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'''''Fire Emblem: Kakusei''''' (ファイアーエムブレム覚醒, '' | '''''Fire Emblem: Kakusei''''' (ファイアーエムブレム覚醒, ''Fire Emblem: Awakening''),<ref name="ustream"/> is a [[Nintendo 3DS]] game released on April 19 2012. It is the thirteenth installement in the {{FES}}, the first original title in five years following {{title|Radiant Dawn}}. It is a distant sequel to {{title|Monshou no Nazo}} and {{title|Shin Monshou no Nazo}}, set thousands of years in the future of the continent [[Archanea (continent)|Archanea]], now a very different world. It follows the story of [[Krom]], prince of [[Iris]] and distant heir of the Hero King [[Marth]], as he leads a vigilante group in observing and combating the bizarre activities of the neighbouring country [[Perezia]]. | ||
''Kakusei'' is the first title on a [[Nintendo console]] to facilitate the creation and sale of [[Bonus chapters and downloadable content in Fire Emblem: Kakusei|paid downloadable content]], here coming in the form of purchasable maps and characters, sometimes providing completely unique [[class]]es and [[skills]]. As part of an apparent intent to heavily publicise the game as an important Nintendo 3DS title, a special edition package was also produced, containing a ''Kakusei''-themed blue Nintendo 3DS system with unique printing on the shell, the game, and 1000 eShop points. A European release was tentatively confirmed in February 2012, with no specific release date provided<ref name="europe"/>, but nothing more has been heard on the possibility of an international release since. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
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{{quote|Two sleeping dragons - one a sacred ally of mankind, the other its sworn destroyer. Two heroes marked with symbols of the dragons. Their meeting heralds the dragons' awakening - and the world's ending.|' | |||
{{quote|Two sleeping dragons - one a sacred ally of mankind, the other its sworn destroyer. Two heroes marked with symbols of the dragons. Their meeting heralds the dragons' awakening - and the world's ending.|English text in the game's logo<ref name="feb10">http://andriasang.com/comzyw/fire_emblem_permadeath/</ref>}} | |||
Over one thousand years have passed since the Shadow Dragon [[Medeus]] died his final death at the hands of the Hero King [[Marth]] and the continent of Archanea was united under a single flag under his rule. In this time, countries have come and gone, Archanea has once again split into three nations, and the descendants of Marth and his wife [[Caeda]] are now ther royal family of [[Iris]], a peace-loving nation which reveres the [[Divine Dragon]] [[Naga]]; this royal family possesses the marks of Naga on their bodies and are the owners of the divine blade [[Falchion]] and the [[Shield of Seals]]. | |||
In the time of the rule of Holy King [[Emelina]], reports of bizarre and dangerous behaviour have emerged concerning [[Perezia]], a kingdom neighbouring Iris which instead worships [[Gimle]], the evil dragon which was once the archrival of Naga. In response to this troubling news, Iris's Prince [[Krom]], Emelina's younger brother, has convened a vigilante force to observe Perezia's actions and repel violent acts from their neighbour. Among all of this, there are reports of strange undead creatures roaming the lands, and [[Masked Marth|a swordsman claiming to be the Hero King Marth himself]] has appeared, wielding the same Falchion now in Krom's possession. | |||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
The development team of ''Kakusei'' described the game as being intended as an "all-star" assortment of ideas from past {{FES}} installments<ref>Iwata Asks: [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/interview/afej/vol1/index.html Fire Emblem: Kakusei]</ref>. Many of these features return from {{title|Gaiden}} and {{title|The Sacred Stones}}, acting as another spiritual successor to the former. | |||
* The Free Map system, similar to the world map of {{title|Gaiden}} and {{title|The Sacred Stones}}, allows the player to walk across the map to different locations to battle or shop. | * The Free Map system, similar to the world map of {{title|Gaiden}} and {{title|The Sacred Stones}}, allows the player to walk across the map to different locations to battle or shop. | ||
* A new included feature called "dual system" activates when a character attacks an enemy unit and an ally is besides them. This mode powers up the abilities of the attacking unit as well as the ally unit helping with attacks.<ref name="feb10" /> | * A new included feature called "dual system" activates when a character attacks an enemy unit and an ally is besides them. This mode powers up the abilities of the attacking unit as well as the ally unit helping with attacks.<ref name="feb10" /> | ||
* | * As in {{title|Shin Monshou no Nazo}}, the [[My Unit (Kakusei)|My Unit]] concept is used again - a customizable main character, representing the player and playing a large part in the story. | ||
* Also returning from | * Also returning from ''Shin Monshou no Nazo'' is the [[Casual Mode]], a gameplay option which disables the series' traditional permanent death and allows "dead" characters to return at the beginning of the next chapter. | ||
* Branching promotions return from {{title|The Sacred Stones}}, allowing for further unit customization. | * Branching promotions return from {{title|The Sacred Stones}}, allowing for further unit customization. | ||
==Chapters== | |||
{{main|List of chapters in Fire Emblem: Kakusei}} | |||
The main story of ''Kakusei'' is comprised of 28 chapters - an introduction, a prologue, 25 chapters, and the finale. Additionally, there are 17 [[sidequest]] chapters in the game. Completely new chapters can also be obtained through SpotPass or downloadable content. | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
{{main|List of characters in Fire Emblem: Kakusei}} | {{main|List of characters in Fire Emblem: Kakusei}} | ||
The core game of ''Kakusei'' features 43 playable characters, divided into two groups. There are 30 initial units, comprising a "first generation". These thirty characters can, like in {{title|Seisen no Keifu}}, be paired up to have a set of children characters who join in [[sidequest]] chapters. With [[Lucina|one exception]], the children characters are completely optional, and it is entirely possible to not receive them by simply not pairing up the parents. | |||
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Outside of the core 43, more characters can be obtained through downloadable content or [[SpotPass]]. In addition to offering the reappearances of characters from older installments, previously unrecruitable characters from ''Kakusei'''s main story will be able to be recruited through sidequest chapters obtained through SpotPass. | |||
==Support Conversations== | |||
{{main|List of supports in Fire Emblem: Kakusei}} | |||
==Pre-release information== | |||
{{main|Fire Emblem: Kakusei pre-release data and changes}} | |||
First announced on September 13, 2011, at Nintendo's 3DS Conference in Japan, ''Kakusei'' came to be the subject of extensive preview coverage, at a level unprecendented for the {{FES}}. | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
In its first week released in Japan, ''Kakusei'' sold approximately 242,600 copies, rivaling the lifetime sales of previous entries in the series.<ref>http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20120425050/</ref> ''Kakusei'' was also number one on the Japanese game charts for its first week.<ref>http://mynintendonews.com/2012/04/25/nine-nintendo-games-in-japanese-top-ten/</ref> | In its first week released in Japan, ''Kakusei'' sold approximately 242,600 copies, rivaling the lifetime sales of previous entries in the series.<ref>http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20120425050/</ref> ''Kakusei'' was also number one on the Japanese game charts for its first week.<ref>http://mynintendonews.com/2012/04/25/nine-nintendo-games-in-japanese-top-ten/</ref> | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Ba japan fe13.png|Japanese boxart | File:Ba japan fe13.png|Japanese boxart | ||
File:Ba japan fe13 special.png|Japanese special edition boxart | File:Ba japan fe13 special.png|Japanese special edition boxart | ||
File:Fire Emblem 3DS.png|Bundled [[Nintendo 3DS]] | File:Fire Emblem 3DS.png|Bundled special edition [[Nintendo 3DS]] | ||
File:Prepaid card.png|Prepaid card | File:Prepaid card.png|Prepaid card | ||
File:Prepaid card holder.png|Prepaid card with holder | File:Prepaid card holder.png|Prepaid card with holder | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==In other languages== | |||
{{Names | |||
|jap-name={{hover|ファイアーエムブレム覚醒|Faiā Emuburemu Kakusei}} | |||
|jap-mean=''Fire Emblem: Awakening''<br>The intended meaning/relevance of the title is unknown at this time. | |||
|eng-fan-name=''Fire Emblem: Awakening'' | |||
|eng-fan-mean=Literal translation. | |||
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* [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/afej/index.html ''Fire Emblem: Kakusei''] official Japanese website | * [http://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/afej/index.html ''Fire Emblem: Kakusei''] official Japanese website | ||
* [http://www.serenesforest.net/fe13/ ''Fire Emblem: Awakening''] at Serenes Forest | * [http://www.serenesforest.net/fe13/ ''Fire Emblem: Awakening''] at Serenes Forest | ||
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Fire Emblem: Kakusei (ファイアーエムブレム覚醒, Fire Emblem: Awakening),[3] is a Nintendo 3DS game released on April 19 2012. It is the thirteenth installement in the Fire Emblem series, the first original title in five years following Radiant Dawn. It is a distant sequel to Monshou no Nazo and Shin Monshou no Nazo, set thousands of years in the future of the continent Archanea, now a very different world. It follows the story of Krom, prince of Iris and distant heir of the Hero King Marth, as he leads a vigilante group in observing and combating the bizarre activities of the neighbouring country Perezia.
Kakusei is the first title on a Nintendo console to facilitate the creation and sale of paid downloadable content, here coming in the form of purchasable maps and characters, sometimes providing completely unique classes and skills. As part of an apparent intent to heavily publicise the game as an important Nintendo 3DS title, a special edition package was also produced, containing a Kakusei-themed blue Nintendo 3DS system with unique printing on the shell, the game, and 1000 eShop points. A European release was tentatively confirmed in February 2012, with no specific release date provided[4], but nothing more has been heard on the possibility of an international release since.
Plot
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“ | Two sleeping dragons - one a sacred ally of mankind, the other its sworn destroyer. Two heroes marked with symbols of the dragons. Their meeting heralds the dragons' awakening - and the world's ending. | ” | — English text in the game's logo[5] |
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Over one thousand years have passed since the Shadow Dragon Medeus died his final death at the hands of the Hero King Marth and the continent of Archanea was united under a single flag under his rule. In this time, countries have come and gone, Archanea has once again split into three nations, and the descendants of Marth and his wife Caeda are now ther royal family of Iris, a peace-loving nation which reveres the Divine Dragon Naga; this royal family possesses the marks of Naga on their bodies and are the owners of the divine blade Falchion and the Shield of Seals.
In the time of the rule of Holy King Emelina, reports of bizarre and dangerous behaviour have emerged concerning Perezia, a kingdom neighbouring Iris which instead worships Gimle, the evil dragon which was once the archrival of Naga. In response to this troubling news, Iris's Prince Krom, Emelina's younger brother, has convened a vigilante force to observe Perezia's actions and repel violent acts from their neighbour. Among all of this, there are reports of strange undead creatures roaming the lands, and a swordsman claiming to be the Hero King Marth himself has appeared, wielding the same Falchion now in Krom's possession.
Gameplay
The development team of Kakusei described the game as being intended as an "all-star" assortment of ideas from past Fire Emblem series installments[6]. Many of these features return from Gaiden and The Sacred Stones, acting as another spiritual successor to the former.
- The Free Map system, similar to the world map of Gaiden and The Sacred Stones, allows the player to walk across the map to different locations to battle or shop.
- A new included feature called "dual system" activates when a character attacks an enemy unit and an ally is besides them. This mode powers up the abilities of the attacking unit as well as the ally unit helping with attacks.[5]
- As in Shin Monshou no Nazo, the My Unit concept is used again - a customizable main character, representing the player and playing a large part in the story.
- Also returning from Shin Monshou no Nazo is the Casual Mode, a gameplay option which disables the series' traditional permanent death and allows "dead" characters to return at the beginning of the next chapter.
- Branching promotions return from The Sacred Stones, allowing for further unit customization.
Chapters
- Main article:
List of chapters in Fire Emblem: Kakusei
The main story of Kakusei is comprised of 28 chapters - an introduction, a prologue, 25 chapters, and the finale. Additionally, there are 17 sidequest chapters in the game. Completely new chapters can also be obtained through SpotPass or downloadable content.
Characters
- Main article:
List of characters in Fire Emblem: Kakusei
The core game of Kakusei features 43 playable characters, divided into two groups. There are 30 initial units, comprising a "first generation". These thirty characters can, like in Seisen no Keifu, be paired up to have a set of children characters who join in sidequest chapters. With one exception, the children characters are completely optional, and it is entirely possible to not receive them by simply not pairing up the parents.
Outside of the core 43, more characters can be obtained through downloadable content or SpotPass. In addition to offering the reappearances of characters from older installments, previously unrecruitable characters from Kakusei's main story will be able to be recruited through sidequest chapters obtained through SpotPass.
Support Conversations
- Main article:
List of supports in Fire Emblem: Kakusei
Pre-release information
- Main article:
Fire Emblem: Kakusei pre-release data and changes
First announced on September 13, 2011, at Nintendo's 3DS Conference in Japan, Kakusei came to be the subject of extensive preview coverage, at a level unprecendented for the Fire Emblem series.
Reception
In its first week released in Japan, Kakusei sold approximately 242,600 copies, rivaling the lifetime sales of previous entries in the series.[7] Kakusei was also number one on the Japanese game charts for its first week.[8]
Gallery
Bundled special edition Nintendo 3DS
In other languages
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English (unofficial) |
Fire Emblem: Awakening |
Literal translation. |
References
- ↑ http://www.gamekult.com/jeux/fire-emblem-titre-provisoire-J000112205.html
- ↑ http://www.gamespot.com/3ds/action/fire-emblem/tech_info.html?tag=tabs%3Bsummary
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/19404651
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://ds.ign.com/articles/121/1219201p1.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 http://andriasang.com/comzyw/fire_emblem_permadeath/
- ↑ Iwata Asks: Fire Emblem: Kakusei
- ↑ http://www.4gamer.net/games/117/G011794/20120425050/
- ↑ http://mynintendonews.com/2012/04/25/nine-nintendo-games-in-japanese-top-ten/
External links
- Fire Emblem: Kakusei official Japanese website
- Fire Emblem: Awakening at Serenes Forest
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