There are no unique CO's with unique powers, unless they are in online only (never played online),.There are, however, powers that can be purchased with charges (earned by killing enemy units or destroying certain items). The powers seem very similar to what you would see as CO powers with one, for example, giving you another chance to move at reduced damaged. These powers, as in AW, carry over to the next players turn.
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Wtf is IS doing with the Wars series?
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There are no unique CO's with unique powers, unless they are in online only (never played online),.There are, however, powers that can be purchased with charges (earned by killing enemy units or destroying certain items). The powers seem very similar to what you would see as CO powers with one, for example, giving you another chance to move at reduced damaged. These powers, as in AW, carry over to the next players turn.
SatoAilDarko
Member
I mean it's probably pretty low on interest if they decided to do Codename S.T.E.A.M. instead.
That's pretty cute, but I don't see any Neotanks.
Mr. Pointy
Member
Unless IS can make it sell 1 million world wide, it's dead.
UnemployedVillain
Member
And this is a bad thing?!
Lord of Ostia
Member
It didn't sell very well, nor did the Batallion Wars action spinoffs. I do think it's bizarre that they opted to do Codename STEAM rather than making that game an Advance Wars spinoff with COs as the playable units, as I think the name recognition would've helped that game move more units. The problem with that game was the aesthetics and presentation, not the gameplay which was awesome.
We might see it come back on Switch, would make a nice two player game on one screen with the Joycons. Part of the problem is that IS probably feels like they need to increase the production values for a more powerful system, and the sales of the series don't really warrant that. IS cares more about Fire Emblem as well, I think.
We might see it come back on Switch, would make a nice two player game on one screen with the Joycons. Part of the problem is that IS probably feels like they need to increase the production values for a more powerful system, and the sales of the series don't really warrant that. IS cares more about Fire Emblem as well, I think.
Nintendo is listening to those who have been asking for new IPs, so Codename STEAM was probably an attempt at providing a new strategy game from IS.
I actually think they'll double down on this with Switch, so instead of a Wars game they'll try something different again while in between FE titles.
lastrealgameralive
Member
Fire Emblem x Wars
Spyder_Monkey
Banned
It's nice to want things.
Lord of Ostia
Member
Yes I agree that's why they did it, but it was a bad idea if Codename STEAM was what they were going to go with. It didn't appeal to anyone who wasn't already going to buy any strategy title IS put out.
As for doing another new IP over doing Wars, I think either is equally likely. They will definitely do another small downloadable title in the vein of Pushmo
No please, keep the FE fanbase away.
Lord of Ostia
Member
The Fire Emblem fanbase and Wars fanbase have a lot of overlap, sorry to tell you.
dreamlongdead
Member
IS doesn't know how to make these games profitable, and so they will just not focus on them.
I personally don't have experience with the series at all. I picked up a copy of Advance Wars: Dual Strike for $15, but I haven't played it yet. The series doesn't seem to have much of a following.
No one ever talks about Wars games, so people tend to forget they even exist.
I personally don't have experience with the series at all. I picked up a copy of Advance Wars: Dual Strike for $15, but I haven't played it yet. The series doesn't seem to have much of a following.
No one ever talks about Wars games, so people tend to forget they even exist.
RaySpencer
Member
You need Warbits in your life.
Not on android
Edit: Yet at least. Its coming apparently.
Trust me anyone who played this shit on GBA remembers it. It was the school lunchroom link cable hotness.
Ohmygod a medieval Advance Wars? Sign me the fuck up.
It's been so long since a Wars game that I can lie to myself about the 'modern' FE audience being different. Let me have my rose coloured Wars memories.
Lord of Ostia
Member
Haha, perhaps with the crowd Awakening brought in things are a little different, but the people who love FE GBA games and love Advance Wars are the same people. They were my first exposure to Intelligent Systems strategy goodness, made me a believer for life.
Looks like another typical clone that does nothing original while completely lacking the charm and character of the Advance Wars games.
Pass.
Metroid got a new game last year tho.
Yeah I imagine there is a lot of overlap. I never got into FE but I'm sure a modern one would have tons of FE fans, particularly if they fleshed out the CO stuff.
Lord of Ostia
Member
Eh, the aesthetic is nice at least, and the gameplay is faithful. Way too early to make that kind of statement...and honestly if you love Advance Wars, I'd think you'd be excited someone is making something heavily inspired by the series. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Yeah just stop while you're ahead, you don't know a damn thing.
Lord of Ostia
Member
Did you try Fire Emblem 7, or Path of Radiance? If so and you didn't enjoy it, then Fire Emblem just isn't for you. Those are the best entries, imo.
Trogdor1123
Member
Woah, that looks just like gemfire. Tell me it's not a switch exclusive?
The biggest difference I can see so far is that COs actually fight on the battlefield as a "Hero Unit" type thing, each character gets their own campaign, and they're including a map editor. Honestly it seems pretty feature rich.
Also I don't recall amphibious units in Advance Wars but in the trailer we see some mermaid type unit thing going from land to sea.
PC and Xbox too.
Trogdor1123
Member
Thanks! Will get on pc
IP like AW and Fzero has been languishing partly because of how Nintendo has chosen to focus on IP across 2 platforms.
Now that everything is obviously Switch bound and Switch only we'll see games like these as well as more brand new IP.
To be honest I haven't ever stuck with an SRPG for more than single digit hours. The whole genre isn't for me! I'm too afraid of missing things or making wrong moves that I feel like I have to be glued to a FAQ the entire time.
Wars was an exception because of how simple it was and the CO mechanic was fun and I liked the characters. It's like an arcade SRPG.
You need Warbits in your life.
Warbits is a decent AW clone on iOS, but Lost Frontier by Mika Mobile is superior.
If you're interested in a cool, different spin on AW (magical Western), definitely check out Lost Frontier. It's solid and has some fun ideas.
Lord of Ostia
Member
Ah that's right, I remember seeing that in the trailer. That is a very significant change, and I'm excited to see how they implement a leader unit and make it balanced. I'm very excited for the game, I think it looks great.
old manatee
Banned
Warbits is a decent AW clone on iOS, but Lost Frontier by Mika Mobile is superior.
If you're interested in a cool, different spin on AW (magical Western), definitely check out Lost Frontier. It's solid and has some fun ideas.
Lost Frontier was cool, but it feels kind of budget compared to Advance Wars.
I mean, it was made by 2 people compared to all of Intelligent Systems. I'd say the amount of polish and good gameplay was worth it.
You can!
Though it's worth noting that the power system is a little wack because you always have access to whichever power you need for the situation, and there's no naval units. Still, it's a good game.
RecRoulette
Member
After seeing the shift Fire Emblem took, I'm fine with Advance Wars staying on hiatus.
Lord of Ostia
Member
Bummer, Fire Emblem is pretty straight forward compared to, say, Disgaea or even Final Fantasy Tactics. But I understand if it's not your thing.
shira
Member
100% agree. Could have gotten both series up and running, with releases on alternate years.
Ah well.
RaySpencer
Member
Warbits is a decent AW clone on iOS, but Lost Frontier by Mika Mobile is superior.
If you're interested in a cool, different spin on AW (magical Western), definitely check out Lost Frontier. It's solid and has some fun ideas.
Sold! this one is on Android!
UnemployedVillain
Member
It's skipped a single system guys. No need to be so dramatic when that was the case with Star Fox, Metroid, Punchout (that skipped 2 gens), Pikmin, Donkey Kong Country (although there was 64 and Jungle Beat), etc
HarkenSlash
Member
We're almost hitting the 10 year mark from their last release. We'd all love to see something at this point, but this series probably hasn't been as lucrative as they had hoped.