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Fire Emblem Fates
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Fire Emblem Fates (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレムif Fire Emblem if)[1] is a turn-based strategy role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS system. It is the fourteenth installment in the Fire Emblem series and the second for Nintendo 3DS. Character designs and artwork were handled by Yūsuke Kozaki, who was also responsible for the character designs of Awakening, while the basic story was written by the manga storywriter and novelist Shin Kibayashi.[2] Unlike prior games in the series, Fates is split into multiple editions which follow different paths of the same story.
Fates is set on a new, unnamed continent split between two great nations which have long been in conflict with each other: Hoshido, a peace-loving eastern nation themed after medieval Japan, and Nohr, a barren, glory-seeking western nation. The story follows a player avatar with deep ties to both nations, born in Hoshido but raised in Nohr, who is at the center of a critical war after a disaster in Hoshido. The player is given a critical choice: to assist Hoshido, their birthright, in repelling the Nohr invasion, to stay with Nohr and serve its cruel king Garon in completing the conquest of Hoshido, or to abandon both and seek revelations about the true origins of the war. When the game was first revealed, it was claimed that it was an entirely original story with no ties to other Fire Emblem worlds,[2] but this is not entirely true as the game features three characters returning from Fire Emblem Awakening.
The game is divided into three separate campaigns: Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレムif白夜王国 Fire Emblem if White Night Kingdom), Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレムif暗夜王国 Fire Emblem if Black Night Kingdom), and Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation (Japanese: ファイアーエムブレムifインビジブルキングダム Fire Emblem if Invisible Kingdom).[3][4] The Birthright campaign has the player side with the Hoshidan army, the Conquest campaign has the player side with the Nohrian army, and the Revelation campaign has the player side with neither and eventually unite members of both nations to their cause. Physical copies of the game are published in two separate editions for Birthright and Conquest, and the side not purchased first by the player is available as paid downloadable content at a lower price than the retail cartridge. Revelation is available only as downloadable content. Digital copies purchased from the Nintendo eShop initially download the first several chapters, then the player chooses one campaign to be downloaded and must pay for the others.
In all regions, Fates received Special Edition releases which come with multiple campaigns. The Japanese Special Edition contains both Birthright and Conquest on one cartridge, as well as a download code to get Revelation with no additional charge. The Special Edition released in the rest of the world contains all three campaigns on a single cartridge, allowing players who purchased the Special Edition at launch to experience Revelation before its official release.
Plot
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The story features two opposing kingdoms, the black kingdom of Nohr, and the white kingdom of Hoshido. Corrin is allegedly a blood descendant of the Hoshido family, however, Corrin was kidnapped by Garon and placed into the care of the Nohr royal family. The major choices in the game revolve around who Corrin wishes to align with throughout the story.
Before the Decision
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Birthright
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Conquest
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Revelation
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Gameplay
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It was mentioned in the Nintendo Direct broadcast of January 2015 that the choices the player makes during gameplay will have a "greater than ever" effect on the game's world,[2] though it is currently unknown how great an effect. It was also revealed that the game will feature challenges "the likes of which have never been seen in the series, up until now".[2]
From the teaser trailer, it was confirmed that Pair Up will return.[5] However, the Jun 2015 Famitsu issue revealed that Pair Up and the accompanying dual guard and dual attack mechanics have been changed. Dual attacks now only occur when the units are adjacent, but not paired up, and dual guards only occur between paired up units.[6]
The game introduces what appear to be Japanese-style equivalents to the traditional weapon triangle of sword, lance, and axe: the katana (刀), a form of single-edged sword, the naginata (薙刀), a type of polearm with a weapon triangle advantage over swords, and the club (金棒 kanabō), a truncheon-like weapon. Bows have also gained a placement in the weapon triangle; so far, they are known to have a disadvantage to the katana. A mage casting ice magic with what appear to be fans also features in the trailer; it is currently unknown what relation this has to the tome magic featured in previous games.
Monsters of some sort also make a return, with a golem like monster bearing the Mouth of Truth (Stoneborn) as a face appearing in the CGI trailer.[7] There is also another large built monster, defeated by Xander in the trailer, who appears to be wearing some sort of mask (Faceless).[8] In the April direct, this monster was shown to be called "Nosferatu" (ノスフェラトゥ).
The game also features damage to a unit's armor, in the Nintendo direct, Corrin is seen attacking an axe using enemy, when the enemy takes damage, their pauldrons shatter.[9] The masked monster mentioned earlier also loses its mask when damaged, as demonstrated by Xander. It is unknown if this has any gameplay effects or is aesthetic. This was actually present as a feature in Fire Emblem Awakening, but only seen on Grima, his face plate is destroyed past a certain amount of damage.
There also appear to be terrain bonus alterations, one being that water tiles now subtract 10 avoid.[10]
Weapon durability has been removed, similarly to Fire Emblem Gaiden.[11]
The Classic and Casual Modes introduced in New Mystery of the Emblem return once again. Fates also introduces "Phoenix Mode", wherein fallen units are revived the turn after they are defeated.[11]
Unlike Awakening, dragonstones now have a weapon rank that can increase from E to A like most other weapons. This is demonstrated by Corrin having a C rank in dragonstones.
Chapters
- Main article:
List of chapters in Fire Emblem Fates
Characters
- Main article:
List of characters in Fire Emblem Fates
Between all three campaigns, there is a total of 69 playable units, 21 of whom are second-generation units obtained by pairing the initial cast. 43 of these units are available in Birthright, 41 are available in Conquest, and 68 are available in Revelation. Outside of the initial 69 units, Anna can be obtained in all three routes via DLC. Marth, Ike, Lucina, and Robin may be recruited in all three routes via amiibo connectivity, and Marth, Lucina, and Minerva may be obtained in Japan only, via download codes distributed in special packs of TCG Fire Emblem 0 (Cipher) cards.
Development
Fire Emblem if was first revealed world-wide in a Nintendo Direct broadcast on January 14th, 2015, although in the international broadcasts it was known only as "the latest in the Fire Emblem series".[5][2] Further information was revealed in a second Nintendo Direct broadcast on 1/2 April, 2015.[12][3] Information on the My Castle feature was also revealed in a Japan-exclusive Nintendo Direct on May 31st, 2015, although both the individual My Castle video clip and the entire Nintendo Direct have since been set to private and can no longer be viewed.[13]
Although the game was confirmed for localization when it was first announced in January, it was announced at E3 2015, where its English name, Fates, was confirmed. Unlike the preceding games, Shadow Dragon and Awakening, Fates was localized in-house by Treehouse at Nintendo of America instead of being outsourced to 8-4. During E3, Nintendo of America featured Fates several times on its Treehouse gameplay stream, demonstrating the game in English albeit at a relatively early stage of the localisation process: debug information was displayed on the bottom screen at various points, the translation of My Castle had not been implemented, and the game apparently crashed during the playing of a cutscene.[14]
Nintendo's South Korean subsidiary has confirmed that Fates will be the first Fire Emblem game to be translated into the Korean language and officially published in South Korea.[15]
Trivia
- Fates and Gaiden are the only games to have generic icons for items and weapons instead of unique icons for each.
Gallery
- FEF Revelation NA&EU logo.png
English Logo for Revelation.
Artwork from the Japanese official site. Features characters from Nohr (left) and Hoshido (right), with Azura in the center.
Etymology and other languages
Fire Emblem Fates
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Fire Emblem Fates |
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Spanish |
Fire Emblem Fates |
-- |
French |
Fire Emblem Fates |
-- |
German |
Fire Emblem Fates |
-- |
Italian |
Fire Emblem Fates |
-- |
Korean |
파이어 엠블렘 if |
Fire Emblem if |
Conquest
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Conquest |
-- |
Spanish |
Conquista |
Conquest |
French |
Conquête |
Conquest |
German |
Herrschaft |
Reign |
Italian |
Conquista |
Conquest |
Korean |
암야 왕국 |
Kingdom of Amya. Amya is a phonetic approximation of Anya, the Japanese name of Nohr. |
Birthright
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Birthright |
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Spanish |
Estirpe |
Lineage |
French |
Héritage |
Heritage |
German |
Vermächtnis |
Legacy |
Italian |
Retaggio |
Inheritance |
Korean |
백야 왕국 |
Kingdom of Baegya. Baegya is a phonetic approximation of Byakuya, the Japanese name of Hoshido. |
Revelation
Names, etymology, and in other regions | ||
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Language | Name | Definition, etymology, and notes |
English |
Revelation |
-- |
Spanish |
Revelación |
Revelation |
French |
Révélation |
Revelation |
German |
Offenbarung |
Revelation |
Italian |
Rivelazione |
Revelation |
References
- ↑ "No word on a name or release date yet, though it's called "Fire Emblem If" in Japan." — Jason Schreier, New Fire Emblem Announced For 3DS, Kotaku, Published: 14 January, 2015, Retrieved: 14 January, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Nintendo Direct - January 14th, 2015, Nintendo UK & Ireland, Published: 14 January, 2015, Retrieved: 14 January, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Nintendo Direct 2015.4.2, 任天堂 (Nintendo Japan), Published: 2 April, 2015, Retrieved: 2 April, 2015
- ↑ VincentASM, Fire Emblem Fates releasing as two separate versions in the West, Serenes Forest, Published: 2015-06-16, Retrieved: 2015-06-18
- ↑ VincentASM, Rebalanced Dual/Pair Up system, Serenes Forest, Published: 18 May, 2015, Retrieved: 18 May, 2015
- ↑ http://serenesforest.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Jan_001.jpg
- ↑ http://serenesforest.net/wp-content/gallery/january-2015-nintendo-direct/Jan_016.jpg
- ↑ http://i.imgur.com/TsiDwjd.png
- ↑ http://i.imgur.com/tWGKubm.jpg
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 VincentASM, Fire Emblem if Famitsu leak: Phoenix Mode, Serenes Forest, Published: 12 May, 2015, Retrieved: 12 May, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ The video pages are archived on the Internet Archive (My Castle clip, Nintendo Direct), confirming that they once existed at these URLs.
- ↑ VincentASM, Treehouse Day 1 Analysis (webpage), Serenes Forest, Published: June 17th, 2015, Retrieved: June 17th, 2015
- ↑ 한국닌텐도, 「Fire Emblem if」 외 닌텐도 3DS 소프트웨어 발매 예정 라인업 발표, , Published: 2015-06-11, Retrieved: 2015-06-18
External links
- Fire Emblem if official Japanese website
- Fire Emblem Fates official American website
- Fire Emblem if official Korean website
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