Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2891 Ratings

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  1. Bobbyster
    Aug 4, 2019
    10
    Fire Emblem Three Houses is game of the year candidate. There I said it. The complexity of management brings almost tears to my eyes, game is looking amazing (all but maybe some of the conversations, where system moves the viewpoint) and the story is one of the best out there. With it's really minor flaws, this game is nigh perfection. I'm already excited for 2nd and 3rd playthroughs andFire Emblem Three Houses is game of the year candidate. There I said it. The complexity of management brings almost tears to my eyes, game is looking amazing (all but maybe some of the conversations, where system moves the viewpoint) and the story is one of the best out there. With it's really minor flaws, this game is nigh perfection. I'm already excited for 2nd and 3rd playthroughs and for the future of the series.… Expand
  2. rammsteks
    Aug 3, 2019
    10
    Great game. Very enjoyable to me( i play 120 hours almost an a row)
    Class system the best i ever seen
  3. Retroplayer1987
    Oct 19, 2021
    10
    Best game of the franchise, interesting way to tell the story and combat system is amazing and adictive.
  4. Drawnimo
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    DO NOT trust the user score for this game. So many people are giving it zeroes despite the game only being out for less than a day at this point. I will update my score once I have finished my first playthrough, but for right now, I hope that this ten balances out a few of the undeserving zeroes. This game is not a zero. It is probably not a ten either. But seriously, it's as if those areDO NOT trust the user score for this game. So many people are giving it zeroes despite the game only being out for less than a day at this point. I will update my score once I have finished my first playthrough, but for right now, I hope that this ten balances out a few of the undeserving zeroes. This game is not a zero. It is probably not a ten either. But seriously, it's as if those are the only two numbers that some people are willing to choose. As of right now, I believe that this game is a solid 8.… Expand
  5. Jax360
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Presentation. 100/100
    Graphics TV. 89/100
    Graphics Handheld. 84/100
    Music. 95./100
    Controls. 100/100
    Content & Replayability. 100/100
    Funfactor. 95/100
    Score. 95/100
  6. Blbftw
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    This is why I own a switch. Nuff said
  7. Iskander090
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    I've played almost every Fire Emblem aside from tharcia776 and gaiden(played echoes)
    and I gotta say, the first few trailers really turned me off on this game.

    But after the more recent trailers and previews I ended up buying it.

    9 hours of no sleep later I gotta say, this is a return to form.
    this is what happens when you take inspiration from the best game of the series
    Genealogy.
  8. MauiWowie
    Jul 28, 2019
    10
    Best Fire Emblem to date. People giving it 0's or even scores less than a 9 are just trying to drag the score down because they're hating on it. Why are they so butthurt? Because of the romancing options. Boo-hoo, grow up and stop whining like kids taking temper tantrums.
    The game is absolutely fantastic! Excellent writing, music, lots and lots of customization. Lots of side activities!    Best Fire Emblem to date. People giving it 0's or even scores less than a 9 are just trying to drag the score down because they're hating on it. Why are they so butthurt? Because of the romancing options. Boo-hoo, grow up and stop whining like kids taking temper tantrums.
    The game is absolutely fantastic! Excellent writing, music, lots and lots of customization. Lots of side activities! Graphics are very good and art style is wonderful. Be warned though, once you start playing the game, hours and hours will disappear. You won't want to stop playing! It's sooo addictive!

    Edit: whole lot of goofs didn't like me review, wah wah wah some more hahaha    … Expand
  9. Yuddy022
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Reaaly good game for this summer, it's been a long time for a really good game on the switch since Xenoblade or zelda. Enjoy :)
  10. AlexSuprem06
    Jul 26, 2019
    8
    Fire emblem three houses is my first FE game and it’s very good. The character are very fun to interact with during your journey as a professor. I like the whole professor idea also. Pick up this game for a nice experience
  11. bigphil0006
    Jul 26, 2019
    9
    This is a real solid fire emblem game so far. I've about 8 hours in so far. Most of these people that are rating this game a 0 have no business rating games. That's why metacritic user ratings are a joke. Most of these kids dont probably even own the game.
  12. Earthquakemass
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Fun game, a great of fresh air.
    Also why are trolls review bombing a game that just came out?
  13. Atlas500
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    This expansion on the formula, otherwise most recently changed by Awakening, is the shot in the arm this game needs, and it's absolutely chock-full with content and soul, with a great homage to FE4. Also, what's up with the negative user reviews shooting straight to 0? Online fans on aggregate sites really trying to drag this title down.
  14. HighRy
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Great game so far. About 10+ hours in already and I'm loving it. Combat is very strategic. Soundtrack in game sounds gorgeous. IMO they couldn't have don't a better job on this game. Even great for newcomers to the series
  15. N_realdeep2002
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    This game is amazing! I've never been a huge fan but I got it give it a chance and I was pleasantly surprised. I like the game on the mobile and this one takes that to a whole new level.
  16. VG_maniac
    Jul 27, 2019
    10
    This game remind me old good Fire Emblems from gamecube and SNES. Tellius and Jugdral vibes pretty strong in Three Houses. Pure gold!
  17. zdemigodx
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Amazing game, looks beautiful, plays beautifully, we need more strategy rpgs!
  18. Pizzaking777
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    The game is absolutely incredible to the point where it's hard to put down. It has classic fire emblem gameplay as well as tons of great new features.
  19. Dngregg
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Being only near the beginning of the game i can already tell this will be a tremendous journey. Leveling up my characteres is fun and just what i wanted.
  20. MrG-Link
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    One of the best games this year great story fantastic lore with fun combat system but it’s little easy
  21. nghiazzz1112
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    I've been playing for couples of hours and i gotta say this game is super awesome. The soundtracks, gameplay, visual effect, character design,... everything is great! The hype is real guys
  22. Davidrabd
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Just fantastic, im so addicted to this game that i cannot stop playing it. Love ir
  23. FlamingAssassin
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    This game is truly a massive step forward for the Fire Emblem franchise. Every detail from the beautifully crafted and complex narrative to each and every weapon feels perfect. Of course, this is a fire emblem game, ignore the trolls who rank this a 0/10 because they can't move on from the old games, this is a great game, I've put 40+ hours (I got an early copy) and have not regretted aThis game is truly a massive step forward for the Fire Emblem franchise. Every detail from the beautifully crafted and complex narrative to each and every weapon feels perfect. Of course, this is a fire emblem game, ignore the trolls who rank this a 0/10 because they can't move on from the old games, this is a great game, I've put 40+ hours (I got an early copy) and have not regretted a moment of it!… Expand
  24. Onishini
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Amazing game, amazing characters besides edelgard , don’t pass up this spectacular game.
  25. thedreadedzero
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Love the new monastery and all the new elements it brings to the game. Also liking a lot of the characters. Edelgard, Bernadetta, and Petra are my favorites. Doing side missions on your off days is fun, and getting to know the characters deeply is rewarding. The slightly altered battle system also feels fresh. The graphics don’t push the system but the style serves its purpose. I feel likeLove the new monastery and all the new elements it brings to the game. Also liking a lot of the characters. Edelgard, Bernadetta, and Petra are my favorites. Doing side missions on your off days is fun, and getting to know the characters deeply is rewarding. The slightly altered battle system also feels fresh. The graphics don’t push the system but the style serves its purpose. I feel like I can pour hours into this game.… Expand
  26. MovieCriticSD
    Jul 26, 2019
    8
    The game is fire emblem meets persona meets harry potter. Not very innovative, but still a decent game as it combines mechanics from previous successful jrpgs.
  27. Gamer77077
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Sick of these playstation 4 fanboys coming on here with there zeros this games is awesome to say the least . So far game of the year in my opinion
  28. Untimbo
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    This game is fantastic. It’s my first FE game and i couldn’t be happier with it, i’m addicted and people are just trolling with all these zeros.
    Buy it, is a great experience and a very fun one.
  29. Dogboy678
    Jul 26, 2019
    9
    I have only played the beginning portion of the game but already am I captivated by the the charisma of all the characters and just how fun the gameplay is. They make choosing a house really hard in this game. Only complaint so far is the male s-support options for male byleth truthfully the only s-support for him that’s actually romantic is Linhardt. Still fantastic regardless!
  30. Cloudmoon
    Jul 26, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Is a great game aweson gameplay and i loke this so much enjoy this game is so cool , good story an grat gamplay… Expand
  31. owenw218
    Aug 4, 2019
    10
    This is my first foray into a Fire Emblem game. Played FE Awakening for a couple hours and just didn’t like it. I’m 25 hours into this game and it has completely sucked me in. It’s quite approachable without knowing much about previous games. I really enjoy the battle system, but what keeps me so engaged is the diversity in gameplay. There are battles of course, but you also spend timeThis is my first foray into a Fire Emblem game. Played FE Awakening for a couple hours and just didn’t like it. I’m 25 hours into this game and it has completely sucked me in. It’s quite approachable without knowing much about previous games. I really enjoy the battle system, but what keeps me so engaged is the diversity in gameplay. There are battles of course, but you also spend time leveling up your professor level which helps you accomplish more each week. The relationships between you and your students are actually engaging, I feel like you get what you put into it in terms of character arcs. So far, I feel the diverse game play, compelling stories, and enjoyable battling and leveling system make this a wonderful entry point for newcomers. I also look forward to newgame plus to see other stories / houses. The renown you earn is similar to GRADE in the tales series which makes me look forward to the next playthrough even more!… Expand
  32. PanxiCosta
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Un juego increíble, con una historia, que hasta donde e jugado, espectacular. Gráficamente el juego se ve muy bien y el diseño de los personajes está perfecto.
    El sistema de combate es excelente, una pena que no se tenga conservado el triángulo de armas. Le doy un 10 en casi todos los aspectos.
  33. MeleeKunis
    Jul 26, 2019
    9
    Nearly 20 hours in I can honestly say that this truly is my new game of the year, and a return to form for the Fire Emblem series following Fates (which, while granted not a bad game by no means, was not my cup of tea). That said the game does not 'grab me' in terms of story that Awakening does; that, coupled with occasional technical issues prevent me from labelling it the best FireNearly 20 hours in I can honestly say that this truly is my new game of the year, and a return to form for the Fire Emblem series following Fates (which, while granted not a bad game by no means, was not my cup of tea). That said the game does not 'grab me' in terms of story that Awakening does; that, coupled with occasional technical issues prevent me from labelling it the best Fire Emblem game of the last decade. Regardless, if you are a Fire Emblem fan, or TRPG fan in general I'd highly recommend this game to you.… Expand
  34. BricktheBlunt
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    This game gives Fire Emblem franchise a breath of fresh air after stagnating on the same old formula with Fates. This is a fantastic entrypoint into the Fire Emblem series, coming after Birthright and Conquest's lackluster storytelling.
  35. Ebly1
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    este juego es increible el mejor fire emblem se merece estar nomindo a juego del año
  36. MNSUAngel
    Jul 26, 2019
    9
    As always, straight to the scores:

    Graphics quality: 9/10. Almost every game that releases is capable of looking better, and FE3H is no exception. However, whether it is the animated cutscenes, traversing the monastery, or engaging in large-scale tactical battles, FE3H looks beautiful. I genuinely believe this is one of the reasons the game pulled me in so quickly, and I am so happy to    As always, straight to the scores:

    Graphics quality: 9/10. Almost every game that releases is capable of looking better, and FE3H is no exception. However, whether it is the animated cutscenes, traversing the monastery, or engaging in large-scale tactical battles, FE3H looks beautiful. I genuinely believe this is one of the reasons the game pulled me in so quickly, and I am so happy to see that time was taken to ensure the game looks as good as it does.

    Animation: 9/10. Again, same thing. Beautiful. I was very happy to see things that were not previously animated, being animated. The best way I can describe this is that there are smaller things you will notice from time to time that you never thought would make a difference - like the fact that there is no longer an animation for "entering" an attack. Those things make a difference. All of the difference.

    Story: 9/10. "Harry Potter" is not an accurate description of this game's story, because the only thing FE3H shares with Harry Potter is a House system. House systems are a tradition of England's schooling dating back hundreds of years. If anything, FE3H is historically accurate. And I am really disappointed that some of my fellow Fire Emblem veterans have simply dismissed the game for this reason, because the nuance of the story is something I really appreciate as opposed to many of FE's former titles. I won't tell you what to do, but in short, I do not believe you can actually "play" the game and walk away thinking it is like Harry Potter, so if I were you, I would strongly disregard anyone who brings that view to the table.

    Characters: 10/10. Characters in this game are excellent. Dialog is snappy, and time spent with students really draws you into the world and its story. If you do not spend time with these characters, you will be missing a HUGE part of the game. Take the time to individually "instruct" them when the time comes and you will see that you care a lot about your students and their progress. You will definitely be invested in them and their lives.

    Customization: 10/10. Your students progress is the foundation for FE3H customization options. Every single student has the ability to become so many different classes. It is your responsibility to see to it that they achieve their goals, true. But it is also your responsibility to ensure they try new things. If you do, you will find that some characters have a knack for classes they had no interest in - just like real life. This is a really fun part of the game that I think a lot of people are overlooking, so take your time with it.

    Gameplay: 10/10. Honestly, FE3H feels as great as FE always has. They brought back weapon durability, which adds some busy work, in my opinion, but the classic battle system is there with just a few more layers to keep veterans interested. And its great! I also think the battle-to-schooling ratio is perfect, making battles feel more intense and more important then previous titles.

    Voice-acting quality: 10/10. This entire game is voice acted. This ENTIRE game. I love the voices involved and I am really happy with all of the casting choices. I recognize many of the names, but generally the voices are a "good fit" for the characters you are speaking with.

    Music: 8/10. The music is well implemented. There some interesting decisions with sound design in the battles that I think I just need to play more to understand, but it seems like the music shifts depending on what is occurring, which is cool. None of the tracks stand out to me so far though, which is a shame. "You are the ocean's gray waves" comes into my mind every so often, and I miss that.

    Price of game: 10/10. No MTX BS, no content cut before launch just to sell as DLC. Just a really great game for $60.

    Extrinsic positive/negatives: +0/-1 points for auto advance/auto-scroll during conversations not being as tight as it should be. This may seem like a minor nitpick to some, but when the story and the characters are this good, I just want to enjoy them like a movie, not continuously click after their lines are delivered.

    Average score: 9.3/10. I got the game a day early and said, "oh wth, I will just play an hour or two." I had planned to play considerably the next day, but since it came a day early, why not, right? Well, I ended up playing for five or six hours and I did not realize it. Because I was just having fun. Having said that, I am only about eight hours in now, so I will be returning to update this review as I play through the rest of the game.

    I hope this review helps you make an informed decision!    … Expand
  37. Philistine21
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    An absolute blast to play, one of the best turn based strategy games I've ever played.

    Great leveling and unit training system make the perfect counterpart to an enjoyable combat system and it's all rounded out with interesting story and characters as the cherry on top.
  38. Lesalee
    Jul 26, 2019
    9
    Not only do I love classics FE games but I adore the new options offered in Three Houses. The class system is way more fun than I initially thought it would be and I love the dynamics that exist within each of the three house. So far, 4 hours in, I am completely in love with this game.
  39. natsukashii
    Aug 5, 2019
    10
    FE Three Houses reinvented the series. The game feels new and exciting unlike Fates which was trying too hard to be Awakening 2.0. Considering how terrible the writing was for Fates, I wasn't expecting much from Three Houses. The negative reviews on the site also got me questioning if I even wanted to buy the game, but I did and I'm glad I did. The story is so much darker than I thought itFE Three Houses reinvented the series. The game feels new and exciting unlike Fates which was trying too hard to be Awakening 2.0. Considering how terrible the writing was for Fates, I wasn't expecting much from Three Houses. The negative reviews on the site also got me questioning if I even wanted to buy the game, but I did and I'm glad I did. The story is so much darker than I thought it would be and the support conversations are a lot more interesting than the ones in previous installments. I absolutely love the characters. They feel a lot more fleshed out and those in your house stay relevant as the story progresses. While the beginning is a bit slow, it definitely picks up in the second part.

    The gameplay is standard for FE games, but I do think this installment is easier than the others because of a certain mechanism that allows you to rewind time. The maps are fun with the addition of new kinds of enemies. Also, life at the monastery gives you plenty of new things to do like cooking, fishing, dining, etc. The quests can be a bit tedious, but I do enjoy what this aspect of the game has to offer.

    It took me about 50 hours to finish my first play-through, but I'm definitely not done with the game. Each route leaves a few questions that can only be answered by playing through the others. I can easily see myself devoting days of nonstop playing to complete the rest of the routes. In my opinion, Fire Emblem Three Houses is certainly worth the $60.    … Expand
  40. komali
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Juego del año.. Juego del año.. Juego del año.. Juego del año.. Juego del año.. Juego del año..
  41. Heero
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    El juego es muy bueno en muchos aspectos, la historia es entretenida e interesante , el gameplay ha mejorado mucho respecto a los juegos de la 3DS y la banda sonora es fenomenal , además de darte harta horas de juegos.
  42. sarisa
    Jul 27, 2021
    10
    Wow. Now this is a game!
    This game reminds me Attack on Titan anime in so many aspects: well expanded relationships between characters, astonishing music (strongest point in the game); various plots & twists; superb story involving real politics or strategy.
    I rarely give high notes for games. But this time it's well deserved 10 out of 10. Sure, this game has some problems -    Wow. Now this is a game!
    This game reminds me Attack on Titan anime in so many aspects: well expanded relationships between characters, astonishing music (strongest point in the game); various plots & twists; superb story involving real politics or strategy.
    I rarely give high notes for games. But this time it's well deserved 10 out of 10.

    Sure, this game has some problems - difficulty level called "normal" is way too easy.
    Some aspects about controlls like moving Byleth in monastery are, well... strange. Especially if you face even little drift in your joycon. Sure, some activities could be developed better, with more heart involved. They feel in generall like being little superficiall. But again, the game should always maintain proper balance. And it is what this game does.
    I never liked tactical RPGs, but this game is simply great. And I feel now being more interested in the genre. I want more!    … Expand
  43. Method__Man
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    Lets out it this way. I vowed to only play a single path of this game before starting.

    Fast forward I have played ALL 4 paths and enjoy them all immensely. This is a wonderful game. Battles are challenging, customization deep, exploration of the monastery truly indulging, and most importantly... the story is marvellous. This game alone is worth buying a switch for. Ignore the haters, trust me
  44. BirdSquanchy
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    The best tactic RPG i have ever played. Great history with such different routes, lovely characters, and the most important: nice gameplay.
  45. Phuz
    Nov 14, 2021
    10
    Edit: A note about the 0/10 scores on here. People are allowed an opinion. Giving a zero doesn't mean they are counterbalancing 10/10's they don't agree with. For starters if you don't like playing with subtitles, then this is an instant 0/10. The voice acting is shockingly bad. The dialogue is just as bad with heirs to the throne all using the slang of a 10 year old and it just soundsEdit: A note about the 0/10 scores on here. People are allowed an opinion. Giving a zero doesn't mean they are counterbalancing 10/10's they don't agree with. For starters if you don't like playing with subtitles, then this is an instant 0/10. The voice acting is shockingly bad. The dialogue is just as bad with heirs to the throne all using the slang of a 10 year old and it just sounds stupid. Lorenz, Bernadette, Marrianne, (I could list more) are just total dick heads to put in a game. Claude isn't far behind them. Some people just outright don't like the anime art style, I prefer that style but not everyone does. There is dating, yes in game dating. It is **** stupid. It would be much better to give a prompt saying would you like to stare at Manuela's **** for 30 seconds and yes/no options. It is now possibly my favourite game ever and I am surprised still at how high it scores. It has some big gaping holes in its production.

    Anyone saying this voice acting is good, is either very young, or very deaf, or just accept crap acting.

    Permadeath is also optional, some reviews made out like you can't play with permadeath. You can.

    So after getting that out of the way, here is my review.

    I usually can't stand AAA games 'cos they are usually over hyped rubbish. At first I thought the same when I started playing this too. I expected a chess style game like the amazing FE Radiant Dawn on Wii but then started playing and thought what is this God awful walking sim. As I was ready to trade it/sling it across the room, something just clicked and I loved it.

    Now this has elements that I normally can't stand like levelling up, fetch quests, terrible voice acting, walking sim, I could go on forever but suddenly after a few hours, I enjoyed it. For some reason I got dragged in to the world of crappy dialogue, crappy VA (even the Jap VA sounds OTT and cheesy) and running around the base/monastry with pointless missions and thoroughly enjoyed it. Was it the music? Possibly, as I could sit and listen to the music and the game just be a bonus.

    I have seen people slating the graphics on this, I loved it. It doesn't have to be perfect, it just needs to work in context and with the other game elements, which it does extremely well. It looked like a nice anime style to me.

    Sound - the music is amazing, the voice acting the same as every other game - totally annoying rubbish. Audio wise, this is at a level where I youtube the songs, or leave the game running even when I've finished play to carry on listening.

    Gameplay, I enjoy the strategy chess bits and I enjoy the in between sim bits a hell of a lot.

    For me this is a AAA deserving the price tag. Quickly becoming a favourite ever game of mine. The negatives with this don't warrant point deduction because my enjoyment, fun and value of this are all 10. I couldn't put it down, now on 2nd run and clocked 100 hours and bought DLC and still can't put it down.

    I've come back to this review, just to add that after A Link to the Past this is the only game that has left a void in my gaming life, when I finished it. Everything else just feels lame now.

    It is absolutely offensive that this beast of a game is only scored .3 higher than Persona 5. PUT is a boring boring game compared to this. FE3H has polish and flare. PUT feels childish.

    It is very hard to get a good grasp of a game these days from reviews. People will rate any old junk 10/10. This though, absolutely deserves it.    … Expand
  46. Jgalvis
    Aug 1, 2019
    10
    Increíble juego, no son los mejores gráficos, pero FE nunca se ha tratado de eso. Historia de mucho trasfondo. Sin lugar a dudas de los mejores juegos del 2019
  47. Davpoi79
    Aug 9, 2019
    10
    Je découvre fire emblem avec Three Houses. Je ne suis pas déçu. Plus on avance et plus le jeu dévoile sa profondeur. Un plaisir.
  48. Starlord87
    Aug 31, 2019
    9
    Tattico a turni esaltante e soddisfacente, storja eccellente. Gli do 9 perché ha cali di frame nell'esplorazione del monastero e la parte del monastero è pico soddisfacente
  49. Karma2B
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    This game is very fun and has a lot of replay-ability. Definitely the best Fire Emblem game to date.
  50. Ulfrik88
    Sep 27, 2019
    10
    Otra vez nintendo promete y entrega un gran fire emblem para la saga y con buena duración
  51. SonyBroWhirrrr
    Mar 25, 2020
    9
    Edelgard says that trans rights are human rights so if you don't pick her house and instead pick the piece of **** cis straight white male Dimitri, you're scum.
  52. SMLNGN
    Jul 7, 2022
    9
    This is my first turn-based tactical game that I have made it to the end. This is my first ever game with anime characters. Fire Emblem is now one of the most important franchises in my life.
  53. Equinocio
    Jan 14, 2021
    8
    One of the best Fire Emblem out there. Nice story and characters. Unfortunately, the game is marred, otherwise, by terrible graphics and very few classes for you to choose from.
  54. SomeName
    Jan 25, 2023
    8
    It's an improvement over the FE: Fates, tries out some new ideas, but visibly lacks polish. I'd say its better to wait for DLCs and patches to add content before playing it.

    + Some new management/life simulator elements that allow for breaks between the battles. + They "somewhat" dialed down the waifuism in the games. Sure they still all look like anime, but they mostly look of legal    It's an improvement over the FE: Fates, tries out some new ideas, but visibly lacks polish. I'd say its better to wait for DLCs and patches to add content before playing it.

    + Some new management/life simulator elements that allow for breaks between the battles.
    + They "somewhat" dialed down the waifuism in the games. Sure they still all look like anime, but they mostly look of legal age and you're not related to them.
    +Some of the support conversations were actually fun to read and also explained some of the lore of the universe.
    +/-The story lets you believe they actually hired writers this time, although they struggle with keeping up a good suspense. Every time the secrets of the protagonists are on the verge of being revealed, the game has to force in some disturbance so the story can keep going on.

    - The graphics... just look ugly. The character models have strange outlines and the lighting makes a lot of environments look very plain. The game also seems to drain more power than the Switch can charge which can lead to resolution bugs at 1% battery.
    - The game is too repetitive. To fully explore all paths you'd need to play it 3 times, but really only the 2nd half changes per playthrough. A lot of battle maps are recycled which also doesn't keep combat fresh either. The life simulator minigames can also turn into a real grind. Especially that fishing game. Why oh why did they include that?
    - The game hasn't really been balanced/tested too well. Some classes are significantly superior to others and mount penalties are meaningless. There is also no weapon triangle, so there's no incentive to master more than 1 weapon category.    … Expand
  55. Afenger
    Dec 13, 2020
    8
    Sou um grande fã da serie Fire Emblem, este novo jogo veio com uma proposta bem diferente, tirando o foco de ser apenas um rpg estratégia direto, aqui temos a introdução de um calendário onde temos que fazer escolhas que nem sempre sao de nosso agrado. Personagens com pouco carisma ficando longe de termos alguém próximo ao Chrom. Um vasto conteúdo que garante diversas horas por 3 historiasSou um grande fã da serie Fire Emblem, este novo jogo veio com uma proposta bem diferente, tirando o foco de ser apenas um rpg estratégia direto, aqui temos a introdução de um calendário onde temos que fazer escolhas que nem sempre sao de nosso agrado. Personagens com pouco carisma ficando longe de termos alguém próximo ao Chrom. Um vasto conteúdo que garante diversas horas por 3 historias diferentes garantido um bom fator replay.… Expand
  56. SZJX
    Sep 23, 2019
    8
    It's an excellent mainstream game but it's really overrated. I can gladly give it an 8 but not more.

    Just as many other mainstream JRPGs, the true focus of the game is actually the character interactions and romance, while the main story just serves as a back drop, unfortunately. It's good that they attempted something relatively new among mainstream games, which is to try to present    It's an excellent mainstream game but it's really overrated. I can gladly give it an 8 but not more.

    Just as many other mainstream JRPGs, the true focus of the game is actually the character interactions and romance, while the main story just serves as a back drop, unfortunately.

    It's good that they attempted something relatively new among mainstream games, which is to try to present the main story from several sides, who conflict with each other. Unfortunately, eventually they somehow still deemed it necessary to play it safe and introduce some absolutely cartoonish "villains", so that they take all the blame, while every "normal character" can be whitewashed. Sorry, this is simply not how the real world works. This sort of black-and-white, good-vs-evil thinking is not just stupid, it's downright dangerous.

    The battles/maps are generally not satisfying enough. Part 2 of the story is rushed, and many plot developments on the main story simply don't make much sense or are clearly unfinished.

    They clearly devoted their main effort to writing and directing all the character interaction stories. But to view all of them you need to grind incessantly, which is a huge waste of time. According to the stats on my save, I spent more than 80 hours just to finish my first route...... which is ridiculous. I don't even spend that much time with some actual Visual Novels, which have really deep and well thought-out stories, save the pain of having to do lackluster battles in between.

    If watching those character interaction soap opera and romancing the characters is the whole point of this "game", why not just go on YouTube and watch all of them easily?    … Expand
  57. jocariba
    Jul 6, 2020
    9
    Un excelente juego, el error que tiene es que peca de repetitivo sobre todo en la escuela, las histórias son increibles, los personajes me encantan, la jugabilidad definitivamente la mejor en un Fire Emblem, es un juego muy recomendable
  58. Khaar
    Jan 27, 2021
    8
    WIP REVIEW!

    As a PC and PS4 gamer it was interesting trying out the switch and play Fire Emblem. I loved FE on the GameCube so I looked forward to the "different" FE game on Switch. First "playthrough" landed on about 10 hours but I decided to restart because I choose Normal+Classic. If you like Strategy games normal is way too easy, I would always suggest classic because (trying    WIP REVIEW!

    As a PC and PS4 gamer it was interesting trying out the switch and play Fire Emblem.
    I loved FE on the GameCube so I looked forward to the "different" FE game on Switch.

    First "playthrough" landed on about 10 hours but I decided to restart because I choose Normal+Classic.
    If you like Strategy games normal is way too easy, I would always suggest classic because (trying not to spoil) there is two ways to undo someone's death in the game.

    Hard+Classic at a glance changes base stats like hit chances, now I cannot overreach with characters and I have to think hard about which weapon to use based of the hit stat. Something I barely needed to pay attention to on Normal.

    Graphics:
    Nintendos decision to make a portable console reflects on the graphics. Much like PS2 era games, the 2d art is gorgeous but the 3d animations are stiff like much of the textures.
    Prepare for that if you're coming of PC games or even PS4 games.

    Monastery:
    You'll spend quite some time outside of combat, here you will do quests, converse with characters and more!
    While I had my doubts in the beginning the game does an excellent job of slowly giving you the tools and understanding of how it all works.
    One amazing thing is that they give you the option to fast travel very early, so running around the monastery doesn't take too long.

    The only thing I really found lacking was explanation of the classes. If you look online there is obvious better choices for some characters then others, and the game does a terrible job to relay this to the player.

    I feel like the characters should more clearly tell me what they want to become so I can guide them towards that goal. Needing to rely on other people and the online community is not optimal.

    Combat
    Story
    Characters    … Expand
  59. Elric81
    Sep 3, 2019
    8
    A great game but that for a poor graphic and the boring part of the monastery, makes me lower the score.
  60. ZeoN
    Sep 6, 2019
    9
    Uno de los mejores juegos del año. Un JRPG con varias rutas y distintas posibilidades. Una jugabilidad muy buena para los amantes del género. Banda sonora de calidad e historia elaborada,
    Como puntos negativos está el apartado técnico y que a cierta altura del juego puede hacerse algo repetitivo pero si lo miras en conjunto es un gran título
  61. syscro
    Feb 25, 2020
    9
    Uno de los mejores de la serie.
    Historia intrigante.
    Musica buena como siempre. La mecanica para leer el texto anteriormente dicho en las conversaciones hizo que lo quisiera implementado en todos los juegos. Me acostumbre tanto que ahora lo que juego siento que debiese estar dicha opción. 10/10 El comienzo hasta midgame es demasiado monótono para completar todas la historia a su 100%.    Uno de los mejores de la serie.
    Historia intrigante.
    Musica buena como siempre.
    La mecanica para leer el texto anteriormente dicho en las conversaciones hizo que lo quisiera implementado en todos los juegos. Me acostumbre tanto que ahora lo que juego siento que debiese estar dicha opción. 10/10
    El comienzo hasta midgame es demasiado monótono para completar todas la historia a su 100%. Eso les falta en mejorar, ya que al dividir el juego en diversas historias se siente mucho el tipo de negocio que hicieron en 3ds y era una autentica basura (fates)    … Expand
  62. Razor7557
    May 3, 2020
    8
    Fire Emblem's return to glory after the localization-caused complete failure and insult to western audience's intelligence that was Fates. Story might not be groundbreaking, but it's still very good, gameplay is enjoyable, and characters are really fun to get to know better through the Support conversations. I certainly also enjoy that none of the sides is entirely "good" one, somethingFire Emblem's return to glory after the localization-caused complete failure and insult to western audience's intelligence that was Fates. Story might not be groundbreaking, but it's still very good, gameplay is enjoyable, and characters are really fun to get to know better through the Support conversations. I certainly also enjoy that none of the sides is entirely "good" one, something you notice if you play more than just one campaign(Talking especially to people who played only Blue Lions route... which I personally consider worst of four possible endings).

    I would give it a 9/10, however I can't help but notice that the game seems somewhat... "sanitized" in development, possibly to avoid offending certain easily offended scumbags who pretend to play games while in reality just being bunch of political activist whiners. For example, there is an odd lack of swimsuit or even towel outfits, which were usually available in Fire Emblem, even though the game has a Sauna, which should be more than enough of a reason for characters to wear towels... but instead they seem to wear really out of place looking potato sack outfits... I mean there is no proof there was any meddling in that regard, but nonetheless I find it suspicious.    … Expand
  63. DulceLinux
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Que hermosa experiencia es este juego, la manera en que logra que te encariñes con tus estudiantes, que sientas el deseo de hacer que les vaya de lo mejor en la vida, de protegerlos, etc. Sin duda un juego excepcional.
  64. Berke28
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
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  65. Perminator
    Aug 5, 2019
    8
    I was a bit skeptical at first to buy this game, because I played fire emblem awakening and I didn’t like it. However this is way better than I expected. Just the fact that you can customize each of your students to fit to your needs is done very well. The story is great too. I’ve not gotten far into the story yet I think. I hope not, because I don’t want it to end... haha. I will try theI was a bit skeptical at first to buy this game, because I played fire emblem awakening and I didn’t like it. However this is way better than I expected. Just the fact that you can customize each of your students to fit to your needs is done very well. The story is great too. I’ve not gotten far into the story yet I think. I hope not, because I don’t want it to end... haha. I will try the two other faction/houses after I’m done with one I playing with now.

    What I miss is the possibility to change the appearance of your character. Being able to change everything, eyes, hair, clothes and more. There is DLC they were you can buy to get additional clothing, but I think at least give us the option the change the hair and the face. With details and so on. That’s why it doesn’t get a 10/10 from me. The gameplay is very fun and it’s rewarding to see how your ensamble of characters evolve and become even deep. You can even invite other students into your house from the other factions.That’s great. I love that. All in all, you can get into this without prior knowledge about the franchise or lore. I enjoy that, newbie friendly but still deep and complex at the same time. I’m now looking forward to the next entry in the series. Please give us more options to create a character from the ground up like other RPG games has done in the past.    … Expand
  66. Emmett601
    Sep 2, 2019
    8
    Fire Emblem Three Houses is an ambitious game, no one is going to deny that. There is an impressive amount of scope covered between three lords under the same view points each with their own perspective and reactions to countless events with each cast each having their very own highs. Your first play though should be a lot of fun as you learn how the game operates and learn the unfoldingFire Emblem Three Houses is an ambitious game, no one is going to deny that. There is an impressive amount of scope covered between three lords under the same view points each with their own perspective and reactions to countless events with each cast each having their very own highs. Your first play though should be a lot of fun as you learn how the game operates and learn the unfolding of the maps and what strategies work, and once you finish you get the option for New Game+ to help you through getting to custom build how you want the world even more so than before.
    However the biggest flaw in the game is really that there is just way to much shared content in maps with a difficulty on par with Sacred Stones and with as tools as broken and plentiful as Awakening. I still had a great time with this game and put in countless hours but after your first playthrough it's a bit down hill compared to your first time through. Also not every route is equal.    … Expand
  67. Sensey_DARJ
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Lo mejor que he jugado de FE desde el juego de wii y 3ds. Siempre me ha gustado la estrategia por turnos y la mecánica que se mueran tus personajes y no puedas revivirlos y no ver finales por culpa de eso siempre lo he visto genial.
  68. 12345Snake007
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Trying to even out review bombs............................................
  69. Da3_who_knows
    Jun 19, 2020
    8
    i have played many Fire emblem games before, and i can say that this one is one of the best in the series, but there are a few thing that i would have improved.
    First thing first, this is an amazing game. Despite all the small problems that is has, i have finished all the storylines, played more that 170 hours in it. Gameplay is amazing, story is awesome, music is great (not as great as    i have played many Fire emblem games before, and i can say that this one is one of the best in the series, but there are a few thing that i would have improved.
    First thing first, this is an amazing game. Despite all the small problems that is has, i have finished all the storylines, played more that 170 hours in it. Gameplay is amazing, story is awesome, music is great (not as great as awakening thought imho). the fact that the weapons break is actually a great mechanics that i think should have been added long ago.
    i wish it had more relationship iterations, like the past fire emblems. And the fact that after playing all the storyline i still haven't found something that would agree with me. No story would leave me completely satisfied with the characters and their choices, so that kind of left me disappointed. However, all in all this is a great a great game and i would recommend it to anyone.    … Expand
  70. Airufino23
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Un juego echo con mimo y a la antigua usanza con unas historias muy buenas,obra maestra
  71. Ernest_Figueroa
    Sep 1, 2019
    10
    Si te gusta el estilo de combate de este tipo de juego, este es posiblemente el mejor de su genero.
  72. xSelene89
    Sep 15, 2019
    8
    Very good Story and Chars but its a technical mess. The Frame Rate is horrible and slows down to 10 FPS when fast traveling inside the school. Textures on the Fighting Maps are not better then the 3ds Version.
  73. swerzylicious
    Apr 1, 2022
    9
    Я так рад, что прошел путь Черных Орлов и впереди еще два дома. Но это уже 9 из 10 и вряд ли станет хуже. Лучше, увы, тоже не станет, потому что антураж академии бедноват и нельзя погладить котиков :(
  74. RageRuner
    Jul 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I played through this game in a day, and plan to play the other 2 houses my first being the Blue Lion House, and holy **** this game is great. This game is a strategy game, I played it like a RPG and grinded exp, so I can't tell you how great they did that. Firstly, the characters: they kind are a mixed bag or stereo types and slightly altered stereo types. Each are great, I enjoyed all of their dialogue, my personal favorite and first bride was Bernie. The weapons do have a limited number of uses (skills using up more of it) but to prevent being defenseless against enemies, your weapon will do less damage instead, which is cool of them to not softlock/kill you. The twists are...well they are twists alright. This means recruiting is important, and also means you will have to kill characters not involved with your class. The relationship system is cool, it works like you'd expect, do what they like, they like you, do what they don't, they don't. Pretty simple. The story besides the characters were alright (though I guess I wasn't as invested in that). But, the basic idea is that you're a professor of a house/class (of your choosing) and you teach them skills, bond, listen to what they have to say, fight with them. You could play classic and have those characters die once defeated, but I'm a baby and wanted to keep my precious characters thank you very much. There are a lot of sad losses regardless, and I loved every second of this game. 60$ well spent.… Expand
  75. Garlands
    Sep 1, 2020
    9
    Un excellent tactical rpg qui vous occupera pendant des dizaines d'heures voire plusieurs centaines !
  76. Onioncreature
    Jan 13, 2021
    8
    Three Houses is certainly a step up in the series in terms of storytelling and gameplay accessibility. I found the 3DS titles to be slightly too difficult on the causal setting, but Three Houses has dialed back the difficulty substantially, which I, and many other novice strategists I'm sure, greatly appreciate. Three Houses also fully realizes the central hub concept which was exploredThree Houses is certainly a step up in the series in terms of storytelling and gameplay accessibility. I found the 3DS titles to be slightly too difficult on the causal setting, but Three Houses has dialed back the difficulty substantially, which I, and many other novice strategists I'm sure, greatly appreciate. Three Houses also fully realizes the central hub concept which was explored in Fates, and expands upon it majorly. Walking around the monastery is a nice change of pace from the battle sections, though completing the various tasks did become a bit tedious in the latter half of the game. The story is generally more engaging than ever before, the central characters have a bit more depth to them than in the series past. There's also a fair bit of intrigue, many characters have fairly detailed backstories that are gradually unfurled as you go along. That being said, the way they delivered some of these vital pieces of information was a bit lacking, leading to a few instances of anticlimax. Speaking of anticlimax, one of the biggest issues I have with this title is the sheer amount of content, though I do recognize that for many this will be the game's greatest asset. I found myself a bit bored with the gameplay loop by the last few hours of the game, and the final months of my Blue Lions playthrough did test my patience. This is unfortunate, because having completed one of several different routes through the game, which took about 50 hours, I discovered that several key story details are contained within other routes, leading to a bit of disappointment. The ending itself was fairly satisfying, but I just really dislike the feeling that I'm missing out on vital story details. I simply don't have the stamina to play through another whole campaign with this same gameplay loop right now, and because of that several plot points either have no resolution, or ones which aren't particularly satisfying. I think that it is a bit unreasonable to ask players to complete a 50 hour story mode several times to get the full picture of the events which take place, even if there are many enthusiasts who will take it upon themselves to play every route. I will say, however, that at least Three Houses includes all necessary routes on the cartridge, which was not the case in Fates. Three Houses is still in most respects a great game, but I do hope that Intelligent Systems returns to one central storyline someday, as the multiple route method just doesn't really mesh with how I play these games.… Expand
  77. DaveTheGigi
    Apr 29, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Graphics: This is one of the easier things to critique about this game, this game looks absolutely horrible at times, the environments look so bland it's ridiculous it looks like they went to unity and searched for stock castle assets, and while in the beginning, the wonder of this huge place and being able to explore it immersed me very early on but after a while, it wears off once you look at the details especially if you look hard at certain textures (FRUIT), The Saving grace (graphically) of this game is the character models each character felt and looked distinct while there were some jaggies on the hair and stuff like that I found myself falling in love with some of the character designs (*cough* *cough* Post timeskip Dmitri) when you start battling this game's faults visually become less of a problem as your focusing on strategy and everything looks alright the anime cutscenes are absolutely amazing, they were immersive and badass. and got you engaged in the plot very easily while the fps is kinda low the animation style is gorgeous and makes me want to see a fire emblem in a Xenoblade 2 art style overall visually 6/10 looks like crap but over time your eyes get accustomed.

    Gameplay: Speaking of strategy this game's combat system is absolutely fantastic and is easily the best thing about this game and is so consistently good and satisfying every time I wasn't vibing with the story I'd do some random sidequest and it would immediately engage me. a MUST when you play this game is to have permadeath if you don't the combat system wouldn't be near as fun, there have been several times when my character was about to die and I had to do some crazy strategy, one of my most ballsy strategies is on the final area of the game when I had to have byleth go and defeat a monster and a whole fleet BY HIMSELF because they were nearly killing my characters and I couldn't get to edelgard, so I had Cyrus near the corner of the door so he couldn't get attacked by anyone except the mage that nearly kills you in one hit so he was drawing damage while byleth and came in with a whole fleet. these strategies are so satisfying to pull off and allow your creativity to go wild and while playing this game it feels like gates in my brain are opening when I do some big brain strategy. another reason to have permadeath when one of your characters die you feel is unlike anything I've felt in a game before when a character dies your heart drops and when its the end of the game and you have to make sacrifices so the rest of the squad can survive and succeed it feels bad and makes you feel like you're in a war, Especially post timeskip. this feeling I've only felt in cutscenes with games that have the best of stories. overall Gameplay 10/10 some of the best I've seen out there

    Story: I'm going to have two separate sections for story and writing because especially in this game there is a major, so overall the overarching plot of this game is pretty good post time skip it slows down to a slog luckily I went blue lions soi had crazy Dmitri to keep me entertained. but the twists in this game will have you engaged but because of the sometimes sub-optimal writing and characters, the game can feel like a chore to get through. whenever something crazy happens such as Dmitri killing a man in cold blood or when Dmitri transforms as a person to become king and passes the dagger to edelgard and the Final Scene oh my **** god the final scene was amazing and showed so much character development in only a 2-minute cutscene. speaking of cutscenes whenever the game goes anime **** goes down and something wild happens like your father dying. or you going **** Super Sayain, either way, the overarching story is engaging and entertaining. Story 9/10 Pretty engaging but not a masterpiece

    Writing: the writing in this game is either fantastic or dog****. Byleth is a piece of bread and is so boring but he does the job of reflecting the player and making you feel in his shoes but when you think about him he's just a boring piece of bread which is somehow so fantastic that everyone loves him so much and this would be fine if they had a character creator or something like that and gave more options to speak up and say more things they usually give you two options yes or yes in a mean way (which isn't that rude in the first place) but this isn't completely true and in certain areas, they give you choice which can affect plot points dramatically but the thing that makes me hate the writing is that the characters will say the same thing over and over as if I didn't get it the 7TH TIME. but I won't lie certain things Dmitri say still reverberate through my head, and sometimes the writing is master class but it lacks real consistency 7/10

    Music: Great not my favorite edge of dawn slaps 9/10
    Supports: wish they had more detail if this game had a higher budget and support convos could improve also sometimes these convos are cheeks other times great 8/10    … Expand
  78. MuchoPelicula
    Aug 27, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Obra maestra atemporal es una buena definición para este gran juego. Tiene una gran cantidad de aspectos novedosos con respecto a sus predecesores, como puede ser la ambientación en el monasterio y en un ambito educativo, con sus consiguientes cambios en el sistema de aumento de atributos a través de las tutorías, que dan una mayor libertad a la hora de dar clases a tus tropas. De la misma forma se reintroducen aspectos como la ruptura de las armas (que no desaparecen, sino que son más debiles al romperse, diferenciandose a Awakening).

    Los personajes son en su mayoría un conjunto de personajes-tipo, pero que presentan siempre algún aspecto característico que los diferencia de otros personajes similares. El sistema de apoyos está bien y las conversaciones profundizan en sus personalidades y relaciones interpersonales. Recuerdan mucho a personajes de anime y los clichés se reparten como tostadas, pero eh, también tienen sus aspectos divertidos inesperados (Claude admitiendo que le gusta ser ahorcado, toda la relación entre Hubert y Ferdinand o las canciones de Annete).

    Las batallas siguen el típico formato Fire Emblem de combate por turnos, aunque se pierden aspectos como el triangulo de armas (aunque permanezcan como habilidades) y existen clases demasiado desvalanceadas, como los jinetes, magos o arqueros que rompen el juego en su totalidad, pero esto siempre pasa de alguna forma en todos los juegos de estrategia.

    La historia dividida en 3 (y más dentro de estas), es una buena forma de darle al juego más rejugabilidad para el NG+, y me parece que están bien articuladas. Para mí, la historia de Edelgard es la que me resultó más interesante, mientras que la de dimitri no me llegó a convencer, y la de Claude está simplemente bien. En mi caso, fueron los personajes secundarios como Hilda, Hubert o Lysithea los que me llamaron realmente la atención y me hicieron interesarme en el devenir de las batallas. Y luego está Lorenz, que lo dejé caer en combate con ganas.

    Echo de menos aspectos como la segunda generación de personajes, pero agradezco la mayor libertad de acción que el monasterio te condece con respecto a juegos previos como la saga de Path of Radiance/Radiant Dawn, que aunque me encantan, siempre me parecieron un poco repetitivas. Es también bastante fácil, pero habrá que esperar al Modo Lunatic del DLC para ver si da para algo. El matrimonio pasa a ser inútil de la misma forma al no existir la descendencia, fuera de para acabar con el husbando o waifu de turno.

    En definitiva, recuerda mucho a un jrpg, y si juegos de ese estilo, pero menos largos y pesados te gustan, este es un juego que deberías adorar. No es perfecto, pero tampoco aspira a serlo. Mejor juego del año para mí, aunque tampoco es que haya competencia. Quizás tras el día 30 de Agosto se pueda revisar esta opinión. 9/10    … Expand
  79. onehitok
    Aug 4, 2021
    10
    Absolutely love this RPG. Only upsetting thing is no online multiplayer. Byleth is a badass! Dimitri has the best storyline! Edelgard has the best requiem! Claude has the best humor! This made me feel like I have friends even though I don't have any!
  80. MagicHadi
    Sep 2, 2019
    8
    To preface this: this is my first Fire Emblem hame. I’d heard of the series before playing, but I’d never touched it till now, and I gotta say I’m impressed.

    First of all, the gameplay surprised me with how engaged I became with it. Things that I thought would be boring when I saw the trailers turned out to be massive time sinks. There are 2 main gameplay segments: the battles and    To preface this: this is my first Fire Emblem hame. I’d heard of the series before playing, but I’d never touched it till now, and I gotta say I’m impressed.

    First of all, the gameplay surprised me with how engaged I became with it. Things that I thought would be boring when I saw the trailers turned out to be massive time sinks. There are 2 main gameplay segments: the battles and exploring the monastery.

    The battle mechanics in Fire Emblem are unique, and cant really be found anywhere else-not to this extent atleast. I’ll spare you the details as you can just find videos of the battles, but as a first-timer playing on the hardest difficulty I found them decently challenging. If youre a fire emblem veteran, though, its definitely going to be easier..

    In the monastery you can perform many activities to bond with your students or give yourself some bonuses. You can plant and harvest crops in the greenhouse, fish on the lake, have dinner with pairs of students, go to choir practice, or just have tea with students or faculty. Participating in these activities is essential to building support between your characters and increasing student motivation-both of which are optional but highly recommended for the full experience. Increasing support with your characters allows them to gain certain bonuses while newr each other in battle, but also unlocks support conversations. This brings us to the next part of the game: the characters. I’m happy to report that every single character in this game is complex, and just *feels* real. They all have doubts and fears, things that excite and motivate them, flaws and little ticks that get you invested in them. theyre all overflowing with so much character thats evident in every interaction you have with them, and this is just accentuated by the spectacular voicework the VAs have done. As you unlock more support conversations with characters you feel your bond deepen with them, and you genuinely want to protect them-adding an entire new layer to the story.

    Speaking of the story, its just as good as the characters are. Its a war epic that starts tame, and relatively happy-go-lucky in the first part, before getting dark and gloomy in the second. It deals with themes of morality and oppression and handles them masterfully. In the second part you discover that no characters are strictly “good” people. Everyone operates in a grey area, just like in real life. The main antagonist has views many would agree with, but methods many would consider extreme and it all comes together in a way that makes fighting against them morally conflicting.

    The music in the game is nothing to write home about, but is serviceable. Theres a really nice credit song and one out of the two battle songs is great, but nothing is that memorable.

    Performance on the switch is stable for the most part, but in the larger battles near the end of the game it tends to dip pretty heavily. Ive also found a few rare frame drops even in the monastery, but overall nothing spoils the rest of the game.

    Overall, I highly recommend this game for any jrpg fan, and even strategy game fans who dont particularly like jrpgs will enjoy the combat. The story is nothing like classic jrpgs (which tend to be filled with tropes and cliches) so if thats worrying you then be at ease. The game has 3 main routes, but I’d highly recommend starting with the Black Eagles route first, as there are some extra story details there not found in other routes.    … Expand
  81. Drakoon
    Sep 1, 2019
    9
    User reviews are so meaningless. The 0 and 1 scores are given by people who don't even have the game or played it.
  82. Kamui76312
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    La música, las batallas, toda la interacción que se puede tener con los personajes hasta conocerlos bien por su personalidad, esas emociones que chocan cuando tienes que pelear y hasta matar a un antiguo estudiante, la verdad es increíble la historia entre las 4 rutas se va complementando, sin duda es como tener 4 o solo 3 juegos en uno, su único punto malo son los gráficos pero esoLa música, las batallas, toda la interacción que se puede tener con los personajes hasta conocerlos bien por su personalidad, esas emociones que chocan cuando tienes que pelear y hasta matar a un antiguo estudiante, la verdad es increíble la historia entre las 4 rutas se va complementando, sin duda es como tener 4 o solo 3 juegos en uno, su único punto malo son los gráficos pero eso realmente pasa de lado cuando te metes a este hermoso juego… Expand
  83. Nookling
    Jul 30, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I've been playing since Awakening. This is truly my favourite Fire Emblem game ever. Very polished, great balance between story and combat. Well worth the money… Expand
  84. voltosaurus
    Aug 7, 2019
    8
    I've played through the Black Eagles and Golden Deer paths, and can say with certainty that OVERALL this is my favorite FE title. My only gripes with the game are that in the monastery, the game does not look or perform as well as I'd like it to, and in the normal Black Eagle path the story drops multiple plot threads as it transitions into the second act. However, the Golden Deer answersI've played through the Black Eagles and Golden Deer paths, and can say with certainty that OVERALL this is my favorite FE title. My only gripes with the game are that in the monastery, the game does not look or perform as well as I'd like it to, and in the normal Black Eagle path the story drops multiple plot threads as it transitions into the second act. However, the Golden Deer answers these questions by the end of it's story. This game truly shines in the characters and TBSRPG gameplay. My personal favorite parts of any Fire Emblem is the camaraderie that the army you've amassed shares, which in Three Houses is only made stronger with the cut down party size from previous games. This may be disappointing to those who liked to have large armies, but pays off through how tight knit the crew is, as opposed to in previous titles where the army at best knows each other very loosely outside of the 3-5 main characters. Three Houses introduces multiple quality of life changes and additions to the Turn-Based Strategy gameplay; Nothing groundbreaking but enough to push it into the most enthralling the series has to offer. I have yet to play through the Blue Lions and the secret route, but with 90 hours logged I can say this is a fantastic addition for fans of the series.… Expand
  85. Nate_The_Gr8
    Sep 21, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My 1st ever Fire Emblem game and I have to say I am not disappointed at all. Controls/combat are easy to understand and intuitive. The story has sucked me in and I can’t wait for my next playtime. In just 3 days I have put about 21 hours into the game which I am told is up to 80 hours for one house. There are parts of the game that can be repetitive and feel tedious but these are few and far between. I am very happy with the over all experience and can’t wait to start going though the other 2 houses.

    Updated 08/27/2019
    When I originally posted my initial review I had only just started my play through. To my surprise, I finished the Black Eagles play through just a mere 15 hours later. This was a shock to me as I had originally thought it would be up to 80 hours. However, after spending more time with the game I am happy to say that at least for my play style 40 hours is long enough for me. The things in the above paragraph that I stated as tedious or becoming repetitive I found myself falling in love with, for example exploring the monastery and talking to the students and faculty and learning their stories and lore. I have to say I am completely satisfied with how the story was handled for the Black Eagles. They are without a doubt my favorite house. I have started my second play through and I have chosen to go with the Blue Lions. I am taking my time with this one and also doing more now that I know how the game mechanisms work. For example, I am doing more battles on my off days and training my students up so I can pass them on the exams. I would highly recommend this game to anyone. I believe it has a little something for everyone to enjoy. On a side note my Girlfriend watched me play some and she has now decided she would like to try playing. She has also chosen Black Eagles as her 1st house to play through.

    09/21/2019 (Light spoilers for Blue Lions)
    Just a few days ago I finished the Blue Lions play though with about 38 hours played. To start this off with I will state I enjoyed the story overall. However there were parts as in every story that I felt could have been improved. The biggest draw back to the story for me is the handling of The Boar Prince, aka Dimitri. I understand that He as a child went though a traumatic experience, and that has left mental scars on him. However I feel that the writers did not lean into it enough or fleshed out his trauma. Duscar is a huge story/plot point for Blue Lions but I feel as though Duscar is overlooked. I feel as if Dimitri was simply given a traumatic backstory simply as a means to make him this edgy/dark brooding character. This was the biggest set back for me of the entire game as of right now for this reason I will be changing my score from a 10 to an 8. I still have the golden Deer to play though and the church route before i finish the game completely. I did like the fact that i was able to get every one of my students to master rank (Ingrid is busted as a falcon knight). I also enjoyed the way the story greatly varied for the Black Eagles play though, and how we see a different side to El. We see just how far she is willing to go and its pretty far, to achieve he goal of setting up a new world order. I greatly enjoyed my time with the Blue Lions class and I am looking forward to Playing with the Golden Deer class.    … Expand
  86. Firet
    Aug 12, 2019
    8
    The game it's great. I usually don't have time to spend on long games, but this game caught me and i can't stop playing it.
  87. anaunz
    Aug 14, 2019
    8
    TL;DR, a great RPG strategy turn-based game with heavy storytelling, but poor narrative.

    Despite how heavy storytelling the game is, the narrative is not good enough to make me want to know everything in the game. Many questions that they introduced at the very beginning of the game, they answered the question very poorly. But I have to admit that even with its poor narrative, I still    TL;DR, a great RPG strategy turn-based game with heavy storytelling, but poor narrative.

    Despite how heavy storytelling the game is, the narrative is not good enough to make me want to know everything in the game. Many questions that they introduced at the very beginning of the game, they answered the question very poorly. But I have to admit that even with its poor narrative, I still want to replay the game just to know what really happened in the other routes. There are 4 routes in the game, btw.

    Meanwhile, the gameplay is very enjoyable. The battle system is fun and challenging enough to suck me to play it until the very end.    … Expand
  88. thefredbear
    Mar 9, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this game is amazing, easily the best one this year made by Nintendo. The battle mechanics are really fun and it is really satisfying to just 1 shot an enemy before he can do anything about it. The character designs are amazing and the bond between them really deepens and i like that. The only bad thing i can say about this is that there is a pretty big difficulty spike when you do the Annette and Gilbert prologue (Blue lions house) . Also the animation can be a bit choppy but it is still a 10 in my eyes… Expand
  89. chuckspin7
    Aug 19, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. My favorite game of all-time within my favorite series of all time. Characters and combat are deeper than ever before. Im begging for more story content from DLC and I have not even played all four routes yet.… Expand
  90. QuackoZ
    Aug 22, 2019
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Spoiler tagged just in case

    Good Game, definitely a step in the right direction, This game does a lot right in terms of Narrative and world-building, probably not Jugdrall-Tellius level but still great, The Characters in this game are probably the best the series has ever had, every character is important to the narrative in different ways, and are all good units and worth using, Except Cyril

    The Gameplay of this game has a lot to be desired, the Adjucant system is never really explained to the point where I am nearly done with my 3rd route and I still dont get it, The inclusion of Weapon Durability is amazing but having Magic work differently as opposed to also breaking feels a bit too OP, especially for someone like Lysithea or Dorothea, who have amazing Tomes and basically unlimited uses of it, Thr map design in this game is easily its worst feature, it reuses a lot of maps, to the point that you can nearly memorize the map by the end of a playthrough, and most of the maps arent that good, most of them are just open fields, there are a few good maps of course, like Dierdru and Fhirdiad, but good maps are few and far between. The story in the game is great in most areas, but the Crimson Flower route is easily its weakest point, while being the shortest route, it also has the most disjointed plot and doesn't even do what it is supposed to do, make Edelgard seem like a good person, even in her own route she is shown to use Crest Beasts and is extremely manipulative of Byleth and the other students.

    The concept of the 4 routs leads to a lot of misinformation surrounding the games narrative, to the point where even after playing all 4 routes, people still don't know what is true. Not that that is nessacarily a bad thing, it shows how unreliable one perspective can be, but it still is pretty annoying.

    As much as we harras Fates for its BS use of the Vallites, 3H does the same thing with the Slytherin, they are what I like to call a Pin-cushion Faction, they didn't want to make any of the completely egregious acts get done by Edelgard, so they stick the actions onto the Slythers, like a pincushion, although in 3H they are better integrated into tbe narrative, it still feels like a cop-out. Another thing I want to mention is the difficulty of this game, it is stupid easy, even on Hard/Classic you barely find yourself needing to rewind, adding New Game+ it just gets easier and easier, it becomes easier than a SS Seth solo. Although I get why they would make it easier, to make it more accessible to new players, but if it gets to the point where your hardest difficulty is too easy, thats an issue, and with the announcement of Lunatic and Maddening, thats pretty cool but they are introducing Ambush-Spawns, The worst idea IS has had since hiring Maeda, it creates Fake-difficulty, where its only hard because you dont know what to do, or "Nintendo-hard" where after a run-through it becomes incredibly easy, because the challenge is only due to inexperience. Thats not a good way to make difficulty, All together it is still one of the Best FE games, easy top 6, and a good buy for anybody interested    … Expand
  91. Dredian
    Aug 25, 2019
    10
    Llevo mas de 200 horas de juego. Es realmente impresionante, un juego increíble. realmente espectacular. El diseño, los gráficos, la historia, el guión, las posibilidades de personalización, la cantidad de tiempo de duración, el desarrollo, es increíble, realmente un 10 de 10. Mejor juego en muchísimo tiempo. Me encanta.
  92. Espinete88
    Aug 26, 2019
    9
    Increíble, he jugado varios FE, pero este es estupendo en cada uno de sus sentidos, totalmente recomendado, ya seas un veterano en juegos de estrategia o totalmente nuevo.
  93. iYIJUN
    Aug 26, 2019
    10
    全面性的系統改革，養成上的突破，故事性的飽滿，已經躍躍欲試更加困難的模式了
  94. Wolfredo
    Aug 26, 2019
    10
    Empecé con los leones y luego con las águilas, me faltan los ciervos, pero estoy hechizado con este juego. Tiene una historia increíble. El cómo se entrelazan las historias... Lo recomiendo mucho mucho si te gustan los juegos de estrategia por turnos y/o juegos de rol.
  95. M4N0R4F43L
    Sep 3, 2019
    10
    Um dos melhores jogos de estratégia desta geração, saindo dos portáteis para nós entregar uma experiência única
  96. Trim
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
    Increible adicion a la saga de Fire Emblem
    Con un nivel de seriedad en la historia mayor que Fates, siendo menos telenovela el juego vuelve a las raizes de la serie.
  97. Jatersgonajate
    Sep 3, 2019
    9
    Muy adictivo La historia buena La música excelente
    Los gráficos dejan mucho que desear con muchas texturas que parecen de N64 pero los fans de fire emblem no los juegan por sus gráficos la verdad es para mi gusto el segundo mejor juego de la saga después de Radiant Dawn
  98. Stormyrise
    Aug 31, 2019
    8
    It’s definitely a great game though it sometimes can be confusing. It’s more for people who either love the series or love chess. The battles are turn based and have to be done strategically making it almost like a game of chess. Great job and beautiful story.
  99. Ness128
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Simplemente un juegazo como para más de 200 horas de juego, hermoso juegos como solo los fire emblem pueden see
  100. Chari
    Sep 1, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game toke me 100 hours of my life away and this is just the second playthrough. The combat is great and I like the art style.
    And to everyone how thinks to review bomb a game because it's not on you console, grow up you little **** and stop acting like a ****    … Expand
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#4 Best Switch Game of 2019
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#4 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019
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#4 Most Shared Switch Game of 2019

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 102 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 98 out of 102
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 102
  3. Negative: 0 out of 102
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2020
    95
    There may be too much content here for busy adults to tackle! I don't know when I'm going to find the time to do full playthroughs of the other two Houses that I didn't choose to begin with! [Issue #41 – September 2019, p. 74]
  2. Universo Nintendo
    Oct 29, 2019
    90
    Fire Emblem Three Houses is one of Switch's best games of 2019 and a breeze of fresh air to this franchise. Unfortunately, its poor animations preclude any possibility of being the game of the year.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Oct 11, 2019
    86
    Large selection of classes, good AI and wide variety of missions make Fire Emblem: Three Houses one of the best turn-based tactics. [Issue#240, p.50]
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