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2018 · Marvelous · Action · Beat 'em up

Fate/Extella Link

Timed PlayStation exclusive

Servants from across the Fate series have come together to battle a new sinister threat to SE.RA.PH. Fully-loaded with new elements, Fate/Extella Link includes never-before-seen servants, fresh scenarios, polished graphics and refined gameplay.

Released
7 June 2018
Platforms
AndroidNintendo SwitchPlayStation 4PlayStation VitaWindowsiOS
Genres
ActionBeat 'em up
Developers
Marvelous
Publishers
Marvelous
Series
Fate
Modes
MultiplayerSingle-player
Perspective
Third person
Themes
ActionFantasy
Country
Japan
Age ratings
PEGI 12ESRB TGRAC 15+CERO DACB PG
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese, Korean
Time to beat
10hmain story43hcompletionist

About

Fate/Extella Link is an action role-playing game developed by Marvelous and published internationally by Xseed Games. It was released for PS4 in Japan in 2018, and later worldwide for PS4, Nintendo Switch and PC in 2019. It is part of the Fate franchise, the fourth game in the Fate/Extra series, and a sequel to Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star. The game features a new storyline set after the events of the previous game, with the protagonist and allied Servants confronting an invasion led by a hostile force seeking to assimilate the inhabitants of the Moon through a process known as "Oraclization".

Upon release in Japan, the game topped the national sales charts. Reviewers generally regarded Fate/Extella Link as an improvement over Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, praising its expanded roster, progression systems, replayability, and combat mechanics. Critics also highlighted the game's appeal to existing fans of the Fate franchise, while noting that its extensive lore and terminology could make it less accessible to newcomers. Some reviewers additionally criticized the game's multiplayer component and its reliance on elements inherited from its predecessor.

›Story

With the sudden appearance of Karl de Grosse, who possesses the power of the Oracle that can enslave and assimilate all things, the Moon World was about to get dragged into a new war.

The Master, Charlemagne, and the other Servants confront the invasion on the principle of the assimilation of all beings.

However, those that agree with Karl de Grosse, those that are lending support for not only their own benefit, and even former allies assimilated and stand before Nero and the others as an enemy by the power the Oracle.

Furthermore, a young Altera that had gone missing can be seen beside of Karl der Grosse…

As various expectations intertwine, a new war is about to begin!

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The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Gameplay

Fate/Extella Link is an action game in which players control Servants based on historical and mythological figures while battling large numbers of enemies across battlefield maps. The game expanded the roster with ten newly introduced Servants, which brings the total to twenty-six playable Servants/ Combat has multiple difficulty settings, and is centered on basic attacks and increasingly powerful special abilities. Players can perform Drive Skills, which build a meter used to unleash Noble Phantasms, powerful screen-clearing attacks accompanied by animated summoning sequences.

The game's combat system combines two-button combo attacks with character-specific active skills. Each playable character can equip four active skills, ranging from offensive techniques to temporary buffs. Additional mechanics include powerful super moves and a "rush" system used during encounters with stronger opponents. The new titular "Link" system allows characters fighting near allied Servants to temporarily share their partner's class abilities.

Story

The game is set within the virtual realm of SE.RA.PH, where the surviving remnants of humanity have uploaded their consciousness and historical figures exist as powerful digital entities known as Servants. These Servants, together with their Masters, compete for control of the Moon Cell supercomputer. Following the events of Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star, the player assumes the role of a male or female Master who previously won a conflict for control of the Moon, joins forces with the newly introduced Servant Charlemagne. While searching for Altera, they confront a mysterious force, soon revealed to be the Servant Rex Magnus Kar, that is attempting to brainwash Servants and assimilate the inhabitants of the Moon through a process known as Oraclization..

The twenty six Servants who may join the player's party are characters based on figures such as Altera, Archimedes, Arjuna, Artoria Pendragon, Astolfo, Charlemagne, Cú Chulainn, Darius III, Elizabeth Báthory, Francis Drake, Gawain, Gilgamesh, Gilles de Rais, Iskandar, Jeanne d'Arc, Karna, Lancelot, Li Shuwen, Lu Bu, Medusa, Nameless, Roman emperor Nero Claudius (a gender-swapped character), Rex Magnus (an alter ego of Charlemagne), Robin Hood, Scáthach, and Tamamo no Mae.

Development

The game was developed by Marvelous 1st Studio as the latest entry in the series that begun with Fate/Extra in 2010. Kinoko Nasu served as supervisor, while the scenario was written by Yuichiro Higashide and Ukyo Kodachi of Team Barrel Roll. Character designs were created by Arco Wada, with music by Keiichi Okabe and Monaca. Producer Kenichiro Tsukuda oversaw development. Song "Justice" by Luna Haruna was used as the opening theme to the game.

Marvelous announced in January 2018 that Fate/Extella Link would be released in Japan for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on June 7, 2018. The Nintendo Switch version was released in Japan on January 31, 2019. In conjunction with its release, Marvelous began distributing additional downloadable content, including the playable character Altera Larva, a younger version of Altera, and a series of mascot-like "Funifuni" costume sets. The game was later localized for international markets and released internationally for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Windows in March 2019.

Reception

The game received a Metacritic score of 75.

Writing for IGN Spain, Elias Sampayo awarded the game 8 out of 10. He praised its expanded roster, visual improvements, story, and overall amount of content, describing it as a significant evolution of its predecessor. However, he argued that the game was aimed primarily at existing fans of the franchise and noted that its combination of visual-novel storytelling and musou gameplay would not appeal to all players.

Legacy

Like with other Fate properties, characters introduced in Fate/Extella Link begun appearing in other Fate properties, such as Fate/Grand Order game, with Charlemagne being the first Link character to appear there (in 2022).

Releases by platformdates and regions as published

Releases by platform
PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation Vita7 June 2018Japan · North America 19 March 2019 · Europe 22 March 2019
PlayStation 47 June 2018Japan · North America 19 March 2019 · Europe 22 March 2019
Nintendo Switch31 January 2019Japan · North America 18 March 2019 · Europe 22 March 2019
Windows19 March 2019Worldwide
Android22 July 2020Japan
iOS22 July 2020Japan

Title IDsone per regional release, with its latest update

Title ids and disc serials by release
PlatformTitle IDRegionLatest update
Nintendo Switch01003B300C99A000—v2
010051400B17A000—v2
01006E000C81C000—v2
PlayStation 4CUSA12281Asia01.03
CUSA12090Europe01.01
CUSA07274Japan01.08
CUSA12154North America01.01
PlayStation VitaPCSH10121Asia01.03
PCSB01243Europe01.01
PCSG01091Japan01.08
PCSE01254North America01.01

Decompilations and portscommunity projects that rebuild or port the game

Editions and related releases

Included in
Fate/Extella: Celebration Box
Downloadable content
Fate/Extella Link: Mega DLC Collection

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