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#72. Fire Emblem: Three Houses


This was my first Fire Emblem game. I had never really been too interested in the series before. There was a time I thought about trying to play the Ike games because hes cool in Smash, but those games are absurdly expensive online (Path of Radiance is currently going for 275 on Amazon, and even used copies are 135+, so no thanks), so that never materialized. With Three Houses, the more I learned about it and the more Board 8 hyped it, the more interested I became. A slice of life school days type of video game? Sign me up!

As I write this, I have not played either Black Eagles scenario. I picked Blue Lions first, and then I did a Golden Deer run afterwards. I dont know if this was the ideal way to play, but I do intend to go back to do the Black Eagles eventually, probably after this DLC episode drops. Im honestly glad I did Blue Lions first because they wound up being my favorite house in terms of the characters. I really liked everyone except for Sylvain, who is just a poor mans Zelos. Felix is probably my favorite character in the game, and Dedues up there with him. Of course, this can change once I actually get some in-depth time with Edelgard and Hubert (since you cant really do that when playing as the other houses), but still, its a great cast. I didnt care for the Golden Deer cast as much, but they also provide a lot of answers to the plots mysteries. Blue Lions is almost its own isolated thing where its way more concerned with Faerghus than the rest of Fodlan.

As for the actual gameplay, I enjoyed it. Ive heard people say its pretty easy, and Id tend to agree, at least on normal. I didnt really struggle at all once I got used to it, which is probably for the best with this being my first Fire Emblem game. I'd say if you've never played a game in the series before, it's a good entry point. Its cool being able to link up with other party members to enhance your attacks, and the presentation is top notch. I love the battle cries, too, highlighted by Byleths, Here is something to believe in! Battles just look and feel so good.

The highlight of Three Houses for me are the Support conversations, which are almost like Fire Emblems version of S. Links, except its expanded to include more than just the main protagonist with other characters. The party members themselves could interact that way, too. Unfortunately, you cant have everyone interact with everyone in Support conversations, so speaking selfishly, I only wish we could have had that. Those things are the main reason I love Felix the most because his are almost always great, no matter who hes paired with. His mindset is just so different from everyone elses, so seeing them all learn how to adjust to it and how to handle him is a lot of fun.

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