Um, this is basically a discussion for the Fire Emblem series. If you don't know what it is, you need to know.
All I have is Radiant Dawn, but I'm planning on getting Shadow Dragon and Path of Radiance.And well...um...so like, in the game, if you don't know what a strategy game is, it's basically like, you take turns. You control a bunch of character units, and move them across like a field of...stuff. You have to use these units to battle enemy units, which are computer-controlled players. Each map has a different objective like Rout (kill all enemies), Seize (commander of the army has to step on a certain panel of the map and select "Seize" to end the chapter), Escape (basically like Seize, except any unit can escape first, but the commander has to escape before truly clearing the map), Defeat Boss (self-explanatory, just beat up the commander of the other army), Defend (defend a spot on the map for a given amount of turns), and maybe some others that I can't quite remember right now. I guess it's sorta like chess...in a way.
It looks rather boring by glance, but in my opinion, it's fun to actually play. Also, another thing: if one of your unit dies, you'll lose them forever and never get them back. The main character/commander/important plot character dying, however, will result in a game over. Personally, I always restart teh game when any units die, no matter how little I use them, cuz it goes on your endgame record when the credits roll...I'm a perfectionist of sorts.
So... um... discuss Fire Emblem!