LogFAQs > #924541552

Well they call it a preview, but it reads very much like a full review. I guess the difference could be they only finished one of the three storylines and their full review will cover all three? I guess it also doesn't talk much about battles themselves, so that could be something for the full review too. Anyway, it was taken down shortly after being posted (jt's by Engadget), but someone on Resetera managed to get screenshots.

https://imgur.com/a/9YAdimg

It's a pretty positive review! Best news is that it confirms New Game+, but doesn't say what transfers over. Hopefully Byleth's teacher levels, so you can get more options for unit customization right off the bat in future playthroughs. It also makes it sound like the school stuff only takes up a quarter of the entire game (assuming that's what they mean by major shake up ~10 hours in). I was expecting more like 50/50, but I suppose it would depend on how much time you take exploring and talking to people (and if teacher levels do carry over into NG+, you'd be spending more time at the school in successive runs).

The newest article from Famitsu is also out and translated on Serenes Forest for anyone interested. I haven't read these since I feel like I know enough already that I want to just discover the rest while playing, but apparently this game has a ton of lore and side reading. Like you can go to the library and read history books or visit the dormitories to read all the students' journals.

https://serenesforest.net/2019/07/10/three-houses-famitsu-5th-article-demonic-beasts-monastery-loose-ends/
https://serenesforest.net/2019/07/11/three-houses-famitsu-5th-article-follow-better-screenshots-library-texts/
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