<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Valentia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifteenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
and	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
1992	O
Famicom	O
game	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
,	O
the	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
carries	O
over	O
the	O
core	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
while	O
incorporating	O
mechanics	O
from	O
Gaiden	O
like	O
dungeon	O
crawling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
began	O
in	O
2015	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intended	O
as	O
the	O
culmination	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
platform	O
,	O
several	O
staff	O
members	O
from	O
both	O
Fates	O
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
were	O
involved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
carried	O
over	O
the	O
unconventional	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Gaiden	O
while	O
expanding	O
and	O
rebuilding	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
based	O
on	O
recent	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
and	O
the	O
team	O
's	O
wishes	O
for	O
added	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Gaiden	O
remains	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Japan	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
was	O
localized	O
by	O
8-4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
of	I-Application
Valentia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
command	O
two	O
armies	O
on	O
opposite	O
sides	O
of	O
a	O
war	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Valentia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Classic	O
Mode	O
,	O
a	O
fallen	O
unit	O
is	O
subject	O
to	O
permanent	B-Application
death	I-Application
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
mode	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
that	O
removes	O
fallen	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
though	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
in	O
Echoes	O
to	O
revive	O
fallen	O
units	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
times	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Environments	O
are	O
split	O
between	O
battle	O
maps	O
similar	O
to	O
earlier	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
towns	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
explored	O
to	O
find	O
friendly	O
non-playable	O
characters	O
(	O
NPCs	O
)	O
which	O
run	O
shops	O
,	O
and	O
dungeons	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
other	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
turn-based	O
system	O
where	O
each	O
unit	O
on	O
both	O
sides	O
is	O
given	O
their	O
chance	O
to	O
move	O
and	O
act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
many	O
other	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
the	O
Weapon	O
Triangle	O
(	O
a	O
rock	O
–	O
paper	O
–	O
scissors	O
system	O
where	O
certain	O
weapons	O
have	O
advantages	O
over	O
others	O
)	O
and	O
limited	O
weapon	O
durability	O
are	O
removed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
features	O
Amiibo	B-Device
support	O
,	O
with	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
compatible	O
figurines	O
being	O
main	O
protagonists	O
Alm	O
and	O
Celica	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
characters	O
from	O
earlier	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
:	O
using	O
an	O
Amiibo	B-Device
summons	O
a	O
phantom	O
unit	O
for	O
a	O
single	O
turn	O
at	O
the	O
cost	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
's	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiibo	B-Device
not	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
summon	O
allied	O
monsters	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Alm	O
and	O
Celica	O
Amiibo	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
outside	O
of	O
battle	O
to	O
unlock	O
special	O
exclusive	O
dungeons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
storyline	O
remains	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
in	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
post-game	O
chapter	O
can	O
be	O
started	O
which	O
allows	O
Alm	O
,	O
Celica	O
,	O
and	O
their	O
allies	O
to	O
journey	O
across	O
the	O
sea	O
to	O
Archanea	O
,	O
the	O
setting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
deepest	O
level	O
,	O
Forneus	O
 '	O
"	O
perfect	O
life-form	O
"	O
is	O
encountered	O
:	O
a	O
monstrous	O
being	O
dubbed	O
"	O
The	O
Creation	O
"	O
which	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
labyrinth	O
and	O
is	O
heavily	O
implied	O
to	O
be	O
Grima	O
,	O
the	O
main	O
antagonist	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valentia	I-Application
is	O
a	O
complete	O
remake	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
Gaiden	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
1992	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
notable	O
for	O
breaking	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
gameplay	O
precedents	O
set	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Shadow	B-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
;	O
while	O
it	O
retained	O
that	O
game	O
's	O
tactical	O
turn-based	O
battle	O
system	O
,	O
it	O
included	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
navigable	O
towns	O
and	O
overworld	O
akin	O
to	O
a	O
traditional	O
RPG	O
,	O
and	O
simplified	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
for	O
Echoes	O
began	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
series	O
producer	O
Hitoshi	O
Yamagami	O
thought	O
about	O
developing	O
a	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
home	O
console	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
it	O
was	O
too	O
early	O
as	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
specifications	O
were	O
still	O
being	O
decided	O
upon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
alternative	O
plan	O
was	O
creating	O
an	O
all-new	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
early	O
planning	O
was	O
already	O
in	O
place	O
for	O
the	O
planned	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
game	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
considered	O
too	O
late	O
to	O
begin	O
a	O
third	O
original	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
staff	O
member	O
Kenta	O
Nakanishi	O
—	O
who	O
was	O
a	O
lifelong	O
fan	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
particularly	O
Gaiden	O
—	O
came	O
on	O
board	O
as	O
a	O
sub-director	O
of	O
Fates	O
,	O
Genki	O
Yokota	O
,	O
was	O
busy	O
with	O
another	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
director	O
for	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
was	O
Toshiyuki	O
Kusakihara	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
acted	O
as	O
art	O
director	O
for	O
Fates	O
and	O
its	O
predecessor	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
—	O
he	O
took	O
up	O
the	O
role	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
sympathetic	O
understanding	O
Gaidens	O
unconventional	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
New	O
Gaiden	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
chose	O
the	O
English	O
word	O
"	O
Echoes	O
"	O
to	O
give	O
it	O
worldwide	O
appeal	O
,	O
enable	O
its	O
differentiation	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
side	O
story	O
projects	O
within	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
the	O
potential	O
branding	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
series	O
of	O
remakes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Echoes	O
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
culmination	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
on	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kusakihara	O
had	O
tried	O
to	O
hire	O
Hidari	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
both	O
Awakening	O
and	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
trading	O
card	O
game	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
was	O
too	O
busy	O
with	O
other	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Nakanishi	O
and	O
Kusakihara	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
story	O
had	O
been	O
underdeveloped	O
compared	O
to	O
later	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
;	O
the	O
remake	O
enabled	O
them	O
to	O
redesign	O
the	O
narrative	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
tastes	O
of	O
modern	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
original	O
protagonists	O
Alm	O
and	O
Celica	O
rather	O
than	O
incorporating	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
as	O
had	O
been	O
done	O
for	O
Awakening	O
and	O
Fates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
than	O
bring	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
they	O
preserved	O
the	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
and	O
combined	O
them	O
with	O
more	O
recent	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
composer	O
for	O
the	O
past	O
few	O
entries	O
,	O
Hiroki	O
Morishita	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
commitment	O
to	O
scoring	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
announced	O
in	O
January	O
2017	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
broadcast	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
protagonists	O
Alm	O
and	O
Celica	O
were	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
full	O
voice	O
acting	O
—	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
—	O
for	O
all	O
but	O
minor	O
characters	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
English	O
release	O
does	O
not	O
include	O
dual	O
audio	O
unlike	O
Awakening	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
localization	O
was	O
handled	O
by	O
8-4	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
on	O
Awakening	O
and	O
the	O
2008	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
installment	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Post-release	O
,	O
five	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
packs	O
were	O
released	O
over	O
the	O
following	O
two	O
months	O
alongside	O
smaller	O
free	O
DLC	B-Protocol
,	O
with	O
a	O
Season	O
Pass	O
giving	O
access	O
to	O
all	O
five	O
packs	O
at	O
a	O
reduced	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
split	O
between	O
new	O
dungeons	O
and	O
maps	O
with	O
exclusive	O
character	O
classes	O
,	O
a	O
prologue	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
narrative	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
collaborative	O
character	O
pack	O
with	O
the	O
trading	O
card	O
game	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Cipher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
“	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
”	O
from	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
having	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
81/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Carter	O
,	O
writing	O
for	O
Destructoid	O
,	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
grand	O
scope	O
and	O
grounded	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
narrative	O
despite	O
a	O
weaker	O
cast	O
than	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ray	O
Carsillo	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
called	O
the	O
narrative	O
"	O
your	O
typical	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
tale	O
of	O
kings	O
,	O
queens	O
,	O
dragons	O
,	O
and	O
magic	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
Game	O
Informers	O
Javy	O
Gwaltney	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
narrative	O
and	O
its	O
leads	O
Alm	O
and	O
Celica	O
were	O
the	O
main	O
reason	O
he	O
continued	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Griffin	O
Vacheron	O
of	O
Game	O
Revolution	O
praised	O
the	O
story	O
's	O
emulation	O
of	O
popular	O
visual	O
novel	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Danganronpa	B-Application
and	O
enjoyed	O
both	O
the	O
writing	O
and	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sleeper	O
praised	O
the	O
graphical	O
variety	O
and	O
the	O
opportunities	O
to	O
see	O
environmental	O
details	O
,	O
and	O
Koopman	O
felt	O
that	O
its	O
visuals	O
were	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
greatest	O
improvement	O
over	O
earlier	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kemps	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
new	O
additions	O
such	O
as	O
Mila	O
's	O
Turnwheel	O
despite	O
the	O
requirement	O
for	O
grinding	B-Application
to	O
progress	O
past	O
difficult	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
Schilling	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
refinements	O
while	O
pointing	O
out	O
its	O
weak	O
map	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koopman	O
positively	O
noted	O
the	O
various	O
key	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
combat	O
and	O
exploration	O
segments	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
the	O
game	O
stood	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
sold	O
135,195	O
units	O
,	O
topping	O
gaming	O
charts	O
and	O
selling	O
through	O
80%	O
of	O
its	O
initial	O
shipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Not	O
even	O
a	O
full	O
week	O
into	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
became	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
Japan	O
's	O
sale	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Australia	O
and	O
New	O
Zealand	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
all	O
platform	O
gaming	O
charts	O
,	O
and	O
topped	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valentia	I-Application
reached	O
seventh	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
all-format	O
gaming	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Shadows	B-Application
of	I-Application
Valentia	I-Application
prompted	O
a	O
rise	O
in	O
portable	O
console	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
quarterly	O
financial	O
report	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
stated	O
that	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Echoes	I-Application
had	O
been	O
a	O
popular	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Best	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Game	O
"	O
in	O
IGN	O
's	O
Best	O
of	O
2017	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
characters	O
from	O
Echoes	O
were	O
added	O
as	O
playable	O
units	O
in	O
the	O
mobile	O
game	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2017	O
to	O
commemorate	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
initial	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Celica	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
in	O
the	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
spinoff	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Four	O
music	O
tracks	O
taken	O
directly	O
from	O
Echoes	O
are	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
2018	O
crossover	O
fighting	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Two	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
first	O
introduced	O
in	O
Echoes	O
,	O
being	O
Combat	O
Arts	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
rewind	O
time	O
in	O
the	O
middle	O
of	O
battles	O
,	O
went	O
on	O
to	O
be	O
incorporated	O
in	O
the	O
next	O
mainline	O
installment	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
Alm	O
and	O
Celica	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
can	O
be	O
scanned	O
into	O
Three	O
Houses	O
to	O
unlock	O
music	O
tracks	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
optional	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
