It twists the knife by making its campaign more difficult (and more complex) than Birthright’s straightforward quest.īoth Conquest and Birthright make it fun to tell your own story through your decisions in battle, but the games are rewarding in different ways (for more specifics about how the basic mechanics function, read our review of Birthright). Where Birthright forces players to answer tough questions while making tragic sacrifices for the good of a nation, Conquest is not merely content with philosophical complications. It’s a dark fantasy epic filled with political intrigue that had me questioning who, and what, I was fighting for all the way through the campaign. Instead of your hero siding with the noble nation of Hoshido, you fight alongside the warriors of Nohr. Fire Emblem makes these moments hit even harder because the soldiers you command are not just nameless units marching across a field but are instead people with well-rounded personalities, capable of falling in love with one another, becoming your best friend, or dying a horrible death because you made the wrong play.Ĭonquest tells an alternate version of the story seen in Fire Emblem Fates’ other installment, Birthright. It thrives most when it’s putting players in difficult positions, forcing them to fight off a seemingly insurmountable force with only a ragtag group of soldiers. It’s not cruel for the sake of being cruel it expects greatness from its players. Here’s the Fire Emblem: Fates image gallery.Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest is not a kind game. How excited are you for Fire Emblem Fates?! Now where is our Fire Emblem Chronology boxset that contains English versions of all the retro Fire Emblem games that we never got in the West?! Since they gave us EarthBound Beginnings already for Wii U Virtual Console (the first-ever official release of Mother I aka EarthBound Zero), hopefully Mother 3 will be coming soon…. Then, of course, there’s The Legend of Zelda Wii U as well. Not only are we getting Fire Emblem Fates, but also Xenoblade Chronicles X for Wii U (which is late this year actually) and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam for DS, as well as the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem (Wii U) and Square Enix’s Bravely Second for 3DS (the sequel to “ Bravely Default“). Nintendo is really stepping up it’s RPG game next year. And boy did it make an impression! It also made me want to go back and play the entire rest of series.Īnd now here we are already with the sequel! Fire Emblem: Fates has so much content to delve into, it’s making me shake with anxiety at the mere thought of it all! THREE GAMES… Are you kidding me?! It also marked the very first Strategy RPG I had ever played. I cannot wait for Fire Emblem: Fates! I absolutely loved Fire Emblem: Awakening, which was the first Fire Emblem game I had ever played… even though I was always interested in the series. One would also assume that this “Season Pass”, can also be purchased digitally via the 3DS eShop at some point before the game hits shelves…įire Emblem: Fates releases February 26, 2016. It will be sold in physical form (via a voucher, I assume) at special retailers. While each piece of DLC will be sold separately digitally, you can make things easier on yourself by buying “Fire Emblem Fates: Map Pack 1”, which contains all 6 maps at a reduced price. DLC-wise, a total of six maps will be released, the first being free. Last but not least, buy one copy of the game and you’ll be able to pick up the other digitally for a reduced price of $20 bucks. It’s thus recommended that you play Revelations last, after playing Birthright and/or Conquest. Artwork for both Fire Emblem Fates Conquest & Birthright.įire Emblem Fates: Revelation meanwhile, will feature a unique version of the game in which the main character doesn’t join either side and thus it will reveal all-new details and – as the title says – “revelations”, regarding the game’s characters & storyline that aren’t revealed in the other two versions.

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