[Click here to start from the first progress log]
If chapter 8 is one of my favorite chapters of the game, chapter 9 is one of my least favorite chapters. There’s just too much running… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Chapter 10 is one of those “getting sidetracked on the way to somewhere” chapters, but it’s one of the better ones. The wh… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
I’ll warn you in advance: I went through this chapter while incredibly tired and ended up making a sloppy (non-permanent) mistake. Bas… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Chapter 12 is the first glimpse we get into laguz types other than Gallia’s beasts, and since it’s not going to be a friendly me… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This chapter and the one after it are a little overwhelming because of how many characters are introduced, but it helps to separate them int… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
We’re getting to the point where stages require multiple attempts to get through them without losing a character. Chance is less of a… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This is the chapter where we recruit the easily-missed character Stefan, which is one of the weirder character recruitments in all of Fire E… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Chapter 16 is the calm before the storm because the next chapter gets crazy. Really, we just learn some more about the heron massacre and ki… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
All right, I officially remember why chapter 17 sucks. Even getting through all four sections of it on my first attempt without anyone dying… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Chapter 18 is a bit of a relief after the craziness of chapter 17. Not a lot actually happens apart from the game teaching you how to use he… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
We just found out what the big deal is with Mist’s necklace, so this is obviously the chapter where we lose it. Ugh. But hey, this is… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This is a surprisingly deep chapter. The strategy required to finish it without killing any innocents is complex, the story developments rev… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This chapter isn’t anywhere near as tricky as some of the recent ones, but it can be a little annoying because of the traps that your… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
All right, this is the last progress log for Path of Radiance, so it’s where things will be set up a little for the sequel. We’l… Read More
Now that Path of Radiance is finished, it’s time to jump into my favorite game of all time—Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. First, though, there are some minor changes to the format: a… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
I like to think that this is the chapter that new players remember most. While the prologue chapter was fairly simple, this one is a punch i… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This is the longest stage thus far, but far less story stuff ends up happening. We do get a healer, though, which is definitely helpful. Sot… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Micaiah and Laura have been captured, but it’s not all bad: we get to meet up with some old friends in prison, and they’ll allow… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Okay, full disclosure: I don’t think I’ve ever gone through this game while following a guide. That means that I’m bound t… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This might seem like a bit of a fluff chapter at first, but there are a small handful of interesting interactions between characters here. T… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Back in chapter 24 of my Path of Radiance playthrough, I finally had Ike and Soren reach an “A” level support and mentioned that… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Chapter 8 of Act 1 is one of the more memorably difficult chapters, if for no other reason than it being another one of those “enemies… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This is either the easiest or hardest Act 1 chapter to get through depending on whether or not you want Micaiah to be involved in the combat… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
The way Radiant Dawn handles its acts is kind of interesting, because each act has a prologue and endgame (and Act 4 has a special 5-chapter… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
You know what I just realized? The game doesn’t refer to its sections as “acts,” but as “parts.” I’ve be… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
In the first chapter, Elincia was the lead character. Then it was Nephenee and Brom. The previous stage had Lucia as the lead. Now Geoffrey… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Act 3 is where Radiant Dawn kicks into high gear and things start to get crazy. We’ll play most chapters as Ike and his mercenaries, b… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
That last chapter was a cakewalk. This one, on the other hand, is legitimately dangerous. Not only are Lethe and her younger sister yellow a… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This is a chapter that I’ve had so much trouble with in the past that all of the dangers are burned into my mind. I remember the wyver… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
There are a lot of cutscenes and interesting military maneuvers in this chapter, and the actual gameplay is equally interesting. The goal he… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
A lot of the early Act 3 chapters revolve around Ike’s group in order to give you some time to reacquaint yourself with everyone and f… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
The next stage will finally give us back control of Micaiah and her forces for a chapter (though Act 3 still skews pretty heavily toward Ike… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Remember way back when I missed a hidden Beastfoe skill and mentioned that it’d be more convenient than necessary? This chapter is whe… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Zihark was impressive during that last chapter, but Ike and Mia aren’t about to be outdone. The Laguz Alliance (or at least the broken… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
The politics of this conflict have already become all tangled up and interesting (and will become even more so later), and this chapter is c… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
The previous two chapters were some of my favorites in the series. The next two, however, don’t even come close to living up to them… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Before Path of Radiance’s final chapter, I made a point to use up the extra bonus experience I had on Elincia in order to bring her cl… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This is going to be a long one. Not because of the stage itself, which takes about as much time as the last one did, but because of how many… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
A lot happened in the last chapter, but even more happens in the next two. We’re playing as the Dawn Brigade again, and that means it… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
The thing about support bonuses is that enemies don’t receive them. Or if they do, the characters who I always have supporting each ot… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Act 3 was a long one, but we’ve finally made it to its endgame chapter where everything goes horribly wrong, setting up Act 4. To be p… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
A whole lot of stuff just happened at the end of Act 3, and Act 4 only piles on more and more. Most of it makes sense, though there are a sm… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This chapter gives us control of Ike’s group, and while it’s significantly stronger than the other two groups thanks to the adde… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This stage is awful. I adore the game as a whole, but this stage really is bad. It’s slow because movement is limited, an enemy has an… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
We’ve finally made it to Act 4’s endgame, or at least the beginning of the endgame. Unlike previous endgame chapters, there are… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
This chapter is where we get all of our main weapons blessed (sadly, not our staves, so there’s no chance of infinite long-range heali… Read More
[Click here to start from the first progress log]
Endgame-5 is the final endgame chapter (and thus the end of the game), so this is going to be an especially long one full of pictures and vi… Read More
When Nintendo introduced Wii console everyone went literally crazy. For a really cheap price and easy to control access, people could play best Wii games with utmost ease without having to… Read More