Fireplace Emblem Have interaction ally actions on Somniel make Garreg Mach look stale

Fireplace Emblem Have interaction is simply across the nook, set to launch Jan. 20. And on Thursday a trailer launched the brand new hangout spot the place you and your allies will spend downtime between battles: Somniel, a verdant floating fortress. Within the trailer, the primary character — with an infinite mane of Colgate-ass purple and blue hair — runs by way of Somniel’s lush structure, exhibiting off enjoyable actions. Similar to in earlier Fireplace Emblem installments, this one guarantees enjoyable shenanigans like Wyvern flying, purchasing for cute outfits, getting your fortune learn — and naturally traditional bonding actions like sharing meals and going fishing.

Somniel is chock stuffed with locations to arrange to your battles. Within the recreation’s plaza you should purchase armor and different objects. There’s a hoop room the place you possibly can retailer the rings you’ve collected and craft new ones — a brand new gameplay factor that enables gamers to spice up stats. You may as well battle within the area to realize expertise, and do a sequence of battles within the Tower of Trials.

Most significantly, there are many actions to do along with your allies in Somniel, like sharing (most likely many) meals at Café Terrace to spice up your allies’ stats. You may as well work out collectively, get your fortunes learn, trip a Wyvern round within the sky by way of a course, and fish (in fact). There’s a freakin’ farmyard the place you possibly can look after animals you’ve discovered in your adventures — the trailer reveals a cat hanging out with a donkey, a beagle, and and a camel. There’s additionally a really cute creature named Sommie who has, “been right here since time immemorial,” and can grant luck to those that are good to it.

The trailer additionally confirmed off trendy customization choices — you should purchase garments and equipment like totally different shades for your self however and your allies. You may as well take a break by napping in your dank, huge bed room; however a cute ally of yours would possibly get up you up, type of like an Animal Crossing: New Horizons villager exhibiting up at your own home.

Fireplace Emblem followers understand how a lot of the sequence downtime between battles is spent chatting with allies and doing foolish actions. In Fireplace Emblem: Three Homes gamers roamed Garreg Mach Monastery’s hallowed halls, spending exercise factors cooking fish skewers and consuming what felt like 17 meals a day with college students — all within the service of bonding with one another earlier than delivery off to battle. You would possibly swordfight with Felix on the coaching grounds, take Dorothea (and her foolish little hat) to choir observe, or try to wake Lindhart from a nap.

Even Fireplace Emblem Warriors, the current musou tackle the franchise, gave gamers downtime actions to do with their college students like tea events, horseback using, and dusting.

I can’t wait to satisfy Fireplace Emblem Have interaction’s new allies, and luxuriate in on goofy excursions and actions with them — even when it should all come to a head on the battlefield.