Fire Emblem is a series of tactical role-playing video games developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. Its first game released in Japan in 1990, and is credited with both originating and popularizing its genre. Counting original mainline games and remakes, seventeen titles have been released as of 2023. Since the release of the seventh game in the series, Nintendo has localized all but four Fire Emblem titles: New Mystery of the Emblem , Genealogy of the Holy War , Thracia 776 , and The Binding Blade for the West. Traditionally a hardcore series, incorporating permanent character death for units who fall in battle, the series has trended towards opening up to casual gamers with an optional casual mode, beginning with New Mystery of the Emblem in 2010.
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light | April 20, 1990 [1] | December 4, 2020 | December 4, 2020 |
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Fire Emblem Gaiden | March 14, 1992 [7] | - | - |
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Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem | January 21, 1994 [11] | - | - |
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Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War | May 14, 1996 [16] | - | - |
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Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 | September 1, 1999 [20] | - | - |
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Fire Emblem: The Binding Blade | March 29, 2002 [25] | - | - |
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Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade | April 25, 2003 [31] | November 3, 2003 [32] | July 16, 2004 [33] |
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Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones | October 7, 2004 [40] | May 23, 2005 [41] | November 4, 2005 [42] |
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Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance | April 20, 2005 [25] | October 17, 2005 [46] | November 4, 2005 [47] |
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Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn | February 22, 2007 [25] | November 11, 2007 [50] | March 14, 2008 [51] |
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Fire Emblem Awakening | April 19, 2012 [54] | February 4, 2013 [55] | April 19, 2013 [56] |
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Fire Emblem Fates | June 25, 2015 [59] | February 19, 2016 [60] | May 20, 2016 [61] |
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Fire Emblem: Three Houses | July 26, 2019 [67] | July 26, 2019 [67] | July 26, 2019 [67] |
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Fire Emblem Engage | January 20, 2023 [68] | January 20, 2023 [68] | January 20, 2023 [68] |
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon | August 7, 2008 [69] | February 16, 2009 [70] | December 5, 2008 [71] |
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Fire Emblem: New Mystery of the Emblem | July 15, 2010 [74] | - | - |
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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia | April 20, 2017 [77] | May 19, 2017 [78] | May 19, 2017 [79] |
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BS Fire Emblem | September 28, 1997 [81] - October 19, 1997 [82] | - | - |
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Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE | December 26, 2015 [87] | June 24, 2016 [88] | June 24, 2016 [88] |
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Fire Emblem Heroes | February 2, 2017 [94] | February 2, 2017 [94] | February 2, 2017 [94] |
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Fire Emblem Warriors | September 28, 2017 [96] | October 20, 2017 [96] | October 20, 2017 [96] |
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Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes | June 24, 2022 [97] | June 24, 2022 [97] | June 24, 2022 [97] |
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Fire Emblem is a Japanese fantasy tactical role-playing game franchise developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. First produced and published for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990, the series currently consists of seventeen core entries and five spinoffs.
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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light is a tactical role-playing video game developed by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Famicom. It is the first installment in the Fire Emblem series and was originally released in Japan in 1990. Set on the fictional continent of Archanea, the story follows the tale of Marth, prince of the kingdom of Altea, who is sent on a quest to reclaim his throne after being forced into exile by the evil sorcerer Gharnef and his dark master Medeus, the titular Shadow Dragon. Forming new alliances with neighboring kingdoms, Marth must gather a new army to help him retrieve the sacred sword Falchion and the Fire Emblem shield in order to defeat Gharnef and Medeus and save his kingdom. The gameplay revolves around turn-based battles on grid-based maps, with defeated units being subject to permanent death.
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