Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia - more info on Japanese bundles, new screens & gameplay details

“Sound Selection Echoes” soundtrack CD

- included in both the Valentia Complete and the Limited Edition
- soundtrack CD will include a new rendition of “With Mila’s Divine Protection”, made famous in the Super Smash Bros. series

“Fire Emblem HD Movie Collection” and Valentia Artbook

- both included in the Valentia Complete only
- artbook depicts the kingdoms of Zofia (left page) and Rigel (right page), the two key players in the Valentian war

New screenshots and details (many more here)

- we can see Alm and Celica hanging around near Zofia Castle
- during Chapter 3 (of Gaiden), players can simultaneously control Alm and Celica on the world map
- due to plot reasons, the two become separated and are restricted to exploring the west and east side of Valentia
- currently it’s the Year 401 and the 13th day of the Pegasus Season
- Celica is seen using the spell Angel, which is effective against monsters
- in Gaiden, weapons and spells don’t have finite uses
- it seems that magic spells consume HP like in Gaiden
- in Gaiden, the Angel spell costs 4 HP to cast
- Celica’s 90% hit rate is also consistent with magic spells having a fixed hit rate
- we also see Alm exploring the Thief Shrine, the very first dungeon in Gaiden
- the Grave terrain provides a whopping 60 point boost
- there’s a “No” symbol on top of the foe’s terrain bonus
- in Gaiden, magic spells–unlike physical attacks–do not factor in the foe’s terrain bonus
- we also see a character changing to the Archer class.
- it seems you do this by visiting a Mila statue
- you can now choose the class from a menu, rather than having to keep inspect the statue until the desired class appear
- the stat boosts from class-changing appears to abide by the rules set in Gaiden
- the unit’s current stats are compared with the new class’s stats
- if the unit’s current stats are lower, they will be raised to the new class’s stats
- if they’re higher, no change occurs
- TEC has been kept in the English version
- TEC (short for Technique) is synonymous with SKL (Skill) in Japanese.
- Saber is a Mercenary who joins Celica near the beginning of the game