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Battle save

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Battle save (Japanese: セーブポイント Save point) is a mechanic that allow to make a save during the current chapter in contrast to a traditional save made at the end of a chapter or during preparations.

The feature began in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, where the player is allowed to make a Battle Save at the start of every new turn. This is a helpful mechanic due to chapters in the game being rather long. Following Genealogy of the Holy War, the Battle Save feature did not return until the Western versions of Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn. Since then, it has appeared in every main Fire Emblem games.

Overview


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Genealogy of the Holy War

The battle save option appearing in the menu.

In Genealogy of the Holy War, the player can enable battle save through the option menu. Up to 4 slots are available to use. Battle saves can be made at the start of each turn from the menu, but the option disappears as soon as any unit has ended their turn. When loading a battle save through the main menu, the turn on which each save was made appears as a number next to the name of the chapter in which the save occurred.

When the battle save option is enabled, each turn begins with a prompt to save over the selected slot. However, saves can be made at the start of every turn to a slot of the player's choice, regardless of whether or not the option has been enabled.

The Binding Blade, The Blazing Blade and The Sacred Stones


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While no battle save feature is present in the GBA games per se, a temporary save is made when the game is reset or when the player interrupts their game from the menu.

Radiant Dawn


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Battle saves were absent from the Japanese release of Radiant Dawn, but were added in the international release. The player is able to create a battle save at any point during the Player Phase. Battle saves are disabled when playing Hard Mode, replaced with the ability to create temporary Bookmark saves.

Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem


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In Shadow Dragon and New Mystery of the Emblem, battle save are restricted to specific tiles on the map, usually around the center point, to allow players to save while still in the middle of the chapter without being able to save scum repeatedly.

Awakening and Fates

In Awakening and Fates, two types of mid-battle are available depending on the gameplay mode. On Classic Mode, the player can select Bookmark in the options menu, creating a temporary save that will be automatically deleted when resumed. On Casual and Phoenix modes, the player can instead select Battle Save, which offer two permanent save files separate from the normal save files. Mid-battle saves are first available during the premonition in Awakening and Chapter 2 in Fates.

Echoes: Shadows of Valentia


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In Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, the player can create a temporary Bookmark in the options menu during a battle or while exploring a dungeon. The Bookmark will be automatically deleted when resumed.

Three Houses

Three Houses allows the player to create a Bookmark to resume their progress in a battle at a later time. Selecting the "Bookmark" option in the battle menu will ask the player to confirm their choice, and, if the player confirms their choice, returns them to the title screen. The bookmark option will then appear at the top of the main menu when the game is stated. Once a bookmark is loaded, it is permanently deleted.

Engage


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Etymology and other languages

Names, etymology, and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology, and notes
English

Battle save

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Japanese

セーブポイント

Save point

French

Sauvegarde bataille

Battle save. Abbreviated to Sauv. bat. in Radiant Dawn due to space restrictions.

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