Overview
- Also Known As
- Fire Emblem: Kakusei (Japan)
- Number of Players
- 1 (Single Player)
- Genre
- Release Date
3DS
- 19th Apr 2012
- 4th Feb 2013
- 19th Apr 2013
- Series
Reviews
Review Fire Emblem: Awakening (3DS)
I love the smell of Elfire in the morning
A hint of trepidation arises whenever the "Powers That Be" decide that "Your Cool Thing" needs a bigger audience, primarily because "What They Like" and "Why You Like It" don't always mesh. Take Fire Emblem, possibly the most hardcore of Nintendo's franchises — not "hardcore" in the nonsense term of it...
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Fire Emblem: Awakening News
Talking Point What DS & 3DS Games Would You Still Like To See On Switch?
Dual-screen dreams
We are still receiving top-notch releases by the bucketload on Switch, but as the console enters the latter phase of its lifespan, we are well and truly in remake & remaster territory. The Wii U barrel has quickly run dry (though some remain that we'd like to see make the jump to the hybrid) and recent years have seen Nintendo...
Talking Point Who Did You Marry In Fire Emblem: Awakening?
Fire of love
For better or for worse, Fire Emblem today is a different beast to what it was a decade ago. Fire Emblem Engage brought back the weapons triangle, a combat-first focus, and the wonderful Engage mechanic, but at what cost? The social aspect (one of the biggest selling points in previous games) takes a tumble in the most recent entry. The...
UK Charts Nintendo Dominates As Fire Emblem Takes The Top Spot
Switch games make up seven of the top ten
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes has just launched and is, by all accounts, a strong entry to the Warriors series for Nintendo Switch. We gave it a 9/10 in our recent review, calling it a "thoroughly entertaining mash-up of Musou mayhem, strategy and relationship-building aspects". The game has resonated...
Talking Point Can It Really Be 10 Years Since Fire Emblem: Awakening Saved The Series?
From niche series to Nintendo staple
10 years ago today, Fire Emblem: Awakening was released on the 3DS in Japan. At the time the series had a core and devoted audience, but it had struggled to make a meaningful sales breakthrough outside of Japan. There was no doubting the development and storytelling talent of developer Intelligent Systems,...
News Fire Emblem, Mario And Pokémon Discounts Appear In Latest My Nintendo Rewards (Europe)
And a couple of themes, too
The latest batch of My Nintendo game discounts for Europe has now gone live, giving players the usual chance to grab a handful of games at reduced prices. There are just the three new discounts available this time around, with Fire Emblem, Mario and Donkey Kong, and Pokémon sharing the spotlight. As always, you can take...
Feature Game Of The Decade Staff Picks - Fire Emblem: Awakening
Gavin's personal pick for GOTD
Following on from our reader-voted Top 50 Games of the Decade, Nintendo Life staff members will be picking their personal favourite Nintendo games between the years 2010-2019. Today, Gavin looks back nearly seven years and tries to remember the name of his kid... Picking one's favourite game from a decade’s worth...
Talking Point What Are You Playing This Weekend? (July 27th)
Here are our picks, but what are yours?
Yet another week has flown by, this time full of newly discovered Zelda: Breath of the Wild glitches and an awful lot of discussion surrounding Joy-Con drift, but now we can sit back, relax, and talk about our weekend gaming plans. Members of team Nintendo Life have done just that below, and we'd love for you...
News The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening Book is Now Just Days Away
Awaken the senses
In late 2015 we told you about the upcoming book, The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening; at the time it was planned for a Summer release. It didn't hit that target, but a retweet
Pushing for new ideas doesn't always pay off
It's not so long ago I mentioned poor old Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. as a game that had been left with little hope of commercial success; it somewhat flopped, in case you'd forgotten . It struggled to make a dent in the West and failed badly in Japan, not even making the top 20 when it launched in the country...
News The Art of Fire Emblem: Awakening Releases in North America in Summer 2016
Another quality art book from Dark Horse
It's no exaggeration to say that Fire Emblem: Awakening was a major turning point for the series, both critically and commercially. Up till that release, Fire Emblem had been suffering from waning popularity and was figuratively on its last legs. Awakening was intended to be the swan song for the series...
Previews
First Impressions Fire Emblem: Awakening
Could this be the best entry in the Fire Emblem series yet?
The Fire Emblem series has long been famous and hugely successful in Japan. With a long string of titles stretching back to the days of the Nintendo Famicom, the franchise is now starting to catch on in the west. Arguably the most famous tactical RPG in the world right now, Fire Emblem fans...
About The Game
In a world ruled by two mighty dragons, dark forces rise and threaten to destroy the kingdom of men. Set out on an exciting adventure and experience battles packed with action, strategy and danger.
Comments 35
I hope this comes out in English version. Come on now Japan! share your games to the world.
I've never played a Fire Emblem game before. I'm tempted to make this my first.
@SkywardLink98:
yeah me too! I never played Fire Emblem before but after I saw the game trailer and gameplay of this game I decided to buy and try it when it comes out in US.
please come to the usa just found out i like it when i played fire emblem sacred stones from being ambasador program. yeah!!!!!!!!!!
Its not even out in Japan for another month and a half. Please be patient.
Hmm could this possibly be better than path of radiance and sacred stones? guess ill be finding out
WANT IT!
I played Fire Emblem on Wii and it was just amazing!
Can't wait for another round with 3DS ^__^
I can't wait for this game!
I was introduced to Fire Emblem with the Sacred Stones, and I fell in love with it! Can't wait to learn more about this one.
Same here with does with eshop games if you buy the 3ds before.
insta-buy
A must buy for me!
Gotta DL it, gotta play more FE...
bring it on can't wait to get my hands on this,
and play some online matches
It says 4th of Feb 2012 for NA. So weve had Fire Emblem for nearly a year now?
I really want the soundtrack for this game!!!
I first found out about Fire Emblem in Smash Bros. Brawl. I've also played the demo and it was good. The combat system maybe a little boring... but neat, I guess. I see Marth on the cover (His voiced is a little too high-pitched for a guy) but where's Ike? He was on my favorite characters on Smash Bros. Brawl. Did he die in a previous, or he is he not a major character, or he remains a unknown character throughout the game, etc.
@Five-seveN Picky, aren't we? Maybe you're so used to the older games that this style just doesn't suit you.
I played the demo and the graphics are amazing I think it one of the best 3ds game of all time my opinion
Played the Demo version and it's very addicting. Hoping to get the full game soon... it'll be my first Fire Emblem game.
im playing it right now, im at chapter 21 in hard and classic mode with over 80 hours playtime(not counting those times that i did a chapter over and over again) this game is like the epitome of awesomeness for every rpg i ever played and the best one i played since dragon quest 8 in my opinion!
@beat good call, dragon quest was great. Is it just me, or is nintendo finally bringing rpgs to the 3ds like they did to the ds!
@golephish i think they are! now the only problem is localization. leave luck to heaven
This is my favorite 3DS game ever. I bet I wouldnt even be playing Awakening if it hadn't been for the demo Nintendo released on the eShop! Thank goodnes for that!
Whoa, Japan has had this for exactly a year longer than EU.
I love Fire Emblem, but Awakening is overrated. Good game. Bad Fire Emblem.
great game well worth the £40 out my wage that i work so so hard for i have to say its the best out of them all though i do have epic memories of the classics.
I can't find the enemy list for each battle. I can see all my units' stats and inventory in my army's list, but what happened to the list of enemies? Am I missing something, or is the game? It's frustrating having to move the cursor over every enemy.
this is the best game i have ever played besides link to the past. i got married to lucina
Epic game, Marth looks freaking awesome in it. The only thing that's weird is the way there feet look during battle
Gawd I love this game!! It is so much fun and has many twist to keep you entertained! xD
@PurpleKitten
Lol in finally got to playing the game after finishing Shin Megami, and it is so awesome!
I loved this game it has everything I wanted fitting and the fact u can have kids are awesome this game is the best ever but I did not like the ending wen the character has to die to save them I wished that all lived I hope u can mack a another game but this with the same thing just difrent story and maby u can see ur kids grow as there leave gos up and the its for the 3ds it just much better on the 3ds
Beat this game 4 times and the experience was not growing old. Yes I kinda wish that it had a lot more character skins for the main, but that is too minor the amazing experience altogether. Fire Emblem Awakening is a great game and you should buy it.
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