Fire Emblem Awakening 2012

Is it still worth playing?

Intelligent Systems' 2012 tactical role playing game for the Nintendo 3DS, with turn based grid battles and a weapon triangle, where each unit moves and takes one action. Chrom, the prince of Ylisse, and his army, the Shepherds, defend the land from the undead Risen and the nation of Plegia, with Robin, an amnesiac you customize, as their tactician. Pairing lets adjacent allies give buffs and block attacks, with bonuses growing with their relationship, and support conversations lead to marriage and children. Classic mode has permadeath and Casual mode lets fallen units return, and the choice cannot be changed later. It was designed as possibly the last Fire Emblem, and its success is credited with keeping the series going. Grid tactics in which unit relationships change combat results, with permadeath as an option, are why it still plays well.