Year: 1990
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Country: Japan
Genre: Tactical role-playing
Platform: Various
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Fire Emblem, a tactical role-playing video game franchise set within a Medieval time period across fictional continents, was developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It now consists of 15 games across multiple game systems. Its RPG simulation is based on the tactical movement of characters across grid-based environments while incorporating a story, characters, and decision making similar to a traditional RPG video game. Gameplay is notable for the permanent death of characters and their subsequent removal from all action. The title “Fire Emblem” refers to a recurring motif across the series represented by a weapon or shield and symbolizing the power of war and dragons.
LGBTQ references in this game series:
Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken (2003): Florina and Lyndis; Lucius and Raven
Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones (2004): Joshua and Gerik
Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (2005): Ike and Soren; Jill and Mist
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2007): Heather; Jill and Mist; Kyza; Ranulf
Fire Emblem Awakening (2012): Same-Sex Relationship Hack
Fire Emblem Fates (2015): Forrest; Nina; Romance options; Soleil
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (2017): Leon
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019-2020): Byleth Pairings and Controversy; Non-Byleth Pairings
See also QRM’s entry for this game series
Citations:
1. Fire Emblem. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_Emblem
