[blurrygil]

Fire Emblem: Kakusei (Fire Emblem: Awakening) is a brand new Fire Emblem game for the Nintendo 3DS, announced at Nintendo's 2011 3DS Conference ahead of the 2011 Tokyo Game Show. The conference site states that the story focuses on the prince of the Kingdom of Iris and his companions as they struggle during a turbulent era. Players are able to combine the might of nearby allies to enter dual battles to defeat enemies. Gameplay footage shows that the traversable world map, last seen in Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, and special skills like Astra from Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn will make a return. This game will feature a player character that can be customized, a feature last seen in Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~. Just like in the previous game the player can choose classic mode and casual mode. New Features Dual Battles fighting against an enemy. Characters can Cut In Off before they perform a Critical Attack. According to the Japanese Nikkei newspaper, this will be the first Nintendo 3DS title to have paid downloadable content, consisting of maps, episodes, and characters from previous games. Characters such as Ira from Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu, Innes from Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, and Clea from Fire Emblem Gaiden distributed via SpotPass. Returning Classes Lord (promotes to Master Lord) Master Lord Cavalier (promotes to Paladin or Great Knight) Paladin Great Knight Cleric (promotes to Battle Cleric or Sage) Priest (promotes to Battle Monk or Sage) Mage (promotes to Dark Knight or Sage) Armor Knight (promotes to General or Great Knight) General Sage Myrmidon (promotes to Swordmaster or Assassin) Swordmaster Pegasus Knight (promotes to Dark Pegasus or Falcon Knight) Falcon Knight Troubadour (promotes to Valkyrie or Battle Cleric) Fighter (promotes to Hero or Warrior) Barbarian (promotes to Warrior or Berserker) Thief (promotes to Assassin or Trickster) Assassin Archer (promotes to Sniper or Bow Knight) Bow Knight Dragon Knight (promotes to Dragon Master or Griffin Knight) Dragon Master Manakete Villager Dancer Dark Mage (promotes to Dark Knight or Sorcerer) Sorcerer Mercenary (promotes to Hero or Bow Knight) Hero Valkyrie Sniper Warrior Berserker New Classes Strategist (promotes to Grandmaster) Grandmaster Battle Cleric Battle Monk Trickster Taguel Dark Pegasus Dark Knight Griffon Knight

It's out and it's apparently pretty awesome:

Famitsu - 9/9/9/9 (36/40)

Reference to other games in the series (Thanks to marc^o^):

Shadow Dragon - 34/40
Radiant Dawn - 33/40
Path of Radiance - 34/40
The Sacred Stones - 35/40
Blazing Sword - 34/40
Sword of Seals - 36/40
Thracia 776 - 35/40
Genealogy of the Holy War - 31/40
Mystery of the Emblem - 36/40

An nice little 8-minute trailer about the above classes (Thanks to gashikunFLCL): http://nintendoeverything.com/86236/...asses-trailer/

This OP will be fleshed out a little more as more info becomes available.

POSTS AWAY!!!

[Boney]

I guess spoilers should go here.

[Socreges]

Want this in NA so bad.

Can someone explain the significance (strategy wise) of the marriage system? Does it work just like supports?

[Dragonzord]

I figure this'll show up in the E3 3DS demo reel. I'd love to hear some impressions from importers.

[Zenaku]

My copy should be arriving tomorrow (I assume) but I can't track it for some reason.

Looking on the eShop earlier, it had 176 ratings, with 168 being 5 stars and the remaining 8 being 4 stars; naturally, it's the highest rated game on the shop, so I have high hopes.

[Chet Rippo]

Dear Nintendo of America,

I would love to play this game.

-Chet Rippo

[Skilletor]

That is some badass cover art.

[Cow Mengde]

Want this in NA so bad. Can someone explain the significance (strategy wise) of the marriage system? Does it work just like supports?

You make babies, and they join you. The kids will inherit stuff from the parents.

[Busaiku]

Man, some of you guys blew the 10 year old looking stuff out proportion.
I mean, we've gotten plenty of stuff with hundreds of year old characters looking like they're 10 or younger before, so it's not gonna be any more radical here.

[massoluk]

Can someone tell me what's going on in the dialogues and arrows thing here?
http://andriasang.com/con0qq/fire_emblem_lightning/

[The Boat]

Damnit, that boxart. So hot!

[gashikunFLCL]

My only questions is why I'm still playing KI and not his. >___<

[Peff]

Some gameplay. I have to say, when the first trailer was shown I wasn't so fond the map interface with sprites but the whole thing looks really slick, efficient and fast. Great stuff. If they keep the remakes' "Press L to play battle animations while they are off" it'd be pretty much perfect.

[blurrygil]

Dear Nintendo of America, I would love to play this game. -Chet Rippo

Duly noted... :)

[slaughterking]

I want this game inside me. Or something.

[Mr. Fix]

Dear Nintendo of America, I would love to play this game. -Chet Rippo

I give them till e3 or bust.

[gashikunFLCL]

I give them till e3 or bust.

Operation Firefall, am I rite?

[PK Gaming]

That boxart looks awesome.

Hopefully it gets released in the US, the 3DS needs more RPGs!

[saichi]

looks so good... which reminds me I need to finish Shadow Dragon

[Mr. Fix]

Operation Firefall, am I rite?

Haha! ;-;

[Socreges]

You make babies, and they join you. The kids will inherit stuff from the parents.

Doesn't this mean there will be an enormous cast? And do they join you immediately? I'd guess not.

[Zenaku]

http://i.imgur.com/E8wKO.jpg Can someone tell me what's going on in the dialogues and arrows thing here? http://andriasang.com/con0qq/fire_emblem_lightning/

I want to go shopping with her
I love him so much
Why don't you just go out with one another?

I secretly look up to her
He's rather sexy
*whistles*

I can't understand her actions
I like her a lot
One of them has a black stomach

I like her, but I can't say it
I'll protect her with my life
Girls friendship is rather extreme

I want to rub my face against him
I think he's my destiny
What are these guys thinking

Lately, we can't continue a conversation
Our interests don't match
I'm suspicious of your pasts(?)

I really like her
I want to give him my everything
What scary siblings

-Husband and Wife
She's not good at socializing
I get the feeling he'd be scary if I anger him
This must be what they call the stage of fatigue

[Anth0ny]

Once they get Pandora's Tower localized, Operation Rainfall needs to get on this.

Damn region lock ; _ ;

[Chet Rippo]

Duly noted... :)

Then I'll expect my name in the credits.

[Seda]

Duly noted... :)

Don't let us down!

[Colonel Mustard]

Duly noted... :)

Please keep the boxart exactly the same.

:)

Stealth publish Code of Princess

[SMT]

I want to know what RPGamer thinks about this title, it's usually spot-on.
It looks good to me, shikashi, fubuki no taitei chigau famitsu-wa joki!

[Dragonzord]

Operation Firefall, am I rite?

Don't see why it wouldn't come over. 3DS isn't ending its life cycle soon, and all of the other Fire Emblems have come out over here except the remake.

[Emitan]

Girls friendship is rather extreme

wat

[Socreges]

I want to go shopping with her I love him so much Why don't you just go out with one another? I secretly look up to her He's rather sexy *whistles* I can't understand her actions I like her a lot One of them has a black stomach I like her, but I can't say it I'll protect her with my life Girls friendship is rather extreme I want to rub my face against him I think he's my destiny What are these guys thinking Lately, we can't continue a conversation Our interests don't match I'm suspicious of your pasts(?) I really like her I want to give him my everything What scary siblings -Husband and Wife She's not good at socializing I get the feeling he'd be scary if I anger him (can't be bothered to look up the old mans word) I'll look up the word on the last line later, since I haven't come across it before. The line goes "this must be what they call (something)".

So weird. I hope this stuff is removed from the NA version (assuming there is one) or just changed a whole lot.

[Instro]

So weird. I hope this stuff is removed from the NA version (assuming there is one) or just changed a whole lot.

You're saying they should remove the entire relationship/marriage system...?

[massoluk]

Many thanks Zenaku

So weird. I hope this stuff is removed from the NA version (assuming there is one) or just changed a whole lot.

Don't listen to this man and do not take away my pegasus knight waifu!

[Zenaku]

wat

The word could also be "radical" rather than extreme.

I suppose "friendship between girls can be rather radical" might be a better way of putting it.

[Mr. Fix]

I guess I can always look forward to and english version of FE6 rereleasing on the 3DS, ya?

[wrowa]

Am I seeing it right that there are same-sex relationships after all?

[SMT]

Am I seeing it right that there are same-sex relationships after all?

Yes, there are same-sex relationships from what I gather.

[Socreges]

You're saying they should remove the entire relationship/marriage system...?

No. I'm sure there's a way to do it without having to include nods to incest, etc. There are more very strange sentiments expressed in those few images than normal ones.

[muu]

So weird. I hope this stuff is removed from the NA version (assuming there is one) or just changed a whole lot.

this is supposed to be like one of those random fortune-teller machines -- no relevancy to the actual game part whatsoever (which is why the husband/wife characters aren't lovey-dovey as they should be according to the game system). AFAIK same-sex marriages are NOT implemented (else you'd likely have seen screens from 2ch threads posted 100 times over).

[wrowa]

Yes, there are same-sex relationships from what I gather.

Nice. I was kind of disappointed that it seemed like the series made a step backwards in that regard. Good to see that this apparently wasn't true after all.

[Socreges]

this is supposed to be like one of those random fortune-teller machines -- no relevancy to the actual game part whatsoever (which is why the husband/wife characters aren't lovey-dovey as they should be according to the game system).

Ah OK, excellent.

[Instro]

this is supposed to be like one of those random fortune-teller machines -- no relevancy to the actual game part whatsoever (which is why the husband/wife characters aren't lovey-dovey as they should be according to the game system). AFAIK same-sex marriages are NOT implemented (else you'd likely have seen screens from 2ch threads posted 100 times over).

Aha, but I'm sure this feature will please the shippers.

[SMT]

Nice. I was kind of disappointed that it seemed like the series made a step backwards in that regard. Good to see that this apparently wasn't true after all.

this is supposed to be like one of those random fortune-teller machines -- no relevancy to the actual game part whatsoever (which is why the husband/wife characters aren't lovey-dovey as they should be according to the game system). AFAIK same-sex marriages are NOT implemented (else you'd likely have seen screens from 2ch threads posted 100 times over).

So one of the blondes in the picture is actually an anime androgynous guy. Oh well.

[Neiteio]

Nice. I was kind of disappointed that it seemed like the series made a step backwards in that regard. Good to see that this apparently wasn't true after all.

Never coming to U.S. now.

[guek]

All my wants. They're wanting everywhere.

This is already announced for europe, right? What the fack, NoA.

[SMT]

Never coming to U.S. now.

U.S. is uptight, Canada would allow this, then again, we have a facist prime minister who has lost all support from those of us who don't own guns.

Vote liberal!

[Instro]

So one of the blondes in the picture is actually an anime androgynous guy. Oh well.

Those are both girls.

[Reluctant-Hero]

Dear Nintendo of America, I would love to play this game. -Chet Rippo

Co-signed.

- Reluctant-Hero

[SMT]

Those are both girls.

So why are there hearts between them, do they convey friendship love, or lesbian love?
Are there same-sex relationships?

[NeonZ]

So why are there hearts between them, do they convey friendship love, or lesbian love? Are there same-sex relationships?

There are "supports/bonds" between characters of the same sex, yes. Some of them seemingly have suggestive romantic dialogue apparently. However, the only relationships that can get to level "S" (with marriage and children) are the male/female ones.

[Instro]

So why are there hearts between them, do they convey friendship love, or lesbian love? Are there same-sex relationships?

Dunno, just saying those are both definitely girls. You can see their art and hear their voices on the FE site. I'm guessing that you can bond same sex characters and so on, but they cant marry/get to the highest relationship level? Seems like you can get some suggestive dialouge anyway.

There are "supports/bonds" between characters of the same sex, yes. Some of them seemingly have suggestive romantic dialogue apparently. However, the only relationships that can get to level "S" (with official marriage and children) are the male/female ones.

Oh there's your answer.