Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

"The earth split, the seas parted, and the heavens themselves threatened to come tumbling down. The battle transcended any that history had yet known."

- The Book of Valentian Revelations, Chapter 15.

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (ファイアーエムブレム Echoes もうひとりの英雄王 Faiāemuburemu Echoes Mō Hitori no Eiyū'ō, Fire Emblem Echoes: The Other Hero King in Japan), is a Japanese tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS, developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It is a remake of Fire Emblem Gaiden. It will be released in Japan on April 20, 2017 and internationally on May 19, 2017.

Development
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia was first announced during a worldwide Fire Emblem Nintendo Direct on January 18th, 2017 as a remake of Fire Emblem Gaiden. Echoes marks the third remake of a previous Fire Emblem installment, the first two being Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and Fire Emblem: Shin Monshō no Nazo ~Hikari to Kage no Eiyū~. The game will receive a full visual remake with full 3D models and new animated cutscenes produced by the animation studio Khara. The updated character designs were created by the Japanese illustrator Hidari, previously known for her work on the Atelier series, as well as a variety of light novels and other media.

Gameplay
Fire Emblem Echoes retains and updates many mechanics that originated in Fire Emblem Gaiden. Among these include a navigable world map, as well as freely explorable towns and dungeons. Such exploration takes place from a third-person behind-the-back perspective, and when an enemy is encountered during exploration, the game transitions to a traditional Fire Emblem tactical battle.

Trivia

 * Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia has the shortest period of time between the release dates of the Japanese version and the international versions, with only a 29 day difference in time.