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Updated on April 25th, at 18:00: Our first update features our hands-on impressions with Harvest Scramble and The Golden Gaffe (Fire Emblem's first pieces of paid DLC).
Fire Emblem: Awakening is the first entry in the venerable tactical RPG franchise to serve up paid downloadable content.
Once you finish chapter four, you'll be able to gain access to the Outrealm Gate, and buy additional maps. Here, you'll face new enemies and scenarios, and grab rewards that carry over into the main campaign.
New content will be added to the game regularly, and we'll be giving hands-on impressions of the maps as soon as Nintendo releases them.
Read on for our thoughts, fellow traveller...
Champions Pack - £4.99 (Currently £2.99)
This first map pack features characters from past Fire Emblem games.
You'll be able to recruit some of these ancient heroes for your party if you win the battle.
Champions of Yore 1 - £1.99 (Currently free)
This first map is a Fire Emblem fanboy's dream. It features an all-star cast of past characters, like series mascot Prince Marth, Path of Radiance's Ike, and Alm from Fire Emblem Gaiden.
Plus, the map is a complete clone of Talys (a small island kingdom from the first Fire Emblem game), and the two songs are chiptune reprises from the Famicom original.
It's very easy - the map is only one star, and the handful of evenly spaced enemies are levels 7 and 8 - but the Fire Emblem fan service and reward (Prince Marth for your main army) make it well worth the free download.
Champions of Yore 2 - Coming May 2nd
Champions of Yore 3 - Coming May 8th
Golden Pack - £5.39
These DLC maps will essentially let you add loads of gold, EXP, and weapons to your stash. It almost feels like cheating...
The Golden Gaffe - £2.29
This first map features a small army of Risen who are all grasping big sacks of gold. In each turn, they'll ignore your team and simply make a beeline for the exit at the bottom of the arena.
If you can catch them and kill them, you will liberate those funds for your own personal war chest.
The enemies range from level 1 to level 20, and carry more cash the more powerful they are (from 1,000 to 7,000 gold). So, no matter how high powered your units are, you'll walk away with something.
In practice, it all feels a bit sleazy. It's the closest Fire Emblem comes to offering a iOS-style in-app purchase - because given how low-risk this throwaway battle is, you'll likely walk away with a huge influx of money and be no worse off for it.
I ended the mission with about 25,000 gold and no wounded units. It felt so wrong that I refused to save over my main game.
If you're desperate for a quick cash injection, then this piece of DLC will give you exactly that. But if you want to play pure and fair, just skip this boring map.
EXPonential Growth - Coming May 2nd
Infinite Regalia - Coming May 23rd
Scramble Pack - £5.39
Three maps which feature Chrom and pals getting overrun by monsters while on holiday. An adventurer can never rest, can he?
Harvest Scramble - £2.29
This map takes place at a marketplace festival which has become overrun by Risen. You know what to do: eviscerate the lot of them.
They're all level 5 (except the level 20 boss), but each has annoying skills like Counter (where damage done is dealt back in turn) and Miracle (where enemies survive lethal attacks). It's tactical, but it can be slightly tedious given the number of foes.
This map has a lot of conversations, where characters can stand next to each other (mid-battle) and have a gossip. If you appreciate the game's endearing characters, you'll enjoy this map.
There are also loads of item and EXP pick-ups, and a master seal if you're victorious.
It's very easy, but it's a solid mission with a novel strategic spin, and is the first piece of DLC that actually feels like it fits the main campaign. One to check out, especially for Fire Emblem newbies.
Summer Scramble - Coming May 16th
Hot Spring Scramble - Coming May 29th
Fire Emblem: Awakening is the first entry in the venerable tactical RPG franchise to serve up paid downloadable content.
Once you finish chapter four, you'll be able to gain access to the Outrealm Gate, and buy additional maps. Here, you'll face new enemies and scenarios, and grab rewards that carry over into the main campaign.
New content will be added to the game regularly, and we'll be giving hands-on impressions of the maps as soon as Nintendo releases them.
Read on for our thoughts, fellow traveller...
Champions Pack - £4.99 (Currently £2.99)
This first map pack features characters from past Fire Emblem games.You'll be able to recruit some of these ancient heroes for your party if you win the battle.
Champions of Yore 1 - £1.99 (Currently free)
This first map is a Fire Emblem fanboy's dream. It features an all-star cast of past characters, like series mascot Prince Marth, Path of Radiance's Ike, and Alm from Fire Emblem Gaiden.
Plus, the map is a complete clone of Talys (a small island kingdom from the first Fire Emblem game), and the two songs are chiptune reprises from the Famicom original.
It's very easy - the map is only one star, and the handful of evenly spaced enemies are levels 7 and 8 - but the Fire Emblem fan service and reward (Prince Marth for your main army) make it well worth the free download.
Champions of Yore 2 - Coming May 2nd
Champions of Yore 3 - Coming May 8th
Golden Pack - £5.39
These DLC maps will essentially let you add loads of gold, EXP, and weapons to your stash. It almost feels like cheating...
The Golden Gaffe - £2.29
This first map features a small army of Risen who are all grasping big sacks of gold. In each turn, they'll ignore your team and simply make a beeline for the exit at the bottom of the arena.If you can catch them and kill them, you will liberate those funds for your own personal war chest.
The enemies range from level 1 to level 20, and carry more cash the more powerful they are (from 1,000 to 7,000 gold). So, no matter how high powered your units are, you'll walk away with something.
In practice, it all feels a bit sleazy. It's the closest Fire Emblem comes to offering a iOS-style in-app purchase - because given how low-risk this throwaway battle is, you'll likely walk away with a huge influx of money and be no worse off for it.
I ended the mission with about 25,000 gold and no wounded units. It felt so wrong that I refused to save over my main game.
If you're desperate for a quick cash injection, then this piece of DLC will give you exactly that. But if you want to play pure and fair, just skip this boring map.
EXPonential Growth - Coming May 2nd
Infinite Regalia - Coming May 23rd
Scramble Pack - £5.39
Three maps which feature Chrom and pals getting overrun by monsters while on holiday. An adventurer can never rest, can he?
Harvest Scramble - £2.29
This map takes place at a marketplace festival which has become overrun by Risen. You know what to do: eviscerate the lot of them.
They're all level 5 (except the level 20 boss), but each has annoying skills like Counter (where damage done is dealt back in turn) and Miracle (where enemies survive lethal attacks). It's tactical, but it can be slightly tedious given the number of foes.
This map has a lot of conversations, where characters can stand next to each other (mid-battle) and have a gossip. If you appreciate the game's endearing characters, you'll enjoy this map.
There are also loads of item and EXP pick-ups, and a master seal if you're victorious.
It's very easy, but it's a solid mission with a novel strategic spin, and is the first piece of DLC that actually feels like it fits the main campaign. One to check out, especially for Fire Emblem newbies.
Summer Scramble - Coming May 16th
Hot Spring Scramble - Coming May 29th
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