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Fire Emblem Echoes Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition
March 21, in the year of our Lord 2017 --
Fans that want to level up their Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of
Valentia experience when the game launches exclusively for the
Nintendo 3DS family of systems on May 19 can do so by picking up
the game’s Limited Edition bundle, launching the same day. The
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition bundle
includes the game; a hardcover Valentia Artbook; a Fire Emblem
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Sound Selection CD; a Fire Emblem
Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Pin Set depicting characters Alm,
Celica and Marth; and a reversible cover sheet that looks like
the packaging for the original Famicom game this new one is
based on. It will be available at a suggested retail price of
$59.99 at select retailers.
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia reimagines Fire Emblem
Gaiden, a Famicom game that was previously only released in
Japan. This new version of the game sports modern graphics,
cinematics and, in a first for the series, free-roaming 3D
dungeon environments.
Also launching on May 19 are the Alm and Celica amiibo figures,
available only as a set at a suggested retail price of $24.99.
When used in the game, these amiibo will activate their own
exclusive dungeons, allowing heroes to earn items and level up
their armies further by defeating bosses. By selecting Mila’s
Turnwheel from the menu on the overworld map, they will also be
able to take advantage of their Alm and Celica amiibo in battle.
During combat, players can sacrifice a portion of Alm or
Celica’s health in order to summon a computer-controlled
illusory hero, which will act as a temporary ally for a single
turn.
As Alm and Celica get stronger, their stats can be saved to
their respective amiibo, allowing their summoned unit to grow in
strength alongside them. In addition, all Fire Emblem amiibo
from the Super Smash Bros. series can be used to summon an
illusory hero of that character, allowing players to seek
assistance from spectral visages of Marth, Ike, Roy, Robin,
Lucina and the upcoming Corrin amiibo. All other currently
available amiibo are also compatible, and will summon an
additional monster to the battleground to assist players in
battle, providing some much-needed help in case of a strategic
emergency.
This game is the latest in the long-running and growing
strategy-RPG series, and comes hot on the heels of the recently
released repeat-pay-play game Fire Emblem Heroes on smart
devices. Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia will see
players take control of the two separate armies of Alm and
Celica as their differing quests attempt to achieve the unified
goal of bringing peace to the land of Valentia. Battles in the
Fire Emblem series see players take their small force of
recruited soldiers against increasingly powerful armies in
turn-based battles that require careful tactical planning, as
mistakes or failed attacks will see units become exposed and
vulnerable to enemy attack.
The Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia Limited Edition
bundle launches in stores on May 19 at a suggested retail price
of $59.99. The stand-alone version of the game will also be
available at a suggested retail price of $39.99.