Fire Emblem: Lyn's Bizarre Adventure
ファイアーエムブレム 封印の剣 · Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi
A full overhaul of Fire Emblem 6 in English that puts Lyn in charge, with a new cast built by several contributors, new classes and a rebalanced game.
What it is
SilverRoy's hack rebuilds The Binding Blade around Lyn, the Sacaen swordswoman from the series, who arrives in Lycia as a mercenary and becomes the main lord. It was made as a "Pick My Edits" project: several community members designed playable units, bosses and NPCs, so most of the cast, the dialogue, graphics and music are new. The English text starts from Gringe's fan translation of the base game.
What's new
- Lyn manages the convoy herself, as in The Sacred Stones, so there is no Transporter.
- New classes, some of them hybrids, plus new weapons; weapons use stats closer to the seventh and eighth games, and every class is rebalanced.
- Faster weapon rank and support gains, quicker levels for healers, enemies that drop items and far fewer surprise ambush spawns.
- Restocked shops and quality-of-life additions such as HP bars on the map and fast speed by default.
Two versions are offered: the standard one with random growths, suggested for a first run, and one with fixed growths for experienced players.
Playing it
Apply the patch to your own copy of the Japanese Fuuin no Tsurugi cartridge, following the instructions on the hack's page. Credits: SilverRoy (main author), 7743 (FEBuilder work and patches), Gringe (translation base).