Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

Released: April 20, 2017

Type: Remake

Platforms:

Nintendo 3DS

Genres:

Role-playing (RPG) Turn-based strategy (TBS) Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Fantasy Warfare

Player Perspectives:

Third person Bird view / Isometric

Ratings

User Rating

84.3

Based on 96 ratings

Critics Rating

81.3

Based on 9 ratings

Total Rating

82.8

Based on 105 ratings

Summary

In 1992, the second game in the Fire Emblem series, Fire Emblem Gaiden, launched exclusively in Japan. Now, for the first time, fans outside of Japan will get a taste of this classic game on the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is inspired by the 1992 original, reimagined on a grander scale. Every aspect of the Fire Emblem Gaiden game's presentation has been updated, along with the game being fully voiced. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia recreates classic Fire Emblem gameplay with a modern twist, mixing in exploration of dungeons crawling with enemies."

Storyline

Fire Emblem Echoes follows the same basic plot as Fire Emblem Gaiden, with the protagonists Alm and Celica fighting in a war that has consumed the nations of Rigel and Zofia on the continent of Valentia. Echoes introduces new characters to the story that did not exist in Gaiden such as a new friend of Alm, Faye, and a new villain in Berkut (which replace Seazas in Act 4), as well as a new prologue that expands on Alm and Celica's childhood relationship. Additionally, a sixth chapter is added after the end of the original Gaiden story, expanding on the lore of Valentia and connecting the game to Awakening.