Fire Emblem - Mystery of the Emblem - (Super Nintendo SNES)

Mystery of the Emblem takes place in the realm of Akaneia. You control Marth and his small group of knights in the standard turn-based strategy and combat warfare that typified the series. Marth has been exiled onto the island nation of Talys after the invasion of his homeland by the forces of Medeus, a Manakete (dragons with humanoid appearance) who - after centuries of human oppression - has revolted, causing fresh conflict between the two races. As you might have guessed, there is more plot in this particular branch of the series than the regular "hero kills villains" trope, but the game's introduction does an excellent job of getting the player up to speed on developments.