History VideoGame / FateExtellaLink

It was released for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation 4 and UsefulNotes/PlaystationVita in Japan on June 6th, 2018, in North America on March 19th, 2019, and in Europe on March 22nd, 2019 alongside worldwide ports to the UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch and PC on UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

* AntiFrustrationFeatures: Story mode has stage selection open right from the start, allowing you to unlock and (re-)play stages in any order. Notable since this allows jumping between mutually exclusive timelines at will, which usually requires careful juggling of save files in Fate/ games, if it's even possible at all.

* AdaptationalBadass: Lancelot is able to make use of all three of his Noble Phantasms in this game, whereas in his original appearance in ''LightNovel/FateZero'', merely drawing Arondight would seal Knight of Owner and For Someone's Glory.

* TheVirus: Karl's fourth Noble Phantasm, Karolus Particius Dimite, which uses the power of the Monolith to enhance the Orcalization process UpToEleven, affecting not only Servants but all digital beings, and those that resist the process are deleted outright.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The game adds 10 more Servants that will join the previous game's 16, bringing the total count to ''26!''

The game retains the ''musou'' style gameplay introduced in its predecessor and focuses on a new Saber, UsefulNotes/{{Charlemagne}}. In addition, the sixteen playable characters from the first game will also return to be playable. There have been confirmed to be ten new playable Servants to be added in this entry, with the aforementioned Charlemagne, Francis Drake, Astolfo, Scathach, Robin Hood, Arjuna, Darius III, Gilles de Rais, Lancelot, and Karl der Große. Notably, Music/{{MONACA}} of ''VideoGame/{{Nier}}'' and its [[VideoGame/NierAutomata sequel]] fame composed the game's music.

It released on June 6th, 2018 for the [=PS4=] and Vita in Japan. XSEED and Marvelous Europe have confirmed that it would be localized and will be released in the West on March 19th, 2019, and in Europe on March 22nd, 2019 along with a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version and port to PC on Steam.

The game retains the ''musou'' style gameplay introduced in its predecessor and focuses on a new Saber, UsefulNotes/{{Charlemagne}}. In addition, the sixteen playable characters from the first game will also return to be playable. There have been confirmed to be ten new playable Servants to be added in this entry, with the aforementioned Charlemagne, Francis Drake, Astolfo, Scathach, Robin Hood, Arjuna, Darius III, Gilles de Rais, Lancelot, and Karl der Große. Notably, Creator/{{MONACA}} of ''VideoGame/{{Nier}}'' and its [[VideoGame/NierAutomata sequel]] fame composed the game's music.

The fourth game in the ''VideoGame/FateExtra'' series of the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, ''Fate/Extella Link'' is a side game to ''VideoGame/FateExtellaTheUmbralStar'', taking place after its GoldenEnding. After the war between the armies of Tamamo-no-Mae, Nero Claudius, and Altera ended, peace has finally come to the Moon Cell. However, a new threat lurks in the distance as the young Altera mysteriously disappears...

* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Route C's ending features the start of Altera's plan to bring both Charlemagne and Karl back. A process that she says will take quite a while. In addition she points out that they need to assemble as many Servants as they can for Velber's inevitable return]].

* BribingYourWayToVictory: The "Money is Power" system makes a return. This time, it's available for all mission types so you can potentially bring all your Servants up to the level of your most experienced player character provided you have enough QP.

* UnexplainedRecovery: Archimedes is still around. Oddly, the main character insists that this is the first time they have met; although they admit he's suspicious as hell. This is actually accounted for, just not very well, since the story's dancing around a spoiler from the prequel: [[spoiler:corrupted Archimedes was the same one in every route, quantum shifting between them to try and find an ideal timeline. This Archimedes is native to the timeline and performing his intended function, which is how Hakuno and Nameless know his name and function before he introduces himself, but insist they've never met ''this'' Archimedes.]]

* WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou: A JustifiedTrope. The Master and their Regalia is the conduit for Servants' power. If they're forced to flee, Servants cannot fight on without them.

* UnexplainedRecovery: Archimedes is still around. Oddly, the main character insists that this is the first time they have met; although they admit he's suspicious as hell.

The fourth game in the ''VideoGame/FateExtra'' series of the Franchise/{{Nasuverse}}, ''Fate/Extella Link'' is a side game to ''VideoGame/FateExtellaTheUmbralStar'', taking place after its GoldenEnding. After the war between the armies of Tamamo-no-Mae, Nero Claudius, and Altera ended, peace has finally come to the Moon Cell. However a new threat lurks in the distance as the young Altera mysteriously disappears...

* TheBusCameBack: ''Extella Link'' features sevral servants who debuted in ''Fate/Extra'', but didn't appear in ''Fate/Extella'', most notably, Francis Drake and Robin Hood.

* MiniMecha: The third Noble Phantasm Karl has, Karolus Patricius Auctoritas, which transforms part of his FloatingContinent into a battle machine which he uses in both the final battle in story mode and as his Noble Phantasm attack during gameplay

* UnexplainedRecovery: Archimedes is still around. Oddly the main character insists that this is the first time they have met; although they admits he's suspicious as hell.

* TheBusCameBack: Extella Link features sevral servants who debuted in Fate/Extra, but didn't appear in Fate/Extella, most notably, Francis Drake and Robin Hood.

* UnexplainedRecovery: Archimedes is around. Oddly the main character insists that this is the first time they have met; although admits he's suspicious as hell.

* ShoutOut: Gilles de Rais' profile mentions that those affected by his "Gaze into the Abyss" skill will have to [[TabletopGame/CallOfCthulhu pass a Sanity check]].

** Route B: [[spoiler:In this route, it's revealed that Charlemagne's life is connected to Karl, leading to a solemn goodbye with Hakuno before Charlemagne disappears in Hakuno's sight]].