Fire Emblem Fates: new Comic Anthology coming next month, results of the Famitsu survey

Fire Emblem Fates – Comic Anthology

A few weeks ago, we learned that the Fire Emblem Fates 4koma Comic and Character Guide Book would come out on September 25th in Japan. It will include full-body coloured illustrations of the characters from Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright / Conquest / Invisible Kingdom. The illustrations are not done by Yusuke Kozaki himself, but rather a mixture of artists. As for the cover, it was drawn by Natsuo Niimi.

Finally, the Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest Comic Anthology will come out on October 24th in Japan, and will cost 910 Yen.

Source: Serenes Forest

Fire Emblem Fates – Famitsu survey

This week, Famitsu published the results of a survey about Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Conquest. Thanks to kantopia, we now have a full translation: we are not going to post everything here (only a couple of interesting questions/answers), and instead strongly encourage you to go check out their website.

Why did you buy Fire Emblem Fates?

The main reason the Famitsu readers bought Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Conquest is, quite simply, because they were fans of the series.

1. 69% – Fan of the series
2. 11% – Wanted to see story
3. 9% – Wanted to see characters
4. 5% – Wanted to see gameplay
5. 2% – People I know are playing it
6. 1% – Impulse buy

Head after the break for some more results from the survey!

What difficulty and mode did you start on?

The majority of players played on normal, and on either Phoenix or Casual mode. Quite logically, the majority of players picking up either Hard or Lunatic difficulty went with Classic mode. Also, according to the survey, 86% of all players didn’t change the difficulty and/or mode during gameplay.

1. 74% – Normal
2. 23% – Hard
3. 2% – Lunatic

• Normal-Phoenix – 244
• Normal-Casual – 875
• Normal-Classic – 666

• Hard-Casual – 153
• Hard-Classic – 403

• Lunatic-Casual – 6
• Lunatic-Classic -50

Which scenario did you play first?

The main reason players played a specific route first is beause of the characters who become your allies (43%), though the difficulty level (32%) and the Story (23%) also had an impact on their decision.

1. 55% -Hoshido
2. 43% -Nohr
3. 1% -Invisible Kingdom

Who was your favorite character?

You can check out some comments from players on kantopia.

1. Takumi [493]
2. Leon / Leo (475)
3. Marx / Xander (396)
4. Joker / Jakob (293)
5. Camilla (285)
6. Elise (246)
7. Oboro (228)
8. Aqua / Azura (197)
9. Ryouma / Ryoma (195)
10. Odin (176)

Hopes for future Fire Emblem installments and messages to the development team!

• Will there be a “fourth scenario” too…? (M/20s)
• The support system is fun, please keep it! (F/Teens)
• I hope that future installments have this level of quality! (M/20s)
• I hope for more DLC maps and characters (F/20s)
• Thank you for this wonderful game. I will play whatever new releases [you make] from now on (F/20s)
• I found the net battles interesting, I would be happy if this component reappears (F/20s)
• I hope they put effort into the stories for Fire Emblem from now on! (M/20s)
• I had the impression it was a “difficult game,” but that changed. I intend to challenge myself and play the other games in the series (F/20s)
• Was very interesting. I think I’ll play the next one too! (F/Teens)

Here’s the scans from Famitsu magazine:

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Conquest (3DS) comes out in 2016 in Europe and North America.

Source: kantopia