Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is out in the West in late May, but it's out on 20th April in Japan. As a result the marketing and details announced for the country have stepped up a gear and plenty of information has emerged.
First of all, below is a rather flashy trailer showcasing a range of classes, with familiar names being joined by the likes of Gold Knight, Dread Fighter and Barron.
In terms of file size it's relatively big, but most should be able to find room on their SD Cards - it's 12,877 blocks, which should be about 1.6GB.
As was the case with Fire Emblem: Awakening and Fire Emblem Fates there's also plenty of DLC on the way - there'll be three blocks of content, with purchases of the limited edition including the first set; a season pass that'll get Japanese players the whole lot will apparently cost 4,800 Yen (about $44). Naturally each map and pack can likely be bought separately, and in each subsequent pack the content will get tougher and include tie-ins to the game's story.
Some details below via Perfectly-Nintendo.
Set 1: The Fighter's Journey (800 Yen)
A set of three pieces of DLC, to help players beginning their journey through the game;
- Temple of the Stars (Difficulty: ★ / Price: 400 Yen). Reward: item (map can be completed as many times as you want). The item is Starsphere Shards (random drop);
- The Ruffians and the Treasure (Difficulty: ★ / Price: 300 Yen). Reward: Silver Coins (map can be completed as many times as you want);
- No Rest for the Dead (Difficulty: ★ / Price: 300 Yen). Reward: XP (map can be completed as many times as you want).
Set 2: 3 maps designed to help players go through the final stages of the game
Set 3: 10 maps designed for players who want to grow their units
Nintendo specifies that the maps from Set 2 and 3 will be released sequentially, until June 30th. We also learn there will be special collaboration content with Fire Emblem 0 (the TCG Game).
As normal there'll also be a freebie on day one with a helpful item, in this case Goddess Gift 1 (Boots, only once).
DLC details will likely remain largely the same (albeit with localised names) when the content comes to the West; as always with FE games there'll be plenty to do.
Are you excited about Shadows of Valentia or still unconvinced that it's worth picking up on 3DS? Let us know in the comments.
[source perfectly-nintendo.com]
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I'm really excited for this one, Fire Emblem is among my favourite game series ever. Really glad to see another originally Japan exclusive game get remade and brought over to the West. Gives me hope that perhaps one day we'll get remakes of Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776.
I reaaaallly dig the character designs (or rather redesigns), especially the knights
Arrg, so much great stuff coming out and not enough time to play it. This has been a very good year so far and more is coming.
The pressures on to get Fates completed ASAP.
Happy to learn more about Echoes but hope they port or remake the other FE titles that never made it to the west.
One of my most awaited games of the year.
3ds is dead to me, go Switch or go home
I'm still unsure whether to buy this game or not. I like Fire Emblem but I still haven't played through Fates, Shadow Dragon and The Blazing Blade. I think I'm at least waiting for a sale. I would gladly buy more Fire Emblem Cipher cards if the TCG were translated though.
Great news! I'll definitely be getting this at some point in the future, still need to finish Birthright...
That last one in the video looked like a draco zombie. Fierce!
I'm honestly not too keen on this title. As a Fire Emblem fan I'll try every single title, but I found myself loving Awakening and Fates more than other titles I've played (Don't worry Lyn, you're still my favorite though.) This title seems like a return to the Fire Emblem of old, and I'm not really digging it. I've played Gaiden, Genealogy & Thracia 776, and I disliked the games a lot. Still played them though, being a fan of the franchise and all. Blazing Sword was great and I took great care in evolving my relationships between characters. This kept being the case for a few games, and eventually Awakening released, which really reignited my love for the franchise due to the sheer amount of supports and the quality of said supports. Fates, beyond the butchered localization, was a blast to play as well, and the designs were, as with Awakening, solid and lovely.
Echoes goes in a different direction, and I'm not liking the new art at all. It seems sorta old, and from what I've seen in trailers, all the character art is classic in a weird way that just seems like it should've been used for the DS games instead of the godawful art style they used. To me, it is a downgrade.
I'm still looking forward to playing the game though, as I always am when a Fire Emblem title releases.
I love Fire Emblem and have the Limited Edition for this set pre-ordered. Been getting the Limited (Special) Editions ever since Awakening and been buying up the Virtual Console re-releases of older titles I missed out on or never had the chance to play because they never got a Western release. Love the series and can't wait for the 2018 Switch game that was announced a couple months ago!
@TheBigK I'm very excited too, I'm a huge fire emblem fan and I want many game as possible. That said to me the perfect remakes would be Genealogy and Binding Blade/Blazing Sword (as a single game).
Not a fan of the DLC, but the only add-on DLC I bought was the Challenge Pack in Awakening and I plan to keep it that way.
$44!?
Talk of DLC already? ill just stick to the main game.
I'm glad we're returning to the old style FE. I'm finally on the final chapter of Revelations, but its become a chore.
This time, though, I'll stick to the main game, no DLC for me. I bought the DLC packs for Awakening and Fates, and I've barely touched them - lost money for me.
Since this one was such a different entry to the FE series, I'm looking forward to playing this. Gotta love the history of NES "Part 2's"
@Late I suggest that if you are gonna finish something in preparation for SOV, let that be Shadow Dragon, as characters from there return in it.
I cannot wait for this. Give it all to me.
This game looks great (and I'll definitely get it), but Fire Emblem DLC isn't something I'm interested in. It's just more maps you can risk units on!
I definitely want to pick up Echoes due to how unique it looks, though it won't be at launch. I'm relatively new to the Fire Emblem franchise (only played two games so far), so I feel as though I should play a few other series entries first.
I'm not one for DLC, so I'll be skipping it.
I plan on getting a 3DS in the relatively near future, and this game is just one reason why.
I'm getting really sick of those DLC. Not only are they publicized before the game is out, but it's the 3rd time they're releasing them with the same format, almost same content.
I will laugh so hard if SoV supports Roy's amiibo, but not Corrin's.
And to that, I wonder if Fates will support Corrin?
@Jumpman lol
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