Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia - slew of info regarding systems and gameplay

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System: Mila’s Gear
- Mila’s Gear is a valuable contraption that can peer into the past and the future
- rewind the actions of units one unit at a time
- as an example, Mae gets KO’d by a Mercenary on turn one
- rewind back to before the Mercenary attacked and try again
- limits and it can’t be easily abused
- gear icon in the bottom-right corner of the bottom screen is related to Mila’s Gear
- number may indicate the number of actions you can rewind
- also use Mila’s Gear with amiibo

Character: Berkut
- voice actor: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
- nephew of Rigelian Emperor
- advocate of the nobility who prizes his social standing
- convinced Desaix to turn traitor and instigate the Zofian coup d’etat
- vying to be the next emperor and commands the invasion of Zofia to prove his military prowess
- looks like Berkut will be filling in the role of villain or rival
- in one screenshot, he can be seen colluding with Desaix, the Zofian traitor

Story details

- at the start of the game, Alm is living in Ram Village, near the borders of the Kingdom of Zofia
- at this point in time, Zofia has been taken over by Desaix, a vile man who orchestrated the assassination of the royal family
- group of Zofian nobility create the Deliverance, an army that fights to free Zofia from Rigelian control
- one fateful day, Lukas, a member of the Deliverance visits Ram Village to recruit soldiers
- Alm and his friends then meet
- Although they’re all inexperienced in the world, they decide to join the Deliverance for their own reasons and rally under Alm
- Meanwhile, far away on the island of Novis, Alm’s dear friend Celica also sets off on a journey
- recently lands have been plagued by mysterious happenings, such as poor harvests and increased sightings of monsters known as Terrors
- after Celica has a ominous dream about Alm, she realizes something isn’t right
- along with her close friends she sets off towards the Temple of Mila to seek answers
- along the way she meets sellswords and other travelers who end up joining her cause

Gameplay details
- when characters reach a certain Level, they can change class
- allows for stats to be increased
- no item is needed unlike past games
- need to visit a Mila statue instead
- most classes have a defined path, but Villagers can change into many classes
- Villager -> Cavalier/Soldier/Mercenary/Archer/Mage
- Mage -> Sage (male)/Priestess (female)
- classes in Gaiden include many Fire Emblem staples, but with a few differences

Villager: A common villager with poor combat abilities, but they have a lot of potential. Wields swords.
Cavalier: Mounted knights with exceptional movement, but struggle to move through tricky terrain. Wields lances.
Soldier: An orthodox foot-soldier with balanced offensive and defensive stats, but excels in neither. Wields lances.
Mercenary: A professional combatant with amazing speed and skill, likely to unleash critical hits. Wields swords.
Archer: Can attack foes from distance using their arrows. In this game, they can attack nearby too. Wields bows.
Cleric: A devout maiden adept with healing and supportive White Magic, but weak at combat and ill-suited at the front-lines.
Mage: A powerful wielder of Black Magic. Can bypass terrain effects and launch powerful attacks from a distance.
Knight: A promoted Soldier. Encased in heavy armour, they have exceptional defensive capabilities, but poor speed and movement.
Priestess: A promoted female Mage. Can fight with swords and cast White and Black Magic. Also Celica’s initial class.





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