I've spent 10 hours playing Fire Emblem Engage so far, and in that time, I haven't been able to stop thinking about the games that came before it. It's hard not to think back on previous games when one of Engage's strongest features has you wear rings that let you channel the abilities and strengths of Fire Emblem characters past. With the likes of Marth from the original Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, Lyn from Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade, and Celica from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, these familiar faces are a firm reminder of how many fantastic tactical RPGs the series is home to.
As I get stuck into battle with a lineup of classic characters, Engage just intensifies my ongoing desire to revisit past entries on the Switch. Any time a Nintendo Direct gets announced, I find myself creating a summoning circle with my collection of Fire Emblem amiibos in the hopes that maybe, just maybe, I'll at last get the announcement I've been waiting for above all: Fire Emblem Fates and Awakening get the Switch treatment, along with older installments like Sacred Stones and Path of Radiance.
