Fire Emblem Engage arrived on the scene last week, and as usual, dataminers have been sifting through the game’s files to uncover hidden secrets. One, in particular, that seems to have gained some traction focuses on the latest entry’s codename.
Based on previous datamines, it’s known how Fire Emblem games follow a certain pattern when it comes to their development codenames. As explained by modder and dataminerDeathChaos25‘ on Twitter, Fire Emblem Engage is internally coded as “Iron19”. Where it gets interesting is the fact the previous mainline game Fire Emblem: Three Houses is codenamed “Iron17”.
There’s a numbered gap between these major entries, even though they’re back-to-back. This naming convention also only applies to the mainline series, so spin-offs have different codenames. Fire Emblem Warriors supposedly “didn’t get this treatment” and Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes apparently is codenamed “Seasons”.
Of course, this has raised some questions about what comes between “Iron17” (Three Houses) and “Iron19” (Engage). There have been rumors in the past about Fire Emblem remakes, and other theories and speculation on certain forums claim “Iron18” could have perhaps been canceled, delayed or merged with another title. And keep in mind, there have been some other Fire Emblem games released over the years as well.
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