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REVIEW: The brutality of war in all of its horror is on display in Fire Emblem: Awakening
Intelligent Systems new addition to the two-decades old franchise asks players how we cope with loss in life and in relationships.
Intelligent Systems new addition to the two-decades old franchise asks players how we cope with loss in life and in relationships.
Fire Emblem: Awakening was greatly anticipated at the Kill Screen offices. In fact, it still was until just a few days ago, nearly a week after its official release. Many physical retailers had not received their copies by last Sunday, February 4th, due to a shipping delay. Numerous parties involved gave their two cents: Nintendo claimed the fourth was always the “shipping date,” not necessarily when stores would have it on shelves. GameStop said they only ordered enough to cover pre-order, with walk-ins needing to wait until Friday the 8th at the earliest. Even Amazon initially had a disclaimer on…