Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes Review (Nintendo Switch OLED)

by Jim Smale · Published July 5, 2022 · Updated July 4, 2022

For our Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes Review we attempt to uncover the fates of the three powers in a different story set in the universe of Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Command vast forces in real-time battles that blend the strategy of Fire Emblem with action-packed Warriors-style gameplay to unravel the diverging paths of Fódlan’s new future

Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes Review Pros:

Beautiful graphics.
13.4GB download size.
Action fighting gameplay.
Japanese and English voice-over language.
Can rebind controls and Invert axis and sensitivity sliders.
3 difficulties – Easy, normal, and hard.
Two game modes – Casual (fallen units respawn) and Classic (permadeath to units).
Two play styles – Slow and steady or quick and efficient. Affects what tutorial and story pop-ups you get, level-up screens, etc.
8 save slots.
Beautifully animated cutscenes.
Male or female avatars.
Text conversations can be fast-forwarded, auto-advanced, and skipped. You can hide the Ui and/or show a full-text log.
Excellent voice work.
Multiple choice encounters.
Auto saves regularly.
Tutorial pop-ups as you play.
The game plays like the Dynasty Warriors games.
Full 3D camera control.
Combo counter.
You can lock onto elite/captain enemies.
Build up special attacks.
Clear easy read Ui.
Loot and items will drop from enemies.
The impressive amount of on-screen enemies.
Bookmark saving is just a fancy way of saying quick save where it’s deleted upon loading.
Strongholds are controlled by a team and killing the captain has you take control and get the healing buff.
At any time bring up the moves list that shows a video demonstration.
Stun gauge is on every elite enemy and depleting this from attacks allows you to then finish them.
Class and affinities take effect and can make fights easier or harder.
Instantly swap between characters in your group.
Vulneraries are used to restore health.
Minimap along with a big proper map.
Assign team members to fights/objectives or use auto battle.
Loot and items drop from enemies.
The awakening gauge fills as you collect tonics and execute a critical rush and once full and activated, you become Invincible with stronger attacks and bonus combos.
Earn EXP and increase your stats.
MVP is the award given at the end of a battle and the MVP gets a bonus exp.
Use combat arts and magic to earn exp and level them up. (basically special moves)
Camp – in between battles you have a free roam camp to engage in conversations and answering encounters correctly will reward support points that increase your bond and make them better in battle.
Pick your house from Leicester Alliance Golden Deer, Arestian Empire Black Eagles, and Holy Kingdom Of Faerghus Blue Lions.
The House you pick dictates the olaystyle and the team you have available.
Treasure chests can appear in a battle, find the key to open it, use a character to break it for fewer rewards and if the enemy gets to it then they can steal it all.
Bonus optional side missions can be triggered.
Monster fights are awesome, on a Monster Hunter scale, the monsters are huge and they have layers to them but they are satisfying.
Combines fast paced action with a more tactical approach.
Amiibo support.
Saves from other Fire Emblem games will give you bonus rewards.

Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes Review Cons:

Long initial load time.
Plays like so many other games in the series.
Slow starter with a lot of pop-ups and story drops.
Combat is button mashy.
The a slight slowdown in places.
So much to take in and keep a track of.
A lot of story cutscenes and interactions.
If you give up on the story for whatever reason, you will still have a lot of skipping cutscenes to do.
The camp staff is kinda plain and just a checklist.
When interacting with people they don’t actually move towards you or anything.
The game loop is very repetitive.