Thinking Caps On! | Fire Emblem: Three Houses Reviewmpressions
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 พ.ค. 2024
- It's not quite a first impressions video and not quite a review, but whatever this is it's got my thoughts on Fire Emblem: Three Houses, which is real good, you guys.
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This video was edited by the lovely Kane!
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NOTE: You can totally repair weapons, I'm just dumb LOOOL
Arlo Yeah I was about to say lol
You can also forge weapons by adding some materials, and also don't forget to check you rust weapons by pushing x. 99% of the time you get an iron version, but some times you can get some good weapons.
Not only that but weapons don't really break anymore anyways, they always stay in your inventory and can even be used to attack
Not early on it takes a while to unlock it so it's ok
Yes I highly advise doing that for the early game. For steel weapons it is nearly half the cost of buying new. If you forge or temper weapons at all they will be significantly stronger and more durable. YOUR TEMPERED WEAPONS ARE WORTH HOLDING ON TO PLEASE DO NOT DISCARD
0:40 Arlo you made a botw review over a year after the game came out we can be patient
Logan's Login I think the fact is, Arlo isn’t as big on Fire Emblem as he is other franchises. It’s very likely he just wanted to get enough of an idea of it for the video, so he can put it down and review other things.
you mean SO patient that we actually finished the entire 3 hour video lol
Probably because he uploaded a whole lot of little reviews of different sections of the game, so nobody got impatient cause there was always a bit getting uploaded
@@InvaderZim07 by the sounds of it, he is getting Into it more though, which is Nice!
Logan's Login definitely
Who else would watch a super late Arlo review of fire emblem?
i would
I would
You should ask who wouldn't, doubt you would get any answers tho
I'd also love an Arlo plays of fire emblem.
SuperFrubblez me too
Can we appreciate that every single character in this game has full voice acting and not just grunts
Sprite Guy I was very impressed about that
Yes
Except the MC
*grunts*
"I agree, it is a refreshing change of pace."
Sprite Guy even the generic army guys have cut in crits and quotes
FE3H: The game where jokes about not being able to sleep are actually true
bruh just choose puff and down b it's not that hard
The japanese TV commercial for the first FE on the famicom features an opera section singing about how the game is so addicting you'll never go to sleep. (sung to the tune of the Fire Emblem theme to boot)
and here it is! th-cam.com/video/D-2kf1VKM1U/w-d-xo.html
Linhardt is not pleased with this comment.
@@kreeperkiller4423 or snooze as Hero
"I did the deer house" *shows gameplay explicitly from the black eagles route*
I THOUGHT THE SAME
kane usually edits his videos, along with this one. probably his footage
If you do a full review the thumbnail should be three Arlos and the top one is upside down for some reason...
Beautiful
Thats still so derpy. Also very counter-intuitive for everyone who chose "Golden Deer" as their house: On the minimap white dots represent people you can speak to, blue are the ones from your house and yellow dots are students/teacher. Took me a moment. Why isnt it properly color coded?
@@shivalah idk but I really hate it
Its funny because thats Claude's crit animation on his last class
@@shivalah what?
For those new to Arlo's channel, 7 is a perfect score.
And sorry for posting so many comments. I was just really excited and happy that you're reviewing this game.
Genuinely, thanks for clarifying
Then this gets a 4 from me
@@netweed09 I'm really curious why. Is it just not your style of game, or was there another Fire Emblem you liked better, or what?
Klaxynd His rating style must be 4/4 then
"I'm not into anime."
"I'm a subs, not dubs kind of guy."
...nani?
Next you're gonna say "I'm not a weeb, I only watch Attack on Titan and One Punch Man"
@@MikesBigWorkshop I'm not a weeb, I only watch Attack on Titan and One Punch Man... Nani!?
@@MikesBigWorkshop TOUYO!!
I watch Avatar. I love ANIME!
@@InnerRise Did you know James Cameron is making more?
The game could use a performance patch for texture loading amd load times, but otherwise its great
Aye. Breath of the Wild got a couple that fixed at least 85 to 95% of the wonky performance issues, so hopefully at least one of these style of patches comes FE3H's way.
Overall the game was delayed about 8 months past its initially-intended release date. Unfortunately, I'm guessing there's very little additional optimization to be squeezed out of the engine.
Thankfully its a turn-based strategy game so the subpar performance can be overlooked far more easily than basically any other genre (and this is coming from someone who is a Switch+PC Gamer w/ a high-end, high-refresh rate setup!)
Personally have no problems with load times, there all pretty fast, the textures could be better but it’s there first game on the system and they had problems making it so I can forgive them if texture aren’t the best
Yeah textures aren't great but I never really had an issue with load times. It was never over like 10 seconds
My biggest gripe is the painfully low resolution of the background images, particularly the skyboxes. Next time you're exploring the monastery, look straight up at the clouds! It's horrible!
Arlo: "I'm not into anime"
Arlo: "I'm totally a 'subs not dubs' guy... especially anime and anime inspired stuff"
I think he was pretty clear with that. He doesn't like anime. And one of the reasons is because of the bad/cheesy English dub voice acting in a lot of it. But this one isn't bad.
Lol
Lmao we made the same comment
@@DeltathRiylaan but if he prefers subs, that would imply he's not only into anime. He also prefers it in its native language. Your argument doesn't hold water.
the facepalm in your profile pic matches my exact reaction to when he said this lol
Honestly I fell in love with this game the second I started playing it. The characters, the music, the story, the gameplay is all just unbelievable to me. I've absolutely loved every second of it, and I'm almost positive it is my game of the year. I think it's really beautiful... I guess it's just me though. I really enjoyed the visuals, sorry kids.
Fable Joey I don’t think the visuals are ugly either, but Arlo made good points. Some of those texture resolutions are... sad. I’ll say this though, there is something about the style they’ve been using for the last almost decade that I’m not a big fan of. I like the artwork in the GBA games, and notably in Shadows of Valentia, better than what they use now. I think it was Fire Emblem Awakening that started the current style.
I already like Fire Emblem but they added a Persona like structure to it. Its so addicting. I've been playing 3 hours every night after work since the game came out. When I played Persona 3 and 4 I did the same thing for months.
Agreed! LOVE IT!
The game was beautiful, packed with story, activities, battles, and it's one of the bets games I've ever played. As long as the textures aren't Pokémon trees, I'm happy
@@imsometaeventhisacronym2545 I do agree with some of the points he made for sure. But also I think for me it's just, I don't really see "graphical" issues, or problems, as much as others, or when I do they never bothered me. I also actually think they did wonderful things with the attack animations and what not. There's lots of flaws for sure, but for me nothing game breaking whatsoever.
I’ve played about 30 hours on Golden Deer. I absolutely love this game so far - it might even be my Game of the Year.
still havent started the game since i cant pick
@@garenthal9638 thats why theres a new game plus
@@andyblarblar279 at what point in the game can I pick my house?
@@faith.W super early, right after the tutorial battle
@@andyblarblar279 Oh okay I thought It would be a greater event. I deleted my game load anyways so its not a big deal. But thanks for the information
Arlo, I’m going to let you in on a little secret that I don’t see anyone talk about:
Support Conversations are the “X Factor” that give Fire Emblem its edge over other RPGs.
Getting to know all of your units on an intimate level & seeing their history/behavior with one another isn’t something a lot of RPGs do. Gaining support with a strong unit makes you more invested in their personality, or maybe there will be a unit you’re indifferent to but once you start reading their supports & learn more about them you’re completely sold on them (Jaffar, Lethe & Gregor are great examples of this)! And since those units become more personal to you, perma-death stings just a little bit more when it’s someone you care about. It makes every unit feel a little more alive & I don’t know why so few people bring this up!
Honestly I credit a good chunk of Awakening’s success on the fact it was the 1st FE to remove support limits. In Pre-Awakening FEs, each unit could only have 5 support conversations TOTAL, which was a huge disservice IMO.
You are absolutely correct. Support Conversations are my favorite part of every Fire Emblem game... and are no doubt one of the main reasons why Shadow Dragon is my least-liked.
The problem with Awakening was that the writing was bad. Same for Fates. Actually, it was even worse there. 3H has good writing and a lot of supports. They also didn't force thmself to do 3 supports every time. Sometimes they only did 2 (C,B) and sometimes one of those 3 has two parts.
Agrees
Herolp I think Awakening is actually solid enough in the writing department. Not Genealogy level definitely, but it shines the most in its support convos. Overarching plot wise, it’s just too safe. Which I feel the writers did for sales, since this was supposed to be the last of the series. Writers tried to be experimental in the Tellius games but they didn’t sell well, despite the stellar writing. Then there’s Valm which we’d all rather forget.
Fates, on the other hand is why I was so worried that Treehouse was overseeing the localization of 3H. The censorship and overall just terrible writing of Fates was amplified by the bad translation. For instance, the difference of characters in supports vs in the plot. 8-4 brought some of the best localization in Awakening and Echoes. Just hear the difference in the lyrics of Heritors of Arcadia vs Lost in Thoughts. 3H is what Fates should’ve been: diverging paths that I could play but don’t need to pay to play every single one. Sorry for the rant, I just feel that too many people rag on Awakening just for the sake of it.
@@visibleconfusion782 I am not an Awakning hater. But Awakening's writing, especially in the supports, felt so off to everything else. The story is rather flat but straight forward, whereas Fates' main plot doesn't make sense and everyone just behaves stupid.
"Edelgard and Dimitri seemed like the same."
Oh ho ho ho ho ho ho, After the time skip, they are literally nothing alike.
Hylian Fell Dragon Thats what I was thinking
They're both worse than Claude and that's the only personality trait that matters
Harrison Lane imo Edelgard has the best character. her and Dimitri have so much more of a back story and actual character depth to them compared to Claude.
@@harrylane4 but Claude falls flat for being less interesting in terms of character development. It doesn't really help that his story is a little out of place between Dimitri, Edelgard and Rhea's routes
@@Miguel-fc1yg it’s not really a spoiler. All they said was that Edelgard and Dimitri are different post-timeskip. If that’s considered a spoiler, maybe you shouldn’t watch this video
One of the best games this year for me. I absolutely adore this game.
Now let's see how the fire emblem community takes it, I hope it unites the somewhat divided fan base
I can confirm, the Genealogy fans like this one. (To my knowledge)
NightroBlaze Epic profile pic.
My worry is that the og fans and the 3ds era fans might finally unite only for the new fans from this game (its selling super well and its alot of people's first fe game) to disturb the peace. I already see new players getting off on the wrong foot with older fans.
From what I can tell, it actually does in the best way that it could have. Let's not forget that most of the "old school Geneology fans" and such were actually introduced to the series the same way anyone older than 20 today was: Smash Melee and FE7 for the GBA. Those players delved online to find the emulators and fan translations that would allow them to play the old gems that were only released in Japan. For this game to be successful, it needed to toe the line between "hardcore tactical" RPG and "dating sim" RPG at a level just as balanced as FE7.
FE7 is generally considered to be somewhat easy, and light on relationships. It had hard modes and support conversations, but it was neither as slaughteringly difficult as Thracia 776 nor as weabo-pandering as Fates. It was light, but it was balanced -- a good introduction. Three Houses seems to have taken all the good things the series has and refined, increased, and innovated in a way that can please all the fans who enjoy that middle ground between "styles" that really can be joined in a single game that pleases all the fans. That's really hard to do in a series with a split base!
Arlo said it best when he described the satisfaction of being able to choose between wandering the monastery or doing extra battles. A reasonable allowance to skip the part you don't like in favor of the part you do gives fans much more wiggle room to meet in the middle.
No need to worry, one of the most picky FE players I know loves this game (He liked Awakening enough, thought Fates was trash and Echoes was a lot better than Fates). Someone like me who’s played FE games before but never really finished them and kind of agree with my veteran friend am hooked on this game and haven’t tried to play another game in the meantime which is big for me. And then another buddy of mine where he knows the FE characters from Smash but nothing beyond that picked this game up and he’s enjoying it as well and is flying through the fame in comparison to me.
About 30 hours in and I'm obsessed! Blue Lions ftw
AHAHAHAHAHA, IS THIS SOME SORT OF SICK JOKE?!
Dimitri’s arc is massively underrated and the Blue Lions have probably the most mature and well-rounded cast of characters
I Have only played through Blue lions and golden deer, as much as i love claude i do agree that blue lions story is way better
Blue lions gang
Around 35 hours in and I'm also using blue lions btw Dimitri's eye patch is cool
As someone who played Awakening and Fates, I'm also shocked how all the support conversation are fully voiced and animated. You can tell that a lot of love went into the game, unlike Pokémon. But I guess, this game was delayed as well, and Pokémon just can't be delayed.
Consider picking up Echoes: Shadows of Valentia! That game is fully voiced as well, and it's amazing. The gameplay is admittedly a little lacking, but the presentation leaves me loving the game regardless.
Agreed
@@saanait0 agreed
I feel like everyone forgot Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
@@ToonRaider I'm just glad people call it by more of its title and not just 'echoes'. Still looks like a series to me.
I love how Arlo doesn't like anime but he still appreciates the game art style anyway.I mean he doesn't like the graphics and the resolution but he is not saying the art style is bad just because it's anime .
I'm pretty sure he said before the reason he doesn't like anime is because of some typical anime tropes that alot of anime fans have either come to ignore love or hate but continue anyway
@Trash Person someone get this man a good cg show
Go watch soul land there's others but that's the best ignoring some crappy things known as
Chinese obtrusive adds
So go to your favorite piracy site( it's fucking Chinese you ain't gonna find it no where else)
He might even enjoy the Hashino directed Persona titles. Cause while there are some anime tropes in the games, they actually cover some pretty serious themes, and have characters that are very well written, voice acted, and even relatable at times. Just like what Arlo said about the characters in this game.
Weebs
@@cress_albane Ok
Arlo: _Says he's invested in the characters._
Everyone who's finished the game at least once: You fool.
I dont get this comment....
@@haleyamberd there's the side with edelgard, go against edelgard, golden deer, and blue lion to my knowledge
@Keithdrew 6it's not that of a secret route, it doesn't require that much to be unlocked... But yes it really took me by surprise.
@Keithdrew 6 Secret Route?
@@lucascayol1578 Spoilers
So, in order to unlock the 'church route' all you have to do is try and cut down Edelgard in the monastery? Or do you have to miss her throning scene as well?
ARLO IS PLAYING MY FAVORITE GAME SERIES? WHAT?! YESSS!!
Me too but it's my third Favourite Nintendo game series
@@MasterSparkZe
That doesn't make sense. How is it your favorite but only your third favorite Nintendo series?
@@Nick_Lamb I meant it as, it's in my Top 5 Nintendo Series,
However of you're talking about strategy RPG game then It's my favourite, alongside with Shining Force & Stella Glow
@@MasterSparkZe
I mean, that's not what you said.
@@Nick_Lamb I just words it wrong, my grammar is pretty poor
wait Arlo played a Fire Emblem game?! Well I'll be it's about time!
Also Golden Deer Gang!
Spirit antlers!
...
Blacj Eagles ☺
#fearthedeer
Disco-fever Byleth sprite on the calendar is worth $60 in itself.
You chose golden deers but all of the gameplay is from black eagles
@Keithdrew 6 Sounds like something Claude would do.
It's because the actual game can only be properly experienced with the Black Eagles. I've got a 70 something hour file on Black Eagles already and I intend to do my next play through (if that ever happens) with the Black Eagles again. The BE story is just fantastic.
@@scienceme9794 there are two black eagle routes
+Connor Stanton Exactly. I'm experiencing one (which is fantastic) and I'm looking forward to the second one.
@@scienceme9794 I'm pretty sure its because not much of it is his own footage... Likely stuff taken online or his editor grabbing shots himself to better match the words spoken?
Me at first: “I don’t really want this first”
Me later: “maybe I’ll get it”
Me now: “this is probably my favorite Switch game”
Butternut Squash?? YES, PLEASE!!!
It will never die
Why won’t this die
@@Logans_Login Because it's the greatest line to ever grace your ears.
Yeah but Solid Snake
Floopadoop?
GOTY for me imo, and 60hours deep!
The game becomes more Fire Emblem-ish after the timeskip with more weight in the death quotes, war, all that fun stuff.
I didnt notice the low quality visuals until you mentioned them. Goes to show you how little i care about that aspect.
The frame rate drops when youre sprinting at the school though i def noticed.
Fire Emblem has become the best Nintendo RPG series, easy.
I still want a new Golden Sun game
SarajevoKyoto I played the hell out of Dark Dawn! I never really got a chance to play the GBA ones but I’ve been interested in those just due to my interest in DD.
@@Wernershnitzl Definitely should play the first two, linking your progress from the original to Lost Age was a bit of a hassle, but it unlocked a bonus boss guarding the two strongest summons in the game. Lost Age in general was just about the perfect RPG, had great story that really expanded on the first game, engaging characters, neat psynergy, and a wonderful soundtrack. I actually still play my copy occasionally
There’s not much competition other than Xenoblade, which isn’t exactly a fair fight since Xenoblade only has 3 games. (Meanwhile, Pokémon is just going on a downhill slope that the extra news provided a few days ago seems to have done next to nothing to help).
@@Mojo1356 If Xenoblade had a little more exposure, I could see it getting better. But Awakening and Three Houses really have earned FE a spot along the big boys.
Please make a late review! The story gets CRAZY later on! I wanna see your opinions on it!
OMG I never thought you would make this video because you aren’t a fire emblem person but this is real and I cannot be happier. Thank you for Lightening up my bad day
Easily best game of the year IMO. Maybe my favorite game on switch (either this or Odyssey).
but Gooigi. no need to count those chickens before they hatch
This game is easily
My favorite game on switch. I loved Odyssey but this games content is insane to me. I beat Odyssey and it was fun but after I 100% it got stale to me. The fun of finding all the secrets and Easter eggs was great but after doing it that one time. It wasn’t as fun the next time. But I have 4 paths in this game and each path I can have my students Be different classes and have different skills and such
I find BOTW better than both games but hey that's just my opinion
Certainly best Fire Emblem game, even topping the legendary Genealogy and Thracia imo
However the monastery can get a bit boring after only 50 hours of playtime already and since i have only played on hard classic so far (which really should be called normal mode cuz it's kinda easy for a supposed hard mode) i had to make sure to take everything i can with me which means monastery twice a month at least
@@SupermanThatHoe555 it's not just your is definitely mine too hands down.
As a Fire Emblem veteran it makes me so happy to see Arlo just GUSH over this game.
For anyone unaware, replace the tactical strategy parts with turn-based JRPG dungeon crawling and you have a Persona game.
Just in case you were into one series and were unsure about if you’d like the other
Harris : wow I wasn’t sure but this comment sold me I love the daily life part of persona and everyone talks about how great the characters are so I think I’ll go for it
@@Kiwikick238 Funny. Exactly the opposite for me. Wasn't sure about persona but now I'm sold.
TheGrayGhost if you’re planning on getting it I’d recommend waiting for Persona 5: Royal which is essentially a beefed up, extended version of the game kinda like Pokémon Ultra Sun/Moon. That’s what I’m doing, despite really wanting to play.
Thank you for framing it that way. I think I’ll enjoy it
There are still a lot of other differences, but they do share a number of similarities, particularly in the social aspect.
I agree with Arlo! All of the little micromanaging that you do contributes to your overall team strength and cohesion - but it's not completely necessary
Love how you used radiant dawn music for the background. Really great touch.
*sees Edelgard in cutscenes*
Arlo you filthy trai-
"I went with the Deer."
Oh, never mind, sorry for doubting you.
Edelgard FTW
@La Maci
#FuckThePatriarchy
@La Maci the crests are to blame
...
*all hail black eagles*
@La Maci
We will destroy the nobility system and stop the lizard people from brainwashing the youths. 😡
What "happened" with the graphics is that they focused on what matters most and that is character models. The character models are beautiful and every character has been fully modeled for all classes, with beautiful models every time, which takes crazy amounts of work. it's easy to see the fruit baskets on the Eastern Merchant stand are really not a priority when even a thorough player isn't gonna spend more that 2 minutes per in-game month displaying them, and if that's what brought us all these beautiful character models, i'll even say I'm glad they made that sacrifice.
Also, these PS2 game comparisons need to go away. If you think this looks like a PS2 game, I'll gladly invite you to my place to remind you what PS2 games looked like.
yeah, there's a whole lot of people saying things look like PS2 games when they're generally way closer to early (i.e., not the best possible) PS3, or very good Wii games, at worst.
I'll have to agree on all fronts here. The gameplay is so fun and the character models are so good, combined with the immersive story telling and character building, the background graphics never really bugged me at all.. Sure, it's definitely no Breath of the Wild or Witcher 3, but saying it looks like a PS2 game? Anyone who makes that claim doesn't remember what PS2 games looked like. It looks to me like an early PS3 game, which for a game like this, that's fine, everything else about this game is fantastic, and the backgrounds really don't look THAT bad.
The texturing could use some work, I can count the pixels on some of the character's outfits, it's mostly fine but it bothers me that everybody is pissed off at pokemon for having a poorly textured tree in a prerelease version but FE3H drops with worse textures and nobody cares. I mean the gameplay and writing in amazing and that's what really matters, but I'm just saying the textures need a bit of work in some places
@@Schneeregen_ The reactions have much to do with the current state of the series. FETH kept adding and adding content, so people are okay to give a pass to the graphics that look good enough, and there are only a few places that really aren't. Pokémon is in a kurfuffle about its dropped monsters to "make better graphics", so when those graphics turn out to be sub-par, people get upset.
@@liamhorton7629 They dropped mons for competitive balance not graphics
Thanks for making me not regret having purchased this recently! Looking forward to when it gets here.
Very good Reviewmpressions, Arlo!
Keep #remasterthousandyeardoor going!!
@Ced von lewyn Hello there mister! I see you aren't from around this parts...
And you know what? This is actually kind of relevant because Intelligent Systems (who made FE: 3H) made PM: TYD.
#RemasterThousandYearDoor !!! This Twitter account has some fun stuff pushing to remaster TYD. (@SareailA): twitter.com/SareailA?s=09
To be fair I'd definitely watch a late review. This is the game I've been most excited to hear your thoughts on since it's your first Fire Emblem game. =D
Duo
@@wp2837 How the heck did you even find me? XD
@@duoreview7492 I was just scrolling through the comments lol
Arlo playing Fire Emblem warms my heart!! Also, my first playthrough (Golden Deer) ended at like 65 hours. And there are still other routes to play!! And I also want to replay Golden Deer just because I grew attached to the characters! It's easily a 200+ hours game.
You can recruit other members from other classes mind
@@zzskyninjazz1821 Yep, but not all of them. I'd still like to play with Claude and Hilda again
I think part of the reason for it's rather poor visuals is because it's running on a modified Warrior's Engine (which haven't really been very visually impressive)
Still feel like this isnt really an excuse.. like dont get me wrong.. even tho I cant play the game myself I still absolute love it but like.. it really shouldnt look this fucking bad.. I mean I honestly have to say this is not all too much better than Pokemon Sword and Shield.. and thats depressing to think of lol
@@fionavar6607 It's not quite that bad. At least this game has excellent character models, bar the odd low-res texture. Otherwise, though, this game is pretty visually unimpressive. But it plays great, and sounds fucking incredible. Seriously, the sound design in this game is top notch and it had one of the best OSTs in the series.
@@minuterice1003 I mean considering that this game is exclusively for switch it really shouldnt be this unimpressive tho.. I agree with you on everything else tho :3 the games great :D
@@fionavar6607 The unimpressive visuals are certainly disappointing, but at least this game has tremendous quality in other areas to fall back on. Honestly, I feel like the series advancement will be similar to what happened on the 3DS. Awakening basically wrote the playbook for how the 3DS FEs worked, but it was visually pretty bare bones, like a lot of early 3DS titles. Then they stepped it up quite significantly in Fates, and then again in Echoes, which is about as visually well-presented as the 3DS would allow for. So I have hope for the next game.
@@minuterice1003 True I suppose.. I hope I will finally have a switch myself by the time FE17 comes out..
THIS GAME IS AWSOME ALL THE CHARACTERS HAVE THERE OWN GOALS AND PASSIONS ALSO
GOLDEN DEERS FOR THE WIN!!!
Deer. Not Deers.
Psst- should we tell him all the FE games have support conversations for almost all the characters...?
I'm honoured to share the same house as you, Arlo! I too went with the golden deers and don't regret it for a second. 💛
Deer. Not deers. It's already plural.
@@DeltathRiylaan Honestly, why does it even matter? I just flop at the english language. It's still best house regardless 🙃
@@mera_moo I think Black Eagles is better. But as for why it matters, some people like to know the correct way. Sorry if I offended. Wasn't my intention.
Wow, I was so happy to see Arlo review this. I really love 3H and I'm glad it's doing so well. Hope he has the time to play through it, the story is really fun.
Great reviewpression just know that all weapons CAN be repaired in by the blacksmith. its significantly less costly than buying a whole new weapon. also its highly worth it if you temper your weapon at all. That way you will retain all of its Mt you acquired. The black smith will repair the Sword of the Creator as well so don't rest if you plan on spamming that weapon.
Also this was the tipping point to convince me to finally get a Nintendo Switch. FE:3H is the first game i played on the Switch so it looks fine to me
"I chose Golden Deer."
*Exclusively Black Eagle footage*
Arlo, I'm so glad you finally played my favorite series! And such a great entry to start with :)
Omg thanks for the video dude! Was curious if I should buy it!!
Answer: Yes
Definitely, it's a great game
Bro it’s a must. I was iffy about it because I’ve never actually played a fire emblem game but I’m glad I got it lol I’m like 90+ hours in.
Bro, I have never played a Fire Emblem game before and was on the fence about trying this game. I also don’t like anime games which put me off a bit. However, I decided to buy it and it was SO worth it. Even for a newcomer to the series, it is one of the best games on the Switch, trust me. Seriously, if the game interests you even slightly, go for it because you will definitely enjoy it!
Yes!!! I'm 40 hours in and I can't stop playing it, it's beautiful!!!!!
One of the most interesting and action packed stories without the bullsh*t from fates imo.
Arlo: "I don't really like anime or anime tropes."
Neither do us Fire Emblem fans, Arlo. You're not alone.
Yeah, very true.
don't generalize us
Thank you for this video! Thanks for your time and your work :)
Definitely going to get this now
(also I’m glad I’m not the only one noticing the graphics, I haven’t seen anyone else really talk about it)
I promise you the visuals don't harm the experience. I hope you enjoy your first fire emblem game. What a game to start with
The visuals are amazing dude
Is this game recommended for those that never played a fire emblem game like myself?
It's a good first game. You don't need to know anything about the other games to play it
It's definitely a good one to start with! I've played many fire emblem games and some of the older titles are not really newcomer friendly but this one is very easy to get
Yeah FE games are mostly stand alone stories. So no need to have played previous titles. Also, this may well be the best game in the series to date. It's just so damn customizable with so much replay value...
As long as you're not an idiot who doesn't read tutorials ;)
Yes. Get it
Glad you're enjoying it. Fire Emblem is one of my favorite series, right behind Zelda, but even then I have to agree about the quality of the game running around the monastery. I wouldn't go so far as to call it ugly, but it could be better. Maybe if they took the pets around the monastery out and repurposed that data into touching up the graphics, maybe it would be better. Overall though, I absolutely love this game!
When you said that the mechanic feel polished and convenient, I 100% agree. Once I forgot to replenish my battalions while I was at the Monasterty, and I thought O was just screwed when I entered a battle. Then a prompt popped up before the fight asking if I wanted to pay for my battalions. That's just one example
I would actually really like to see a full review of this game by you Arlo! It seems like you've really found a great entry into the series that you enjoy and I would love to hear your full thoughts on the game. But if you don't wanna that's fine too. I'm just glad this video is helping introduce others to a series that they might not have tried out otherwise. Thanks!
Just wanting to inform you about something regarding your comment about "Intelligent Systems having made prettier looking games."
Only 17 employees of I.S. were credited for working on this game, the majority of the 'gruntwork' was done by Koei Tecmo.
While I.S. probably made most of the important decisions and decided how the plot would move along, the majority regarding models, animations and textures can probably be accredited to Koei Tecmo.
I.S. probably asked them for help after working with them on FE:Warriors
What had intellegent been doing then
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@@JB-tl8rj sure hope so
It REALLY sucks they asked Koei Techmo because most of the game`s problems can be attributed to them. (Besides Crimson Flower and Silver Snow. That was IS) IMAGINE if monolift soft would have designed the backgrounds, monestary etc. They probably would have been the same price as well...
My first ever Fire Emblem game and it's incredible. I'm so addicted. It's my GOTY so far. Only Pokemon or Astral Chain could potentially change my mind. But we will see...
The fact that the support dialog can change slightly depending on if it was viewed before or after the time skip is amazing.
Trueee
80 hours in and about to finish my second playthrough. Definitely going to do the other two routes.
17:30
"They know how to make these games, and they get better every time... I assume"
Good thing you put that "assume" there, lots of people wouldn't agree.
Tbh i have a theory as to why Awakening was meh at best and Fates was horrible, with Awakening they did what in German is called a Demiere which is the opposite of a premiere and is normally done at the last time of presenting a play in which the actors change up small things that normally aren't supposed to be like that and only people that paid attention to it can see the joke behind it
For Fates they probably were already packing up the Fire Emblem studio and Nintendo just suddenly told them to quickly make another one so they just threw some stuff together hoping the fans would buy it and the old fans would forgive them for it for now
They then made Echoes sort of as an apology and made Heroes to keep the new fans happy (and made it more likable for older fans later on)
They now put out this amazing game, inspired by FE4, which is known to be the best game in the franchise basically telling us that they're back and hey, am be well get a FE4 remake next
@@GBlockbreaker Awakening was so good tho
@@poem2self Awakening was definitely not good, level design was the worst the series ever had so far tbh and the story was very lackluster, about half of the characters were at least well written and they certainly did make the game have a high replay value due to it's highly customizable characters
@@GBlockbreakerDespite the terrible story, I did hear Fates had solid gameplay though.
Ofc since I've only played Echoes and PoR/RD, I can't really say from experience.
@@Navarchil i played all 3 routes and it's got pretty good gameplay in Conquest, the other 2 are just as horrible if not worse than Awakening
So if you wanna play Fates, just go play a Conquest and skip all the dialogue, then you should have a pretty good Fire Emblem game cuz while Conquest has the best map design and enemy placement it also probably has the worst writing out of the 3 with the exception of that Ryoma moment which is honestly the only piece of the story that felt above the quality of og FE1 fantranslated writing, fuck the elephant level alone had better writing than most of Fates combined and that was literally just a map with a guy screaming Elephant
Where is Xeno best? I need to see if my copy of skyrim was purchased!
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Wtf
Fire Emblem is my favorite game series and Arlo is my favorite youtuber--best video ever. So glad that he and all the new people are enjoying the series so much. I'm glad Fire Emblem is going stronger than ever.
That Radiant Dawn music towards the end of the review was a great choice.
Me: Man a lot of this gameplay looks like it’s from Johne’s lp, like I know some of the moves and layouts are exactly the same.
Me: checks the description, Ahhh
I live in Leicester in real life so I had to pick the golden deer
I was really surprised the Pair Up function didn't come back, Adjutant is close, but not as immediately useful.
I really want to pick this up. Has to go on the backlog for now. Just don't have the time to pour into something like this. Might pick it up around Christmas time
Blue Lions all the way 💙
This would be my first FE game, should I get it?
Definetly yes
I played FE awakening demo and loved it but never bought it. This is my first FE game that I bought and I’m loving it, I think that you should buy it, or buy it pre owned so if you don’t like it you can return it.
Get it!
This is also my first FE game and I haven't gotten very far into it yet but from my perspective it seems like a fine starting point. Mainly because I'm pretty sure the story is disconnected from every other FE game, like they never mention Marth or Ike or anything so you wouldn't be missing info going into the game (I could be wrong since I'm not far into it but I think I saw someone else say this too)
I personally think this is a great starting point for the series if for no other reason than it's way to being considered one of the best in the entire series. FE games are mostly standalone stories, so you don't need to worry about having missed anything from past games.
I have been a "sometimes" FE player. I played 7, Path of Radiance, Awakening, and now Three Houses. I feel like this is easily the most fun I've had with the series. And I'm only 30 hours in, but I already feel more attached to this cast of characters than any previous FE game I've played. The customization is insane... The replay value is off the charts... This is an slam-dunk easy buy as far as I'm concerned.
I love LoVe LOVE ARLO! But why is all the footage from an Edelgard run when he uses Clause?
Arlo: "Edelgard and Dimitri seemed the same"
Dimitri & Edelgard Fans: "So you have chosen death"
I feel offended by that. My Lion King is not the same as Edelgard
@@mythoughtsexactly2145 this may be some kind of twisted joke
Aside from the textures being horrible, this game is by far my favorite from what I've played this year.
Dude, you should definitely play fire Emblem awakening and echoes!! Both are fantastic
I see you neglected to mention Fates ;)
your awakening recommendation makes me laugh but echoes is pretty good... minus the maps... and the hitrates. if you want a real recommendation, if you're looking for story, play path of radience or the sacred stones, gameplay, new mystery of the emblem, fates conquest, absolute pain, genealogy of the holy war
I can overlook the 3ds-era backgrounds for the quality resonating from every other aspect of the game.
I'd like to point out that in battle and in the monastery, everything is loaded in the map at the same time. It doesn't fade to black and load a separate sequence and then fade to black and into the top-down view.
Also this game was developed by Koei Tecmo and it uses the Fire Emblem Warriors engine.
I honest to god believe it looks ok. The backgrounds aren't impressive but they get the job done, I believe the character models look very nice and for this kind of game, which focuses so much on their faces and their actions, it's ok. I honestly only care about the graphics when I'm supposed to be fully immersed into the world Mario Odyssey/Breath of the Wild-style. The Monastery is just, there, it's nice to explore and all, but in the end it's only used to find certain characters and talk to them.
I agree. What Arlo wonders "happened" with the graphics is that they focused on what matters most and that is character models. The character models are beautiful and every character has been fully modeled for all classes, with beautiful models every time, which takes crazy amounts of work. it's easy to see the fruit baskets on the Eastern Merchant stand are really not a priority when even a thorough player isn't gonna spend more that 2 minutes per in-game month displaying them, and if that's what brought us all these beautiful character models, i'll even say I'm glad they made that sacrifice.
I agree with pretty much everything here. The art style is great, the character portraits are great, the cutscenes are awesome, the opening is cool, the menus look just fantastic, the battle forecast window, combat animations, so much of it has so much style and personality. The character models are great too. There are some shockingly low res textures here and there on a random wall or a tray of food or a bookshelf, but they really do the job from any level of distance.
My only beef with the graphics came from the second I looked up at the sky in the monastery. Those clouds... WTF??? Did they just forget to zoom out?? The pixels are as big as Byleth's head!! It's especially weird since in battles, the cloud art is perfectly fine. I don't know much about graphics or optimization, but I'm pretty sure that replacing a rotating Google Image search thumbnail in the skybox with a 5mb jpeg wouldn't crash your framerate.
@@mrchuckmorris Yes, exactly. That's what I mean when I said a few shockingly low res textures. Like. It's just confusing. I don't even know how or why that is. Some of the textures look very nice and modern.. then a cloud from NES Super Mario Bros floats by and I'm like what?
75 hrs in, my game of the year :3
Arlo, i have a question, wgere did u get the 7 grades rating system? Im asking because its weird for me, not because is bad, but because where i live, the school grade syatem use the 1 to 7 score (with decimals) and we often rate thinga throw 1 to 7, i have always thought about this hahaha
I'm about 15 hours in and I do like it. there are things I struggle with though like the different classes and setting yourself up for battles with regards to having characters team up etc or using the perks each has with each other. there are things I thinking should explain more clearly. feel like I'm just fumbling along a lot of the time. Not sure I'll play it through 4 times though!
"they get better, every time, i assume"
>laughs in fe: fates
@@plows2940 yeah but thats like watching a movie where half of it sucks shit and the other is ok
its been how many years? Can people please finally stop beating on fates? smh..
The gameplay of Conquest was top notch though.
@@sajanpatel4956 I mean sure but you can't look at just the gameplay in a game that's basically half trpg and half visual novel
@@moguuera1197 We know, you people just won't shut the fuck up about it.
when arlo says BLASPHEMY against the weapon triangle!!! also its a thing still just not in your face
It isn't. It officially isn't. He quite specifically references the elements like skills or abilities that can give advantage, but there is no weapon triangle now. And honestly, it's for the better. It was fun, but it was also too limiting.
8:09 Coincidentally, and ad played here. About a minute of time to support Arlo!
I've been thinking of getting this game. Hopefully this video will push me over one or the other!
Edit: I'm definitely getting this game!
Also your videos are truly amazing, Arlo.
Did it?
Arlo: This game is ugly
Me: this game is the best looking game I own
I’ve never played or really seen gameplay of a fire emblem game. Great video should I check out the games
If you like the look of it, get it
I love it
But its really not a very good representation of the series as a whole
If you like persona 5 get this game, if you like Mario and rabbids get this game.
Yeah try out Blazing Sword (FE7) on the GBA, it's the best beginner's game in the series without tricking you into picking casual mode
KaioKenZilla YOU NEED THIS GAME! ITS ADDICTING AND SATISFYING AND ALL THE GOOD STUFF! It might be my game of the year, or maybe even favorite game on switch! But we’ll have to wait and see if Luigi’s mansion 3 can beat out fire emblem. I’m sure it’s gonna be a marvelous time but I think fire emblem will take the cake. My point is this game is astounding, definitely a must own for people with switches, along with breath of the wild, Mario odyssey, Mario kart 8, and splatoon 2
@@Jordan3DS
This guy gets it
Generally reccommended starting points i believe are 3,7,9, or 11
It's really interesting hearing a super casual review of a Fire Emblem game. Being a huge fan of the series, I'm used to super nitty-gritty critiques
honestly my favorite new feature they added to this game is that some of the supports change with what supports you have already, i forget who the support was with, but Marianne talks about what Sylvain told her in their B support in someone else's A support which was a really nice detail that i wasn't expecting at all and it makes it to where they don't lose all their character development they just got (which hasn't really been a problem before because they usually either dont have much development in supports, only have 5 conversations max, or just develop different parts of the character that only is in that one support line depending on the game and support)
I really don't care that much about the graphics. I understand that it may bother some(and its fine, they don't look awesome), but for me, they looked just average. Even though I was completely sold by the gameplay, characters, and story, which are really outstanding.
The amount of content its also another point in favor. Each house has a different story than the other. The first part of the game may be similar storywise for the houses, but the second part its a different story and students/units you will have at your disposal. And it's not a different point of view, some things may or may not happen depending on which house you choose.
Also, this time you determine the classes of your students/units so if you want a second playthrough(some elements of the story may incentivize a second playthrough regarding certain decisions you take) or recruit other classes units, you can play them differently each time.
22 hours in and I'm hooked. I'll see how the late game fairs, but for now this might be the first game I consider a new game+ from start to finish, maybe even multiple playthroughs (Fire Emblem Awakening couldn't do that btw.)
I can wholeheartedly agree on almost eveything, this game, aside from performance hickups, is a polished gem.
However I cannot see this game as ugly. Dull and a bit empty, yes, but considering the upgrade from the Handheld FE games, this game is a huge upgrade. I really enjoy the zoom in view when an action on the battlefield starts and the battalions, while not as impactful on their own, give a sense of scale to the battles, that always seemed to lack in previous installments.
I agree -- the battalions are a genius addition from the Warriors team at KT that really help it get past the earlier series' suspension of disbelief problems. I'd just gotten used to reading "Look out! It's the ______ army!" and seeing like 14 dudes pop out of the trees and that's it. Now it feels like you're really engaging in full-scale war, and it's awesome.
At least it's consistent love the gameplay and how your time is always rewarded
I agree. I'm also new to the series - even though it's been on my radar for YEARS - and I'm surprised by just how addictive it is. I even went online to look up all the secret unlockable classes just to get an idea of what I wanted to do with my characters down the line and wrote a little chart to figure out their paths and what stats to focus on. I NEVER do this with video games but this one makes me obsess over all these little details.
Another reviewer described it as Game of Thrones meets Harry Potter but with a huge dose of rom-com, where everyone is flirt-arguing. And I think that's accurate, albeit a little superficial. It's hardcore in-depth battle combat one moment and then magic lectures the next and THEN suddenly you're hosting a tea party and buying your buddy flowers for his birthday. And it's all somehow equally fun and engaging?
The graphics are def an eyesore sometimes, but it really doesn't bug me at all with this game. Plus, the anime cutscenes make up for it. Those look gorgeous, I love the style.
I choose dimitri. I like the guy.
Oh boy. Dimitri all the way. Finished Blue Lions after 60 hours and i was blown away. I won't delve into spoiler territory, suffice to say you're in for an epic ride!!
@@ZelaMartin you did it pretty fast. I am at chapter 18 and i am almost at 80 hours.
@@rambowha4703 I do wish I'd taken more time! i hit Dimitri levels of obsession and played like a crazy person till I was done.
I beat BL in about 32 hours. Best route imo.
Well, after 95 hours i finally did it. And I have no words. When i saw the ending, I just sat down on the floor for a good minute. That was one great game and it was worth all my time and money.
I always wanted the ability to free-roam explore my base ever since Path of Radiance and now we have finally have this as a reality thanks to Awakening!
Also I am addicted to this game, over 80 hours in and only past the first two missions past the time-jump in part 2, Golden Deer is my first run and then I will move to Blue Lions.
Shadows of valentia did it too :v
I am, maybe about halfway through one of the paths in this game and I have spent 60 hours on it
I finished the game a few days ago and it's pretty good!! Some disappointments but it's fun. Can't wait for your full review and see you talk about some things I didn't think about or notice. You're my favorite review TH-camr bc you're honest and put things an optimistic way most of the time