Souen No Kiseki Iso
Souen No Kiseki Iso
Fire Emblem: Souen no Kiseki 06/23/05 As gamers throughout the US welcomed the Fire Emblem franchise finally entering the domestic market, gamers in Japan were eagerly awaiting the release of Fire Emblem: Souen no Kiseki. As the first FE game to be released on a system more powerful than a SNES/GBA, fans everywhere were interested in knowing how the hardware would be used to create a better, more involved gaming experience that will be talked about for years to come. So.does the game deliver?
Well.let's start from the top, shall we? Why are you helping the invaders!?'
The world of FE:SoK is a world of turmoil. An uneasy alliance has been set between the kingdoms of the Beoakes (Mankind) and the Ragus (Half-beasts), but this is shattered when the Kingdom of Dein attacks the Kingdom of Crimea for its pro-Ragus foreign policies. The player takes on the role of Ike, a young mercenary hired by the princess of Crimea to escort on her quest to gain military support from the Ragus ruled Kingdom of Galia to drive the Dein army back and setting off a chain of events that may very well lead the entire continent to war. One thing that will strike a long time player of FE games when playing FE:SoK the first time will be the quality of the story. Unlike the recent FE games where the story felt tacked on as an afterthought, FE:SoK boasts a well thought out world with a storyline that rises above the standard RPG fare. This isn't to say that the story will blow any player's minds and there will be very few points in the game where you'll be yawning and thinking 'This would've been a good story.back in 1984.'