Me: "Finally at Awakening. We should be wrapping up in about 15 minutes..." *Only halfway through.*

Oh, look, a movie showed up in my Sub box.

Let's face it: when someone dies, you reset.

*Plays Blazing Sword "Man, Chapter 9 is challenging!" *Learns it's part of the tutorial

To clarify, we did post the first half of this months ago as its own video. But its been so long we decided to combine it with part 2 and just have one awesome documentary style video! I hope you enjoy it. :)

The first Fire Emblem came out on 4/20. When I started FE Three Houses the in-game date was 4/20... coincidence? Idk I'm stoned

I would love to see this updated for Fire Emblem: Three Houses!

Breaks my heart that Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn were the least selling of the franchise. They were my first foray into the franchise and I still love those games

A Tactful History: The Complete Story Behind Fire Emblem: From 1990 to 2017: A Documentary: The Movie

That moment when you're listening to a newly made Fire Emblem documentary while you work on other stuff and you suddenly realize that your old re-orchestration of "An Unexpected Caller" that you did 7 years ago is being used as the background music. I feel like I've finally contributed something meaningful to the fandom. Excellent documentary by the way. I very much enjoyed it, particularly the section covering the GBA era. ;)

Honestly, I'm glad they added casual mode since it allowed my wife to branch out and try the series. Now it's become a game we share many memories with, From long car rides talking about the stories and characters, to long nights playing the games side by side.

"Permadeath, unfortunately, was completely thrown out [in Fire Emblem Heroes]" Dude, you're fooling yourself if you think anybody wanted permadeath in the game where people spend their real life money to get characters.

How ironic, the game centered around two opposing factions you could join had a development team divided into two opinionated camps.

"Lockstin make longer videos" *makes 2 hour video*

1:00:00 this "issue" of a COMPLETELY OPTIONAL casual mode has to be one of the dumbest things for a community to be tore up about. As someone who has played fire emblem starting with 7, I find the perma-death aspect of it appealing and it makes the decisions I make for each character very crucial. However, I can understand why someone wouldn't enjoy this aspect of the games. People gotta deal with the fact that video games are different things to different people. Let them play how they want to play.

It's so silly people got pissed about Casual mode. It's an optional mode, it literally has ZERO effect on you if you don't touch it.

When your going into this video without looking how long it actually is O_O

take a shot each time he says "a celebration of all things fire emblem"

I was choking up on the FEA because it was my first FE game and now I’m a die hard fan. Learning all this history and how it saved the franchise feels amazing.

These games are crazy addictive. The first game to come stateside was an irreplaceable experience I wouldn't trade for anything.

The culmination of over a year and a half of hard work. I have some problems with it myself, as i'm my own worst critic, but i'm glad people are enjoying it.

Hoping that if they make more remakes of older games "Echoes" continues to be a part of the title. It sounds good and makes sense for remakes so why not?

42:28 Until the Daien nation attacked. Only the Ike, master of Ragnell, could stop them, but when the world needed him the most, he died and the player had to reset their file

Watching this. It really makes you appreciate each new title Three houses is my first fe game and i now plan to stick with this series I want to see it grow more and get even better

Senren Kagura writer helped write fates? That explains so much

I'm really happy you focused more on the history of the games, rather than the stories. The brief summaries were enough to give context without spoiling the details. As someone who has recently had their love for this series rekindled, and plans to play all the games I missed, it's nice to be able to watch this video without having them spoiled.

21:44 “we’re not gonna spoil genealogy’s story” *literally shows the cutscene where quan and ethlyn die*

It's been over a year since this was released, and all of this info is still accurate, except for some of the stuff about Fire Emblem Heroes. FEH is literally the only mobile game I've ever seen listen to player feedback and make major changes to fix their game. Here's some of the changes they've made: - Stamina is no longer an issue (the max is higher and you get a ton of potions to replenish it) - They incorporated skill inheritance systems to make virtually any unit decent, no matter how "bad" they are deemed to be - They added units based on player demand, and even decided to make units unique to the FEH story playable - The tweaked the gatcha algorithm so the rate at which you get 5 star heroes seems fair - They made it easier to get orbs for summoning as well as the feathers needed to increase unit star level - They added multiple new gameplay types (some permanent, some temporary but reoccurring) to change up the monotony of the game, and some of these game modes are direct call backs to more core FE gameplay. Updates are frequent, and when the players ask for something, we know they're working on it, even if it takes a while to figure out how to implement it. They just announced that beast units are being added to the game in a few days. They've struggled to figure out how to make them fit into FEH for the past year, but they made it happen because the players kept asking. I have tremendous respect for the dev team.

holy crap guys 2 and a half hours!? im gunna have to take this in, geez. super congrats, what a feat! also you got #1 for fire emblem right now!

Jesus this is like a feature length film.

Her sister: "Babe let's watch a movie tonight" Me: "Alright" Also me:

Back after 80 hours into Three Houses. Needs an update for Three Houses really bad. It's my goty 2019. I adore FE more than ever now.

"Celcia" /dies/

FE4 is the only Fire Emblem game where enemies actually remain in formation as they move.

Sakurai is the greatest hype man in gaming

I found this video looking to catchup on the series and how it evolved because I’ve been ignoring it since forever. but hoooooly cow it’s like an entire continent just rose out of the ocean. It’s neat seeing the ups and downs the series has had over the years with cancelled titles and reboots.

This is the reason I subscribed

i've occasionally heard some people make the misconception that the weapon triangle is what Fire Emblem strategic gameplay is all about. this is of course not the case. the weapon triangle merely confers minor bonuses, mainly to accuracy and evasion. while this is a nice bonus to have it often isn't game changing. Fire Emblem strategic gameplay is more about how you position your characters as you move them around the map. if your strategy is good then most of the time it won't really matter if you have this bonus.

Whenever he kept saying “the man behind it all” I started chanting out loud SHOZO KAGA SHOZO KAGA SHOZO KAGA

As someone who never played Geneology, I think that being the next Echoes not only makes the most sense (both chronologically and in concept) but could really excel given how close it looks to modern FE already but with what looks like a better handling of time passing and children then we've experienced recently.

Thank you for this Video . Fire Emblem is the most underrated Nintendo franchise.

Those videos are really awesome, absolutely love them ^^ Such a shame that chris channel doesnt recieve nearly as much attention as it deserves...

I just watched a 2 and half hour long video form Lockstin about a series I’ve never played a single game from. And I do not regret it at all.

I am so happy the producers never quit It is my favourite series of all time and each story is better than the last.

Why do I cry?

Path of Radiance and Radiant Dawn, so good games, so small recognition :(

It was a really good documentary! I love FE and its history, and feel like FE is still underrated, but the fans keep arguing over a difficulty mode, instead of trying to stay united and to promote both old and new games. That’s sad 😔

The internal struggles surrounding Intelligence System during the Ike games is unfortunate, because Path of Radiance was a masterpiece. Radiant Dawn was also an ambitous but flawed endever and switching consoles probably played a role in its many problems. I am happy to see that Three Houses will have a nod to Path of Radiance by making the main character the son of a mercenary. Fingers crossed there aren't any mischievous black clad knights lurking around in the woods... or a house.

If I had to say one thing about this video, is that it's a perfect love letter to the series. This is beautiful. I watched it through from the start and this was a wonderful journey.

Really well done. As someone that’s new to the franchise, having the history and order explained so thoroughly is immensely helpful.

I was just in the middle of the video...thinking of how long the video is. And checked it... *TWO HOURS?!?!?* :O

i can't believe i just watched a 2 hour doc on FE but i'm so glad i did lmao, now i want to go back and play them all.

Fire Emblem: A series where even after it was passed onto a new generation of developers, managed to both remain the same, and evolve in many different ways. Halo: A series that was goddamn beautiful, until it was passed onto a new company, and nearly ruined beyond repair...

Hasn't lockstin already made a video about the entire history of fire emblem or am I tripping balls?

Sacred Stones was my first fire emblem game when I was in fifth grade, got it because it was in a double pack on clearance with some arcade game. I would stay up on it all night every night

This video is great, I really respect all the work u put into it. I've never actually played a fire emblem game on a console but I have the mobile game. It's cool to hear the history of this series.

I love the minimalistic aspect of Lyn's story :(

hey a lockstin video! (2 hours and 30 minutes!?!?) better get the popcorn

Thank you for your hard working guys! It’s an amazing video by every aspect! Hell, even the advertisement is placed with such a care and preciseness, that instead of being a usual annoyance it makes the storytelling even more intricate!!! If I could give you all likes in the world I would do that without hesitation!

Beautiful work. I was actually amazed by how far you were willing to dig deep into the franchise. and not just the story but also the productions and marketing.

Here's a radical take on casual mode: If you think it defeats the purpose of the game... ...don't play casual mode.

Echoes was actually my very first on-hand introduction to Fire Emblem! I feel so terrible for missing out on such a magnificent series that my older brother tried to get me into when I was younger, with the gb advanced game, but now I want to immerse myself even deeper thanks to Echoes! Fire Emblem is everything I've always wanted from games, and is everything I dreamed of making as a game maker! Thanks so much for this marvelous walk through the series :)

I appreciate all the work that's gone into this! I learned a lot about the creation story of one of my favorite franchises.

The amount of thoughts and effort you put into this video is incredible! Mad props to you!!

I’m new to the Fire Emblem series and this was really useful. Thank you

I am not to afraid to say I actually like casual mode. For me its too stressful to play with permadeath on, it doesn't stop me from trying to keep all my units alive. But I like the story aspect and you lose that when you lose units.

Incredible video. So much work put in and it shows. Great job

This is one of the best videos I’ve watched on KZfaq. I’ve been getting into Fire Emblem recently after Heroes and a friend letting me borrow Awakening so this was really cool to watch!

Holy crap I was born on the release of fe

Nice work Lockstin amazing documentary on the fire emblem series. I actually watched the full 2.5 hour video.

This is just beyond impressive!! Congrats and thanks!

Really fantastic video! The 2.5 hour timestamp was intimidating at first, but it really flew by once it got started

Valentia in Echoes was so fleshed-out, it seems hard to know everything about it

I've been watching a lot of FE videos on youtube lately because of FE: Three Houses coming out soon. I just wanted to say thank you so much for making this. FE is probably one of my top 3 favorite games. Watching this video brought back so many memories. It was so heartwarming, watching this video, and reliving the stories and memories I've made through this game series, while also learning about how hard the developers worked to keep one of my favorite series alive. Literally brought tears to my eyes. Thank you!

This is very well done im enjoying this in parts greatly!

watched complete video clearly you put hours of work into this amazing sum up of fire emblem. amazing job

I watched the entire thing...

I am a fan of Fire Emblem!

This was an excellent documentary! I learned a lot (and snarked a bit, because I love the series for all its flaws and strengths) Thank you and everyone involved in it!

Just wanted to say thank you. This documentary was absolutely fantastic. I've been a fan since path of Radiance on the GC and knew of the history of Japan only titles, but to see it all come together in this excellent film was wonderful. Once again a huge thank you and congratulations for the sheer scope of the project. Considering half its lifespan was never even released in the West it makes the levels of research you guys do all the more impressive. Bravo!!

This is pretty helpful, considering I know nothing about Fire Emblem.

I started with fates (love love loved it), went on with Awakening, Shadows of Valentia and finally three houses. I never found the appeal to FE until Fates

This was amazing! I'm a huge fan of Fire Emblem and this docu video felt very admiring of the series while still acknowledging flaws. Good work!

Excellent video! Thanks for making it!

Cannot stop playing Three Houses. I’m officially obsessed.

This is retrospective is one of the most impressive videos about gaming i ever saw. I would love your take on Xeno series from Monolith soft. Thank you very much for this awesome content. Subscribed for life :)

Just finished watching the video. Wow, that was an impressive work. Now I love the series even more. Congrats!

Man, I just have reached 1 hour and 20 minutes of video, and I already have liked your game, the amount of research and effort to summarize this franchise history; especially being my own most favorite among all.

Amazing job Lockstin ! This is easily one of my favorite videos of all time. I enjoyed it all the way through. It's so awesome to learn this much about Fire Emblem. I am a newcomer and this information fascinated me. I hope you are going to do more videos like this on other franchises. =)

My favourite game is still Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn

This is an outstanding job! Congratulations and thank you!

a fantastic video honoring the series just as much as the games themselves, while also giving insight into the mostly unknown past. It was very enjoyable and interesting. thank you

This is extremely helpful to a newcomer like I. I’ve played Awakening, half of Blazing Sword, and a little bit of Heroes, but I really wanted to understand the history of the series before getting into Three Houses. What I didn’t expect was to learn how most of the series is available to the West thanks to remakes. I had no clue Echoes is a remake of Gaiden, and the whole Shadow Dragon+Emblem/New Emblem was as confusing as it gets. The games seem much more accessible now, and I can now decide how I want to experience each story.

The story of this franchise truly resembles the medieval epic style it's set into for most of the games.

It took me over four days to listen to this all, but it's been a great listen over long drives. Great work.

Great production. I really enjoyed watching it! Thank You so mych for bringing this series to my attention. Thumb up!

1:21:33 This right here is my only genuine fear for the FE series. Not saying I'm against hot people in FE. We've had that all throughout the series. But making it a primary game focus is just wrong imo. Also, kinda funny how much the developers mirrored the fanbase sometimes through the series.

Man i really admire my patience with this 2 hours video, and i admire the patience of Lockstyn showing us the fuuuuull story, Man i wanna play Fire emblems they really didn't give up! So much Faith and beautiful Story

Guys.. Thank you for making all of this... this furthered increased my bond with this series. I REALLY LOVE THIS FRANCHISE and hopes to share it to future generations.. I feel like crying man...

Thank you very much. This really shead some light on the Fire Emblem series for me. You've actually convinced me to start playing it