Fire Emblem Engage

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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 822 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 217 out of 822
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  1. teler
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    For a maddening player the game manages to make player phase nearly as important as it was in three houses without sacrificing a good amount of the challenge as three houses did. The gameplay and animations are so enjoyable I can simply look past a horrendous start to the story, a few really bad character designs, and nostalgia that doesn't work for someone who started with 3H.
  2. redsuns
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    Better graphics and animations. Lots of QOL improvements. Combat system is great and emblems give addition depth and keep gameplay fresh. I find the story pretty good and interesting. I dont miss the social elements of 3Houses. I play FE for strategy turned based game not to make connection and chat rubbish with fake people. Overall FEE is a solid game and an improvement over FE3H.
  3. 777Faron
    Feb 6, 2023
    10
    The game is 9 but I give it 10 to counter all those zeros from review bombing.
  4. remage
    Feb 7, 2023
    10
    currently at 50hrs chapter 19 playing on hard classic.
    probably the most fun fire emblem game i ever play.
    starting from the colorful art. good gameplay fast loading and smooth animation! good story telling and voice acting. the new break mechanic is amazing at the same the very punishing :(
    this is probably the best fire emblem with single path story.
  5. Kart01
    May 20, 2023
    10
    After Three Houses i thought that series will not return to the path of ONE properly made campaign. But it did! Oh boy what a joy it is to play a game that seems like a concentration of efforts, love and care, without content duplication in the name of lasting playthough like before.
    Graphics are pretty good this time. Battles are intense and interesting. Emblems give you more depths in    After Three Houses i thought that series will not return to the path of ONE properly made campaign. But it did! Oh boy what a joy it is to play a game that seems like a concentration of efforts, love and care, without content duplication in the name of lasting playthough like before.
    Graphics are pretty good this time. Battles are intense and interesting. Emblems give you more depths in tactics. Script in the other hand is a bit naive, but i'll prefer that and all other perks rather than "WE HAVE FOUR CAMPAIGNS! PLAY THEM ALL FOR THEY'R ALL SO DIFFRENT! (no lol)". This game are totaly deserve better userscore no matter the downsides. Especially after new Zelda with all her problems now getting 1210 what is truly an absurd.    … Expand
  6. Steyraus
    Feb 11, 2023
    10
    The cry baby fanboys review bombing this game because it not a bloated visual novel like Three Houses, better not complain when we don't get another emblem game for eight to ten years. That what happens when you trash a perfectly great game just cause it tries something different and might not be exactly what you want. Engage was clearly tring to bring new people into the series and whatThe cry baby fanboys review bombing this game because it not a bloated visual novel like Three Houses, better not complain when we don't get another emblem game for eight to ten years. That what happens when you trash a perfectly great game just cause it tries something different and might not be exactly what you want. Engage was clearly tring to bring new people into the series and what do the origional fans do, cry offcourse.

    As someone who has never had an interest in the Fire Emblem Games I was drawn to Engage by its buetiful colourful Anime aesthetic and amazing sexy and cool character design. I has played Three Houses for a bit and found it utterly boring. Three hour has hours of reading and exposition it almost a visual novel. I was skeptical when getting Engage but luckily I was not disappointed, Engage lives up to the series high standard and I quickly fell in love with it tactics and world.
    Why a tiny handfull of Emblem fans are negative towards Engage is a mystery to me, but with complacent whiney fans that review bomb a great game like Engage its no wonder the Fire Emblem series never hits the heights of being main stream. These complacent fans clearly enjoy the dull visual novel approach to these games over good pacing and a focus on tactics and getting to the action. But for be Engage is the direction I wish the series to go.    … Expand
  7. cq0
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    This is my second FE after awakening. I like it all. The story is ok but the combat is great.
  8. gq_foine
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    One of the best in the series and reminds me of Awakening and much better than Three Houses.

    Overall, 9.5/10

    Graphics - 9.5
    Music and sound 10
    Story and cast of Characters: 9
    Gameplay: 9
    Controls. 9.5
    Replay and value: 9
  9. dndb301
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    The battle of this game is the best in the history of the series.
    The story is a bit disappointing, but I strongly recommend the battle because it's really fun.
  10. grady2k12
    Jan 24, 2023
    10
    I don't understand why anyone would give this a negative rating. It's not another Three Houses, which is a good thing. This is a game focused on combat and gameplay, and it definitely does a great job. This is a 10/10 from me and should be a Game of the Year contender.
  11. hkjhkjh
    Jan 29, 2023
    10
    I assume the low user score comes from people who only ever played Three Houses but none of the older FE titles cause Engage is more similar to those.
    But don't let that fool you, Engage is an amazing FE game with deep and complex gameplay, likeable characters, great soundtracks, good story etc
  12. Arylon
    Jun 2, 2023
    10
    Great character design
    Great art direction
    Great OST
    Best gameplay in the franchise
    Good but simple story
    Good character writing
    Engage is at the very least a top 3 FE.
  13. sonicpulsar
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    Fast combat with impressively animated sequences, a cast of rememberable characters and real-time changing music depending on the situation (tacticall vs combat). Love this game, definitely one of the best strategy RPGs 10/10
  14. THEGRIFFINATOR1
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    I’d actually say the games like an 8-9, but the review bombing is insane, so a 10 it is.

    Game is genuinely really fun, and a nice change of pace from the near-constant edgefest that was the previous game. I didn’t want another Three Houses, I wanted something fresher.
    I got exactly that. Engage was fun.
  15. SylvaConnect
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    Bunch of shills acting like FE games EVER had a fantastic story to begin with lol.
    FE games have always been about the gameplay and engage is definitely moving in the right direction.
    3H emphasis on story and boring town quests made the game a chore and the story was lackluster to begin with. It was a great game but lets not pretend these B level stories should be invested into. Most    Bunch of shills acting like FE games EVER had a fantastic story to begin with lol.
    FE games have always been about the gameplay and engage is definitely moving in the right direction.

    3H emphasis on story and boring town quests made the game a chore and the story was lackluster to begin with. It was a great game but lets not pretend these B level stories should be invested into. Most people are going to skip them. Same as in FFXIV where a minority of very, loud clowns cry about stories. This game is awesome, and ignoring the story for gameplay is EXACTLY what it should be doing.    … Expand
  16. DavLai3
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    Best Fire Emblem combat ever and a treat for long time fans. Only people complaining are the ones that never played a FE game before Three Houses.
  17. Jdd2102
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    Una grata sorpresa en los gráficos y la jugabilidad de toda la vida, si bien la historia no es la mejor y está llena de clichés, es más que suficiente para embarcarse en esta aventura epica
  18. ShaoTairo
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    Lol @ all these visual novel chasers & content creator nuts.
    Oh no! I cant read the story to all my pathetic simps because its bad, what should I do now
    Heres a thought, shut up and PLAY THE GAME. Its got excellent gameplay, and thats what games should be focused on. If you want to read something to your dumb simps, goto the library and buy a freaking book. Dont dump on FE Engage    Lol @ all these visual novel chasers & content creator nuts.
    Oh no! I cant read the story to all my pathetic simps because its bad, what should I do now

    Heres a thought, shut up and PLAY THE GAME.
    Its got excellent gameplay, and thats what games should be focused on.
    If you want to read something to your dumb simps, goto the library and buy a freaking book. Dont dump on FE Engage which is a good game just because you're a whiny visual novel addict.    … Expand
  19. Obelich
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    La verdad me gusto mucho el juego las animaciones muy fluidas, la historia esta entretenida, dirian muchos nada nuevo pero lo importante en este juego es la jugabilidad que la verdad va genial, si lo recomiendo.
  20. QueDuBonheur
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    Absolutely loving it so far. Just don't expect Three Houses 2.0, it's a more classical Fire Emblem approach with anime. It's a bit cheesy but nothing unexpected it you played some of past entries, it's still enjoyable. Gameplay is stellar, maps are ok, visual and performance is a huge improvement compared to the previous title. It's rare to see a big Nintendo Switch game running this well.Absolutely loving it so far. Just don't expect Three Houses 2.0, it's a more classical Fire Emblem approach with anime. It's a bit cheesy but nothing unexpected it you played some of past entries, it's still enjoyable. Gameplay is stellar, maps are ok, visual and performance is a huge improvement compared to the previous title. It's rare to see a big Nintendo Switch game running this well.

    Overall it's a pretty good tactical game, I recommend you git it a try !    … Expand
  21. EevieRoseAmalee
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    This game is now one of my favorite fire emblems and games ever made. This is coming from an old school fire emblem fan who loves Fire Emblem like Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War and an some of the newer stuff like Awakening. To put it simply this game was able to invoke emotions that I have not felt from a game in awhile it really made me feel good to see Marth, Sigurd, Roy and theThis game is now one of my favorite fire emblems and games ever made. This is coming from an old school fire emblem fan who loves Fire Emblem like Fire Emblem Genealogy of the Holy War and an some of the newer stuff like Awakening. To put it simply this game was able to invoke emotions that I have not felt from a game in awhile it really made me feel good to see Marth, Sigurd, Roy and the others, and the new cast is also very well done and the voice actors for alear knocked it out of the park including the rest of the cast. Even in the chapters leading up to the end I was assuming they would drop the ball leading into the final chapters as some games do but I was blown away that they where able to take the remaining chapters before the final boss into an emotional roller coaster, and then also to tie up loose ends. This game is simply a love letter to fire emblem fans especially if you missed seeing your boy or girl. Seeing Sigurd made me happy everytime! This game gets a 10/10 from me and a round of applause because I went in with low expectations after playing three snoozes that game made me lose a lot of faith in the series so tbh I went into this one expecting to be disappointed the same way, but came out with a game that I put among some of my favorite fire emblems now.… Expand
  22. QueenAegis
    Jan 21, 2023
    10
    Taken back on the social aspects “which I prefer” and moving forward with great combat, a less mind numbing base, beautiful graphics, and a ton of depth to gearing up your party makes this game a great entry in the series
  23. Jatersgonajate
    Jan 24, 2023
    10
    muy superior a las ultimas entregas solo quedando atras del radiant dawn
    une de manera muy natural lo mejor de los titulos clasicos y los ultimos simuladores de citas que tanto le gusta a los que no se bañan
    si eres fan verdadero y no un poser lo vas amar no entindo como los pendejos traumados con el tree houses odian este juego siendo que es de la misma compañia lol.agradescan que    muy superior a las ultimas entregas solo quedando atras del radiant dawn
    une de manera muy natural lo mejor de los titulos clasicos y los ultimos simuladores de citas que tanto le gusta a los que no se bañan
    si eres fan verdadero y no un poser lo vas amar
    no entindo como los pendejos traumados con el tree houses odian este juego siendo que es de la misma compañia lol.agradescan que existe,maduren,consigan amigos de verdad por que el tree houses es un simulador social con poquita esctrategia y lo mas importante usen desosdorante    … Expand
  24. IhSeVe
    Feb 13, 2023
    10
    The gameplay is fun and clean, the story may be kinda stupid but overall Fire Emblem Engage is a very solid game.
  25. Emanyueru
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    El juego es muy bueno y divertido si bien su historia no es tan buena como Three Houses pero en cuanto jugabilidad lo supera. Haber que sorpresa seran los proximos DLC
  26. kenduck
    Feb 4, 2023
    10
    This emblem ring mechanics is like a subclass system that you can build different customized classes.

    With weapon triangles,, chain attack, extra attack , and tons of different weapons and class/emblem skills, so much to considered, really provide so much fun. You can cast teleport to make the best use of goddess dance. The break system is not only useful in user phase but can also    This emblem ring mechanics is like a subclass system that you can build different customized classes.

    With weapon triangles,, chain attack, extra attack , and tons of different weapons and class/emblem skills, so much to considered, really provide so much fun.
    You can cast teleport to make the best use of goddess dance.
    The break system is not only useful in user phase but can also be used to lure different target in enemy's phase.
    Gameplay-wise, for me, it's amazing, and even in the last few battle it still surprise me.

    Map design is great. Battle animation is so cool I still watch it sometimes in the late game.

    Of course, some obvious flaws are there but mostly tolerable.
    Overall story is decent.
    I do hope they could modify some dialogues of protagonist, and add something for the boring early part.

    It's a pity the battle system and graphic team did a really great job while others don't.    … Expand
  27. sasanarx
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    Amazing game, best game for me 2023.

    I see many negative comments but I don't really agree with them, I started to play this series since tree houses. To me I think Three Houses is more focus on character interatcion witch makes it more close to a galgame but engage is more like a tradtional fire emblem game (quoted from my friend). To me it is amazing, the battle and story are well    Amazing game, best game for me 2023.

    I see many negative comments but I don't really agree with them, I started to play this series since tree houses. To me I think Three Houses is more focus on character interatcion witch makes it more close to a galgame but engage is more like a tradtional fire emblem game (quoted from my friend). To me it is amazing, the battle and story are well balanced. For me this is my best game in 2023 :D.    … Expand
  28. Ragnar_san
    Jan 21, 2023
    10
    Muy buen videojuego que hace que sientas cada vez mas ganas por jugarlo, no hagais caso a los que no les gusta y piensan que por eso ya es mal juego.
  29. AnonymousUser83
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    Essentially Fire Emblem Awakening: 2. If you loved the entry that revived the franchise then you'll love this one.

    The introduction of emblems, as well as a less-advertised mechanic known as "Inherited Skills", and the ability to earn proficiency in any weapon simply through the use of 'Emblem Bonds' make this the most creative and flexible Fire Emblem game in the franchise. While    Essentially Fire Emblem Awakening: 2. If you loved the entry that revived the franchise then you'll love this one.

    The introduction of emblems, as well as a less-advertised mechanic known as "Inherited Skills", and the ability to earn proficiency in any weapon simply through the use of 'Emblem Bonds' make this the most creative and flexible Fire Emblem game in the franchise. While instructing does not make a return, units can pretty easily access any class and will likely be pushing nearly a dozen skills between their personal, emblem, class, and inherited skills by the mid-game, all up to your choosing.

    Where its story is comparatively more simple than its predecessor, especially in the first 5 chapters where it feels particularly weak, it makes up for it in its extremely versatile and addicting battle system, and Emblems and their bond skills feel 100 times more fleshed out and impactful than something like Three Houses's comparatively weak and 1-note 'adjutant', 'battalion', and 'combat arts' systems.

    Phenomenal game with loveable characters, I could probably sink a thousand hours into this game and not get bored. While it has some weak story beats near the beginning, I would absolutely would recommend, especially for new-comers to the series.    … Expand
  30. DaBigBoss
    Jan 24, 2023
    10
    What a **** review bombing this game have ... if u love fire emblem this game is for you
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 129 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 102 out of 129
  2. Mixed: 27 out of 129
  3. Negative: 0 out of 129
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Jan 24, 2024
    80
    Hogwarts Legacy is definitely a beautiful-looking game that doesn't have a groundbreaking story, but does have a beautiful world, a fun combat system, broomstick flying, and of course an incredible amount of side quests and missions. [Issue#325]
  2. Gamereactor Spain
    Oct 16, 2023
    80
    It’s a title where difficulty isn’t just about advancing mission after mission but doing so with as few casualties as possible. This makes Engage the perfect gateway to the series, as well as a handful of good memories for those already familiar with it. A game which perfectly balances periods of action with quiet, enjoyable interludes in which to chat with other characters, play minigames and try out new weapons.
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  3. Pocket-lint
    Jun 23, 2023
    90
    Fire Emblem Engage is a superb strategy game that has taken a major technical leap forward, graphically superior to its predecessor in every meaningful way.It tells a well-meaning story that still manages to pack in a few surprisng twists, and while its social features are a little extraneous this time, it's still super relaxing to fall into its world.Multiplayer expands things even further, leaving us confident that the future is very, very bright for this excellent series.
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