Fire Emblem Engage is simply across the nook, set to launch Jan. 20. And on Thursday a trailer launched the brand new hangout spot the place you and your allies will spend downtime between battles: Somniel, a verdant floating fortress. In the trailer, the primary character — with an infinite mane of Colgate-ass pink and blue hair — runs by Somniel’s lush format, exhibiting off enjoyable activities. Just like in earlier Fire Emblem installments, this one guarantees enjoyable shenanigans like Wyvern flying, searching for cute outfits, getting your fortune learn — and naturally basic bonding activities like sharing meals and going fishing.
Somniel is chock filled with locations to arrange in your battles. In the sport’s plaza you should buy armor and different objects. There’s a hoop room the place you possibly can retailer the rings you’ve collected and craft new ones — a brand new gameplay component that enables gamers to spice up stats. You can even struggle within the area to realize expertise, and do a collection of battles within the Tower of Trials.
Most importantly, there are many activities to do together with your allies in Somniel, like sharing (most likely many) meals at Café Terrace to spice up your allies’ stats. You can even work out collectively, get your fortunes learn, trip a Wyvern round within the sky by a course, and fish (in fact). There’s a freakin’ farmyard the place you possibly can take care of animals you’ve discovered on your adventures — the trailer exhibits a cat hanging out with a donkey, a beagle, and and a camel. There’s additionally a really cute creature named Sommie who has, “been here since time immemorial,” and can grant luck to those that are good to it.
The trailer additionally confirmed off trendy customization choices — you should buy garments and equipment like totally different shades for your self however and your allies. You can even take a break by napping in your dank, huge bed room; however a cute ally of yours may get up you up, form of like an Animal Crossing: New Horizons villager exhibiting up at your house.
Fire Emblem followers know the way a lot of the collection downtime between battles is spent chatting with allies and doing foolish activities. In Fire Emblem: Three Houses gamers roamed Garreg Mach Monastery’s hallowed halls, spending exercise factors cooking fish skewers and consuming what felt like 17 meals a day with college students — all within the service of bonding with one another earlier than transport off to battle. You may swordfight with Felix on the coaching grounds, take Dorothea (and her foolish little hat) to choir apply, or try and wake Lindhart from a nap.
Even Fire Emblem Warriors, the latest musou take on the franchise, gave gamers downtime activities to do with their college students like tea events, horseback using, and dusting.
I can’t wait to fulfill Fire Emblem Engage’s new allies, and revel in on goofy excursions and activities with them — even when it should all come to a head on the battlefield.
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