There are games that, strangely enough, still do not have many alternatives beyond the works of their original creators. Games with a very recognizable formula that are hardly seen outside the systems for which they were conceived. With Dark Souls there has been an explosion a few years ago, while with Fire Emblem will finally take off this very 2021. For now on Steam.
Is not that since its inception in 1990 for the Famicom we have not seen any game that fits their guidelines perfectly, because there we have the Vestaria Saga of 2019, but had never coincided two extremely similar to the Fire Emblem and with a few months of difference in terms of its launch. But it is like this. And the first of them is already on sale: Dark Deity
Dark Deity, the most faithful to the classic Fire Emblem
In the middle of the maelstrom of E3 2021 games the debut of Dark Deity and Steam
Visually it closely resembles the Game Boy Advance Fire Emblem, being practically a copy in terms of the recreation of the battles, not only in the tactical part with an overhead view but also in the scenes that show us the action in 2D, apart from those designs for the characters that are practically not distinguished from the style from Intelligent Systems. A tribute that borders on plagiarism.
Its creators (Sword & Ax) do not mention the Nintendo saga as the main influence, however ironic it may be. They hide behind the aid “inspired by classics of the genre”, but you don’t have to be a lynx to see all that influence, even when it comes to leveling up a character, with a very similar template.
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In these cases it is not that it matters much, not in vain it comes out exclusively for Steam, so it does not compete directly with Fire Emblem: Three Houses en Switch o Fire Emblem Fates in 3DS, to name two of the last. So anyone looking for one faithful alternative you will find in Dark Deity the answer to your prayers, although from the outset it is more permissive with permanent death by leaving units badly injured before they disappear permanently if it happens to them repeatedly and we do not care to heal them properly.
There are plenty of numbers with 28 chapters, 30 characters who can join our cause and a whopping 54 different classes, each with their own abilities, of course. The names will be different from those of the Nintendo saga, but it is not that he has invented the wheel within the genre of the role.
On the other hand, as it happens in the Fire Emblem, we will can strengthen the bond between each character based on fighting together or starting conversations (with 400 talks in total, be careful), so we will surely end up catching them affection. I certainly want to try it, but I prefer to wait a few weeks to see how their evaluations evolve (for now, logically scarce).
Lost Eidolons will bet on a more serious style
Officially presented last March 2021, Lost Eidolons embraces the modern Fire Emblem proposition thanks to its 3D engine. It is rougher, yes, apart from showing a more realistic and darker style than Nintendo’s, without so much color in between. After all, we are at war.
With financing in KickStarter successful by Ocean Drive Studio in April, we can see that it replicates several of the essential pillars seen in the Nintendo console saga, such as permanent death, the way in which each character evolves or the readiness for battles, with the SRPG basic scheme but that Fire Emblem touch to majors to see the fighting up close.
Its launch will occur in the last quarter of 2021 on Steam Early Access, with its final version confirmed for both PC and Xbox, with other systems to be announced. His condition is very precarious, therefore, but that does not mean that thanks to the Steam Next Fest we can try a shy preview with your demo.
It is not as attractive as other proposals that have been encouraged to try to emulate such an ingrained formula (in the case of the Wars, Wargroove It is undoubtedly the best unemployed, with nothing to envy to those of Nintendo), but it is also true that it is still in development and has room for improvement. In addition, it has an extra to take into account, be a multiplatform game, without sticking only to the PC.
