Underplayed Gems

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War (1996)

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War cover
Developer
Intelligent Systems
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Wii, Wii U, New Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Super Famicom
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical
Rating
4.3 of 5, 47 player ratings
Main story
about 72 hours
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A patient, map-by-map war where every unit placement matters and losing a soldier stings.

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About

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is a Japanese Super Famicom tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was released on May 14, 1996 in Japan. It is the fourth title in the Fire Emblem series, the second Fire Emblem title for the Super Famicom, and the last game produced by the late Gunpei Yokoi. It was released on the Japanese Virtual Console service on January 30, 2007. The game was originally to be titled as Fire Emblem: Light Inheritors.

Screenshots

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