Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2891 Ratings

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  1. Rpg89
    Jul 27, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game is great. Only for intelligent minded individuals, simpletons should look elsewhere, cause this game isn't for you to play.… Expand
  2. Berke28
    Aug 30, 2019
    10
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  3. Chicaswag123
    Sep 3, 2019
    10
    This game gets better the more you play it. I have never played a fire emblem game before this and its perfect. Controls are simple and not too hard. One of the greatest games ever
  4. 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.
  5. Stay_schwifty
    Jul 30, 2019
    10
    One of the best JRPGS I ever played. Fire Emblem: Three Houses is truly a masterpiece in the franchise!
  6. Lushen1212
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Super candidato a Goty. Uno de los.mejores juegos del año. Obra maestra en el genero.
  7. 20Gigabytes
    Aug 11, 2019
    10
    Definitely one of the greatest games the Switch has to offer.
    Three Houses was my very first Fire Emblem, I got the game not expecting much at all and now I'm a big fan. Insane replayability, good story and characters, great gameplay with tons of possible strategies. Great character interactions and great amount of content.
  8. LoomBoom
    Jul 29, 2019
    10
    One of the best Fire Emblems ever made. If you're a fan of RPGs and strategy games then this is a must buy. If you like simulator games then this game is a must buy. If you like Persona then this game is a must buy. Seriously don't pass up on this game, you'll be playing it for over 100 hours if you want to. The story and characters are really engaging and interesting and the gameplay isOne of the best Fire Emblems ever made. If you're a fan of RPGs and strategy games then this is a must buy. If you like simulator games then this game is a must buy. If you like Persona then this game is a must buy. Seriously don't pass up on this game, you'll be playing it for over 100 hours if you want to. The story and characters are really engaging and interesting and the gameplay is tons of fun. One of the best games to come out this year.… Expand
  9. capedavenger
    Mar 11, 2021
    10
    This is simply a great game with a captivating story that oozes atmosphere, the characters are engaging and it is one of those games that you will see through to the end even if things get tough. I'm talking FF VI-X level of engaging. I consider myself not being great at strategy games, but this one just got me hooked. One of my personal all time greats.
  10. jhuang3
    Jul 31, 2019
    10
    I still remember the first time I played the Fire Emblem 10 years ago when I was a high school student. When I realize the dead character would not come back again, I felt there was a burden in my shoulder, that is, I should be responsible for my peers’ life. Is it funny? I was so serious about a game. I remember this strong feeling which is the reason that I love fire emblem series. ThisI still remember the first time I played the Fire Emblem 10 years ago when I was a high school student. When I realize the dead character would not come back again, I felt there was a burden in my shoulder, that is, I should be responsible for my peers’ life. Is it funny? I was so serious about a game. I remember this strong feeling which is the reason that I love fire emblem series. This can also explain the reason I love THREE HOUSES. I do not care about the weapon triangle, whether dead people can be alive or duration of weapons. What I really care about is a story making me want to be involved and the mechanics making me have strong feeling to those characters, just like the first time I played this series. THREE HOUSES make it, so I’d like to give it 10/10!
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  11. 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.
  12. PolishJohn
    Aug 1, 2019
    10
    Is absolutely my favorite game on Switch. Can't remember the last time I was so excited to get out of work, etc, to play a game. The way I feel about this game is the same way I felt about BotW; the New Donk City portion of Mario Odyssey; my first Splatfest.
  13. Jasonlove110
    Jul 31, 2019
    10
    This game is huge. The amount of consent will drain your time. I got only one of the endings and can’t really wait to get back. I mainly play rpgs or action games, but this game is simply too good.
  14. yoki76
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    I'm a long time fan of the FE series, but somehow this game got on me on a different level. Love the characters and the exploration, the dialogues are clever and cheesy and adorable at the same time. Also loving the battles as much as other games in the series. Amazing game.
  15. whdgns464
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    I am not a big fan of SRPG games. I also wasnt familiar with FE series. However I decided to try this one because everyone around me was hyped and i wanted to find out what this game really is. Turned out....this game was master piece. The most important thing is this game is super addictive!!!! Characters, game mechanics, music, artworks, story ...everything is so harmonious. Just stopI am not a big fan of SRPG games. I also wasnt familiar with FE series. However I decided to try this one because everyone around me was hyped and i wanted to find out what this game really is. Turned out....this game was master piece. The most important thing is this game is super addictive!!!! Characters, game mechanics, music, artworks, story ...everything is so harmonious. Just stop hesitating! Go get this title… Expand
  16. Shade71
    Jul 30, 2019
    10
    Great game. Just going to give it ten to offset the **** that come on here rating games 0.
  17. 12345Snake007
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Trying to even out review bombs............................................
  18. Livault
    Jul 27, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I love how every character is unique. Everyone has its own hobbies, interests, likes, dislikes and stories to tell. Who they are, where they’re coming from, what they did before, why they’re in the academy now etc. I started to love everyone right.

    In the library of the academy, you can read TONS of books about the history of Fodlan and all its houses, kingdoms, religion and more.

    The lore and environment in this game is crazy!    … Expand
  19. Paradox_
    Sep 12, 2019
    10
    este juego es genial!!! una combinacion de la guerra mediaval con fantasia al estilo game of thrones, señor de los anillos e incluso harry potter xd, un juego de estrategia altamente recomendable, una historia muy buena, un juego que te hace pensar mucho y que castiga de una manera muy dolorosa tus errores....altamente recomendable
  20. Sunshadow87
    Jun 3, 2020
    10
    Uno de los mejores Fire Emblem y una pequeña evolución en la saga. Toma la idea de los múltiples caminos de FE Fates, pero bien llevada a cabo (y en el mismo cartucho). Continua incluyendo elementos que no me resultan favorables pero sé que tienen su fanbase (como las horas del té) pero también ha sido bien llevado y no resulta molesto.
    La libertad y posibilidad de desarrollo de los    Uno de los mejores Fire Emblem y una pequeña evolución en la saga. Toma la idea de los múltiples caminos de FE Fates, pero bien llevada a cabo (y en el mismo cartucho). Continua incluyendo elementos que no me resultan favorables pero sé que tienen su fanbase (como las horas del té) pero también ha sido bien llevado y no resulta molesto.
    La libertad y posibilidad de desarrollo de los personajes es enorme, y esta bien llevado en el sentido de que, aunque puedes volver a cualquier personaje en casi cualquier clase, hay ciertas que son más aptas para cada uno (tanto por personalidad como por estadísticas, aunque hay algunos con los que puedes experimentar bastante). Los personajes son también interesantes mayormente.
    Las diferentes lineas de la historia son interesantes (algunas más que otras), y jugar por múltiples caminos te da más detalles globales de ella, pero siendo todos los caminos igual de verdaderos.
    La dinámica de explorar la base es genial, sobre todo al principio, pero pierde cierta importancia hacía el final, cuando has maximizado muchas de las cosas que puedes hacer (y es puramente opcional si alguien quiere solo batallar).
    La dificultad del juego tiende hacia lo fácil en el modo normal, pudiendo levelear todo lo que quieras entre misiones, siendo genial para primerizos en la saga o gente que prefiera una experiencia diferente a la clásica de los FE. El modo difícil quita esta dinámica y es una experiencia más FE.
    Como puntos negativos, alguna mecánica de la base puede ser algo repetitiva sobre todo al comienzo del juego (la pesca...)

    Un juego de 10 con todas las de la ley, con una enorme cantidad de horas (no exageraban con las 50-70 horas que puede durarte completar una vez el modo historia.)    … Expand
  21. 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
  22. ianhsieh2008
    Sep 8, 2019
    10
    The most addicting Fire Emblem, period. This is the first FE on the series that I immediately started a second play through after I finished the first. The story is intriguing and immersive in the routes that I have played. The story is complete in their respective routes, yet the entire lore is incomplete unless you have played them all. I even stalled the next game I want to play becauseThe most addicting Fire Emblem, period. This is the first FE on the series that I immediately started a second play through after I finished the first. The story is intriguing and immersive in the routes that I have played. The story is complete in their respective routes, yet the entire lore is incomplete unless you have played them all. I even stalled the next game I want to play because of this, even though I am equally hyped about it. Now that I have beaten Astral Chain, I am thinking about starting the third play through again... BTW, I hate Dimitri in my second play through because he likes to jump in and mess up my all-girl troop.… Expand
  23. Ateumaster
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    Excelente jogo. Nintendo soube dosar bem as batalhas e as tarefas no monastério. Os tutoriais do jogo ajudam muito os marinheiros de primeira viagem dessa excelente franquia.
  24. papajones007
    Feb 4, 2020
    10
    Enjoying the story and the grind. Can’t wait for the dlc. It is a bit cleaner than fates and being on the switch makes it more so we’ll realized than the previous games of the series.
  25. Airufino23
    Sep 4, 2019
    10
    Un juego echo con mimo y a la antigua usanza con unas historias muy buenas,obra maestra
  26. MoonKnight_99
    Sep 1, 2019
    10
    This game doesn't deserve anything close to a zero and the Sony Fanboys are just trolling again.
  27. Nati
    Jan 6, 2021
    10
    Sensational Game... A good 70hrs of absolute fun. I only played 2/3 stories but theres many many variations to play and it really does feel completely different everytime. Within each 3 Kingdoms is like 2 altering stories more or less :) Many options and amazing characters!
  28. Goodapplesauce
    Mar 2, 2021
    10
    I didnt want to play fire emblem for the longest time, but once I did... wow... this is one of the best games I've ever played in my entire life. Play. This.
  29. doghairdontcare
    Sep 18, 2019
    10
    I really would give this game a 9.5; however, that's not an option. It is not a perfect game; however, it certainly comes close compared to many games out there.

    Without spoilers, this game provides a lot of value in terms of hours of gameplay. There are 4 story routes -- 3 obvious ones (3 houses, duh) + 1 hidden path. All paths share a basically 90% similar first-half, and then they    I really would give this game a 9.5; however, that's not an option. It is not a perfect game; however, it certainly comes close compared to many games out there.

    Without spoilers, this game provides a lot of value in terms of hours of gameplay. There are 4 story routes -- 3 obvious ones (3 houses, duh) + 1 hidden path. All paths share a basically 90% similar first-half, and then they branch off. It makes sense when you get into the actual story and when you get engaged with the path you choose, you won't even notice how much time is passing. I chose supposedly the shortest route on my first playthrough and ended up sinking in 65 hours into the save file (though my Switch logged 80+ hours because the savefile obviously doesn't count time if you've reset). I made use of all the save file slots to explore possibilities. If I had one complaint in that department, it would be a wish for more save file slots -- I think there are only five.

    The sound track is superb -- and like other games in the series, there is dynamic battle music. If you have battle animations (on by default), you'll notice a change in the music score as it zooms in to the characters to play the battle animation. The sound track is also memorable and fitting for the occasion -- right now I'm thinking of Wrath Strike that plays when you initiate combat with a boss. I wish the music was all included in the OST; however, they are not. One of the cool things though that I appreciated was the Amiibo Gazebo -- if you scan characters from older Fire Emblem games, it unlocks changeable soundtracks for battle skirmishes, among other things.

    Where could they improve? Well for one thing, people are complaining about FPS of the cutscene sequences, and they're not wrong. The 3DS games had really smooth animations for cutscenes, and it left me feeling a little confused at how this next-gen could screw that up. I wonder what was the technical difficulty? Either way, the cutscenes were still a great treat -- the content will still give you the goosebumps. I hope they have some sort of future patch for smooth cutscenes, but I doubt it.

    I also wish they did mage spells a bit more justice with some of the animations. I'm also going to cut this review short just like how they did my favorite route :(    … Expand
  30. YeetusMcGeetus
    Jul 29, 2019
    10
    One of the best games of the summer, and easily the best Switch release of 2019. Great story, compelling characters, a rich world, and engaging combat makes Fire Emblem Three Houses a game I will play again and again!
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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
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  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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