![]() Engage’s characters can be effectively summarized in a sentence, like “Oh that’s the big dude who’s actually a big softie,” and “That’s the rich noble who likes to spoil her friends with gifts.” Your mileage with these tropes may vary. This is probably due to the characters (for the most part) not being as complex in terms of personality. And while the voice direction is noticeably not on par with Three Houses which had a good cast with mostly good performances, Engage falls a bit short. It also helps that the game’s story is fully voiced, including the Emblems. When he comforts Alear shortly after their mom dies, reminiscing on his own death and leaving behind his infant son, I thought it was a sweet little moment. Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War’s Sigurd especially has a surprisingly major role in the story, despite his game never having been released outside of Japan. Some of the highlights for me personally come from the Emblems, protagonists from series past. Robin is a sort of reincarnation of Grima, and Sombron is Alear’s father. Grima was also defeated a thousand years ago, and is also revealed to be related to one of the protagonists. While unique in design and personality, that doesn’t change the fact that he is somewhat derivative of Fire Emblem Awakening’s main antagonist, the Fell Dragon Grima. Fans of past entries will recognize familiar plot threads from the past basically taken wholesale with little to no variation. The story, while not without its moments, I found to be weak compared to other entries in the series. When they awake, Alear is thrust into a conflict with the Kingdom of Elusia who seeks to bring back the Fell Dragon. After the war ended, Alear was put to sleep for a thousand years. A thousand years ago, Alear fought in a war against the Fell Dragon Sombron alongside the Emblems, manifestations of past Fire Emblem protagonists. The story centers on Alear (who is either male or female based on the player’s choice), a Divine Dragon in the world of Ilyos. So when gameplay is discussed, bear that in mind. Disclaimer, to finish the game for this review in a somewhat reasonable amount of time, I played the game on Normal mode. ![]() ![]() With an influx of new series fans, Fire Emblem Engage seems to be catering to this crowd (especially those brought in through Fire Emblem Heroes). ![]() Both of which inform the recent release of the newest mainline game, Fire Emblem Engage. The mobile game Fire Emblem Heroes has grossed over a billion dollars and is now in its sixth year of support. Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the most recent game in the main series, broke series sales records with over 3.5 million copies sold worldwide. The Fire Emblem series is on a bit of a high right now. This review will contain spoilers for Fire Emblem Engage, as well as Fire Emblem Awakening and Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War. Nik Chrissanthos, Assistant Arts & Entertaintment Editor ![]()
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