There are only fifty-six days until Fire Emblem releases for the DS in Japan (not that we're, uh, counting), and yet we still don't know too much about the title. Aside from the fact that the game relives Marth's glory days and includes Wi-Fi battles, details on Shin Ankoku Ryuu to Hikari no Ken (New Dark Dragons and the Sword of Light) are surprisingly scarce.
One thing that we find slightly worrisome: is that a time limit in this Famitsu scan screen? You know how we feel about time limits. We can't be sure, since the timer might just be recording how long you're taking on a map, but the whole thing makes us a little uneasy. Are the rest of you Fire Emblem fanatics troubled as well, or would you appreciate the extra difficultly that a count-down might add to the game?
Reader Comments (13)
Posted: Jun 12th 2008 5:09PM Neofalcon43 said
Is it just me, or does the UI look identical to that of their newest Advance wars game?
Posted: Jun 12th 2008 5:06PM (Unverified) said
Maybe it is just the time of day? Yeah I will hold onto that.
Posted: Jun 12th 2008 5:22PM (Unverified) said
Better not be. I like spending time planning my moves, and if I'm timed on that then it rushes me too much. However, it could be for Wi-fi. It would make sense if they used a timer there.
Posted: Jun 12th 2008 5:45PM (Unverified) said
Fire Emblem always count how long you take to complete a map and record your best times. Although none have ever displayed it on the screen. This might just be that, with them maybe just putting a little more emphasis on it, so that there seems to be more replayability. If the timer was so that you lose when it runs out, that would really suck. I like to take time to think about my moves. They already have levels that are limited to a certain amount of turns. That is a much better system for a similar effect.
Posted: Jun 12th 2008 6:03PM Phelps said
From comments on GameFAQs, the timer is only for the multiplayer mode.
Posted: Jun 12th 2008 6:18PM (Unverified) said
OK, this is good news, thanks for the clarification.
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Posted: Jun 13th 2008 6:50AM (Unverified) said
Woo, Fire Emblem! *does a little dance*
Posted: Jun 13th 2008 12:38PM Za23 said
Need an American release date...
Posted: Jun 13th 2008 12:59PM (Unverified) said
I don't care about the time! I just think it's -time- we got it here in the States!
Posted: Jun 13th 2008 5:14PM (Unverified) said
I'm a little more worried about the ass-tastic pre-rendered cg graphics. UGLY! The Fire Emblems were always fun and frustratingly difficult, but the awesome sprite animations are pretty much one of the only things that kept me playing them. Now that the game looks like something from the Donkey Kong Country era (only worse) I'm not at all interested anymore.
Posted: Jun 23rd 2008 10:41PM (Unverified) said
when is the US release date?
Posted: Jun 24th 2008 1:54AM (Unverified) said
Nonexistent yet, unfortunately. Usually Fire Emblem games come to the U.S. about 6-9 months after they release in Japan. So, not until Q1 next year would be my guess.
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