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Gamers in the Western world had no idea what we were missing out on all the years Nintendo hadn’t started releasing Fire Emblem games here yet. The 3DS’s Fire Emblem Awakening is a great example. It built on everything fans love about the series, from its strategic turn-based battles to its focus on story and characters. It also included the ability to disable the series’ signature “permadeath” mechanic, providing more options for a wider variety of players to appreciate Fire Emblem’s genius.
- Fire Emblem sales flagged prior to Awakening’s release, and the developers knew it might be the last FE game if it wasn’t successful.
- Its characters were co-designed by Yusuke Kozaki, who also designed the characters in Grasshopper Manufacture’s Wii game No More Heroes.
- Prior to release, its internal name was “Fire Emblem Fin: The Children from the Brink.”