the difficulty of a game
I can say by now, as a long time fan of RTS and turned based strategy games that are respected by the gaming community such as star craft , command and conquer , civilization, and etc , and of roguelike gaming... that ... Fire Emblem The Binding Blade, if you want to come through chapter 21 without losing at least 2 or more likeky 3 units , permanently , as in permanent death , you will either need to have the devils luck , or you must have an impeccable strategy, or you must cheat. I consider myself something of an armchair expert when it comes to evaluating the difficulty of a game relative to its depth ( Meaning, a shallow game that's difficult doesn't count - I e. its just arbitrarily hard and you randomly lose for no reason that can be accounted for by tactics ) and this is a very difficult game. Far far more challenging than sacred stones.