Melee's Turnwheel: A Fire Emblem Retrospective

FE10 3-3, 3-4, and 3-5 Sorry 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 bet...

FE10 Chapters 3-P, 3-1 and 3-2 Welcome 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,...

FE10 chapters 2-P, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, and 2-E No 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...

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...

FE10 Chapters 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, and 1-E Today we'll be wrapping up the first part of Radiant Dawn! Come join me as I discuss the unfortunate gameplay performance of a few new units, as well as some of the best and worst maps this game has to offer. ALSO I think I may have forgotten to mention this in the episode or not, but next time we will be doing ALL of part 2, so if you're playing along...

FE10 chapters 1-4, 1-5, 1-6-1, and 1-6-2. Come join me as we continue our journey through Radiant Dawn. This time around, we're introduced to friends old and new, and meet up with person who may just be able to turn things around for Daein. As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email turnwheelpodcast@gmail.com!

FE10 Chapters 1-P, 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 That's right baby, we're back! And what a fitting note to come back on. Today, we're starting our journey through FE10, Radiant Dawn! No spoilers for the episode, but let's just say I'm particularly happy to be kicking this one off. As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email turnwheelpodcast@gmail.c...

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 As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email turnwheelpodcast@g...

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 thr...

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! As always, feel free to reach out to...

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 as...

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 R...

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 en...

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 Afte...

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...

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! As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirb...

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 ou...

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 turnwhe...

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. As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email turnwheelpodcast@gmail.com!

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 spoile...

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...

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. As always, feel free to reach out to @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or Bluesky, or email turnwheelpodcast@gmail.com!