Jay-Nemesis

The game that forever killed my favorite franchise. If Three houses was it's own IP and not a Fire emblem game, then I would of given it a far greater score. Maybe an 8. But this is Fire emblem. Like it or not, this is the direction Fire Emblem is going in. A weird persona wannabe simulation game instead of being... you know, a solid tactical RPG like the series is meant to be. After playing Fortune's weave I am now confident that my fears that Three houses would forever ruin Fire emblem were well founded. I wish Three houses never existed so that maybe Fire emblem might still be good today... But no, instead we get this crap.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

Oh my God I am so disappointed in this game. I have been a hardcore Fire emblem fan since 2007 when I first played Sacred Stones on the GBA. And I hate what Nintendo has done to the franchise. Engage was fine, but I hated how Three houses tried to turn Fire emblem into this weird, stupid time management simulator. I hated how 80% of the game was running around Garreg Mach. I hated how The game's pacing was structured. I hated how lifeless the class system felt. Fortune's Weave takes everything I hated about Three houses and makes it even worse. Another stupid time management, persona wannabe game where the tactical battles feel like an after thought. The horrible pacing of spending the bulk of the game introducing characters and then rushing through the game's climax. Also, the maps in this game are annoying, more so than even the infamous Fire Emblem Fates Revelation maps. I'd play Revelation over THIS game any day of the week. The maps are often gimmicky and unbalanced and just downright cheap. Not fun to play at all. Recruiting allies in this game is a frustrating, annoying, grind. It's a pain. This game's sense of progression is just broken. Three houses, and Fortune's weave both do not feel like true Fire Emblem games, and to be honest I wish they were not. I wish Nintendo had made an entirely new IP for this garbage and left Fire Emblem alone to do what Fire emblem does best. A rich, rewarding, fun, engaging tactical RPG experience. Fire Emblem used to be my favorite game franchise. Now the series just leaves me feeling heart broken and frustrated. Fortune's weave is an extremely disappointing game. Even though I hated what Three houses did to the series, I still went into Fortune's weave with an open mind and a lot of hope that I would love it. I WANTED to love this game so badly... but No. It's official, Nintendo killed my favorite franchise, they assassinated the core identity of Fire Emblem... If you have not yet played Fortune's weave then PLEASE. Don't buy it. Nintendo does not deserve your money for this abomination.