Dray2k: Nice to see more RPG Maker releases on here, there is some good stuff out there.

Whsie: It's more similar to Tear Ring Saga (on the original Playstation) if you ever played that one. But yes, Kaga is basically the father of the FE series before he departed after FE5.

Cavalary: Apparently SRPG Studio, actually.

Cavalary: Very much so, according to the reviews I saw.

RPS:

Beginning:

"Look, do you like Fire Emblem? If so, do you believe the series peaked with the release of Thracia 776, twenty years ago? Well, if that’s you, then great. You’re gonna adore Vestaria Saga I: War of the Scions. On the other hand, if you’ve never played a tactical RPG of this broad type (think Disgaea or Banner Saga) before, it might be wiser to back away. This is a game for, and by, hardcore Fire Emblem fans, made by series creator Shouzo Kaga and a small team of dedicated followers.

What if you’re somewhere in the middle? Well. More general tactics game enthusiasts will find plenty to love here – but they’ll have to be prepared to get accustomed to some typical Fire Emblem idiosyncrasies which Vestaria never bothers to explain.

Vestaria Saga plays very similarly to Fire Emblem games from the SNES-GBA era. the only thing missing is the classic ‘weapons triangle’."

Conclusion:

"Vestaria Saga is a merciless game. It can be wonky. Unpolished. Occasionally frustrating. But I know a particular subset of players won’t care, because this is a new, old, Fire Emblem, and nobody but Shouzo Kaga makes games like this anymore. Have fun with it, then, if you suspect you fall into that group. Enjoy this beautiful mess."

Also found one on TechRaptor.

Cavalary: Very much so, according to the reviews I saw.

RPS:

On the other hand, if you’ve never played a tactical RPG of this broad type (think Disgaea or Banner Saga) before, it might be wiser to back away.

pferreira1983: If this plays like Shining Force I'm in.

RyaReisender: It doesn't. It plays like Fire Emblem games.

Shining Force is an easy, simple breeze compared to it.

pferreira1983: Aren't they like the same genre? What makes Fire Emblem more difficult?

darktjm: Sorry for the late reply, as I didn't notice this before. As someone else pointed out to me when I made the same complaint, it's a known bug (sorry, it's too much trouble for me to find a link right now). The game works perfectly with winetricks wsh57.

RyaReisender: Fire Emblem (and this game) has permadeath, breakable weapons, damage triangle, no ability to grind (so limited funds to replace weapons), enemy damage is very high and a single critical can one-hit kill a character, also all the optional content is on the battle field itself and often battles have a time limit, so exploring often gets punished and it's near impossible to play everything through perfectly. Not to mention that this game also has endless respawning monster so you can't even clear a map.