Fire Emblem Too Mainstream?

[Kitsune]

I don't have as much issue with Casual mode myself, yes you don't permanently lose your units, but you still have to play intelligently enough to make sure you don't lose everyone. Phoenix mode bothers me because of the fact, if I understood correctly, basically makes it so your units aren't off the field long at all and it's nearly impossible to lose. If there's no threat of a game over, then why are you playing the game? I would say to play a graphic adventure game or one of the more relaxed games. Phoenix mode, to me, is basically that "participation trophy". Now I would approve of it a bit if you couldn't get the standard ending for X game and you had to practice to actually beat it(and thus get a sense of accomplishment), but I digress.