Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019)

Intelligent Systems, Koei Tecmo, Nintendo

Main
49
hours
Main + Extra
76
hours
Platinum
211
hours

Here, order is maintained by the Church of Seiros, which hosts the prestigious Officer’s Academy within its headquarters. You are invited to teach one of its three mighty houses, each comprised of students brimming with personality and represented by a royal from one of three territories. As their professor, you must lead your students in their academic lives and in turn-based, tactical RPG battles wrought with strategic, new twists to overcome. Which house, and which path, will you choose?

About the story

War is coming to the continent of Fódlan. Here, order is maintained by the Church of Seiros, which hosts the prestigious Officer’s Academy within its headquarters. You are invited to teach one of its three mighty houses, each comprised of students brimming with personality and represented by a royal from one of three territories. As their professor, you must lead your students in their academic lives and in turn-based, tactical RPG battles wrought with strategic, new twists to overcome. Which house, and which path, will you choose?

Platforms

Switch

Genres

Adventure Role-playing (RPG) Strategy Tactical Turn-based strategy (TBS)

Themes

Fantasy Warfare

Languages: English and 8 more

Interface Audio Subtitles
Chinese (Simplified)
English
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Spanish (Spain)
Chinese (Traditional)

Critic Reviews

Killa Penguin

By Jake Arias

80

I haven’t made any secret of my disappointment with Fire Emblem entries after Fire Emblem Awakening—even the much lauded Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest is utter garbage in my opinion—but while Fire Emblem: Three Houses indulges in many of the same questionable design decisions, it’s also a significantly better game thanks to its restraint. Where Fire Emblem Awakening paid homage to the series’ characters, Three Houses pays homage to the mechanics that serve as its heartbeat, relegating the fluff to the sidelines.

26 Jul, 2020
DASHGAMER.com

By Bryce Dewit

100

It’s on a level that I would have never even thought a Strategy RPG could achieve in terms of the sheer amount of content and without the sacrifice of quality. It’s also now the first review that I’ve ever written that has a perfect score. I will be playing this game for years to come. Thank you Intelligent Systems, and thank you Koei Tecmo, for igniting a fire that I never knew even existed within me.

10 Oct, 2019
Attack of the Fanboy

By Kyle Hanson

90

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is another must-have release for the Nintendo Switch. Featuring some of the most robust and enjoyable turn-based combat around, along with characters you'll truly want to keep alive throughout the entire 50+ hour story.

18 Sep, 2019
Reno Gazette-Journal

By Jason Hidalgo

90

Fire Emblem: Three Houses marks another stellar entry in a beloved series that continues to find ways to keep the experience fresh even after three decades. From its improved presentation and solid voice acting to its deep combat system and compelling narrative, Three Houses serves up a lot of meat that fans of the long-running franchise will gobble up. The main character admittedly can feel wooden at times and the school life part peters out a bit toward the end. Nearly 30 years after its humble beginnings, however, Three Houses is proof that Fire Emblem's flame continues to burn brightly.

17 Sep, 2019
Geeks Under Grace

By Sam Kim

80

Fire Emblem: Three Houses makes a significant number of changes that breathe much-needed new life into the established series that can be refined to make better future titles.

16 Sep, 2019

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