VincentASM

Don't worry, they are well aware of the flaws. They are a business after all, so they will actively look for both positive and negative feedback. The issue is if they can actually fix them... Biggest example is Awakening's story, which got bashed by fans, leading to IS hiring an outside writer to help them with Fates's story. Unfortunately that didn't turn out very well... Echoes's story is a step in the right direction at least.

"Just another" and "Falcom" cannot exist in the same topic. Just lettin' ya know. Anyway, I heard some really vague whispers a while back, but I still can't believe this is happening. I really hope people notice it since it's a great game and Falcom's last hurrah for the PC, before they jumped ship to the PSP etc.

Yeah, there's dialogue. Hmm, if you think about it, it's essentially a mini Fire Emblem campaign. Although in terms of actual story, I wouldn't expect too much.

Unless I'm mistaken, that part was showcasing the Vortex "perma-death" mode, which is coming "very soon". I'm assuming Masked Lucina will be a foe you have to fight and you'll be able to acquire a (possibly 5-star) version of her somehow. The story behind the Vortex is all kinds of nonsense (a bunch of Outrealms got linked together), so anything can happen.

I don't think this was mentioned in Famitsu, but I was skimming the various previews such as from 4Gamer and I noticed this little tidbit. It's just a list of features, so I dunno how Pair Up actually works in this game. But you can use your imagination : P

I ended up just posting the finished page ^^ Rumours/gossips net you a rare monster or a treasure chest. Treasure chest is actually pretty cool since you get to explore part of a battle map like a mini dungeon. Too bad I forgot to record it. Yar, I have four 3DSes, but one is Japanese and the other is my sister's and she's taken it with her. So I can only tag myself once or twice per day.

Added to here. Just search "DLC". BTW, Reconstruct can swap the same stat (eg. Attack for Attack) so it really is random.

I haven't played the DLC yet, but can Clive's Lance be upgraded 6 times? That's a first... Anyway, I can't say I was expecting much. Although I was looking forward to the Cipher weapons.

Oh yeah, I need to add those. For now, they can be found here: https://serenesforest.net/2017/05/24/echoes-japanese-series-3-dlc-now/

Close, I do mean the shield that weakens magic. You can see the developers' notes in the limited edition artbook. The Sage Shield does resemble a prototype Fire Emblem though.

Well, you always can do it on the side. Thabes is also a great place to hunt for Astra, Luna and Sol after all.

Aren't there Gold Marks in Wealth Before Health? I didn't buy it though, but the descriptions suggests they should be available from there. Otherwise...

To add to that, the bit about trees growing from dragon corpses was planned back in Awakening or Fates. So they definitely put some thought about it. I'm not properly awake enough to remember any other connections, but I thought it was cool how the Hexlock Shield is apparently a "lite" version of the Binding Shield from Mystery of the Emblem or the Fire Emblem in Awakening. It's extremely hard to see, but the jewels on the Hexlock Shield are meant to be of similar origin to the gemstones on the Fire Emblem.

Awesome! I was just thinking how to word it without it sounding stale, but then I got distracted with updating the Echoes pages. Kinda weird how Darios and Yuana don't have profiles yet, despite being in Famitsu. Timed "exclusivity" or just holding back?

@SatsumaFSoysoy Ahaha, can't believe they literally mentioned the Outrealm Gate. I guess there's no escaping it nowadays. BTW, I really like your translation, so I'll probably borrow that later, if it's alright.

Not at the current time. It is a one off item though so be careful.

"In general, fighters will be from Shadow Dragon, Awakening and Fates." The thing is, like all languages, you can read and interpret words in many ways, depending on the context. In this context, I am confident they meant "the majority of fighters will be..."

Yeah, that's when they get separated. I think you can see Darios's cape as well; I guess he's trying to pull them back? Different developers though, but I suppose IS is supervising to some extent. Anyway, it's kinda different here since the roster is far smaller and it's primary a single player game. Heroes is just anything goes. My gut feeling is maybe 1 from some important franchises (at least Ike and one of the Blazing Blade trio), with the rest being DLC. This is a complete guess though.

Yar. In the first page, you can see Shion, Lian, Darios and Yuana all running, but Yuana is behind them. So I imagine she just stumbles and gets left behind at some point. Can't have all the sisters be little ones XD Hehe, I interpreted it as the main characters of Warriors must be sword wielders since they're more iconic. Bearing that in mind, it's tough to fit in all the other sword wielding heroes from across the series.

Could be at the very start, but that would really suck considering their dad died much earlier on. "Separated from" can be read as "separated forever" (aka she's dead), but it really depends on the context. I'm am a bit concerned that there's no mention of wanting to save their mother at the end of the story description...

Just in case anyone was wary of the leaks. Any oddities or inconsistencies, please let me know. Note: I cut out some fluff while I'm waiting for a full translation of the staff interview.

It's a bit too fiddly for me, I'm afraid. Yar, I'm not really expecting much. Thankfully I was at a convention this weekend so I managed to get 7 or so tags. Yay. I can StreetPass myself up to twice a day, but I'm kinda lazy and keep forgetting to turn my 3DSes on. Anyway, I don't actually need that much data (I already got some interesting ideas from data-mining), so any data will be helpful : )

It's very easy to miss, but Echoes supports StreetPass somewhat. After passing a player, you may receive gifts or rumours. While I do have some ideas about how Echoes's StreetPass works mechanically, I sadly haven't had enough StreetPass hits to confirm my suspicions. What I'm looking for to begin with is the following: 1. What interesting thing you got from a StreetPass tags (i.e. present, rumour, treasure, enemy) 2. How many tags did you receive to get that interesting thing. My data: 5th tag = present (Steel Bow), 10th tag = present (Cold Soup), 12th tag = rumour (greyed out)

You can get more, but the rate is very low. Thabes Labyrinth B9 Pot 0.26% Thabes Labyrinth B9 Box 0.63% Thabes Labyrinth B10 Box 0.06% Inner Sanctum or the pots in Thabes Labyrinth B9 and the boxes in B10. Guardians have a fairly decent rate of dropping Luna.

Hmm, how is that related to Blitzrieg by the way? Anyway, AFAIK only the Alessio quests expire. First one needs to be done before Act 4 starts and third one needs to be done before entering the Last Bastion. Second one doesn't really have a timer, but you need to beat the first quest to unlock it.