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.

Blessed Heart is an original campaign that captures the classic Fire Emblem journey, but with some modern quality-of-life and polish.

Experienced veterans of Fire Emblem can comfortably start on hard, but the game is designed to be engaging no matter the difficulty. You'll need a tool such as NUPS to install the patch.

Blessed Heart includes:
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[li]24 Original Chapters
[li]32 Playable Characters
[li]Branching promotion paths with both new and rebalanced classes
[li]Map design focused on engaging pacing and side-objectives
[li]Quality of life features such as viewable growths, promotion information, and more
[li]Expanded equipment options, including weapons, tomes, and hold items
[li]Accessible gameplay with difficulty options as well as an optional casual mode
[li]A few dozen new music tracks ported from other games
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For additional information, game documentation, full credits, discord link, and more, view the thread on Fire Emblem Universe.

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