A villager from a remote corner of Ylisse, Donnel came to the fight with just his farming experience but he is eager to learn and shows a great deal of promise.
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Sure, the Fire Emblem series is known for its well-designed tactical challenges. The newest game in the series, Fire Emblem: Awakening, is no different. More »
- toggle an overlay that shows where every enemy unit can reach with their attacks
- this includes long-ranged attacks
- toggle individual opponent’s ranges
- select an enemy and see where they can move and reach with their attack
- this stays onscreen even after you move the cursor away
- you can do this for multiple enemies at once
- also features free battles, which you can use to train up your units
- on the world map, you may see an enemy icon that indicates a battle
- these battles feature enemies with good loot drops and cash
- purchase an item that will call an enemy unit to the field to challenge
- different areas have different levels of enemies
- stronger enemies also provide more monetary compensation
- a green icon means a merchant is in the area
- merchants add special goods like Goddess Icons or Seraph Robes
- these will permanently increase stats
- they also carry many items, such as Master Seals and Second Seals
- these aren’t available for purchase until much later in the game
- after you visit the store and leave, the merchant disappears
- each area can have two special events
- example: you can have two enemy units visit, in which case you’ll have to face two “Boss” units
- free to revisit previous areas in the game from the world map
- visit separate areas unrelated to the story when they open
- these will open Paralogues, which are like side stories
- most of these come with a recruitable character
- the first Paralogue gives youDonnel, a farmer who has never fought a battle
- if you manage to get him to level up once during the ensuing battle, he stays with your army
- you can recruit the children of your married units
- Paralogues are unlocked whenever you marry a couple off
Kellam is our Fire Emblem Awakening character spotlight for today. He is a Shepherd whose infamous lack of presence makes him seem invisible to others.
- placing an ally next to another in battle often offers stat bonuses
- sometimes they will even attack with you or block enemy attacks for you
- the higher the affinity between the two, the more bonuses and the higher the chance of the extra actions occurring
- Affinity can be raised by viewing support conversations
- you can view which characters are compatible with others in the menu
- using the Barracks, you can view an empty room with a table, but if you choose to “Listen In”, you can hear random snippets of monologue from one character or from two talking to each other.
- listening in earns you bonus EXP, temporary stat increases in the next battle, items, and (when there are two characters present) increased affinity
- there' also the Hubba Tester, which you can use to view humorous pairing statuses for any two characters you’ve recruited
- responses will range from “Friend zoned” to “Loves to go shopping” to “Lost in pheromones”
- Old Hubba, the man doing the fortune-telling, also comments on each pair
- game also includes a marriage system
Fire Emblem: Awakening has strategically issued a demo in advance of its February 4 release date. You can engage with its forces and then make the tactical decision of whether or not to enter the battle in earnest.
Also available on 3DS today: Tokyo Crash Mobs, the puzzle game about lining up people dressed in the same color (by throwing them at one another).
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The gaming world is not yet in agreement about all of the right ways and all of the wrong ways for game companies to do downloadable content. More »
Appearing in Fire Emblem Awakening as a masked knight, Marth carries the legendary Falchion sword and appears out of nowhere to save Chrom and the other Shepherds.
In the recently released DLC episode for Fire Emblem Awakening, The Strongest One's Name, it has been discovered that clearing the map offers yet another bonus character, simply upon completion. This character is Katarina from New Mystery of the Emblem (yes, I know), whose class is Grandmaster, and the artist is the one who did the main art for this game, Yusuke Kozaki.
Another Story: The Strongest's Name (22nd November~)
Herein lies the castle of the strong. Heroes who have become too strong are said to eventually arrive at this castle in their search for worthy opponents.
Difficulty: MAX, Price: 300 Yen
Category: Ultimate Training
This map pits you against five consecutive battles. Routing the enemy does not guarantee victory, but instead triggers the arrival of the next enemy force. The enemies are the strongest ever: powerful being limit. The path to victory against such exceedingly strong foes will become clear to the ones who surpass even them. Your strongest soldiers and your ultimate stratagem: this map will require both.
