Archive for December 2015

Fire Emblem 2015 Retrospective

December 31, 2015 News 28 comments

For most of us, 2016 is just around the corner–the important year that brings us the international releases of Fire Emblem Fates and Genei Ibun Roku #FE.

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While we wait, let’s take a look back at the events of this year.

Needless to say, 2015 was a bumper-packed year for Fire Emblem, as it coincided with the series’s 25th grand anniversary.

In fact, here at Serenes Forest, we’ve posted a whopping 146 front page articles this year alone. So many that I eventually had to recruit an additional news editor to even keep up!

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Upcoming Fire Emblem Soundtrack/DVD Releases

December 29, 2015 News 9 comments

Today is the first of three days of Comiket 89, a massive Japanese anime and gaming exhibition that occurs twice every year in Japan.

Earlier this year, during Comiket Special 6, Fire Emblem made its first Comiket appearance to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the series.

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Felicia at Comiket 89.

Now, due to popular demand, the Fire Emblem booth is back again, with another plethora of highly sought-after and exclusive merchandise

While Japanese fans and miracle workers frantically queue up to bag the loot, for those unable to attend Comiket (or find friends to go), there are some items you can order from the comfort of your own home.

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Making of Fire Emblem: The Illusive Wii Fire Emblem

December 27, 2015 News 10 comments

Earlier in December, we finally learned the true nature of the cancelled Fire Emblem 64, courtesy of the Making of Fire Emblem.

However, as it turns out, there was another Fire Emblem game that never left development–one that we didn’t know existed up until now.

A screenshot from the illusive Wii Fire Emblem title.

A screenshot from the illusive Wii Fire Emblem title.

(Special thanks to Kirokan for providing images and translations from the Making of Fire Emblem.)

After Radiant Dawn, Intelligent Systems began prototyping another Fire Emblem game for the Nintendo Wii, simply referred to as the “Illusive Wii Title”.

What made this game stand out was that it was not a straightforward strategy RPG like previous Fire Emblems, but instead something closer to a traditional RPG and RTS (Real-time Strategy) game.

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A Tale of Two Fire Emblems

December 25, 2015 FE Fates, News 2 comments

You read that right; two Fire Emblem games are featured in today’s spotlight. 3

For the main news, Genei Ibun Roku #FE has not only given us some new artwork via toi8, but was officially released in Japan today!

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Streamers are already taking to Twitch, such as BurningGravity and Hamayama, so if you want to check out the game with them, give them a watch and follow!

And if you thought I was only going to let you all know about GIR#FE news, you’re sorely mistaken. GameXplain and IGN have given three videos to analyze while playing them themselves.

While Serenes Forest’s localization team has been relatively spot-on with the translations for various names and weapons, a few names and terms have come out of left field, so to speak. Here’s a list I’ve compiled of every bit of information sans flat story dialogue.

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