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Fire Emblem Fates

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Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright
ファイアーエムブレムif白夜王国
Faiā Emuburemu if Byakuya Ōkoku
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North American Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright boxart
Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest
ファイアーエムブレムif暗夜王国
Faiā Emuburemu if An'ya Ōkoku
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North American Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest boxart
Developer(s): Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s): Nintendo
Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Category: Tactical role-playing
Players: 1-2
Predecessor: Fire Emblem Awakening
Successor: Fire Emblem for Nintendo Switch
Release dates
N. America: February 19, 2016
Japan: June 25, 2015
Europe: May 20, 2016
Australia: May 21, 2016
S. Korea: September 8, 2016[1]
Ratings
ESRB: T
CERO: C
PEGI: 12
USK: 12
ACB: M
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Fire Emblem Fates is the fourteenth main entry in the Fire Emblem series, released for Nintendo 3DS in June 2015 in Japan, February 2016 in North America, and May 2016 in Europe. For the first time in the series, the game was released in multiple versions telling separate stories based on the same premise. Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest were simultaneously released both physically and digitally. The third story, Fire Emblem Fates: Revelation (ファイアーエムブレムifインビジブルキングダム Faiā Emuburemu if Inbijiburu Kingudamu), was released exclusively as a download afterward.

A "Special Edition" version of the game was also released, featuring all three campaigns on one Game Card (ahead of the release of Revelation) as well as an artbook and stylized pouch for carrying a Nintendo 3DS XL or New Nintendo 3DS XL system.

For the South Korean release, both Birthright and Conquest were released on a single Game Card[1], while Revelation was released exclusively between April 10 and April 23, 2017, to celebrate the release of Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia.[2]

Blurb

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Nintendo eShop (Birthright)
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Nintendo eShop (Conquest)

Story

The story centers around the player avatar character, who is a member of the Nohr royal family. After a mission goes wrong, the avatar is taken back to the Hoshido capital, where they discover that they were actually born into the Hoshido royal family but kidnapped at a young age. However, a group of invaders kill the Hoshidan queen. The player must decide which of the two kingdoms they will align with when war finally breaks out. Depending on their version of the game, if the player chooses to side with Hoshido, they must protect the peaceful lifestyle of the Hoshido kingdom while fighting off Nohr, while if the player choose to side with Nohr, they must uproot the evil from within their own kingdom. In the third campaign, Revelation, the player sides with neither kingdom and instead heads on a journey to find the true cause of the war.

Gameplay

The gameplay is mostly similar to the previous game, Fire Emblem Awakening. However, each game has its own style of gameplay: Birthright is more beginner-oriented, with more opportunities to earn gold and experience, while Conquest is the more difficult game with more limited gold and experience, with some missions having varied objectives. The Classic and Casual gameplay settings also return from Fire Emblem Awakening, as well as introducing a new "Phoenix" setting, in which units are revived on the player's next turn after they are defeated.

Each version of the game also offers its own unique classes and weapons, with Conquest having more traditional Fire Emblem weapons and classes while Birthright uses a more Japanese style. Similar to Fire Emblem Gaiden, the weapon durability mechanic has been mostly removed for this game (normal items and staves still have limited uses), with weapons instead altering the unit's stats in a manner similar to traditional RPGs. The weapon triangle has also been changed to include bows, hidden weapons, and magic, with weapons being color-coded: red weapons beat green, green beats blue, and blue beats red. The Pair Up mechanic also returns from Awakening, though it and the support system as a whole have been altered for this game: units standing next to each other will automatically attack together, while units that have been paired up will defend each other, rather than doing both. In addition, units from either royal family have access to a special "Dragon Vein" ability, allowing them to alter the terrain of the battlefield.

Fire Emblem Fates also features multiplayer, allowing two players to compete against each other in battle. Players can either play against random players or selected players online, or against other players locally like in Awakening. Another new feature is "My Castle", in which the player can create a base for their army that can be swapped over StreetPass, allowing other players to visit one's base, fight their army, and recruit characters. Finally, scanning the Fire Emblem character amiibo allows the player to fight and recruit those characters as optional units.

Technical details

Technical details
Media: Nintendo 3DS Game Card
Digital download
Download size: Birthright: 12,469 blocks
Conquest: 12,547 blocks
Supported features: Nintendo Network (online play), Local Play (2 players), amiibo (read only), StreetPass, SpotPass
Input / compatible controllers: Nintendo 3DS

Downloadable content

From the main menu of either version, players can access the "Explore Fates" option to download the two additional storylines for a cheaper cost.

Downloadable missions will also be available, either individually or in bundles.

External links

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References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Fire Emblem If on Nintendo of Korea's website. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  2. Jump up Press Release on Nintendo of Korea's website (April 3, 2017). Retrieved April 8, 2017.


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Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light • Gaiden • Mystery of the Emblem • Genealogy of the Holy War • Thracia 776 • The Binding Blade • Fire Emblem • The Sacred Stones • Path of Radiance • Radiant Dawn • Shadow Dragon • Shin Monshō no Nazo: Hikari to Kage no Eiyū • Awakening • Fates • Echoes: Shadows of Valentia • Three Houses • Engage

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Spin-offs Akeneia Senkihen • Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE • Heroes • Warriors • Three Hopes
Crossovers Super Smash Bros. series (Super Smash Bros. • Melee • Brawl • for Nintendo 3DS / for Wii U • Ultimate) • Mario Kart: Double Dash!! • Nintendo Badge Arcade • Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. • Project X Zone 2 • Dragalia Lost
Canceled games Fire Emblem 64 • "Fire Emblem Wii"
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