Melee's Turnwheel: A Fire Emblem Retrospective

The newest entry in the Fire Emblem series is here, and as the world's foremost kirby-themed Fire Emblem podcast, I definitely wanted to make sure I dedicated an episode to this momentous occasion. I mean, I skipped doing an episode on the last new entry but let's not talk about that. I'm excited to share my thoughts with you all, as I have a lot to say about this new game, both positive and negative. It's definitely the most split I've been on a game in this series in quite a while, and hopefully I could could communicate those mixed feelings well.As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email [email protected]!

FE10 chapters 4-3, 4-4, 4-5.Question of the episode: Who is your favorite dragon Laguz?Come join me as we round out the rest of the infamous part 4 maps leading up to the tower of guidance. Some of the series' most hated maps are in this one, and needless to say I have some things to say. Next time we'll be tackling the last few maps of the game and the final boss, so look forward to that!As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email [email protected]!

FE10 Chapters 4-P, 4-1 and 4-2Join me as we start our journey through what is arguably FE10's most infamous section. Are these maps very fun to play? No. But are they at least fun to talk about? No. But are they at least challenging or require a lot of strategy? No. Yeah IDK guys maybe just skip out on this one.Question of the episode: What is your favorite Tier 3 class in Radiant Dawn? As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email [email protected]!

FE10 Chapters 3-12, 3-13 and 3-ESuper excited for this one! Join me as I go through some of the most famous (or infamous) maps in the entire series and close out part 3! Can I successfully play defense for one of the most hated plot devices in the series? Can I do justice to what is probably my favorite map in all of Fire Emblem? Will I ever learn to say blood pact instead of blood contract??? Only time will tell.As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email [email protected]!

FE10 Chapters 3-9, 3-10, 3-11In this...admittedly pretty underwhelming episode of Melee's Turnwheel, I take a look at some maps that don't exactly impress, but I think I still managed to draw some blood out of this stone enough to fill an hour and a half. If I seem unenthusiastic about this one, don't hold it against me. I'm just eager to get to the last few maps of part 3!As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email [email protected]!

FE10 Chapters 3-6, 3-7, and 3-8We finally get handed back control of the Dawn Brigade, and play through one of the more controversial chapters in the game. On top of that, we finally get to see the two protagonists and their armies go head to head in one of the most ambitious story beats so far.As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email [email protected]!

FE10 3-3, 3-4, and 3-5Sorry for the delay on this one folks! A certain recent obsession that I'll be sure to talk about in the next episode got in the way a bit there. I'll try to get another episode out in a relatively short time frame. As for this episode, I hope you like hearing me talk about Laguz units because that's gonna be about 50% of what I have for you today. The battle between the Laguz Alliance and Begnion rages on, and we finally get some answers on what's going on with Sanaki and our characters back in Daein. As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email [email protected]!

FE10 Chapters 3-P, 3-1 and 3-2Welcome to our first episode of Part 3! From here we'll be shifting POV to our old pals, the Greil Mercenaries. Unfortunately, most of them aren't exactly winning any awards. Regardless, it's exciting to see them again, and we'll be using several of them in the upcoming maps.As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email [email protected]!

FE10 chapters 2-P, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, and 2-ENo you are not misreading the length of this episode. There is SO much to cover in Radiant Dawn's second part that I'm surprised I was able to cram it all in. If you think I missed anything, please let me know! But either way, I hope you enjoy going through one of the best parts of Radiant Dawn's story (and talking about some of its worst units) with me!As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email [email protected]!

I could not for the life of me think of a clever title for this episode so I gave up. The 3rd installment in the Suikoden series is a pretty good game! Come listen to me ramble about it for an hour and change. If you're interested in starting the series yourself, I can comfortably recommend this as a starting point! Although to be fair, there's not much reason to start here over 2, but hey the option is there.As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email [email protected]!