While I wouldn't want to spoil a second of some of the wild antics that go on towards the end of the narrative, it is suitably over-the-top and exhilarating all the same! It most certainly doesn't deal with topics in the same gravity that previous games did, but some moments do stick the landing and offer some strong emotional punch. This is aided by the story this time round, which serves as a perfectly fun and twisting backdrop to allow you to experience unique and exhilarating scenarios that test your strategic prowess and wrestle with the Corrupted. I found it hugely rewarding to pair up characters who I would never think to see working together and seeing where their stories were going! Similar to recent entries in the series, each individual unit has their own selection of support conversations that can be unlocked through pairing up units on the battlefield, with various comedic scenarios being unlockable with units who you might not expect seeing the stalwart Louis go off and have parties with the surprising party-goer priest of Pandreo or Alear scolding Alfred for being over-zealous in his devotion to them are two particular highlights among an entire cast of interesting personas. It's an unfortunate and borderline inevitable consequence of having a cast as broad as Engage and so I am very glad to see that these characters get to come into their own when having 30+ units all contributing readily to the story might be somewhat overbearing. Support conversations between units have made a return and really help to flesh out the various personalities (which tend to otherwise be fairly basic).
That isn't to completely dismiss the cast of this game, however there are some lovely personalities hidden within this ensemble cast that really stand out in a crowd and help to make the experience all the more flavourful. While one might be able to ask why buying weapons and consuming meals can't be done via a main menu, the addition of the Somniel as a small area to decompress really helps to establish a fully realised experience with bite-size distractions. There are no branching narratives, romantic afternoon teas or teaching in this game, and it helps to bring back to the front what really makes a Fire Emblem game. And that absolutely serves the game well Fire Emblem Engage is not a game that is struggling to live up to the legacy of Three Houses, because it has absolutely no interest in that. While the game does have a quaint hub area in the Somniel, this location is far more focused on helping you raise your stats and take part in mini-games rather than being a stage for all sorts of romance and friendships to form. This distinction will be the driving force as to whether or not Engage is the game for you, or if you should go back and do another one of the multiple routes in Three Houses.
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That is to say, the focus of Fire Emblem Engage lies squarely on the combat while the social simulator elements take a backseat in comparison. While you might first expect Fire Emblem Engage to iterate on the more social simulator elements of Three Houses, Engage is very much an experience in line with the more "traditional" Fire Emblem games of yore. Fire Emblem as a franchise has been steadily gaining traction since the release of Fire Emblem Awakening in 2012 (under the risk of the franchise being cancelled) and this entry seems to want to maintain that solid forward momentum while also giving new fans a glimpse back at the legacy of the franchise over the past 30 years. After nearly 4 years since the last main entry on the Switch, Intelligent Systems have released yet another Fire Emblem game for players to sink their teeth into.
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