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top 20 already so hype...

20. Fire Emblem Awakening: For a very long time I would say I was not a huge fan of this game, despite loving the Fire Emblem series. There are some questionable gameplay decisions, like the Pair Up system in this game being absolute nonsense from a determinstic strategy perspective. Every so often I'd try to give the game another fair chance but still fail to get into it. Finally I've reached the point where I tried it again in 2022 and ended up being able to appreciate the things this game does right while not focusing too heavily on the negative aspects. I haven't cleared all of the Paralogues or the final chapter yet, but I played through about 80-90% of the game on Lunatic and I have a solid roster of characters and I intend to continue playing through the game at my own pace.

19. Fire Emblem 8: Another game I've been playing for over a decade and I did another 2022 replay. Much better designed campaign and map design than Awakening. There's a bit of a tradeoff here when it comes to core mechanics. 8's are more simple, but more tightly designed, while Awakening has the benefit of deeper mechanics... yet some of those mechanics make the game worse, not better. Overall I prefer the traditional Fire Emblem experience so I placed this higher. If they did a remake of Fire Emblem 8, I think it would benefit from taking some of the mechanics from newer Fire Emblem games and throwing them into the mix... but it's VERY difficult to argue that Awakening is the place you should look when making those considerations.