New Fire Emblem Has Same-Sex Marriage

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Luke Plunkett

Filed to: FIRE EMBLEM 6/23/15 11:00pm


Some Fire Emblem Fates (Fire Emblem If in Japan) news! Some of it good, some of it not so good.

First, the good! Fire Emblem Fates is going to allow same-sex marriage. Because marriage is such an important part of the game, that’s a big deal! Nintendo tells Polygon “We believe that our gameplay experiences should reflect the diversity of the communities in which we operate and, at the same time, we will always design the game specifications of each title by considering a variety of factors, such as the game’s scenario and the nature of the game play.”

If you want to play it (literally) straight, male-female married couples will still make babies, same as they did in Awakening. But if your male MC hooks up with a male partner (or female MC hooks up with a female partner), they’ll unlock special combat ratings.

And now, the bad news! It seems that most of the multiple-edition bullshit present for the game’s Japanese release is making it over to the West.

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This is one of my all time favorite gaming series and seeing them taking such actions makes me want to cheer out load. Especially after Nintendo(u)'s Tomodachi Life fiasco!