Fire Emblem on NGC and Wii

[Mr Khan]

Kresnik said:

_crazy_man_ said:

You should play PoR first not only for the story and characters, but you can transfer your save so your characters get a boost to their stats (helpful in RD's hard mode).

I know this may be a silly question but: how essential is Path of Radiance's story to understanding Radiant Dawn?

I've been meaning to give this series a try and since I have a Wii I thought I'd dive in with the console versions.  But PoR is ridiculously priced whereas RD is within the realm of what I'd be willing to pay to try out a new series (just about).

You could *understand* the story without playing PoR, but you won't really appreciate it nearly as much since most of the cast are returning characters from PoR.