The collaboration between Omega Force and Nintendo appears to show no signs of stopping, and that appears to be a good thing based on the results found in their latest release, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes. This is both a sequel (kinda) to 2017?s Fire Emblem Warriors, and a reimagining of the plot from 2019?s Fire Emblem: Three Houses. That said, you absolutely don?t need to have played either of those games in order to enjoy Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.
What might be beneficial, however, is at least some working knowledge of what a ?musou? style action game is, since this game is very much in the same vein as Omega Force?s popular Dynasty Warriors series. Essentially, it means that combat will have you facing off against waves of nameless enemies across multiple 3D battlefields, as you hack and slash your way through various objectives, side missions, and named enemy encounters featuring a host of familiar faces from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. If you?ve ever played Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors, or their numerous spinoffs, then you?ll have a pretty good idea of what to expect from Three Hopes. However, much like their previous Nintendo projects, Omega Force has married that core combat experience with features and mechanics that are pretty true to the franchise sandbox they?re playing around in.
As far as negatives, I feel like Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes is maybe a little too system heavy at times, something that becomes more evident as you unlock all the camp functionality. There?s a lot of different things to juggle, and you?ll often need to warp back to camp in order to efficiently upgrade your various vendors and camp utilities, all of which require specific materials which are a bit difficult to track once you start advancing through all of the upgrades available.
But still, I found myself fairly engrossed with Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, and would argue it?s the best of the Omega Force/Nintendo collaborations so far. It runs really well in both handheld and TV mode (certainly far better than Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity) and the combat is propelled to another, more interesting level when you start utilizing the ability to command your various units as objectives appear. So even if you?ve not played through a single musou game before, I think Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes would make a pretty great impression for brand new players, while also breathing some fresh air into the formula for returning fans.
Note: Nintendo provided us with a Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Switch code for review purposes.
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