INFO
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Language: Japanese, English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Korean
Play mode: Handheld, Tabletop, TV Mode
Price: JPY7678, USD59.99, CAD79.99, GBP49.99, EUR59.99
Required Space: 13.3 GB
Genre: Simulation RPG
Release Date: 20th January 2023
STORY
During a war millennia ago, four kingdoms joined forces with other world heroes and succeeded in sealing the great evil, the Fell Dragon. A peaceful period followed on the continent of Elyos until signs of seal weakening began to appear in the current time.
The protagonist, Alear awakened by the will of the Divine Dragon from their slumber sets out on a journey to collect 12 rings that house the heroes power and to bring back peace to Elyos.
CHARACTERS
Land of Lythos
Alear
The Divine Dragon protagonist of the story, who was sleeping after the war a thousand years ago. The emergence of the Fell Dragon caused their reawakening from slumber, albeit with amnesia due to sleeping for such a long time.
Vander
The 32nd generation of "Dragon Guardian". He protected Alear, who was asleep in the Land of Lythos.
Clanne
One of the 33rd generation of "Dragon Guardian", along with his younger twin sister and his predecessor, protects the sleeping Alear.
Framme
One of the 33rd generation of "Dragon Guardian", along with her older twin brother and her predecessor, protects the sleeping Alear.
Lumera
Alear's mother, who is also the ruler of Lythos. She watched over Alear who was sleeping until their reawakening and trusted them with the ring-gathering task for Elyos to regain peace.
Kingdom of Firene
Alfred
The first prince of the Kingdom of Firene, whose personality is kind. A flower-loving, disciplined gentleman that prioritized pursuing happiness.
Céline
Alfred's younger sister is a kind and innocent philanthropist who always tries to solve things peacefully. If necessary, she also won't hesitate to fight.
Louis
A gentle royal knight who is attentive to his friends and always happy whenever they're at peace. One of Princess Céline's retainers.
Chloé
Céline's retainer, who is an easy-going person. She loves both fairy tales and pretty scenery, always seeing a picturesque combination of the two.
Etie
An elegant noble lady who is one of Prince Alfred's retainers. While having such a positive and active personality, she's a devoted bodybuilder.
Boucheron
A kind and polite young royal knight who is highly tolerant of others. He is also one of Prince Alfred's retainers.
Kingdom of Brodia
Diamant
The crown prince of Brodia who's been raised to be the next king and has the utmost support of his people.
Alcryst
Diamant's younger brother, who is often pessimistic and has low self-esteem due to self-comparing with his older brother.
Amber
A bright and pure knight with a passionate heart who is a retainer of Diamant. Anything that he does somehow ends up being a solid trouble magnet.
Jade
Another Diamant's retainer who is a calm and serious knight. A common impression is that she's emotionless, but it's actually the opposite.
Citrinne
A kind knight who is one of Alcryst's retainers. She sometimes spoils others with her wealth due to being related to the royal family.
Lapis
A good-natured and kind knight who is one of Alcryst's retainers Despite her frail and delicate appearance, she's stronger than most due to her survival training.
Yunaka
A cheerful, energetic, and mysterious woman who you meet during your journey. Thanks to her friendliness, she gets along easily with others.
Kingdom of Elusia
Ivy
The mysterious-looking with a serious and quiet persona who is the first princess of Elusia.
Hortensia
Ivy's younger half-sister, who adores those close to her while having an innocent but selfish personality.
Rosado
Hortensia's knight retainer and friend, who is optimistic and loves to pursue all things that are cute and pretty.
Kagetsu
Princess Ivy's retainer, who has a cheerful, energetic, and friendly personality. He has an exotic tone of voice due to his birthplace being a hidden realm.
Goldmary
A shy and timid knight who is a retainer for Princess Hortensia. Despite that, she can sometimes act brazenly.
Zelkov
A quiet, obsessive knight who is Princess Ivy's retainer. Whenever he speaks, there's an impression of it always having double-meaning.
Anna
Good 'ol Anna. Don't think she needs an introduction... except this time, she's younger and less experienced than her other counterparts?
Queendom of Solm
Timerra
A free-spirited princess who is in line for the Kingdom of Solm's throne. With her innocent and cheerful personality, she gets along easily with anyone.
Fogado
Timerra's younger brother, who is even more free-spirited than her. It seems that he's travelling around the country to protect his people.
Bunet
A royal chef for the Kingdom of Solm, one of Fogado's retainers. He is a fanatic and always hunts for new ingredients to use in his cooking.
Panette
A polite and graceful knight of Solm who's also Timerra's retainer. In the past, she used to be wilder than her current self, which can be seen during her fights.
Seadall
A renowned dancer who exudes glorious charm. Often reads the fortunes of his companion.
Merrin
Timerra's knight retainer, who tries to look cool every day. She gets fully immersed whenever she sees animals that she loves, especially rare beasts.
Pandreo
A very devoted and sincere clergyman who is also Fogado's retainer. He loves having the time of his life. Panette's older brother.
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Veyle
A mysterious girl who suddenly appeared and saved Alear in one incident. Apparently, she's on a journey to find a particular person.
Sommie
The mysterious creature who has resided in Somniel since ancient times. Please take good care of this adorable mascot.
Gradlon
Zephia
The Four Hounds' leader, whose primary goal is to resurrect the Fell Dragon. She's been working in the shadows to collect the Emblem Rings.
Marni
One of the Four Hounds that is prone to mood swings while being a proud armoured knight.
Griss
One of the Four Hounds, who is violent and utterly deranged magic user.
Mauvier
A simple, loyal, and honest warrior who is one of the Four Hounds.
GAME SYSTEMS
Emblems
Legendary heroes from other games are contained within their respective Engage Rings. Any characters who equip those rings can gain boosted stats along with some of the Emblem's Sync skills.
Engage
By depleting the Engage gauge, your character can combine with their support Emblem to unlock the latter's weapon and Engage skills, which last for 3 turns. Each Emblem has a powerful Emblem attack that can be used once per Engage session.
Bond
As your character fights with their equipped Emblem, they can gain bond experience and levels. The higher the bond level, the better the perks and skills that can be used.
Skill Inherit
Characters who have reached Bond Level 5 with an Emblem can inherit certain skills from that Emblem by spending the SP gained while fighting alongside them. Up to two inheritable skills can be equipped at a time.
Somniel
A floating base that serves as the main base for Alear and the party. Various shops and facilities are available that can be used to improve combat performance and characters' relationships.
Arena
Staple to the series, Arena lets you fight among your allies for some rewards. For the Standard challenge, you'll have limited attempts where victory will reward you with experience. In Emblem challenge, you can fight your selected Emblem, where Bond Level increase is the victory reward.
Ring Chamber
Your one-stop facility for managing and upgrading your Emblem. You can also create and meld Bond Rings by spending Bond Fragment.
Tower of Trials
A unique facility where you can participate in three different types of trials
- Tempest Trial makes you take on a series of consecutive maps for experience and crystal rewards.
- Outrealm Trial allows you to create and upload your defense map for others to try and attempt.
- Relay Trial is the co-op mode where you and your friend take turns navigating battle.
Battlefield
Weapon Triangle and Break
Weapon Triangle makes its return after being missing from previous games. On top of the usual Sword-Lance-Axe, there's separate effectiveness in which Body Arts beats Dagger, Bow and Tome.
Whenever weapon advantages being in play, the aggressor can inflict Break on the opponent. Those under that status cannot attack until the end of their next combat, allowing the attacker to be free from being counter-attacked.
Smash
Certain "heavy" weapons can trigger Smash, which will knock the enemy back one square. In case of obstruction preventing knockback, the target will be inflicted with Break instead.
Chain Attack
Those who are in the Backup class category or with Dual Strike can assist others during an attack with the Chain Attack mechanic. When a character attacks a target, their allies that are capable of making Chain Attack and are within their attacking range can damage the opponent before normal combat begins.
Chain Guard
Characters who are in a Qi Adept type class can use this mechanic to protect adjacent allies from enemy attacks. As long as the user is in full health, they can sacrifice up to 20% of their HP to protect their allies from directly receiving damage.
Draconic Time Crystal
This game's version of Mila's Turnwheel/Divine Pulse. By using it, you can rewind time so that any mistake you made or undesirable outcome can be reversed without having to RESET the game. Depending on the difficulty, the Dragonic Time Crystal can have limited uses per battle, so use it wisely.
Exploration
After finishing a battle, you can roam around a portion of the battlefield rather than going straight back to the world map. You can do various activities there, such as talking to allies, picking up various items, or even befriending animals.
MISCELLANEOUS
Downloadable Contents
Similar to Fire Emblem Three Houses, Fire Emblem Engage will have a paid expansion pass that contains 4 waves of DLC, which are:
Wave 1: Emblem characters - Tiki and Three Houses lord trio, in-game support items and accessories, silver card, which available at launch
Wave 2: Additional in-game support items and accessories; will be released by 31st Dec.
Wave 3: Additional emblems; will be released by 31st Dec.
Wave 4: New story content separate from the main story, with additional playable characters, maps, and classes, will be released by 31st Dec.
amiibo
Scanning amiibo while at amiibo Gazebo will allow you to receive consumables. If any of the Fire Emblem series amiibo are scanned, bonus music and costumes will be unlocked, as well as relay tickets for taking part in the Relay Trial.
FE Heroes Promo
By redeeming a download code from My Nintendo Rewards, those who play Fire Emblem Heroes can get five orbs for that game plus the Order of Heroes weapon and Bond Ring for Fire Emblem Engage.