Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS in 2017. It is the fifteenth installment in the Fire Emblem series and a remake of the 1992 Famicom game Fire Emblem Gaiden, the second entry in the series. It follows dual protagonists Alm and Celica as they aim to bring an end to the war through opposite methods, with Alm fighting to resolve the war through battle, while Celica attempts to find a peaceful end through guidance from the Goddess Mila. Fire Emblem Echoes carries over the core gameplay mechanics of the Fire Emblem series while incorporating mechanics from Gaiden like dungeon crawling.
| Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | |
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Box art featuring dual protagonists Alm and Celica | |
| Developer(s) | Intelligent Systems |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Toshiyuki Kusakihara Kenta Nakanishi Genki Yokota |
| Producer(s) | Masahiro Higuchi Hitoshi Yamagami |
| Designer(s) | Naohiro Yasuhara Ryuichiro Kouguchi |
| Programmer(s) | Susumu Ishihara |
| Artist(s) | Hidari Akio Shimada |
| Writer(s) | Sakoto Kurihara |
| Composer(s) | Takeru Kanazaki Yasuhisa Baba Takafumi Wada Sho Murakami |
| Series | Fire Emblem |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
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| Genre(s) | Tactical role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Development of Fire Emblem Echoes began in 2015 following the completion of Fire Emblem Fates. Intended as the culmination of the Fire Emblem series on the 3DS platform, several staff members from both Fates and Fire Emblem Awakening were involved. The game carried over the unconventional mechanics of Gaiden while expanding and rebuilding the story and gameplay based on recent Fire Emblem games and the team's wishes for added role-playing elements. While Gaiden remains exclusive to Japan, Fire Emblem Echoes was localized by 8-4. The game released to strong sales worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics.