Fire Emblem: Three Houses

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8.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 2891 Ratings

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  1. dillypickle
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Fantastic addition to the series! I feel that there were many improvements to the standard system, as well as new mechanics to spice things up. I feel that the class mastery skills could have been different for some, but it is what is. Besides that, I really had fun with the characters and and their stories. Definitely worth buying!
  2. zch13
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    This is by far my favorite Fire Emblem game. The combat is as fun as ever but the three factions to choose from, relic weapons, and the training mechanic push it over the edge of awesome.
  3. Totalmage56
    Sep 2, 2019
    10
    Amazing game if you are huge fan of the fire emblem series this game great voice actors and intresting characters throught out whole game there are many plot twist and things you wont exspect when you play the game, there are varying difficulties for any type of casual player or a hardcore fan, this is a must buy if you have a switch its a 10/10
  4. B7san
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    What a great game! Really love this series. Highly recommended entry for new players to the FE series. Two big thumbs up!!
  5. Talcor
    Jan 31, 2020
    10
    This is a new chapter in Fire Emblem, it brings so much new content to the table it's almost absurd. From the four different routes you can take that are completely unique to the sheer hours you can get lost in around garreg mach this game is like a breath of fresh air in a dozen plus game franchise. The music is some of the best I've heard in Fire Emblem.
  6. Growlith
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    This game is my favorite game of all time! It has awesome characters and an epic storyline!
  7. 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
  8. Jullai
    Jul 10, 2021
    10
    Fantastic gameplay and story. By far my favourite game on the switch! Three houses has great replay value, and the turn based battle system and management is very addictive.
  9. Kostas_Spirou
    Mar 27, 2023
    9
    The Apex of the tactical role playing strategy genre.
    Three Houses was my very first Fire Emblem game, and surprisingly, it's very beginner friendly, the gameplay itself is smooth, simple and straight to the point, and the overall difficulty is quite easy. As for the combat mechanics, they're very well made, everything works as intended, overall it's a blast.
    The social simulation    The Apex of the tactical role playing strategy genre.
    Three Houses was my very first Fire Emblem game, and surprisingly, it's very beginner friendly, the gameplay itself is smooth, simple and straight to the point, and the overall difficulty is quite easy. As for the combat mechanics, they're very well made, everything works as intended, overall it's a blast.

    The social simulation aspect is very enjoyable, I really liked exploring the Garreg Mach Monastery, bonding with the characters, doing side activities and interacting with the things around me. It does get slightly repetitive after a while though, because the amount of things you can do are limited, but it never really bothered me.

    I also want to point out the fact that the music is great, Japanese Role Playing games usually tend to have an exceptional soundtrack and this game is no different, especially when it comes to the battle themes.

    And now, arguably one of the most interesting parts of the game, the story... it's pretty good, but the pacing is questionable, some plot points are solved very quickly, which results in confusion. The lore is intriguing and deep, every House has a different story to tell, you will meet new characters and learn more things about the world.

    The characters are cool, every single one of them is likeable and they all have their own little personalities and quirks. You can also recruit some of them in your team, and even change their class to make them play however you please, which I really appreciated.

    Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a fascinating game, it was enjoyable from start to finish even with the pacing issues, and I genuinely had a phenomenal time playing it. I definitely recommend it to anyone who wants to get into the series, even if you've never played a Fire Emblem game before, this is the best place to start, probably the best strategy game I've ever played.

    Final Rating: "Amazing" ~ 9/10.    … Expand
  10. fjaoaoaoao
    Mar 7, 2022
    5
    The game has promise but you get caught up in repetitive high school simulator with tedious conversations. Additionally, the battles are so ugly and repetitive in the beginning that it's not motivating to keep playing the game.
  11. Nintendist
    Jun 29, 2022
    10
    this game is SO GOOD. one of the best game on Nintendo Switch and the BEST from Fire Emblem series
  12. Madethistowarn
    Jul 3, 2022
    0
    By far the worst in the franchise, 0 thought went into putting the fights together. The review you see above is bought and paid for. This game is water trash
  13. BetaPlayer
    Aug 1, 2022
    10
    This is an excellent game not only for the switch but for the franchise in general, all the story are amazing, the four routes brings something special, that means that every playthrough is different to the last. One of the best games I've played in my life.
  14. lucinhagamer
    Aug 26, 2022
    10
    this game is awesome, you can do very fun things. the music is so good, love it
  15. PunchBunnie
    Feb 17, 2023
    10
    i'm not very good at strategy games but Dimitri was hot and i got to romance him so 10/10
  16. TruthSeaker
    Aug 11, 2023
    9
    There are very few games that I can return to and enjoy one more playthrough.
    This game is one of them.
    Great world-building, memorable characters, engaging combat system, phenomenal music.
    Shame that they dropped the ball with Engage after this masterpiece.
  17. Konstantos
    Jul 27, 2019
    9
    Brilliant game so far. Fun characters, well written support conversations, great customization and interesting story. Only issue is some textures are poor quality and occasional fps drops that are easily ignored once you get used to them.
  18. DarkF
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Excellent game, I love ever minute of it. I don’t know why people are review bombing it
  19. mrswitch2687
    Aug 6, 2019
    5
    This game is my biggest disappointment of the year; possibly one of the biggest disappointments I have had from a video game. The gameplay itself is good; the core Fire Emblem gameplay is still fun and the monastery exploration is an interesting idea. However, the story is dreadful. It makes very little sense and just feels half baked. The characters themselves are mostly likeable but itThis game is my biggest disappointment of the year; possibly one of the biggest disappointments I have had from a video game. The gameplay itself is good; the core Fire Emblem gameplay is still fun and the monastery exploration is an interesting idea. However, the story is dreadful. It makes very little sense and just feels half baked. The characters themselves are mostly likeable but it all just feels very...dull. The timeskip halfway through completely put me off the game; with it feeling like the whole first half of the game was simply a waste of time. There are some highlights in the game and for those who have never played Fire Emblem before, you will probably like this game. But, it just doesn't work for me. Awakening is my favourite of all time and Fates was very good (despite the multiple stories). Three Houses tries to incorporate 4 separate routes but none of them feel right. It leads to a lot of replayability but if you don't want to play them to start with; they have failed. The main character is a lifeless shell and the story becomes so convoluted and just downright daft that I have had to stop my playthrough. I have played 38 hours of Fire Emblem Three Houses, waiting for that moment where the game clicks. It has not clicked, this game is not for me and not for fans of the older games (GBA era and before). If your new to the series, buy this game. If you're not, go in with lower expectations than I did. Then you won't end up quite as annoyed as I.… Expand
  20. neph36
    Aug 9, 2019
    6
    Game is really overrated. The writing and characters are terrible, the graphics contain many obvious 3DS assets, the difficulty is non-existent, and the repeated "exploration" of the same area doing menial tasks is a terrible mechanic.
  21. Jhomelma
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Fire emblem three houses is a good ass games it will be nominated as one of the best games of the year and to all the haters trying to get the metacritic score down suck my bbc.
  22. irrael
    Jul 27, 2019
    10
    It was good and enjoyable. I liked the graphics and the water looked good. Buy it
  23. s2ada
    Sep 8, 2019
    1
    Un point juste pour le fait que les histoires diffère entre la personne choisis car tout le reste est chiant.
  24. Reivilo85
    Aug 24, 2019
    5
    I regret to have listen to all the fanboys and all the raving 10 reviews. 30 hours in I feel like I won't finish lut of bofedom. The game battles are very unchallenging and the exploration of the same castle again and again in between very tedious and uninteresting. Very disappointed, especially when you now have games like DQ11 on the same console
  25. GenkiYokota
    Jan 27, 2022
    0
    The worst Fire Emblem that exists and I don't shy away from saying it.
    The graphics are terrible for the console they came out on, the story is one of the worst in the entire series, and the game has been sullied with mechanics that have nothing to do with the general essence of FE.
    A total shame.
  26. wailmer
    Aug 1, 2019
    6
    Battles are fun but have been better everything is slightly more complex than before for some reason. I don't like the exploring part or really anything at the school that's not why I play this game I play for the battles. The ds games were far better.
  27. Yunus_Edros
    Jul 27, 2019
    10
    The game is absolutely amazing 10/10 and for all those kids ranting about how it's got bad graphics and got a bad story probably dont even have the game because this game is a masterpiece and they must have lost it in there heads.
  28. QueenAegis
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    I think it's completely ridiculous people are rating this game a 0 just cause they can't get passed th overhaul of the old style, as played most fire emblem games I think it's a good game for old and new fans alike
  29. Javen
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    I love this game! The gameplay is good ,but story is not bad which is rich But the the graphic is not good.
  30. Jhox
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    10/10 goty enough said
  31. Ryft
    Jul 27, 2019
    10
    It is a very fun and entertaining game with good chatacters and good story.
  32. Tylerjj
    Jul 27, 2019
    10
    Some of these fire emblem elitist are insufferable. Just ignore them like everyone else and try the game for yourself. Im about 8 hours in and its by far my favorite fire emblem game already.
  33. 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
  34. Khearm
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Epic storylines with action packed strategic battles. There are too many likeable characters to nurture. Besides this game allows users to play at least three times!
  35. 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
  36. 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
  37. 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
  38. atlas007
    Aug 26, 2019
    7
    Three Houses was hyped to the max by Nintendo, looking to even surpass Pokemon which it almost certainly will. However, the game doesn't live up to the hype and if you're not into the social simulator aspect or a huge fan of Tactical RPGs, you'll probably find this game to be pretty average.

    The best part of this game is not only the fact that it has a pretty good story completely    Three Houses was hyped to the max by Nintendo, looking to even surpass Pokemon which it almost certainly will. However, the game doesn't live up to the hype and if you're not into the social simulator aspect or a huge fan of Tactical RPGs, you'll probably find this game to be pretty average.

    The best part of this game is not only the fact that it has a pretty good story completely filled with hours and hours of voice acting (with pretty good English VAs, especially for the House leaders) but the fact that it has branching stories based upon which House you choose at the beginning.

    But, the game is bogged down by several things: awful textures that make the game look like it belongs on PS2, a class system that has neither quality nor quantity (Oh, you're a black mage? Here's an advanced class for you. Oh, you're a white mage? Here's..... the same class. You've gone from Archer to Sniper? You're.. slightly better with a bow now,) The only time class changes actually feel significant is when you switch to a mount.

    Since the gameplay alternates between roaming the monastery doing menial things and subpar combat, it was hard to be interested enough in getting through the story.

    If you watch videos online and you like the social simulator aspect, don't mind the graphics, and are either a die-hard fan of Tactical RPGs or just want to give one a try, you'll probably like this game.    … Expand
  39. FangGuard
    Aug 17, 2019
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Many bad game design, many contradictory things in the game like Lystheia recommended class is Warlock but because all he spell is Dark magic, the Warlock class give no benefit whatsoever. Annoying weapon durabilty system for the relic which don’t have in the previous game.. Useless rest option because it only refill the sword of the creation and not any other relic. The game force you to play multiple times because one route will not give you any closure.… Expand
  40. Retroplayer1987
    Oct 19, 2021
    10
    Best game of the franchise, interesting way to tell the story and combat system is amazing and adictive.
  41. 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
  42. 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
  43. Blbftw
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    This is why I own a switch. Nuff said
  44. 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.
  45. 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
  46. 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 :)
  47. 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
  48. 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.
  49. Klansterjander
    Sep 7, 2019
    1
    Totally predictable and disappointing, do not touch even with a stick, get away from this game, do not be fooled. The worst video game of this year for my taste.
  50. Earthquakemass
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Fun game, a great of fresh air.
    Also why are trolls review bombing a game that just came out?
  51. 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.
  52. 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
  53. 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.
  54. 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!
  55. zdemigodx
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Amazing game, looks beautiful, plays beautifully, we need more strategy rpgs!
  56. 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.
  57. 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.
  58. 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
  59. 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
  60. Davidrabd
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Just fantastic, im so addicted to this game that i cannot stop playing it. Love ir
  61. CarlTheAwesome
    Jul 29, 2019
    3
    I applaud designer's intention to be creative and want to add more mechanics to the game. But for people who are not into ACG/life sim games, or who just don't get those anime/manga culture, the academic life sim part of the game is just a waste of time. You can skip most of those, but you lose lots of benefit and reward. So the life sim part is not really optional if you want to maximizeI applaud designer's intention to be creative and want to add more mechanics to the game. But for people who are not into ACG/life sim games, or who just don't get those anime/manga culture, the academic life sim part of the game is just a waste of time. You can skip most of those, but you lose lots of benefit and reward. So the life sim part is not really optional if you want to maximize your resources. The graphics, modeling and animation is somehow much worse than Fire Emblem Warriors which has a lot more characters on screen.… Expand
  62. 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
  63. Onishini
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Amazing game, amazing characters besides edelgard , don’t pass up this spectacular game.
  64. Ctarblu
    Nov 3, 2019
    3
    The first half of the game is almost good though easy as hell even on hard difficulty. But the second half... Let's split it into the sections
    1. Balance
    Before the time skip you don't even need to think to go through most of the missions. After the *spoiler* there is a huge difficulty spike. And no I'm not a dummy who can't do good trades or use game mechanics. Instead of creating    The first half of the game is almost good though easy as hell even on hard difficulty. But the second half... Let's split it into the sections
    1. Balance
    Before the time skip you don't even need to think to go through most of the missions. After the *spoiler* there is a huge difficulty spike. And no I'm not a dummy who can't do good trades or use game mechanics. Instead of creating difficult lay outs or introducing new game mechanics to make fights harder developers choose to make corridor maps with infinite enemy spawns. I literally had a situation where after 25 minutes of clearing mobs I had more enemies on the map than on the start of the mission. It's not a good game design it's an artificial difficulty
    2. Story
    Again the first half is fine. There is not a lot going on, but it's basically introduction to the world. The second half is the problem. I went eagle route. There is 18 chapters in it if I recall correctly. Imagine the game where right after a huge plot point progression stops for 6-8 hours in the last third of the game. That is FE:TH. 4-5 chapters at the start of second half provide no story whatsoever. And don't even try to argue "you just didn't complete those side activities". Main story should NEVER be hidden under various side activities. There are a lot of gamers who play story base games for the main story.
    3. Characters
    This one is controversial but I just didn't like them. They felt generic and almost all of them lack in character development. But I get why some people like them
    4. UI
    Some texts are unreadable in portable mod. And overall UI is far from perfect.
    5. Performance
    There a some awful looking textures, awful backgrounds and frame drops but it's not that big of a deal. The game is playable and looks fine
    Can't rate it higher. I wanted this game to be good so hard but it's not even average imo    … Expand
  65. 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
  66. 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.
  67. 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
  68. Eve84
    Jul 28, 2019
    3
    If this was a "proper" FE game, it could actually be great, but the endless monastery free exploration and anime relationship activities just drag the game down significantly. Especially since all it does is complcate actions that older FE games let you do with two clicks.

    Allocating extra skill points for example could be done between missions in other entries. Now you have to run    If this was a "proper" FE game, it could actually be great, but the endless monastery free exploration and anime relationship activities just drag the game down significantly. Especially since all it does is complcate actions that older FE games let you do with two clicks.

    Allocating extra skill points for example could be done between missions in other entries. Now you have to run around for half an hour, grabbing gifts from one student, bring them to others, then get vegetables as reward, which you use at the dinner activity to bring their motivation up, so you can use the motivation to lecture them personally and raise their skill points. Its just useless.

    And combat is the easiest its ever been. There are so many crutches that you literally cannot do wrong. Not only can you turn back time, but also the game shows you exactly where and who enemies will target. Meaning that you literally cannot make a wrong move. There's no strategy involved and combat just revolves around exploiting this.    … Expand
  69. 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.
  70. 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!
  71. 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
  72. Bunniebun
    Aug 3, 2019
    4
    Start strong but falls flat. The gameplay become too repetitive and boring. Story is nice but story telling isn't very good. Art direction is also worse than previous versions.
  73. gnlarsson
    Aug 15, 2019
    3
    Let me preface by saying - I have been playing Fire Emblem since Path of Radiance. Been playing RPGs since NES. I have never reviewed a video game before, and created an account specifically for this. Love Fire Emblem series... or should I say I used to? Below is my breakdown on this game:

    Pros: -Nice graphics. -Fun additions to battles, including specialized items, new job class    Let me preface by saying - I have been playing Fire Emblem since Path of Radiance. Been playing RPGs since NES. I have never reviewed a video game before, and created an account specifically for this. Love Fire Emblem series... or should I say I used to? Below is my breakdown on this game:

    Pros:
    -Nice graphics.
    -Fun additions to battles, including specialized items, new job class promotion routes, and gambits.
    -Interesting new main plot storyline with fun characters and an interesting, fresh setting.

    Cons:
    -Exploring is tedious. Monastery feels like an early beta release. If you are obsessive like me, you will comb this monastery many many times over looking for insignificant items, only to inexplicably miss a support or story line item because it's not clear what conversation choices will be received well

    -A high focus on cheesy, terrible relationship building and chatter that is absolutely miserable to follow. This seems geared towards a small niche of people.

    -Side jobs that could be fun - gardening, fishing, building your professor ranking - seems interesting at first. Gardening is a chore with no finesse, fishing feels rushed and has no interest, and bears very little reward. Tournaments are simple - throw your strongest character in regardless of weapon (Or magic user) and smash B button to make it go fast. Also very little reward.

    -Character progression ends on some truly odd "Master classes". Sword and magic? Reason based attack classes? These demand you be poor at multiple skills instead of good or great at any one.

    -Tea time; Seminars; Instruction; weekly tasks; these are all a complete drag.

    -Shorter significant story line, which I suppose is supplemented by multiple houses (Storyline playthroughs) and all the dating-game nonsense? I hope you liked scumming the monastery for items and conversations 15+ times on your first playthrough, because there are more playthroughs after that.

    -Very, very easy.

    Summary: The main storyline has some fun aspects and battle is neat, albeit easy. But know that you are buying more of an anime dating game rather than a legitimate, gritty, difficult entry into what was an amazing series. My suggestion: Don't waste your money.    … Expand
  74. 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
  75. 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.
  76. DrRob
    Jul 28, 2019
    1
    Borrrring., complicated, messy and the graphics are from an other decade. They wanted to do a game with a lot of content but at the end you don't know what to focus on. Not everything is explained which makes the game confusing
  77. 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
  78. 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.
  79. crashman84
    Jul 28, 2019
    3
    - FPS drops in strategy maps as well as exploration
    - Exploration is completely unnecessary and puts the focus away from strategy maps
    - Tons of fetch quests just so you can give extra skill points to characters - Strategy maps are completely easy and without any challenge - You can turn back time as well as always know which character gets attacked before the enemies turn, removing    - FPS drops in strategy maps as well as exploration
    - Exploration is completely unnecessary and puts the focus away from strategy maps
    - Tons of fetch quests just so you can give extra skill points to characters
    - Strategy maps are completely easy and without any challenge
    - You can turn back time as well as always know which character gets attacked before the enemies turn, removing strategy aspects from the game
    - Typical anime trope school setting
    - Music is quite bad
    - Story in the last third makes no sense    … Expand
  80. Ebly1
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    este juego es increible el mejor fire emblem se merece estar nomindo a juego del año
  81. velvet01
    Sep 4, 2019
    1
    muy mal juego ,, graficas pobres ,, todo repetitivo ... arrastra los mismos errores que tiene la franquicia desde el 3DS.
  82. RandomNetizen
    Jul 27, 2019
    2
    I was looking forward this game, after all the announcements about gay relationships and featuring a BoysLove artist for the character designs, but after release it became clear that this game is little progress compared to its predecessors in this regard and Nintendo still doesn't care about its anti-LGBT-messages in its games.
  83. Nowakowski
    Oct 17, 2019
    0
    This game is my biggest disappointment; possibly one of the biggest disappointments I have had from a video game. It makes very little sense and just feels half baked.
    However, the story is dreadful. Honestly, this one is a bit of a dud for me and I'm surprised.
  84. 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
  85. 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.
  86. 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.
  87. Vexxen
    Jul 27, 2019
    0
    I had to return the game once I found out it literally copied and pasted from Persona 5. The studio essentially took what Harry Potter did and implemented into their school system. Not only that but they also took alot from trails of cold steel 1 and 2 . I'll BE saving my money for an original abd innovative game like outer worlds. Devs like Obsidian that focus on making new games insteadI had to return the game once I found out it literally copied and pasted from Persona 5. The studio essentially took what Harry Potter did and implemented into their school system. Not only that but they also took alot from trails of cold steel 1 and 2 . I'll BE saving my money for an original abd innovative game like outer worlds. Devs like Obsidian that focus on making new games instead of ripping off other less known games.… Expand
  88. Calvotoxico
    Sep 5, 2019
    1
    Es un juego que objetivamente hablando no es del todo muy convincente. No me gusta la base ni los gráficos.. Quizá lo venda antes que se devalue.
  89. D3t0x15
    Sep 17, 2019
    4
    This game is a joke. I play the Fire Emblem saga since Seisen no Keifu ( who isn't even the "first one" that has been released in Europe) and many thing need to be reworked ....

    First, a lot inconsistency are present in the story telling ( so much that i've lost the count before the 10th chapter) Secondly, when you try to introduce a new game mechanic, be sure that it has a purpose.    This game is a joke. I play the Fire Emblem saga since Seisen no Keifu ( who isn't even the "first one" that has been released in Europe) and many thing need to be reworked ....

    First, a lot inconsistency are present in the story telling ( so much that i've lost the count before the 10th chapter)

    Secondly, when you try to introduce a new game mechanic, be sure that it has a purpose. Cause putting a rewind time just "broke" the game. If you want to play on perma death it's useless; and if you don't want to use the perma death it has no purpose whatsoever.

    After that, the plot twist is ..... no comment..... ( you can clearly see who's going to stab you in the back and you can clearly see some ressemblances with other Fire Emblem character and their plot twist ...)

    Then, you are obliged to wait to get deeper in certain relationship ( obliged to wait for the history to move on) You can be in a S relationship before the second half of the game ...

    After that , we could talk about bad framerate, bad graphism, the UI who S*cks balls, having more than 4 times the same map to battle on, waifus and husbandos spitting the same line of dialog over and over till you begin to hate your own waifu, and so on ....

    Finally, to all of those who give a 10 to a game like this, I just want to say one thing: You're destroying the video game industry by having no freaking opinion 'where are the explication for your 10 out of 10 ? Finish the game totally then do your review, be a little more critical and the world will be a better place were people will work harder and harder for a better result.    … Expand
  90. RPSx
    Sep 23, 2019
    1
    The text is impossibly small. It ruins the entire game experience for me. I can't read a word of the tutorials. Complete and total design 101 fail. Please, game companies... don't design on a computer monitor. Design on the device you're creating for. Seriously, couldn't play this for more than 5 minutes. Selling it immediately.
  91. 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
  92. DCMCboxers
    Oct 25, 2019
    4
    If you are someone who came on board with the franchise during the 3DS era and stayed there, than this game may very well come off as a masterpiece. There are improvements to the overall quality of the story and characters as well as a return of some classic gameplay elements that make maps a bit more interesting than other recent titles. However, if you look at this game in a comparisonIf you are someone who came on board with the franchise during the 3DS era and stayed there, than this game may very well come off as a masterpiece. There are improvements to the overall quality of the story and characters as well as a return of some classic gameplay elements that make maps a bit more interesting than other recent titles. However, if you look at this game in a comparison to previous console Fire Emblems, the games which the developers claimed to take great inspiration from, you'll be met with disappointment.

    While Three Houses is an improvement of elements from the 3DS era, it's only that. It hasn't taken a necessary departure from elements in those games which actively compromise narrative quality and coherency. Byleth is perhaps the series worst iteration of a completely unnecessary addition: the avatar. The need for a player insert to be the center focus of the plot and several character's arcs compromises much of the story's integrity (and likely greatly contributed to the framing of one route in particular). The avatar being able to support with everyone for the sake of romance was already a drain on overall support writing quality, but now character's simply talk to silent brick wall as they rattle off the interesting bits of their backstories or suddenly surpass their issues. These explorations are rarely saved for supports between actual characters where their individual quirks or past histories would make for interesting conversation.
    But even outside of Byleth, supports continue to be disappointing. While characters have moved on from having one quirk to solely portray their character, you can now generally expect two or three quirks. With one in particular being singled out for any group dialogue that happens between house members. Some conversations do manage to at least be humorous or entertaining, but rarely do anything to meaningfully expand on the depth of a particular character, explore their backstory, add to the world of Fodlan, or be tonally appropriate to the game's second act. And when a support chain does end up adding something meaningful, expect it to be rather redundantly explored again in a chain with a different character. Most A supports disappointingly follow one of two formulas: if the character's are m/f then expect some kind of forced suggestion of romance, if the character's are the same sex, then expect the conversation to go something like this "Hey remember that trivial conversation we had 5 years ago? Well..." and then another really trivial conversation. Supports tend to be better when at least one unit who is not recruitable into other routes is present, which leads to my next point of contention.

    Like in Fates, the split route idea was poorly executed and hampers the game on multiple fronts. While a less obvious money making scheme, I see little reason to have had another multiple routes game other than how easy it is to build a marketing campaign over team rivalry (and boy are people rather zealously passionate about whatever house they picked first.. so it worked). Part 1 is far too long to have to replay for each of the game's routes and replaying it only makes the narrative road bumps in it more obvious, the maps are not interesting enough to justify how many times you'll be revisiting them unless you're very invested in doing weird builds for units, part 2 of any route often shares the same story beats with one another if not the same maps outright, being able to recruit many of the characters regardless of which route you're on ruins a lot of character integrity, etc. etc. etc.
    The split routes only work on a thematic level of distinctly separating your main lords ideology, but the game itself doesn't really care about maintaining enough internal consistency or actually saying anything for this to be a good enough justification.

    Now for some sightly more petty complaints:

    Dialogue. Now this may very well be the fault of some rushed translating. The game has a lot of text and literal translations seem to be a broad issue lately with bringing over Japanese media. But man, sometimes characters say a whole lot without ever really saying anything at all. And voice acting seems to bring little clarity to this.
    Graphics. Pretty awful. 3D models technically add more to support conversations, but not enough from what you'd expect them to add. It gets tiring to see character's cycle through something like only eight different emotes. Battle animations have some nice flare but something about the choreography of attacks adds little weight to the motions themselves. And the cutscenes.... Choppy with poor direction, weirdly trying to look 2D with 3D models. Radiant Dawn and some of the 3DS cutscenes have more visual appeal than what's on display here.
    Music. It's fine if not for over-relying on one or two leitmotifs. I felt like Fates has this issue, too. However, I was really hoping for the same kind of quality as Echoes' OST.    … Expand
  93. 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
  94. Raisincaine
    Mar 2, 2020
    4
    There’s so much to say about this game, but it really all boils down to it having some really shining moments that dissipate due to the games extended 40+ hour duration.

    In the first 10 hours, I was loving everything about this game! The monastery stuff was engaging and the combat was new and complex in its own way. After that, the gameplay loop started to rapidly become repetitive and    There’s so much to say about this game, but it really all boils down to it having some really shining moments that dissipate due to the games extended 40+ hour duration.

    In the first 10 hours, I was loving everything about this game! The monastery stuff was engaging and the combat was new and complex in its own way. After that, the gameplay loop started to rapidly become repetitive and I found myself trying to skip through the game's systems in the most time-efficient way possible.

    Characters and Story:

    This is my first fire emblem game, so I obviously did not have any context for the world or characters, so the entire story and lore were very skippable.

    Is it just me or were there only like 4 good characters in the whole story? I went Empire and personalities like Bernadetta, Ferdinand, Dorothea, Casper, and even your dad were so one dimensional that there was never a good connection with any of them. The relevance of any of the students seemed abysmal, and they simply followed your every move regardless of its morals. I feel like the students (besides them being your fighting party) are there just to be a showcase of different waifus.

    Even Byleth is a boring clean-slate character because the game refuses to give the player choices with how they approach the other characters in the world. You only get to make a few major story decisions, but it ends there.

    Combat:

    From the first fight, I thought this game would function better if standard party sizes were smaller by default. Having 10+ people in your party makes inventory management a nightmare and having a connection to your party members abysmal. I found myself navigating the inventory before a random auxiliary battle for 15 minutes, just trying to sell junk. I feel that having a full school of characters but only being able to choose 5 or 6 of them depending on the mission would’ve been a really interesting way to give the player more strategy and decision in how they choose to play.

    With this as my first Fire Emblem game, I chose Normal difficulty not knowing what to expect. With so many people in your party, the game was a breeze on normal. I’d probably have a better time on hard. I wish there was an option to switch difficulty on a save file from Normal to Hard.

    Also, why did they introduce the fog mechanic early on then never bring it back anywhere in the game? Are there fog levels on harder difficulties?

    The combat lacks variety in how to play. I felt like all characters were locked into whatever their specialty was from start to finish because it’s such a difficult task to reclass a character with prebuilt strengths.

    Waifus:

    The payoff for who you marry does not feel earned or satisfied at all. Also, the way they handle all the character's stories at the end of the game felt lazy.

    2/5    … Expand
  95. Sue0
    Jan 5, 2021
    0
    a shounen anime with some unrealistic poorly written characters and some stupid villains and a story filled with flaws
  96. Pestudkaru
    Jul 27, 2019
    0
    Horrible! I hate Nintendo right now! It's two thousand and effin nineteen! Get with the times Nintendo! Only one same sex relationship option!?! And even that is with a weird drunk guy?!? Also the main character is not customizable at all other than boy/girl and he's mute?!? Doesn't make a peep! This installment is at least a few steps back from the previous one!
  97. komali
    Jul 26, 2019
    10
    Juego del año.. Juego del año.. Juego del año.. Juego del año.. Juego del año.. Juego del año..
  98. 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.
  99. Lumostark
    Jul 27, 2019
    5
    I don't know who is more ridiculous, the blind fanboys giving 10s or the haters giving 0s when none of them played the game (only a few hours at best). This is what always happens and it's why I think that user scores are really useless. Here it goes a 5 to balance things out. Also, looking at the bad graphics and presentation, the teenager and childish writing and all the borderline pedoI don't know who is more ridiculous, the blind fanboys giving 10s or the haters giving 0s when none of them played the game (only a few hours at best). This is what always happens and it's why I think that user scores are really useless. Here it goes a 5 to balance things out. Also, looking at the bad graphics and presentation, the teenager and childish writing and all the borderline pedo content in the game, it doesn't deserve more anyway.… Expand
  100. klkevinkl
    Sep 15, 2019
    4
    This game fixes some of the problems with the split story of Fire Emblem Fates, but still suffers from some of the same problems even though the story splits later on. You have a case in which three of the four paths just feel like they didn't bother to resolve all their problems while one of them does. Gameplay wise, it's a return to the older days and is more like classic Fire Emblem eraThis game fixes some of the problems with the split story of Fire Emblem Fates, but still suffers from some of the same problems even though the story splits later on. You have a case in which three of the four paths just feel like they didn't bother to resolve all their problems while one of them does. Gameplay wise, it's a return to the older days and is more like classic Fire Emblem era games than Awakening. If you were a fan of Awakening and Birthright, this is not the game for you. If you liked Conquest and the pre-Awakening era games, then Three Houses is for you.

    The game is divided into two major segments. The first is the school life where you hang around the monastery and talk to people, give them gifts, build relationships and such. This is modeled after the third person stuff they developed from Echoes and built on it. The other part is the traditional turn based systems. But like with Conquest and pre-Awakening games, you're pushed along the story with what is essentially an action limit so you are not free to take your time. The result is that even though it feels like there's a lot to do, your ability to actually do things are capped by an artificial time limit. As someone who is bigger fan of the Awakening era games, this is disappointing considering that they even said they would use Fates as the metric for determining the future of the series. The series is gradually falling back into the old ways and needs a course correction.    … Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#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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