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====Sidequests==== | ====Sidequests==== | ||
{{main|List of sidequests in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}} | {{main|List of sidequests in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia{{!}}List of sidequests in ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''}} | ||
With the expansion of villages and dungeons the game includes several new sidequests. Technically speaking, the original game did have some sidequests, such as rescuing a lost child from the [[Sylvan Shrine]], but this game formalizes it into its own system and populates it with several new quests involving new NPCs added to many villages. | With the expansion of villages and dungeons the game includes several new sidequests. Technically speaking, the original game did have some sidequests, such as rescuing a lost child from the [[Sylvan Shrine]], but this game formalizes it into its own system and populates it with several new quests involving new NPCs added to many villages. | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
{{main|List of characters in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}} | {{main|List of characters in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia{{!}}List of characters in ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''}} | ||
The entire playable cast of ''Gaiden'' returns for the remake. Like {{title|Shadow Dragon}} some new playable characters have been added to the roster. The two new characters, [[Faye]] and [[Conrad]], bring the total playable roster to 34 characters in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''. | The entire playable cast of ''Gaiden'' returns for the remake. Like {{title|Shadow Dragon}} some new playable characters have been added to the roster. The two new characters, [[Faye]] and [[Conrad]], bring the total playable roster to 34 characters in ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''. | ||
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==Acts== | ==Acts== | ||
{{main|List of Acts in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}} | {{main|List of Acts in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia{{!}}List of Acts in ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''}} | ||
''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' introduces an additional prologue and a postgame chapter to the original game's five chapters. Chapters in ''Shadows of Valentia'' are instead known as "Acts", presumably to differentiate them from more traditionally-structured chapters in other ''Fire Emblem'' games. | ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' introduces an additional prologue and a postgame chapter to the original game's five chapters. Chapters in ''Shadows of Valentia'' are instead known as "Acts", presumably to differentiate them from more traditionally-structured chapters in other ''Fire Emblem'' games. | ||
==Support and Base Conversations== | ==Support and Base Conversations== | ||
{{main|List of supports in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}} | {{main|List of supports in Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia{{!}}List of supports in ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''|Base conversation#Base conversations in Shadows of Valentia{{!}}Base conversation § Base conversations in ''Shadows of Valentia''}} | ||
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''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' introduces both base and support conversations to the game, neither of which existed in ''Gaiden''. These conversations expand on the existing cast. Additionally, [[Mila's Turnwheel/Memory Prisms|Memory Prisms]], when combined with [[Mila's Turnwheel]], provide further character interactions, though these take place in the past rather than the present. | ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' introduces both base and support conversations to the game, neither of which existed in ''Gaiden''. These conversations expand on the existing cast. Additionally, [[Mila's Turnwheel/Memory Prisms|Memory Prisms]], when combined with [[Mila's Turnwheel]], provide further character interactions, though these take place in the past rather than the present. | ||
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===Pre-release=== | ===Pre-release=== | ||
{{main|Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia pre-release information}} | {{main|Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia pre-release information{{!}}''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' pre-release information}} | ||
''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' was revealed in the ''Fire Emblem Direct'' alongside {{FEH}} on the 18th of January 2017 at 2PM PT/5PM ET. During the direct gameplay footage, animated cutscenes, and character artwork of [[Alm]] and [[Celica]] were shown. It received coverage in Nintendo's various social media outlets as well as Japanese magazines to release. | ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' was revealed in the ''Fire Emblem Direct'' alongside {{FEH}} on the 18th of January 2017 at 2PM PT/5PM ET. During the direct gameplay footage, animated cutscenes, and character artwork of [[Alm]] and [[Celica]] were shown. It received coverage in Nintendo's various social media outlets as well as Japanese magazines to release. | ||
On April 3, 2017 the Japanese version of ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' leaked on the internet, roughly seventeen days before its official Japanese release.<ref>https://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?/topic/70712-data-mined-information-spoilers-please-read-first-post/</ref> | On April 3, 2017 the Japanese version of ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' leaked on the internet, roughly seventeen days before its official Japanese release.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://serenesforest.net/forums/index.php?/topic/70712-data-mined-information-spoilers-please-read-first-post/|title=Data-mined Information (SPOILERS; please read first post)|site=Serenes Forest Forums|published=April 3, 2017|retrieved=May 11, 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
===Sales=== | ===Sales=== | ||
At Japanese release it sold through 80% of its initial shipment, selling about 132,000 copies; this is a similar number to | At Japanese release it sold through 80% of its initial shipment, selling about 132,000 copies; this is a similar number to [[Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem: Heroes of Light and Shadow|the previous remake]] released in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nintendoeverything.com/fire-emblem-echoes-shadows-of-valentia-sold-through-80-of-its-initial-shipment-in-japan/|title=Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia sold through 80% of its initial shipment in Japan|site=Nintendo Everything|published=April 30, 2017|retrieved=January 18, 2018}}</ref> By the end of 2017 ''Shadows of Valentia'' sold a total of 199,701 copies in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/gamedatalibrary/games-by-year/2017-top-100|title=2017 Top 100|site=Game Data Library|retrieved=January 18, 2018}}</ref> | ||
No concrete numbers have been given for the game's sales outside of Japan, though Nintendo commented on it as "a popular title" in their quarterly earnings release in 2017.<ref>https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170726e.pdf</ref> | No concrete numbers have been given for the game's sales outside of Japan, though Nintendo commented on it as "a popular title" in their quarterly earnings release in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/pdf/2017/170726e.pdf|title=Consolodated Financial Highlights|type=PDF|site=nintendo.co.jp|retrieved=January 18, 2018}}</ref> | ||
===Reviews=== | ===Reviews=== | ||
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==Fan translation== | ==Fan translation== | ||
{{main|Fan translation#Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}} | {{main|Fan translation#Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia{{!}}Fan translation § ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia''}} | ||
When the Japanese version of the game leaked shortly before the game's official release a simple menu translation was released on April 3, 2017 by SciresM. It translates the menus, character, class, and item names, as well as some descriptions.<ref>https://github.com/SciresM/FireEmblemSoVTextTranslation/ | When the Japanese version of the game leaked shortly before the game's official release a simple menu translation was released on April 3, 2017 by SciresM. It translates the menus, character, class, and item names, as well as some descriptions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://github.com/SciresM/FireEmblemSoVTextTranslation|title=SciresM/FireEmblemSoVTextTranslation|site=GitHub|retrieved=December 28, 2017}}</ref> The project was never planned to become a full translation and was only made for English-speaking fans to play the game early more easily. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:FESoV Battle of Revolution April Fools.png|thumb|The logo for "Battle of Revolution".]] | |||
* Discounting games with simultaneous worldwide releases, ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' had the shortest wait between Japanese and international release of a mainline {{FES}} title yet, with English-speaking fans having to wait a mere 29 days after the Japanese release. The most quickly localized game previously was {{FE11}}, whose first international version to be released, the PAL localization, was released five months after the Japanese version. | * Discounting games with simultaneous worldwide releases, ''Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' had the shortest wait between Japanese and international release of a mainline {{FES}} title yet, with English-speaking fans having to wait a mere 29 days after the Japanese release. The most quickly localized game previously was {{FE11}}, whose first international version to be released, the PAL localization, was released five months after the Japanese version. | ||
*For April Fools' 2017, a new game called "Fire Emblem: Battle of Revolution" (Japanese: {{hl|ファイアーエムブレム 維新大乱|Faiā Emuburemu Ishin Tairan}}) was announced, for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS. It prominently features [[Valbar]], [[Kamui]], and [[Leon]]. It takes place in the Edo period of Japan. Some text on the website is in [[wikipedia:Horizontal and vertical writing in East Asian scripts|traditional vertical writing]], and all character and location names were written in kanji with the katakana names as furigana. DLC featuring [[Marth]] in was also announced for "Battle of Revolution". There would also be scrolls as a limited bonus. It was stated to be released on April 20, 2017, the same date as ''Shadows of Valentia''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170331154158/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/ajjj/0401/index.html|retrieved=2 April 2017|site=Wayback Machine (archived from Nintendo.co.jp on 31 March)|title={{lang|ja|ファイアーエムブレム 維新大乱 {{!}} 任天堂}}}}</ref> | |||
*For April Fools' 2017, a new game called "Fire Emblem: Battle of Revolution" (Japanese: {{hl|ファイアーエムブレム 維新大乱|Faiā Emuburemu Ishin Tairan}}) was announced, for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS. It prominently features [[Valbar]], [[Kamui]], and [[Leon]]. It takes place in the Edo period of Japan. Some text on the website is in [[wikipedia:Horizontal and vertical writing in East Asian scripts|traditional vertical writing]], and all character and location names were written in kanji with the katakana names as furigana. DLC featuring [[Marth]] in was also announced for "Battle of Revolution". There would also be scrolls as a limited bonus. It was stated to be released on April 20, 2017, the same date as ''Shadows of Valentia''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web-beta.archive.org/web/20170331154158/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/ajjj/0401/index.html|retrieved=2 April 2017|site=Wayback Machine (archived from Nintendo.co.jp on 31 March)|title=ファイアーエムブレム 維新大乱 {{!}} 任天堂}}</ref> | |||
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|eng-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | |eng-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | ||
|eng-mean=[[Valentia]] is the name of the continent the game is set on. An echo is a repeated sound, referring to its remake status.<ref name=Echo/> | |eng-mean=[[Valentia]] is the name of the continent the game is set on. An echo is a repeated sound, referring to its remake status.<ref name=Echo/> | ||
|jpn-name={{h|ファイアーエムブレム Echoes もうひとりの英雄王|Faiā Emuburemu Ekōzu Mō Hitori no Eiyū-ō}} | |jpn-name={{h|ファイアーエムブレム Echoes もうひとりの英雄王|Faiā Emuburemu Ekōzu Mō Hitori no Eiyū-ō}} | ||
|jpn-mean=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Another Hero-King''. The term "Hero-King" is used to refer to [[Marth]] in {{FE3}}{{'}}s secret ending timeline, {{FE12}}, and {{FE13}}; the title appears to be drawing parallels between [[Alm]] and Marth. | |jpn-mean=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Another Hero-King''. The term "Hero-King" is used to refer to [[Marth]] in {{FE3}}{{'}}s secret ending timeline, {{FE12}}, and {{FE13}}; the title appears to be drawing parallels between [[Alm]] and Marth. | ||
|span-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | |span-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | ||
|fren-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | |fren-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | ||
|ger-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | |ger-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | ||
|ital-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | |ital-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | ||
|dut-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | |dut-name=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' | ||
|kor-name={{h|파이어 엠블렘|Paieo embeullem}} Echoes {{h|또 하나의 영웅왕|tto hanaui yeong-ung-wang}} | |kor-name={{h|파이어 엠블렘|Paieo embeullem}} Echoes {{h|또 하나의 영웅왕|tto hanaui yeong-ung-wang}} | ||
|kor-mean=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Another Hero-King'' | |kor-mean=''Fire Emblem Echoes: Another Hero-King'' | ||
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FESoV Home Menu icon.png|Home Menu icon. | FESoV Home Menu icon.png|Home Menu icon. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Screenshots=== | ===Screenshots=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Ss fe15 prerelease 01.png|[[Saber]] talking in Japanese. | Ss fe15 prerelease 01.png|[[Saber]] talking in Japanese. | ||
Ss fe15 prerelease 07.png| | Ss fe15 prerelease 07.png|Saber talking in English. | ||
Ss fe15 prerelease 02.png|A battle map. | Ss fe15 prerelease 02.png|A battle map. | ||
Ss fe15 prerelease 03.png| | Ss fe15 prerelease 03.png|Alm initiating a battle with a [[Soldier]]. | ||
Ss fe15 prerelease 06.png| | Ss fe15 prerelease 06.png|Celica initiating a battle with a [[monster]]. | ||
Ss fe15 prerelease 04.png| | Ss fe15 prerelease 04.png|Celica on the world map. | ||
Ss fe15 prerelease 05.png| | Ss fe15 prerelease 05.png|Celica fighting a [[Necrodragon]]. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
