In Japan, the game comes with cards for Fire Emblem Cipher and a Soundtrack collection of the game. According to the NPD Group, the release of Shadows of Valentia prompted a rise in portable sales. Upon its debut in the United Kingdom, the game was #5 in the all-format gaming charts.In Australia and New Zealand, the game was #2 in the all platform gaming charts, and #1 in 3DS charts. In North America, Shadows of Valentia reached #7 in the all-format gaming charts. Robinson liked the Mila's Turnwheel feature, believing it to be an "elegant alternative" to resetting the game, and hoped it would become series standard. Heather Alexandra of Kotaku criticized the game's pacing, believing the early game to be too slow, and the endgame too hard.ĭuring its first week on sale in Japan, Fire Emblem Echoes sold 135,195 units, topping gaming charts and selling through 80% of its initial shipment. However, she thought of the world map and dungeons positively. Martin Robinson of Eurogamer recommended the game, but did not believe it to be the best of the three 3DS games. Kat Bailey of USgamer criticized it for being too hard, lacking elements of the series such as the weapon triangle, inventories that can hold more than one item, and marriage (which had just recently returned to the series in Awakening and Fates). One reviewer said that the efforts spent on Fire Emblem Echoes had elevated Gaiden from being the series' black sheep.
Reviewsįamitsu gave the game a positive review, with all four reviewers praising the mechanical quality, dramatic story and the mechanics carried over from Gaiden. Gallery Main article: Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia/galleryįire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic, getting a metascore of 81/100 based on 76 critic reviews. Rather than the calling the game " New Gaiden", the team chose the English word " Echoes" to give it worldwide appeal, enable its differentiation from the other side stories within the Fire Emblem series, and as the potential branding for a new series of remakes. An alternative plan was creating an all-new game, but early planning was already in place for the planned Fire Emblem title for Switch, so it was considered too late to begin a third original 3DS game. While considering what would come next, several Intelligent Systems staff said they wanted to introduce features that were removed from Fates in a remake of Gaiden. Nintendo series producer Hitoshi Yamagami began considering a new Fire Emblem game for Nintendo Switch, but it was too early to be developing for that system. Three new antagonists also appear in the remake, Berkut, Rinea, and Fernand with the exception of Shizas, who was superseded by Berkut.ĭLC, Cannot Be Recruited in the Main Campaignĭevelopment for Echoes began following the completion of Fire Emblem Fatesin 2015. The entire cast from Gaiden returned, with two new playable characters, Faye, for Alm's party, and Conrad, for Celica's party, therefore bringing the playable roster to 34 characters. Main article: List of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia acts Characters All other currently available amiibo will summon an additional monster in battle.This also sacrifices a portion of Alm or Celica’s health. The Super Smash Bros. line of Fire Emblem amiibo will summon illusory copies of those characters that will act as a temporary ally for a single turn.Players can save the current strength of Alm or Celica in the game to the corresponding amiibo figure.The Alm and Celica amiibo unlock special dungeons respectively called Duma's Ordeal and Mila's Ordeal.The Alm and Celica amiibo figures can perform the following: The game also has amiibo compatibility similar to Fire Emblem Fates. Other new features include the world map now featuring the passage of time, reverting mistakes with Mila's Turnwheel artifact. Pre-release screenshots shown that the magic stat was removed, like the original game.
Mila's worshipers would form the kingdom of Zofia, a land of plentiful bounty that over time spoiled and corrupted its people through complacency, while Duma's worshipers created the kingdom of Rigel, a desolate land whose people grew in strength but became numb to emotion. Long ago, the sibling gods Mila and Duma fought for control over the continent of Valentia.
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