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System
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Developer(s)
Intelligent Systems
ESRB
N/A
Max Players
1

Furry Features

Furry Relevance
The characters in the game that are "Laguz" can shapeshift into an animal form, and have animal features in their regular forms.
Species
Characters
Laguz

Games in series that include furry characters:

  • Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance - Nintendo Gamecube - 2005
  • Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn - Nintendo Wii - 2007

Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance is the ninth Fire Emblem series title, and the third Fire Emblem series title to be released in North America and Europe. It was the first Fire Emblem series title to feature voice acting as well as being the first title to be rendered in a three-dimensional, cel-shaded manner. It is also the first Fire Emblem game to be released for a home console in North America, Australia and Europe.

The story is set on the fictional continent of Tellius and is totally unrelated to any of the previous Fire Emblem installments. It introduces a new system for battle preparation as well as a new set of races collectively called "laguz" (humanoid shapeshifters). A sequel to Path of Radiance, Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn, was released for the Wii in 2007

Laguz

Path of Radiance introduces the laguz changelings—humanoid creatures that transform into powerful animals when their transformation gauge is full. The bar within the transformation gauge increases each turn; the laguz spend roughly an equal amount of time in each form, though the humanoid form can be completely bypassed if the laguz is equipped with a special item. There are three species of laguz which are further divided into three classes each, although not all of them are playable. Beast laguz are divided into cats, tigers, and lions; birds into ravens, hawks, and herons; and dragons are divided into red, white, and black dragons. When in animal form, laguz use the natural weapons of their species—claws for beasts, beaks for birds, and breath attacks for dragons. The natural weapons of a laguz will never break with use, unlike normal weaponry, but laguz do not use manmade weapons and are thus unable to attack when not in animal form. Each laguz species has an elemental weakness: fire for beasts, wind for birds, and thunder for dragons. Birds can fly in either form, but also have the weakness to bows associated with flying units when in animal form.

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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance released for Nintendo GameCube in 2005, toward the end of the GameCube era. It was the series first console entry since the Japan exclusive Thracia 776 on Super Famicom and as stated in the summary, was the first to feature voice acting. For what it was, the game was overall a solid entry in the series. Set in the fictional land of Tellius, the game tells the story of Ike(the first FE protagonist to not be royal or nobility of any kind) and the Greil Mercenaries as they encounter Elincia, the Princess of Crimea and get drawn into a war with the nation Daein. Highlighting in particular the strained relations between the beast-like Laguz tribes and the regular folk(Known as Beorc), the story handles itself and the themes which it presents quite well. Its one of the better fleshed out worlds and stories in the series in fact. As far as gameplay is concerned, the series signature strategy based gameplay shines here. Players can recruit different units over the course of the game with different strengths and weaknesses. The new laguz units are especially potent, Lethe for instance is pretty quick and hits fairly hard while Reyson who joins much later, functions similarly to dancers of previous games, giving another unit an extra turn. Path of Radiance also implemented a newer form of the skill system for the time and also brought back the support system from the GBA titles. One of the more unique gameplay quirks is the ability for units to advance to a second tier class simply by leveling over 20. In previous and titles following Radiant Dawn, an item, typically a master seal, is required for this. That, along with the bonus experience system also not seen in any other games except for Radiant Dawn lends itself toward creating a different experience than what one might get from other Fire Emblem titles. Path of Radiance hasn't aged well in some respects, and it lacks some of the bells and whistles of the modern entries in the franchise. But its still worth checking out if you're looking for a more classic Fire Emblem experience
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