T3K #6: Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes: Strategy as Hack n' Slash, Also Byleth Is Here

Been a bit since last post! This time we're talking about Fire Emblem Warriors Three Hopes developed by Intelligent Systems and Omega Force. Three Hopes is the second 'Warriors' game that adapts the series standard turn-based strategy to real-time combat. While the previous Warriors game on WiiU (rip) was more of a crossover game between popular (mostly 3DS) Fire Emblem games, Three Hopes is more of a sequel to Three Houses. Sorta!

A major goal of today's post is to solidify how I handle this first general impression post on a game just so that I can take notes better and not sit on posts between games too long. Basically, first impression posts will go as thus:

• Short Overview
• Tactics Layer - Talking about minute to minute decisions
• Strategy Layer - Talking about larger resource management & story structure
• Other Cool Systems - Larger meta systems may have like Triangle Strategy's conviction system

For some games it's pretty simple to break these up: A map in Fire Emblem can be the tactics layer talk while item management & support system cover strategy. For some games it may be looser but its meant as a guide more than strict rules.

This is not to say a game may only get one post! I'll still do deeper dives on particular of a game's story or game systems but I need to put a limit on myself for these general game writings to not go too long.

Onwards to Fire Emblem meets Dynasty Warriors​!

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