Archive for May 2017

Famitsu details on FE Warriors in depth

We finally, after nearly 5 months of waiting have some proper information on the upcoming Fire Emblem Warriors.

First off we’ll go over some translated tidbits, all of which come from this week’s issue of Famitsu.

Two original protagonists: Shion and Lian. They are twins from the Kingdom of Aitriss and the children of Queen Yuana.

Shion (VA: Yūma Uchida – Who voices Rock Howard in The King of Fighters XIV in terms of recent game roles.)

The royal prince of the Kingdom of Aitriss. Aspires to be a knight who fights on the front-lines rather than a king and thus encourages his twin sister Lian to inherit the throne.

Lian (VA: Māya Uchida – Who voices Sharena in the Japanese version of Fire Emblem Heroes.)

Shion’s older twin sister. Clever and is understanding of her own faults, so she has no desire to inherit the throne. Rather, she encourages Shion to become king.

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Warriors: Famitsu Teases New Original Characters

After a quiet spell, we finally have some new details about Fire Emblem Warriors courtesy of preview images of this week’s Famitsu, which releases this Thursday.

As expected, Warriors will feature original characters in addition to the existing heroes from throughout the series–starting with twin protagonists Shion and Lian (names are subject to change).

At the moment, we only have tiny images to go off, so it’s impossible to make out any concrete information about the duo. We do see both of them with Marth in the screenshots, so presumably they will exist simultaneously in the story.

The second preview image focuses on Marth from Shadow Dragon–the second fighter to be confirmed, following Chrom from Awakening. As the hero of the very first Fire Emblem and one of the series’s icons, his addition shouldn’t come as a shock.

In the top-right corner, there’s a mention of the Kingdom of Aitriss being engulfed in war. One can assume this is the friendly nation that Shion and Lian hail from–and we would not be surprised if they were Idrisian royalty.

To the left is a screenshot of Marth shaking hands with a currently unknown character. It’s definitely not Shion or Lian due to the different hair colour and clothes and it’s also hard to tell if it’s an existing character or a new one.

That’s about it for the previews, but this week’s issue will include at least 2 more double-page spreads. The two pages after Marth focus on Chrom, while there’s also a staff interview at the end. (The numbers 10 to 13 refer to Marth and Chrom’s pages.)

Heroes: Bridal Blessings Summoning Event Out Now!

The new Bridal Blessings summoning event is live in Fire Emblem Heroes! Players can now summon 5★ Bride versions of Caeda, Charlotte, Cordelia, and Lyn. You can check out a breakdown of their skills in our trailer and analysis article.

Released alongside the banner is a new Paralogue story, also called Bridal Blessings. It contains three maps that can be played on all three difficulties. Beat them all to win up to nine Orbs! There is also a new series of quests to go along with the quests. Complete all three maps under certain conditions on Lunatic difficulty to earn an additional 3 Orbs.

The Special Log-In Bonus is also temporarily back! All players will get a daily 2 orbs from Feh through 6 June. The new banner and quests will be available until 6:59am UTC on 14 June.

Additionally, @FE_Heroes_JP states that the game’s recent maintenance went on without a hitch and that players can look forward to a new update next week!

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Heroes: Bride Banner Preview Trailer!

Nintendo Mobile released a new video to showcase the upcoming Bride banner in Fire Emblem Heroes! It also gives us a peek at the Bridal Blessings paralogue story that will be released at the same time. Check out the trailer below!

The new summoning focus features four female characters as brides: Caeda, Charlotte, Cordelia, and Lyn. Each comes with a new weapon and also a new assist or passive skill. A breakdown of all new characters’ skills can be found below.

The new banner goes live on Tuesday, 30 May at 7:00am UTC and will be available for approximately two weeks until 14 June.

As a reminder, there is maintenance scheduled for Heroes some time before the new banner and paralogues go live. It will begin at 11:00 pm UTC on 29 May and is scheduled to last three hours. Times given are approximate.

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