First, before we get a little too ahead of ourselves, lemme offer this piece of experience: expect terribly long and hard maps. And tricky battles. But, it's all a part of appreciating the strategy involved! So, it has its own pros and cons. Because Shadows of Valentia is a Gaiden remake above all, there will be some gaming mechanics from the old games (i.e. Supports, strategy, maps, weapon triangle, etc.) So... If you're one of those fans who'd joined in at Awakening and Fates like yours truly, the gameplay could prove to be a little frustrating, But a piece of good news is that Echoes is the first FE game to feature full voice acting, so look forward to that. Oh... And a little thing for some of you Awakening fans. So... I found this HUGE game spoiler that may get some of you a little excited (credited to Serenes Forest). If you absolutely DO NOT want spoilers skip all the way to the bottom and don't stop scrolling until you see the *END OF SPOILERS* thingy. Scroll AS FAST AS YOU CAN, BECAUSE THERE IS A SPOILER IMAGE.
Close your eyes if you have to. Actually, I recommend it.
*VIEW SPOILER BELOW*
Chapter 6 involves you visiting the western half of Archanea, specifically the Feroxi Port and the Thabes Underground Labyrinth. This was hinted at on the official site, where Archanea was briefly visible on the world map. You actually visit that part. Access is via the Archanean Sea Route, 6 locations in all.
Inside the Thabes Underground Labyrinth are 10 floors. Along the way are multiple stone tablets that provide some surprising information. At the very bottom is the super boss "Construct", who's actually...
a proto Grima. It's even a Fell Dragon with a similar portrait to Awakening's Grima. Possibly even the same battle music (I've yet to play it).
Apparently Grima was created in Thabes by an insane alchemist called Forneus. He/she experimented with life and death and created the Risen Soldiers and Grima. From appearances, Grima is a Dracozombie infused with divine dragon blood. It is not outright said, but heavily implied.
~ Credit to Serenes Forest
The portrait is below... If you don't want to see it for fear of spoilers, go right ahead and skip it. Again, close your eyes if you gotta. People who've viewed the spoilers, I'd have to ask you'll to not discuss them in the comments, or if you want to comment about it, don't outright say what it is. Be courteous to those who don't want the game spoiled ^^
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Yup, that's it. Interesting, am I right? Talk about all the fanfics and theories that'll surround this piece of work XD
People who've viewed the spoilers, I'd have to ask you'll to not discuss them in the comments, or if you want to comment about it, don't outright say what it is. Be courteous to those who don't want the game spoiled ^^
*END OF SPOILERS*
Anyways, if you really want to find out more about Echoes, go ahead and take a look at the reviews and Serenes Forest! But always be prepared to see spoilers.
