New scan and in-game art: Fire Emblem for the DS

August 1, 2008

Details for Nintendo and Intelligent Systems‘ Fire Emblem for the DS, Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light are finally revealed, along with a scan of character artwork drawn by manga artist Masamune Shirow. Check out the scan and images in the full article.

Fire Emblem DS Masamune Shirow - Image 1 To some people, the news of a Fire Emblem remake for the DS, Fire Emblem: Shin・Ankoku Ryū to Hikari no Ken (literal translation: Fire Emblem: New Shadow Dragons and the Blade of Light), is definitely a godsend, especially if you owned a NES console back in it’s heyday.

What’s in store for the gamers this time around? Good old Fire Emblem action, of course, and some new character classes added into the mix. A scan taken from Famitsu has revealed that character artwork is done by famed manga artist Masamune Shirow (artist of Ghost in the Shell manga, Intron Depot), and the scribbles are definitely looking good.

For your reference, check out the following images of some of the character classes included in the game. Do check out the Via link for more of them.

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