Cow Mengde
Banned
So the newest magazine scans confirm that it's Marth.
Oh yeah and The Devoted
Beauty is a Mad Mistress
Oh yeah and The Devoted
Beauty is a Mad Mistress
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Fire Emblem Awakening [3DS] coming to Europe in 2012
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the protagonist from fire emblem 1 and 3
so place your bet boys, is time traveling involved?
Cow Mengde
Banned
I think he's not aware of the guy in the mask.
That said, if they confirm his identity right in a magazine while he's wearing a mask, I'm now starting to suspect he's not really Marth. No point in hiding his face if they're just going to confirm it in a magazine.
That said, if they confirm his identity right in a magazine while he's wearing a mask, I'm now starting to suspect he's not really Marth. No point in hiding his face if they're just going to confirm it in a magazine.
I'd guess he's hiding his identity from the other characters, not as big plot twist the player didn't see coming.
character art yay
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
They will. My most wanted 3DS release and sadly I'm at their mercy as well. Maybe a third party publisher will snap it up.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
I realize a lot of people are insanely confident, but I'm going to remain skeptical until it's announced. NoA hasn't really given me a reason to think otherwise. I'll laugh if someone like Atlus or Aksys ends up picking up after XSEED and Last Story.
I hope the new Mario game comes out here. It might not!
Cow Mengde
Banned
You really think Fire Emblem is on the same level of sales, appeal, and recognition as Mario?
Seriously. Reggie sucks.
ColtraineGF
Member
Well, just considering that the past few FE games (except that other one for DS) have come here so far, and FE has its presence now here ever since Melee and Brawl, I think there's a pretty good chance that it'll come here.
Especially since 3DS is hurting for more games.
Especially since 3DS is hurting for more games.
Favorite Fire Emblem song is Zelgius's battle music from Radiant Dawn.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aFX6xt1mpA&feature=related
It barely gets any time in the actual game though.
The Devoted is great too, as is Unstoppable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aFX6xt1mpA&feature=related
It barely gets any time in the actual game though.
The Devoted is great too, as is Unstoppable.
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I do think a US release of Awakening is extremely likely. This early in the 3DS' lifespan, NOA's going to give us as much software as they can.
chaosblade
Unconfirmed Member
Neither of the games you marked out are coming entirely on behalf of Nintendo, both have other companies involved (GameStop and XSEED respectively). The fact Nintendo needed outside assistance to release these games doesn't do much to improve my opinion on Nintendo's awful localization record, especially recently (for the most part, I'm glad they're willing to work with other companies to get games out, and if that has to happen here then I'm all for it).
Anyway, I guess I'm done here until NoA announces it one way or another. I hope the rest of you are right and NoA is just slow for whatever reason. Maybe they're just embarrassingly far behind and don't realize that some of us North Americans actually know this game exists thanks to the magic of the Internet. So they plan to surprise us with a brand new Fire Emblem game, who would have guessed that was coming?
Cow Mengde
Banned
It's a Gamestop exclusive. That's how we knew the game was coming.
NEWSFLASH: New Super Mario Bros. Wii didn't come to the U.S. only due to Nintendo. It came due to Wal-Mart, Target, GameStop, Best Buy, Circuit City, etc.!!!!111!!!
And Nintendo.com exclusive. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was a GameStop exclusive, too, I think (only ever found it there when it was first released). Doesn't mean it was GameStop that brought it over instead of Capcom. *shakes head*
Edit:
Reasons to believe FE3DS is coming to U.S.:
* First DLC game from Nintendo, so low(er) sales isn't a reason to avoid it
* Early in generation
* Not a re-make
* FE:SS was an Ambassador game for ~1m U.S. consumers, so brand awareness isn't just based on a cameo in Smash Brothers (and the second GBA one was, and it still came over)
* It's coming out in Europe, so an English-y translation is already mostly made
Reasons to not believe FE3DS is coming to the U.S.:
* Paranoia
Based on these responses, Paranoia is winning. :lol
Cow Mengde
Banned
You forgot this reason: Potentially connects to a story that we never got. There is no doubt this is related to the first 3 games. How much of the plot do you need to know to get the full experience isn't known.
FE7 was tied to FE6. It wouldn't be totally unprecedented if we didn't get the full story.
InsaneZero
Member
By that token, Nintendo apparently did not bother to release Blazing Sword, which is a direct prequel to the Sealed Sword.
Cow Mengde
Banned
Blazing Sword was a prequel.
InsaneZero
Member
Yes, and it's currently more related to the Sealed Sword than Awakening is for New Mystery.
To be fair, Europe didn't get that game either. So as far as missing a connecting chapter, we'd be in the same boat.
Also is it just me or is there something wrong with that girls thigh area? It's like she's missing a part of her body...
Except that FE7 was a prequel and gives full closure to the story (ignoring the Zephiel epilogue the US version has).
Cow Mengde
Banned
True. I'm just saying it's a possible strike against it, but who knows.
As for the art, you're right. She does look weird now that you mention it.
InsaneZero
Member
And this is bad for Awakening's chances of release because....? For all everyone knows, this is an entirely new game set on a new environment with a new cast of characters. We don't even know what role Marth plays, if it is even the same Marth.
I'm saying the two situations aren't comparable. FE7 was developed with the Western audience in mind and is a prequel to boot where no prior knowledge is required. FE13 could very well be 'Westernized', but if it links to FE12 in some way, then chances are people may get confused. Then again, everyone knows who Marth is.
Yūsuke Kozaki the same character designer from No More Heroes.
Yusuke Kozaki is the character illustrator, also did the art for No More Heroes.
Beaten.
Augemitbutter
Member
wtf is she wearing? fire emblem, you had a good run.
The Awesomest
Member
Well if you're going to be a BATTLE CLERIC you might as well wear some sort of weird armored skirt.
InsaneZero
Member
FE7 links to FE6 in significant ways, did people get confused enough to not buy the game?
The biggest problem with your argument is that you're making a bunch of assumptions about FE13, which if untrue would undo your entire stance.
A Human Becoming
More than a Member
As I'm playing Sacred Stones right now, I hope it's better than the last two turds (Radiant Dawn and Shadow Dragon) released here. Yes Shadow Dragon was a remake, but the game was very primitive.
Presumably manly spirit clashing against manly swords doing manly poses. Or just spam A.
There's a difference between a prequel and a sequel, assuming the Marth rumour is true. One requires prior knowledge. The other doesn't because it's a prequel. This isn't rocket science.
lol. I meant Marth being evil mostly.
InsaneZero
Member
And again, how do we know it's a sequel? Do we know anything about FE13 in relation to the Akanea games? If you have any news that you'd like to share, then please do so.
Nocturnowl
Member
The picture for spamming A in fire emblems case would more likely be a picture of inadvertently sending one of your units to their death in a fight they can't win, well for me at least, i'm sure i've done that at least once.