The developers of Fire Emblem Engage have discussed the origins of the game’s Emblems mechanic, and how it came about when thinking about the marriage systems of past entries in the series. This comes from an official interview with director Tsutomu Tei and producer Masahiro Higuchi plus Nintendo’s Genki Yokota and Kenta Nakanishi.
According to Nakanishi, with the marriage system in Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, it took quite some time before players could actually marry someone and have children. The Emblems mechanic for Fire Emblem Engage was ultimately about wanting to have “pairing” gameplay that can be enjoyed more casually.
Here’s the full excerpt from the interview:
Fire Emblem Engage is almost here, and reviews for the game are now starting to surface. Nintendo lifted an embargo it had in place moments ago.
This title is the latest entry in the series and the second for Switch following Fire Emblem: This time around, the goal is to collect 12 Emblem Rings and bring peace back to the Continent of Elyos. Once of the main hooks is the ability to team up with heroes from past Fire Emblem games including Marth, Roy, Ike, and more. Of course, the turn-based, tactical combat the franchise is known for is still present here.
Here’s a roundup of reviews for Fire Emblem Engage:
The next character introduction is here for Fire Emblem Engage, and this time we’ve got a look at Tiki – who stems from the game’s Season Pass. The details were posted on the Japanese Twitter account. Translations were provided by Serenes Forest.
Tiki, known as the Dragon Princess Emblem, is an innocent girl that is descended from Divine Dragons. Here’s some information about how she works in battle:
In celebration of the Chinese New Year, a new update has been made available for Bright Memory: Infinite.
The patch includes a perspective-assist mode (third-person) and a toon rendering model for Shelia. Additionally, a number of optimizations and fixes are in.
The full patch notes for the Bright Memory: Infinite Chinese New Year update are as follows:
Niklas Hallin, the developer behind Yono and the Celestial Elephants as well as Belladonna, is teaming up with the music duo Burning Planet on Molly Medusa: Queen of Spit. The game is set to appear on Switch in Spring 2023.
Molly Medusa: Queen of Spit is “a gravity-bending 3D adventure where everyone turns to stone.” Read more about the game in the following overview:
Today, publisher PQube and developer Crazy Goat Games announced that they’re bringing The Dragoness: Command of the Flame to consoles – including Switch. A release is planned for 2023.
The Dragoness: Command of the Flame is a HOMM-inspired strategy RPG that previously appeared on PC. The game features base-building, exploration, and turn-based combat with a roguelite twist.
Here’s some additional information:
H2 Interactive is preparing a physical version of Deadcraft for Switch, it’s been revealed. This will be distributed in Asia in collaboration with Marvelous.
The zombie survival game made its original appearance on Switch back in May. Thus far though, it has only been distributed digitally on the eShop. Thankfully, that’s now changing, and the physical version in Asia will offer full English support.
A new update has been released for Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness, bringing the game up to version 1.0.3. As well as the usual bug fixes, this update is of particular significance as it removes the requirement that you clear the game’s story mode, Hello Abyss, to access Deep in Abyss, meaning that players will be able to access both modes of the game from the beginning. Full details can be found below:
Nintendo has announced that a new version 2.1.0 update for Splatoon 3 is arriving this week. It will be available tomorrow, January 17, in North America. This will be late in the day, so it’ll be January 18 in Europe and Japan.
Nintendo is focusing on battle adjustments here, including main weapons, special weapons, and more. Plenty of bug fixes are also included.
Also announced is that the next update for the game will focus on new features and weapon balance. The update, which is planned for the end of the current season, will be released for the start of the new season in March.
The full patch notes for the Splatoon 3 version 2.1.0 update are as follows:
We have an early look at Onion Assault ahead of its launch next week with new gameplay. This is the latest title from Hörberg Productions, the creator of Gunman Clive.
A bit of additional information can be found in the following overview:
