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- IMMERSIVE STORY AND VISUALS:The deep and immersive fantasy storyline is told throughbeautiful 3D visuals and movies.
- DEEP CAST OF CHARACTERS: A massive selection of characters are at your command,withal with a unique personality and background story and different class types and skill sets.
- BONDS GROWN IN BATTLE: Team up characters to strengthen their friendships on the battlefield. The closer they grow, the better these friends and allies will fight together. Some characters can even get married!
- "9.6 out of 10. Fire Emblem Awakening is the most fluid and stunning strategy RPG experience available on a portable, and features the best storytelling and production value of any 3DS game to date" - IGN
- "4.5 out of 4 (Editor's Choice). The best Nintendo 3DS RPG to date" - Gamesradar
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ASIN | B00AKIPBNS |
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Release date | February 4, 2013 |
Customer Reviews |
4.7 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #17,770 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games) #21 in Nintendo 3DS & 2DS Consoles |
Product Dimensions | 5.3 x 0.6 x 4.8 inches; 1.76 ounces |
Type of item | Video Game |
Language | English |
Rated | Teen |
Item model number | CTRPAFEE |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Item Weight | 1.76 ounces |
Manufacturer | Nintendo |
Date First Available | December 7, 2012 |
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COMMAND YOUR OWN ARMY THROUGH THE RICH WORLD OF FIRE EMBLEM STRATEGICALLY GUIDE A VAST ARRAY OF CHARACTERS OF KNIGHTS MAGES, ARCHERS, AND MORE IN TURN-BASED BATTLES EACH SOLDIER IS A UNIQUE CHARACTER WITH UNIQUE ABILITIES AN D FIGHTING STYLE WHERE YOU WILL. TEAM UP YOUR CHARACTERS AND
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Story is told through lush cinematics
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Fire Emblem: Awakening offers a unique blend of in-battle strategy, vast character customization, and 3-D cinematic graphics that appeal to a wide range of gamers. In this fantasy adventure for the Nintendo 3DS, you have the power to turn the tides of battle in an epic war against a dark dragon. Your fire-breathing foe threatens to destroy the entire empire with help from his armies of the undead. But, with your loyal crew of fighters, you could be the one to stop him for good.
In this game, you’ll join Chrom, brother to Ylisse’s empress and commander of its forces, in a fantasy world teetering on the brink of war. It’s your duty to guide a team of Ylisse’s finest soldiers - knights, mages, archers, and more - against the marauding Plegian bandits. To succeed, you will need to carefully choose the units you take into battle. As you lead your team through battles across maps that span entire kingdoms, your army will grow. Some characters are willing to join you quickly, while others may need more persuasion. Each character earns experience in battle, leveling up and gaining strength and abilities as they do so. It’s up to you to guide their moves, choose their weapons, and direct their attacks.
Create your own customized soldier and join a massive cast of interesting characters who all have their own stories to tell. Heighten your power on the battlefield by strengthening the bonds between your troops and even enlisting a friend of your own. Plus, with StreetPass and SpotPass options, you can access new items, characters, and maps.
Key Features
- Immersive Story and Visuals: The fantasy storyline is told through 3D visuals and movies.
- Deep Cast of Characters: A large selection of characters is at your command, each with unique personalities and background stories, and different class types and skill sets.
- Downloadable Content: Extensive downloadable content will be available for purchase and will offer opportunities to acquire new maps, new story elements, new playable characters, new classes, and rare items and weapons.
- Customization: Create your own personalized character and fight alongside heroic characters on the battlefield.
- Strengthen Bonds in Battle: Team up characters to strengthen their friendships on the battlefield. The closer they grow, the better these friends and allies will fight together.
- Local Multiplayer Mode: Team up with your friend and fight against a group of enemies in the local multiplayer mode.
- StreetPass Feature: Exchange your team data and recruit or battle against other players' teams or purchase rare items they might carry.
- SpotPass Feature: Receive new maps, items, and legacy characters to battle against in random battle and local multiplayer mode.
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Customers like the gameplay, saying it's smooth, comprehensive, and addictive. They also appreciate the story, saying the story is surprisingly complex, entertaining, and more focused than Fates. They say the characters are great and varied. Customers also praise the voice acting, saying that the voice actors are very good. They mention that the quality is well developed and the mechanics are solid. Customers say the game has great replay value.
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Customers find the gameplay smooth, comprehensive, and addictive. They also say the story, characters, and presentation supplement the gameplay very well. Customers say the game content is excellent, and the cut scenes and fight scenes are pretty cool. They mention that the game keeps their minds entertained and helps make time go real. Additionally, they appreciate the beautiful cinematics, and good graphics.
"...Pros:Good, long storyline: The story took me maybe 40 hours to complete, and none of it felt like a chore at all, I was deeply engrossed..." Read more
"...balance of voice acting, plot, character development, cut scenes, special moves, and strategy. The background music and soundtrack is also bomb." Read more
"...It's an excellent entry to a classic series that sticks true to it's core appeal while becoming more accessible to a broader audience...." Read more
"...+Good graphics, not amazing but they are good to look at+Voice acting is well done+Surprisingly good 3D effects..." Read more
Customers like the story of the video game. They say it's good, with a surprisingly complex storyline. They also say it’s excellent, and the characters are memorable. Customers also appreciate that the plot is not romantically centered, and that the ending is satisfying.
"...Pros:Good, long storyline: The story took me maybe 40 hours to complete, and none of it felt like a chore at all, I was deeply engrossed..." Read more
"...Engaging and interesting plotI like how the plot is not romantically centered, though most characters (including yourself) can choose to..." Read more
"...What have I been missing all this time?The story's a decent one with standard JRPG affair, not necessarily GOTY caliber but more than..." Read more
"...Pros:- Excellent story and rich characterization, the likes of which I've come to expect from FE...." Read more
Customers like the voice acting in the video game. They say the characters are great, varied, and entertaining. They also say the voice actors for the game are very good. Customers also like that each character class is useful in their own way, and has a unique, well-detailed personality. They mention that the voice added another layer of depth to the characters.
"...Characters: Each character has a unique, well-detailed personality, and you really start to feel like they could all be real people, and like they..." Read more
"...I certainly believe that the voice acting added another layer of depth to the characters that I did not expect.3) Strategy..." Read more
"...+Good graphics, not amazing but they are good to look at+Voice acting is well done+Surprisingly good 3D effects..." Read more
"...The characters and writing are each thoroughly enjoyable and the support system really makes this aspect of the game shine...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the game. They say it's well developed, predictable, but still done very well. They also appreciate the fantastic mechanics and solid game play. Customers also say the game has truly evolved and is a great turn-based tactics game.
"...They are usually used appropriately, so I don't feel awkward or any second-hand embarrassment for the voice actors, and I even laughed a couple times..." Read more
"...Most of the twists in the story are predicable but still done very well and lots of fun...." Read more
"...The mechanics are solid and I was surprised to see that this game was one of absolutes, with ZERO hit rates and damage an easy possibility...." Read more
"...The sounds and music in this game are great. All very high quality. Every track in the game fits perfectly with the scene its presented in...." Read more
Customers find the video game worth buying and playing. They say it has high production value on the story and cutscenes, and looks beautiful. They also mention that the game has easy ways to get a lot of money and leveling up. Customers also appreciate the cheap yet fun DLC, as well as the moderately priced and free content.
"...+Combat is interesting+End-game content(Not much, but a good bit of free content. More DLC available at a small price.)..." Read more
"...DLC that is moderately priced and includes extra conversations, items, and more battles to flex your muscles and mind is great..." Read more
"...incoherent, but I can't express how much I love this game, it's well worth the $40...." Read more
"...Totally worth it. I have already beaten the game and I'm in the midst of a second play through...." Read more
Customers find the content of the video game to be amazing, with new classes, weapons, and abilities. They also appreciate the simple mechanic that adds incredible depth to the gameplay. Customers also mention that the game features a huge amount of amazing features, excellent story line, and hidden features. They say the game has deep RPG elements, a good story, and plenty of extra non-DLC content.
"...Another thing I loved was that you could pair units up, increasing your stats during battle, and after the battle, your units can develop a..." Read more
"...The attention to detail is, as usual, wonderful - example; there's are several scenes that are different if you are a certain characters' mother,..." Read more
"...Pros:- Excellent story and rich characterization, the likes of which I've come to expect from FE...." Read more
"...Nothing new here. The game also shows item and statistical information per unit on the bottom screen, which you can tap to see information about...." Read more
Customers find the music incredible and the orchestrated soundtrack of high values. They also say the sounds are clear and well done, making the atmosphere. Customers also say that the songs aren't annoying or bland, and are well-placed. They say the soundtrack is a wonderful combination of traditional and new scores, and pure RPG goodness.
"...Sound: The music always felt well-placed, intense scenes with intense music, sad parts with sad music and the voice actors and actresses did a..." Read more
"...The background music and soundtrack is also bomb." Read more
"...o Sound: A wonderful combination of traditional and new scores. The old sound effects are still here but cleaned up a bit...." Read more
"...The sound overall is fine and the music serves it's purpose while the voice acting... Well the English VAs did their job alright enough but the..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the difficulty level of the video game. Some mention that there is a good choice of difficulty modes, challenging with the numerous options you have in upgrading characters and the advanced difficulty settings. However, others say that the game can get difficult and challenging, especially in Lunatic Mode.
"...It's amazing and challenging with the numerous options you have in upgrading characters and the different approaches you can have with each..." Read more
"...But even with this map, the game just keeps getting way too hard after each map in the story (did they make this on purpose so we'd pay extra?)...." Read more
"...The game also does well at explaining the basics of how to play the game as long as you pay attention...." Read more
"...I also found the system a challenge to master...." Read more
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I've now beaten the game and can now confirm that this is a great game for newplayers (And I'm assuming return-players as well)
Pros:
Good, long storyline: The story took me maybe 40 hours to complete, and none of it felt like a chore at all, I was deeply engrossed in the experience. I've never been so absorbed in a handheld game
Characters: Each character has a unique, well-detailed personality, and you really start to feel like they could all be real people, and like they're all really your friends. And with such a vast amount of characters, this couldn't have been easy. There are easily over 30 characters in the game, and throughout the game, you really start to understand each individual one. If you play it on the "Classic Mode" where if a unit falls in battle, they're gone for good (which I'd recommend trying) you really feel like your good friend has passed, urging you to restart and try the whole battle again to save your friends and see what you can do better.
Gameplay: The gameplay is a classic turn-based chessboard kind of game, with a lot of strategy, and a little luck, you move all your units, enemy moves theirs, and you get a little overview detailing your odds of winning or losing before striking the enemy. Once you strike, you go into an animation where your unit and the enemy fight. I never got sick of the animation, it was always so smooth. You also have actions you can do during the animation, you can pause, fast forward, and move the camera around. And for those that would get sick of the animation, you can skip it just as easily.
Another thing I loved was that you could pair units up, increasing your stats during battle, and after the battle, your units can develop a friendship, or even marriage! As their friendship grows, so do your bonuses, sometimes they will deflect hits for each other, and sometimes they will strike with their partner against the enemy. Each time their friendship grows, you get a unique cutscene and mini-storyline with the two units. I thought this was especially well-done, the mini-stories were all very unique and made you understand the characters more. Characters have multiple people they can marry, and the game does a really good job at making you feel like whoever you have them marry was the person they were supposed to marry all along, there are only two units that the game makes you feel like "These two have to be together"
Sound: The music always felt well-placed, intense scenes with intense music, sad parts with sad music and the voice actors and actresses did a really good job getting into character. Even now, it's been almost a month since I last played the game and I can still clearly remember all character's voices and the catchy melodies are still in my head.
Graphics: The graphics are as good as 3D character graphics are going to get, It's easy to forget you're playing a handheld game with graphics so rich and smooth
Cons: The only thing I really have to complain about is that once you beat it, there's not very much incentive to continue playing, there's a lot of free DLC you can do, but it doesn't really feel necessary to do it once you finish. Some others might find it more interesting than I did, you can keep getting new characters and developing friendships, but for me, it felt like i was done after the main story
Closing Thoughts:
I'm only upset that I'll never be able to play the game for the first time ever again, the 40 hour ride while playing was a blast, and this game has me a Fire Emblem fan, I only hope the next one is just as good as this one.
I'd say the game is a great purchase for anyone who has a 3DS, even if you've never played a Fire Emblem game before. There's a lot of customization, fun gameplay, and a great story that you'll definitely remember
LIKES
1) Engaging and interesting plot
I like how the plot is not romantically centered, though most characters (including yourself) can choose to develop relationships and even marry by building through the support conversations with characters. The plot makes sense (for the most part) and it felt like I was part of this different world. There are supernatural and fantasy elements to the game, so you may have to maintain a suspension of disbelief to really enjoy this. You can also play as either man or woman, which is great - and you can customize them to, with a limited number of selections of hair style, hair and color, height, strength and weakness, and voice.
A small and potentially overlooked gem of the game is its tutorial. I appreciate how well-integrated the tutorial is. This is the very first Fire Emblem game I've played (it's an extensive series that spans almost 3 decades since its inception in 1990), and even I was able to quickly learn and understand the turn-based and almost 'chess-like' strategy format. While there is that specific portion of the game set aside purely for the tutorial, the game also continues to ease you into the complexity of the its different features.
2) Voice acting
I've never really played games in which voice acting was restricted to a limited number of specific phrases for each character, but I was pleasantly surprised by how these same phrases could be used in different nuances based on the situation and context of what the characters are saying in the text box. They are usually used appropriately, so I don't feel awkward or any second-hand embarrassment for the voice actors, and I even laughed a couple times. I certainly believe that the voice acting added another layer of depth to the characters that I did not expect.
3) Strategy
You have so many options and approaches you could take with each battlefield you enter. Each character has certain ranges of movement, and points of attack. There are all kinds of different items and weapons that you can use as well.
POTENTIAL DISLIKES:
1) Not open world - each stage of the plot is contained by a specific battlefield
Once the game/story is completed, it's finished. There is no post-story continuation or side stories that you can play. However, your data from the main story gets saved, and you can accumulate more data (usually conversations/marriages with different characters). The movement of the main story is also restricted by the specific battlefields, though there are side story points you play.
2) Slightly complicated
As much as I was able to get into this game, I did have some trouble figuring out all the intricacies of the game. It's amazing and challenging with the numerous options you have in upgrading characters and the different approaches you can have with each battlefield. However, once you get the hang of it, you're all set. I personally enjoyed the challenge.
Overall, the game had a great balance of voice acting, plot, character development, cut scenes, special moves, and strategy. The background music and soundtrack is also bomb.
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En cuanto al juego como tal, se ve que es una joya de la consola, con solo jugar el demo de la eshop me fue suficiente para convencerme a comprar el juego completo. Si tienes oportunidad de comprarlo y te gustan los RPGs tácticos, hazlo, no te vas arrepentir!
Reviewed in Mexico on February 4, 2019
En cuanto al juego como tal, se ve que es una joya de la consola, con solo jugar el demo de la eshop me fue suficiente para convencerme a comprar el juego completo. Si tienes oportunidad de comprarlo y te gustan los RPGs tácticos, hazlo, no te vas arrepentir!
Reviewed in Australia on April 1, 2022
No. It isn't.
The difficulty settings is fantastic! Lunatic mode is impossible for me. The classic mode was brutal. But this game is fantastic for people who are looking for a challenge. It's like a game of chess!
Once I finished this game, I woukd love to buy more of this series.