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ninkendo
07/25/19 1:05:14 PM
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https://opencritic.com/game/7401/fire-emblem-three-houses/reviews

An 87 average so far after 41 reviews. Praise far and wide for how it changes up the formula of your standard Fire Emblem and features a story worth experiencing, but suffers from a lack of diversity in map design and some visual and performance issues that are noticeable at times

GameXplain
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Kotaku

SPOILERS
https://kotaku.com/fire-emblem-three-houses-the-kotaku-review-1836675912

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IGN - 9.5/10
Fire Emblem: Three Houses offers an incredible amount of choice, and a story that deserves to be viewed from more than one angle.
http://www.ign.com/articles/2019/07/25/fire-emblem-three-houses-review

Gamespot - 9/10
Fire Emblem: Three Houses is mechanically complex, consistently rewarding, and very hard to put down.
https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/fire-emblem-three-houses-review-train-and-fight/1900-6417254/

Nintendo World Report - 8/10
Combining the crapshoot of your ending with a few technical problems drags the whole game down. The actual character arcs, complete with fully voiced interactions, do a great job of accounting for the limitations, thankfully. Three Houses is certainly worth seeing through, but it is way more about the journey than the end.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/51210/fire-emblem-three-houses-switch-review

Eurogamer
Fire Emblem goes back to school for the most epic, generous and dynamic outing for the series yet.
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-07-25-fire-emblem-three-houses-review-a-tactical-masterclass

Nintendo Life - 9/10
There was a lot riding on it, but we can confidently say that Fire Emblem: Three Houses has managed to live up to the hype and will stand as a highlight in the series for years to come.
http://www.nintendolife.com/reviews/nintendo-switch/fire_emblem_three_houses

USGamer - 4.5/5
Fire Emblem: Three Houses soars on to Switch with a fully-realized school setting, deep character customization, and multiple full-length campaigns. While it loses momentum in the second half, it still manages to come off as a striking reinvention of the well-worn Fire Emblem formula. That makes its first real console appearance in more than a decade a triumph.
https://www.usgamer.net/articles/fire-emblem-three-houses-review

Destructoid - 9.5/10
I cannot stress enough how much Fire Emblem: Three Houses exemplifies the "RPG" part of the acronym "SRPG." While strategy is indubitably a large part of Fire Emblem's DNA, the vast majority of my enjoyment was found having lunch with classmates and getting to know them better, or doing errands while running around the lovely academy grounds. This is a world you can absolutely lose yourself to for months on end, but if you find menus tedious, you might be reticent to the modern relationship-heavy Fire Emblem formula that's cemented in Three Houses.
https://www.destructoid.com/review-fire-emblem-three-houses-559643.phtml
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barreldragon88
07/25/19 1:53:51 PM
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Even more reason for me to get a Switch
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mnkboy907
07/25/19 2:35:26 PM
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Okay shine put effort into gathering stuff so we can use this one now.
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LiquidOshawott
07/25/19 2:52:22 PM
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I really liked the older ones but couldnt get into the 3DS ones

Think this will be a good fit for that second voucher spot?
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ninkendo
07/25/19 3:04:34 PM
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I would still give that to Astral Chain next month but that's just personal preference
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GuessMyUserName
07/25/19 3:14:36 PM
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I think I still have 4 vouchers in my bank

but I've already spent 1 on Three Houses so I'm good
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Waluigi1
07/25/19 3:29:52 PM
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4 vouchers? Holy shit you had some cash to drop lol
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ninkendo
07/25/19 3:41:48 PM
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I have none because I buy all games physical when possible
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xp1337
07/25/19 4:06:18 PM
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ninkendo posted...
An 87 average so far after 41 reviews.

lower metacritic than revelations. confirmed bomb.

jk

Will finish my CS2 replay first which will take... a while, but then I'm totally in for this.
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GuessMyUserName
07/25/19 4:42:14 PM
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Waluigi1 posted...
4 vouchers? Holy shit you had some cash to drop lol

well

I already spent 4 vouchers on SMM2, MUA3, FE:TH, and Astral Chain, so the other 4 are leftovers! I may need 1 more pair, assuming Animal Crossing gets added...
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Lightning Strikes
07/25/19 4:54:31 PM
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xp1337 posted...
ninkendo posted...
An 87 average so far after 41 reviews.

lower metacritic than revelations. confirmed bomb.

jk

Will finish my CS2 replay first which will take... a while, but then I'm totally in for this.


It is 88 on Metacritic. Revelations has an 89 but it also has five reviews lol. The reviews are on par with or a bit better than Fates's but the Fates reviews were weird because of the splits between the versions - the most reviewed version of Fates is the special edition and that only has 17 reviews compared to Three Houses' 52.

This looks like the second best reviewed entry behind Awakening.
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Bane_Of_Despair
07/25/19 5:07:43 PM
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So can you get with the House leaders in this or nah

I've not played a Fire Emblem before but I'm interested in this one
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mnkboy907
07/25/19 5:12:10 PM
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Female MC can get with all three, male MC can get with the Edelgard (and Claude will flirt with him but then effectively say "lol jk no homo" at the end).
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Waluigi1
07/25/19 5:14:24 PM
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GuessMyUserName posted...
Waluigi1 posted...
4 vouchers? Holy shit you had some cash to drop lol

well

I already spent 4 vouchers on SMM2, MUA3, FE:TH, and Astral Chain, so the other 4 are leftovers! I may need 1 more pair, assuming Animal Crossing gets added...

So what are you using the other 4 for? Luigi's Mansion 3, Zelda, Pokmon, uh... idk. You missed DQB2, it's so good.
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Bane_Of_Despair
07/25/19 5:15:36 PM
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mnkboy907 posted...
(and Claude will flirt with him but then effectively say "lol jk no homo" at the end).

FUCK

Well that's lame. But expected. Ahhhhh I guess Edelgard is FINE.

Or I'll just play FeMC, I dunno
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Waluigi1
07/25/19 5:18:40 PM
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Yeah I think I'm just gonna go FemMC so I get with a hot guy lol
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foolm0r0n
07/25/19 5:21:49 PM
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mnkboy907 posted...
Female MC can get with all three, male MC can get with the Edelgard (and Claude will flirt with him but then effectively say "lol jk no homo" at the end).

Can't tell if this is better or worse than having no homosexual relationships at all (although there's no reason not to play femc...)
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Bane_Of_Despair
07/25/19 5:23:51 PM
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Only lesbians are hot foolmo gay dudes are gross obviously
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mnkboy907
07/25/19 5:25:25 PM
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Also I guess Japan doesn't know what gays mean when they talk about wanting daddies, because the two older male teachers that male Byleth can S-rank with aren't romantic but just flat out become father figures. So lesbian Byleths get to choose from five women, but gay Byleths only get the one dude that also just so happens to look like a woman. Bah.
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MawiIe
07/25/19 5:26:27 PM
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Bane_Of_Despair posted...
So can you get with the House leaders in this or nah


sadly, she is not in this game

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Grimlyn
07/25/19 5:28:10 PM
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Waluigi1 posted...
So what are you using the other 4 for? Luigi's Mansion 3, Zelda, Pokmon, uh... idk. You missed DQB2, it's so good.

I want every game on the coming soon list sooo that

DxM, Zelda, Dragon Quest... and maybe Luigi's Mansion, if not then Pokemon

Daemon x Machina is right up my brother's ally for mecha games so I feel confident in fun co-op times
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Bane_Of_Despair
07/25/19 5:28:24 PM
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Listen all I want is anime Oberyn Martell like come on game
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Shadow Dino
07/25/19 5:58:54 PM
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Claude really should've been bi, so that's a valid complaint. Well, maybe IntSys will give better options the next time (wouldn't bet the mortgage on it though).

Other than that, game looks sweet and I'm looking forward to the unlock tonight. Leaning Black Eagles and Byleth / Edelgard first playthrough aka the boring route.
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Waluigi1
07/25/19 6:04:07 PM
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I still have no idea what house I'm going with.
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Shaduln
07/25/19 6:08:51 PM
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I've kept pretty dark on the game so I don't even know what the houses are!!
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Zyxyz0
07/25/19 6:10:46 PM
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I heard that Claude can't be romanced as femc either? don't have source on hand though
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Panthera
07/25/19 6:12:28 PM
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Shaduln posted...
I've kept pretty dark on the game so I don't even know what the houses are!!


Dark Pigeons, Blue Kittens, and Yellow Antelope
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TheRock1525
07/25/19 6:13:53 PM
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one of them lives in a parallel dimension where everything is upside-down.
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Bane_Of_Despair
07/25/19 6:19:02 PM
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Zyxyz0 posted...
I heard that Claude can't be romanced as femc either? don't have source on hand though

Don't do this to me
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Shaduln
07/25/19 6:20:02 PM
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Panthera posted...
Shaduln posted...
I've kept pretty dark on the game so I don't even know what the houses are!!


Dark Pigeons, Blue Kittens, and Yellow Antelope

How did you know what I've named my army in Ogre Battle 64?
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StealThisSheen
07/25/19 6:26:45 PM
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Spoilers: Claude actually joins the Dark Pigeons, who are revealed to be the Slightly Erotic Pigeons, and that's why he can't be romanced.

It all comes together.
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Shadow Dino
07/25/19 6:35:09 PM
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Bane_Of_Despair posted...
Zyxyz0 posted...
I heard that Claude can't be romanced as femc either? don't have source on hand though

Don't do this to me


Fear not, Claude can be romanced by F!Byleth
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TheRock1525
07/25/19 6:40:09 PM
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Is Byleth's appearance customizeable at all?
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tcaz2
07/25/19 6:44:35 PM
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TheRock1525 posted...
Is Byleth's appearance customizeable at all?

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Peace___Frog
07/25/19 6:46:02 PM
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foolm0r0n posted...
although there's no reason not to play femc...

The character design looks silly
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mnkboy907
07/25/19 6:47:56 PM
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Byleth's outfit changes with their class (though perhaps not while running through the monastery?), and if you buy the season pass you can get another outfit, but the face and hair are pre-determined. It's most likely because unlike Robin or Corrin, Byleth actually appears in the pre-rendered cutscenes.
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foolm0r0n
07/25/19 6:50:21 PM
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Oh they literally named the mc BYleth lol
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Bane_Of_Despair
07/25/19 6:50:38 PM
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I just looked it up, oof female outfit is not great from that official art. Good to hear that can change at least, she looks fine otherwise so that's good.
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PButterAndJelly
07/25/19 6:52:09 PM
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Only on this website, would anybody still care about Fire Emblem.
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Luis_Sera89
07/25/19 6:55:43 PM
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What do people think is off with female Byleth's design? Personally, it's probably my favourite of all the pre-release material, although I'll still be using male Byleth, at least initially.
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GANON1025
07/25/19 6:55:58 PM
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The femc looks OK from what I've seen.
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ninkendo
07/25/19 6:56:55 PM
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I assume for NG+ I could be the opposite gender mc if I want?
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mnkboy907
07/25/19 6:58:53 PM
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Her head is weirdly bigger than M Byleth's and her stockings are lol.
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Mac Arrowny
07/25/19 7:03:40 PM
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Anyone have season pass details?
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mnkboy907
07/25/19 7:07:29 PM
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https://fireemblem.nintendo.com/three-houses/downloadable-content/

Downloadable content will include:
Wave 1: Officers Academy outfits for female and male Byleth available at game launch.

Wave 2: Additional Auxiliary battle maps, helpful in-game support items, and more will be released by Oct. 31.

Wave 3: Additional quests and costumes, plus a free update, will be released by Dec. 31.

Wave 4: New story content, with additional playable characters, locations and more, plus a free update, will be released by April 30, 2020.


It's $25 for the pass and it appears to be all or nothing, but I guess we won't know that for sure until they announce details on the first real wave.
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Xiahou Shake
07/25/19 7:14:08 PM
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Sounds like a Xenoblade 2 situation where it's a long rollout that sounds pointless at first but could eventually evolve into a crazy good value. No real way to know until the actual content is revealed.
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Bane_Of_Despair
07/25/19 7:14:10 PM
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Luis_Sera89 posted...
What do people think is off with female Byleth's design? Personally, it's probably my favourite of all the pre-release material, although I'll still be using male Byleth, at least initially.


Her outfit is kind of ridiculous and pandering. I'm fine with her actual face and hair though.
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Bane_Of_Despair
07/25/19 7:16:06 PM
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You know what maybe ridiculous is a bit much but it's a little.....much
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Waluigi1
07/25/19 7:17:06 PM
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Peace___Frog posted...
foolm0r0n posted...
although there's no reason not to play femc...

The character design looks silly

Better silly than straight ugly and bad like the male.
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