Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes: Gameplay, Three Houses… We take stock

Game News Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes: Gameplay, Three Houses… We take stock

When is Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes released?

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is scheduled for release next June 24, obviously exclusively on Switch. As usual for all games in the Warriors franchise, the title is developed by Omega Force and published by Tecmo Koei, in collaboration with Nintendo.

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What kind of game is Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes?

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is what it’s called a Muso, that is to say a sub-category of the highly codified Beat’em Up genre in which the player finds himself on a battlefield facing legions of enemies. The formula was initially developed with the Dynasty Warriors series before being rolled out with other franchises. On the gameplay side, each character has a range of simple, yet impressive moves that can defeat multiple enemies with a single strike. If games in this category are often criticized for their repetitive aspect, they compensate by offering a lot of playable fighters with different gameplay. Over the years, several licenses have tried this formula, whether big names in anime or manga (One Piece: Pirate Warriors, Attack on Titan, Berserk and the Band of the Hawk… ) but also video games (Hyrule Warriors: Age of Plague, Persona 5 Strikers, Dragon Quest Heroes…).

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Concretely, what do we do in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes?

In Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, the player alternates between large-scale skirmishes and free time at camp. On the battlefield, you can give orders to your allies while fighting legions of enemies. We find strategic elements of Fire Emblem: Three Houses such as assistants, these partners who can protect you and who also allow you to unleash spectacular special skills. Since events can occur at any time, it is therefore up to you to stay on the lookout so as not to miss an interesting opportunity.

But before going to war, you can freely explore the camp to interact with your allies and do different activities such as training with them, chatting to strengthen the bonds that unite you and thus unlock techniques. This is also where you can change the classes of your companions, taking advantage of their unique characteristics to explore new tactical possibilities.

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What is the story of Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes?

In this original story set in the Fire Emblem: Three Houses universe, the player embodies Shez, a mercenary whose sex can be chosen at the start of the game. During the adventure, our hero will cross paths with the three future leaders of the nations that make up the continent of Fódlan. Since the scenario has multiple branches, the meeting of our protagonists will have an influence on the future of the world, while Shez will have to face a formidable adversary, the Ashen Demon, who looks exactly like Byleththe main hero of Three Houses.

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What is the connection between Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes and Fire Emblem: Three Houses?

Just by looking at its title and early images, it’s obvious that Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is set in the Fire Emblem: Three Houses universe. There are thus many characters seen in the Switch episode of this tactical role-playing game saga such as Edelgard, Dimitri or even Claude. For the time being, the title is presented as “an original story set in the Fire Emblem: Three Houses universe”, which suggests that it could be a spin-off whose events are not canon, like Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. However, those who have played the original game surely have an idea of ​​the period during which this adventure could take place. spoilerPin upHideConsidering the ages of the characters, Three Hopes seems to take place before the Three Houses timeskip that takes place after Byleth’s coma.

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How many characters will Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes feature?

At this time, neither Nintendo nor Koei Tecmo has indicated how many characters will be playable in Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. For the moment, we can just imagine that there will be more fighters in the first game, Fire Emblem Warriors, which had 25 base, 34 if we add the DLC.