Fire Emblem: Three Houses for Nintendo Switch

Brilliant... just brilliant. The character, the battle system, the lore, the depth of the strategy, the graphics (yes, I like how the game looks. It's not 4k 60fps high end detail. Its just charming. Charming is good enough for me.) Then the voice acting, the range of difficulties on offer, the DLC... I love all of it.

Thought it was taking ages to arrive, turns out my dad picked it up when delivered a day earlier and I didnt know which was a giggle. The game itself is one that I have been excited to play for such a long time and more than meets my expectations. Growing my units and choosing their path is rewarding and fun and the combat is fantastic as usual. So much content it's well worth it.

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Great game. It’s like chess with a story. The price is steep but you are getting over 80 hours of game play not including side quests. Also the replay ability is great to see the different story lines.can’t wait for the sequel

Just like the title says: this game was voted by gamers as Best Game of the Year. Not the critics, the PLAYERS voted for it so, yeah, it wasn't an award they bought. From what I understand, this is the first Fire Emblem title to hit it big anywhere outside of Japan and, having played it, I'm glad the devs got some recognition. At first glance (or first couple hours of play time) the game seems straightforward enough. It's a turn based RPG. Pretty much 'nough said in most cases. You either like them or you don't. But. When you're "released" from the normal and necessary exposition and tutorial that always comes with starting an RPG, and you can wander around you meet all the usual characters. Of course you do. It's an RPG. Yeah, this time the premise seems interesting and the "downtime" activities might be a little unusual-- voice acting is certainly a solid notch above what you usually get in an RPG but it's still an RPG though. I mean, you even have the standard archtypes (if quite a few more than usual): the jock, the socially awkward girl, medieval cheerleaders, geek with the glasses in the back.... They're all there. At least, that's how it STARTS... As you start playing though, between managing inventory, leveling, combat, and, of course, unraveling the main plot etc, etc, etc-- something starts to happen. The One Dimensional archtypes that you've written off actually start taking on... well, DEPTH. And the STORY actually starts getting interesting too!!!! I won't front, it had been SO LONG since I had seen this level of good writing that I had honestly forgotten that it was even possible in an RPG. And the acting is just... WOW. Ok. Yeah. Graphics won't make you weep at the beauty and magesty of realistic 4k as you count the individual hairs on the back of your character's head but... that story and that acting more than make up for it. First off you canNOT hope to get through everything on just one playthrough. Forget multiple ENDINGS, this game has MULTIPLE PLOTS. No joke. The WHOLE STORY is different depending on what you pick in the first few hours. Now, you want multiple endings? OMFG!!! Apparently, after spending do NOT tell me how many hours with these characters, the game actually generates a little ending for each and every single character you have gotten to know based on what YOU were doing during your playthrough. Computer-wise, it probably didn't take that long but the writing chops to go through and figure out what would happen to every single possible pairing of 40 characters and never miss a single beat... Wow. Just. Wow. You have REALLY got to have a definitive idea of who these characters are in your head and remain true to that idea in order to do that- I mean, Hollywood has a hard time doing that with less than FIVE over 90 minutes a lotta times. So, yeah, hat's off there. Lol. So, the writing and the acting rocks but, this is a GAME, how's that gameplay, you're asking... I haven't had this much fun with a turned based in a long, long time. The loads of menus IS a little intimidating at first but it's honestly not that difficult to get the hang of things. Tiny touches and flourishes make things both a little easier to pick up and a little rewarding as you do. I love the real time prediction mechanic that shows you how much damage a character can make to an enemy and how much damage they can do back so you can experiment a bit BEFORE you confirm a command. Another nice touch is the little action cutscenes when an attack is made. You CAN turn them off if you want but I left them on because they actually seemed to add a little more drama to the fights. Now, I will admit that this game is a Completionist's NIGHTMARE. Because of all of the different characters and all of the different details and all of the different plots. I tried to do my normal grinding for levels, etc but eventually learned that that's NOT how you're supposed to play this game. You're supposed to just play the game and pretty much let the cards fall where they may when it comes to the details. And that is how I recommend playing it. Also, folks who gots ta has their eye-candy and/or looove that space bar when it comes to playing on the computer (skip cut scenes alot) will NOT find any fun here. Nor is this a good game for action junkies. Y'all got Devil May Cry, etc for that. Go enjoy Astral Chain. Great game too and far more enjoyable for button mashing. You want to wander through a great story with interesting characters and excellent acting though? Yeah. Stop debating, just hit that buy button and-- well, cancel any future plans you got for the next few months. U gon b buzy. :D

Great game. Arrived working and no damage to the packaging nor game.

Must buy for FE lovers, Amazing game. Bought the digital as a collector item which will be passed down for future generation