I should note that Fire Emblem sounded so good to me that I bought it without even owning a 3DS yet, and we borrowed my girlfriend's friend's 3DS to play it. And I certainly did not regret it being my first game. I'm sure Bolivar would understand that I'm still waiting for the next Shining Force in strategy games, where I can roam the world map and explore and interact with NPCs and characters between combat and cut scenes. But that's an unfair judgement on my part since only one tactical series ever let anyone do that, and as far as standards in tactical games go, this one has the best of just about everything else. And the fantastic story and character interactions both in and out of combat more than make up for any bias I'd have against its lack of anything. I certainly don't regret it being my first 3DS game