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Fire Emblem Awakening Review Thread | 9s, 9s (almost) everywhere
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That's so awesome. With either Treehouse or 8-4, you know you're getting quality.
vagabondarts
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I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
Thank you for the hard work. We can't wait to play it!
So far I've finished chapter 6 (each chapter is 1 battle), which is not that far in the game, but I'm loving it. The gameplay mechanics follow the usual Fire Emblem formula, which means it's easy to learn and well-balanced. The new feature is character pairing, which will affect how you position your troops.
What really sets Awakening apart is the user-friendly experience and the amazing presentation. SRPGs might have a reputation for being brutal and complex, but Awakening is very accommodating to newbies. When starting a new game, you can select Casual mode, which removes the permadeath element, and allows you to save mid-battle and reload as many times as you want. Furthermore, the flow of battle is quick and smooth, and there's various options to increase the speed if you wish to. The music, visuals, cutscenes, animations, etc. are all gorgeous. The interface is well-designed and the touchscreen functionality fits perfectly.
If you're itching for an SRPG, don't hesitate to buy Fire Emblem: Awakening.
What really sets Awakening apart is the user-friendly experience and the amazing presentation. SRPGs might have a reputation for being brutal and complex, but Awakening is very accommodating to newbies. When starting a new game, you can select Casual mode, which removes the permadeath element, and allows you to save mid-battle and reload as many times as you want. Furthermore, the flow of battle is quick and smooth, and there's various options to increase the speed if you wish to. The music, visuals, cutscenes, animations, etc. are all gorgeous. The interface is well-designed and the touchscreen functionality fits perfectly.
If you're itching for an SRPG, don't hesitate to buy Fire Emblem: Awakening.
Hot Coldman
Banned
I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
Do you have any idea whether they'll be using 8-4's localisation for other English-speaking countries?
I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
Was this Project X?
giant_frying_pan
Member
Super Circuit is brilliant! Dat drifting.
Really looking forward to this, just waiting on a UK date.
Perfect Blue
Banned
Question: does anyone know how long it is? If you just do the story battles.
Radiant dawn is the best imho. I havent this one yet though
That wasn't his question, I think.
I'm not sure what's kosher to talk about but I think it's safe to say the game isn't getting completely retranslated or anything, if that's what you're concerned about. It'll probably be similar to Shadow Dragon, where they used our work as a base but made minor modifications here and there to suit their audience. (Plus all those extraneous u's and nixing of z's.)
Project X...I suppose we'll talk about that on the next podcast.
Thank you for the kind words, BTW!
WrenchNinja
Member
Great to see the Fire Emblem love. Props to 8-4 on the fantastic translation and localisation. This might be the best one since 7 for me. Might actually top it but Im still pretty early in the game.
I'm not sure what's kosher to talk about but I think it's safe to say the game isn't getting completely retranslated or anything, if that's what you're concerned about. It'll probably be similar to Shadow Dragon, where they used our work as a base but made minor modifications here and there to suit their audience. (Plus all those extraneous u's and nixing of z's.)
Project X...I suppose we'll talk about that on the next podcast.
Thank you for the kind words, BTW!
So, this shouldn't be Project X, if I'm understanding correcly.
Fire Emblem plays very much like those games. In fact, Advance Wars and Fire Emblem are made by the very same development team. Key difference would have to be that Fire Emblem's units are all unique and personified and the game has a bigger focus on RPG elements than Advance Wars, plus the permadeath thing but it's optional in Awakening.
I'm not sure what's kosher to talk about but I think it's safe to say the game isn't getting completely retranslated or anything, if that's what you're concerned about. It'll probably be similar to Shadow Dragon, where they used our work as a base but made minor modifications here and there to suit their audience. (Plus all those extraneous u's and nixing of z's.)
Project X...I suppose we'll talk about that on the next podcast.
Thank you for the kind words, BTW!
You're killing us here. AHHHHH
Hot Coldman
Banned
Vampirolol
Member
Yep, Super Circuit was awesome, some of the best tracks ever made (sunset wilds, sky garden...) and perfect gameplay. Maybe too technical for a MK.
Anyway, waiting for your impressions guys, NoE forgot this game...
Nocturnowl
Member
So a few slight name changes and such i'm wagering, good news to hear.
Project X?
http://youtu.be/6GxUMMGyZcM
http://youtu.be/6GxUMMGyZcM
Sticker Star is not a bad game. Sticker Star IS a bad Paper Mario game (as is SPM).
And to keep it on topic, FE is probably my favorite RPG series of all time, just for the simple fact that it's an SRPG. SRPG is best RPG.
I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
Really appreciate your work on this! Looking forward to the interview.
Tentpole release is not every game with marketing. Pokemon, Halo, GTA, those are tentpole releases. A tentpole is when something is crucial to the company with high sales expectations. I'd argue the only Tentpole release on 3DS all year will be Pokemon X/Y and for Capcom, Monster Hunter 4 in Japan.
Also, you guys are crazy to think Fire Emblem is a bigger Q1 release than Luigi's Mansion. Luigi's Mansion will sell 5x what Fire Emblem on 3DS sells.
With all that said, I can't frickin' wait for Fire Emblem, and I agree it's finally getting the proper marketing treatment it deserves.
Oh damn, that's not good. I was considering getting that after Awakening, provided I like Awakening.
Definitely expect name changes. We already know that the boss of the Prologue has a different name in the European version, although as far as name changes go for more significant characters and such that's something I've yet to see, but I wouldn't doubt that.
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qizah
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I've really enjoyed your work on the game so far of what I've played. Thanks! Looking forward to that as well.I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
Funnily enough, I don't think there was until now. Awakening seems to have, erm, awakened many people's latent desires to get into the series. I include myself among those!
Seems so.
If you already have it as an Ambassador, sure. As far as I know, it's considered easily the weaker of the two GBA entries, but if you just want to try the series out it's finne.
KillerTravis
Banned
CRITICAL HIT!
That's really disappointing. I wonder why.
Still can't wait to download this on Monday though.
1. Because they included the Japanese track
2. Because the removed voices are those of young children and someone figured they would be the least missed
I can confirm now 8-4 actually did do the full localization, under the watchful eye (as always) of the Treehouse (specifically the man, the myth, the legend: Rich Amtower). I can't lie -- we worked -really- hard on it and are super-proud of how it turned out, really hope all you guys and gals enjoy it...
BTW, you might have seen us mention it on Twitter but we did an interview/studio visit with the Awakening developers at Nintendo/Intelligent Systems, including some fan questions, that should go up someplace soon-ish. "Please look forward to it," as they say
I've said before that if it isn't Treehouse, I hope it's 8-4 because it's tough to tell the difference.
The series means a lot to me, so thanks for working so hard. Looking forward to the interview.
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Contextualized, the definition fits. The problem is that you're tiering "tent-poles" and excluding the lower tier. I'm not going to argue this further as to not shit up the thread, but feel free to believe whatever you want.