Melee's Turnwheel: A Fire Emblem Retrospective

FE7 chapters prologue, 1, 2 and 3 Extended commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft-vj5YInS8 Welcome to the start of our journey through Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade! A bit of a slow start to this one, as we're trudging through the glorified tutorial that is Lyn mode, a sweet little story bogged down by a level of hand holding not seen in the series before or since. At least dumb weste...

FE6 wrap up After an unfortunate amount of delay we've finally come to the end of our journey with Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade! It was a pleasure to record this episode and several previous ones with my friend SuperUserPerson. I hope you all have as much fun listening to this behemoth of an episode as we had recording it! As always, you can direct any questions comments or concerns to @imai...

FE6 chapters 23, 24 and Endgame In this episode I'm once again joined by the wonder SuperUserPerson, as we discuss the final chapters of Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade! Endgame may be a literal hallway of lore, but that won't stop SUP from gushing about it for 30 minutes. We also dissect the very interesting, albeit questionably executed narrative that gets dumped at the 11th hour. Come he...

FE6 Fir, Bartre, Karel, Gonzalez, Echidna Finally we've (mostly) made it to the end of our journey with the FE6 cast! It was a long journey to get here, and later games will only get longer, but I had a blast talking about all of these guys in depth! Join me for the last couple of main episodes coming in the next few days as we wrap up our journey with FE6 as a whole!

FE6 Yoder, Dorothy, Saul, Larum, Elfin Today we're taking a look at the St. Elimine Church adjacent characters, with special appearances from the leftover Etrurian characters! Hope you guys enjoy this one, and sorry for such a long delay getting it out. FE6 should be done soon!

FE6 chapters 21, 21x, and 22 This episode takes us up to where the game ends for many blind players. Join me as we examine Roy's final foray into Bern, the """bloodiest day in Elibe's history,""" and Zephiel's motivation to start this whole conflict. Hope you all enjoy! As always, send any questions, comments or concerns to @imainmeleekirby on twitter or t...

FE6 Elen, Zeiss, Milady, Hugh, and Niime I figured this is the only time in the entire series I was gonna be able to do this so you'll have to forgive me for the low hanging fruit. In this Special Support Section episode, we'll be talking about the characters from Bern, as well as everyone's favorite Grandma/Grandson duo in the series. Hope you guys enjoy the back to back SSS episodes,...

FE6 Shin, Sue, Dayan, Rutger and Geese In this episode of the Special Support Section, we take a look at the illustrious men and woman of the Sacae nation (also Geese is here). Come listen to me try to squeeze blood out of a stone as I over analyze some of my least favorite characters in the game! Wait, where are you all going?

FE6 chapters 17, 18, 19, 20, and 20x (Sacae) Join me as we- ok i'm gonna keep it 100 it's 1:30 in the morning and I have work tomorrow so uhhhh just imagine the usual stuff here i might fix it later idk As always, direct any questions comments or concerns @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or email turnwheelpodcast@gmail.com

FE6 Noah, Trec, Zealot, Juno, and Thea Today, we'll be taking a look at the fine men and women of the Ilian mercenary armies. Join me as I discuss some of my favorite characters in the game, and ultimately come away feeling like the game's writers were a lot better than I had been thus far giving them credit for. As always, tweet any questions, comments, or concerns @imainmeleekirby or ema...

FE6 chapters 17, 18, 19, 20, 20x (Ilia) Join me as I play through the Ilia route of Fire Emblem 6! These chapters put a lot of emphasis on utilizing your fliers, which makes for some very interesting layouts and progression through the maps. Meanwhile, the story starts to ramp up as we learn about Zephiel's true motives and the history of his evil nature! Let's hope the Sacae side of thing...

FE6 Klein, Clarine, Cecilia, Douglas, and Perceval Join me as we discuss some of the fine men and women from the kingdom of Etruria! Together we'll ask the important questions like: Would Percival make a great great general? What the fuck is up with Elphin? Have I been traumatized by Kaga to the point of reading incest into everything? And many more! As always please leave any questions, comme...

FE6 Fae, Sophia, Igrene, Garret, and Astore Happy Easter if you celebrate! Sorry it's been so long since the last update! Life has been quite hectic the past few weeks. I should have another SSS episode on the way soon, and then another main episode to follow. In this one, we'll be taking a look at some of the characters from Nabata (and Garret). Kind of a short one this time around, mostl...

FE6 chapters 15, 16, and 16x After successfully fighting back Bern forces and saving the loyalist army, Roy marches on Etruria to stop this Coup and save the king. Along the way, he runs into a little trouble with Fae, the rebellious dragon girl who wants to see the outside world. He also manages to get his hands on another legendary weapon. This episode is pretty straightforward, with some solid...

FE6 Chad, Lugh, Raigh, and Cath Join me today as we talk about the orphan trio of Chad, Lugh, and Raigh, alongside Cath. Really cool set of characters in this one, probably my favorite so far. There's a lot to unpack here regarding hatred, dark magic, and my immeasurable disappointment regarding a certain character. Hope you guys enjoy the episode! Don't forget to leave your thoughts by tw...

FE6 chapters 13, 14, and 14x Welcome back listeners to Melee's Turnwheel, where this episode we'll be venturing into the desert oasis of Arcadia! SUP is back and together we'll be discussing Roy's rescue of general Cecilia as well as his journey to recover the 3rd legendary weapon Forblaze. I hope you guys enjoy the first installment of what I hope to make into a regular segment fo...

FE6 chapters 10b, 11b, 12, and 12x Join me in this episode as we check out the criminally underrated B route and wrap up the western isles! We've got a series of pretty straightforward maps in this one, so don't expect any extremely long breakdowns. That said, the chapters on the docket today definitely don't get enough credit, so I'm excited to share some appreciation for them!  A...

FE6 chapters 9, 10a, and 11a I fucking forgot to talk about true hit god damn it. Join me as I talk through the first half of Roy's adventures in the Western Iles. Along the way, I get to talk about one of the best maps in Fire Emblem history! Fun times all around, I hope. As always, please leave any questions, comments or concerns you may have @imainmeleekirby on Twitter or by emailing turnwh...

FE6 Wendy, Bors, Barth, Ogier, and Lillina Welcome to episode three of the Special Support Section, where this time we're taking a look at the many....wonderful....interesting....characters who pledge service to Ostia: namely Wendy, Bors, Barth, Ogier, and Lillina. Sorry if I seem a little off in this one, I was recording late at night and I was tired so the volume is a bit low in places. Hope...

FE6 Wade, Lot, Deke, and Shanna Welcome to the Special Support Section of Melee's Turnwheel, the sub-series dedicated to discussing the many supports of the Fire Emblem series! In this episode we'll be discussing the mercenaries who join up with Roy near the Bern border: Wade, Lot, Deke and Shanna! Let me know what you think of these characters by tweeting @imainmeleekirby. Enjoy the episo...

FE6 chapters 7, 8 and 8x In this episode we follow Roy as he quells a rebellion in Ostia and gets his hands on the first legendary weapon Durandal! Lot's of new characters and fun times in this one. Hope you enjoy the episode! Also, I had an absolute blast recording this one with SuperUserPerson4 (SUP)! Be sure to check him out, and look forward to his return. As always be sure to send any que...

FE6 chapters 4, 5 and 6 Join me as we continue to accompany Roy on his journey through Lycia. This week we play some chapters that are in a Fire Emblem game. They sure are chapters. Some of the chapters of all time. Sorry if it feels like I'm phoning it in a little for this one, but these chapters really don't give me a lot of meat to chew on. I'm very excited for next episode though!...

FE6 Marcus, Alan, Lance, and Wolt Welcome to the first episode of the Special Support Section, the sub-series dedicated to discussing the many supports of the Fire Emblem series! In this episode we'll be discussing the four soldiers who call Pherae their home: Marcus, Alan, Lance, and Wolt. Let me know what you think of these characters by tweeting @imainmeleekirby. Enjoy the episode!

Welcome to the first ever bonus episode of Melee's Turnwheel! Join me as a take a look back through the games I played this year and go through the highlights. No Fire Emblem content in this one so now's your chance to jump ship if you're not interested. As promised, here are the timestamps: Honorable mention: 2:19 #5: 5:13 #4: 13:51 #3: 22:27 #2: 26:27 #1: 33:19 As always, tweet at @imainmeleekir...

FE6 chapters 1, 2, and 3 At long last, we've started our journey into Fire Emblem the Binding Blade! This game established many of the defining hallmarks of the series, such as the "anima" classification of magic and the tendency for this series to come to handheld consoles. Join me as we discuss the first few chapters of Roy's adventure through the continent of Elibe.  As always...