Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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  1. nightstroller
    Apr 30, 2020
    8
    I have only ever played one other FE title, Fates I think, and that one was pretty fun. I found this one to be way more fun (probably because I don't have so much experience with the franchise). The first play through I found to be awesome, however currently on my second play through with dlc, and I got to say, going through the story again feels like crawling through mud. I know there'sI have only ever played one other FE title, Fates I think, and that one was pretty fun. I found this one to be way more fun (probably because I don't have so much experience with the franchise). The first play through I found to be awesome, however currently on my second play through with dlc, and I got to say, going through the story again feels like crawling through mud. I know there's the option to essentially skip months and have choices chosen for you, but I kind of wish there was an endless mode for those who want to keep playing with the character's they've invested so much into. Maybe there is a mode like this after the story and I'm missing something(?)

    Another minor thing is that with a lot of player-controlled characters and enemies on the field, battles can last a good long while. But I guess that's to be expected/obvious as the more people you have to control, if you're thinking about the best moves to make, as a whole the battle will naturally take more time. Of course you could just ignore a few or all of the other characters, but in harder difficulties you kind of have to use everything at your disposal.

    Fire Emblem Three Houses
    Gameplay Enjoyability (0 - worst, 10 - best)

    Story (first time) - 9
    Visuals - 7
    Music/soundtrack - 8
    Battles - 10
    Side activities - 8    … Expand
  2. 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
  3. alanwaketan
    Apr 27, 2020
    9
    作为一个火焰纹章系列的铁杆老粉，说说本作对比3DS上的if有何差异（自动忽略了回声这种奶粉作）。首先肯定得说类似于P5一样的学院系统，但这回你可以反过来当老师泡学生了，不得不说IS和Atlus确实是懂玩家们需求的。在一周目和前半段这套系统确实十分讨喜，带给系列玩家不一样的新鲜感，而且把以前相对固定的角色职业规划变得更加开放。怎么说，本系列一向就非常擅长群像和建立不同角色与玩家之间的羁绊。玩过了几乎所有的火焰纹章作品，没有一作的角色只是个路人小兵甲。这套系统更是把这个推向了极致。因为每个角色现在不仅仅是在战场上拥有属于他们自己的故事，在课堂上也是。但这套系统在后期确实相当拖慢游戏进度，尤其是和剧情氛围似乎也不太搭嘎。对于多周目来说简直就是灾难。再说说战场上的变化，本作为了拉新粉入坑真的是把难度降得太低了。而且没了从觉醒开始就备受好评的合纵连横系统，让战场上的变化和策略性都大打作为一个火焰纹章系列的铁杆老粉，说说本作对比3DS上的if有何差异（自动忽略了回声这种奶粉作）。首先肯定得说类似于P5一样的学院系统，但这回你可以反过来当老师泡学生了，不得不说IS和Atlus确实是懂玩家们需求的。在一周目和前半段这套系统确实十分讨喜，带给系列玩家不一样的新鲜感，而且把以前相对固定的角色职业规划变得更加开放。怎么说，本系列一向就非常擅长群像和建立不同角色与玩家之间的羁绊。玩过了几乎所有的火焰纹章作品，没有一作的角色只是个路人小兵甲。这套系统更是把这个推向了极致。因为每个角色现在不仅仅是在战场上拥有属于他们自己的故事，在课堂上也是。但这套系统在后期确实相当拖慢游戏进度，尤其是和剧情氛围似乎也不太搭嘎。对于多周目来说简直就是灾难。再说说战场上的变化，本作为了拉新粉入坑真的是把难度降得太低了。而且没了从觉醒开始就备受好评的合纵连横系统，让战场上的变化和策略性都大打折扣。少了以前那种死磕不动，但灵光一现通过奇淫巧技通关的感动。总的来讲作为NS第一部火纹正统续作，我是相当满意的。… Expand
  4. Lorack
    Apr 27, 2020
    7
    Pro
    +Great combat system
    +Likeable characters with development
    +Different storylines for each house
    +Monestary is fun to explore

    Con
    -Predictable and generic story that demotivates you
    -Main character is very bland
    -some characters start getting on your nerve over the long play time
  5. jeffbizloc
    Apr 24, 2020
    3
    Fire Emblem Three Houses was a game that I would enjoy if it was focused on tactics. It wasn't designed for difficulty/strategy - way too easy on standard. That makes all the non-battle pieces not really matter in the end (unless you are really into the story).

    Game(s) like: Banner Saga, Persona 5 Pros: - Cool concept of mixing tactical battles with offline story to power up    Fire Emblem Three Houses was a game that I would enjoy if it was focused on tactics. It wasn't designed for difficulty/strategy - way too easy on standard. That makes all the non-battle pieces not really matter in the end (unless you are really into the story).

    Game(s) like: Banner Saga, Persona 5

    Pros:
    - Cool concept of mixing tactical battles with offline story to power up

    Cons:
    - Difficulty made the game boring; harder difficulties were apparently not tuned well either
    - Offline game became stale after a while and well didn't matter since the battles were so easy    … Expand
  6. ThreeHousesStan
    Apr 21, 2020
    10
    This game is just fantastic. From the story, to the characters, to the world. Everything is just so good and this game is quite possibly my favourite game of all time.
  7. CasualGamer5
    Apr 18, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, spent several hours playing it. It's a good mix of kick-back to old nostalgia like playing the earlier version of Fire Emblem. While still improving on it with great new mechanics, which are optional. Loved it, great reboot for the series.
  8. DJehil
    Apr 16, 2020
    10
    Woow, me tiene enviado, casi no duermo por no dejar de jugar, siempre digo una batalla más pero no puedo parar, hacía tanto tiempo que un juego no me apasionaba tanto. Lo recomiendo ampliamente =D
  9. CrazyRunner
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    Amazing game! Tons of choices. Great story, great strategy, great casual fun in teaching and forming relationships. Thus game is a MUST HAVE!
  10. Caracaveinossa
    Apr 8, 2020
    10
    Incredible story, amazing combat, thrilling cutscenes, this game is just perfect for the quarantine.
  11. Africanus
    Apr 7, 2020
    10
    No soy fan de los juegos de estartegia, pero este juego me ha parecido de lo más divertido y enviciante. Puedes pasar horas jugándolo y pasa el tiempo volando; los combates animados son excelentes y sobre todo el cariño que agarras por tus alumnos para entrenarlos, preparalos y cuidarlos durante cada batalla. Las animaciones excelentes, la historia muy pero muy buena. Merece la pena queNo soy fan de los juegos de estartegia, pero este juego me ha parecido de lo más divertido y enviciante. Puedes pasar horas jugándolo y pasa el tiempo volando; los combates animados son excelentes y sobre todo el cariño que agarras por tus alumnos para entrenarlos, preparalos y cuidarlos durante cada batalla. Las animaciones excelentes, la historia muy pero muy buena. Merece la pena que le den una oportunidad de jugarlo. Estoy más que satisfecho. Lo malo es que son demasiado detalles y cosas que puedes hacer, pero a la vez incentivan a explorar al 100% el juego.… Expand
  12. DigaHole
    Apr 6, 2020
    9
    Brilliant story with multiple endings. It is said to be like Persona 5 (did not play that), but I love the rich cast of characters and great story.
  13. OneTimeUse
    Apr 6, 2020
    10
    I have played all the routes (including dlc) and I can ansolutely recommend this game. Its beginner friendly even if you have never played a strategy game before. The characters are really good, the story is captivating. All around its a.good entry into this series. My two tips are: don't start with Black Eagles and also DO NOT LISTEN TO SMASH BROS FANS. Smash bros fans are toxic and hateI have played all the routes (including dlc) and I can ansolutely recommend this game. Its beginner friendly even if you have never played a strategy game before. The characters are really good, the story is captivating. All around its a.good entry into this series. My two tips are: don't start with Black Eagles and also DO NOT LISTEN TO SMASH BROS FANS. Smash bros fans are toxic and hate on this game and series even though they have never played one before.… Expand
  14. Elk_
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    I've played through the game 6 times so far and each time has been great. I think I am done with the game for a while right now actually. I bought the game and dlc pass upon release and have had no regrets. Great characters, story, battle mechanics and just about everything that fire emblem series fans have come to expect. This game is a must have for FE fans and strategy game enthusiasts.
  15. tangledwings
    Apr 4, 2020
    4
    I played through the entire game. It is such a shame that this game decides to give you 1/5th of a game in a 50 hours+ playthrough. Such a tedious, repetitive, frustrating, waste of time. It is impossible to enjoy the game because every time something interesting happens, it's always like "we'll maybe explain it in a future playthrough or paid DLC." The result is an empty, soullessI played through the entire game. It is such a shame that this game decides to give you 1/5th of a game in a 50 hours+ playthrough. Such a tedious, repetitive, frustrating, waste of time. It is impossible to enjoy the game because every time something interesting happens, it's always like "we'll maybe explain it in a future playthrough or paid DLC." The result is an empty, soulless experience where it's impossible to be emotionally invested in anything.

    During your first playthrough, you will have no idea what is going on. It's hard to put into words just how poorly the story is presented. 95% of your dialog options go like this:

    "I am person X from place Y."

    A: "Person X?"
    B: "Place Y?"

    NPC Answer: The same no matter what you pick.

    There are maybe 2 choices that actually matter, though there are few that seem huge and yet turn out to be completely meaningless:

    "Will you be my ally or my enemy?"

    A: Ally
    B: Enemy

    NPC Answer: Ok, we will be enemies regardless of what you pick.

    The player has no control over any interaction. Half-way through you will be asked to pick a side in a war where nobody explains why they are fighting or tries to convince you in any way. You will have 0 context for this decision. That is the biggest choice in the game. Even after finishing the game, I don't understand why we were fighting. I guess I can play through 5 more times to find out!

    The relationship building system is also terrible. Characters will bond and trigger various cut-scenes. Half of them will be fights where the characters clearly hate each other, so it's weird to call it bonding but OK. Characters have 1 personality trait and all interactions revolve around that. The last cut-scene will largely be the characters asking other characters to consider marrying them. One character will propose to like 4-5 different people, it's so weird. At the very end, you will get a text box telling you that certain characters got married, which seems entirely random and no one really knows the formula. All my end pairings were between people I consider incompatible. The player's own marriage is awkward and sterile. And of course, lots of characters will seem to be in love with you before the last battle, because there is only one path for each relationship and all paths that can end in marriage, end in marriage. There aren't many. 3-4 very short conversations with each character.

    This was my First fire Emblem game and yeah, I hate it. I don't understand what people find appealing about this mess. The music is terrible. The player character aesthetic, ugh. The empty coat sleeves flailing about, the fishnets with holes, the open fly, the floating collar, the green hair. It's everything that's ever been wrong about JRPGs. No customization, silent cardboard protagonist, grindy, bizarre color and style choices, tries to draw inspiration from medieval Europe but ends up just making everything weird.    … Expand
  16. Growlith
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    This game is my favorite game of all time! It has awesome characters and an epic storyline!
  17. Kevandre
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    I wish I could rate this game higher than 10. I've thrown more than 400 hours into this game and am not sick of it still. I finish playing through a route and immediately feel tempted to start a new one. The Tactics-gameplay is well thought out and satisfying, while giving many opportunities for customizing your units and making each run-through different. Want to make your whole armyI wish I could rate this game higher than 10. I've thrown more than 400 hours into this game and am not sick of it still. I finish playing through a route and immediately feel tempted to start a new one. The Tactics-gameplay is well thought out and satisfying, while giving many opportunities for customizing your units and making each run-through different. Want to make your whole army fliers? You can (and probably should) do that. Looking at a mage and think he should be a physical based class instead this time? Go right ahead, no restrictions outside of a few gender-exclusive classes.

    The characters, amazing. Even the ones I "dislike" are still really fleshed out and well-acted by the English voice cast, very few of which I was familiar with prior to 3H but I certainly am now.

    The overarching plot? Incredible! There's no true "good" or "bad" choice, because all sides truly have a good point, which makes it all the more intriguing. The different routes, too, make for a ton of replay-value since you're not getting the same thing every time.

    ...tldr, this game is absolutely incredible. If it was the kind of game where graphics mattered at all I might have given it a 9/10 but... they really don't, not for this title. It may not be the prettiest game around but I've got absolutely no issue staring at it for hundreds of hours, apparently. Even then, I bet that if this game had been made for a more powerful console like the Xbox One, even that wouldn't have been an issue. The prerendered cutscenes are breathtaking, I think the in-game stuff is partially hardware constraints, but probably mostly a need to focus efforts on more important aspects of the game.

    But yeah. 15/10 if I could. I plan to spend many many MORE hours with it.    … Expand
  18. bulletchan
    Mar 28, 2020
    9
    This is, by far, the best Fire Emblem game to date, and if you haven't picked it up already, go and do so.
  19. The_Final_Boss
    Mar 26, 2020
    10
    Solid 65 hour play through and that's just 1 out of the 4 arcs. Easily 100+ hours worth of game play to make your experience worth the bang for the buck. Flushed out and developed characters, you will learn lots about each and every house member. The combat system is fun. And the life sim at the school is an experience in itself. Give it a try.
  20. 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.
  21. xrenderman
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    First of all I never played JRPGs, only tried demos of Octopath and Dragon Quest. I was prepared for annoying and outdated game mechanics but was anticipating at least great combat system. But turns out that it's shallow and easy with no real tactical depth. Even Mario and Rabbits has much more depth and variety to combat not to mention Wasteland 2, Divinity 2 and other masterpiecesFirst of all I never played JRPGs, only tried demos of Octopath and Dragon Quest. I was prepared for annoying and outdated game mechanics but was anticipating at least great combat system. But turns out that it's shallow and easy with no real tactical depth. Even Mario and Rabbits has much more depth and variety to combat not to mention Wasteland 2, Divinity 2 and other masterpieces available on switch. I wouldn't recommend this to anyone who is not long time JRPG fan and already got used to it. Super basic overworld, purly animated and waitless feel of main character (like they used some basic free Unity3d template to create it), invisible walls, NPCs glued to places, long fetch quests not even as a side ones, but in main storyline, clunky controls and UI etc… Expand
  22. Hashirama
    Mar 24, 2020
    5
    After completing the game first time, I understood the new fresh ideas the developers introduced for the series, but those ideas did not click with me. I'm not a fan of the character design, level design, multiple endings and routes, school setting, unit management and how the narrative is told.

    Further to this, the first 20 hours are extremely easy, having played on normal difficulty    After completing the game first time, I understood the new fresh ideas the developers introduced for the series, but those ideas did not click with me. I'm not a fan of the character design, level design, multiple endings and routes, school setting, unit management and how the narrative is told.

    Further to this, the first 20 hours are extremely easy, having played on normal difficulty with classic settings with almost every unit winning with a critical hit.

    I also have an issue with the main character Byleth. Being that the character is mute during story scenes, but has a voice actor. Added to that every other character calls him/her 'professor' instead of using his/her name. With that in mind, why could we not name the character ourselves? It suggests that the developers were going to include character creation into the game (similar to FE: Awakening), but gave up on the idea.

    Overall this is the worst fire emblem game I've ever played and I prefer previous entries, such as Sacred Stones and Shadows of Valentia.    … Expand
  23. meritum
    Mar 21, 2020
    10
    ONE OF THE BEST GAMES!!! Story is interesting, combat is AMAZING. I am not a fan of strategy games but this is awesome
  24. sergioeidi
    Mar 15, 2020
    8
    Don't get me wrong: this game is very good. All the reviews above attest that.
    But let me talk about the flaws - some so obvious that it's really incredible Nintendo haven't added a free DLC to "patch" them already (there is not even a payd DLC to remedy this):
    - Classes: The classes suck. It starts ok with the most basic classes evolving to the intermediate ones. Their progress make    Don't get me wrong: this game is very good. All the reviews above attest that.
    But let me talk about the flaws - some so obvious that it's really incredible Nintendo haven't added a free DLC to "patch" them already (there is not even a payd DLC to remedy this):

    - Classes: The classes suck. It starts ok with the most basic classes evolving to the intermediate ones. Their progress make sense, although the habilities and requiremets to do so are a liitle to be contested. Then comes the Advanced and the dreaded Master classes - that really suck.
    And they suck because Master classes are really limited, not innovative, and are sex dependant - some classes are only available for men, some only for woman. Raised a gal to be a powerful magician? Good for you! But good luck trying to find a master class for Hannemann, or Linhardt. You'll find yourself trying to level up habilities that are very unnatural to them just so you can make them better fighters.
    A DLC, or even an update with more classes not only would make FETH much more replayable, but also add a lot in terms of strategy and character planning.

    - Maps: although fairly different between them, there are not a lot of maps on the main game. You´ll find yourself fighting on the same maps over and over again. That changes a little bit on the main quest but the side quests always recycle the boring maps. And that fog of war gimmick is really underexplored - maybe 2, 3 maps used it. Sell all your torches.

    - The animations are kinda too poor and the character stories are repetitive, stereotipical. There is a lot of character content, which makes the game a little too "visual novel", but they do not add too much in character development or charisma.

    - Exploring the Monasterium gets old and boring very quickly. The quests are repetitive and do not add much to the game, nor the story, nor the fun. Fishing minigame is a joke.

    - Combat is fun. Some maps are not. Managing Battalions is not fun at all.

    Again, it's still a good game, although not the best FE of the series at all. But the FE debut on the Switch could be better, and it's not too late to fix this.    … Expand
  25. frederik1478
    Mar 14, 2020
    7
    Fire Emblem three Houses Trying to do so many things that it is losing Fire Emblem in the process losing. I enjoyed my time with the game and I would never say that I had a bad time. I think the game is just too open for its own good it is a nice experiment but it's just not for me
  26. Shimmeywill
    Mar 10, 2020
    8
    Good music, solid gameplay and presentation. Also there are pretty anime characters.
  27. 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
  28. TheBilly
    Mar 4, 2020
    10
    Juego que sacrifica jugabilidad por la historia de manera realmente bien que solo adictos a juegos de roll pueden darse cuenta, a demás de tener un puñado de actividades para socializar con los personaje.
    Un juego que en pocas palabras te pedirá horas y horas de juego y si, vale todas y cada una de ellas.
    Vamos invierte esos ricos 60 dólares y disfruta de esta nueva experiencia de Fire    Juego que sacrifica jugabilidad por la historia de manera realmente bien que solo adictos a juegos de roll pueden darse cuenta, a demás de tener un puñado de actividades para socializar con los personaje.
    Un juego que en pocas palabras te pedirá horas y horas de juego y si, vale todas y cada una de ellas.

    Vamos invierte esos ricos 60 dólares y disfruta de esta nueva experiencia de Fire Emblem.    … Expand
  29. plisken_snake
    Mar 2, 2020
    9
    This a fantastic game which everybody should try. The only other fire emblem I've played is the demo for awakening on 3ds which I also enjoyed but I never got around to playing the full game, and as I am writing this review it has been a day since I beat my first run of the game with 28 and a half hours, though I have already started a new run of the game. What i enjoyed most outside ofThis a fantastic game which everybody should try. The only other fire emblem I've played is the demo for awakening on 3ds which I also enjoyed but I never got around to playing the full game, and as I am writing this review it has been a day since I beat my first run of the game with 28 and a half hours, though I have already started a new run of the game. What i enjoyed most outside of the core game-play which is a mix of being a professor and teaching class and running around the monastery doing things like returning lost items and entering 1-1 tournaments for special rewards and battles which from an outside perspective play like most other fire emblem games, is the fully voice acted story line which in my experience at least doesn't drag out longer then it should and has great characters and goes in a really interesting direction at least on my run of the game. The presentation is great asides from the really muddy and low-res textures on the environments which make it look like a 3ds game and is the reason this game isn't a 10 for me, asides from that though the actual characters look great and the music and voice acting(for the most part and in comparison to other recent jrpgs like dq11) is incredible. Everybody should play this game.… Expand
  30. UnknownMight
    Mar 2, 2020
    9
    180 hours, two playthroughs

    The Good + After Fates, finally a well written story and likable characters + Great character interactions, lots of chemistry + Though overwhelming at first, fine tuning roster is surprisingly fun + Great Combat animations, Incredible voice cast The bad - Map design sometimes encourages the use of Divine Pulse, a feature many veterans refuse to use.    180 hours, two playthroughs

    The Good
    + After Fates, finally a well written story and likable characters
    + Great character interactions, lots of chemistry
    + Though overwhelming at first, fine tuning roster is surprisingly fun
    + Great Combat animations, Incredible voice cast

    The bad
    - Map design sometimes encourages the use of Divine Pulse, a feature many veterans refuse to use. Having Pegasus Knight spawn into your face after your turn end, or a certain move triggering all enemies to advance to you of a sudden is simply not good difficulty design
    - (On Maddening), Pegasus Knights are most OP enemies in the entire game, without proper preparation from the very beginning it might be unplayable later on
    - As per tradition, the gap between high tier and lower tier characters are huge
    - Dreamcast textures    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

4
#4 Best Switch Game of 2019
4
#4 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2019
4
#4 Most Shared Switch Game of 2019

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
89

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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