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[Mejilan]

I guess we're resurrecting this thread instead of creating a new official US thread, then?

 

[Drkirby]

Anyone else preorder the game for the art still ^_^;

 

[Mejilan]

Yep.

 

[grandjedi6]

I guess we're resurrecting this thread instead of creating a new official US thread, then?

Might as well I figure. It already has all the needed information and its only been two months. Plus half the posts in this thread are just complaining about the latter NA release anyway :lol

 

[Mejilan]

Might as well I figure. It already has all the needed information and its only been two months. Plus half the posts in this thread are just complaining about the latter NA release anyway :lol

That alone would potentially make for a decent excuse in support of a new thread. But yeah, I hear ya.

 

[botticus]

Anyone else preorder the game for the art still ^_^;

Yes, overpayment and all. Luckily for EB I have lots of free gift cards.

 

[SilverLunar]

So will there be a new thread or will we stick with this one? (I don't think a new one is needed TBH)
Two weeks left! man time sure flies!

 

[Baron]

Are there any preorder bonuses anywhere for this game here in the US? I'm definitely picking this game up, always game for FE.

 

[botticus]

Are there any preorder bonuses anywhere for this game here in the US? I'm definitely picking this game up, always game for FE.

You could try preordering in-store at GS, they took the bonus off the website.

 

[Mejilan]

Man, that dude on the right still looks like a stoned retard.

 

[JaMarco]

I cant wait!

 

[Augemitbutter]

just 25000? LE of whole print-run confirmed.

 

[botticus]

just 25000? LE of whole print-run confirmed.

Assuming all 25k of those are delivered to GameStop, they will probably have one for every copy of the game they ever sell. Of course, the employees will take half of them.

 

[SilverLunar]

Man, that dude on the right still looks like a stoned retard.

Tell me about it I still cring whenever i see him, and he is supposed to be one of the best characters in the game.

*waits for my favorite characters's art...in fear*

 

[Drkirby]

You could try preordering in-store at GS, they took the bonus off the website.

I have to buy a cheap frame for that soon. I hope I can find a basic black frame from the dollar store, maybe even one with Glass :O

 

[AbortedWalrusFetus]

I played the two FE games released for GBA in North America and loved them. I always thought that Eliwood, Lyn, and Hector were way cooler than Roy and Marth too, but I guess that came from me only playing the games they were in. I have a hard time believing I will find this one to be up to my expectations, but I will give it a shot. Rekka No Ken was a lot better than the Sacred Stones as far as I remember. I guess I'll have to steal my girlfriends DS from her for a while. :lol

 

[Captain N]

It'll be out in America on Tuesday...Anyone planning on being online on day 1?

 

[KittenMaster]

Man, that dude on the right still looks like a stoned retard.

Not as much as this guy:

 

[Mejilan]

Way more than that guy, actually. Look for another image that isn't so scaled down in size.

 

[SilverLunar]

Not as much as this guy:

He comes too late in the game, I'll stick with Jake (and he looks fine )
Edit: I won't be online untill i finish the game.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Iwata Asks: Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon.

The plot twist is that Iwata isn't the one doing the asking, but Sakurai. We also find out what a shitty Fire Emblem player Sakurai is.

http://fire-emblem.com/shadowdragon/interview/img/menu1.gif

 

[SilverLunar]

Iwata Asks: Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon.

The plot twist is that Iwata isn't the one doing the asking, but Sakurai. We also find out what a shitty Fire Emblem player Sakurai is.

http://fire-emblem.com/shadowdragon/interview/img/menu1.gif

What the..? Sakurai?!!? what is he doing there?!:lol
I didn't know he is a big fan of Fire Emblem!

 

[jay]

Iwata Asks: Fire Emblem Shadow Dragon.

The plot twist is that Iwata isn't the one doing the asking, but Sakurai. We also find out what a shitty Fire Emblem player Sakurai is.

http://fire-emblem.com/shadowdragon/interview/img/menu1.gif

http://fire-emblem.com/shadowdragon/interview/interview1.html

That's the link. You posted a link to a gif

 

[Prax]

Yah, I was confused for a sec too. lol

Oh man, that was good stuff *wipe tear*

Sakurai's decisions for Jegan and Wrys.

Also.. Sheeda's named Caeda now?? So many things to get used to!

 

[SilverLunar]

Narihiro some players create forces using only female characters. Except for Marth, all of the Units are girls!

Narihiro Who did you select as the decoy?
Sakurai I chose Jagen without a second thought…
Narihiro Really! You did that!

Narihiro (laughing) Before selecting him as decoy you took his weapon12 didn’t you?
Sakurai Taking away his weapon and then sacrificing him as decoy? Now that would be too cruel!
Narihiro Very kind of you.

Narihiro Overall a huge number of characters have appeared up to this point in the series.
Sakurai At least 500 just among allies, simply giving all of them names has become a real task, right?
Narihiro So we’re trying to make best use of the characters we’ve had up to now and from these we’re hoping to be able to produce a new game.
Sakurai How about Pikmin?
Narihiro (laughs) That might be good!?
Sakurai I’m only kidding! (laughs)

Some good stuff here!!:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

Also.. Sheeda's named Caeda now?? So many things to get used to!

While I don't mind changing the character's names at all, Idon't know why they have to change them to this digree, like in that interview i couldn't figure out who were they refering to untill I looked it up.
She was called Shiida in Smash Bros and the European version, why Caeda??(I don't really mind the change itself but i got used to the old one).

 

[Oxx]

I prefer Shiida.

I wonder what else is different in the US version?

 

[Netto-kun]

What immediately came to mind was the memory of Sakurai-san singing the Fire Emblem song on stage at the August, 2002 Super Smash Bros. Melee orchestra concert, sponsored by HAL Laboratory.

Need a video of that..now!

 

[KittenMaster]

Wrys for Smash Bros. confirmed. :lol :lol

 

[Shiggy]

Why does Sakurai want IS to develop Pikmin? (though it's just a joke)

 

[Conrad Link]

:lol That interview was great. :lol

^^^ The way I read it, there are like 500+ different characters in different FEs and they want to make a game with them and he's like maybe make a Pikmin game with all those FE characters running around. :lol

Conrad Link: (laughs).

 

[Prax]

How would you pronounce Caeda anyway?

Like Say-da? I guess that would pretty similar to her original name, plus it adds "sky" meaning to her name, and her being a peggy knight, that makes sense.

If it's Kay-dah, then.. i don't know. XD

I don't mind name changes though. I think it's funny when fans wig out.

 

[EvilMario]

The retro Super Famicom look is so ugly..

Spoiler

Of course, who cares. Still buying.

 

[viewtiful_dru]

This and SFIV are going to rape my life

 

[Ranger X]

OMFG 3 days...

.

 

[Oxx]

The retro Super Famicom look is so ugly..

Spoiler

Of course, who cares. Still buying.

It's not the best-looking game ever, but at least it's more coherent than Radiant Dawn.

 

[mattso]

It'll be out in America on Tuesday...Anyone planning on being online on day 1?

depending on if i get this and sfiv at the same time or not

but I'll probably need to give my poor fingers a break at some point so either way I probably will be

 

[Drkirby]

Got a frame for my art still, now I just need the art still to put in it

And just about done with FEoR. Damn did it take longer then I expected to finish.

 

[SilverLunar]

How are you guys jumping online on day 1?? at least build your characters a little .3.

EDIT:

Got a frame for my art still, now I just need the art still to put in it

And just about done with FEoR. Damn did it take longer then I expected to finish.

put a pic of your frame if it is finished
oh and if you are finished with PoR and don't want to keep it anymore (and can ship globally) I am interested ;3

 

[Kyosuke]

The IGN (US) review is up:

9.0 Presentation
An extremely polished remake of an almost 20-year old game. The Japanese-to-English translation is very well done.
8.0 Graphics
The art style lacks personality, but characters are well animated during fight scenes.
7.5 Sound
The orchestral score suits the epic battles well, but you may not find yourself humming the tunes after you turn your DS off.
8.5 Gameplay
A strategy connoisseur's strategy game. Shadow Dragon doesn't stray from the expected Fire Emblem formula, but it's near perfectly balanced and is in a class of its own.
8.0 Lasting Appeal
The adventure is a lengthy one, and online multiplayer will keep your tactical skills sharp.
8.5
Great OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)

http://ds.ign.com/articles/954/954421p1.html

The review itself is fine (though I don't agree with the Sound score - I really liked the soundtrack), but I wish they would stop bringing up that hardcore and casual shit in their reviews all the time.

 

[RocketDarkness]

Target's US ads claim to have the game in stock by 4PM today, if you just can't wait. I may go pick it up, myself.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Hmm... Pikimin Emblem...

 

[Mejilan]

Sounds gooderific!

 

[Drkirby]

Target's US ads claim to have the game in stock by 4PM today, if you just can't wait. I may go pick it up, myself.

Eh, I'll have to get my copy in the morning then, I have work tonight :/

 

[wrowa]

Hmm... Pikimin Emblem...

Actually, Pikmin Emblem would be a nice way to describe Shadow Dragon :lol
Shadow Dragon has many, many characters, but only very few of them have personalities. In their way, they're faceless like Pikmins.

 

[Cow Mengde]

Overall, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems succeeded in making the first Fire Emblem more casual, and is an excellent choice if you either found the previous games intimidating, or have never played one. Still, those looking for a hardcore strategy game will be sorely disappointed.

This is why 1UP/EGM deserves to be out of business.

Unless NOA once again toned down the hard mode, you can tell whoever wrote that review clearly didn't play it on the hardest setting.

Oh, they gave it a B+, but gets an F- for professionalism.

http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3172742&p=39

 

[KittenMaster]

Yeah. Shadow Dragon is for both the Casual and Hardcore due to difficulty levels being of two extremes.

 

[Cow Mengde]

I agree. Shadow Dragon has something for everyone. They couldn't have done a better job with the difficulty level. This is based on my experience with the import. The reviewer clearly showed he wasn't even aware of there being a difficulty setting (even though you're clearly asked from the very beginning) when he played the game. Hell, he probably just booted up the game and watched the intro and be done with it.

 

[Ranger X]

OMFG 2 DAYS.


.

 

[Hours Left]

Weird, I've had my copy since Thursday but I was just glancing over the release date and it's not even supposed to ship until today. Stores never break the street date in my area. I thought it was a bit strange the game didn't have a price tag.

Too bad it's going into the backlog for now so I won't be taking advantage of the early release.

 

[Gabyskra]

Unless NOA once again toned down the hard mode

The game was plenty hard for me, and I believe I'm a veteran.

The main problem with the game is the lack of background/storyline. A huge problem actually. Definitely my least favorite FE from FE6 to FE11.