Definitely one of my favorite entries into the series. I have logged more than 100 hours so far. The stories of Edlegard, Dimitri and Claude feel compelling and in short makes me understand why they undertake the actions that they do better than those of previous titles (ie fates, awakening etc.) because of the emotional connection that I feel towards them. Speaking of emotional connection, I feel more emotionally attached to a majority of the characters in this game compared past games, which I credit to the characters background stories and from spending the first half of the game interacting and getting to know them as people, not just as fighters.