Even though they’re your family, the deaths feel stale. Slaying through more minor characters becomes trivial, but Fates’ greatest offense happens when killing off major characters. Who the hell is Effie? Why is she talking about muscles? I don’t care I have my ninja kill her.
Right now they’re just new faces, akin to any generic enemy commander. But for a first playthrough of Birthright, I have no idea who these people are. Playing through Conquest right after Birthright (or vice-versa) gives you a bit more to chew on, since you’ve interacted with the characters you’re now pitted against. Throughout one Fates game, I fight the playable characters in the other. Intelligent Systems, Koei Tecmo Games/Nintendo In doing so, Three Houses ultimately pulls off what Fates could not: pure, crippling heartbreak. In contrast, Three Houses manages to give you a rapport with even the most minor of possible enemies, using the downtime between missions to build up familiarity. Birthright and Conquest (and DLC add-on Revelations), the separate titles that made up the banner of Fates, tried the gimmick without building up affection for the opposing characters before you have to kill them, nor did the game take the time to mourn them after. It’s only by playing through Three Houses that I realize how flat the concept felt in Fates. In fact, it was the major selling point of 2015’s Fire Emblem: Fates, which prompted the player to pick between their birth family and their adopted family - and fight against the side they did not chose. Going against former friends and loved ones based on a choice isn’t new to the franchise. Very early on in the game, I pick a house and I stick with it, which means that any character I don’t successfully recruit becomes a potential enemy.
The crux of Fire Emblem: Three Houses is built upon the idea that the player must face off against old friends.
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