This is my first Fire Emblem game and honestly I am completely hooked, everything feels like it accomplishes something, and I'm actually interested in some of the characters stories.
@Marco Vinicio Rivas Cruz to be fair, the story is fine. The characters are probably the best out of the most recent games. Fates characters fucking sucked.
@@Mark0id wait whaaat, my frist playthrough i picked blue lions, now i wanted to pick golden deer cuz i though "well i knoe black eagles route", seems i still dont know all possibilities?
@@love456musicthe Black eagle house has 2 routes. silver snow and crimson rose. Crimson rose has a hard last boss. ive now completed every faction but the blue lions.
Literally checked to see if there was one of these before you buy videos for this right before purchasing the game, the day before the video comes out!
As someone who’s not very patient and thought I was gonna hate the monastery stuff and the teaching, it’s actually really really fun for me. I’ve spent hours upon hours just doing favors for people,adjusting goals, faculty training, (I want a magic based Byleth) and focusing on making my students better. I think it works bc all that work you do throughout the month pays off during the mission at the end of the month, you feel proud of yourself and your students for the work you/“they” did. And that combination is REALLY fun and satisfying to me.
Good to know! I'm usually not very patient when it comes to games either, it just depends on if the games' systems get me hooked or not, and if I'm hooked I'm all in. I'm more into action rpgs, so I'm a bit wary of the life sim/ tactical strategy rpg gameplay.
@ebisumaru You can recruit students from the other houses as long as they haven't sworn absolute loyalty to their house (e.g. the house leaders) and any character can use any weapon in any class. For example, a mage can use lances along with magic and becomes a dark mage. It's very customizable
@@SuperGeon yeah it’s more like only 2 choices matter. The first is which house you take and the second is during the black eagles and wheather you go on the silver snow route or crimson flower
@Brandon Biagiano There's definitely less of a focus on the narrative merely being a tool to drive you to the next battle, compared to previous games. On the flip side, I feel like the interactions with characters and supports has so, so much more depth now. Depends on if that tradeoff is for you.
Bruh there is so much stuff to grasp in the beginning that it is kinda overwhelming compared to the other title entries. Overall a great game that will keep you busy.
Really? I found awakening allot more trail and error then this since it explains everything very well and slowly brings you in. And so far i find it pretty easy on hard. Hope it actually becomes hard later on otherwise hoping lunatic will be released for my 2nd playthrough.
I agree, I felt a bit overwhelmed with all the life sim stuff they start throwing at you, I just wanted to get into more battles. Once I figured it all out, it became much more enjoyable.
As someone who was a big fan of strategy games but hadn’t ever enjoyed life sims, I actually fell in love with the game. In the beginning it felt a little annoying to do the monastery stuff, but once I got invested in the characters and story, and saw how it paid off in battle, I actually began liking the life sim aspect of it. By now I’m around 40 hours in, and I have enjoyed it a lot so far!
@@servantofthemosthigh2525 so I havent gotten to that part, but from what I've heard, it doesnt affect much, if anything. Just affects your ending I suppose. I know for certain the game doesnt incorporate children like it has in other games
@@servantofthemosthigh2525 it used to be wild crazy like Fire Emblem Fates where you can marry midgame and you make kids who fight with you but people felt it took it too far. So they dialed back the waifu-ism which is honestly a good thing. You only get an ending with the character you want to marry.
if you like the combat system you should definitely try the older Fire Emblems. They are like 80% Fighting and 20% story/cutscenes unlike how this game feels like 20% fighting and 80% everything else.
I've played this game from waking to sleeping none stop since release... It's such a good game the time flys with the amount of enjoyment you have. I'm loving this game and I can see it being up there in one of my all time favourites. Buy it.
@@youngjoke81 its okay. It generally hurts my eyes after binge playing it because of the art style but i still like it i may just have to wear sunglasses lol (i dont wear my prescribed glasses when playing :P )
@@youngjoke81 I don’t think the font size matters too much as the game fully features voice acting for almost every line so you don’t need to put to much effort to read
I went to gamestop yesterday and there was 7 different Asian dudes waiting to get this game. Never heard of it , was curious, so i bought it. Def worth it, feels kinda like persona but more strategic . Happy with my purchase
The combat in this game is addicting, but the AI won't punish you as bad as divinity or xcom series. And if you do the training part all manually (if you fully understand how all the school system works) you're troops will end up overpowering the majority of you're enemy one third into the game. Well, overall it's a great game, must buy for switch owners.
How is the highest difficulty? Enjoyable? Im a sucker for extremley difficult games. Trial and error then that self of accomplishment is why i play video games.
I can confidently say that I do not regret my purchase. I bought the game Friday morning and have been playing for multiple hours and definitely hooked! My biggest praise would be how difficult they made to choose a house to lead, I knew which house I was choosing before I started and even then it was difficult, they do a great job of giving you a chance to meet all the characters and learn their motivations and goals! Definitely a worthwhile purchase if you enjoy strong character driven games! I’m still working on my first play through because I’m talking to so many people in the game each time I can
Can't wait to get this. JRPG games with deep intense story driven mechanics is definitely up my alley. I loved octopath traveller....so this game is a must get for me. Can't wait
I'm not too far into Fire Emblem: Three Houses, but honestly is my favorite game hands down. I never personally had a game that I've been hooked on, even the little things are cool to me. This game was just probably up my ally, also, it is my first Fire Emblem game, so this is a strong start. Nintendo has my money for Fire Emblem
Oh nice! Glad to hear you're enjoying it as a new player to the franchise. I've been a fan for a few years now and this has definitely been the most fun I've had playing an FE game because of all the reward system and all the resource management
Put in 30+ hours in this game already . I love doing things manually, allows me to power up certain skills the person needs and building up better relations with students. Most of my students are already at B grade in their respective areas. I'm always looking forward to the activities just as much as the main mission of the month. Very great game tbh. 10/10 for me, Oh and Classic w/Hard Mode all the way 👍
This is my first fire emblem game I've always wanted to play them just never liked the 3DS and I'm loving my time so far. About 25hours in huge RTS and Persona fan so has everything I could ever want
Marrks R yeah I can understand that but I guess your not a teacher at a war school/ monastery so if you enjoy fire emblem or are interested in the series I would say give it a go :) I was a solider but still enjoyed CoD ;)
So for those on the fence about the game like I was, here are some aspects you might not see mentioned in typical reviews: -Each of the several routes is roughly 60+ hours long, so it’ll definitely be worth the price tag if you enjoy the gameplay. -Best part is that the New Game Plus mode is made in a way where replaying the game doesn’t feel monotonous and grindy since you can bypass things like class masteries that you’ve already gotten before. -RNG, while prevalent, is not completely out of control. Divine Pulse, your get-out-of-jail-free card, does not reset RNG, so if you get a critical hit and rewind time, you’ll still get that crit. Same goes for misses (both for you AND the enemies), so you can plan around the RNG. This is true for most RNG in the game, don’t worry about losing some godly level-up stats, as you will still get those stats when you level even if you rewind time. Same goes for out of gameplay things too like class certifications. -There’s also tons of customization, so if you find that you like glass-canon spellcasters more than typical melee units, you will find that many of those units can be turned into ranged units quite easily. Even if you get stuck with a pure melee unit that can’t be taught ranged attacks, you can always recruit units from other houses like a certain spellcaster who is totally not a child and nuke your enemies with her. -Replayability is top notch. I’ve already mentioned how there’s other routes and how well the game handles New Game Plus, but the sheer number of characters with several potential skill paths really help as well. On your first playthrough you’ll be bound to miss many of broken applications of some characters only to later find out that this shy recluse can annihilate absolutely anything on the map from absolutely anywhere on the map. -The maddening difficulty is a significant challenge and does more than simply ups the levels of enemies. It makes several seemingly small changes that have a large impact on the game. From most enemies having poisonous weapons to boss units having unrestricted mobility. It’s far more fun than simply having more enemies with higher stats. As for downsides to the game: -RNG does effect how a character develops, they have a set chance to gain a specific stat each time they level. Ex: a 35% chance to gain 1 HP. And while they are guaranteed to get at least 2 stats each time, characters can easily get screwed over if they don’t have a good chance for a stat to grow. Different classes give bonuses to these chances though. Ex: Brigands give an additional 10% chance to gain a Strength stat each level. -Some characters are fairly bad comparatively and would require a lot of babysitting to get them to work well. Others might not scale well into the mid or late game (potentially due to bad RNG levels) but this isn’t as bad since you usually can pivot into something that works better. For example, if you have a character that used to one shot enemies, but has later fallen short, you can stack a bunch of equipment and abilities that buffs critical hit rate to have almost a guaranteed crit each time, or use several stat buff items and battalions to increase their speed so they can get double attacks each round. The game is definitely worth it for those that enjoy strategy games and/or customization.
@UndergroundGrower UK I can understand where you are coming from. We each have our own opinions, but for me personally I like some of the changes and am a fan of them trying new things outside of the original FE formula while still keeping it a FE game. But that is just my opinion and i value yours as well :)
@@albertwesker2050 Really? I'm the complete opposite, I love PoR and RD, and i love this game. I feel like the story in three houses might be the best in the franchise that surpasses fe4 or PoR. I also thought the map designs were really good. My only gripe with the game was the difficulty being too easy.
@@albertwesker2050 PoR and RD are my favorite FEs and TH is quickly becoming one of my favorites. What are you talking about? The only "dating sim" aspect is s supports after you beat the game
This complaint about 'Fire Emblem is about dating sims now' is really getting on my last nerve, and it's clearly from players who've jumped in recently. Support conversations have been around forever, and the women have always been anime babes. Literally the only difference is that they're 3D now.
Yes and no. While Support conversations have always been around, the characters that could converse were much more limited in a way that made a lot more sense. In Awakening and Fates, they tried to make it so you could match up [almost] anyone with anyone of the opposite gender... and that, combined with the custom avatar/self-insert character, made for a very, very lack-luster writing in a lot of places. Certain characters (such as Tharja) behaved _very_ inconsistently depending on who they were talking with. In other cases (like the farmboy from Awakening, whose name I'm blanking on), the characters end up doing so many different things between battles, it gets to be ridiculous when you consider the kind of tight time-frame the story is operating under. Even though the characters were fighting together, it doesn't mean that they'd associate with each other outside of battle. Some people just don't get along, personality clashes, and so they just don't talk or hang out outside of obligation - so it felt _weird_ in Awakening/Fates seeing the writers trying to force all of these disparate characters and personalities to match up... Awkward. So yes, actually, as someone who's been playing FE since the first GBA release, I can pretty safely say that the 'dating sim' comment is not so unfounded. Exaggerated, yes, but very much present. I haven't picked up Three Houses yet, as I'm ambivalent about the change in aesthetic, so I can't comment on the support system here, but I'm hoping it's not to the same extreme as Awakening and Fates in terms of pairing options.
@@Draeckon While in 3 houses, all of the characters can A rank with the protagonist at the very least (with most of them being able to S rank with one gender or the other, sometimes both), thankfully, not every side character can max support every other side character. It's more like an older FE game where some characters can only go up to B rank while some outright don't have a support. The side character shipping exists, but as there are no child characters it only affects the epilogue and is automated based on the number of support points one character has with another.
The supports are really something. The characters are really compelling. I went in gunning for one of two possible spouses for my first run and ended up forming a bond with a completely different one.
I haven't played a strategy game for a good while, and never a Fire Emblem. That said, man is it a breath of fresh air for me. After countless thousands of hours in my favored genres, spending time during the life sim sections and then reaping the fruits of my labor on the battlefield feels great. I'm fifteen hours in but I wouldn't mind a solid hundred more hours of this. What a great buy.
It's a different genre and implementation, but if you like the idea of spending time in a life sim to give advantages in battles then the Persona series might be worth giving a try.
Spent the last three days playing this when i can. Thanks to the out of combat stuff I am barely at chapter 5, but I am not complaining as the school stuff is fairly entertaining.
I flippin love this game! Im currently on chapter 11 and I love how every decision that is made has an effect on the overall story! Definitely worth a playthrough.
I have been absolutely loving this game. And after replaying path of radiance and finally getting around to playing radiant dawn and feeling the burnout from going straight from battle to battle I have been appreciating the downtime, and absolutely loving the customizability of everything. The battles are a nice pace, I'm not stressing so much over everyone's stat points and resetting if it's kinda crappy because I know that I can improve them and I'm not really sure what I want the strengths/ final classes to be yet. I would definitely recommend this game to anyone interested or a fan of the series.
I regularly play DnD with friends so I really enjoy the turn-based combat and also the amount of "customisation" you're allowed when instructing students. You can get more versatility out of the characters when they don't all follow their cookie cutter pathnotherwise houses like BL would be too same-same. I enjoy micro managing and stress-free combat (no hectic button pushing etc.). 😅
This fire emblem game is vastly different from past fire emblem games. but also bringing back old mechanics from japanese only fire emblem games too this.
Thomas Siganga I’m on 11 on chapter 6 and I spent a good majority of chapter 5 doing missions becuase I realize I could battle an infinite amount without wasting a time card so I ended up getting to like level 17-19 from 11 which coincidently took me to the right level for the end of the chapter, still having trouble getting the whole recruit thing because I have C’s on the character’s requested stat and mid teens on the char stat (maybe I have to raise that) but I could see how that could’ve spent most of their time
@@KetskiKetski Sorry for the late reply, but the reason I have so much time clocked in is because I'm a completionist. I've done every side activity/mission as well as grinding supports for all of the students with everyone they can. Also because I wanna unlock certain class skills for certain students. Right now I'm at 51 hours in and barely on chapter 14
Awakening: Was a good introduction to the franchise and the characters were cool. Fates: More like a Shipping simulator with a week story and characters (except Nyx, she was pretty cool in her support conversations despite not impacting the story in a major way) Three Houses: Fantastic so far, the characters and story are fantastic (despite twist which was pretty obvious) and I got to live out my fantasy as teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Oh my God. The Switch is only 2 years old and I have 6 ten out of ten's. There's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Super Mario Maker 2, and now Fire Emblem: Three Houses. No other system has ever made br so happy. I am absolutely hooked in every way possible.
Started playing yesterday & I played for 14 hours straight..... I think it’s safe to say I love this game!! I was excited for it & im glad I wasn’t disappointed. It may not be for everyone but it’s all about how you choose to play it & spend your time. I love persona the most but I can say this is a great game to pick up if you like something similar to a persona game. This is one of my games of the year so far & I know it’ll keep me entertained until links awakening
@@NaschAzure No, not really. None of the Persona games are directly connected to each other. You can very well just play one of em, especially if that game is the most refined one of the series.
I love how nobody mentioned the Persona titles up to a few years ago, and now they basically mention Persona 5 for comparison in a lot of RPG reviews. As an old SMT player, I am strangely proud of the developers.
My 1st ever Fire Emblem game and I have to say I am not disappointed at all. Controls/combat are easy to understand and intuitive. The story has sucked me in and I can’t wait for my next playtime. In just 3 days I have put about 21 hours into the game which I am told is up to 80 hours for one house. There are parts of the game that can be repetitive and feel tedious but these are few and far between. I am very happy with the over all experience and can’t wait to start going though the other 2 houses. Updated 08/27/2019 When I originally posted my initial review I had only just started my play through. To my surprise, I finished the Black Eagles play through just a mere 15 hours later. This was a shock to me as I had originally thought it would be up to 80 hours. However, after spending more time with the game I am happy to say that at least for my play style 40 hours is long enough for me. The things in the above paragraph that I stated as tedious or becoming repetitive I found myself falling in love with, for example exploring the monastery and talking to the students and faculty and learning their stories and lore. I have to say I am completely satisfied with how the story was handled for the Black Eagles. They are without a doubt my favorite house. I have started my second play through and I have chosen to go with the Blue Lions. I am taking my time with this one and also doing more now that I know how the game mechanisms work. For example, I am doing more battles on my off days and training my students up so I can pass them on the exams. I would highly recommend this game to anyone. I believe it has a little something for everyone to enjoy. On a side note my Girlfriend watched me play some and she has now decided she would like to try playing. She has also chosen Black Eagles as her 1st house to play through.
Now THIS look like a fun game to play. I love how you plan then when attacking happens it goes into an actual GOOD action animation sequence! Really nice. That hooked me personally. The dynamic. Putting this on my list! Thank you!
a.k.a play the game with training wheels while your mother holds your hand while both of you are in a bubble. As if the game wasn't already easy enough. grinding just makes the entire game grinding since you take out the only challenge in the game after you grind.
About 6:30. For anyone scared by this, do know that it is not necessary to reset the whole fight. By the first chapters you get tha ability to rewind time. With this, if you do make a mistake, you can go back as much as you need to correct it. Granted, this has limited uses, and is optional.
I got the game Friday and have lost sleep over it. This is quickly becoming my favorite FE game BECAUSE of the life sim part and how customizable the units are. I know each unit was meant to take a certain class but in this game, you can really put each unit in any class you want from the start without hindering the gameplay to much whereas in previous titles I felt if I wanted to change a unit's class there needed to be 1-2 hours dedicated to training with the new weapons and leveling them before continuing with the story.
My only issue is the same problem with Awakening and Fates, that the MC class is *always* superior. I want to be a god damn wyvern rider, but I feel like I'm just hindering myself if I don't pick Nohrian Noble, because it's just so fucking busted.
Been a fan of this series ever since it's release in GBA. Pre-ordered Three Houses months ago and received it on the release date! Very interesting and adds a lot of game time compared to the previous versions! 10/10!
It was really a gamble when I decided to buy this game. I was too used to the PS4 graphics action-oriented games and even in JRPGs, I only played those that require constant movement and hack and slash and what not (Tales of Series, Star ocean, recent FF games), but I really found myself really invested with FE Three Houses. The story is engaging and even some of the characters plot lines. I like how this game makes you invested in these stories and character interactions which really add to the whole experience. I was always looking forward to the game mechanic of weekly schedules where you choose what you want to do: you can choose to build your character relationships, do some quests, or just battle it out in the field. Take note that everything you do in the school mechanic will affect your experiences in battle like how and what skills you will learn and use. But in conclusion, I thought that I would be bored and this will just be added in the backlogs of games I bought and not play it again after trying it, (I just wanted to but it because I was curious about the series and needed something to play while waiting for TLOU 2 in ps4) but it’s really an engaging and well thought-out game. I really recommend this.
I'm glad that you enjoyed it! I have a feeling that you'll probably enjoy the rest of the series, or the Persona series if you haven't played those games yet.
This definitely has a lot of story, and I miss the endless battling for example, Fire Emblem Awakening. However I’m happy that the battles are a lot bigger, longer, and have better enemies. I like that when you fight it actually looks like they are on a battlefield. I’m so addicted to this game’s mechanics, the characters are funny, and the soundtrack is amazing per usual. 9/10 Definitely a must buy!
I am on vacation now... lot of time to play,... aaaand considering the good comments... looks like a very demanding yet rewarding journey. Buying it NOW. Tks, before you buy.
@@zane33611 it's a cakewalk on hard. This is not a hard FE game. In fact they are having to add a dlc (for free luckily) to append a more difficult mode
I actually watched this video before playing but my brother ended up purchasing the game and I actually play it more than he does lol. Needless to say, I really enjoy it! I love how you can cultivate relationships with the different students in your class and in other classes. I enjoy how you can kind of teach your students and help them focus to get stronger in certain areas over others because it makes you feel as though you are rewarded for it once you get to play on the battlefield by way of seeing your students defeat the bandits and monsters. I will say though that the system for teaching was a little bit difficult to understand so it took me a while to get the hang of it as well as the class system, and that kind of was a disadvantage because I found myself progressing through the story not really knowing what I was doing, so I found that at certain points some of my students were extremely lacking in certain areas or just simply taking a longer time to level up than other students in the beginning chapters. But it becomes a lot more fun when you finally get the hang of the lecture system. I also found it beneficial to try to battle as often as you can during non-story related mission/quests because when it comes time to actually do some sort missions, if you haven't leveled up enough then you'll be defeated in like 2 turns. But I really love how much content is in this game. I have almost 30 hours racked up for this game and I'm still on part 1 lol. Everything feels important, even the side missions and small seemingly unimportant quests. Definitely would recommend this game!
I bought this game, my very first switch game ever. Don't own the switch yet but I play this on my pals consol when we game together and we both have fun with this. It is one of the most fun tactical rpg's I've ever played. Finished it with my friend and none of us regret the time we spent on it. Actually.. there is a high chance we will come back to this to play a different house to finish. Just to see how different that story would become.
As someone who has enjoyed very very few TRPGs, I am REALLY loving this game. Going from encounter to cutscene to encounter to cutscene with nothing in between is a format I've never loved, so I'm happy that there is something else to do / explore. [Musou games are also ones that I just can't get into. I need something between the fights.] Highly recommend for people who don't normally like TRPGs, unless you just REALLY hate grid combat.
With out a shadow of a doubt it can be as hard as you want it to be and as easy as you wanted to be the first battles for me were hard though because my team was under leveled and its my first time playing fire emblem on classic mode
If you mean Storywise, Fire Emblems are not connected unless they are a direct sequel. If you mean playwise, you can alter your difficulty however you need. Difficulty settings have gotten a bit more forgiving since the early days. Currently playing on Hard/Casual mode (I am too lazy to replay and I tend to be unobservant) and I haven't had too much trouble, but I also have played every game since it hit the Gamecube.
I never played fire emblem series before, and guess what, i can't put the game down lol. I always liked persona style and srpg type of game though, so yeah, its literally a perfect game for me. (Sorry for my bad english)
I would definitely say buy it. However, I wanted to touch on the “nonstop action” point brought up in the video. There is a skip option in the calendar menu that will automate literally everything, so if you want to completely ignore the life sim stuff, you can (with the exception of a few story related moments)
Just buy this game! Im at 117 hours so far, keep playing, far from finish and I love it! Quality game play, combat systeme, scenario, dialogue, character, graphic style...what are tou waiting for, go buy it NOW! ❤
I need more MONEY I have to buy Mario maker 2, fire emblem, and next month astral chain, then next next month links awakening and then next next next month Luigi’s mansion
Maybe because you’re not that far in is that the higher your professor rank gets the more points you get. Ranking up is done by going around the monastery doing activities, side fetch quests and side battles. Although not really necessary to rank up your professor level it will help a lot later on when you’ll have many activity points to train up with different members. Currently doing a blue lions play through and getting support conversations ranks up is worth it as you can earn valuable items not found in chests. Lastly the optional battles, the ones with the green quest marks which are limited in time are worth doing, you can obtain new battalion units and relic weapons for some units.
This game (and all the games after FE 12) have casual mode on which is recommended for new players. Casual mode means your units who died in battle return to the next battle.
Well, I'm just glad they didn't sell separately for each house.
They are releasing an expansion which is probably an extra house or something lol
@smogelish when did they do that
@@dilanprakash3097 fire emblem fates.
Tiger Warrior I like to call that Pokémon’s emblem black and white
Shakes Fist: FATEEEEEEEEEES!
Reading all of these comments make me realize that I’m one of the few people who actually watch these before I buy.
Same
This is how I decide if I want to buy or not & so far I've only made one bad purchase & that's the Pokemon game that's similar to smash
Here
Lone Note Pokémon game similar to smash ? What you talking about lol
same
This is my first Fire Emblem game and honestly I am completely hooked, everything feels like it accomplishes something, and I'm actually interested in some of the characters stories.
Been a fan of it since the game cube days
You should get awakening then, great characters, great story, great game
Marco Vinicio Rivas Cruz Probably the best 3DS game in my book. Story aside. The battles were dope.
InfinitePiechotta um echoes
@Marco Vinicio Rivas Cruz to be fair, the story is fine. The characters are probably the best out of the most recent games. Fates characters fucking sucked.
These videos should be renamed “While you install”
I pre loaded cant relate
nintendo games don't need install lol
Lol these two dont get it
@@Mast3rLand3r The game's like 12 GB.
@@phdskyla5026 no if you buy physical
Title: _"Before_ you buy"
Me,a man of culture: *watches this video after buying the game and finishing two routes*
Meanwhile I have over 80 hours in and not a single route completed
@@ArgoDevilian im 80 hours in and on part two on my second run through... spoiler alert! it seems the black eagle house has two different paths.
I just watched this now and I logged in 400 hours... xD
@@Mark0id wait whaaat, my frist playthrough i picked blue lions, now i wanted to pick golden deer cuz i though "well i knoe black eagles route", seems i still dont know all possibilities?
@@love456musicthe Black eagle house has 2 routes. silver snow and crimson rose. Crimson rose has a hard last boss. ive now completed every faction but the blue lions.
When you watching a before you buy but you already bought the game...
I do that aswell from time to time, since they sometimes got helpful tips.
When you make the same comment you see in every before you buy video
It’s just nice to get opinions who people who aren’t idiots. This game was automatically a buy anyway.
Literally checked to see if there was one of these before you buy videos for this right before purchasing the game, the day before the video comes out!
story of my life ahah
Fire Emblem: Game of Thrones Persona Harry Potter Vatican City
@Mike Harrington What is sec? I asked my uncle once and he said here, ill show you, but all he did was put something in my poopy hole
Mike Harrington r/wooosh
@Mike Harrington because game of thrones is known for sex scenes and nudity right? I don't think you made it past season 2 of GoT
@@justinegan3883 lol not even the end of episode 1
Persona 5 is better and came out 2017
As someone who’s not very patient and thought I was gonna hate the monastery stuff and the teaching, it’s actually really really fun for me. I’ve spent hours upon hours just doing favors for people,adjusting goals, faculty training, (I want a magic based Byleth) and focusing on making my students better. I think it works bc all that work you do throughout the month pays off during the mission at the end of the month, you feel proud of yourself and your students for the work you/“they” did. And that combination is REALLY fun and satisfying to me.
Blue Samurai This!
Ok I’m definitely gonna give this game a shot
Blue Samurai
update Claud is best boy, fight me I won’t hesitate
Good to know! I'm usually not very patient when it comes to games either, it just depends on if the games' systems get me hooked or not, and if I'm hooked I'm all in. I'm more into action rpgs, so I'm a bit wary of the life sim/ tactical strategy rpg gameplay.
ebisumaru yup
@ebisumaru You can recruit students from the other houses as long as they haven't sworn absolute loyalty to their house (e.g. the house leaders) and any character can use any weapon in any class. For example, a mage can use lances along with magic and becomes a dark mage. It's very customizable
If you have a life, don't buy this game. It is slowly stealing my soul.
Dude same I'm on chapter 21 rn and I've already put near 40hoirs in all my ppl are lv 40 and master classed I need rehab
Cory Keelan I just beat it and now I’m doing a different house to get a different ending🗿
So it IS really like Persona, huh?
Have you heard of Runescape bro?
Hahaha
Fire Emblem Three Houses. The game where most of your choices matter and give you ptsd
Sounds like Undertale XD
Overexaggerated statement.
I already had pstd so i guess i have nothing to loose
@@SuperGeon yeah it’s more like only 2 choices matter. The first is which house you take and the second is during the black eagles and wheather you go on the silver snow route or crimson flower
agreed
Already have the game but just came here to say Buy It.
No, i don't think I will.
@Brandon Biagiano There's definitely less of a focus on the narrative merely being a tool to drive you to the next battle, compared to previous games. On the flip side, I feel like the interactions with characters and supports has so, so much more depth now. Depends on if that tradeoff is for you.
@@sumguy8180 sucks for you
Johnathan Joestar your loss I suppose 🤷🏻♂️
OtakuSenpai Ok I have never played fire emblem before now I have played strategy games but none like this I’m just unsure
If you have some difficulty with the battle, don't forget with the "divine pulse" you can rewind time.
ZE WORLDO!
@@ShadowWolf149 Isn't it more like BITES ZA DUSTO
@@jacobcraighead3627 - Breakdown Breakdown!
ZA WARUDO
@@glasses6524
Not za warudo, it is much more like
"KIRA KUWIIN, BITES ZA DUSTO"
Bruh there is so much stuff to grasp in the beginning that it is kinda overwhelming compared to the other title entries. Overall a great game that will keep you busy.
I've played them all since the initial USA release on GBA. Trust me this has more in it than cram smash A to get through the story to battle.
Really? I found awakening allot more trail and error then this since it explains everything very well and slowly brings you in. And so far i find it pretty easy on hard. Hope it actually becomes hard later on otherwise hoping lunatic will be released for my 2nd playthrough.
I agree, I felt a bit overwhelmed with all the life sim stuff they start throwing at you, I just wanted to get into more battles. Once I figured it all out, it became much more enjoyable.
@@dushikorsou1 i think it has about the same amount of mechanics but 3 houses opens up faster as far as i can tell
As someone who was a big fan of strategy games but hadn’t ever enjoyed life sims, I actually fell in love with the game. In the beginning it felt a little annoying to do the monastery stuff, but once I got invested in the characters and story, and saw how it paid off in battle, I actually began liking the life sim aspect of it. By now I’m around 40 hours in, and I have enjoyed it a lot so far!
three houses? more like three hours of my life disappearing with each session
is that all ?
More like half of my day disappearing lol
3hr? wow your self restraint is off the roof.
3hrs???? Try 8
those are rookie numbers
I've played like 30 hours of this game since Friday. Christ xD
I played in one day the friday 12 hours in it. I was so in to it
Rioplats what are your thoughts on it so far compared to previous fire emblem games?
I am 6 hours in, got it day 1
I played it for 10 hours without realizing it, I'm at 30 hours now.
Im still on the first day doing those dumb side quests. So much shit that isnt battles.
Too many waifus. Not enough hours to marry them all.
You can date them??? Ok I'm getting this game now
@@servantofthemosthigh2525 you can marry one person towards the end of the game
@@TayNez63 i like that..and I'm assuming it impacts the game story when you marry
@@servantofthemosthigh2525 so I havent gotten to that part, but from what I've heard, it doesnt affect much, if anything. Just affects your ending I suppose. I know for certain the game doesnt incorporate children like it has in other games
@@servantofthemosthigh2525 it used to be wild crazy like Fire Emblem Fates where you can marry midgame and you make kids who fight with you but people felt it took it too far. So they dialed back the waifu-ism which is honestly a good thing. You only get an ending with the character you want to marry.
This is my first Fire Emblem game, and holy...it’s so damn good
if you like the combat system you should definitely try the older Fire Emblems. They are like 80% Fighting and 20% story/cutscenes unlike how this game feels like 20% fighting and 80% everything else.
Oof same
@@Soulbane90 Yeah for sure, I'm gonna check them out
@@XxCOOKEExxMONSTARxX How do you like it?
Wait what? You can date people in this game?
Fishing?? in a tactical RPG?! SIGN ME RIGHT UP!! i don't care i love fishing mini games :D I'm sold
I need an explanation why the player character doesn’t wear those sleeves
i need an explanation why they DON’T FREAKING FOLLOW THE LAWS OF PHYSICS.
They are too long.
Some sort of old military style/tradition. Wearing a coat like that is supposed to indicate the wearer is elite/badass.
my friend @Zeikers we don't talk about the sleeves
I've played this game from waking to sleeping none stop since release... It's such a good game the time flys with the amount of enjoyment you have. I'm loving this game and I can see it being up there in one of my all time favourites. Buy it.
I agree, I can't get enough of it.
Stop it, too much and you will starting to hate it
@@KABLAMMATS speak for yourself.
KAB LAMMATS I hated that it took so long.
Whats the game genre? Because it looks complicated thought.
As most other people, I watched this even though I already bought it. So yeah, I agree with everyone else, just buy it.
"Fire Emblem: Three Houses - After You Buy" title. is. fixed.
I’ve never played a strategy game. I’m loving this so much though. It’s really rewarding
I just bought it. Never played a strategy game like this before. I have literally no idea what im doing. Like I need an indepth tutorial
@@samipuusaari6208 fe7 (blazing blade) is a good tutorial to the series
get a life then
@@maddawgzzzz No need to be so sour
@@maddawgzzzz lol irony
Fire Emblem: Three Houses is absolutely great. I highly recommend this game to both veteran and newcomers.
Alexander Volg Zangief how is the font size for an older crowd? Is it too small to be fun after a long day’s work?
@@youngjoke81 its okay. It generally hurts my eyes after binge playing it because of the art style but i still like it i may just have to wear sunglasses lol (i dont wear my prescribed glasses when playing :P )
@@youngjoke81 I don’t think the font size matters too much as the game fully features voice acting for almost every line so you don’t need to put to much effort to read
Will you like it even if you were a fan of the military setting of fire emblem awakening?
It’s not a fire emblem game. It’s a glorified flash social sim.
I went to gamestop yesterday and there was 7 different Asian dudes waiting to get this game. Never heard of it , was curious, so i bought it. Def worth it, feels kinda like persona but more strategic . Happy with my purchase
Im gonna take your word for it, especially because you have no pfp.
same, I bought the second to last copy in my gamestop
it really made me have hope because people have superior taste now
How haven’t you heard of this lmfao
JB I haven’t heard about it either. At all. Lmao
7 different Asian dudes... as opposed to 7 of the same Asian dude? Now that would be weird lol
I love this game. I bought a Switch earlier than planned just to get the game.
i got a switch as soon as the game released. defs not disappointed at my choice
Exactly the same situation!
When are these game companies gonna stop hijacking my wallet man... 🤦🏾♀️
Mackie Zee never lol. It’s been a great year for gamers so far. I’m so fucking broke lol
When you stop paying.
@@jamesisaac7684 so basically never. Gotcha
When you throw your god damn wallet in a inferno razor sharp meat grinder that for some reason shoot lasers
Yea I'm broke forever thanks Nintendo
The combat in this game is addicting, but the AI won't punish you as bad as divinity or xcom series. And if you do the training part all manually (if you fully understand how all the school system works) you're troops will end up overpowering the majority of you're enemy one third into the game. Well, overall it's a great game, must buy for switch owners.
Just gotta wait for lunatic mode update where it's borderline unfair oof
How is the highest difficulty? Enjoyable? Im a sucker for extremley difficult games. Trial and error then that self of accomplishment is why i play video games.
@@MellyXIV Maddening, the hardest difficulty, is as hard as the name stipulates.
Fishing, the only steady way to improve your level of teaching.
I can confidently say that I do not regret my purchase. I bought the game Friday morning and have been playing for multiple hours and definitely hooked!
My biggest praise would be how difficult they made to choose a house to lead, I knew which house I was choosing before I started and even then it was difficult, they do a great job of giving you a chance to meet all the characters and learn their motivations and goals! Definitely a worthwhile purchase if you enjoy strong character driven games! I’m still working on my first play through because I’m talking to so many people in the game each time I can
Can't wait to get this. JRPG games with deep intense story driven mechanics is definitely up my alley. I loved octopath traveller....so this game is a must get for me. Can't wait
Just play all routes haha
@@mikasaackermann5080 Oh I have! Multiple times actually 😂
I've been waiting dearly for this. My pre order of the special edition comes in tomorrow!
Carter Herrigstad won’t be disappointed it’s awesome and art book and stuff are a cool ad on
That sucks hope you enjoying
You know the same pain then of wanting to play fe now but dont have the game yet
Carter Herrigstad I got mines early. I almost had that happen. At one point it said August 1. It is worth though, the steel book is nice.
Bruh Idk small world hahaha
There's so much content in this game it's kind of crazy for a single player strategy game.
Wet Willy and that’s why it’s good multiplayer games are so overrate rn that single player gems like this are very refreshing
me with 20+ hours already:
also me: *“hm interesting video”*
I'm not too far into Fire Emblem: Three Houses, but honestly is my favorite game hands down. I never personally had a game that I've been hooked on, even the little things are cool to me. This game was just probably up my ally, also, it is my first Fire Emblem game, so this is a strong start. Nintendo has my money for Fire Emblem
Oh nice! Glad to hear you're enjoying it as a new player to the franchise. I've been a fan for a few years now and this has definitely been the most fun I've had playing an FE game because of all the reward system and all the resource management
Who’s buying this because they are isolated?
Funnily enough I got this on release and only had time to play it when we entered lockdown XD Perfect isolation game.
Lol 😂 looking into it
Yee
Jmusique_JMK McDonald jnr same 😭😂
Just got it waiting for download now
Put in 30+ hours in this game already . I love doing things manually, allows me to power up certain skills the person needs and building up better relations with students. Most of my students are already at B grade in their respective areas. I'm always looking forward to the activities just as much as the main mission of the month. Very great game tbh. 10/10 for me, Oh and Classic w/Hard Mode all the way 👍
This is my first fire emblem game I've always wanted to play them just never liked the 3DS and I'm loving my time so far. About 25hours in huge RTS and Persona fan so has everything I could ever want
I’m a teacher irl so I kinda don’t want to play a game where I’m a teacher lol
Marrks R yeah I can understand that but I guess your not a teacher at a war school/ monastery so if you enjoy fire emblem or are interested in the series I would say give it a go :) I was a solider but still enjoyed CoD ;)
Hopefully you don’t teach English
Thanks for the responses guys, I will definitely play this game :)
I'm a teacher as well, but I am going to play just like always. 😊
I can totally relate to that, I'm getting tired of all these games where you play a murderer.
So for those on the fence about the game like I was, here are some aspects you might not see mentioned in typical reviews:
-Each of the several routes is roughly 60+ hours long, so it’ll definitely be worth the price tag if you enjoy the gameplay.
-Best part is that the New Game Plus mode is made in a way where replaying the game doesn’t feel monotonous and grindy since you can bypass things like class masteries that you’ve already gotten before.
-RNG, while prevalent, is not completely out of control. Divine Pulse, your get-out-of-jail-free card, does not reset RNG, so if you get a critical hit and rewind time, you’ll still get that crit. Same goes for misses (both for you AND the enemies), so you can plan around the RNG. This is true for most RNG in the game, don’t worry about losing some godly level-up stats, as you will still get those stats when you level even if you rewind time. Same goes for out of gameplay things too like class certifications.
-There’s also tons of customization, so if you find that you like glass-canon spellcasters more than typical melee units, you will find that many of those units can be turned into ranged units quite easily. Even if you get stuck with a pure melee unit that can’t be taught ranged attacks, you can always recruit units from other houses like a certain spellcaster who is totally not a child and nuke your enemies with her.
-Replayability is top notch. I’ve already mentioned how there’s other routes and how well the game handles New Game Plus, but the sheer number of characters with several potential skill paths really help as well. On your first playthrough you’ll be bound to miss many of broken applications of some characters only to later find out that this shy recluse can annihilate absolutely anything on the map from absolutely anywhere on the map.
-The maddening difficulty is a significant challenge and does more than simply ups the levels of enemies. It makes several seemingly small changes that have a large impact on the game. From most enemies having poisonous weapons to boss units having unrestricted mobility. It’s far more fun than simply having more enemies with higher stats.
As for downsides to the game:
-RNG does effect how a character develops, they have a set chance to gain a specific stat each time they level. Ex: a 35% chance to gain 1 HP. And while they are guaranteed to get at least 2 stats each time, characters can easily get screwed over if they don’t have a good chance for a stat to grow. Different classes give bonuses to these chances though. Ex: Brigands give an additional 10% chance to gain a Strength stat each level.
-Some characters are fairly bad comparatively and would require a lot of babysitting to get them to work well. Others might not scale well into the mid or late game (potentially due to bad RNG levels) but this isn’t as bad since you usually can pivot into something that works better. For example, if you have a character that used to one shot enemies, but has later fallen short, you can stack a bunch of equipment and abilities that buffs critical hit rate to have almost a guaranteed crit each time, or use several stat buff items and battalions to increase their speed so they can get double attacks each round.
The game is definitely worth it for those that enjoy strategy games and/or customization.
As a teacher, the last thing I want to do when I'm playing a video game is lesson planning.
Just what I was thinking.
Im loving this game so far, if youre a fan of the series i doubt youll be disapointed
@UndergroundGrower UK I can understand where you are coming from. We each have our own opinions, but for me personally I like some of the changes and am a fan of them trying new things outside of the original FE formula while still keeping it a FE game. But that is just my opinion and i value yours as well :)
@@albertwesker2050 Really? I'm the complete opposite, I love PoR and RD, and i love this game. I feel like the story in three houses might be the best in the franchise that surpasses fe4 or PoR. I also thought the map designs were really good. My only gripe with the game was the difficulty being too easy.
@@albertwesker2050 Did you actually reach the war phase ? This game pulls the war story way better than POR and RD ever did.
Tell me... St wsr phase you dont have missions or maps outside history? Can you change classes or train at this point???
@@albertwesker2050 PoR and RD are my favorite FEs and TH is quickly becoming one of my favorites. What are you talking about? The only "dating sim" aspect is s supports after you beat the game
This complaint about 'Fire Emblem is about dating sims now' is really getting on my last nerve, and it's clearly from players who've jumped in recently.
Support conversations have been around forever, and the women have always been anime babes. Literally the only difference is that they're 3D now.
Yes and no. While Support conversations have always been around, the characters that could converse were much more limited in a way that made a lot more sense. In Awakening and Fates, they tried to make it so you could match up [almost] anyone with anyone of the opposite gender... and that, combined with the custom avatar/self-insert character, made for a very, very lack-luster writing in a lot of places. Certain characters (such as Tharja) behaved _very_ inconsistently depending on who they were talking with. In other cases (like the farmboy from Awakening, whose name I'm blanking on), the characters end up doing so many different things between battles, it gets to be ridiculous when you consider the kind of tight time-frame the story is operating under. Even though the characters were fighting together, it doesn't mean that they'd associate with each other outside of battle. Some people just don't get along, personality clashes, and so they just don't talk or hang out outside of obligation - so it felt _weird_ in Awakening/Fates seeing the writers trying to force all of these disparate characters and personalities to match up... Awkward.
So yes, actually, as someone who's been playing FE since the first GBA release, I can pretty safely say that the 'dating sim' comment is not so unfounded. Exaggerated, yes, but very much present. I haven't picked up Three Houses yet, as I'm ambivalent about the change in aesthetic, so I can't comment on the support system here, but I'm hoping it's not to the same extreme as Awakening and Fates in terms of pairing options.
@Pokémon & FF fan I hate the children they were alright in awakening but it was so unnecessary in fates
@Pokémon & FF fan it's probably for the better
@Pokémon & FF fan echoes I haven't played it much but it seems alright
@@Draeckon While in 3 houses, all of the characters can A rank with the protagonist at the very least (with most of them being able to S rank with one gender or the other, sometimes both), thankfully, not every side character can max support every other side character. It's more like an older FE game where some characters can only go up to B rank while some outright don't have a support.
The side character shipping exists, but as there are no child characters it only affects the epilogue and is automated based on the number of support points one character has with another.
The supports are really something. The characters are really compelling. I went in gunning for one of two possible spouses for my first run and ended up forming a bond with a completely different one.
I haven't played a strategy game for a good while, and never a Fire Emblem. That said, man is it a breath of fresh air for me. After countless thousands of hours in my favored genres, spending time during the life sim sections and then reaping the fruits of my labor on the battlefield feels great. I'm fifteen hours in but I wouldn't mind a solid hundred more hours of this. What a great buy.
It's a different genre and implementation, but if you like the idea of spending time in a life sim to give advantages in battles then the Persona series might be worth giving a try.
Spent the last three days playing this when i can. Thanks to the out of combat stuff I am barely at chapter 5, but I am not complaining as the school stuff is fairly entertaining.
Difference from persona being this game doesn’t have a man with a long nose
Yeah, a few FE7 bosses would have fixed that issue.
Hanneman and Igor share the same VA tho
Instead there's a girl with green hair that can control time which has the same voice as Morgana
Simone Fazwolf WHOA FOR REAL?
@@AtMr8MinutesIsReal Ryuji is that you
I wish etika could play this, r.i.p goat 🕊
He would've loved it I bet, yelling about best girls feet or something haha.
He joined a cult the eye illuminati, thats what happens
Who?
What happened to him again?
@@PatrickChoi he sadly took his own life.
This game is fire emblems attempt at a persona game
Persona Tokyo mirage sessions is personas attempt of at a fire emblem game
*at a good game
Tokyo Mirage Sessions isn't a Persona game at all, it's an SMT spinoff, _like_ Persona.
I'd rather the series go back to being Fire Emblem instead of "Harry Potter and the Persona Emblem".
I flippin love this game! Im currently on chapter 11 and I love how every decision that is made has an effect on the overall story! Definitely worth a playthrough.
I have been absolutely loving this game. And after replaying path of radiance and finally getting around to playing radiant dawn and feeling the burnout from going straight from battle to battle I have been appreciating the downtime, and absolutely loving the customizability of everything. The battles are a nice pace, I'm not stressing so much over everyone's stat points and resetting if it's kinda crappy because I know that I can improve them and I'm not really sure what I want the strengths/ final classes to be yet. I would definitely recommend this game to anyone interested or a fan of the series.
I dont like life sims or strategy games, but I love this game.
Gussys Video Game Videos Same here but this one made it fun.
I regularly play DnD with friends so I really enjoy the turn-based combat and also the amount of "customisation" you're allowed when instructing students. You can get more versatility out of the characters when they don't all follow their cookie cutter pathnotherwise houses like BL would be too same-same.
I enjoy micro managing and stress-free combat (no hectic button pushing etc.). 😅
Just bought it. About 7 hours in and really enjoying it.
I preordered this game, but I live in Hawaii so it isn't arriving for another week... oh and I don't have a switch yet but that's a minor issue.
"Minor issue"
No its fine. I don’t think you really need a switch for this one. Just a minor inconvenience but still doable.
This fire emblem game is vastly different from past fire emblem games. but also bringing back old mechanics from japanese only fire emblem games too this.
This is what I like the most from this one. I loved Echos and its mechanics over Awakening. Glad they dropped the paper rock scissors aspect
I got the special edition on Friday and I'm about 28 hours into the game and barely on chapter 8. The game has me hooked!
I have about the same time in but I'm on chapter 15. Did I miss something?
@@KetskiKetski im at 28 on ch 11. I think he did more exploration
Thomas Siganga I’m on 11 on chapter 6 and I spent a good majority of chapter 5 doing missions becuase I realize I could battle an infinite amount without wasting a time card so I ended up getting to like level 17-19 from 11 which coincidently took me to the right level for the end of the chapter, still having trouble getting the whole recruit thing because I have C’s on the character’s requested stat and mid teens on the char stat (maybe I have to raise that) but I could see how that could’ve spent most of their time
What did the special edition include?
@@KetskiKetski Sorry for the late reply, but the reason I have so much time clocked in is because I'm a completionist. I've done every side activity/mission as well as grinding supports for all of the students with everyone they can. Also because I wanna unlock certain class skills for certain students. Right now I'm at 51 hours in and barely on chapter 14
Awakening: Was a good introduction to the franchise and the characters were cool.
Fates: More like a Shipping simulator with a week story and characters (except Nyx, she was pretty cool in her support conversations despite not impacting the story in a major way)
Three Houses: Fantastic so far, the characters and story are fantastic (despite twist which was pretty obvious) and I got to live out my fantasy as teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts.
Oh my God. The Switch is only 2 years old and I have 6 ten out of ten's. There's The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey, Splatoon 2, Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Super Mario Maker 2, and now Fire Emblem: Three Houses. No other system has ever made br so happy. I am absolutely hooked in every way possible.
Started playing yesterday & I played for 14 hours straight..... I think it’s safe to say I love this game!! I was excited for it & im glad I wasn’t disappointed. It may not be for everyone but it’s all about how you choose to play it & spend your time. I love persona the most but I can say this is a great game to pick up if you like something similar to a persona game. This is one of my games of the year so far & I know it’ll keep me entertained until links awakening
Bought this yesterday and it’s my first Fire Emblem. There is a learning curve but i feel it really is worth spending time playing it
Yeah, there's a bit of a learning curve for veteran players too but it's very satisfying to play. If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Aurora Skies oh thank you! I actually do have some questions :)
@@tererunai You can ask here since some people like to look for answers in the comments
Where are my Golden Deers at?!
JustJoshin i had to go Golden cause my boy Giorno Givonnaa
Sorry bro black Eagle for life my friend 😅
Golden Deers... I'm glad I chose loyalty... ;) Claude is awesome
Black eagles for life
Black eagles, Dorothea 👀
Bought the game without knowing what it was about just because of all the high excitement from everyone.
Totally 100% worth it omg
Thought this comment needed a reply, so here you go!
Wow so much love for this game.
Ive never played FE but im about to go buy it.
Never played Persona but wow it seems it’s highly rated
Wait for Persona 5 The Royal. It comes out next year.
@@noriakikakyoin4430 or maybe play the 1st 2 games in emulators?
@@reieon playing only one game on the series is more pointless
@@NaschAzure No, not really. None of the Persona games are directly connected to each other. You can very well just play one of em, especially if that game is the most refined one of the series.
Cross Over Stop being pointless
Played 6 hours as the black eagles and loving it 🦅 been playing fire emblem since the GBA games in 2003.
I love how nobody mentioned the Persona titles up to a few years ago, and now they basically mention Persona 5 for comparison in a lot of RPG reviews. As an old SMT player, I am strangely proud of the developers.
When SMT V comes out: the darksouls of persona
My 1st ever Fire Emblem game and I have to say I am not disappointed at all. Controls/combat are easy to understand and intuitive. The story has sucked me in and I can’t wait for my next playtime. In just 3 days I have put about 21 hours into the game which I am told is up to 80 hours for one house. There are parts of the game that can be repetitive and feel tedious but these are few and far between. I am very happy with the over all experience and can’t wait to start going though the other 2 houses.
Updated 08/27/2019
When I originally posted my initial review I had only just started my play through. To my surprise, I finished the Black Eagles play through just a mere 15 hours later. This was a shock to me as I had originally thought it would be up to 80 hours. However, after spending more time with the game I am happy to say that at least for my play style 40 hours is long enough for me. The things in the above paragraph that I stated as tedious or becoming repetitive I found myself falling in love with, for example exploring the monastery and talking to the students and faculty and learning their stories and lore. I have to say I am completely satisfied with how the story was handled for the Black Eagles. They are without a doubt my favorite house. I have started my second play through and I have chosen to go with the Blue Lions. I am taking my time with this one and also doing more now that I know how the game mechanisms work. For example, I am doing more battles on my off days and training my students up so I can pass them on the exams. I would highly recommend this game to anyone. I believe it has a little something for everyone to enjoy. On a side note my Girlfriend watched me play some and she has now decided she would like to try playing. She has also chosen Black Eagles as her 1st house to play through.
Definite recommend that relationships are the best part of the game. Strategies are really good, everything about this is just a great name.
I can’t put this game down since I picked it up on Friday. It’s a phenomenal game and I highly recommend the story.
Ikr? Haven't been this hooked on a game since Botw
Now THIS look like a fun game to play. I love how you plan then when attacking happens it goes into an actual GOOD action animation sequence! Really nice. That hooked me personally. The dynamic. Putting this on my list! Thank you!
In normal mode you can do battle who don't take "action professor point", so you can grind.
a.k.a play the game with training wheels while your mother holds your hand while both of you are in a bubble. As if the game wasn't already easy enough. grinding just makes the entire game grinding since you take out the only challenge in the game after you grind.
Your Boy Yamchu shut up
@@aegis5986 Mad because you suck at the game?
I waited 2 and a half years for this game; it was worth it
JWil42 They took the time and the pay off was huge
About 6:30. For anyone scared by this, do know that it is not necessary to reset the whole fight. By the first chapters you get tha ability to rewind time. With this, if you do make a mistake, you can go back as much as you need to correct it. Granted, this has limited uses, and is optional.
Octopath Traveler and now Fire Emblem! DEFINITELY getting a Switch!
rayburr80 you can get octopath on steam now!
Get Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Best RPG on the system so far
@@giovanniruiz73 I forgot about Xenoblade Chronicles...smh! Definitely getting that one too!
@@giovanniruiz73 Hey! Xenoblade love! This and Xenoblade were the main reasons I wanted the Switch.
@@rayburr80 I see you like rpg's , hopefully persona5 releases on switch
I got the game Friday and have lost sleep over it. This is quickly becoming my favorite FE game BECAUSE of the life sim part and how customizable the units are. I know each unit was meant to take a certain class but in this game, you can really put each unit in any class you want from the start without hindering the gameplay to much whereas in previous titles I felt if I wanted to change a unit's class there needed to be 1-2 hours dedicated to training with the new weapons and leveling them before continuing with the story.
My only issue is the same problem with Awakening and Fates, that the MC class is *always* superior. I want to be a god damn wyvern rider, but I feel like I'm just hindering myself if I don't pick Nohrian Noble, because it's just so fucking busted.
If I had the money I would buy it. It looks so interesting.
Don't worry the game doesn't have legs, it won't run away.
I had the same problem with other games and had to wait sometimes
Been a fan of this series ever since it's release in GBA. Pre-ordered Three Houses months ago and received it on the release date! Very interesting and adds a lot of game time compared to the previous versions! 10/10!
I’m obsessed with this game and inexplicably in love with Claude have a good night everyone
It was really a gamble when I decided to buy this game. I was too used to the PS4 graphics action-oriented games and even in JRPGs, I only played those that require constant movement and hack and slash and what not (Tales of Series, Star ocean, recent FF games), but I really found myself really invested with FE Three Houses. The story is engaging and even some of the characters plot lines. I like how this game makes you invested in these stories and character interactions which really add to the whole experience. I was always looking forward to the game mechanic of weekly schedules where you choose what you want to do: you can choose to build your character relationships, do some quests, or just battle it out in the field. Take note that everything you do in the school mechanic will affect your experiences in battle like how and what skills you will learn and use. But in conclusion, I thought that I would be bored and this will just be added in the backlogs of games I bought and not play it again after trying it, (I just wanted to but it because I was curious about the series and needed something to play while waiting for TLOU 2 in ps4) but it’s really an engaging and well thought-out game. I really recommend this.
I'm glad that you enjoyed it! I have a feeling that you'll probably enjoy the rest of the series, or the Persona series if you haven't played those games yet.
This channel is such a prime example of how to make entertainment
no, this channel is an example of how to misinform people and being unprofessional.
What.... nah lol it's a damn good review Falcon knows his shit and is just being as real as possible.
It looks more like the Trails of Cold Steel games than a Persona. Which is totally fine because I love those games almost as much as Persona.
This definitely has a lot of story, and I miss the endless battling for example, Fire Emblem Awakening. However I’m happy that the battles are a lot bigger, longer, and have better enemies. I like that when you fight it actually looks like they are on a battlefield. I’m so addicted to this game’s mechanics, the characters are funny, and the soundtrack is amazing per usual. 9/10 Definitely a must buy!
I am on vacation now... lot of time to play,... aaaand considering the good comments... looks like a very demanding yet rewarding journey. Buying it NOW. Tks, before you buy.
Glad we could help
I just beat the game the first time on golden deer and it was amazing to play
Glad to see that the series is evolving in good way and is not just a dating sim like Fates
@Caligula6 Shoshon yeah, I agree, it would be interesting and FE has many good characters, and the series has prove to be good in doing that
@Caligula6 Shoshon With all due respect, the game should be a cakewalk on normal casual mode. Am I wrong?
It is a dating sim tho... just no kids...
@@zane33611 it's a cakewalk on hard. This is not a hard FE game. In fact they are having to add a dlc (for free luckily) to append a more difficult mode
@@albertwesker2050 all FE games are dating sims or have you actually never played one before.
I actually watched this video before playing but my brother ended up purchasing the game and I actually play it more than he does lol. Needless to say, I really enjoy it! I love how you can cultivate relationships with the different students in your class and in other classes. I enjoy how you can kind of teach your students and help them focus to get stronger in certain areas over others because it makes you feel as though you are rewarded for it once you get to play on the battlefield by way of seeing your students defeat the bandits and monsters. I will say though that the system for teaching was a little bit difficult to understand so it took me a while to get the hang of it as well as the class system, and that kind of was a disadvantage because I found myself progressing through the story not really knowing what I was doing, so I found that at certain points some of my students were extremely lacking in certain areas or just simply taking a longer time to level up than other students in the beginning chapters. But it becomes a lot more fun when you finally get the hang of the lecture system. I also found it beneficial to try to battle as often as you can during non-story related mission/quests because when it comes time to actually do some sort missions, if you haven't leveled up enough then you'll be defeated in like 2 turns. But I really love how much content is in this game. I have almost 30 hours racked up for this game and I'm still on part 1 lol. Everything feels important, even the side missions and small seemingly unimportant quests. Definitely would recommend this game!
I bought this game, my very first switch game ever.
Don't own the switch yet but I play this on my pals consol when we game together and we both have fun with this. It is one of the most fun tactical rpg's I've ever played. Finished it with my friend and none of us regret the time we spent on it. Actually.. there is a high chance we will come back to this to play a different house to finish. Just to see how different that story would become.
As someone who has enjoyed very very few TRPGs, I am REALLY loving this game. Going from encounter to cutscene to encounter to cutscene with nothing in between is a format I've never loved, so I'm happy that there is something else to do / explore. [Musou games are also ones that I just can't get into. I need something between the fights.]
Highly recommend for people who don't normally like TRPGs, unless you just REALLY hate grid combat.
For the first time this year I have already bought before you put the video out. 8 hrs in and I LOVE it. It’s my first Fire Emblem game
Txawjhlub Lao I’m going to go back and play the ones I can. I was never in to strategy games.
Bree jordan you can download the gameboy titles on your smartphone and yeah three houses is sooo good.
Alex Brown Where would I go to get the download?
Bree jordan you need to download a gameboy emulator app from the playstore and the roms are in the internet
Is it a good game to jump into if you’ve never played fire emblem?
I also want to know!
With out a shadow of a doubt it can be as hard as you want it to be and as easy as you wanted to be the first battles for me were hard though because my team was under leveled and its my first time playing fire emblem on classic mode
I think you mean storywise, right? You don’t need to play the previous games to play. It’s like the ff15 of fire emblem.
Buy it, it’s amazing 👌
If you mean Storywise, Fire Emblems are not connected unless they are a direct sequel. If you mean playwise, you can alter your difficulty however you need. Difficulty settings have gotten a bit more forgiving since the early days. Currently playing on Hard/Casual mode (I am too lazy to replay and I tend to be unobservant) and I haven't had too much trouble, but I also have played every game since it hit the Gamecube.
I never played fire emblem series before, and guess what, i can't put the game down lol. I always liked persona style and srpg type of game though, so yeah, its literally a perfect game for me. (Sorry for my bad english)
So happy to see one of my favorite series finally getting some recognition!
I would definitely say buy it. However, I wanted to touch on the “nonstop action” point brought up in the video. There is a skip option in the calendar menu that will automate literally everything, so if you want to completely ignore the life sim stuff, you can (with the exception of a few story related moments)
Never played or had any Fire Enblem games....which one should I start or try it for my first game?
Fire Emblem: Awakening for the 3ds
Just buy this game! Im at 117 hours so far, keep playing, far from finish and I love it! Quality game play, combat systeme, scenario, dialogue, character, graphic style...what are tou waiting for, go buy it NOW! ❤
Preordered the special edition 5 months ago but still watching 👌🏻
Same 👍
Same
not same
It's worth it
I need more MONEY I have to buy Mario maker 2, fire emblem, and next month astral chain, then next next month links awakening and then next next next month Luigi’s mansion
Maybe you should try getting a job.
What if you're a kid whose parents won't buy you games?
Maybe because you’re not that far in is that the higher your professor rank gets the more points you get. Ranking up is done by going around the monastery doing activities, side fetch quests and side battles. Although not really necessary to rank up your professor level it will help a lot later on when you’ll have many activity points to train up with different members.
Currently doing a blue lions play through and getting support conversations ranks up is worth it as you can earn valuable items not found in chests.
Lastly the optional battles, the ones with the green quest marks which are limited in time are worth doing, you can obtain new battalion units and relic weapons for some units.
As someone who isn't big into strategy rpgs and never played a Fire Emblem game THIS GAME IS AMAZING AND WOULD HIGHLY RECOMEND IT!
I don't usually like turn based combat, and I don't have a lot of experience with it. Should I buy this?
Will McPherson i do have the same question....
This game (and all the games after FE 12) have casual mode on which is recommended for new players. Casual mode means your units who died in battle return to the next battle.
No. That's the main Point of the Game which are Turn based battle and the Story. The Church thing etc. is just adding to that.