New Fire Emblem Engage Trailer Sheds Light on its Story

Nintendo released a new story trailer for Fire Emblem Engage today.

The announcement trailer left me a bit confused because of the crossover element, although admittedly I was a bit distracted by the other games announced that day.

This new trailer makes it clearer that there are 12 rings, which summon Emblems, the characters from past Fire Emblem games. The main character is gathering these rings to fight the threat facing the world.

If that means the crossover is limited to 12 characters, I think that will work better for a game like this. There are few enough of them to act as supporting characters without dominating the story. It seems like Emblems can also be corrupted, turning them into evil versions of themselves.

The main character also has amnesia, which might be a bit overused, but I’m curious about where it will go since it seems to hint at something bad.

The designs are a bit odd, but they’re growing on me.

Until now, I’d felt we barely knew anything about Fire Emblem Engage even though it’s coming out in a couple of months. Now I feel I have a much better understanding of what it is. Numerous gameplay clips have also been tweeted by the Japanese Fire Emblem Twitter account.

I’d still like to know more about the hub area and how it will compare to the monastery in Three Houses, but I’m getting interested in Fire Emblem Engage. Speaking of which, I should return to my Three Houses playthrough one of these days…

Fire Emblem Engage is due out on January 20. What are your thoughts on it so far?