Release Date: January 20, 2023
Another installment of the well-known series of tactical jRPGs. In Fire Emblem: Engage, the player sets out to rescue the land of Elyos - to defeat the evil that threatens it, he enlists the help of heroes familiar from the previous installments.
Fire Emblem: Engage is a jRPG, whose characteristic element is tactical turn-based battles. The game belongs to the popular series launched in 1990 by Nintendo and Intelligent Systems.
The gameplay does not deviate too much from the schemes known from previous installments, but the developers decided to reach for some solutions known from the free mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes. In this way, we gained, among other things, the ability to call for help from the previous protagonists of the series, some of whom received alternative weapons.
A thousand years ago, the continent of Elyos became the target of an onslaught by an evil being known as the Fallen Dragon. The four kingdoms united forces and, with the help of heroes summoned from other worlds, managed to repel the attack and imprison the enemy.
Many centuries later, the seals holding back evil began to weaken, and the peace of Elyos was once again threatened. To the rescue of the world, the Divine Dragon Alear, awakened from a thousand-year sleep, sets out to try to defeat the resurgent adversary.
Before that, however, he must travel across the continent to find magical rings with which he will summon the bravest heroes from other worlds.
Turn-based battles fought on small boards return in Fire Emblem: Engage. After taking control of a unit, we can give it the order to move, attack or use a special ability. The key to success is to match the strategy to the type of opponents. With successive victories, our charges gain new levels of experience increasing their effectiveness in battle.
The production also includes exploration. In the course of the game we visit different corners of the continent, learn about its history and inhabitants, as well as stock up on useful equipment.
A novelty introduced in Fire Emblem: Engage are the Emblem Rings, i.e. magical rings that allow us to summon protagonists from previous installments. Thanks to this mechanic, characters well known to fans of the series, such as Marth, Siegfried and Celica, could appear in the game. We, on the other hand, gained the chance to inherit their equipment and skills.
Graphics in Fire Emblem: Engage is made in a manga style characteristic of the entire series. It is worth mentioning that Japanese illustrator Mika Pikazo, who also designed such virtual youtubers as Hakoz Baelz, Kaguya Luna and Pinky Pop Hepburn, is responsible for the appearance of many characters (including the Divine Dragon).
Platforms:
Nintendo Switch
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Publisher: Nintendo
Fire Emblem Engage Review: Winning Bonds
Improving on its classic features, this new entry in the Fire Emblem series - Engage - is sure to please fans and newcomers alike with its robust offerings and focus on combat.
January 3, 2023
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Game Ratings for Fire Emblem: Engage Video Game.
Fire Emblem Engage Review: Winning Bonds
Improving on its classic features, this new entry in the Fire Emblem series - Engage - is sure to please fans and newcomers alike with its robust offerings and focus on combat.
Game is Recomended by 83% of Critics. There are 138 Critic Reviews.
TheSixthAxis: 9 / 10 by Dominic Leighton
Fire Emblem Engage balances the series' past and its future, offering a renewed focus on the tactical gameplay, an endearing cast of old and new faces, and the best visuals the franchise has ever seen.
VG247: 4 / 5 by Alex Donaldson
As a fan of older Fire Emblem and strategy games in general, I was thrilled to see the depth of combat and the level to which you can make battling your absolute focus. That’s still true even if Engage doesn’t quite get the balance in its execution right in a way that might put a small subset of Three Houses lovers off.
Nintendo Life: 9 / 10 by PJ O'Reilly
Fire Emblem Engage is another stellar entry in this storied franchise, but it's also one that takes a noticeably different stance than its most recent predecessor. It's all about the combat this time around, at the expense of the relationships and romance that made Three Houses such a fan favourite, so if you're looking for that social element here, you're bound to be left feeling at least a tad disappointed. However, for those jonesing to get down and dirty with some sweet turn-based tactical action - action that's embedded in a satisfyingly OTT, beautifully presented anime narrative - this is as fine an example of the genre as you'll play this year.
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