well.. i've played the first four levels, and on average it has taken me 80-90minutes to 100% complete each of them.. so thats about 5hrs and 30mins on just the first 4 levels out of 10... and then you also have the secret missions which will add at least a couple more hours to your play time

so i think it is safe to say, if you are a completionist like me, the game will probably take you around 15-20hrs to fully complete

it isn't much of a puzzler, i guess the 'puzzle' aspects are how to get from one platform to the next in some cases, which i guess is more along the lines of what a 'platformer' is all about

It's a lighthearted realtime strategy game where you control various types of infantry units (grunts, flame / bazooka vets, mortars, etc.) and several land, sea and air vehicles. There are a lot of varied missions, and some may take a few goes to find the correct strategy for getting those S-ranks. Presentation and voice acting are excellent, and the whole thing is very engrossing.

Cool scene. So when you say 'lighthearted', you mean like, probably not as intense as another RTS like say.....company of heroes? Cuz if that's the case i'll probably pick it up, I like RTS's but it just gets too fast paced for me at times.

Yes, Fire Emblem is turn based. Also, it is probably one of the hardest games this generation. You can expect to lose at least a few times, or have your characters killed and have to replay a stage. But it isn't imposible to beat either. I played it as my first SRPG on Normal and I only had to restart once because I really didn't know what I was doing. After that I was hooked.

The only time the game is imposible is if you only use your really strong units right off the bat instead of training your weaker ones. Also, if you let a lot of your characters die it will get harder as time goes on. I had to restart when I was about 1/2 way through, but that was because I didn't know what I was doing and most my units were way under powered.