Talk:Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones/GA2

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Reviewer: AdrianGamer (talk · contribs) 07:13, 22 July 2016 (UTC)

• drawn into a conflict focusing on the ancient stones - would be great if there is slightly more expansion.
• The gameplay is similar to previous Fire Emblem games, focusing on tactical movement of units across a grid-based battlefield, and featuring permanent death for characters defeated in battle, and support conversations that grant advantages to certain units in battle. - break it into two sentences.
• Character designs were done by Sachiko Wada, who also acted as director. - doesn't seem like something for the lead.
• cited it as being too similar to Fire Emblem - Can be slightly more specific. E.g. The 2003 Fire Emblem game.
• Fire Emblem. The Sacred Stones would be the last original handheld Fire Emblem title until Fire Emblem Awakening in 2012. - You can add that Awakening was released for 3DS
• take the role of royal siblings Ephraim and Eirika as they fight hostile forces invading their homeland, along with allies acquired on their journey - Do you mean you could switch characters, or you are controlling them at the same time, or they are always together in missions?
• exist where the party can freely battle enemies, earning experience points which can be used to level up characters. - Does "party" refers to the game's units, the games companions, or simply Eirika and Ephraim?
• I am slightly confused. You can level up them, but then the stats of unit "randomly increase". Is this a passive action, or they are two different systems?
• Players can end their turn at any time - What happened then?
• the Support level ranges from E to S, and when a unit reaches an S rank with one weapon, all other weapons are locked at A rank. - What exactly is the function/significance of this system?
• can be traded with other characters - Are you referring to NPC?
• Character actions in battle can be altered through Support Conversations, talks between characters that can be initiated both within and outside battles. - What characters? Companions? Enemies? "Altered" seems a bit unclear.
• an entry then in development for the Gamecube - "GameCube"
• Is there a reason why the development began "unexpectedly"?
• Its North American release date, May 23, 2005, was announced in February. - When the release date was announced is unnecessary.
• The title was later re-released as part of Nintendo's promotional "3DS Ambassador Program" as a free download on December 16, 2011. - re-released for what platform?
• It was later re-released on the Wii U virtual console: it released in Japan on August 6, 2014, the PAL regions on January 1, 2015, and in North America on June 18 the same year - wikilink Wii U and virtual console
• while making little comment, noted the storyline being rich - "while making little comment" is not necessary.
• GameSpot's Greg Kasavin said that The Sacred Stones - Kasavin has its own article, now that he have become the founders of Supergiant Games.
• Would be great if the story section talks about everything good first, followed by RPGamer and RPGFan's criticism.
• The screenshot caption is a bit unclear. For instance, what are the characters doing in the screenshot?

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Overall it is a very neat article. It is extremely well-written and reliably sourced. The development section could be more in-depth but its current length is acceptable, given that this is a relatively old game. My above comments may originated from my little understanding on the series, so I apologize here first. The issues I have mentioned above is really very minor, so, when you have fixed them, the article should be good to go! AdrianGamer (talk) 08:01, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

@AdrianGamer: I've done my best with what you noted above. I'm sorry about the development section too. That's really all I could find anywhere on its development, regardless of its age. If I've missed anything, not attending to it sufficiently, or you see anything else, don't hesitate to mention. --ProtoDrake (talk) 08:52, 26 July 2016 (UTC)

The articles look great! Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is now a . Congratulations! AdrianGamer (talk) 08:56, 26 July 2016 (UTC)