Binding Blade was most likely that cancelled 3DS remake since it was a kinda short handheld game.
Hopefully the upcoming Switch one includes Blazing Blade to make it an actual complete story.
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Recently canceled 3DS titles (including a Fire Emblem remake) may now be headed for Switch
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Hopefully the upcoming Switch one includes Blazing Blade to make it an actual complete story.
Both of those were Koei Tecmo joints. Intelligent Systems haven't done heavy lifting on a game since the last 3DS Fire Emblem remake.
FE3, but that's unlikely because it got a remake at the very end of the DS' life.
FE4 is a good candidate.
FE5, but that probably won't come until after 4.
FE6 is another good candidate if they want to jump around, but I could see them starting with FE7 since it's first chronologically then doing 6.
If they are skipping around a lot, Tellius is probably also on the table due to Ike's popularity and it's highly requested. I'd expect individual remakes and not a "Radiant Collection" remaster though.
Both are self contained complete stories. The continuity between 6 and 7 is actually really poor, that's something that needs to be addressed if they remake both games. Combining them would probably be too big of a project though unless they were to make cuts.
It was kind of crazy that Nintendo wanted to keep releasing 3DS games. Their last game, Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, was two years after the Switch came out, but they wanted to keep going after that if not for the games bombing and 3DS sales tanking. Granted, most of these games were ports or low effort remakes, only Samus Returns required real effort. But I think Nintendo couldn't give up the idea of developing for two systems like they did for decades, until they were forced to because it made zero business sense.
Sure, they're self-contained for the most part but the continuity between the two is pretty strong and gives a much better context if you combine the two.
Not to mention that they were still rather small handheld games so releasing them together on a single package would go better with Three Houses' storytelling format and the upcoming inevitable Genealogy of the Holy War remake (Not to mention that they wouldn't need to add more content to make the game seem bloated like they did with the Link's Awakening remake).
I'm still hurt Ever Oasis didn't come to Switch. Damn shame a nice game like that was sent to die.
alphadream likely wouldn't have been able to make the console leap either way, HD sprites are massively time and cost intensive that have caused financial woes in the past (see: SNK nearly going bankrupt and requiring it's employees to go well below minimum wage to stay afloat during the development of KoFXIII)
I played them back to back when I played FE6 for the first time, with the newer/revised translation, and didn't really feel that way at all. The stories are full of quirks that don't really make sense when you put them together. Characters not knowing things they should, and quite a few conflicting character actions (one example is a plot hole around Athos and a legendary tome). I came away fairly disappointed in how poorly FE6 aligned with FE7.
And FE6 + 7 combined would include about 80 unique chapters. It could work, but it would be by far the biggest and most ambitious FE game, and I just can't see them doing that for a remake.
I'm surprised Nintendo managed to hold on as long as they did. The 3DS was pretty much clearly on its way out when the Switch launched in the first place and it has mostly received remakes and lower budget titles since then. I'm glad the 3DS got some more solid content, but it really is time to move on from a 8 year old system that has been overtaken by an improved in everyway successor that also had a portable only model available.
It's funny how people are surprised that Nintendo still planned to release games on the 3DS after the Switch released. Especially Fire Emblems.
Genealogy of the Holy War: released in 1996.
Thracia 776: released in 1999.
Genealogy of the Holy War: released in 1996.
Thracia 776: released in 1999.
Everyone knew it was a bad idea when they said they were gonna keep producing 3DS titles. It shouldn't have taken them that long to correct course.
Bring Ian Sinclair back for whatever this FE remake ends up being. Way too good to be stuck in a 3DS game.
They split FE3 Book 2 from FE1 during the DS remakes, even though in its original release FE3 also had an FE1 remake as "Book 1". There was never a standalone Book 2 before the DS remakes. And that was while adding a fairly limited amount of new content.
Again, handheld games.
And is not like Shadow Dragon was particularly well-received or sold that much.
Took them long enough enough. I have had absolutely zero interest in buying 3DS games since the Switch came out, why would I want to play a game on those tiny, low res screens in place of my glorious TV?
Please tell me they won't seriously use "Shadows of [Continent]" as a serial namesake.
Probably Binding Blade remake.
I know Genealogy is "next" but I've always believed Roy's game would come out first. Tho I could be wrong or plans change
I know Genealogy is "next" but I've always believed Roy's game would come out first. Tho I could be wrong or plans change
If they ever decided to remake Fates it would be titled: "Shadows of an unknown country"
If this rumored remake exists it started development as a handheld game though. Also, Echoes was well received, but apparently didn't sell much either. Rather than jamming games together, I think it's more likely they'd attempt to build up on a single game to make any future remakes closer in features to the modern games.
The countries have names, the issue is the continent.
One would assume that the whole "Echoes" subtitle should be enough.
Another point that I should add about the possibility of Binding Blade/Blazing Sword being put together as a single remake is that Fire Emblem is not an overly-popular franchise like Zelda that can be given the luxury of a simple remake of a handheld game. They need to throw everything including the kitchen sink to make it succeed, especially now that the series is on a rising trend thanks to Three Houses.
Look at Xenoblade Chronicles, the first game was already massive by itself but now they're even including an initially excluded locale to explore for the remake.
Look at Xenoblade Chronicles, the first game was already massive by itself but now they're even including an initially excluded locale to explore for the remake.
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I don't expect it to be. It'll have the Echoes subtitle but the rest will likely be completely different. Echoes: The Inheritors of Light, or something. I wish they would keep Genealogy of the Holy War as the subtitle tbh, it's hard to think of something else that's just as fitting and epic sounding.
For Binding Blade on the other hand I could see it becoming Echoes: Maiden of Darkness, which was its original title.
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Luigi's Mansion made sense on 3DS though as it was originally designed to utilise stereoscopic 3D.
But but install base. The armchair analysts love to use that one!
AlphaDream was specialized in 2D for a 240p console.
My guess is that they were ill fit for the leap to Switch.
This is why I always believed Paper Mario had a better chance to appear on Switch than Mario & Luigi.
I own a new 2ds xl for few months now and I'm fine with this. The library is so huge as is that it doesn't really matter to me anyway.
Well it seems they didn't have the $50 either to drop on these games. Cuz they bombed
I honestly expect it to be Fire Emblem Echoes: Genealogy of the Holy War
the longer subtitle for FE2 felt more like a necessity due to it's birth as Gaiden
I meant more in the sense of why not make it for both systems in the first place. I love my 3ds but I don't think it adds something in 2019 compared to the switch, except maybe 3d and two screens.
Sometimes I swear executives just don't know shit, of course nobody wanted to still play 3ds after switch.