Fire Emblem: Three Houses Review - IGN

Fire Emblem: Three Houses offers an incredible amount of choice both on and off the battlefield alongside a thrilling story.

[CDbiggen]

That's a score I like to see.

[NecrumOddBoy]

The reviews seem extremely positive. I need a new Switch game to keep me bust until GOOOOOOIGI!

[zoramax]

Yep looking like another GOTY contender exclusive to Switch, next will likely be Astral Chain.

[LOGICWINS]

Then there's Luigi's Mansion 3. I'll have to buy FE: Three Houses, Astral Chain, and LM3 in 2020 as my Switch backlog is still so huge. I can't keep up with all these exclusive :/

[jznrpg]

I’m not sure Astral Chain will be a GoTY contender but it doesn’t need to be to be a good game .

[RedDevils]

I love the game so far very addictive.

[Tewi-Inaba]

Huh. that's pretty high.

[RedDevils]

Not seem about right, if you even have the game that is.

[TheColbertinator]

Fire Emblem is near perfection to me with each new entry. The Switch has another winner.

[TK-66]

It's amazing to think that the series nearly died, and is now a staple in Nintendo's line-up. Thank God FE:A did so well so that we get gems like this.

[TheColbertinator]

Awakening truly saved the day.

[InKnight7s]

Awkwardly, Musou games being very good except the main last two releases Dynasty Warrior 9 and samurai warrior orochi 4. But every anime and other spins off are very entertaining.

[pietro1212]

This isn't a musou game

[Sirk7x]

This is real Fire Emblem, not Warriors lol. If you like tactical RPGs, it's one of the best series around.

[pietro1212]

^ This guy gets it!!

[RedDevils]

Lol do you even watch the review at least?

[Eamon]

Hmm, so... good story, persona-style school sim, deep battle combat, interesting characters.

The only FE game I ever played was Awakening and the story was extremely boring, so maybe I'll give this one a try.

[Sirk7x]

Awakening was a really good game; If you didn't like that, you probably won't really like this one much better. It's Fire Emblem, awesome tactics battle system with anime stories based on wars and mystical shit.

[Sirk7x]

Although, now that I'm playing it more, it is a much deeper game than Awakening in terms of what to do outside of battle. If Awakening wasn't your thing, perhaps it won't be worth the asking price, but definitely worth it if you can find a used copy or wait until a sale. I got an early copy, and so far I can't put it down.

[Eamon]

Thanks for the info!

I never had any issues with Awakening's gameplay. It's just that the story was too predictable and each character was your typical anime archetype. I have no problem with the archetypes per se - so long as there's a compelling plot. Personally, story is what motivates me to finish a JRPG and not gameplay. That's why I gave up on Awakening not long after Lucina reveals herself and leaves.

But if you report back that Three Houses does have an epic plot full of shocks, twists and feels, then I'll definitely wanna give it a go.

[Sirk7x]

Reporting back, this game is awesome. So far the story is slow to unfold, but there is a constant feeling of sinister undertones waiting to peeled back. Recommending this one.

[Eamon]

That sounds interesting. Will definitely be keeping an eye on this. Hope you report back once the story does unfold and the scales get intense!

[Vithar]

Good stuff!

[GameBoyColor]

Hell yeah! Tomorrow seems so far away T_T

[Last_Boss]

CE edition confirmed today. Finally!!!

[Petebloodyonion]

The Fire Emblem series never disappoints!
I hope that by having a game on the Switch instead of the 3ds, this series will start getting the recognition it deserves
The quality has always been on par with past GOTY nominees but has rarely been mentioned in the past.

[DefaultComment]

This game could be a GOTY contender...so far even has been good all over the place, hell even people that never touched a Fire Emblem game are willing to give a shot...to be that's a sign of success.

[Sammydoom]

HYPED can’t wait for tomorrow

[MetroidFREAK21]

I've never been a FE fan, but I'm glad for people looking forward to it

[King_Noctis]

Well...another hit for Nintendo after Mario Maker 2. Can’t wait to play this one.

[Sirk7x]

It's good, I've been playing for a couple days now.

[Sgt_Slaughter]

The 2019 train is not stopping for Switch owners.

Super Mario Maker 2, MUA 3, and Fire Emblem Three Houses all out, next up is Astral Chain, Daemon X Machina, Link's Awakening, Dragon Quest XI S, Luigi's Mansion 3, Pokemon Sword and Shield (personally I want Game Freak to cut the sh*t and make a better game but it'll sell 15+ million easily regardless), The Witcher 3 Complete Edition, etc.

2020 should be just as good if not even etter.

[Platformgamer]

remeber to count -2 with nintendo games

[pietro1212]

Shaping up to being my goty and my favorite Switch game