Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a tactical RPG released in 2019 for the Switch. It was developed by Intelligent Systems and Koei Tecmo and published by Nintendo. Three Houses was the first Fire Emblem game to return to consoles after a twelve year gap being on handheld systems. The Fire Emblem series began in 1990 and currently spans 16 mainline games.

Three Houses takes place on the continent of Fódlan, with the main story being centered around Garreg Mach Monastery. Garreg Mach serves as both the home of the Church of Seiros and an officer's academy which the main character, Byleth, becomes a professor at. At the beginning of the game you choose to teach one of the school's houses (Black Eagles, Golden Deer, Blue Lions), each of which align with one of the major powers in Fódlan (Adrestian Empire, Leicester Alliance, Holy Kingdom of Fargaerghus). Though initially at peace, conflict begins to erupt between the Empires and a struggle for power emerges. Throughout the game time is spent between combat and life around the academy.

Combat is typical for a TRPG - turn based combat over a grid with limited moves each unit can make per turn. Each house starts with a certain number of students, but you can recruit other students / instructors and use them in combat over time. Characters can also be customized as you need by upgrading to various classes and equipping battalions for unique attacks. Each map has environmental and human made hazards that benefit some unit types, while leaving others at a disadvantage.

The other half of the game is a mix of social simm, activities around Garreg Mach, doing side quests, and training Byleth. Spending time with characters through different activities unlocks quests that give more backstory to the world of Fódlan and the interpersonal relationships characters have with one another. There's also end game romance options that include some queer characters!

I think Three Houses is an excellent game and worth playing. The twists in the story are interesting, so I'm leaving the plot vague! Byleth can also be male or female, which is nice. Also, Black Eagles is the best house.

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    • vertexarray [any]
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      2 years ago

      The new trend of mechanically modeling a character's mental state is a great opportunity to resurrect weird little minigames like the hacking thing in DX:HR and the plumbing-hacking minigame in bioshock