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By Toby Saunders\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 06 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The best way to play the Fire Emblem games in order is a tricky question to answer. Story-wise, only a few games follow on from one another and in terms of release date, a lot of the games either didn\u2019t release outside of Japan (if they did it was years later) or are only available to play on original hardware. This has made playing through the entire series an almost impossible mission.<\/p>\n

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance on the GameCube, for example, is a highly sought-after game but it is now rare. As such, you\u2019d be expecting to pay upwards of \u00a3200 to play it these days and you\u2019d need to do so on the GameCube or Wii only.<\/p>\n

Regardless of issues like this, though, Fire Emblem remains a series that is absolutely worth playing. Its tried-and-true strategy RPG formula, support mechanics, and memorable characters have engrossed fans since day one. This is a big-ticket Nintendo franchise these days with spin-offs and everything. You don\u2019t want to miss it.<\/p>\n

Read on to find out what the Fire Emblem games release date order is, what its story order is, and what we think the best order is to play the games.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the best order to play Fire Emblem?<\/b><\/h2>\n
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The best order to play Fire Emblem is in whatever order you like \u2013 most of them are totally standalone stories with new characters, kind of like Final Fantasy. Considering the rarity of some of the games, however, we\u2019d recommend you stick with the most recent releases.<\/p>\n

On the Switch you can play through Fire Emblem Warriors<\/a>, Three Houses<\/a>, Warriors: Three Hopes<\/a> and Engage<\/a>. It\u2019s probably best to start with those, in that order. Of those, Houses and Hopes work nicely as a duology.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve got a 3DS, however, it\u2019s best to start with Fire Emblem Awakening<\/a> before you move onto the Switch. This is a brilliant game to introduce you to the game\u2019s settings, characters, and gameplay (it just so happens that it\u2019s one of the finest entries in the franchise to date).<\/p>\n

The best place to start if money is no object, however, is with the original. If you can find a copy of the remake on the DS (Cex<\/a> often has it), definitely go with that as Marth plays a big role throughout the series, even getting involved in Engage.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, though, you\u2019ll be fine with whatever order you play the games in. Each one is worth playing and each one can be enjoyed without having played any others, yes, even those rare direct sequels.<\/p>\n

Fire Emblem games in release date order<\/b><\/h2>\n
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The Fire Emblem series began back in 1990 with Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light on the NES. This game was never released in the UK until 2008 as the DS remake: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon. It took until 2003 for the first Fire Emblem game to release outside of Japan, on the Game Boy Advance: known simply as Fire Emblem. Since then, the tactical RPG series has gone from strength to strength and it is now one of Nintendo\u2019s main franchises.<\/p>\n

The first six games in the Fire Emblem series didn\u2019t get released outside of Japan, but we\u2019ve included them in the list below (along with any remakes\/rereleases) so you can get a picture of the entire list. Be warned, too, that most of the games in the series are only available to play on their original release platform so do come at a high cost these days. Without further ado, here is the complete list of mainline Fire Emblem games in release date order:<\/p>\n

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light<\/b> \u2013 1990, NES (Japan-only)<\/p>\n