Customer Ratings & Reviews

According to my game it took me 73 hours to beat one story. The entire time I was engrossed in the story and world. The designers have done well to build the characters around you. They range from tackling different types of problems from, abusive parents, self-abuse, depression, lost of control over your life, the horrors of war, and what it's like to go off the deep end of sanity. Though I didn't find the type of people normally considered husbando and waifus I found relatable characters everywhere I looked. All this complemented by a gameplay that is breathtaking, not to mention more open to experimenting your own style. A high recommendation to anyone who has patience and likes games for story telling.

I went into this game with little expectation, and was utterly blown away by the macro and micro content available in this title. Prepare for 80+ hours of in-depth story telling, customization, strategy and more.

I've known what FIRE EMBLEM was for years but Three houses is the 1st FE game that I have ever played and I LOVED IT!!!! what an ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE I couldn't put the game down LOL. Not giving any story plot away due to SPOILER REASONS but even after ya beat the game there is still MUCH REPLAY VALUE FUN to be had with other story paths and will have more content coming later with EXPANSION PASS what I purchased as well Took me about 50 hours which is about what I expected. I turned off permeate death because I would have RAGED too much LOL about halfway 25-30 hours or so in is when difficulty starts to RAMP UP a little bit Just sucks that in new game+ your character level is RESET to ONE but get to keep your professor level and all abilities that you learned Redeem custom case artwork from My Nintendo. Really WANT edelgard plus male and female byleth. Come on Nintendo make FE Three Houses amiibo I want to give you money please :)

This is the game of the year 2019. The writing and story are remarkable. The gameplay is satisfying. The characters are brilliant. Outstanding music, fully voice acted, I bought this on release and I'm still raving about it all these years later.

Fire Emblem Three Houses is a magnificent story with options to recruit students from other houses if your main house lack a few area specialty. So much content for old and newcomers alike. I do not wish to explain more about this great game. If you’re interested then I would highly consider if you’re a die hard JRPG player.

An awesome game with everything you love about Fire Emblem, with a splash of new game mechanics that add a slice of life feel to the game.

This is one of the best videoganes in 2019 and for the people, the best GOTY 2019

This game just keeps going. So worth the money. Great work Nintendo

I love this game, the story line is very good and it keeps you on your toes unlike other games I have seen similar to this

Really surprised me and a lot of time can be played. Truly enjoy it.

80 hours of gameplay and 3 different ways to play the game! That’s almost 250 hours of gameplay

Great game if you like RPG games it’s definitely a must get.

Fire Emblem Three Houses is superb. I just beat the game earlier today, clocking in at 128 hours. I highly recommend it for any fan of RPGs. The story is great and it brought tears to my eyes on more than one occasion. This game is best played with the volume loud on a big screen with the lights off. There are multiple story paths that encourage replay. One of the reasons it took me so long to beat is because I listened to all of the dialogue instead of just quickly skipping through the text. The voice actors were top-notch and the anime art style is also excellent. There are fun side elements, like setting up your students on dates, doing some fishing, and hosting tea parties. My one complaint is that the game is too easy on 'Normal' mode, and while I have not played it on 'Hard', I have heard complaints that even 'Hard' mode is too easy. However, Nintendo recently an additional mode called 'Maddening', so hopefully that will offer a challenge to all those seeking one. However, the characters and storyline are just as much the main feature as the combat. I'm not sure if this game qualifies as a triple-A game, but it is definitely AA and probably one of the best gaming experiences I have had in a long time. Highly recommended for any RPG lover!

I've never been too into the FE series, since the permadeath gave me anxiety, plus the series was never heavily promoted in the West. Remember when Roy and Marth were the new characters for one of the Smash Bros games and everyone was like "who?". Unlike the grindfest of the portable FE Heroes, Three Houses has you following the story of a brand new cast of characters in between battles. As a newly recruited professor for the Garreg Mach Monastery, you are tasked with heading one of three houses (think Harry Potter and House Gryffindor) full of students, learning about them and teaching them new skills along the way. The battle system in FE:TH eschews the traditional weapon triangle system from previous titles, which helps newcomers and feels more freeing not being locked into the axe > spear > cavalry or whatever roshambo meta. Upgrading your students to have the best skills requires you to get out of your room and wander the grounds of the monastery, talking to the students and staff and joining them in activities like choir practice, chats over dinner, and tea parties. Each of the students has their own back story, and conversing with them and understanding their desires, likes, fears, and goals, helps with successfully completing tasks requiring that you know certain details about your wards. When I mentioned that I had to have tea parties with students to get points to level up axe abilities for one of my main damage dealers, my wife perked up and after watching one happen, wanted to play the game herself despite never having played any of the previous entries. After hearing her squee throughout the intro after the first battle, I knew that it would be a while before I got my game back so that I could play. Thankfully she has her own Switch, so at least I can play something else while she attempts to talk to Claude about cats and fend off Sylvain's advances.

I can't say enough about this game. I'm halfway through a second playthrough (there are multiple storylines), and I can't see myself putting it down any time soon. The gameplay is fairly standard, as strategy RPGs go, though if you want, there's a permadeath mode which adds a new layer of planning and complexity. This is partly offset by the ability to rewind time, however, this has limited uses. I will say that the game is a bit easy if you're willing to rewind a few times. However, a free update is due out that will add a new difficulty level. Story-wise, the game tells a great tale and really makes you care about the characters. Most character interactions come from supports, which you rank up during the social part of the game, much like a Persona game. From the former opera singer who wants more from life (and a husband), to the boy who's afraid his old friend will hate him, to the shut-in who, well, has some issues, there are all sorts of personalities. If you're a fan of Persona or just RPGs in general or want a big game for your Switch that isn't Zelda or Mario, this is a must-have.

As my first entry into the Fire Emblem series, the game was a pleasant surprise, with the ability to go deep into strategy while also remaining accessible to a new comer like me, at least from what I've read about the series from past games. The game strikes a balance of strategic turn based battles, with a exploration of the monastery to increase social stats, which also help the development of your students, very much a kin to the Persona series. Along with excellent voice acting and a decent story, with 3 similar storylines for each house, you begin to care about your characters, and think about their moves to keep them alive, all these features about the game make it captivating to play and explore, all while the turn based battles that is known and loved about the series is still center and fun. I highly recommend this game if you are a fan of RPG's, like strategy, and want to get attached to characters that grow on you!

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is both an excellent place for newcomers to try out the series, and an exciting reinvention of many of its core tenets. As a long-time fan I couldn't be happier with it on pretty much every level. The game has you in the role of a teacher who teaches a class of 8+ students while leading them in turn-based strategy warfare. Any student can learn to fill any role on the battlefield, and watching them grow overtime is really rewarding. The battles themselves are more engaging and balanced than they've been in a long time. The game has excellent writing, is fully voice by an engaging cast, and has 3 story paths (depending on the house of students you choose to teach), each of which is at least 50 hours long. If the strategy RPG genre is up your alley, this is the best it gets. (Don't worry about difficulty either. There are many options to mitigate the challenge for anyone on the fence)

The story is quite good, and its one of the longest games ive ever played, specially if you want to complete all storlines it can last well over 200 hours really giving you your moneys worth.

I had some reservations about this game since I hadn't heard much pre-release info, and I wasn't a huge fan of Fates. However, I definitely enjoyed this game. The control you have over party customization is greatly appreciated, allowing you to build whatever kind of party you want, or cover major weaknesses you might have in combat. The multiple stories are great, you'll get a lot of replay value out of this game as well. The combat is classic Fire Emblem, not overly complicated but with a few new twists thrown in to keep you on your toes. It's got a few drawbacks, like some writing issues, but overall was a blast to play!

I'd never played a Fire Emblem game prior to Three Houses, but now I can safely say I'm looking forward to the upcoming DLC and whatever game comes next. Three Houses is a turn-based strategy RPG focusing on your silent protagonist, Byleth (or whatever you name them), and the students of the titular three houses of Garreg Mach monastery. You choose one of the houses in the beginning of the game after interacting with the house leaders and their classmates, and then follow a storyline revolving around whichever house you chose. I've completed two different routes through the game, and there was a surprising level of variance between the two. They do share several similar missions, but it certainly does a lot more than just creating a template and inserting the different characters' names depending on the route for all of them. However, certain story elements aren't as well resolved in one route as they might be in another. On the topic of the characters, you get to know not just the students of your house, but also the members of the other houses, and the members of the monasteries staff. You can even recruit students from other houses if you have high enough Support level with them, and have a high enough level in certain skills. So you could theoretically choose the Blue Lions at the start and get every single other student in your house, with the exception of the other house leaders. As for the gameplay, it's pretty fun. You move individual units around a grid-based map in order to take down your enemies, and they'll do the same. Your units can each acquire classes that'll increase the speed at which they develop certain skills, grant them various buffs, and some even allow them to use magic. You also have access to an ability called Divine Breath, which allows you to rewind a couple of terms back, in case a unit dies or you feel like you made a bad move. Overall, the game is fun and accessible, but perhaps a bit too easy. I haven't played the higher difficulties, but from what I've heard from series veterans, the higher difficulties are still easier than one would expect, primarily due to the introduction of the Divine Breath mechanic, and the fact that enemies will telegraph when they'll move to attack a unit when you're deciding where to move them. In spite of this, I'd still recommend the game to anyone who has a Switch. I found myself captivated with numerous characters I thought I wouldn't be able to care about less, to the point that I'd spend several hours grinding just to increase as many Support levels with them as I could. And the lower difficulty level made it easy for me as a series newbie to get into it. Thank you for reading.