Fire Emblem If dev talks more about why it’s split into two versions
At least in Japan, Fire Emblem If will come in two releases. Nintendo will distribute White Kingdom and Black Kingdoms as two unique items.
Speaking about the dual releases of Fire Emblem If with 4Gamer, Nintendo producer Hitoshi Yamagami talked about how you’ll have a different impressions of the characters that appear in the game based on the side you choose.
He said:
I believe so; however, you’ll be plenty satisfied even just by playing one of the routes, so please play whichever one piques your interest. After that, if you get curious about what happens on the other route, give that a try. Once you learn about one route, the other one will become more profound.
4Gamer also pointed out that the announcement of splitting Fire Emblem If into two packages seemed to be based on how easy it has become to add content through DLC.
Yamagami said in response:
Yes, that’s exactly it. If we were to put the content of both sides into one, we’d have no choice but to set the price as [the value of] two games, and that wouldn’t be fair to players that are just going to play one route.
After this, another exchange takes place with 4Gamer saying that there are probably some players who will be fine playing one route, but they were expecting it to be more of an “another route” kind of deal, and were surprised that each route has as much content as a single standalone game.
This led Yamagami to say the following with a laugh:
It is Fire Emblem, after all. Each route is properly made, with its own scenes and movies as well.
