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Genei Ibun Roku #FE – Extra Skills, New Character and Enemies!

InTheSky December 19, 2015 Leave a reply

This has been another big week for Genei Ibun Roku #FE news, and it stands to reason because in one week from now the game will be released in Japan!

First, this week’s edition of Weekly Famitsu unveiled a new character named Chikaomi Tsurugi. He has a rather ominous look to him. Nintendo has given him a short profile on the Genei Ibun Roku #FE official website’s sub character section. If you haven’t already done so, check out the larger profiles for the main characters too.

The official website also saw a few other updates. I’ll draw your attention to this Enemy section which features six major Mirage enemies, all themed after one of six colors: green, blue, purple, orange, pink, and red. They’re also named after Fire Emblem characters – from left to right, top to bottom, it’s: Abel, Lon’qu, Aversa, Gangrel, Garrick, and Excellus.

Genei Ibun Roku #FE “WebCM”

InTheSky December 11, 2015 Leave a reply

Nintendo’s official website for Genei Ibun Roku #FE has been updated with a new short “WebCM” video, alongside another developer blog post. The WebCM is under a minute long and is perhaps being used to advertise the game online. The developer blog posts have been produced rather regularly and are lengthy.

Continue reading to check out the trailer! The promotional phase leading up to this game’s release has been noticeably active, with trailers for each character and a variety of game concept and system trailers. Genei Ibun Roku #FE will hit stores in Japan on December 26, while release for Western regions is set for sometime next year.

Genei Ibun Roku #FE: Yashiro and Introduction Videos

InTheSky December 5, 2015 Leave a reply

Two new trailers for Genei Ibun Roku #FE have been recently uploaded to Nintendo of Japan’s YouTube chanel – one being another from the character introduction video series and the other being an extended Introduction Video that summarizes the game itself, clocking in at around five minutes.

Yashiro Tsurugi is cool and composed, and incredibly distant to the point of being stand-offish. He’s an accomplished idol unlike some of the other members of the cast. Perhaps the pursuit of success has warped Yashiro’s personality? Or does it have to do with a certain incident in the past that he’s tied to, wherein a number of performers seemingly vanished into nothing? He’s also got heterochromia, and that bright blue iris certainly stands out compared to the rest of his color scheme.

Also, note that Introduction Video starts off with “ATLUS X Fire Emblem.” It’s an interesting pivot from when this project was first introduced as “Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem” years ago but conceptualizing it now as Atlus X Fire Emblem does seem to make the most sense. The Video itself covers all of the bases of the game, but another reason to watch it is for the flashy and dramatic battle sequences. Performances are the lifeblood of this game’s concept after all.

Anyway, continue reading to check out both videos!

Genei Ibun Roku #FE: Maiko Character Trailer

InTheSky November 28, 2015 Leave a reply

The character trailer for Maiko Shimazaki from Genei Ibun Roku #FE has recently been uploaded. She’s the president of the entertainment company that the party characters of this game work for. Maiko’s personality seems to reflect that of a friendly “older sister” type character who is familiar and casual with the talent she manages. Since she’s playful and has a mature appearance this invites some chaos (read: embarrassment, confusion) on the part of her poor, young fledgling idols. As someone with some background in the industry (gravure) she’s probably still dependable in spite of her propensity for teasing. There’s no battle footage of her in this trailer, unfortunately, but she is a playable character.

Continue reading to check out the trailer

Genei Ibun Roku #FE: TiKi, Bloom Palace Trailers

InTheSky November 21, 2015 Leave a reply

Next in the character trailer spotlight for Genei Ibun Roku #FE is TiKi. Tiki is a name borrowed from Fire Emblem, and her character in #FE takes the form of what is essentially a Vocaloid. She welcomes you to the Bloom Palace and refers to Itsuki, the protagonist, affectionately as her “older brother.” Such familiarity throws off the protagonist, but being the gentleman that he is, the protagonist doesn’t actually object to this. Or else TiKi would probably just call Itsuki a dummy or something.

On the note of the Bloom Palace: it’s a sort of central hub where you as the player can access special party customization features that you can’t change simply by going to the main party menu. Notably you can use Performa to customize a Carnage for your Mirage – Carnage being the weapon that your character and his/her Mirage/alter ego uses to fight, and such customizable attributes include elemental affinity and attack power. Performa can also be used to enhance what are called Radiant Skills, which include improvements for base stats, Session attacks (which boost Performa gains,) or other normal offensive skills. Radiant Skills also improve your ability to succeed in the (real) entertainment world. At the Bloom Palace, you can also Class Change your characters. Class Changes are generally meant to progress your character’s capabilities as you unlock new Classes; they allow you access to new Carnage configurations and Skills. The second trailer posted for this article offers a comprehensive visual look into these processes.

Bloom Palace is a lovely garden paradise that suits TiKi’s cherub-like appearance. Let’s check both out after the break.

New Genei Ibun Roku #FE Character Trailers – Mamori and Barry

InTheSky October 24, 2015 Leave a reply

Nintendo has published some new character trailers for Genei Ibun Roku #FE ahead of its upcoming late-December release in Japan (Western territories will see the game next year.)

Mamori, voiced by Kaori Fukuhara, is a sweetheart character and looks up to the main character in an “older-brother” sort of way, but such a relationship can be blurred over time. Barry is a lovable goof who punctuates many of his sentences with hot-blooded passion and the occasional dash of English. This might feel like a starkly different take compared to some of the taciturn characters that Yuichi Nakamura (hello Kurt Irving!) is known for.

Continue reading to check out the trailers!

Nintendo Treehouse E3 Genei Ibun Roku #FE Gameplay

Kuronoa June 19, 2015 1 Reply

Nintendo Treehouse is the localization/production development division within the company and also is part of Nintendo’s E3 digital event where they showcase gameplay walkthroughs and behind-the-scenes interviews with developers for various Nintendo Wii U and 3DS titles. On day 2 of the Treehouse stream, producer Shinjiro Takada (Devil Survivor) joins Nintendo for a gameplay session of Genei Ibun Roku #FE (the # is pronounced “Sharp”), also known as Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem, which gave an in-depth look at the game’s city life and battles.

Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem E3 2015 Trailer

Kuronoa June 16, 2015 Leave a reply

Nintendo released a new trailer for Genei Ibun Roku #FE (name not final), aka Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem, during the E3 Digital Event. The game is scheduled to release sometime in 2016 for North America and Europe. According to Gematsu, the story is about young people who are chosen as Mirage Masters to fight visitors from an parallel universe, called Mirages. Not all Mirages are evil, as some fight alongside the main characters and share their power for combat. When you are not dealing with Mirages, you watch as each main character goes about their daily lives hoping to make a break in the entertainment business through singing and acting.
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Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem Interview Series #2: toi8, Main Character Designer

InTheSky April 24, 2015 Leave a reply

The SMT X FE Developer Interview series continues with some words from main character designer toi8. Once again, Mystic of TRADUKOSOFT graciously translated the interview, which you can read here. I’ll summarize the interview below.

Due to the especially unique nature of this crossover and not having another reference point to help him find a way to articulate an aesthetic message to the game, toi8 admits being under quite some pressure to figure out how to do design characters when he first started. While the game is a crossover and a work of fiction, he still wanted something that could make the crossover make sense and feel consistent.

Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem Staff Interview 1: Shinjiro Takada

InTheSky April 3, 2015 Leave a reply

Following the release of the first gameplay and cinematic footage of Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem during the April 1st Nintendo Direct, Shinjiro Takada of Atlus took to the game’s official website to wrote down some of his thoughts as part of the first of a Staff Interview series for the game. Shinjiro Takada was also the director of the Devil Survivor series of games.

That interview has been translated and posted on this website. The translator, Mystic of TRADUKO SOFT, is not officially affiliated with Atlus or Nintendo in any way, but hopes to share the contents of the interview with non-Japanese speaking audiences. After the break I’ll offer a summary from the blog post’s translation, but if you’d like to learn more be sure to visit the blog directly and view the results of the translator’s effort!