In 2013, Fire Emblem Awakening saved the franchise — its developers have been vocal that, at the time, it was planned to be the last Fire Emblem game. Fire Emblem Fates tells the story of a young hero named Corrin, drawn into a brutal conflict between their birth family in the Kingdom of Hoshido and their adopted family in the Kingdom of Nohr. NintendoBut the interesting split of Corrin’s allegiance directly played into how these games were developed — I say games because Fire Emblem Fates is actually three different games. But the real key that makes Conquest the best part of Fates is its gameplay, specifically the map design. Looking at the rest of the series in retrospect now, that’s become the defining feature of Fire Emblem — each game tackling something new and ambitious.