Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition
Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition
Fire Emblem Fates: Special Edition, édité par Nintendo et développé par Intelligent Systems et Nintendo SPD, a été publié le 19 février 2016 sur Nintendo 3DS. Classé parmi les genres stratégie, jeu de rôle, stratégie au tour par tour et tactique, ce titre correspond à une édition limitée dans le temps regroupant les deux récits de base, Birthright et Conquest, et donnant accès au contenu téléchargeable pour le troisième récit, Revelation, lors de sa disponibilité. Les jeux étaient par ailleurs vendus séparément, avec la possibilité d'obtenir le second chemin narratif en version numérique à prix réduit, et le joueur devait avoir terminé le chapitre 6 dans l'un des jeux pour débloquer les autres histoires et le chemin DLC.
L'intrigue met en scène le joueur dans le rôle d'un prince ou d'une princesse de Hoshido, royaume pacifique, élevé par la famille royale de Nohr, nation ambitieuse, alors que les deux royaumes sont en guerre, le forçant à choisir un camp et à affronter des défis distincts selon le chemin choisi. Sur le plan de la difficulté, Conquest s'impose comme le plus exigeant, privant le joueur de la possibilité d'accumuler de l'expérience via des cartes et imposant des objectifs de mission plus durs avec moins d'argent et d'expérience octroyés, tandis que Birthright, le plus accessible, permet des missions de reconnaissance pour farmer expérience et argent avec des objectifs plus simples et plus récompensés. Revelation occupe une position intermédiaire en autorisant les missions de reconnaissance mais en reprenant des objectifs proches de Conquest, indépendamment des trois réglages de difficulté intégrés.
Côté accueil, l'œuvre a recueilli une note agrégée de 83,34. La presse a salué la diversité des récits et des expériences de jeu permettant d'attirer à la fois les nouveaux venus et les fidèles de la franchise, comme l'a relevé Examiner, tandis que Digitally Downloaded a noté que le titre aborde la guerre sous un angle idéaliste mais représente un bond en avant par la diversité des points de vue abordés. Sur Metacritic, des joueurs ont vanté un gameplay captivant et un monde immersif, qualifiant le jeu de incontournable pour les amateurs d'aventure, et un autre a indiqué avoir apprécié le titre qui lui a fait découvrir la franchise Fire Emblem, jugeant les graphismes agréables et la chanson d'Azura charmante.
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Critiques de la Presse (Metacritic)
« By offering distinct storylines and game experiences, Fire Emblem Fates is able to appeal to both newcomers and longtime fans of the franchise. Those looking for a lengthy and epic adventure to play on their 3DS needn’t look any further, because Fire Emblem Fates is all you need. Fire Emblem Fates is fated to be one of the 3DS’ best games in 2016. »
« Fire Emblem Fates still approaches war from a largely idealistic standpoint, but it makes a quantum leap forward by representing a broader range viewpoints along the way. For a series that has changed incrementally over the last 25 years, this latest entry is a refreshing reinvention. »
« If you're into RPGs and turn-based tactics, then this is an utterly essential purchase. »
« Fire Emblem Fates is so perfectly executed that I wonder how they’ll top it as the series progresses. Every complaint from Awakening has been addressed, leading to a fine-tuned strategy game that borders on genius. »
« Fire Emblem Fates is an excellent turn-based fantasy strategy game with interesting characters and good story. [June/July 2016] »
« Fire Emblem: Fates offers an unprecedented amount of content without falling victim to the temptation quantity over quality. Each of the three total games here features its own vivid branch of the story, and everything from the gameplay to the presentation shifts with it. This is a massive and highly enjoyable addition to the epic franchise that really does stand as one of the most prolific and memorable amongst its contemporaries. »
« A unique twist on the formula which pays off. A staggering achievement. [June 2016, p.72] »
« Fire Emblem: Fates is a fantastic turn-based strategy game. If you’re worried about the multiple versions, you don’t need to be. You’ll get a full experience with a single campaign, but it’s great to know that you can keep going and discover new content long after beating a single path. »
Avis des Joueurs (Metacritic)
« Engaging gameplay, immersive world, and endless fun! A must-play for all gamers seeking excitement and adventure. »
« I love the classic; it made me like the Fire Emblem franchise. The graphics are nice and hold up very well. Hearing Azura's song is lovely. I just wished it was fully dubbed, but that was the next game in the franchise. »
« I heard that there's a 300-page PDF that explains the settings - would love to get my hands on that. Not much else to add here compared to my reviews for each individual route. The story is bland (like most fire emblem stories) but it doesn't do anything egregious. Replayability is really where this game stands out --- there's so much to experiment and the game gives you a lot of freedom to do that. »
« played conquest thnking i was a big man by the end niles was the man in the relationship »
« For comedy's sake, you should see some of the negative opinions of this game, they are so exaggerated and stupid that it is crazy. Fire Emblem Fates may not be perfect, it have its problems regarding some characters, some story bits, and the map design in routes like Revelations (which is definitely the weakest route). But with the several good aspects that it has, it is light years away from being a "bad game". The gameplay of this particular game is generally pretty good (and that's saying a lot because the Fire Emblem games have excellent gameplay), the Revelations route undoubtedly has the weakest gameplay of the three with several maps having unnecessary gimmicks.which makes them unenjoyable, but Birthright does an excellent job of having easy but fun gameplay to introduce any beginner to the franchise and Conquest has several excellent maps anda challenging but mostly fair difficulty. As for the story, I will summarize it in a few words, the story of Birthright is actually very decently good,it doesn't risk much but its simplicity makes it work and in this route the vast majority of characters(including Corrin) are likable... The story of the other two routes Conquest and Revelations are much worse, but I even think that those are very over-hated and some of their positive points are unfairly ignored, such as several interesting and likable characters. In conclusion, Fire Emblem Fates may be one of the weakest Fire Emblem game, but it is still a very great game in general, with the enormous quality that most games in the franchise have, this undoubtedly falls short, but by the standards of JRPGs and video games in general, this is not a bad game at all. Pretty recommendable in my opinion. »
« For comedy's sake I want to split this review into several parts and make people pay for each part, only to reveal literally none of the parts were worth the price of admission and make a complete story in isolation or when combined, but that would take more effort than this deserves. »
« An installment that mechanically is flawless, surpassing Awakening but is weighed down by a nonsensical story that includes many of the worst characters in the series and excessive fan-service. »
« Just play Awakening this game is kinda doodoo. Story is lame, characters aren't too interesting, please Just play Awakening »
