Fire Emblem Engage

Platforms

• Nintendo Switch

  Jan 20, 2023

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  8.3

  playscore

  8.1

  98 Critics

  8.9

  3.23K Players

98 critic reviews · 8 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  ZTGD

  7.5

  Fire Emblem: Engage falters as a follow up to what I consider to be the best the series has to offer thus far. However, despite its failings with its lackluster story and characters, the deep customization and enjoyable combat makes it one well worth experiencing anyway.

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  TechRaptor

  8.5

  Gameplay will always be king in Fire Emblem, but it doesn't hurt to have a great story to accompany it. I feel as though Three Houses found the perfect synergy between gameplay and story, but to simplify things perhaps a bit too much, Engage boils down to "gameplay good, story bad." Nonetheless, as a celebration of the franchise, Engage serves as a satisfactory reminder of how far the series has come.

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  Pure Nintendo

  9.5

  The battlefields are clever and challenging, the visuals are outstanding, and the social stuff—although mostly unnecessary—isn’t so invasive as to bog down gameplay. The story may be perfunctory, but it’s hard to care when you’re having so much fun unleashing Twin Strike on your enemies.

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  MMORPG

  7.0

  Fire Emblem Engage has a lot of great elements, from its striking visuals to the classic Fire Emblem turn-based strategy gameplay. The story being told, however, does not live up to the bar set by other games in the series, while some battles drag on to the point where I'm fighting off a nap just as hard as I'm fighting the enemy armies.

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  Thumbsticks

  6.0

  Neither a reinvention of the series nor a return to its roots, Fire Emblem Engage finds a comfortable middle ground. It's another polished skirmish (with Suikoden-like town planning on the side) that will keep Fire Emblem fans happy, but its lackluster plot and lack of branching choices (like Three Houses) ultimately hold it back.

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  Noisy Pixel

  9.0

  Fire Emblem Engage is a solid entry in the franchise. It’s easily the best Fire Emblem game from the modern generation (awakening onwards). I enjoyed my time so much that I’m already returning for my second, more relaxed playthrough on maddening. It’ll take a while.

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  Game Skinny

  8.0

  Fire Emblem Engage is a bit of an odd beast; it doesn't feel like a true advancement of the franchise's formula as a whole, but it has some great elements that feel like meaningful changes. Combat and gameplay are highlights, along with some fun optional character interactions.

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  RPGFan

  9.0

  Despite weaker writing than I’ve come to expect from the series, Fire Emblem Engage’s gameplay is so good that the game is a blast from start to finish, and I’m already thinking of ideas for my third playthrough. If you like Fire Emblem’s gameplay at all, Fire Emblem Engage is a can’t-miss game.

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  Hey Poor Player

  7.0

  Fire Emblem Engage is a clear step backward for a great series. While the strategy gameplay at the core of it is perhaps the series’ best, everything else here feels weaker. I still enjoyed my time with the game, ultimately thanks to its gameplay which is some of the best in the genre, but after how great Three Houses with, it’s hard not to come away from Engage disappointed.

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  3rd-strike.com

  8.9

  With high accessibility, tons of fanservice, and excellent turn-based battles, Fire Emblem Engage will delight newcomers and long-time fans of the series alike. The focal shift towards combat lends a completely different feeling to Engage compared to other recent Fire Emblem games and puts it more in line with games prior to Fire Emblem Awakening.

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