Entitled Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo Hiktari to Kage no Eiyuu in Japan, the game is a remake of the third entry in the series, which was 1994s Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo.
One interesting piece of information is that the original Super Famicom version consisted of a remake of the original Fire Emblem, but seeing as the Nintendo DS has already seen a remake of that back in 2009, this new remake will likely focus on the "sequel" part of the Super Famicom title. Not much else is known about the game, but a trailer can be seen at the official Fire Emblem site.
Post-post reply: Hey, Brood, why was the last remake a half-assed one? I thought it was a pretty solid game. Nothing terribly groundbreaking, but not a poor game by any means.
Shadow Dragon was utterly disappointing. I loved the first GBA game and the GCN one (never got around to playing the other two), but the DS game never managed to grip me like the others. The game would continuously throw generic characters at you non-stop--they weren't useful or even interesting; they just were there to take up space on the battlefield. And since you had to have a small number of characters in order to recruit secret (more powerful) characters and gain entry to gaiden chapters it meant you'd have to bring these useless characters with you into battle (thereby taking up a character slot) and letting them die (which sometimes took several turns). I uncharacteristically gave up around chapter 11 because I just got so bored with the game.
If this new game does away with that mechanic I'll jump in with both feet first. Otherwise, I'll probably skip it. :(
Stratos the majority of the Japan releases never made it out of Japan. I think it is nice that we are seeing where the series roots started.
New Fire Emblem AnnouncedAh, you had me fooled for a second there. New just doesn't mean what it used to.
New Fire Emblem AnnouncedAh, you had me fooled for a second there. New just doesn't mean what it used to.
It's a remake, not a port. So it IS new. Is the currently A Nightmare on Elm Street not a new movie because it is also just a remake?
New Fire Emblem AnnouncedAh, you had me fooled for a second there. New just doesn't mean what it used to.
It's a remake, not a port. So it IS new. Is the currently A Nightmare on Elm Street not a new movie because it is also just a remake?
Remakes are NEW games, that is fact. You may not like it, but I don't see how you can see it any other way.I think the allcaps was what really sold me on your argument, but I missed the part where you cited any sort of example or reference. I put my favorite parts in boldface.
As for songs, covers are new songs. Digital remastered versions are not.
I kind of agree that remakes are new games. DQV never hit the states before, neither did FF3. To us, those are new games, as are both of these Fire Emblem DS remakes. Hell, HG/SS are new games in my opinion as well.
Are they what we want? Depends on who you ask, but much in the way that a cover song is a new song, a remake is a new game. It just borrows heavily from a pre-existing game, sometimes too much.
Is Reel Big Fish's cover of Take On Me the same as A-ha's original version?
Is Reel Big Fish's cover of Take On Me the same as A-ha's original version?
Is Reel Big Fish's cover of Take On Me the same as A-ha's original version?
Is No More Heroes: Heroes Paradise the same as the original No More Heroes? Pretty much.
I think a cover song is a weak analogy because covers are not done by the same artist. This isn't like Sega giving us their own take on Fire Emblem. This is Nintendo, the original artist, doing a re-recording of the same song. It's more of a remix.
Movie remakes also pretty much never have the same script as the original. They're remakes really only in the sense that have the same title and the general plot is similar. Most videogame remakes are like a director's cut. Very few are as a different as a movie remake is. Metroid: Zero Mission would be a rare example of a remake where it really feels like a complete overhaul. Most videogame remakes just improve the graphics and add a few bonus missions or levels. It's like a movie with improved special effects and deleted scenes put back in.
The one Japan-only title I really want to come over was the GBA one (Sword of Seals?). Especially since it is the chronological sequel to the first US FE.
I've never played a single Fire Emblem game. I don't really think I'd like them, but I feel I should play at least one game in every Nintendo series. Which would be the best one to try?
