Path of Radiance: The good and the bad
posted by Fenrir (BRENTWOOD, TN) Apr 13, 2006
Member since Dec 2005
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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is the third American release of the series, and one of my personal favorites. At first, the screenshots in all of the gaming reviews I read looked pretty bad, but the new battle scenes can only be truly appreciated in movement. The top-down view used when maneuvering your units has also improved greatly, although this is to be expected. In the GBA installments, all units were designed according to class, and you could tell the difference only by hovering the cursor over your unit. Now, you can see almost every detail in the character, making it much easier.
The story this time around is full of death, betrayal, and heroism, which is pretty much the same as the two GBA games. This is made better, however, by the fully animated cutscenes which mark significant events. Unfortunately, these brilliant animations are few and far between.
The only reason this game didn't get a 10 from me is its class system. The class system in Sacred Stones, which had many different classes, each having either one or two class change options, has changed greatly to this game. Classes only have one class change option, and there are only a handful of items that let you do so. The good news is, classes change automatically at level 20.
I hope my review has helped you make a decision on whether you should rent this game. I bought it, and I am playing it for a second time through, just trying to find all of the secrets. I doubt I will unlock everything unless I play through four or five times!
Fenrir
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