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Never got into Fire Emblem, this looks kinda tight though.
Personally, it's my favorite (and first) turn based strategy game.
I think that Shining Force was better, largely due to the fact that it had an RPG basis outside of battles, you got to explore towns, hunt for items and characters, talk to NPCs, etcetera. The FF Tactics games also did a lot more to flesh out their world than Fire Emblem did, with optional sidequests and such.

However, Fire Emblem has great core gameplay, usually very excellent characters, and an exceedingly charming aesthetic (except for Shadow Dragon, which abandoned any aesthetic sense at all).