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'''''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia '''''{{Japanese|ファイアーエムブレム Echoes もうひとりの英雄王|Fire Emblem Mō Hitori no Eiyū'ō, Faiā Emuburemu Echoes Mō Hitori no Eiyū'ō|fan = Fire Emblem Echoes: Another Hero King}} is a tactical RPG game developed by [[Intelligent Systems]] and published by [[Nintendo]]. This is a full remake of the [[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]] game, ''[[Fire Emblem Gaiden]]'', the second installment in the [[Fire Emblem (series)|''Fire Emblem'' series]].'The games cutscenes were done by Studio Khara.
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The game follows [[Alm]] and [[Celica]], childhood friends who set off on their own journeys across [[Valentia]] in order to restore peace.
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==Plot==
  
==Plot==
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Long ago, the sibling gods Mila and Duma fought for control over the continent of Valentia. 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.
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Long ago, the sibling gods [[Mila]] and [[Duma]] fought for control over the continent of Valentia. 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.
   
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==Gameplay==
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The game follows Alm and Celica, childhood friends who set off on their own journeys across Valentia in order to restore peace.
  
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===New Features===
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Pre-release screenshots shown that the magic stat was removed, like the original game. Other new features include the world map now featuring the passage of time, reverting mistakes with [[Mila's Turnwheel]] artifact.
   
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== Gameplay ==
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===amiibo Support===
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The main gameplay is typical of the [[Fire Emblem series]]. The free roaming and dungeon exploration returns from the original as well as stat modification for the units.
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The game also has [[amiibo]] compatibility similar to ''[[Fire Emblem Fates]]''. The Alm and Celica amiibo figures can perform the following:
   
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*The Alm and Celica amiibo unlock special dungeons respectively called [[Duma's Ordeal]] and [[Mila's Ordeal]]. 
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=== [[amiibo]] support ===
  
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*Players can save the current strength of Alm or Celica in the game to the corresponding amiibo figure.
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The game released alongside the Alm and Celica amiibo figures. Using them allows special dungeons to be unlocked.
  
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*The ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|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. This also sacrifices a portion of Alm or Celica’s health.
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* The Alm and Celica amiibo unlock special dungeons respectively called Duma's Ordeal and Mila's Ordeal. 
  
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*All other currently available amiibo will summon an additional monster in battle.
   
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==Support and Base Conversations==
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* Players can save the current strength of Alm or Celica in the game to the corresponding amiibo figure.
  
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{{main|List of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia supports}}
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{{main|List of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia base coversations}}
   
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==Acts==
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* The ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'' line of Fire Emblem amiibo will summon illusory copies of those characters that will act as a temporary ally for a single turn. This also sacrifices a portion of Alm or Celica’s health
  
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{{main|List of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia acts}}
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* All other currently available amiibo will summon an additional monster in battle.
  
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==Characters==
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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. Three new antagonists also appear in the remake, Berkut, Rinea, and Fernand with the exception of Shizas, who was superseded by Berkut.
   
 
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|'''Alm's Path'''
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|'''Celica's Path'''
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|'''DLC'''
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|'''Alm's Path'''
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== Development ==
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==Development==
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Development for ''Echoes'' began following the completion of ''[[Fire Emblem Fates]] ''in 2015. 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. 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''. 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. 
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Development for ''Echoes'' began following the completion of ''[[Fire Emblem Fates]] ''in 2015. 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.  
   
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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''. 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. 
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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 story projects within the ''Fire Emblem'' series, and as the potential branding for a new series of remakes
  
   
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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.
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== Limited Edition version ==
  
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In Japan, the game comes with cards for [[Fire Emblem Cipher]] and a Soundtrack collection of the game. The Valentia Complete edition includes more cards and a Bluray of HD videos.
  
   
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== Reception ==
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==Gallery==
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{{main|Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia/gallery}}
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''Famitsu'' gave the game a positive review, with all four reviewers praising the mechanical quality, dramatic story and the mechanics carried over from ''Gaiden''. One reviewer said that the efforts spent on ''Fire Emblem Echoes'' had elevated ''Gaiden'' from being the series' black sheep.
  
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==Reception==
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''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic, getting a metascore of 81/100 based on 76 critic reviews.<ref>[https://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/fire-emblem-echoes-shadows-of-valentia Metascore of ''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'']''Metacritic'', Retrieved February 18, 2020</ref>
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===Reviews===
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''Famitsu'' gave the game a positive review, with all four reviewers praising the mechanical quality, dramatic story and the mechanics carried over from ''Gaiden''. One reviewer said that the efforts spent on ''Fire Emblem Echoes'' had elevated ''Gaiden'' from being the series' black sheep. 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). 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. 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.
   
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===Sales===
 
During 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.
  
During 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.
   
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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. According to the NPD Group, the release of ''Shadows of Valentia'' prompted a rise in portable sales.
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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. According to the NPD Group, the release of ''Shadows of Valentia'' prompted a rise in portable sales.
   
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==Gallery==
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====Merchandise====
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In Japan, the game comes with cards for ''[[Fire Emblem Cipher]]'' and a Soundtrack collection of the game. The Valentia Complete edition includes more cards and a Bluray disc of high-defintion videos.
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{{Main|Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia/gallery}}
  
   
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In October 2017, [[Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Original Soundtrack|''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' Original Soundtrack]] which included more music including from the DLC was released.
   
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An artbook for the game, called the "Valentian Accordion", will be released in Japan on March 30, 2018. No overseas release for the artbook has been confirmed.
   
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==Trivia==
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*''Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia'' had the shortest wait between Japanese and international release of a mainline ''Fire Emblem'' series title yet, with English-speaking fans having to wait a mere 29 days after the Japanese release. The most quickly localized game previously was ''[[Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon]]'', whose first international version to be released, the PAL localization, was released five months after the Japanese version.
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*For April Fools' 2017, a new game called "'''''Fire Emblem: Battle of Revolution'''''" (ファイアーエムブレム 維新大乱) was announced, for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS. It prominently features Valbar, Kamui, and Leon. It takes place in the Edo period of Japan. Some text on the website is in traditional vertical writing, and all character and location names were written in kanji with the katakana names as furigana. DLC featuring Marth in was also announced for "Battle of Revolution". There would also be scrolls as a limited bonus. It was stated to be released on April 20, 2017, the same date as ''Shadows of Valentia''.
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*The spell [[Nosferatu]] can be used to kill Duma, despite the fact it is stated multiple times ingame only Falchion has this power. This is likely a reference to a glitch in the original Fire Emblem Gaiden with the same effect.
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*The term "Hero-King" is used to refer to Marth in ''[[Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem|New Mystery of the Emblem]]'' and ''[[Fire Emblem Awakening|Awakening]]'', the significance of this is currently unknown, but appears to be drawing parallels between Alm and Marth.
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*This is the first mainline title from the ''Fire Emblem'' series to have full voice acting.
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*An "echo" is a repeated sound, possibly referring to its remake status.
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==External links==
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*[https://fireemblemechoes.nintendo.com Official English website]
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*[https://nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-3DS/Fire-Emblem-Echoes-Shadows-of-Valentia-1175211.html Official UK website]
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*[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/ajjj/index.html Official Japanese website]
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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (JP) is a tactical RPG game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. This is a full remake of the Famicom game, Fire Emblem Gaiden, the second installment in the Fire Emblem series.'The games cutscenes were done by Studio Khara.

The game follows Alm and Celica, childhood friends who set off on their own journeys across Valentia in order to restore peace.

Plot

Long ago, the sibling gods Mila and Duma fought for control over the continent of Valentia. 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.

Gameplay

New Features

Pre-release screenshots shown that the magic stat was removed, like the original game. Other new features include the world map now featuring the passage of time, reverting mistakes with Mila's Turnwheel artifact.

amiibo Support

The game also has amiibo compatibility similar to Fire Emblem Fates. The Alm and Celica amiibo figures can perform the following:

  • The Alm and Celica amiibo unlock special dungeons respectively called Duma's Ordeal and Mila's Ordeal. 
  • Players can save the current strength of Alm or Celica in the game to the corresponding amiibo figure.
  • 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. This also sacrifices a portion of Alm or Celica’s health.
  • All other currently available amiibo will summon an additional monster in battle.

Support and Base Conversations

Main article: List of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia supports
Main article: List of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia base coversations

Acts

Main article: List of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia acts

Characters

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. Three new antagonists also appear in the remake, Berkut, Rinea, and Fernand with the exception of Shizas, who was superseded by Berkut.

Characters Paths
Alm Alm's Path
Atlas Celica's Path
Boey Celica's Path
Catria Celica's Path
Celica Celica's Path
Clair Alm's Path
Clive Alm's Path
Conrad Celica's Path
Corrin amiibo (Male and Female)
Deen Celica's Path
Delthea Alm's Path
Emma DLC
Est Celica's Path
Faye Alm's Path
Fernand DLC, Cannot Be Recruited in the Main Campaign
Forsyth Alm's Path
Genny Celica's Path
Gray Alm's Path
Ike amiibo
Jesse Celica's Path
Kamui Celica's Path
Kliff Alm's Path
Leon Celica's Path
Lucina amiibo
Lukas Alm's Path
Luthier Alm's Path
Mathilda Alm's Path
Marth amiibo
Mae Celica's Path
Mycen Alm's Path
Nomah Celica's Path
Palla Celica's Path
Python Alm's Path
Randal DLC
Robin amiibo
Roy amiibo
Saber Celica's Path
Shade DLC
Silque Alm's Path
Sonya Celica's Path
Tatiana Alm's Path
Tobin Alm's Path
Valbar Celica's Path
Yuzu DLC
Zeke Alm's Path

Development

Development for Echoes began following the completion of Fire Emblem Fates in 2015. 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.  

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. 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. 

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.

Gallery

  Main article: Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia/gallery

Reception

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia received "generally favorable" reviews on Metacritic, getting a metascore of 81/100 based on 76 critic reviews.[1]

Reviews

Famitsu gave the game a positive review, with all four reviewers praising the mechanical quality, dramatic story and the mechanics carried over from Gaiden. One reviewer said that the efforts spent on Fire Emblem Echoes had elevated Gaiden from being the series' black sheep. 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). 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. 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.

Sales

During 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.

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. According to the NPD Group, the release of Shadows of Valentia prompted a rise in portable sales.

Merchandise

In Japan, the game comes with cards for Fire Emblem Cipher and a Soundtrack collection of the game. The Valentia Complete edition includes more cards and a Bluray disc of high-defintion videos.

In October 2017, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Original Soundtrack which included more music including from the DLC was released.

An artbook for the game, called the "Valentian Accordion", will be released in Japan on March 30, 2018. No overseas release for the artbook has been confirmed.

Trivia

  • Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia had the shortest wait between Japanese and international release of a mainline Fire Emblem series title yet, with English-speaking fans having to wait a mere 29 days after the Japanese release. The most quickly localized game previously was Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon, whose first international version to be released, the PAL localization, was released five months after the Japanese version.
  • For April Fools' 2017, a new game called "Fire Emblem: Battle of Revolution" (ファイアーエムブレム 維新大乱) was announced, for the Nintendo Switch and Nintendo 3DS. It prominently features Valbar, Kamui, and Leon. It takes place in the Edo period of Japan. Some text on the website is in traditional vertical writing, and all character and location names were written in kanji with the katakana names as furigana. DLC featuring Marth in was also announced for "Battle of Revolution". There would also be scrolls as a limited bonus. It was stated to be released on April 20, 2017, the same date as Shadows of Valentia.
  • The spell Nosferatu can be used to kill Duma, despite the fact it is stated multiple times ingame only Falchion has this power. This is likely a reference to a glitch in the original Fire Emblem Gaiden with the same effect.
  • The term "Hero-King" is used to refer to Marth in New Mystery of the Emblem and Awakening, the significance of this is currently unknown, but appears to be drawing parallels between Alm and Marth.
  • This is the first mainline title from the Fire Emblem series to have full voice acting.
  • An "echo" is a repeated sound, possibly referring to its remake status.

External links

References

  1. ↑ Metascore of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiaMetacritic, Retrieved February 18, 2020
Fire Emblem series
Console games Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light • Gaiden • Mystery of the Emblem • Genealogy of the Holy War • BS Fire Emblem • Thracia 776 • Path of Radiance • Radiant Dawn • Three Houses • Engage
Handheld games The Binding Blade • Fire Emblem • The Sacred Stones • Shadow Dragon • New Mystery of the Emblem • Awakening
Fates • Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Spin-offs Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE (Encore) • Heroes • Warriors • Warriors: Three Hopes • Super Smash Bros.
Related Intelligent Systems • Shouzou Kaga • Yuka Tsujiyoko • Nintendo Wars • Project X Zone 2 • WarGroove • Dark Deity
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