Although lucky gamers in North America have now been enjoying Fire Emblem: Awakening on 3DS since the start of February — Japanese gamers have been playing since last year — those of us in Europe are still waiting. It arrives in the region on 19th April, which still seems like a fair old wait considering just how much praise this game has received.
Last week's demo has helped to ease suffering a little, but ahead of its regional arrival Nintendo UK has uploaded some fresh videos; some of which are tweaked versions of North American equivalents. Some of them, particularly the 3rd and 5th videos below, have some very useful hints and tips for players.
If you have a spare 10 minutes, these are a good way to pass that time.
Teaser 1 - Gameplay & CG
Teaser 2 - CG footage
Tutorial 1 - Building Your Army
Tutorial 2 - Character Class demonstration
Tutorial 3 - Character and Weapon Progression
Comments 37
Kind of odd that an older game hasn't made it to EU yet, but a new game like LMDM already has. I'm guessing there's a ton of text they have to translate?
To all you guys across the pond, get ready! This game is amazing!
Can you replay story missions in this game or do you have to play back through in order to replay them?
@Five-seveN You have to create a whole entire different new file actually...I THINK.
I've broken a habit I've had for over 3 years now (not buying games at full price) to order this one. I really hope it sells well, but even as a pretty hardcore gamer I knew nothing of the series until this 3DS version. Nintendo need to push it with advertising. Maybe not TV advertising as its not one for the casuals, but they need to advertise it to gamers that are not already 3DS owners. Ads on websites and YouTube, that sort of thing.
Can't wait! And remember, on April 19th, you will also be getting my free "Fire Emblem: War Memories" 30 track orchestral cover LP for free! =)
@Peach64 Was actually discussing with a friend today about FE as a series and how it should be advertised in order to open up this amazing series to those who are in the dark.
@Shiryu "Fire Emblem: War Memories" 30 track orchestral cover LP for free!
Did you mention this in the forums before? Also what's an LP?
Holy crap, all of this sounds so awesome. FE: Awakening is just 17 days away!
@Big-Daddy That stinks...Not being able to replay any mission I want any time I want is a BIG turn off for me. Enough to make me not want it. Come on, developers why do you do this? If it's because of the perma-death thing, just make it so those characters come back on previous missions, but not on later missions.
@FiveDigitLP >:0
@TheKingOfTown @FiveDigitLP Ha! Same avatar just mirrored!
Can't wait for this. I've got a 11 hour flight coming up and I hope this will help me pass the time!
Please someone use @TheKingOfTown 's avatar but just upside down. XD
Y'all's European bodies better be ready for this.
I love fire emblem.
@Five-seveN Story based you can not, but think of this game like Disgaea: There is always someone to fight and that someone can actually kick your ass if you get careless, not to mention the street pass functionality
Fire Emblem is not what it used to be: HOW COME I STILL CAN'T FINISH THAT DEMO IN EXPERT MODE!!!!!!!!!
(At least I did the first mission...)
@Five-seveN Every FE i’ve played has allowed you to save via 3 or more slots, you can easily revert back to a previous chapter/mission if you wanted. Stop looking for dumb excuses to try and rip on the game, man... if it doesn't interest you, just move on.
@Doma Good grief I wasn't looking for dumb excuses to rip on the game I was somewhat interested in getting it, but your rudeness isn't helping any. Either answer my question or don't say anything at all. Think before you speak.
Really? because i'm sure i've seen you complain about other factors before, in a similar way. The voices for one iirc.
True, but that can be undone so I've heard. I tried the demo of Fire Emblem a few more times and warmed up to it (pun intended) mainly because I do like strategy and I like the attack sequences and 3D effect. Seems to have good music too.
Europeans, make sure you get this game! It's amazing!
I really want to play some of the older games, but they're all so expensive. GBA games on the 3DS Virtual Console and Cube games on the Wii U one would sure be nice...
My personal favorite game for the 3ds without a doubt! I would give it a 11/10. Seriously, it's that good to me. :3
@Peach64 I'm guessing you're not an ambassador on 3DS? If you are, you get FE The Sacred Stones, but it's so slow and has so much text that I found it hard to play. I guess that's to be expected from that genre of game though.
@datamonkey Will your 3DS battery last for that long?
@Five-SeveN Unfortunately not. I didn't pick up a 3DS until December 2012.
Im doing really important exams next month so I cant get distracted. shaame:(
@Five-seveN ... I have to disagree with you about Sacred Stones. To begin with, although there is quite a bit of text, that is to be expected with this genre, and the text itself is well written and wholly worth reading - it really adds to the game. Furthermore, the game is certainly not slow, you're thrown into battle after the first few opening cutscenes. And then you battle... and battle... and battle some more... And the battles have excellent graphics and involve a lot of strategy. If you find the battle animations slow, there is a button that will speed them up. I STRONGLY, STRONGLY suggest you give Sacred Stones another chance. It was the game that made me love the Fire Emblem series.
Can. Not. Wait.
This game is reason enough to own a 3DS, I'm glad those in Europe will finally be able to play this amazing game!
No info about European FE:A DLC yet? That's a bummer.
@Captain_Balko I know it's probably a good game it's just that it feels so slow to get off the ground that I was having a hard time staying interested. I got up to the mission where you meet Colm, but I was not having the most fun. I was planning on trying again though in hopes that it'll get better. However, in these first missions I played, it seemed like I was reading more text than I was playing a game. But again, I'm not saying it isn't a good game. Also, it's not the battle animations that I felt were slow. I felt like I was playing short missions and watching long cutscenes. Don't assume, however, that I'm not going to give it a second chance. Right now though I have a lot of other games to play like LMDM so it could be a while.
During the dark years of the SNES and N64 when Europe received horrible slowed down PAL versions of games months, if not years late (if at all) I used to import everything from Japan. Sadly I now own a UK 3DS and so am stuck with these brain dead delays.
Nintendo it seems is only very slightly better than they used to be, and in the age of simultaneous worldwide digital iOS releases, it shows just how out of touch and behind the curve they still are.
@Five-seveN Fire emblem: Awakening is a much more streamlined game in comparison to Sacred stones. I found SS very slow, and found extremely hard to get into. (I quit after chapter 3...) However, the pacing in FE:A just feels natural. Every mission feels like an integral part of the story. The characters are very clever and are fun to see interacting with each other. The cutscenes are very pretty. The tutorials are not as annoying to get past as they were in SS. Whereas SS had you do certain commands by force, FE:A prompts you what to do on the touchscreen but never forces you to do any of what it says. If you are a newcomer to the series, the bottom screen is helpful in that it has various icons and stats that display a description of what they mean when you tap on them. Again solving a problem that I felt was present in SS. I've had the game for 2 days now, and honestly haven't regretted my $40 purchase. (fyi, if you download the game instead of a cart purchase; the game takes up a little more than a gigabyte of space...
Curious if NoE will keep dual audio voice track or not.
@NOSE-FERA2 Thanks, because that's the way I felt. The Awakening demo seemed like a much better game than SS.
I skipped LM just because I really want this! Loved the demo.
Let's hope in a new Advance Wars!
Tap here to load 37 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...