# Talk:Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

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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)

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