The eighth game in the Fire Emblem series, the third release for the Game Boy Advance, and the second to be released outside of Japan. This game stars the royal twins of Renais, Eirika and Ephraim, as they try to find out why neighbouring kingdom Grado attacked their land and investigate into rumours of the Demon King being revived.

Sacred Stones brings back many features last seen in Fire Emblem Gaiden, such as a world map the protagonists navigate before battles and freely repeatable skirmishes that allow the player to grind up strength if they are struggling. It also introduces split promotions, allowing a unit to take an alternative route for their growth.

The continent of Yaska is home to six nations, but the largest and most powerful is Nevan, an Empire composed of states that swear allegiance to the Emperor. In the rural state of Belaro, Lord Gradin, head of state, imposes cruel taxes on the people and jails those that cannot pay.

A young farmer, Storch, along with his hometown friends, fear the worst. Seeking to protect themselves and their families, they look to procure funds through less than savory means. Conflicted, the group begins their plunge into banditry in hopes for a better tomorrow.

Vision Quest is a hack of Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones by Pandan and his friends. It was created using FEBuilder, and it is 34 chapters long with 9 additional gaidens. Normal mode is recommended for a first run of the game and is what it is balanced around.

Vision Quest includes:
[li]Story set on a new continent, Yaska.[/li]
[li]41 chapters[/li]
[li]62 playable characters[/li]
[li]Concept known as ‘inverse branched promotions’ (ie There’s an unpromoted Axe Fighter and Bow Fighter class, then they promote into Warrior and gain the weapon they couldn’t use unpromoted.)[/li]
[li]Custom weapons​ (and rehashes of Kaga-era weapons)​[/li]
[li]Early game Warp & Rescue.[/li]
[li]Generic female enemies.[/li]
[li]Armor knights with 5 move. (because Pandan wants you to use them)[/li]
[li]Pared down skills to give units a niche without making anything wonky[/li]
[li]Each class gets a skill at level 15 unpromoted, mono-weapon infantry get a crit bonus at level 5 promoted. Thieves come with steal/cunning and rogues get Steal+ at lvl 5.[/li]
[li]Universal promotion items[/li]
[li]Stronger bows (and no 1 range BS).[/li]
[li]Fog of War[/li]
[li]FE5 style trading[/li]
[li]New (and old) tracks[/li]
[li]Escape maps with spooky bosses.[/li]
[li]Tellius style supports[/li]
[li]Convoy Combine feature - can merge used items into a single item.[/li]

For additional information, such as links to the soundtrack and tier list creator, additional screenshots, and Pandan's personal introduction, please see the Fire Emblem Universe thread.

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