Exigentable]

Thanks, I'm dead now.

[@epicpigmaster]

I'm really happy you focused more on the history of the games, rather than the stories. The brief summaries were enough to give context without spoiling the details. As someone who has recently had their love for this series rekindled, and plans to play all the games I missed, it's nice to be able to watch this video without having them spoiled.

[@bumponalog5001]

It's so silly people got pissed about Casual mode. It's an optional mode, it literally has ZERO effect on you if you don't touch it.

[@thenamedoesnotmatter]

💯 I have played too damn much Fire Emblem and I have never even touched Casual mode. That doesn't mean I get to look down on players who don't want to reset every time a unit dies. The feature isn't meant for me, that doesn't mean someone else doesn't find it handy.

[@LukeOrionMarble]

It's for babies all the people who play casual dont speak english they speak in coos and googoos and gaga's

[@syressx9098]

@@LukeOrionMarble Good joke

[@LukeOrionMarble]

@@syressx9098 I am 100% serious

[@whodis715]

Watching this. It really makes you appreciate each new title Three houses is my first fe game and i now plan to stick with this series I want to see it grow more and get even better

[@yoran4067]

Nice dude! Welcome to FE!

[@countryboyred]

Devon Montoya Awakening was mine but three houses really hooked me. Play some of the older games if you get a chance, they are great too

[@harrylane4]

Like Awakening before it, 3H is a great start to the franchise. Both games are considered "easier" than the rest of the franchise, and their stories are some of my personal favorites in the entire series

[@yunavonrigan9553]

Wellcome

[@thoughtprism2963]

How ironic, the game centered around two opposing factions you could join had a development team divided into two opinionated camps.

[@theshinysamurai7360]

Scott Becker but that's not the definition of irony :3

[@Kuma5655]

Scott Becker Wouldn't be irony though. Fitting though.

[@someguy5319]

Scott Becker it makes sense, there will always be those concerned about making the best game they can while there are others who are more concerned with pandering to as many people as possible to increase sales.

[@oliverock4092]

Serendipitous, Fitting, Coincidental, Funny, but definitely not ironic.

[@Tamaki742]

@@someguy5319 At the same time, I suppose both are not wrong, because it's still a risky time for them.

[@PixleyLore]

holy crap guys 2 and a half hours!? im gunna have to take this in, geez. super congrats, what a feat! also you got #1 for fire emblem right now!

[@funnyperson4027]

Two and a half hours and I was entertained the entire time

[@Infernoswac]

I was choking up on the FEA because it was my first FE game and now I’m a die hard fan. Learning all this history and how it saved the franchise feels amazing.

[@HoduAphrodite]

42:28 Until the Daien nation attacked. Only the Ike, master of Ragnell, could stop them, but when the world needed him the most, he died and the player had to reset their file

[@jacobkn4812]

Senren Kagura writer helped write fates? That explains so much

[@MASTEREVO100]

i can see Ara-Ara big tiddies onee-chan from the distance lol

[@sayzar9474]

Hoping that if they make more remakes of older games "Echoes" continues to be a part of the title. It sounds good and makes sense for remakes so why not?

[@dickus_kickus]

One day, I hope for Fire Emblem: Echoes Of The Holy War. That would be good.

[@sayzar9474]

Danny DeVito yeeeees. Geneology, Thracia and Binding Blade are the only Japan-exclusive ones without a remake right? Hopefully they remake them soon!

[@dilascio2491]

Sayzar94 and New mystery bro

[@minikemon]

I think that Genealogy and Thracia are bound to be remade some day. Binding Blade and New Mystery of the Emblem seem less likely.

[@SilverEspeon]

That'd be good for the JPN only games. For the GCN and Wii games, I think HD ports will suffice.

[@Roge9]

1:00:00 this "issue" of a COMPLETELY OPTIONAL casual mode has to be one of the dumbest things for a community to be tore up about. As someone who has played fire emblem starting with 7, I find the perma-death aspect of it appealing and it makes the decisions I make for each character very crucial. However, I can understand why someone wouldn't enjoy this aspect of the games. People gotta deal with the fact that video games are different things to different people. Let them play how they want to play.

[@dm7626]

Roge9 Videos it’s good for anyone to learn how they want to play and who they would choose to use before putting in the effort to not get them killed. It’s fun to switch between slow careful styles and risky styles imo.

[@NinaMarieNPianoKeys]

To be honest I like casual because it helped me get into the game. Well i remember play fates and so I played Phoenix mode (you revive every turn) which I think is too much, also I don’t want my characters to die

[@logansmith2703]

Not to mention that the vast majority of those who complain are hypocrites. Lots of people purposefully reset to get around deaths.

[@dm7626]

Logan smith it still changes their play style tho

[@timcollins9287]

Roge9 Videos I'm about to get my first game. I'm going classic mode. You only live once

[@ssmmmfeaa8657]

I just watched a 2 and half hour long video form Lockstin about a series I’ve never played a single game from. And I do not regret it at all.

[@Caligula1488]

play it, most are great games.

[@ssmmmfeaa8657]

@@Caligula1488 after watching this video, I am considering picking up a Fire Emblem game, most likely Awakening, Fates, Shadows of Valencia, and Three Houses since I have a New 3DS XL and a Switch.

[@Caligula1488]

@@ssmmmfeaa8657 do you have a computer and/or and android phone/tablet?

[@ssmmmfeaa8657]

@@Caligula1488 yeah. But I would rather play them on my systems, since I actually have the systems to them on.

[@yang6642]

@@ssmmmfeaa8657 5 months later, did you ever manage to play any of the games?

[@Lyrune]

Jesus this is like a feature length film.

[@dense4767]

Lyrunio that's not a bad thing

[@xXSparklingLuvXx]

Lyrunio id totally watch it tho

[@dm7626]

It’s longer than most films 😂

[@aaronm8143]

@@dm7626 😁😁

[@pidgypod]

This is the reason I subscribed

[@lazysylph3312]

Mehoy Menoi hell I haven't even subscribed and I'm halfway through this. Subbing

[@lucinae8510]

First video - watched the entire 2 and half hour video of my favorite JRPG' in one go. Subscribed.

[@alexisesparza8683]

Her sister: "Babe let's watch a movie tonight" Me: "Alright" Also me:

[@dhrgkbqxtjr2743]

Why is your girlfriend's sister calling you "babe"?

[@boomtangle01]

21:44 “we’re not gonna spoil genealogy’s story” *literally shows the cutscene where quan and ethlyn die*

[@caspianbchalphy]

I think it was mostly referring to a certain battle (more so massacre) but still yeah their deaths were a big part too.

[@jonathann.5754]

But thanks for making sure evereone who didn't see it gets spoiled anyway

[@VIP-Princess]

I hadn't seen that tho...

[@AlexArtsHere]

"Celcia" /dies/

[@nanashivii9237]

Thought I'd look to the comments to see if anyone else picked that up. Didn't take long, lol.

[@noircore]

InfinityAlex Well, she does use fire magic, so the temperature in Celcius could be high. :P

[@dm7626]

Degrees Celsius.

[@lutzboxwood]

Also "Epharim" iirc

[@Eltrotraw]

Yeah, sounds about right

[@FloPe97]

Those videos are really awesome, absolutely love them ^^ Such a shame that chris channel doesnt recieve nearly as much attention as it deserves...

[@johnsimon8457]

I found this video looking to catchup on the series and how it evolved because I’ve been ignoring it since forever. but hoooooly cow it’s like an entire continent just rose out of the ocean. It’s neat seeing the ups and downs the series has had over the years with cancelled titles and reboots.

[@ArkRiley]

Fire Emblem is the lost continent of Lemuria! See here the struggles of the ancient nerds, the slain fanboys, and the fallen kingdom of Kaga!

[@alexatwood6904]

Sakurai is the greatest hype man in gaming

[@brandonh1116]

FE4 is the only Fire Emblem game where enemies actually remain in formation as they move.

[@devocrankseven1546]

Thank you for this Video . Fire Emblem is the most underrated Nintendo franchise.

[@jfarnsworth2869]

Not really, it's prob the 3rd biggest franchise nintendo has. Pokemon is not nintendo

[@Nathan-ke3dn]

My favourite franchise

[@theithemetheyes1404]

@@jfarnsworth2869 both Pokemon and Fire Emblem are third party, so you have to count Pokemon in there if you're going to refer to fe as a Nintendo series, since they're both exclusive to Nintendo consoles, excluding mobile games. And yeah, fe blew up recently due to Awakening and Fates bringing in a large amount of new fans, but Kirby, Mario, Metroid, Zelda, Smash Pokemon and arguably Animal Crossing are all more popular

[@mochabear5635]

@@jfarnsworth2869 Pokemon may not be 100% owned by Nintendo, but they do own the Trademark.

[@FRIONIELASTRALIS]

Devocrank seven disregard my profile pic this is my favorite series of all time

I am so happy the producers never quit It is my favourite series of all time and each story is better than the last.

[@Yarzu555]

As someone who never played Geneology, I think that being the next Echoes not only makes the most sense (both chronologically and in concept) but could really excel given how close it looks to modern FE already but with what looks like a better handling of time passing and children then we've experienced recently.

[@RhythmGrizz]

Back after 80 hours into Three Houses. Needs an update for Three Houses really bad. It's my goty 2019. I adore FE more than ever now.

[@harrylane4]

Fe3h seems to have been slightly controversial among purists, bc it's definitely the easiest FE game I've played. But God DAMN, the story is so good that it's become my favorite game in the series.

[@NepheneeGyattRizz]

@@harrylane4 maddening mode can be pretty brutal if u aren't prepared

[@glizycor4748]

@@harrylane4 any FE game after awakening is "controversial" to some veterans. Thus the running joke we have that no one hates fire emblem more than fire emblem fans

[@sammich6257]

Harrison Lane Which FEs have you played? I’d guess not many, due to there being several other easy games, but maybe you had wildly different experiences than me.

[@NepheneeGyattRizz]

@@harrylane4 no. Certainly not the easiest on maddening. The easiest is like sacred stones. I assume u haven't played many fe's and tbh it's actually the least controversial Fe game since awakening. Also if u liked the story u should play genealogy. Has the best story in fire emblem and a large chunk of 3 houses is inspired by it

[@enixfire]

If I had to say one thing about this video, is that it's a perfect love letter to the series. This is beautiful. I watched it through from the start and this was a wonderful journey.

[@Iluvmycowcow]

Really well done. As someone that’s new to the franchise, having the history and order explained so thoroughly is immensely helpful.

[@komyn27]

It's been over a year since this was released, and all of this info is still accurate, except for some of the stuff about Fire Emblem Heroes. FEH is literally the only mobile game I've ever seen listen to player feedback and make major changes to fix their game. Here's some of the changes they've made: - Stamina is no longer an issue (the max is higher and you get a ton of potions to replenish it) - They incorporated skill inheritance systems to make virtually any unit decent, no matter how "bad" they are deemed to be - They added units based on player demand, and even decided to make units unique to the FEH story playable - The tweaked the gatcha algorithm so the rate at which you get 5 star heroes seems fair - They made it easier to get orbs for summoning as well as the feathers needed to increase unit star level - They added multiple new gameplay types (some permanent, some temporary but reoccurring) to change up the monotony of the game, and some of these game modes are direct call backs to more core FE gameplay. Updates are frequent, and when the players ask for something, we know they're working on it, even if it takes a while to figure out how to implement it. They just announced that beast units are being added to the game in a few days. They've struggled to figure out how to make them fit into FEH for the past year, but they made it happen because the players kept asking. I have tremendous respect for the dev team.

[@maibignutt6434]

and then the feh pass happened...

[@brendenlim2158]

This comment didn’t age well lol

[@_Offensivebias_]

Yeah the feh pass was a very very stupid paywall

[@harrylane4]

"feh respects players" Every gacha game is inherently disrespectful to the players, and any game with a pay-to-win mechanic like the feh pass should be shut down

[@FidensLibertas]

i've occasionally heard some people make the misconception that the weapon triangle is what Fire Emblem strategic gameplay is all about. this is of course not the case. the weapon triangle merely confers minor bonuses, mainly to accuracy and evasion. while this is a nice bonus to have it often isn't game changing. Fire Emblem strategic gameplay is more about how you position your characters as you move them around the map. if your strategy is good then most of the time it won't really matter if you have this bonus.

[@fuzzinator9523]

Exactly i have no clue while people always mention the weapon triangle like its such a huge mechanic

[@stickfigure8416]

It was in the older games, the bonuses on accuracy were pretty huge

[@Jokaaaaaah]

Why do I cry?

[@okay510]

Because god hates you

[@chiaramirandola4613]

Because there won't be FEs like path of radiance and radiant dawn anymore

[@fuzzinator9523]

HoneyOTU why would he cry about that

[@lillrice27]

Because the games wont be like the gba and wii games

[@xKazeshi98x]

I cried too, at awakening mostly

[@chimbychimbson]

Whenever he kept saying “the man behind it all” I started chanting out loud SHOZO KAGA SHOZO KAGA SHOZO KAGA

[@ghidxrah2102]

Sacred Stones was my first fire emblem game when I was in fifth grade, got it because it was in a double pack on clearance with some arcade game. I would stay up on it all night every night

[@aftertone3146]

I love the minimalistic aspect of Lyn's story :(

[@xItachii]

i can't believe i just watched a 2 hour doc on FE but i'm so glad i did lmao, now i want to go back and play them all.

[@itburns8053]

This video is great, I really respect all the work u put into it. I've never actually played a fire emblem game on a console but I have the mobile game. It's cool to hear the history of this series.

[@alph0x101]

Beautiful work. I was actually amazed by how far you were willing to dig deep into the franchise. and not just the story but also the productions and marketing.

[@Coffee_dragon16]

hey a lockstin video! (2 hours and 30 minutes!?!?) better get the popcorn

[@TheJoseluisperez1000]

TheDiablo Gamer37 finishes popcorn in 2mins*

[@nikbur717]

Thank you for your hard working guys! It’s an amazing video by every aspect! Hell, even the advertisement is placed with such a care and preciseness, that instead of being a usual annoyance it makes the storytelling even more intricate!!! If I could give you all likes in the world I would do that without hesitation!

[@Rasengan9000ttt]

The internal struggles surrounding Intelligence System during the Ike games is unfortunate, because Path of Radiance was a masterpiece. Radiant Dawn was also an ambitous but flawed endever and switching consoles probably played a role in its many problems. I am happy to see that Three Houses will have a nod to Path of Radiance by making the main character the son of a mercenary. Fingers crossed there aren't any mischievous black clad knights lurking around in the woods... or a house.

[@V-Jes]

Well to be fair fire emblem protagonist having dead dad is almost as common as final boss being or related to a dragon in 1 way or another.

[@ventusvindictus]

I appreciate all the work that's gone into this! I learned a lot about the creation story of one of my favorite franchises.

[@HoduAphrodite]

Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, so good games, so small recognition :(

[@gordonpittman5593]

My personal favorites. Ike is my favorite Fire Emblem character.

[@lakitudude7577]

It would help if the games didn't cost my entire morgage

[@AlfonsoCabrera90]

The Console killed Radiant Down; Wii U was no unapalleaing that even having Radiant Down and Tokyo Mirage Sessions I wouldn.t buy it even if I hahe the chance (unless a very good bargain). The Nintendo 3DS was a comercial success but the Wii U. i felt it kinda meh.

[@harrylane4]

@@AlfonsoCabrera90 radiant dawn wasn't on the Wii u...

[@NepheneeGyattRizz]

@@AlfonsoCabrera90 radiant dawn wasn't on the Wii u it was on the wii

[@bmth2111]

Cannot stop playing Three Houses. I’m officially obsessed.

[@shunderomonamero3533]

This is one of the best videos I’ve watched on KZbin. I’ve been getting into Fire Emblem recently after Heroes and a friend letting me borrow Awakening so this was really cool to watch!

[@Asdfgtrkj]

The amount of thoughts and effort you put into this video is incredible! Mad props to you!!

[@SquashyMcSquash]

Hasn't lockstin already made a video about the entire history of fire emblem or am I tripping balls?

[@ayanotasu0]

Deju vu?

[@megagustman]

Nope, that was part 1 of this documentary, that would equal around of 1 hour and 25 minutes of this video. Part 2 officially begins when he starts talking about Fire Emblem Fates.

[@megagustman]

Oh, problem is that I never went to "Chronicles" channel so I never knew but thanks for the info!.

[@VYxFrost]

Echoes was actually my very first on-hand introduction to Fire Emblem! I feel so terrible for missing out on such a magnificent series that my older brother tried to get me into when I was younger, with the gb advanced game, but now I want to immerse myself even deeper thanks to Echoes! Fire Emblem is everything I've always wanted from games, and is everything I dreamed of making as a game maker! Thanks so much for this marvelous walk through the series :)

[@pixelchu]

I was just in the middle of the video...thinking of how long the video is. And checked it... *TWO HOURS?!?!?* :O

[@gravylin]

Incredible video. So much work put in and it shows. Great job

[@MrRunescapeSon]

I’m new to the Fire Emblem series and this was really useful. Thank you

[@Arkensius1157]

I am a fan of Fire Emblem!

[@RakuSeer]

Really fantastic video! The 2.5 hour timestamp was intimidating at first, but it really flew by once it got started

[@AlfonsoCabrera90]

Man, I just have reached 1 hour and 20 minutes of video, and I already have liked your game, the amount of research and effort to summarize this franchise history; especially being my own most favorite among all.

[@dracoerrarus4834]

This is extremely helpful to a newcomer like I. I’ve played Awakening, half of Blazing Sword, and a little bit of Heroes, but I really wanted to understand the history of the series before getting into Three Houses. What I didn’t expect was to learn how most of the series is available to the West thanks to remakes. I had no clue Echoes is a remake of Gaiden, and the whole Shadow Dragon+Emblem/New Emblem was as confusing as it gets. The games seem much more accessible now, and I can now decide how I want to experience each story.

[@56momoney]

Nice work Lockstin amazing documentary on the fire emblem series. I actually watched the full 2.5 hour video.

[@ignacioaroche3427]

This is just beyond impressive!! Congrats and thanks!

[@richardmcluckie122]

Just wanted to say thank you. This documentary was absolutely fantastic. I've been a fan since path of Radiance on the GC and knew of the history of Japan only titles, but to see it all come together in this excellent film was wonderful. Once again a huge thank you and congratulations for the sheer scope of the project. Considering half its lifespan was never even released in the West it makes the levels of research you guys do all the more impressive. Bravo!!

[@karl_calv]

I've been watching a lot of FE videos on youtube lately because of FE: Three Houses coming out soon. I just wanted to say thank you so much for making this. FE is probably one of my top 3 favorite games. Watching this video brought back so many memories. It was so heartwarming, watching this video, and reliving the stories and memories I've made through this game series, while also learning about how hard the developers worked to keep one of my favorite series alive. Literally brought tears to my eyes. Thank you!

[@nintendolife6033]

This is pretty helpful, considering I know nothing about Fire Emblem.

[@johnrodriguez9648]

Guys.. Thank you for making all of this... this furthered increased my bond with this series. I REALLY LOVE THIS FRANCHISE and hopes to share it to future generations.. I feel like crying man...

[@SantoIago]

It took me over four days to listen to this all, but it's been a great listen over long drives. Great work.

[@yelloneyyumanka.8943]

It was a really good documentary! I love FE and its history, and feel like FE is still underrated, but the fans keep arguing over a difficulty mode, instead of trying to stay united and to promote both old and new games. That’s sad 😔

[@robertpopa4028]

Amazing job Lockstin ! This is easily one of my favorite videos of all time. I enjoyed it all the way through. It's so awesome to learn this much about Fire Emblem. I am a newcomer and this information fascinated me. I hope you are going to do more videos like this on other franchises. =)

[@vannoah]

watched complete video clearly you put hours of work into this amazing sum up of fire emblem. amazing job

[@kalythgaming]

Just finished watching the video. Wow, that was an impressive work. Now I love the series even more. Congrats!

[@radimpospisil3580]

This is retrospective is one of the most impressive videos about gaming i ever saw. I would love your take on Xeno series from Monolith soft. Thank you very much for this awesome content. Subscribed for life :)

[@jhovanielperez4763]

Man i really admire my patience with this 2 hours video, and i admire the patience of Lockstyn showing us the fuuuuull story, Man i wanna play Fire emblems they really didn't give up! So much Faith and beautiful Story

[@TheGravemistake]

This is very well done im enjoying this in parts greatly!

[@Zeloss11]

a fantastic video honoring the series just as much as the games themselves, while also giving insight into the mostly unknown past. It was very enjoyable and interesting. thank you

[@a.liguria2698]

The story of this franchise truly resembles the medieval epic style it's set into for most of the games.

[@cd.s.82]

I watched the entire thing...

[@Arqunited]

I like the part were he talks about Fire Emblem

[@もちの花]

Thank you very much. This really shead some light on the Fire Emblem series for me. You've actually convinced me to start playing it

[@kitsunehanyou09]

This was an excellent documentary! I learned a lot (and snarked a bit, because I love the series for all its flaws and strengths) Thank you and everyone involved in it!

[@OmegaCKL]

Holy crap I was born on the release of fe

[@jwil4286]

Valentia in Echoes was so fleshed-out, it seems hard to know everything about it

[@soundbot5189]

This is such an amazing video. I'm only now getting into Fire Emblem and I youtube recommended me this. Gave me chills at least once, 10/10 great video.

[@Siliniss]

saw 2 hrs and was worried but your editing and way of conveying the information made it easy to watch

[@Odinsravenhugin]

about 40 mins in and there seems to be alot of strange editing/sound cuts.

[@Kuma5655]

Odinsravenhugin This video just added new parts to an existing series of videos. They put em all together , which is why there are some wonky transitions.

[@rafaelc.c.]

Fire Emblem Heroes is just getting better and better.

[@alanmonkman5145]

I never comment on KZbin videos. But this is seriously a work of art. Very well done. So much great information.

[@BriarValley]

This was amazing! I'm a huge fan of Fire Emblem and this docu video felt very admiring of the series while still acknowledging flaws. Good work!

[@astrisperspecto4130]

I started with fates (love love loved it), went on with Awakening, Shadows of Valentia and finally three houses. I never found the appeal to FE until Fates

[@user-cg3dp1po3s]

Same

[@Ryuko-T72]

Same

[@SpartanB23]

I am not to afraid to say I actually like casual mode. For me its too stressful to play with permadeath on, it doesn't stop me from trying to keep all my units alive. But I like the story aspect and you lose that when you lose units.

[@SpartanB23]

also, you don't have to play casual if you don't want to. Like I don't see the big deal.

[@chiaramirandola4613]

The big deal is that people are now able to turn off the feature that used to make Fire Emblem unique, I find that really sad and a bit offensive.

[@chiaramirandola4613]

Considering that they did it because they thought that an international audience couldn't handle it

[@minikemon]

Mikan Pow It's an option. If you don't want to play with it the you don't have to. Never a bad idea to give players more options.

[@chiaramirandola4613]

Did you read what I said? I could reply to you in the same exact way

[@KoPT01]

Thanks for making this in-depth video! I didn't know much about the series before, but now I feel ready to jump in with Three Houses!

[@waterhorse928]

This kept making me tear up. Thank you for making it!