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Fire Emblem’s Remarkable Comeback

Fire Emblem’s Remarkable Comeback https://ift.tt/7qwgX1M Though it may not be a sales juggernaut on the scale of Mario or The Legend of Zelda, Fire Emblem is one of Nintendo's preeminent franchises. Like so many of its vaunted stablemates, the series is almost as old as Nintendo's gaming ambitions, debuting on the Famicom and appearing on nearly every home and handheld console since. Given this prominence, it's almost difficult to believe that Fire Emblem's future was ever in jeopardy, but such was indeed once the case; there was a point in time when the series was very much on the verge of cancellation, and it took a dramatic shakeup to reverse its fortunes. To fully contextualize this rocky period in Fire Emblem's history, we need to look back at its trajectory in the wake of its belated international debut. Unlike Nintendo's other marquee properties, Fire Emblem took a circuitous route to Western markets. Though the series began in 1990, its first severa...

Assassin's Creed Mirage Is 3X Shorter Than Valhalla Apparently

Assassin's Creed Mirage Is 3X Shorter Than Valhalla Apparently https://ift.tt/RGDCgLv

It seems like Assassin's Creed Mirage will be around three times shorter than Assassin's Creed Valhalla. The most recent entries in the franchise have gotten increasingly long and the upcoming one has been pitched as a more focused experience.

In an interview with French video game YouTuber Julien Chieze (translated by PCGamesN), Ubisoft lead producer Fabian Salomon said, "Given that we do a lot of playtesting internally at Ubisoft, it’s part of our process, we really want to get as close as possible to the players, so we’ll say that the latest playtimes we’ve received average at around 20-23 hours."

Salomon continued, "That can go up to 25-30 hours for the completionists, and we’ll say that those who will be rushing the game will be around 20 hours." In 2020, GameSpot noted that Assassin's Creed Valhalla took about 60 hours to complete the main story. After 65 hours, around 85% of the entire game was finished, which included side quests.

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