I finished this game for the first time today. It isn't my favorite in the FE series, but it isn't bad at all. I'd say it is probably the easiest one I have played overall, or that may just be the 3 years of FE fanaticism and a whole bunch of playthroughs.
(I just counted: 35 playthroughs total!)A couple of things bug me:
No Rescue option
The extras chapters are only available if you kill off most of your units
The battle animations are fluid, but the design is a little boring. All the Paladins look the same - exactly the same. The difference in the other classes is gender and hair color, plus they don't have faces.
No supports!
I do like:
The interface
The gameplay
The map sprites
The mugs are really nice
The music
The story seems so-so to me. It isn't bad but it doesn't feel as fleshed out as some of the other games in the series. I would have liked a little more character development. It does flow well and it moves fast. If one found oneself liking the gameplay but not all of the story-telling, this would be the game in the series for that person.
I haven't done any online battles yet, but I will be building a team soon. I'm looking forward to playing online. Hopefully I won't get schooled.
