Fire Emblem Engage

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6.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 822 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 451 out of 822
  2. Mixed: 154 out of 822
  3. Negative: 217 out of 822
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  1. Deathcookies21
    Jan 27, 2023
    4
    Combat is good. Everything else is really bland and boring. Dialogue is really cringy at times. There is nothing special about any of the characters, designs are boring, some are weirdly proportioned like big body tiny head.. The MC design is atrocious not to sure why they approved it. The engage system is kind of a let down and doesn't really add anything except nostalgia. I played itCombat is good. Everything else is really bland and boring. Dialogue is really cringy at times. There is nothing special about any of the characters, designs are boring, some are weirdly proportioned like big body tiny head.. The MC design is atrocious not to sure why they approved it. The engage system is kind of a let down and doesn't really add anything except nostalgia. I played it for a couple of hours then went to eat something, came back and had no desire to continue playing didn't even care about the story. When I tried to play again later I found myself on Facebook 10 minutes into it because it was more interesting than this game. This game just doesn't hold my attention. The name engage is ironic because this game is not engaging at all.… Expand
  2. OhNoItsSenpai
    Jan 24, 2023
    4
    The game play is fun and plenty tough. There's a whole lot of extra stuff that doesn't really add anything to the game and will be quite cumbersome for those looking to max out. Worst thing about the game is the story though. The characters are all forgettable and the dialogue for support is completely soulless. If you've plaid every other tactical RPG out there you could get this one, butThe game play is fun and plenty tough. There's a whole lot of extra stuff that doesn't really add anything to the game and will be quite cumbersome for those looking to max out. Worst thing about the game is the story though. The characters are all forgettable and the dialogue for support is completely soulless. If you've plaid every other tactical RPG out there you could get this one, but that seems pretty unlikely. Wait for it to go down in price if you want this one for your collection. Also say one DLC being the only way to get the heroes from the last game is pretty disgusting.… Expand
  3. PickleNCP
    Feb 1, 2023
    2
    The character design is terrible. I'm not here to watch some kind of Vtuber war.
  4. Cococo
    Jan 25, 2023
    0
    Maybe good for old players, but I still prefer three houses
    The plot is too low to make people unable to insist on experiencing all the content. A three-year-old child can write a better story. She could have been the best work，but…
  5. 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
  6. thisaintitchief
    Jan 30, 2023
    0
    Engage and its consequences have been a disaster for the Fire Emblem series.
  7. ToasterKetchup
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    Favorite FE game to date. It was simple, crisp, fun, and pulled on your heart strings. Loved it.
  8. LezheroGz
    Jan 30, 2023
    10
    Man I love this game, to much better than 3h, at least ^for me^, the gameplay, the animations (the anime art style is kinda meh for ME) 3H feel like a visual novel with tactical gameplay, engage is more like the classics, I love it
  9. rucasouza88
    Jan 24, 2023
    10
    Different from previous, but awesome. Improved in lots of things too! I loved the game series from the Awakening and I feel something like that here too.
  10. MonkeyDGaster
    Jan 23, 2023
    8
    Great gameplay with a some really interesting additions like the emblems, fairly decent supports, meh story, and it looks great.

    The hub is a way smaller focus in the game unlike 3 houses, which is really good for what the game goes for. I was a bit resistant to the character designs pre-released, but I found to like a lot more then I thought and they really do grow on you. Background:    Great gameplay with a some really interesting additions like the emblems, fairly decent supports, meh story, and it looks great.

    The hub is a way smaller focus in the game unlike 3 houses, which is really good for what the game goes for.

    I was a bit resistant to the character designs pre-released, but I found to like a lot more then I thought and they really do grow on you.

    Background: been an FE fan since Awakening, no lifed 3 houses, and am on chapter 14 of the game.    … Expand
  11. zzzzy00
    Jan 22, 2023
    5
    Poor modeling and script. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with the character design, but the 3D modeling.
    In terms of game system, it loses the degree of freedom and plot depth in the previous game, but it does not completely delete these contents. Instead, there is a semi-finished character plot and main story.At the same time, item collection is also annoying, you have to go to    Poor modeling and script. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with the character design, but the 3D modeling.
    In terms of game system, it loses the degree of freedom and plot depth in the previous game, but it does not completely delete these contents. Instead, there is a semi-finished character plot and main story.At the same time, item collection is also annoying, you have to go to every corner of the map, after every battle!
    What is commendable is the combat system, adding the weapon restraint system, canceling the durability of weapons and so on. This is at least a good sign: players said the previous game's training system was too boring, so they simplified it; weapon durability was bad, so they removed it. I think the production team is at least listening to the players, which is why I gave it a 5.
    I think this one just serves players who are familiar with Fire Emblem from the previous titles, it shows the main characters from previous generations, maps and music from previous generations, and maybe they will reset the previous titles afterwards. But I don't think it's a passable Fire Emblem.    … Expand
  12. ZYMROD
    Jan 23, 2023
    7
    El juego en si es una gran evolución en lo que respecta a la saga, pero peca de ciertas falencias. Después de llegar al capitulo 12 mi experiencia la puedo resumir:

    LO BUENO - La música del juego es increíble. - La guarida que se va ampliando de forma orgánica tras cada capitulo o extra. - El diseño grafico que le saca la potencia a la consola. - El sistema de Engage o anillos que    El juego en si es una gran evolución en lo que respecta a la saga, pero peca de ciertas falencias. Después de llegar al capitulo 12 mi experiencia la puedo resumir:

    LO BUENO
    - La música del juego es increíble.
    - La guarida que se va ampliando de forma orgánica tras cada capitulo o extra.
    - El diseño grafico que le saca la potencia a la consola.
    - El sistema de Engage o anillos que aporta versatilidad.
    - La traducción en español no presenta modismos.
    - Las animaciones de batalla y los diversos escenarios de combate.
    - El sistema de combate que mejora el movimiento y se siente mas dinámico.
    - No presenta tantos problemas técnicos.
    - Si tienes los amiibos es la oportunidad de darles un uso y su recompensa vale la pena.
    - Logra un equilibrio justo entre novela visual "simplificada" y juego estrategia.
    - Misiones extras y con buena dificultad.
    - El tablón de donaciones y sus recompensas.
    - La torre de los retos que es un modo seudo online bien decente.

    LO MALO
    - Su historia es bastante Meh! y si lo comparamos con sus entregas clásicas queda debiendo.
    - Se simplifico de sobremanera el sistema de relaciones.
    - El sistema de romances poco trabajado. Si lo comparamos con Awakening o incluso Fates que aportaban al desarrollo de la trama.
    - El protagonista a veces entra en su modo emo y cuesta tomarle algo de seriedad a lo historia.
    - Somniel esta desaprovechada, con personajes NPC estáticos y con 4 poses básicas: Mirada muerta, nadando, sentado y ejercicio. El único que se mueve es Somnie que aporta algo de vida a la base.
    - Personajes poco carismáticos, si lo comparamos con Three Houses que es su entrega mas cercana.
    - El diseño del protagonista que parece sacado de algún juego fandom de juego móvil.
    - Que el primer DLC de pago este disponible día 1. No costaba, dar la opción de importar partida guardada de Three House para desbloquear a Claude y otros.
    - Algunas escenas de relaciones que dan cringe. Del estilo poder de la amistad o pasado trágico no tan trágico XD.
    - Es bastante fácil crear un personaje roto que rompa el juego. ( Trata de variar el uso de anillos a máximo relacion 5 sino el juego es un paseo hasta en difícil.)
    - La granja esta desaprovechada y no justifica su existencia.
    - Si vienes de la saga clásica, los modelados de los personajes te decepcionaran un poco. Parecen sacados del Genshin o de una biblioteca de Vtuber.
    - Uno que otro mini juego que no aporta mucho y le quita la inmersión.

    En conclusión, el juego cumple pese a dar la sensación de parecer una entrega menor de la franquicia. Muy a pesar de lo soso de su historia, personajes planos y momentos de vergüenza ajena. El juego se compensa bien por su apartado jugable, animaciones y un rendimiento notable en la consola.

    En fin, debes darle una oportunidad si te gustan los Rpg Tácticos y si quieres que valga la pena juégalo en difícil.    … Expand
  13. LeaveMeAlone-
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    Colourful, fun, and ENAGEing! (I am not sorry for that terrible pun!)

    Easily a good recommendation for someone's first FE.
  14. 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
  15. Game_Critical
    Jan 21, 2023
    9
    Loved it!

    Combat: Lots of good mechanics return from previous games, defence bonuses from forts, weapon triangles and fog of war. This is coupled with new hazard like quicksand and poison traps. This gives a nice spin on the already great tactical combat. Graphics: Despite being on Switch, the animations are quite good and the game runs solid. The game is very anime, which I don't    Loved it!

    Combat:
    Lots of good mechanics return from previous games, defence bonuses from forts, weapon triangles and fog of war. This is coupled with new hazard like quicksand and poison traps. This gives a nice spin on the already great tactical combat.

    Graphics:
    Despite being on Switch, the animations are quite good and the game runs solid. The game is very anime, which I don't mind, but it's not for everybody

    Story:
    The only minus of the game. I found the story to be somewhat barebones. You hunt for some rings like a sonic wannabe.

    Difficulty:
    For veterans I would recommend to play on hard or higher.

    Overall a 9/10, would be a 10/10 if they put some more thought into the story.    … Expand
  16. YouJustKnow
    Jan 23, 2023
    0
    Engage is the epitome of soulless and only IntSys apologists will defend it out of brand loyalty.
  17. Yarelis
    Jan 23, 2023
    0
    Uhhhhhhhhggg nopes!! Dissapointed. 3H better. This game is…. Idk… sorry but no
  18. 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.
  19. OnlyOneHere
    Jan 28, 2023
    0
    This game is extremely expensive. The greedy developers are charging $60 for a turn-based game made with Unity. Are you freaking kidding me? The Unity engine should only be used for indie and free-to-play games. Not even EA is that greedy to sell me a Unity game for $60. As a matter of fact, I don't remember the last time I spent $60 on a game made with Unity. It just goes to show howThis game is extremely expensive. The greedy developers are charging $60 for a turn-based game made with Unity. Are you freaking kidding me? The Unity engine should only be used for indie and free-to-play games. Not even EA is that greedy to sell me a Unity game for $60. As a matter of fact, I don't remember the last time I spent $60 on a game made with Unity. It just goes to show how extremely cheap and lazy Nintendo are. Imagine charging $60 for an indie quality game. The graphics are a joke. It literally looks like a mobile game. The physics are beyond horrible. When I pay $60, I expect top notch AAA quality. That is exactly what this game lacks. The combat is boring and repetitive. The story is garbage and the dialogue is cringeworthy.

    There is no multiplayer. So once you beat the story, there is literally not a reason to play this game again. Charging $60 for a game with no replay value is a cash grab. Remember when Nintendo used to brag about quality, to the point where they slapped a seal of quality on the cover of their games? They created that as a response for Atari's massive collection of shovelware, and now they have ironically become what they mocked. Nintendo is a multi-billion dollar company. There is no excuse for these cheapskates to sell shovelware made with Unity for $60. That's pathetic. I don't recommend this game at all, unless you want to support laziness.

    Edit: Turns out there is a so-called multiplayer. Why didn't they put it in the main freaking menu? Jesus Christ are these developers so irrational. The co-op is a joke. It's just taking turns using the same army. You could literally play any turn-based game and pass the controller to another player, or you could go to Twitch and ask viewers for choices if you want online. That is not multiplayer. The PvP is playing against AI. There is no real-time PvP so my point still stands, there is no multiplayer.    … Expand
  20. 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.
  21. LIN1993
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    I extremely love the design of the characters in this game,moreover it is so clean that the IS wants return the traditional style of the fight aspect.
  22. Casplink
    Jan 23, 2023
    0
    Decepcionado del juego ,muy mala trama ,personajes aburridos ,no lleno mis expectativas
  23. Ax3l__
    Apr 7, 2023
    8
    This title of the FE series is not bad at all:
    GAMEPLAY 9/10 The best game of the franchise in this aspect (i only played three houses and the titles on the 3ds)
    STORY 6/10 pretty basic, the characters are nothing special ART STYLE 8/10 It gives me v-tuber vibes, not my favorite title in this aspect but after all is good MECHANICS 10/10 i really enjoy the engage mechanic GRAPHICS    This title of the FE series is not bad at all:
    GAMEPLAY 9/10 The best game of the franchise in this aspect (i only played three houses and the titles on the 3ds)
    STORY 6/10 pretty basic, the characters are nothing special
    ART STYLE 8/10 It gives me v-tuber vibes, not my favorite title in this aspect but after all is good
    MECHANICS 10/10 i really enjoy the engage mechanic
    GRAPHICS 7/10 better than three houses but not incredible    … Expand
  24. aefc
    Jan 23, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game system is old-fashioned, the story is broken, and the characters are unappealing.
    A game of the lowest rank with no fun at all.    … Expand
  25. abowman
    Jan 23, 2023
    9
    This is a fantastic addition to the Fire Emblem series. The story isn't quite as good as three houses, and it stats off much slower. However by the time you get about 5-6 emblem rings, the combat and battle scenarios are absolutely fantastic. The emblems in addition to the class system allow for a huge amount of character and class customization.

    I wish they would make these games more    This is a fantastic addition to the Fire Emblem series. The story isn't quite as good as three houses, and it stats off much slower. However by the time you get about 5-6 emblem rings, the combat and battle scenarios are absolutely fantastic. The emblems in addition to the class system allow for a huge amount of character and class customization.

    I wish they would make these games more mature and move away from the bad anime troupes. If they would implement an adult, dark story in these games they would be much better received by a wider audience.    … Expand
  26. Zalabar22
    Jan 22, 2023
    9
    Fire Emblem Engage is a colorful, fun, and beautiful game. There are so many characters to deploy and interact with, plus the Emblem Heroes bring a unique and strategic flair to each battle. I'm constantly swapping units and Emblems to maximize my armies battle capabilities and obtain victory on every map. Engage offers tons of replayability with a long campaign, random skirmishes, onlineFire Emblem Engage is a colorful, fun, and beautiful game. There are so many characters to deploy and interact with, plus the Emblem Heroes bring a unique and strategic flair to each battle. I'm constantly swapping units and Emblems to maximize my armies battle capabilities and obtain victory on every map. Engage offers tons of replayability with a long campaign, random skirmishes, online play, different characters to strategize with, and player made challenge maps to overcome. I'm glad the focus is back on the gameplay, and while there are less social options than Three Houses, I'm also enjoying the interactions you can have with your army and I'm interested and eager to have another interaction with the colorful and diverse cast of characters. Engage has a unique visual style that often makes it feel like a full blown anime; it might also be one of the best looking Nintendo Switch games that I've ever played! I haven't had any bugs or crashes in over 12 hours of play, and it runs smoothly in handheld and docked on my OLED Nintendo Switch. All in all, this is a game that's going to keep me "engaged" for some time to come.… Expand
  27. control9
    Jan 23, 2023
    9
    If you came for 3H-like dating sim with a little sprinkle of battles between endless monastery sections -- then you wouldn't like it.
    If you came for FE game with sane map design, great combat system and are ready to skip cringeworthy dialogue -- then you came to a right place.
    Graphics - 9/10 (for a switch game) Gameplay - 10/10 Plot -- well, there is a plot / 10 Characters design -    If you came for 3H-like dating sim with a little sprinkle of battles between endless monastery sections -- then you wouldn't like it.
    If you came for FE game with sane map design, great combat system and are ready to skip cringeworthy dialogue -- then you came to a right place.
    Graphics - 9/10 (for a switch game)
    Gameplay - 10/10
    Plot -- well, there is a plot / 10
    Characters design - 5/10 - apart from protag they don't look that bad
    Character interaction (supports, other dialogues, etc) -- "my head hurts from facepalms"/10    … Expand
  28. SkyVersa
    Jan 23, 2023
    8
    The gameplay is a step up from Three Houses, as well as the graphics and character models.

    But the story isn't as good as in past Fire Emblem games. It's more similar to Fates, but a slight bit worse. But this shouldn't stop a Fire Emblem fan from purchasing this entry, as it's still Fire Emblem at it's core and a worthy addition to the series. Anyone who gives this game a very negative    The gameplay is a step up from Three Houses, as well as the graphics and character models.

    But the story isn't as good as in past Fire Emblem games. It's more similar to Fates, but a slight bit worse.

    But this shouldn't stop a Fire Emblem fan from purchasing this entry, as it's still Fire Emblem at it's core and a worthy addition to the series.

    Anyone who gives this game a very negative score probably just wished for Genology of the Holy War 2.    … Expand
  29. ascendent
    Jan 23, 2023
    5
    Graphically this game is superior than Three Houses. That's really obvious but there is still a lack of Fire Emblems essence. This game lacks of many spells seen in other games. I think Radiant Dawn is really spectacular visually speaking. Compared to 3H, Engage look much better. But 3H was superior in other areas. Each character had unique critical hits. Or at least they vary from oneGraphically this game is superior than Three Houses. That's really obvious but there is still a lack of Fire Emblems essence. This game lacks of many spells seen in other games. I think Radiant Dawn is really spectacular visually speaking. Compared to 3H, Engage look much better. But 3H was superior in other areas. Each character had unique critical hits. Or at least they vary from one character to another in the same class. On Engage there is also a lack of weapons. For example, there are many fewer tomes than 3H. They look much better on Engage but they have almost dismantled the game from mages! Another step backwards has been the critical hits animations. In older FE characters used to spin their weapon, specially bow users. They don't do it anymore which is a turn down considering the potential of bow classes in this game.
    Finally I would say this feature of fusing with an old emblem doesn't look cool at all. It doesn't feel like a Fire Emblem game. They should be self-sufficient. Why Intelligent System didn't focus more on developing new characters and animations instead of recurring to past ones? I still hope many of this issues will be addressed in the upcoming DLCs    … Expand
  30. MajinAndre
    Jan 23, 2023
    9
    Best gameplay in the series so far. Classic weapon triangle is back and with the engage system, combat is innovative but balanced enough to where you aren't OP. Could use better writing for the story, but characters and battles are plenty enough to keep you engaged. Fire emblem might finally be returned to form.
  31. Foxtina
    Jan 24, 2023
    8
    I'm glad that devs went back from Three Houses a little bit, it was too Persona-ish to me. But some elements still exists.
    At first I didn't like the idea "summoning" heroes from previous games (sounded like FE Heroes mobile), but now I kinda like it and I don't mind it at all.
    The combat really improved and art style as well (but red and blue color palette looks like a mess) Support    I'm glad that devs went back from Three Houses a little bit, it was too Persona-ish to me. But some elements still exists.
    At first I didn't like the idea "summoning" heroes from previous games (sounded like FE Heroes mobile), but now I kinda like it and I don't mind it at all.
    The combat really improved and art style as well (but red and blue color palette looks like a mess)
    Support conversations are boring as always, nothing new. Sadly no "S" support for other characters just only one for main protag.
    Animals, oh boy, that was unnecessary, people thought I was playing farming sim for a sec.
    Yay, another big evil dragon we need to kill. Same old story but I don't mind.
    Game is great, maybe I'm enjoying it more than 3Houses, but Awakening is still my favorite.    … Expand
  32. LastHope17
    Jan 24, 2023
    5
    The directer had no idea what he was doing. It was his first FE game and he wanted to make it for people who don't play FE while also making it an homage to the history of FE. Does that sound smart to you?

    Look it up he's incompetent.
  33. alcueid_814
    Feb 4, 2023
    0
    the vetical drawing of the game is too navie, and the plot is too bad!it’s a disaster
  34. sauhui
    Jan 27, 2023
    0
    剧情 人设都很幼齿 难度有所提升 主角很弱 重甲+老辛=无敌法拉利。火纹已经在二次元媚宅的路上越走越远了，仔细想想其实很多作品都这样了，比如最近的水星魔女，高达的幼齿化比火纹还厉害，只能说时代变了吧，我等已经不能理解现在的日本年轻人了
  35. GameforGamers
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    One of the best games i've played this year, it's great to see how great the fire emblem games became recently and fire emblem engage is just another amazing addition to the series
  36. jakrater
    Jan 24, 2023
    10
    Is probably an 8 but there are clowns review bombing an amazing game. This game has a lot going for it especially in the way of art design and gameplay. The story is a bit lacking, but it’s decent.
  37. Diaz99
    Jan 24, 2023
    10
    Fire emblem engage brings back the challenging tactical gameplay Fire Emblem has sorely missed the las couple entries and it's more engaging than ever
  38. wjkchn
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    As a big fan of turn-based strategy games, I would say the battle part is perfect especially if you choose the hardest+classic difficulty. I totally understand some players prefer Fire Emblem Three Houses since its plot and the characters are not that attractive, but again, in terms of a strategy game, it's even much better than Three Houses. It is more balanced, meaning you should not letAs a big fan of turn-based strategy games, I would say the battle part is perfect especially if you choose the hardest+classic difficulty. I totally understand some players prefer Fire Emblem Three Houses since its plot and the characters are not that attractive, but again, in terms of a strategy game, it's even much better than Three Houses. It is more balanced, meaning you should not let all your male/female characters go for some overpowered jobs/classes. It limits your chance to gain exp at the hardest difficulty so every kill matters. In addition, it enables you to skip mini-games if you just want to focus on the battle.… Expand
  39. Inalterial
    Jan 28, 2023
    10
    a total marvel, I'm not a big fan of tactical rpgs but this one has blown my mind, its gameplay, its soundtrack and its artistic style is really impressive and worth admiring

    Without a doubt it will be one of the best games on nintendo switch
  40. Snoopy64
    Jan 31, 2023
    7
    The gameplay alone deserves a 10, but the other things like day 1 dlc, gacha mechanics in a full priced game, and weak story hurt engage substantially.
  41. Tend0
    Feb 6, 2023
    7
    I was really looking forward to this game. Even if the wedding features weren't expanded, I played it. I was really disappointed by the fact that Griss couldn't get the necessary A support with ring. disappointed
  42. 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.
  43. Ragnellrok
    Jan 26, 2023
    9
    I'm only writing this as a long time FE fan to counterbalance the negative reviews. I hit 24 hours played earlier today. Overworld map: is basically Awakening/Sacred Stones, so in my opinion one of the best overworld map styles in the series where you have an actual idea of where every battle was.
    Paralogues: Divine Paralogues seem to replicate specific maps, the Tiki one apparently    I'm only writing this as a long time FE fan to counterbalance the negative reviews. I hit 24 hours played earlier today. Overworld map: is basically Awakening/Sacred Stones, so in my opinion one of the best overworld map styles in the series where you have an actual idea of where every battle was.
    Paralogues: Divine Paralogues seem to replicate specific maps, the Tiki one apparently recreates a New Mystery of the Emblem map. Normal Paralogues... one gets you Anna, the other gets you the "Donny/Trainee/Midori/Cyril" character, like Cyril it's a personal skill and starts out in the healer class. The remaining paralogues unlock level 20 with the Ring Spirits.

    Some more details on Paralogues:
    Lucina's Paralogue recreates Two Falchions, yep, even Arena Ferox.
    So any Ring (not bracelet) recreates a map that the person would be associated with, so Lyn gets a paralogue celebrating the Saccae Plains, Byleth the Sacred Tomb, etc, etc.

    I think the characters are colorful if not easily mistaken for someone out of Genshin Impact, so, is that bad? Depends on taste, I've been playing since the GBA, I don't mind it, each game has been evolving the character models and formula with each entry, this is just a 3 Houses style evolution, which was an evolution on the game before, etc, etc. They wanted this artstyle and honestly, it mostly reminds me of FEH the most, of course that's skimming over map part, but the symbols are similar and much like FEH it is a celebration of all things Fire Emblem from Marth all the way to Byleth. Excellent game, definitely worth playing imho, but just be aware that the game is bright and colorful compared to even 3 Houses/Hopes and most titles before. But this did dethrone Pokémon in Japan... so um, game's good, just give it a chance.    … Expand
  44. 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
  45. 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.
  46. Robertinho123
    Feb 3, 2023
    9
    Absolutely loving this game. The story is average, but the gameplay is almost perfect.

    Almost cause there's still too much side-content, I think I'd prefer the game without Somniel, it feels like a slog to have to go there and do everything.

    Give me just the tactical battle and I'm happy!
  47. Aeula
    May 20, 2023
    0
    The single worst entry in the fire emblem series.

    Worst plot. Worst art style. Worst main character. Worst setting. Worst theme. The engage mechanic is genuinely horrible. The weapon triangle was removed for a reason. Also why the hell do random voices yell the title of the game at you whenever you boot it up? A massive downgrade from Awakening, let alone three houses. I    The single worst entry in the fire emblem series.

    Worst plot.
    Worst art style.
    Worst main character.
    Worst setting.
    Worst theme.
    The engage mechanic is genuinely horrible.
    The weapon triangle was removed for a reason.

    Also why the hell do random voices yell the title of the game at you whenever you boot it up?

    A massive downgrade from Awakening, let alone three houses. I hope this isn't fire emblem's future.    … Expand
  48. Alink_xex
    Jan 24, 2023
    10
    Realmente a mí me gustó tanto el gameplay como los diseños de los personajes.. aunque la historia no mucho pero igual está genial
  49. Bkillinm
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    This game is excellent, don’t let the poor user rating turn you away. People are just but hurt about the lack of social sim which is not a big deal. The battle system is superb and it looks amazing on the switch. Besides maybe the story and some of the characters being boring there’s not much else to complain about.
  50. Bassiewas
    Jan 27, 2023
    9
    I am actually glad we go back to the more traditional type of Fire Emblem games. Three Houses had so much pointless activities and filler, this game feels more balanced. Yeah story wise it's not that special, but it's still enjoyable.
  51. deadz3n
    Feb 19, 2023
    9
    FE Engage is a really good game. It's a shame to see so many low scores due to the lack of a good storyline or romance paths. I loved Three Houses for many reasons but gameplay-wise this is more enjoyable. Maps are variegated and enemy placement is improved. Emblem fusion is a really cool mechanic that makes team building fun and satisfying. Characters design may seem too over the topFE Engage is a really good game. It's a shame to see so many low scores due to the lack of a good storyline or romance paths. I loved Three Houses for many reasons but gameplay-wise this is more enjoyable. Maps are variegated and enemy placement is improved. Emblem fusion is a really cool mechanic that makes team building fun and satisfying. Characters design may seem too over the top compared to 3H, but some of them are quite interesting and surprisingly well written. I played on Maddening difficulty and it was much more challenging (as it should be) than its predecessor. After 100 hours and beating the game, I have only two complaints:

    -The main hub has better activities than the previous iterations, but they become almost useless towards the second half of the campaign. There's also no reason to stick around since there's no romance (but you can still improve your bonds by providing gifts to your units)

    -There is no NG+, which is a shame, but I can understand that since there are no narrative paths.

    The online features are a nice addition, but I haven't spent much time with those. Tower of Trials it's very grindy, I guess it can be useful to improve your weapons before entering the Relay modes.

    In conclusion, I would recommend this game to everyone who likes Fire Emblem, even if your first game was FE Three Houses, but… if you are mainly looking for a solid story, deep characters or just the romance, there are chances that you will not like Engage at all.    … Expand
  52. Yallahs9
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    A mí parecer un aire totalmente fresco para la saga FE y eso me gusta. Recomendado si sientes que " three houses" se te hizo pesado
  53. Mist3rKincer
    Feb 3, 2023
    9
    FE: Engage has the best gameplay I've seen in the series thus far. The story is predictable as everybody has said 1000x over but that isn't a huge distractor for me. The support conversation are some of the most fun to watch (depending on who is paired up). Everybody from Brodia on is significantly more interesting than the characters before. Ignore donations if you don't plan on doingFE: Engage has the best gameplay I've seen in the series thus far. The story is predictable as everybody has said 1000x over but that isn't a huge distractor for me. The support conversation are some of the most fun to watch (depending on who is paired up). Everybody from Brodia on is significantly more interesting than the characters before. Ignore donations if you don't plan on doing skirmishes. The amount of customizability is amazing and while SP is hard to come by, this feels like an intentional choice for balancing reasons. If you can get past a mediocre story, this game will be a treat.… Expand
  54. Alexynistre
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    Didn't wanted too do that but since there is review bombing on this game, i'll give it a ten because i'm really enjoying this game, the character, the story, the Map, the combat system, all of that feel fresh and good
  55. Tyvank123
    Feb 4, 2023
    10
    My experience playing Fire emblem engage has been nothing but positive I think the gameplay is great and I enjoyed the addition of the emblems to help enhance the strategic approach it adds to the game. I also enjoy the gameplay mechanics quite a bit it's easy to understand and enjoyable. The game may be lacking a bit in the creative storyline but I honestly enjoyed every minute of it andMy experience playing Fire emblem engage has been nothing but positive I think the gameplay is great and I enjoyed the addition of the emblems to help enhance the strategic approach it adds to the game. I also enjoy the gameplay mechanics quite a bit it's easy to understand and enjoyable. The game may be lacking a bit in the creative storyline but I honestly enjoyed every minute of it and am still playing it even if the story isn't as good as other games I have played I still do not think it was completely terrible and the game is deserving of the rating I gave up and highly recommend to anyone who enjoys strategy games.… Expand
  56. night4
    Jan 27, 2023
    8
    If anyone gives it a 0 because it's not a carbon copy of 3H, you can safely ignore their review.

    I'm very critical of games in general, and I have to say I'm *really* enjoying this one. I'd only recommend it to people who have played previous FE games, but to those people, it's going to be very enjoyable. I love the control you have over the characters and their classes,    If anyone gives it a 0 because it's not a carbon copy of 3H, you can safely ignore their review.

    I'm very critical of games in general, and I have to say I'm *really* enjoying this one. I'd only recommend it to people who have played previous FE games, but to those people, it's going to be very enjoyable.

    I love the control you have over the characters and their classes, changes/additions to weapons, and the whole Engage system is pretty cool too. The more I play it, the more I like it.    … Expand
  57. TmatoCE
    Apr 2, 2023
    2
    Top 3 worst fire emblem. There is little strategy now, emblems are cool but they suck the skills aren't so powerful and I never used most special attacks because they were weaker than a normal attack.

    Older games had some strategy, in this game you only have to run, because most maps have infinite reinforcement and that suck. I miss some things from previous games like secret shop, real    Top 3 worst fire emblem. There is little strategy now, emblems are cool but they suck the skills aren't so powerful and I never used most special attacks because they were weaker than a normal attack.

    Older games had some strategy, in this game you only have to run, because most maps have infinite reinforcement and that suck. I miss some things from previous games like secret shop, real coliseum... Mage got a downgrade, there is no mage triangle, now it's close and range. Almost every enemy use armor in this game so some characters with little damage are useless. Great weapons are not worth it, single attack are worse than double. I also dislike the break system, weapon triangle was ok there was no need for this break mechanic. I also dislike the extra life mechanic. You gotta kill 3 times some enemy and that doesn't add any difficulty just waste three units, a good fighting system wouldn't need it.

    Final boss has 0% hit on my main character, that's a joke I mean it was maxed but wth was that … Game doesn't give you enough resources. I only tried to upgrade s rank weapons the weren't great weapons(1 attack) and after farming a lot of hours didn't have enough so I gave up.

    I almost dislike every part of the game, the friendship conversations are soulless. A 4/10 is probably too high for this game    … Expand
  58. 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.
  59. Toska123
    May 2, 2023
    0
    As a huge fan of the Fire Emblem series, this was an extremely disappointing entry. Here are the points I disliked the most:
    -Progression system holds your hand too much, it's too much trouble to get a character out of their predetermined role/jobs, so customization is extremely limited unless you are willing to grind for it.
    -Emblem rings are too powerful, even on harder difficulties.    As a huge fan of the Fire Emblem series, this was an extremely disappointing entry. Here are the points I disliked the most:
    -Progression system holds your hand too much, it's too much trouble to get a character out of their predetermined role/jobs, so customization is extremely limited unless you are willing to grind for it.
    -Emblem rings are too powerful, even on harder difficulties.
    -The story is incredibly bland, I am over 30 hours into this game and I literally couldn't care less about any of the dialogue.
    -The story is very repetitive. Go to a new kingdom, add a prince or princess to your squad along with their two retainers, fight a few monsters, maybe get a new ring, then move on. There's no nuance.
    -Whenever you get new characters, they simply outclass the ones you had before, meaning that the only unit that is even worth training at the very beginning is your main character. Literally everyone else will be replaced by stronger characters by the end of the game. Because of this, a bad progression system becomes completely useless.
    -The animations are re-used between different characters during dialogue sections. Normally, this wouldn't bother me. But they literally have one "girl animation set" and one "guy animation set" that get re-used between literally everyone, and it becomes extremely tacky very quickly. They should have at least created 2-4 animation sets for each gender...
    -The character personalities are incredibly bland. I didn't find myself connecting with nearly any of the characters like I have in previous games. Watching the character bond cutscenes in this one feels like a chore compared to previous games where I looked forward to every cutscene.
    -They got rid of weapon durability for some reason. One of the best parts of Fire Emblem is managing your limited resources inside and outside of combat. Taking that away makes this game lose an entire dimension to combat and the underlying strategic choices you make.

    Now, here are the things I liked about the game:
    -The combat is "don't broke, don't fix it". It's pretty much the same as Fire Emblem Three Houses as far as the actual combat goes, so the combat itself is still pretty solid. Just too bad that everything influencing your character progressions is terrible.
    -The graphics are actually pretty solid. I really liked the art and character designs in this game. It is really a shame that the story is so bad and the character personalities are so bland.

    Overall, extremely disappointed with this one. It's still fire emblem, so it's not a "bad" game. But compared to other fire emblem games, this may be the worst of all time.    … Expand
  60. Porte_st
    Feb 3, 2023
    9
    It's not Three houses 2, and that isn't necessarily a flaw but something some people may have an issue with. Personally I believe this is by far the best gameplay the series has had, or it is among the best, so I think that it was a good game based on that. The side content do be lacking, and the world is as deep as a puddle, but I came for a challenging and replayable game and I got whatIt's not Three houses 2, and that isn't necessarily a flaw but something some people may have an issue with. Personally I believe this is by far the best gameplay the series has had, or it is among the best, so I think that it was a good game based on that. The side content do be lacking, and the world is as deep as a puddle, but I came for a challenging and replayable game and I got what I came for.… Expand
  61. SushiMess
    Jun 26, 2023
    6
    At first, I was really excited to get into the game because of the cool looking gameplay. As I keep playing however, the game feels much more like a chore instead of something I enjoy. Characters have like zero development, the castle you walk around in feels really empty and bad, and the story although was engaging in the first 10ish chapters, fell off hard afterwards. I completely lostAt first, I was really excited to get into the game because of the cool looking gameplay. As I keep playing however, the game feels much more like a chore instead of something I enjoy. Characters have like zero development, the castle you walk around in feels really empty and bad, and the story although was engaging in the first 10ish chapters, fell off hard afterwards. I completely lost interest in the game after reaching chapter 20 and thought to myself why I was even still playing as it felt so much like a chore but pushed myself to finish it since I was already so far.… Expand
  62. James25526373
    Jan 27, 2023
    10
    The game has been such a pleasure to play, I am not even through with it entirely and it is so much fun. The gameplay is very smooth and fluid, it reminds me of Fire Emblem Echoes. The characters are all so vibrant. I prefer this game to Three Houses, while I enjoyed that game, the monastery really got old after one route. Here, the Somniel doesn’t feel forced, it’s something you could do,The game has been such a pleasure to play, I am not even through with it entirely and it is so much fun. The gameplay is very smooth and fluid, it reminds me of Fire Emblem Echoes. The characters are all so vibrant. I prefer this game to Three Houses, while I enjoyed that game, the monastery really got old after one route. Here, the Somniel doesn’t feel forced, it’s something you could do, but is not required. Overall, an amazing game and a good cal back to the series past.… Expand
  63. Sultanofcereal
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    Infinitely better than three houses. Gameplay is tight, and maddening is probably the best iteration of that difficulty level in the whole series. Fun characters, interesting maps, plot is mid.
  64. Brazen100
    Jan 25, 2023
    10
    breathe of fresh air to have a new fire emblem in my life. The gameplay is very tight and balanced even with all the overpowered options your given
  65. WhackedUniform
    Jan 27, 2023
    8
    Not as good as the earliest games in the series but much better than Three houses (this game actually involves tactical battles). However, the story is not best and there are still, although skipable, chores to do in your base.
  66. Nujanai
    Feb 7, 2023
    8
    Playthrough: 55hrs
    Score: 8/10
    The game itself is an absolute gem of a tactical JRPG. The gameplay is tight and most of the battles are well tuned. With that said, the story is shallow and falls short when the opportunities to be great are given. For my playthrough, I played the game on classic mode. This is the game setting that sets character deaths to permanent. The perma-death    Playthrough: 55hrs
    Score: 8/10

    The game itself is an absolute gem of a tactical JRPG. The gameplay is tight and most of the battles are well tuned. With that said, the story is shallow and falls short when the opportunities to be great are given.

    For my playthrough, I played the game on classic mode. This is the game setting that sets character deaths to permanent. The perma-death element surprised me by how much it added to not only the difficulty, but the richness of gameplay. Each move needed to be carefully considered. You can’t go all willy-nilly into battle or else characters will die and they will be gone for good. It made the battles so much more satisfying to play and beat.

    The developers did a good job allocating the Emblems throughout the game. Without going into too much detail to prevent spoilers. Due to the amount of Emblems in the game, they could have easily all blended into each other. Instead you are methodically introduced to each Emblem and given time to use and understand the mechanics of each Emblem.

    The menu system in the game is lacking. Incredibly un-intuitive. After 50+ hours in the game, I was still finding myself mis-selecting areas of the menu to check on basic tasks such as character equipment and inventor selection.

    After every battle you can return to the homebase called the “Somniel” and handle a list of duties. These duties range from checking in on your farm, fishing, cooking and battling. None of it is overly taxing on the player, but it is time consuming. Adding anywhere from additional 10-20 minutes of gameplay after each battle.

    The story is your very generic JRPG story setup with played out tropes. Thankfully, it largely took a backseat to the gameplay. What I came to think of the story, was that it more or less is the vessel to move the progress of the gameplay along rather than a core center point of the game that keeps you hooked. I do have to say the level of camp the writers managed to pack into the dialogue was so off the rails it was charming at times.

    Although the story is shallow. The life-sim elements of the game is where I found the most meaningful character development. In the Somniel you can grow your Emblem bonds and character support. The support dialogue with your characters were generally entertaining and provided more insight into the character’s backgrounds and motivation than any cutscene did throughout the game. Unfortunately, this was not the same with the Emblem bond dialogues. Dialogues with the Emblems were dry and generic. A missed opportunity in my book.

    After completing the story and all the paralogue missions I can say I enjoyed the core mechanics of the gameplay for my entire 55 hour playthrough, but was let down with the generic story.    … Expand
  67. FKC
    Jan 26, 2023
    10
    A lot of reviews from people that obviously thought 3 houses was the peak of the series. While I do agree that the story is a step down the gameplay is miles better. You can skip a bad story but not bad gameplay and engage easily has some of the best game design in the series. The devs obviously put a lot of time and effort into the mechanics of the game, and play tested extensively. TheA lot of reviews from people that obviously thought 3 houses was the peak of the series. While I do agree that the story is a step down the gameplay is miles better. You can skip a bad story but not bad gameplay and engage easily has some of the best game design in the series. The devs obviously put a lot of time and effort into the mechanics of the game, and play tested extensively. The writing can be terrible, but I think this game was designed my people who genuinely love Fire Emblem. If you can't see that you might not have ever liked Fire Emblem to begin with.… Expand
  68. sonictonic
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    I believe I am about half-way through the game, and as a fan of the FE franchise since Awakening, I am in love. From the upbeat intro that gets me amped every time I put the game on, to the awesome gameplay and new ring mechanic, I am really enjoying this game. I loved Three Houses a lot, and that said, I think the mechanics in this game are a major improvement. I love the ring and emblemI believe I am about half-way through the game, and as a fan of the FE franchise since Awakening, I am in love. From the upbeat intro that gets me amped every time I put the game on, to the awesome gameplay and new ring mechanic, I am really enjoying this game. I loved Three Houses a lot, and that said, I think the mechanics in this game are a major improvement. I love the ring and emblem bonding, and seeing the classic characters from the franchise in this way is really cool. I love the production value of this entry, and the score, and the characters.... It's just awesome and well done. Even (most of) the voice acting is great. I was shocked when I heard it has mixed reviews here from "regular people" so I wanted to come and share my positive review. As a fan of FE, I really appreciate this game and the complexities and comprehensiveness I honestly didn't expect due to Nintendo's lack of marketing this game properly. I highly recommend any FE fan and any strategy fan pick this up. 100%.… Expand
  69. AllyRose
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    While the game has it's faults, it's still an absolute blast with loveable characters and a story that while a bit simple, still gets the job done and is more in line with what the franchise usually is, plus the best gameplay and map design we've seen in a while. Don't knock the game just cause it's more anime in style or you're disappointed they didn't copy and paste 3H
  70. Patron1972
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    Love the game, the mechanics are great and some of the best map designs since Conquest. Seeing such a low metacritic with the critics is one thing but I am shocked it's so low with the user scores. Story is Meh but everything else is great. Improved art, great animations, wonderful class design, the Emblem/persona stuff works, maps are great and the Somniel can be ignored if you don't wantLove the game, the mechanics are great and some of the best map designs since Conquest. Seeing such a low metacritic with the critics is one thing but I am shocked it's so low with the user scores. Story is Meh but everything else is great. Improved art, great animations, wonderful class design, the Emblem/persona stuff works, maps are great and the Somniel can be ignored if you don't want to do it like the Cathedral.… Expand
  71. knguy136
    Feb 3, 2023
    9
    The majority of negative reviews that I've seen, players are too upset at the rather generic story. The story and I wholeheartedly agree, is definitely not even close to being the best Fire Emblem has to offer. However, these individuals are far too polarized and fail to understand how to write a proper review. They list a few positive elements to add legitimacy to their review, yet blastThe majority of negative reviews that I've seen, players are too upset at the rather generic story. The story and I wholeheartedly agree, is definitely not even close to being the best Fire Emblem has to offer. However, these individuals are far too polarized and fail to understand how to write a proper review. They list a few positive elements to add legitimacy to their review, yet blast the game with everything they can think of that they dislike about the game. They fail to look at the game holistically, including artt design, character design, environmental design, music, plot, combat, etc. This isn't to say that I'm a master of writing reviews either, but I will at the very least write this trying to encompass the game as a whole rather than use this as a platform to vent and rant about what I don't like.

    Plot
    If you're playing this game for the story, be warned that it is by no means a great one. The plot points are generic and predictable a lot of the time. It is to the point where I genuinely believe even my infant cousins could predict what's going to happen next. However, the characters have their moments and I genuinely believe that they tried with the story; if you play the game and don't like it, say something. I think it definitely could have been better but I was satisfied with it.
    7/10

    Music
    Do not use the game's opening theme as a gauge for how good the music is; that opening song is hot garbage. Bar none, the worst thing I have ever heard in my life in Fire Emblem game. However, the rest of the soundtrack is absolutely fantastic. They fit the environment extremely well and had me stop combat just to stop and listen. Here is a link to the soundtrack on youtube, go to the comments and click some of the timestamps (avoid the final boss theme for spoilers as that track is just magnificent). My personal favorite is the Desert Battle theme (Bright Sandstorm). The soundtrack, like all the other recent FE games, is just phenomenal and the remixed themes belong to the older characters (Emblems) are good too and should bring a decent amount of nostalgia if you're a series veteran (I'm not, my first game was Awakening and even still I loved getting to hear Awakening's soundtrack again)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_JlgsTu35M&t=11546s
    10/10

    Character Design
    The main character looking like toothpaste pulled me at first. However, as I played it, I got used to them and even started slightly liking it. It was like looking at a master artist's attempt at drawing like a preschooler, a charming attempt at drawing something absurd. I understand why others would dislike a lot of the characters however, living in the medieval ages and running across someone with pink hair and star tattoos on their face would make you think some Vtubers are invading the dark ages. I was discontent with this at first but some of the characters, like Yunaka, grew on me. I don't LOVE how they look but learned to like them. However, some of the art conflicts with the times, as some characters have turbine wings when they Engage, which doesn't make sense as the most advanced thing in this time period is a goddamn windmill, so why? Very odd choices here and there that raise eyebrows, but overwhelmed by the number of fantastic choices when it comes to character design.
    8/10

    Art Design
    This game is one of the best-looking games available for the switch. The game looks so beautiful and so amazing that I cannot believe this dinosaur of a system is actually able to run it. The environments are detailed to the point where if you get hit through a fence in battle when you return to explore the map, the fence will still be broken. The game's art is fantastic with vivid environments, and fantastic architecture, and with the Switch's successor coming out within the next 1-2 years, this may very well be one of the best-looking games next to the upcoming Legend of Zelda game. The game looks and runs well!
    10/10
    Character development
    If you want Three Houses' level of development, do not play this game for it. You have to have dozens of support conversations just to learn the tiniest tidbit about characters and their emotions to the point where I was frustrated at how unnecessary this was. Awakening, Three Houses, and Fates revealed a decent amount about characters and what drives them through the cutscenes, events, and choices they make throughout the story. In this case, not many of the characters actually even APPEAR in the cutscenes. Only the Lords and your main character typically are involved in cutscenes and major story points, leaving your last hope of finding more about your favorite character to you spamming support, shoving gifts in their faces, and mixing and matching every single character's support combination till you finally learn some meaningful things. The characters though really won me over with their interactions at times and made it begrudgingly worth it
    8/10    … Expand
  72. rewq212
    Feb 3, 2023
    9
    Great game don’t listen to the negative reviews that are mostly from people who only played Three Houses. The story is solid, it’s the best looking FE to date, amazing voice overs, and gameplay mechanics are great. If you are a fan of FE as a whole and not just a Three Houses fan you’ll enjoy this game. Each FE is it’s own experience as a whole so I highly recommend giving it a shot toGreat game don’t listen to the negative reviews that are mostly from people who only played Three Houses. The story is solid, it’s the best looking FE to date, amazing voice overs, and gameplay mechanics are great. If you are a fan of FE as a whole and not just a Three Houses fan you’ll enjoy this game. Each FE is it’s own experience as a whole so I highly recommend giving it a shot to make your own judgement call. Excited to see what the next FE has in store!… Expand
  73. Epiktasis1
    Feb 8, 2023
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think the problem with Engage is that so much of the character dialogue early doors focuses on the topic of staring or being stared at, it's very strange. On top of that there is the waking up interaction which leans into it, fanboy characters that can't help but stare, being stared at while you sleep. It's such an awkward mess. The game is a good time but it's story and characters leave a lot to be desired. I found myself skipping dialogue after a while. It does pick up right toward the end by by then you've played over 95% of the game already.… Expand
  74. Shugg
    Apr 19, 2023
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Gameplay: potentially best in the series, few flaws most related to the DLC, or common recurring flaws of the series that don't detract from the fun being had. A true testament to the potential creative ingenuity the fire emblem team can bring to the table. Map design is excellent, and the feeling of power brought by emblems is quite surprisingly balanced very well. Theres no feeling of "i should save this ultimate power until i need it", more of a "fire away, we need it as much as we can use it!" which is a very hard thing to pull off, definitely a favorite gameplay-wise. Highly suggest Hard for a first playthrough as the emblems can trivialize normal mode, and the exp restrictiveness of Maddening can be an uncomfortable challenge to some.
    Music: some tracks are quite good, notably the theme from chapter 25. Theres a recurring leitmotif often present and its enjoyable. Alot of tracks are unfortunately forgettable, but the ones that shine really do. I personally think the worst track unfortunately is the opening 4kids-esque anime intro song. But some people may enjoy what i find to be unbearably cringe.
    [Spoilers] Story [Spolers] : Initially it comes across as a very cut and dry story with little depth and intentionally light hearted that doesn't take itself too seriously. But the suspension of disbelief for the sake of immersion is very quickly thrown out the window by the time you reach the second country. And it only gets worse as time goes on, entire plot points being forgotten, a narrative that seems excessively too fast to feel attached to, eventually culminating in a major antagonists motivations being literally "i wish the Big Bad would get me pregnant so i could have a family". Unironically, and it's narratively intended to be a moment that has you sympathize with the villain who, not even 5 chapters ago, killed a character they considered "family", and mind controlled another.
    Characters: save for very few like hortensia and maybe pandreo, the supports and character development in this story are by far the weakest of the series. every character is not only just a single track trope with no development, they are so insultingly simple it feels as though this game was designed to pull specifically only the FE:Heroes audience that had never played another game. It is achingly difficult to find a character with enough viable depth to actually immerse in, and even the ones with said depth, are disappointingly poorly written or have an incredibly predictable flow. After playing every FE, this was easily the worst case of characters being truly forgettable. I'm also not a fan of their truly hideously clashing color designs, and obviously Vtuber inspired aesthetics. The arguments made in favor of the design choices and characters of this game are frustrating to hear, as they come across as cherry picking at best, and blatantly ignorant at worst.

    The reason this score is so low is because as a long time FE fan, i was looking forward to well designed and likable characters with immersive development and at least a tolerable level of world building, with villains who had interesting motivations and/or memorable moments. As some of the stories in these games can vary wildly, i wasn't hoping for something on the level of PoR or even Three Houses (yes, despite the plot holes and the fandom's vitriolic reaction to certain characters, it's a good story and a good direction the series took).
    It is disappointing to me that i was more invested in a game that was outsourced, than i was in the last two entries by the home developers. I am hoping they can do better in the future, and listen to the majority of players who also took issue with this.    … Expand
  75. GeekCharming
    Jun 8, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. When it was announced, I was really excited to see what the next generation of Fire Emblem would bring coming off of 3H. The game looked great, at least I thought it did, better than 3H. I got the game late a birthday gift a few months ago and I'm gonna be honest: I can't finish this game. I've invested 50+ hours and have about 4 chapters left until the end but I just can't bring myself to keep going. My issues have been building up over time and I definitely plan to elaborate my gripes below.
    1. The animation in cutscenes feels cheap. I know FE never prided itself on having perfect graphics but it's very jarring when a group of characters are talking about how they need "to rush to the next objective" and all you get from that is a black screen and running sounds before they're all standing around said objective. Character repeat the same 4 animations to express their body language and/or mood and it never stood out to me as bad in previous titles but in this game it's hard not to notice. 2. The maps, although pretty to look at, don't feel well-designed. Too many maps introduce constant reinforcements that feel more like a punishment to players who want to take their time and strategize. Some of the objectives towards rhe end chapters feels so artificially difficult and frankly unfun to play. Some maps introduce a darkness mechanic where you can't tell just how many foes are lurking in the dark. It's a cool concept until you're given a very awkward way to bring in light (temporarily) as well as enemies having ways of warping your characters directly to them, isolating a party member and taking them out. How that information could have been communicated to the player is beyond me but it's still not fun to have happen.
    3. The story is as generic as it gets. The game itself feels very fan-servicey with it being an anniversary title but it was pretty boring to see the obvious "plot twist" at least 8-10 chapters before it happening and the characters making a big deal about it. (Veyle says she's looking for her brother. Veyle being Sombron's "only" child. Whose color pallete resembles Velye? Oh yeah, Alear. Alear is Sombron's child? Who could have possibly guessed that!)
    4. Character Bloat. I know that since the game introduces permadeath, they need a staggering amount of characters to make sure players have a lot of resources. Regardless, the vast majority of these characters have their one chapter introduction and are never heard from again aside from support conversations. The game starts you with a cast of characters and wastes no time shoving more and more at you nearly every chapter which is nice until you have 30+ characters with as much depth as a kiddie pool and only 12 slots to commit to using. The "main cast" tends to favor the lords from every area you visit seeing how they're the only ones who make an appearance in cutscenes and this might be my personal issue but I didn't end up using any of them in my playthrough. 5. Gating off character development to ring proficiency/character class change in general. There comes a point in the story where you lose all of your rings and if you don't have your character's classes changed by then it's a LONG haul before you can get that specific ring/proficiency back. Why that was the design from the get-go is beyond me. Also character class upgrades, after the initial master seal, you spend the rest of the game resetting their level to 1 once they hit max. I did maybe 4 or 5 optional side battles and felt bored with my team already being at their final state way before the game is even close to being over. (Why is there no Assassin for example??? Yunaka stays a theif the whole game???) I know this review probably comes off as more nitpicky than an actual critique but that's because I've never had these exact issues in a previous FE game before. None of my issues have been involved of the character designs, I really think this game does a good job of showing us a wide variety of appearances from the various regions and how that affects things like their clothing and mannerisms. I really love how they fleshed out the weapon triangle, breaking enemies for free damage felt SO good. The Engage system was a really cool addition, I really liked how each character has their own transformation with the Emblems and the combat animations with their signature attacks felt incredibly powerful too. I wanted to like this game but I can't bring myself to finish it after so many gripes so I figured now would be my opportunity to submit my review among the sea of reviews here and leave this as my goodbye to Fire Emblem Engage.    … Expand
  76. Ahbeek
    Jan 21, 2023
    9
    Plays like an old school fire emblem game, as a longtime fan of the series and someone who did not like the jrpg direction of three houses, It's a fantastic game.
  77. crwestfall01
    Jan 21, 2023
    9
    Great entry for the switch! More personal rating because I prefer more traditional FE! Love the gameplay and character design
  78. ShiftingSands
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    A wonderful and colourful tribute to Fire Emblem's past, with some of the deepest gameplay of any FE game to boot!
  79. Shiro55
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    Fantastic game, combat is even better than before, visuals are pretty, fantastic music, story is decent and has a unique variety of characters.
  80. GaleForceWinds
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    Just a good, tactical FE. The map design is much more thought out than Three Houses where.
  81. Majimagoro19
    Feb 3, 2023
    10
    Game looks great, and is fun to play still, but mildly disappointed due to the lack of things to do in the base like in three houses, as I found those very fun just like in persona games, I do understand that its not the main point of these games, so that's a pass. Though it actually made me buy some of the older games, and on my way to finish those as well.
  82. swiftrock
    Jan 22, 2023
    10
    I can not understand the very negative reviews for this game. This game is not a Three Houses 2.0 but is still a very great game. The gameplay is the most engaging it has ever been in a FE game with new lovable cast of characters. The is not a single character I find annoying or boring. The story is pretty simple but it is by far no where as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It's a goodI can not understand the very negative reviews for this game. This game is not a Three Houses 2.0 but is still a very great game. The gameplay is the most engaging it has ever been in a FE game with new lovable cast of characters. The is not a single character I find annoying or boring. The story is pretty simple but it is by far no where as bad as everyone makes it out to be. It's a good story for a Fire Emblem game. I highly recommend to not skip this game just for the gameplay itself.… Expand
  83. FelypeHenrique
    Jan 23, 2023
    9
    great fire emblem just because it doesn't have so many unbearable mandatory social mechanics with the characters around the plot as in 3H so I thought it was amazing. the important thing for a good FE is there and refined with great mechanics in the combat that is the important thing in a fire emblem
  84. SquidC4
    Jan 23, 2023
    9
    An all round really solid Jrpg that restores Fire emblem closer to its roots. A consistent enjoyable soundtrack alongside some of the best visuals seen on the Switch all help to weive together the new narrative.
  85. Aidompi
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    Very good gameplay and music. Bad story but who cares about story anyway. If you enjoy hard games this is for you. Of course you csn steamroll this game in a lower diffucultys if thats your thing.
  86. 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
  87. pyrocyborg
    Jan 24, 2023
    10
    The insane review bombing force me to give this game a 10 to offset the high number of 0 it received. A lot of these "0" reviewers didn't actually play the game and are either from weirdos who wanted the main character (who's 17-18) to romance a 11 years old girl, or from people who despise everything that isn't a dating sim. This game isn't a 0, people! To everyone reading this in orderThe insane review bombing force me to give this game a 10 to offset the high number of 0 it received. A lot of these "0" reviewers didn't actually play the game and are either from weirdos who wanted the main character (who's 17-18) to romance a 11 years old girl, or from people who despise everything that isn't a dating sim. This game isn't a 0, people! To everyone reading this in order to make a purchase decision : please read the more nuanced reviews (5-8 out of 10) and totally ignore the 0.

    Almost no game deserves a 0, and almost none deserve a 10. This game deserves neither and I would honestly give a 8 for effort as it's kind of a two steps forward, one backward game that didn't manage to check every box it should have.

    If anything, it's a return to form to the earlier titles in the franchise more than a spiritual sequel to Three Houses. Those who were introduced to the series with Three Houses may find this a bit difficult to swallow, and I totally understand.

    Pros :
    1) The animation quality (both cutscene and during combat) is MILES ahead of what Three Houses was. There is simply no comparison there. Every character felt stiff in Three Houses during cutscenes. They're more alive this time and can jump, move around and interact with stuff.
    2) Graphics are better too, if it's of any use.
    3) Combat system is snappy (for a strategic RPG, that is) and while they dumbed down on some systems, some others are back and the Engage mechanic offset the lack of battalion and gambits.
    4) Faster paced. Say what you will, but the whole school phase from Three Houses was kind of a pain on multiple playthrough, and you sometimes forced yourself to go faster just so that you could proceed to the next battle. This isn't an issue with Engage as there is no school.
    5) The game is more approcheable by newcomers. Less systems means that they don't have to understand everything to play the game.

    Cons :
    1) The battles lack scale. In Three Houses, battalions helped give the battle a sense of epic proportion with soldiers running and fighting around. In Engage, your characters are fighting alone against one or two opponents. It feels like a 10v10 fight more often than not.
    2) Romance options are really limited, mainly due to localization. This doesn't deserve the actual review bombing, but in the English version of Engage, you cannot romance characters that are of similar age to your main character (17-18), which means that half of the cast is out of "reach". But you can romance a 45 years old, go figure.
    3) The story is it's weak point : After a relatively original story like Three Houses with four story routes (even if two of them felt quite unfinished), Engage's story is very weak, both in scale and in effort. It's like your typical pre-teen cartoon story of good versus evil than a 10 years old could have come up with. It's highly predictable and it feels like it was written for pre-teen or teenagers at most. It's really no big deal in the grand scheme of thing, but it's a negative nonetheless.
    4) This follows number 3. As the story is weaker, the characters aren't as fleshed out and it's likely that you won't like the cast as much as Three Houses' characters, for example.
    5) While voice acting is on point (both English and Japanese), dialogue is kind of dumb and cringy. Evil characters say evil things and good characters say good things. There is no nuance, and character depth is severely impaired that way. Everything feels unidimensional.
    6) Social aspect is very limited compared to Three Houses.
    7) Menus feel a bit weird. There are a lot of submenus or location dependant actions that should have been implemented better.

    So, all and all, if the only thing you liked about Three Houses is the story, then skip this game as you'll be really disappointed. Now, I only wish they could get away from the typical anime tropes and create a mature game with mostly adult characters : This way, no one would cry about romance or lack thereoff.    … Expand
  88. Mr_Fear
    Feb 2, 2023
    1
    - Less Classes
    - Less Weapons
    - Shallow Characters
    - Shallow Plot
    - No Meaningful Downtime Activities - No Meaningful Supports
    - No Player Choice
    - Lolis Everywhere (Pedo Bait)
    - The Break Mechanic which makes playing defense / counter attacker is no longer viable.

    The only thing you could say was better is the graphics, which is not high on the list of importance in a FE game.
  89. gun661
    Feb 1, 2023
    4
    For a review of the story, see the many other reviews. Considering gameplay: Messy balancing and tedious, undercooked gameplay parts ruin potential fun.

    Many other games, even indie games, either have good balancing or clever options to adjust difficulty, not so Fire Emblem : Engage, regrettably. "Normal" and "Hard" difficulty quickly evolve into "send arbitrary unit forward and let    For a review of the story, see the many other reviews. Considering gameplay: Messy balancing and tedious, undercooked gameplay parts ruin potential fun.

    Many other games, even indie games, either have good balancing or clever options to adjust difficulty, not so Fire Emblem : Engage, regrettably.

    "Normal" and "Hard" difficulty quickly evolve into "send arbitrary unit forward and let it 1-hit-KO any enemy" snoozefests. To raise difficulty, you have to restart the game completely.

    The highest difficulty, "Maddening", provides challenge but completely messes with the game's balance and gameplay systems:
    - Your units gain experience slower. In effect, the characters you start with trail behind pretty quickly while progressing through the story. Every single new character that regularly joins your party is stronger right out of the box. Thus, you're pushed to constantly replace older characters with new characters, eliminating choice and any attachment you had to these characters.
    - The base game offers no relevant options to let older characters catch up (disregarding inconvenient and overcomplicated cheesing strategies)
    - But wait, there's a DLC that comes with a skill that let's your characters gain 20% more experience! The drawback: I had to completely restart the game again to profit from this skill's effect.
    - So I restarted the game again with the DLC and let my units gain 20% more experience. Difficulty again: Maddening. And yes, this time my older units stayed relevant. Regrettably, by chapter 10-11, supposedly difficult missions, my party was again completely dominating, smashing enemies the story wanted me to escape from, eliminating any challenge and immersion again...
    - So yes, I could think about what limitations I could set for myself to have a balanced game, and restart the game a third time... but honestly, I find daily chores to be more fun than this.
    - In summary, this game seems more like a very fiddly sandbox you need to extend (buy DLC) and tune very carefully to not ruin any fun. Even then, the toolbox feels way too clunky.

    - Most of the combat is limited to simple unit movement with simple "rock-paper-scissor" tactics. Varied tactics like "Gambits" in "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" have been dumbed down and only play a minor role later in the game.

    Interface problems, contributing to a lot of fiddling and confusion:
    - For example, if you want to change a characters' skills you need to access its inventory first... Yet, you can't equip a ring via the inventory. For that, you must access a different interface via the main menu...
    - Yet again, not all options to interact with rings can be found in this one menu. For some options, you must visit the "Ring Chamber", adding more loading times.
    - In the "Ring Chamber", you can inherit skills from a ring. Yet sometimes, you need more training with that ring. For that, you must visit the "Arena", adding more loading times.
    - To get to the next mission you have to leave the hub and load the world map (more loading times). From the world map, you can access the next mission (more loading times).

    Undercooked yet relevant hub activities which get tedious way faster than the hub activities of "Fire Emblem: Three Houses":
    - While in the hub (the "Somniel"), you can interact with the game's mascot to get bonus materials. You can feed it (loading times) or pet it (loading times). To access either menu, you leave the previous pet or feeding menu (more loading times) while you wait for long, unskippable animations to finish...
    - There's a couple of tedious and undercooked mini games you can play in the hub to get relevant materials after each mission. These mini games (like pressing "A" to do push ups) overstay their welcome the first time you're playing them. But to get materials the games nudges you into wasting your time again and again with these mini games, since it takes a good amount of time doing each of them.
    - The interaction with characters, especially the Emblem heroes, can be likened to talking with theme park mascots.    … Expand
  90. HipsterOctorock
    Jan 23, 2023
    9
    Fantastic map design, great combat, memorable and fun characters, a campy, informal and yet fun plot, along with a trimming of the unnecessary fluff that Three Houses brought makes Engage a great game and an even better Fire Emblem game. For the Three Houses fans- I suggest giving this game a try before writing it off as a skip- A lot of the appeal to Fire Emblem is the wonderful SRPGFantastic map design, great combat, memorable and fun characters, a campy, informal and yet fun plot, along with a trimming of the unnecessary fluff that Three Houses brought makes Engage a great game and an even better Fire Emblem game. For the Three Houses fans- I suggest giving this game a try before writing it off as a skip- A lot of the appeal to Fire Emblem is the wonderful SRPG gameplay, which this game delivers in spades.
    The Class system is no longer "Make everyone a Wyvern Lord or Dark Flier", but rather encourages diversity in your team with the passive abilities attributed to units of different Class Types. A healthy mix of powerful combat units and useful utility units is the key to success on the game's hardest difficulty, Maddening.
    Map design is a return to form for the series, giving us fun and engaging maps that really test the player's problem solving abilities, especially on Maddening, while also removing or toning down gimmicks like Ambush reinforcements and enemy skills. Gone are the open field, deathball-able maps from games like Awakening and Three Houses, and instead are the fun and tight map design sensibilities from games like Thracia 776 and Binding Blade, offering different side objectives to the player to promote splitting the ever-invincible deathball. Making good use of staves like Obstruct, Freeze, and Warp can be the difference between letting a house be ransacked or receiving a quality reward that makes life easier.
    Most of the fluff removed from Three Houses is simply just removing important gameplay aspects from what should've been completely optional minigames. Now, in Engage, you can opt to spend all of 3 minutes in the Somniel forging your weapons and inheriting skills before moving on to the next chapter of the game and keeping that ball rolling. But for those players who need more downtime between the challenging and engaging battles, places like My Room, the Cafe, and minigames like working out and fishing are all available for one to enjoy.
    The story is campy and fun, taking the colourful cast of characters around the continent solving problems and escaping trouble all while on the tried-and-true Hero's Journey to collect the rings and defeat the Fell Dragon. With how campy the tone can get, one can only see the lighthearted story as something endearing and enjoyable, while also being a nice break from the heavy political intrigue, angst, and world-building of the previous entry.    … Expand
  91. Urliel
    Jan 24, 2023
    9
    So I adore this game: toss backs to old Fire Emblems with returning faces, great look, battles are fun, and I love the freedom of the new home base.... but those skirmishes though..... It's hard to enjoy the game to it's fullest when all you wanna do is smash your Switch because the skirmishes diffulty scales too hard. Lol 10 skirmishes with silver weaponry when you can't even afford steelSo I adore this game: toss backs to old Fire Emblems with returning faces, great look, battles are fun, and I love the freedom of the new home base.... but those skirmishes though..... It's hard to enjoy the game to it's fullest when all you wanna do is smash your Switch because the skirmishes diffulty scales too hard. Lol 10 skirmishes with silver weaponry when you can't even afford steel weapons yet. It makes it impossible to grind money or lvls to enjoy the multitude of classes. There needs to be scaled territories like the first area being up to lvl 10 or normal difficulty is something like uour lvl -5 or something. I wanna enjoy and grind out my favorite things but it's impossible when all I do is focus on avoiding snapping my switch in half… Expand
  92. Davidjames220
    Jan 26, 2023
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Amazing game from someone who never got fire emblem before and I am loving the rings mechanic, the combat feels so good and I like the sommiel however this feels hit and miss in areas as some people are biased with this being a follow up to three houses when it wasn’t. I feel it’s good but it needs more cohersive work with it and it also needs more to do social life sim wise for me… Expand
  93. NinoCortex22
    Jan 22, 2023
    0
    Not for me.... too much forced included. Sorry. System of "romance" made me sick. and the animations, NEVER
  94. Mogmog000
    Jan 24, 2023
    1
    Poor character design.
    Too many event movies, poor pacing.
    Engage system is unnecessary.
    DLC is expensive.
  95. cheezychz
    Jan 21, 2023
    10
    I really like the game, the character designs are refreshing and different. They each have their own personality and quirkiness, some humor as well. The story is criticized for being bland and boring but I enjoyed it and had a great time. Gameplay 10/10 flashy! And combat looks great, the environment can also be destroyed. It’s not for everyone, I don’t get the hate for this game and itI really like the game, the character designs are refreshing and different. They each have their own personality and quirkiness, some humor as well. The story is criticized for being bland and boring but I enjoyed it and had a great time. Gameplay 10/10 flashy! And combat looks great, the environment can also be destroyed. It’s not for everyone, I don’t get the hate for this game and it seems unfair for it being called a anime game. It’s refreshing and yes the story is predictable but that shouldn’t hinder the fun. I hated how the characters looked like genshin but they grew on me, and the voice actors did an amazing job. Again it’s not for everyone so I recommend you try it, I don’t regret my time with it, and don’t trust what people say as they just bash it for the “weebo characters and cringe story.”… Expand
  96. Josegamer2000
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    Excellent video game with magnificent gameplay, it returns to the original essence that I missed so much from Fire Emblem, the story complies with what I expect from a Fire Emblem, whose strong point has never been the story but it's fine compared to other games (as in Fire Emblem fates), I definitely recommend it, hours of fun guaranteed.
  97. Stinsav
    Jan 23, 2023
    8
    The biggest problem with Fire Emblem Engage is that it came after Three Houses.

    Overall the game is enjoyable, fun and is what I'd expect from a FE title. However, it is weak in several aspects. First, and probably the most obvious to anyone who played 3H and Awakening before it, its story. Fire Emblem Engage story is pretty much cliché and totally linear. One of the points that    The biggest problem with Fire Emblem Engage is that it came after Three Houses.

    Overall the game is enjoyable, fun and is what I'd expect from a FE title.

    However, it is weak in several aspects.

    First, and probably the most obvious to anyone who played 3H and Awakening before it, its story. Fire Emblem Engage story is pretty much cliché and totally linear. One of the points that attracted us players to 3H was its story and the ability to decide pretty much what country would rule the world. But I don't think that anyone praising 3H's whole story comparing to Engage remember that the first part of 3H is boring and pretty much the same exact thing regardless of which house you picked, it became interesting after the time lap.

    Now, the gameplay. Fire Emblem Engage's gameplay is a big step forward and is very fun and user friendly. A clear improvement from 3H's gameplay which was already good.

    Now, I see a lot of people complaining about the lack of ''character development''. When did Fire Emblem Awakening had any kind of character development, except for the main characters? 3H was the only exception to this rule, and yet again, it was for the 4 main characters. Alear does have some nice character development. You see him/her change, make more rational decisions and surpassing his/her worries and fears.

    Like I said, this game had the unfortunate fate of coming out after the masterpiece that as 3H and it made you all set your expectations way too high.    … Expand
  98. badlatency
    Jan 24, 2023
    9
    Extremely solid FE game reminiscent of Awakening with elements of Echoes and the GBA games. Most highly recommend the female protagonist as I feel she best fits the story and emotional tone. While the English VA is not as strong as in Three Houses, it isn't out of place for an anime game. Visuals are gorgeous, and the OST is very good.
  99. I_HATE_SPLATOON
    Feb 2, 2023
    10
    2023 best strategy game , good gameplay design and best character design!!! must play !!!
  100. Crimbytheman
    Jan 23, 2023
    10
    Amazing game. This features some of the best gameplay in any fire emblem title ever.
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  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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