When it comes to "Fire Emblem", the first impression of younger players is usually "Flower Emblem" or "Awakening". Although in this era, SRPG games are known as "hardcore", they are actually quite unpopular. However, back then, SRPG has also had a glorious history, among which "Fire Emblem" is an insurmountable milestone in the SRPG game genre. Although "Fire Emblem" has many classic works, today I want to talk to you about my earliest exposure to the "Fire Emblem" game - the spin-off game "Sophia's Resurrection" from the FC platform.
"Fire Emblem: Sophia's Resurrection" can be regarded as a classic D version translation. The official name of this game should be called "Fire Emblem: Side Story", and "Sophia's Resurrection" is just one of the subtitles. Although this game is only a side story of "Fire Emblem", it has created a unique system gameplay in the "Fire Emblem" series, such as canceling the previous weapon durability and weapon restraint.
The biggest selling point of "Sophia's Resurgence" is that it uses a male and female protagonist and a dual-route gameplay. The two routes basically do not interfere with each other in the battle, but they complement each other in the plot, adding a lot to the players at the time. The fun of repeat playthroughs. In addition, "Sophia's Resurgence" is the first SRPG game that I have come across that has professional divisions. Villagers can freely change professions. The professions are very rich. Each player can freely change professions and form a team according to his own preferences.
There are two main versions of "Sophia's Resurrection" on the Famicom in China, which can be distinguished based on the name of the protagonist. The male protagonist named "Yamu" is the Chinese version of alien technology (in a sense, the company that saved my childhood). Although the Chinese version is not very good - the attribute display will be wrong when upgrading, the biggest conscience point of this work is that It improves the initial attack power of the character, greatly reduces the difficulty of the game, and it can be regarded as a built-in plug-in. However, this version is particularly prone to crashes, screen distortion, and various incurable problems. Friends who have played it must have suffered from it.
The other version is a ported version with a character named "Arum". The picture quality of this version has been greatly improved, the Chinese translation is basically perfect, and the game difficulty is back to normal (the initial attack power of the characters in the two games differs by 10 points, which in some sense increases by 20 points). It is difficult to increase the attack power by 10 points even at level 1. It is simply O(∩_∩)O haha~).
The plot style of "Sophia's Resurrection" is more traditional JRPG. It mainly tells the story of a brave man defeating the devil and saving the world, but it also adds the brave man's father arranging a "patriricide" trial for the brave man. Sometimes I want to complain about this old man. Just for free...
The reason why the game is called "Sofia's Resurrection" is because in the world view of the game, the continent named Valencia is occupied by Ricor, a country of knights in the north, and Sofia, a country of culture in the south. The people in the north are strong but lacking in resources. Sofia in the south has always provided abundant agricultural products to the north. Sofia is rich in products and has a prosperous life. However, the people of Sophia lost themselves in the wealth. As the saying goes, "Born in sorrow and died in happiness", they forgot the teachings of the creator god Mira. They gradually developed contempt for the northern Kingdom of Licol, laughed at their poverty and ignorance, and Stop supplying them with agricultural products.
The soldiers and civilians of the Northern Kingdom, who were suffering from hunger and cold, launched a large-scale attack on Sofia under the leadership of King Ricol. The prosperous life made the people of Sofia forget the cruelty of the war, so they retreated steadily, and the war gradually spread...
At the beginning of the game, the soldier Luka conveyed the unfortunate news of the Kingdom of Sophia to the Paladin Mai Xian. The king was plotted to be murdered by a traitor, and the whole country was in dire straits. Mai Xian left without saying goodbye after receiving the news. His grandson Yamudai joined the army and set out On the road to liberating Sofia.
The first chapter of "Sofia's Resurrection" is relatively simple, similar to the teaching chapter. You can complete the level with normal commands. Students who want to get the ultimate armor "Dragon Shield" should pay attention to the job transfer of a villager. Since it involves the strategy, I will not go into details here. Expanded the story.
As for the super artifact "Angel Ring" of the Thief Temple, just let it go. Excessive leveling will affect the game experience. After all, it is boring to play unparalleled in war and chess games. In the last level of Chapter 1, after defeating the Knight Commander, Shega will escape and enter the city to inquire about the news. He learns that Shega has taken away Sofia's important treasure, the Royal Sword, and also met the missing grandfather Mai. Knight first, this is the end of the first chapter.
The second chapter is the female protagonist. On an isolated island where a church is built, Celica is deciding to go to the Temple of Mira, where the goddess Mira is located, to find out. Because after the disappearance of the goddess, the earth is no longer fertile and the people are impoverished. Celica left the church with three fellow magicians to find out about the goddess.
Compared with the male protagonist, the female protagonist's fighting ability can only be described as scumbag. Although both can use powerful magic, "Sophia's Resurrection" has a cheating setting that casting magic will consume health points. The more powerful the magic, the more powerful the magic. The higher the cost, you must not ignore the fragile body in the pursuit of high damage. The nun's recovery ability is particularly important at this time. A little tip, there is a treasure "Holy Sword" hidden on the Dragon Island, which can increase the damage to ghost enemies and also has the ability to recover. It is a weapon in the early stage. You can wait until the heroine reaches level 5 and learn the magic "Angel" (against ghosts and monsters). If you come back after Chapter 3, the magic dragon will disappear, and the sacred ring equipped by the magic dragon will also disappear. Novice players should act according to their ability. After meeting the hero in Sofia Castle, the third chapter begins.
"Sofia's Resurgence" world map (blue is the male protagonist's route, red is the female protagonist's route, and other colors are branch routes)
After the male and female protagonists met, they learned that they had been adopted by Knight Mai Xian when they were children, and that the heroine's identity turned out to be Sophia's long-lost princess and the sole heir to the Kingdom of Sophia. The two childhood sweethearts had disagreements over the journey ahead. Yamu wanted to drive Ricol's army out of Sofia, while Celica wanted to go to the Temple of Mira. As soon as the two separated, an inexplicable earthquake separated the two teams, and the third chapter began.
The difficulty of the game has obviously increased from this point on. The number and strength of enemies have increased. Moreover, many ultimate professions have appeared among the enemies in Chapter 3, which increases the difficulty a lot. As for the male protagonist, after capturing Shema Castle, Yamu accidentally picked up the royal sword. You should know that this sword can only be used by the royal family. Everyone is curious about Yamu's true identity. After defeating the opposite BOSS first in the dam, you can recruit a female magician, Yuti, who has excellent attributes and growth.
Yuti, equipped with a rare equipment prayer ring, the effect is that the damage caused when life is dying must be a critical hit
On the heroine's side, after rescuing the goddess priest who was trapped in the Castle of Gis, the priest actually recognized Celica. It turned out that Celica's mother was also a priest before. King Sophia coveted her mother's beauty and forcibly captured her. Taken from Mira Temple. The priest returned Celica's mother's relic to her. This relic turned out to be the "crown" that symbolized Princess Sofia's identity! After the plot, Celica's profession will be forcibly changed to "Princess" and her level will be reset to 1. The advantage is that the experience gained after the level reset will increase (I have to complain about this setting). After defeating the sorcerer who occupied the Mira Temple, everyone found that the Mira Temple was in dilapidated condition. After inquiring, they learned that the goddess had been abducted by the Northern Emperor, who wanted to use the goddess's body to resurrect the evil god.
Castle of Guise terrain
In Chapter 4, the difficulty of the game increased again. The battlefield of the female protagonist was changed to the Swamp of Death (units located on the swamp will deduct 5 health points at the end of each round. Flying units are not affected by this). After passing through the Lost Forest, the sage played a mysterious role. The power allowed Yamu to change his job to a "Warrior", reset his level and be able to equip bow equipment. Then the heroine and his party entered the Evil God Tower and were trapped in the tower.
The male protagonist's Yamu Legion continues the Northern Expedition, giving priority to rescuing Saint Tita of Nui Baba Hall on different routes. In this way, Jike on the main route will betray the empire during the encounter, switch to the protagonist's command, and instantly form a siege on the enemy. potential. At this time, the protagonist group is extremely prosperous, and there should be an emoticon here - I have never fought such a rich battle!
Afterwards, we come to the Dragon Valley. If Yamu has changed his profession at this time, he can pass it successfully (if not, endless zombie dragons will appear every round in the Dragon Valley, and the plot will give priority to passing the female protagonist) to reach the Kingdom of Licor. At the base camp, after defeating the King of Ricol, I learned that the King of Ricol is Yamu’s father, and the male protagonist Yamu was originally the heir to the Kingdom of Ricol (a classic Japanese comic routine, defeating the villain is not due to your efforts) , but your noble blood). It turns out that 16 years ago, the King of Cole entrusted his child to the knight Maxian for adoption. He simply wanted his child to stay away from the war and live a simple and peaceful life. He did not expect that it would be his own son who stopped him many years later. After his father's death, Yamu decided to kill the evil god who bewitched his father in order to save the people on the mainland.
Then came the last chapter of "Sofia's Resurrection". Yamu and his party also headed towards the Evil God Tower through the underground labyrinth of King Licor City. Without instructions, this maze will drive ten thousand people crazy, and Yamu must pass the brave trial in the maze to find the most precious treasure - Lingyue Sword (also translated as Falcion, this sword is the same as the Royal Sword, only Yamu It can be equipped, and only the angel magic of Yamu and the Saint equipped with this sword will cause damage to the final BOSS)
After overcoming many obstacles, Yamu and Celica successfully reunited and launched a final showdown with the evil god! There is a little easter egg when Yamu defeats the final BOSS. I won’t spoil it for you here. I hope you will dig it out when you are nostalgic again.
The FC version of "Sophia's Resurrection" was originally released in 1992 and became the flagship of a generation of SRPGs. Until 2017, Nintendo released a remake called "Fire Emblem Echoes: Another King of Heroes" on the 3DS platform. It not only retains and improves the plot of the original work, but also maintains the original gameplay of the FC version. On this basis, it adds DLC, equipment tactics, four career changes, etc., and also improves the characters and emotional lines of the original protagonists. Lots of padding.
For classic games that have been remade for the old games, the remakes are usually better than the originals more than ten years ago. In your opinion, "Fire Emblem Echoes: The Other King of Heroes" on the 3DS is different from "Fire Emblem Echoes: The Other King of Heroes" on the FC. Which one is better in Fire Emblem: Side Story? Welcome to discuss in the comment area.