The third was campaigns, allowing the purchase of any of the game's three campaigns which are not included in whichever version the player initially purchased.Īs of March 27th, 2023, all DLC for the 3DS games, including Fates, has been rendered unpurchasable due to the closure of the Nintendo eShop. The second form was individual characters, now separated from DLC chapters, which join the player's party as bonus units when accessed after purchase. These chapters can be replayed any number of times for experience and rewards (save for those rewards that are one-time only). The standard individual chapter format returned from Awakening, with each having variable difficulty and with some of them involving cameo appearances of characters from earlier Fire Emblem series titles. The Dragon's Gate also gave a new option which allows players to redeem serial numbers found in certain products, such as Fire Emblem Cipher.ĭownloadable content was available in three forms. At the Gate, the player could access the options to purchase downloadable content from an online store, then play it. With the exception of the DLC campaigns, purchasing and accessing DLC was again handled through a location on the game's world map, the Dragon's Gate, which the player could access from Chapter 6 onward. The use of DLC in Fates was heavily expanded upon compared to its predecessor.
