is a Japanese tactical role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS, developed by Intelligent Systems, and published by Nintendo. It is the fourteenth game in the Fire Emblem series. It was released on June 25, 2015 in Japan, and was released on February 19, 2016 in America. It is set to release on May 20, 2016 in Europe. Furthermore, Fire Emblem Fates is a first title in the franchise that will be officially released in South Korea.

Thousands of years ago, a great war between the First Dragons took place, causing great destruction. One dragon decided to involve humans into the war by forging legendary weapons to end the war. While successful, this unfortunately introduced war to the humans. In the present, Fire Emblem Fates primarily takes place on an unnamed continent ruled by two large kingdoms: Hoshido and Nohr. The royal families of both kingdoms in the present are the descendants of the Dawn Dragon and Dusk Dragon respectively. A third central location is the hidden kingdom of Valla, a place only accessible through the bottomless chasm. Once ruled by humans, it is now ruled by the dragon Anankos, who is under different guises in Hoshido and Nohr to provoke war. In the Hidden Truths DLC, it is revealed that Anankos was formerly a kind dragon who gave wisdom to humanity, but his growing power and inability to ascend to the spirit realm with the world's other dragons began corrupting him. After he killed Valla's king in an uncontrolled fit of bestial rage, he finally went mad: his remaining sanity and kindness took temporary shelter in a human form and fathered the Avatar before dying, while his dragon self began an insane crusade to destroy humanity. Several years prior to the start of Fates, Hoshido's King Sumeragi is ambushed by Nohr's King Garon during a fake peace treaty talk between the nation and is killed. King Garon kidnaps Sumeragi's young child, the Avatar, and decides to raise them to serve his purposes. Meanwhile, back in Hoshido, without their king, Sumeragi's wife Mikoto becomes the new ruler of the kingdom.

In the game there is an option to which side you will pick. The options are Hoshido, Nohr or Revelations ( need the game dedicated to the side if you want to pick that side (Birthright = Hoshido , Conquest = Nohr, Revelations = Revelations)) Here is the cutscene in the game of when you have to pick a side.

There are dedicated characters for which side you pick but a few follow the avatar no matter which side is chosen.

ALL PATHS CHARACTERS

Avatar (Corrin) Azura, Felicia, Jakob, Silas, Kaze, Mozu, Shura

BIRTHRIGHT CHARACTERS

Ryoma, Hinoka, Takumi, Sakura, Saizo, Kagero, Azuma, Setsuna, Hinata, Oboro, Hana, Subaki, Hayato, Kaden, Orochi, Rinkah, Yukimura, Reina,Scarlet

CONQUEST CHARACTERS

Xander, Camilla, Leo, Elise, Laslow, Peri,Selena, Beruka, Odin, Niles, Effie, Arther, Nyx, Charlotte, Benny, Keaton, Flora, Gunter

In Fire Emblem Fates the characters can get married, Depending on who the character is they have a child, These are the children characters. In the Brackets is the name of their parent

ALL PATHS CHILDREN CHARACTERS

Kana, Kana (depending on the sex of the avatar, Kana will have different sex (F avatar: M Kana, M Avatar: F Kana) Shigure (Azura) Dwyre (Jakob) Sophie ( Silas) Midori (Kaze)

BIRTHRIGHT CHILDREN CHARACTERS

Shiro (Ryoma) Kiragi (Takumi) Asugi (Saizo) Selkie ( Kaden) Hisame ( Hinata) Mitama (Azuma) Caeldori (Subaki) Rhajat (Hayato)

CONQUEST CHILDREN

Siegbert (Xander) Forrest (Leo) Ignatius (Benny) Velour (Keaton) Percy ( Arthur) Ophelia (Odin) Soleil (Laslow) Nina (Niles)

Anna is a recuring feature to the Fire Emblem Series as a merchant that will side with Avatar if her side quest is done. She is easily loved for her cheeky attitude and loved by the fire emblem series fans for her recurring.

“Careful, love. Prices aren't the only things I can cut in half!” —Anna in Fire Emblem Awakening

AVATAR

no matter if the avatar is female or male, the avatar will always seek peace. In Hoshido she is chosen to be the one to wield sword 'Yato' a sword that chooses the person who will make peace between the kingdoms. In Hoshido when Mikoto (Hoshidan queen) is killed, Avatar becomes extremely emotional and unleashes their dragon form, Azura makes Avatar human again with words and gives Avatar a stone known as a 'dragon stone' that allows them to control their dragon form.

Fire emblem is a great game in which i highly recommend to be played. Enjoy