Welcome to the...what are we up to now, 4? The 4th annual end of year episode where I discuss some games I played in the past year! I'm excited to share these ones with you guys, as there were some surprises for me this year for sure!
The song is Liberation Battle from Valkyria Chronicles 2
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There are no words to express how grateful I am to everyone who has supported me over these past 5 years! I am really excited to talk about more of these games as we continue through the rest of the series! So excited, in fact, that I've decided to give you guys a sneak peak of some of my favorite characters from later games! Whether or not these characters will stay my favorites as I continue through the later games remains to be seen, but for the time being these are the ones who I'm most excited to get to and talk about!
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FE6 and FE9 Trial maps
I think I figured out why these maps are called trial maps. It's because the people who made them deserve to be tried for their crimes. Come join me as I discuss the bonus maps tied to meeting certain requirements in FE6 and FE9. Most of you have probably never played these maps, and after today, you probably still won't want to!
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FE9 wrap up
Come join me as we say goodbye to our muse of the past 6 months, Path of Radiance! I have a fair bit to say to summarize my thoughts on this game, particularly as it relates to the story, characters and villains that it has to offer. As excited as I am to be moving on to the next game, I hope I managed to communicate just how much I enjoyed revisiting PoR and examining the different aspects of the story in depth.
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FE9 Lucia, Bastian, Geoffrey, Elincia
Thank you all for joining me on this exciting journey through the many supports of FE9. With this episode, we come to the end of not only this game, but for supports in general for the next 2 games! We're ending on a positive note, though, as these last few characters are pretty cool.
A huge thank you to Everything Fantasy for allowing me to use his Jazz Remix of Afternoon in Crossbell! Find links to his channel and Twitter below!
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingFantasy
Twitter: https://x.com/Cory_Lawrence1
FE9 Chapters 26, 27, 28 and Endgame
We have finally come to the end of Ike's first journey through Tellius, and collect the last few allies along our way. There's quite a lot to discuss in this one, from the...mixed execution of the Black Knight, to who is quite possibly the worst final boss in the series. There are some bumps in the road right at the end, but I can say that I genuinely enjoyed my time throughout this playthrough, and I'm super excited to get into the sequel with you all!
As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email turnwheelpodcast@gmail.com!
FE9 Calill, Largo, Astrid, Makalov, Devdan
Join me as we discuss this group of characters, many of whom will go on to become Crimean knights. As has been the case for the past few episodes, there wasn't a lot here that I particularly loved but I am certainly excited to be getting closer to the end of the game!
A huge thank you to Everything Fantasy for allowing me to use his Jazz Remix of Afternoon in Crossbell! Find links to his channel and Twitter below!
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingFantasy
Twitter: https://x.com/Cory_Lawrence1
FE9 Jill, Haar, Sothe, Zihark, and Tauroneo
Come join me as I dive into the supports of several of our Daein-native characters, including one of my favorites from the whole series!
A huge thank you to Everything Fantasy for allowing me to use his Jazz Remix of Afternoon in Crossbell! Find links to his channel and Twitter below!
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@EverythingFantasy
Twitter: https://x.com/Cory_Lawrence1
FE9 Ilyana, Mordecai, Lethe, and Ranulf
Today we'll be taking a look at the cats and the...bigger cat of Gallia! Also Ilyana is there, I think. I don't have much to say about her, unfortunately. But the others are pretty cool!
As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email turnwheelpodcast@gmail.com!
FE9 chapters 22, 23, 24 and 25
After being away for so long, Elincia finally makes her triumphant return to Crimea! Along the way, we have some long awaited reunions with some truly bizarre prepromoted units, and a few normal ones as well. Only a few chapters left until endgame, folks...wish me luck as I polish off the rest of the game.
FE9 Marica, Tanith, Janaff, Ulki, and Reyson
Come and join me as we take a look at the supports of a few of our flying units, and deep dive into a few of the issues I have with some Laguz/Beorc supports in this game. We have a healthy mix of good and bad here, but a couple of these guys I thoroughly enjoyed reading so I'm excited to discuss!
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FE9 Chapters 18, 19, 20 and 21
A massive turning point in the game as Ike switches from defense to offense, pushing his way into Daein and encountering various challenges along the way. A lot of cool story beats and recruitable characters this time around, that I'm eager to talk about!
A huge thanks to @redmagejacob for joining me on this one! Check him out, and as always feel free to reach out to the show through social media, comment, or email!
FE9 Muarim, Tormod, and Stefan
Join me as we discuss these inhabitants of the Grann Desert. As much as I enjoy these characters for their roles in the main story and through base conversations, I was a bit let down by these supports. But that doesn't mean there's no good discussion to be had here!
As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email turnwheelpodcast@gmail.com!
FE9 chapters 14, 15, 16 and 17
Join me as we tackle the Begnion chapters of Path of Radiance. Schemes and plots abound as Ike deals with Laguz slavery, Beorc scheming, and the history of a tragic genocide. Really intense this time around, and I'm excited to go through it all.
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Today we'll be talking about Silksong, the long-awaited sequel to one of my all time favorite games Hollow Knight. The internet practically exploded when the game dropped, and discussion around it has proceeded to spiral into a lot of back and forth, so obviously it's time for me to come in and tell everyone the correct opinions!
Spoilers for near the start of act 2 right away, with endgame spoilers after a warning part way through.
FE9 chapters 11, 12, and 13.
Join me as we embark on one of the best sections of FE9's narrative, and some of the best maps in the game to go along with it! We get into some more serious talk in this one so be prepared for that, I guess. And be sure to let me know your favorite Fire Emblem quote by reaching out to @imainmeleekirby on twitter and bluesky, or emailing turnwheelpodcast@gmail.com.
FE9 Brom, Kieran, Nephenee & Volke.
Today we'll be taking a look at the 4 recruitable characters from chapter 10. It's a very short one this time around, as the number of actual conversations for these guys is quite low, so enjoy the quick discussion before we move on to the next main episode. Also a good chunk at the beginning is dedicated to talking about where I've been the last few weeks, but I'll be sure to address that in the next main episode as well.
FE9 Rhys, Mist, Rolf, Gatrie, and Mia
Today we'll be taking a look at the 5 remaining Greil Mercenaries, and discussing some of the surprisingly thoughtful and interesting supports between them.
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Come join me as we experience this major turning point in the story of Path of Radiance. With the introduction of the Black Knight, everything begins to change for Ike and co, and the path through the rest of the game is made clear to us. Sorry it took so long to get this one out! As you can see by the length and as I mention several times during the episode, there was a LOT of ground to cover here. SSS episodes should be coming soon!
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FE9 Titania, Boyd, Oscar, Shinon, Soren
Kicking off our FE9 support episodes with the first half of the Greil mercenaries! The second half will come next time. I really enjoyed reading most of these, especially the supports that the mercenaries had with each other, as it really gave me the sense that they are one big family. I can't wait to get to the other 5 members!