![]() Add to that ample anime cut scenes and stellar voice acting throughout-which helps along the text-heavy plot development-and it makes for one of the most beautifully cohesive Fire Emblem titles yet, and likely one of the best looking 3DS games overall. There is a soft, almost watercolor style to the pop-up images-reminiscent of classic Final Fantasy titles or the Bravely Default series. The overall art direction in Fire Emblem Echoes is impeccable. You’ll command both their growing forces as they follow separate (but intermingling) quests to save Valentia and uncover their own hidden histories. The duality of this exotic environment is mirrored in its pair of protagonists, simple villager Alm and enlightened priestess Celica. ![]() Valentia, a continent long divided by two sibling gods, sees its fragile peace threatened by sinister forces. More specifically, it’s a remake of the 1992 Famicom release Fire Emblem Gaiden, the second entry in the Fire Emblem series. Let’s give this latest chapter a look and discuss what you need to know before you buy. This week, Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentiahits store shelves. For many of us, it was the first proper introduction to this fantasy-leaning tactical RPG franchise, and in the years since, what was once considered a niche title in an inaccessible genre has garnered a rabid American fanbase. In 2003, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems took a chance, localizing Fire Emblem: Rekka no Ken for the Game Boy Advance as Fire Emblem here in the US due, in part, to the warm reception of 2001’s Advance Wars and the popularity of Fire Emblem characters included in the Super Smash Bros.
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