They don’t change the mindlessness of the moment to moment action, but it adds a layer and element of nuance to the larger metagame (although the management of placement can become tedious, forcing you to pause the action and go through the menu each time). Warriors games have always had an element of strategy and battlefield troops management simulation- they’re just a bit more pronounced in Fire Emblem Warriors. The interesting thing is that Warriors tries to integrate some more strategic elements from the actual Fire Emblem games, too. It’s especially fun because the game runs great, the animations are amazing, and the special attacks are spectacular- and in a sense, the endorphin rush from unleashing those contextualizes the otherwise mindless slashing and makes it all thoroughly worth it. But it’s fun, and slicing down waves of enemies as Lucina never quite got old for me. Griping about the characters aside, the game plays well- it is thoroughly mindless, and you shouldn’t even bother trying to keep up with its increasingly contrived narrative that really only exists to justify all these disparate characters coming together for epic battles. "Griping about the characters aside, the game plays well- it is thoroughly mindless, and you shouldn’t even bother trying to keep up with its increasingly contrived narrative that really only exists to justify all these disparate characters coming together for epic battles." It feels like some of the most popular characters are cynically being held back for DLC.
#FIRE EMBLEM WARRIORS SWITCH BEST PAIR UPS SERIES#
They’re arguably the most popular characters in the series (apart from Marth)- they were representing the franchise in Smash Bros.
Almost none of the major characters from the franchise pre- Awakening have made it here- Ike and Roy are missing. I have to imagine those fans will actually be reasonably happy with what they get here, though even then, some flaws begin to emerge (I’ll get to those later).įor others, who are more familiar with Fire Emblem, this game is actually heart breaking in terms of its missed potential. Consequently, most fans will be most familiar with those games’ characters and settings. On some level, this makes sense- Awakening and Fates are where the series broke out into the mainstream, and saw the success that has made it the major brand it is today. But where Hyrule Warriors felt like a (tongue in cheek) celebration of Zelda‘s history, and went crazy with trying to keep players engaged, Fire Emblem Warriors feels curiously subdued.Ĭonsider, for instance, the fact that the bulk of the characters in the game come from Fire Emblem Awakening and Fates.
It’s not a bad game- indeed, there’s no part of the experience that is unenjoyable at all, and even at its nadir, you will be actively having some mindless fun with the game, if nothing else. Maybe it was the fact that the game was wrapped up in the trappings of a beloved franchise, or that it never took itself too seriously, or maybe it was because it introduced some clever spins on standard Warriors mechanics and tropes, but Hyrule Warriors stood out as a surprisingly strong action game that could be recommended on its own merits.įire Emblem Warriors, on the other hand, cannot.
Hyrule Warriors turned out to be a surprisingly great game, and one of the most cohesive and enjoyable titles made in Omega Force and Koei Tecmo’s storied Warriors mold.
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