Well FFTA isn't that bad. I'd compare it to a mafia run completely random slot machine. You might loose most of the time and when you win you have an equal chance to get your cash as you might just get punched in the gut by the mobsters and get thrown out into the street.
Fire Emblem on the other hand is a VIP lounge in a classy Casino. Sexy waitresses, expensive drinks and high stakes.
I'm on mission 25 now, and it's getting more and more interesting.
In the last mission I faced a wyvern rider with massive HP and defence. You only had to survive 11 turns but the thing is she came after you and most of your units were totally useless against it (and she would kill them in two attacks).
Note the "0 damage" my Paladin scores. He was level 2, but the lvl 15 Paladin did something like a whooping "2 damage". Good thing the game gave me an archer and a sage that managed to hurt it bad enough.
Also why can't somebody give Eliwood a fucking horse. He's a goddamn joke compared to the Paladins. Hector on the other hand is an axe wielding mean machine.
Can't wait to play the next mission, this is getting interesting.