

However, Gaiden also introduced the branching class changing system that would be refined by later Fire Emblem titles, leaving a significant mark on the series even if many of its ideas were abandoned or underutilized.įollowing the worldwide success of Fire Emblem Fates, Gaiden was given a remake (made with the Awakening/ Fates engine) for the Nintendo 3DS titled Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia, released internationally in 2017 after 25 years of it staying in Japan. It's also the only game Anna doesn't appear in. There are more traditional RPG elements like towns and an overworld map that can be navigated, aspects of dungeon crawling, no Breakable Weapons mechanic, and Magic is learned via level-up and is Cast from Hit Points. The game is the odd duck of the series, featuring a lot of gameplay elements that have either not been replicated by its successors or only revisited once. However, as the years went by, both nations took their god's teachings to heart a little too much, and now the threat of war looms over the continent of Valentia. The nation of the north, Rigel, followed Duma and became a strong empire of proud warriors. The nation of the south, Zofia, followed Mila and her teachings of pleasure and luxury. Eventually they made a pact to end their conflict, which led to them dividing the continent of Valentia into two nations that would live for their god's beliefs. The two had conflicting philosophies on how humanity should live, and their disagreements led to them fighting endlessly. Many untold years ago, there were two sibling gods: the brother Duma and the sister Mila. While it takes place in the same world as its predecessor, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light, Gaiden focuses on the continent of Valentia, located to the west of Archanea, and its plot has minimal relation. Fire Emblem Gaiden is the second game of the Fire Emblem series, released only in Japan on the Famicom in 1992.
