Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest - Nintendo 3DS

Do I even need to write a review? Look at your 3DS and put this game in and play and love it! Guaranteed....

This game has evolved since I started playing the first game that came out for the Gameboy Advance. Really nice graphics, story is really engaging, and the characters are very well done. Difficulty level is also present. More with the Conquest version of the game. If you're a fire emblem fan, this game is a must have!

Classic Fire Emblem fans will enjoy the challenge of Conquest. Strategy matters, and you're punished for reckless moves and rewarded for thinking ahead and observing enemy unit placement, equipment, and skills. The story suffers from a lot of missed opportunities, such as forgoing a potentially tragic/sympathetic villain with a one-dimensional Saturday morning cartoon. It also felt incomplete at the end, like I have to buy the other games in order to get one "full" game. While I was disappointed by the story, I liked most of the ally characters more than Birthright's. The challenge is great, and there's a lot of replay value in trying out different teams or tackling the higher difficulty settings. All in all, a solid Fire Emblem game.

After finishing Birthright I jumped right into this one. You can definitely notice the differences. For one this version doesn't let you grind as easily as Birthright and its also more difficult. Because of this you have to make every move count and also decided as fast as possible who you want to pair up and marry since you might not be able to unless you really commit. The battles themselves are also more difficult and the requirements to beat a chapter are often different than those of Birthright(you'll see what I mean lol).It was honestly a nice change of pace and I enjoyed the challenge as these changes made it feel like a new game. Also, the story in Conquest is much better compared to Birthright in my opinion. I was surprised how much I loved my Nohr family and how the story was not as cheesy as BIrthright's. Overall I can't say I like this game less than Birthright because I like it just as much. There are even things I like more about this version than the other. Just be prepared for a tougher experience.

The story, graphics, anime cut scenes, soundtrack, choices alters experience. It's all good, just like Birthright. This version is darker and you have to be more resourceful. The difficulty is a slight higher. This one makes you think more strategically in battles. I would recommend Birthright over Conquest. Conquest is for a skilled rpg veteran and not more suitable for all ages.

I bought this the day it first came out and a week later went back to buy Birthright for my sister and they were sold out. Everywhere else was the same story (she did eventually get a copy by putting them on hold). Anyway, the game. It's amazing. Wonderful. For the most part the English voice acting is on point, and this is one of the rare few times that the translated song sounds good (you know when you're watching your favorite anime and they translate the song. And you're cringing? Yeah. Not here.) The gameplay ranges from the classic 'if your people fall in battle they're gone forever' to 'they respawn the very next turn'. The My Castle feature is fun. The weapons system have been rebalanced; they no longer break but they have drawbacks now that will take a bit of strategizing to get around in tough spots. For Conquest especially, watch who makes the final blows as EXP points are scarce, unless you buy the DLC, which I did and I highly encourage you to do as well. I remember people were complaining when they found out the 'rubbing'/skinship had been removed. It's not entirely gone, just reduced to bond cut scenes. I bought the physical copy of Conquest, the digital version of Birthright and the Revelation path DLC. Buy all of them! It'll be worth it for sure and show your support for future translations of games like these!

It's been a LONG ago since I've last played a strategy RPG that was genuinely hard and not CHEAP hard. Whenever I lost a battle or a unit it never felt like it was because the game or level was designed poorly or unfair but because I made a careless mistake in where I placed my units or the order of who goes when. It'll make you itch your brain so that you can make the match go perfectly in your favor. The game doesn't hold your hand and if this is your first Fire Emblem game you're going to feel that. Because trust me, this is my first Fire Emblem game and I'm still learning everything, but i'm getting there and even without knowing every single detail of every mechanic this game is still plenty of fun for newcomers. Characters are vibrant and fun. You'll always be happy to slap a new character in your army! And all of the dialogue an support talking is always a pleasure to read no matter who it's between.

This is one of the best tactics RPG series made, and Conquest restores it to its better days after Shadow Dragon and Awakening. This entry is for the "veterans" of the series with greater difficulty and varied map win conditions which is refreshing after the other games had the same win conditions every map. The story is good, and the character interactions are well done, except for one or two. If you want the easier introduction to Fire Emblem, pick Birthright, but if you want a challenge, then Conquest is for you!