Following the recent release ofFire Emblem Engage, the specifics of its amiibo support have finally come to light. While the marketing campaign in the run-up to the game’s release didn’t give much thought to the popular toys-to-life platform, Nintendo did confirm thatFire Emblem Engagewill have amiibo support, much like the vast majority of its first-party titles released since mid-2014.
The series' previous entry,Fire Emblem: Three Houses, handled amiibo by the way of the so-called Amiibo Gazebo, a garden-like section of the Garreg Mach Monastery. Accessing this part of the game’s 3D hub area allowed players to periodically scan their figurines and receive randomly generated loot such as potions, tea herbs, and other types of consumables. What’s more, scanningFire Emblemamiibo for the first time would also prompt a set reward in the form of music from the past games in the franchise. These tracks could then be played in any non-story battle for the rest of the game.
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It turns out thatFire Emblem Engagehandles Nintendo’s toys-to-life unlocks in much the same way, as the new game’s hub area—The Somniel—contains its very own Amiibo Gazebo. The biggest change compared toThree Housesis that the unique reward pool has gotten larger and now contains not just music but also character costumes. These extra outfits are reserved forFire Emblem EngageEmblem Ring heroessuch as Ike, Lyn, and Marth.
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The Amiibo Gazebo can be found in The Somniel’s Orchard area. As for the hub itself, that location becomes accessible from Chapter 6. It remains to be seen how the feature will behave in New Game Plus, assuming Intelligent Systems ends up adding this mode toFire Emblem Engage.
Namely, theThree HousesNG+ mode expanded the Amiibo Gazeboin several significant ways. It provided players with access to an entirely new area of the Garreg Mach Monastery, as well as an opportunity to gain even more loot on repeated playthroughs, among other benefits.
That said,Fire Emblem Engageallows fans to replay any battle or chapter following the conclusion of its main story, so it’s possible that the developers won’t see the need to add an NG+ mode to the latest game. However, this would be a fairly unconventional decision given how elaborate NG+ functionality is one of the series' staples. Either way, fans who haven’t bought Nintendo’s collectibles in a while might be pleased to learn thatnew amiibo releases can be used without unboxing.
Fire Emblem Engageis available now on Nintendo Switch.
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