Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Easy Allies Review

[@DinYOmouth]

Thanks for the review Ben! Heads up to everyone else to avoid Kotaku's review, they start spoiling the game in the second paragraph without warning. It's too late for me :'

[@SandyCheeks1896]

Kotaku is so bad.

[@MyriadofNeglect]

Thanks for the heads up.

[@Kokopoofs]

bump!

[@karabirb]

Man, fuck Kotaku. Probably wasn’t gonna watch their review anyway because they’re shit, but thanks for the warning either way.

[@BlackHand531]

Thanks

[@RogersBase]

Tomorrow can't come soon enough! :D

[@shanezane6230]

I guess I'm pretty off topic but does anyone know of a good site to stream newly released series online ?

[@TurboSax]

Is...is this the guy from the old Gametrailer reviews? It sounds just like him!

[@TurboSax]

@@EasyAllies Damn, glad I found this video then! Y'all got a new sub :)

[@thedrzoidberg4559]

@@TurboSax warms muh heart

[@AiToYumeNoKaze]

@@EasyAllies Oh, well in that case subscribed

[@jaybroach4105]

That's common knowledge, yes. Game trailers sold out to IGN and the GT staff then became Easy Allies

[@Kensterrrrr]

School uniforms so fn gay

[@outermeowven]

I LOVE THIS GUYS VOICE FOR REVIEWING GAMES gametrailer nostalgia

[@andyb7738]

Recently bought a Switch to go alongside my PS4 Pro, and it's had a LOT of use so far. BotW, Mario Kart 8, Mario Odyssey, and now I'll have to add this one to my collection. Fantastic console, with a great library of games. Thanks for the review guys. This was the one I was waiting for, and it certainly made up my mind.

[@chaosmos24]

If you have any appreciation for the OG Mario games, you have to check out Super Mario Maker 2. It's incredible.

[@LoomDoom]

So hyped to play this. It seems like it's getting great reviews all around. I have it preloaded to my Switch so I'll be playing it tonight!

[@sturdyghost4697]

Is this getting a midnight release on the eShop? It normally doesn't become available until noon.

[@reed1645]

Can't wait to play this :). Looking forward to finally playing a fire emblem game :).

[@zanniia7279]

Welcome! The FE community is a lot calmer now so I hope you enjoy lol

[@BurnerShiro]

Nice! Welcome to the family

[@reed1645]

@@zanniia7279 lol thanks man, i'm sure i will :)

[@reed1645]

@@BurnerShiro Thanks so much :)

[@TalesOfNerdiaChris]

Noice! Hope you enjoy.

[@Larspj3]

this will be my first Fire Emblem game, i can't wait. great review.

[@zanniia7279]

Welcome!! Make sure to enjoy the game, and despite what people say, its OK to play casual for your first time lol

[@spyroclone152]

Enjoy the ride, build what you think is most fun!

[@zanniia7279]

@a name a name yeahh fair enough. I guess I'm talking from my experience since my first FE was Fates too lol

[@fyrflyr2378]

@@zanniia7279 Shhhhh... Don't talk positively about Fates online. THEY will find you.

[@zanniia7279]

@@fyrflyr2378 yeaaaaah I havent played much of the earlier games so I tend to ignore the elitists anyway lol

[@zerosaberx2177]

Easy Allies deserves more than 221 TN subscribers. Keep up the good work & thanks for awesome content!

[@Skarlet_Sun]

They really do. I'm hoping more cross exposure with successful KZbinrs like Maximilian Dood will help.

[@brokenfiction999]

What does the TN stand for again?

[@ExceedSC2]

@@brokenfiction999 I assume thousand, but yeah, I've never seen it used. Normal people would say 221K

[@ivorytower5847]

@@brokenfiction999 Thanks for being that guy, so I didn't have to be.

[@kcsvideos]

Wow Fire Emblem has evolved so much since my first character death as a child on GBA. I'm happy it's gotten so huge and hope this success spawns many successful future Fire Emblem games.

[@BellaCiaoCinemaGaming]

This is legit my favorite game on the Nintendo Switch.

[@roberttorres8660]

Great review. I can tell this game is not for me so I’ll pass on it but this was all the information I was looking for!

[@Flowerz__]

Robert Torres why

[@mariezhong5655]

Why

[@InnerRise]

Too much micromanaging. World looks barren. Characters look genetic and stiff and Awakening looks better.

[@alexgamer1556]

@@InnerRise That's nothing in comparison to the plot which just like fates is a mess

[@l90316]

Are these houses or eza betting teams?

[@fedwyn]

Beat me to it lol

[@EpicPaul64]

Think like the different house rivalries in Harry Potter, but to a less competitive degree. If you haven't read or watched Potter, it's more like groups of students that you choose to teach, whereas the other two professors handle the rest of the gang.

[@R0nn]

Wait, there's actually a character in the game called Huber(t)? That's awesome!

[@marcoolivier5594]

Tomorrow 🔥 #BlueLions 💙

[@orterorbit2743]

Na golden dears

[@lcav5622]

orter orbit yes 🦌💛

[@unknownplanet1072]

Gold dears

[@popkhorne5372]

BLACK EAGLES !

[@supermetroid009]

getting this tomorrow already paid for it at gamestop.

[@ReconVirus]

you still go to gamestop?

[@supermetroid009]

@@ReconVirus yup...lol why is that shocking?am i supposed to not go? cause everyone else decides not to?.....

[@Pitman856]

ReconVirus imagine judging a person for where they choose to shop

[@supermetroid009]

@@Pitman856 Exactly lol like, where am i supposed to get my games from? amazon? i like amazon but i bought the game on a whim while i was out and about..and decided to put 64$ down on it smh. keyboard warriors.

[@joeyisabsb1]

@@supermetroid009 this is my first time using amazon for a preorder and all in have to say is if this doesnt get to me by tomorrow I'm doing gamestop for all my preorders.

[@Giovanibeyond]

There's a Suikoden feeling in the air.

[@michaelhudson3737]

This is so tempting, but another 60+ hour game, God why have you given me this taste in games(I just recently bought monster Hunter world and pathfinder:kingmaker hahaha)

[@toasteddanish4883]

Oof dude, just getting into Monster Hunter World? You've got some catching up to do before Iceborne haha. Let me know if you want some help with hunts, though. I'm a hunting horn main - ToastedDanish on PSN and Steam.

[@adamquin07]

I also just got Monster Hunter World and don't have as much time as I usually did in the past. The pain aha

[@chaosmos24]

I also just started Monster Hunter World this past week, and that isn't even counting the considerable backlog that I will likely never finish. I might just wait and pick this one up used for less down the line.

[@thevito1091]

Pathfinder is amazing!! say goodbye to 100+hours of your life 😂

[@michaelhudson3737]

@@thevito1091 yep got it after hearing the praise from CohhCarnage in comparison to divinity:OS 2(which i adore)

[@Clarkey7163]

Coming back to this game, I think it deserves even higher than an 8.5 Was my GOTY for 2019 by a mile

[@boltpaper3791]

great review as always Brandon

[@NileSings]

Brandon only voiced it.

[@KingKien95]

@@NileSings I'm pretty sure this is just a running bit with the fans.

[@boltpaper3791]

@@KingKien95 I don't know what you're talking about

[@boltpaper3791]

@@jayjayson9613 r/whoosh

[@boltpaper3791]

@@jayjayson9613 L&R brother

[@DavidTomGault]

I really appreciate Ben's eye for the over-arching narrative in regards to the villains. No spoilers, I know, but they're underwhelming and I wish more would have been done to flesh them out. One of the drawbacks of branching narratives I suppose. Still loved the game though - about to go in on NG+. Also: I'd fund a new Patreon-exclusive show: "Ben's Bent Benches". Every day, Ben passes a bench and just says whether or not it's as bent as the Three Houses benches during certain scenes.

[@EpicPaul64]

Wait, what? A major reviewer mentions amiibo use ion 2019?! I must have time-jumped to an alternate dimension! Still, this was definitely a fantastic review of an amazing game, and I especially love how you pair up your script with character dialogue. Too bad not enough games have strong writing like that to allow for such a structure.

[@dnam9110]

Gametrailers was my go-to website for game reviews. Glad that this channel is keeping it up. Btw, best series was the Final Fantasy Retrospective. Really great stuff. Anyway, good review and love 3 houses

[@KenjiKussano]

Ben is the only reviewer on the whole internet I truly trust when it refers to Jrpgs. Greetings from São Paulo BR

[@StillNight77]

Every reviewer picks Edelgard... I'm so used to seeing Edelgard and the classmates she's with that I feel like I already know them all and the game hasn't even released yet. My fault for watching so many reviews but... I just want the game like... now.

[@victhom19]

Where are all the Blue Lions supporters? That’s my house

[@LeemVonNelly]

Victory19 imagine not picking yellow deer

[@MattoUchiha]

"In a lot of ways Fire Emblem: Three Houses is exactly what you would want a well-respected series to do when transitioning to a new console. It pushes the series in a discernible new direction with purpose." Couldn't help but have the disappointment of Pokemon Sw/Sh come to mind while he said this... 😩

[@SupremeSuperiorStick]

Thank god this game is ugly at least so I don't have to feel like Pokemon was outdone in every single conceivable way 😭😭

[@SupremeSuperiorStick]

@狐 If you mean artistically better looking, sure, and the animation work is much better too but the texture quality in this game is significantly poorer than Pokemon's environments, which already aren't that great to begin with. Some areas in SWSH also use more advanced graphical effects like the volumetric lighting, weather effects, bloom, etc. You compare the overworlds and structures of both games and the graphical difference looks clearer. Just look at the courtyard grass in Three Houses and you'll see what I meant.

[@SlavinRagnavoire]

damn i love fire emblem! can't wait for my copies

[@jadak100]

Wait...copies? As if...more than one?

[@MakoMusicYT]

@@jadak100 One for each house

[@Silverdragon98]

Remember the story has leaked online for this game guys, so watch out for that :)

[@alexanderchilton911]

Good review. This game has so much quality story content, 4 routes all pretty different. People are going to have different experiences based on what house and students they choose, which is exciting. Gamespot, IGN and Gameinformer are all giving it scores in 9s which is crazy good for such a classic JRPG. Can't wait for tomorrow! Seems like one of the best games in the series. Btw: General consensus is to play it on hard if you are veteran of the series, especially if you pick Black Eagles.

[@Ripley93]

It's not a jrpg tho

[@danielgreen3848]

@@Ripley93 it's a japanese strategy RPG. Is Final Fantasy Tactics a JRPG? Why not Fire Emblem?

[@garekhernandez6118]

Be careful cause fates had freaking 9-s too xd

[@alexanderchilton911]

@@garekhernandez6118 But this one is being directly compared yo Fates and hardcore fans are like "this is way better for multiple reasons".

[@RubMySweatyThighs]

@@danielgreen3848 tactics was never called a jrpg it was a tactics game

[@reddiknivek9659]

Seems like the perfect time to get into Fire Emblem.

[@repentantsky8285]

Excellent review as always. You guys really know how to go in depth with the best talking points of a game, without going into any kind of spoilers, which isn't always easy where Fire Emblem goes.

[@Almighty_Mage]

Black eagle is cool and all but Golden Deer has best girl

[@BabysitterSky]

Biggest weeb comment I've ever read....today

[@Rune_Ocarina]

That's why you recruit her to join the black eagles.

[@yunfi.630]

Hilda.

[@blodiaaa6990]

@@faceofbearr no they aren't

[@LeemVonNelly]

Evan Chapman that’s a weird way of saying lysithia

[@Tdull-tv1ds]

I'm playing on Normal difficulty with Casual mode. I don't care about fear or whatever. I rather play the game comfortably.

[@Tabby51260]

Yeah! You do you! I'm going to go ahead and start on Hard/Classic but everyone should feel free to play how they want! Enjoy the game! I know I'm looking forward to it#

[@Tdull-tv1ds]

@@Tabby51260 Thanks for the support and I wish you luck in your experience. If I see one of your characters in the monastery, I'll be sure to talk to them.

[@AquamentusLives]

Thanks Ben, Ian and Brandon! My copy arrives tomorrow!

[@BloodyGoodReviews]

I realise there is a lot to say about the mechanics in the game, but I felt the review was a bit too heavy on them. feeling more like an elaborate tutorial than a review :) (don't get me wrong, love you guys' work, just noticed it in this particular review)

[@JoyDreamer]

Now I'm glad I ordered the limited edition! :D Thanks Ben! Always a pleasure hearing your thoughts on FE!

[@EpicPaul64]

I hope your version has a usable soundtrack sample CD; the first time I tried playing it, it nearly got stuck in the car's CD player... : / Otherwise, a very great incentive to pre-order!

[@JoyDreamer]

@@EpicPaul64 I got a USB with the sound track (EU limited edition) so i won't have to worry about that. But oh man that sucks to hear. 😣

[@EpicPaul64]

Well, I appreciate your sympathy, but at the very least, the game itself has a sound test, so even if the CD is broken, I can still listen to the soundtrack whenever I please, so that's a good-enough compromise. The only downside is that the Switch's volume doesn't always go louder than heavy traffic when showing the songs to someone else ...

[@Godan_Void]

BRUUUUH I was looking for a Berseria review and found out that the GT guys have a new channel since GT was shut down. I'm so fucking happy, you were my favorite vidya source. So happy to see you back 😭

[@aetherfukz]

Well this review just made me buy the game. Thanks! Great vid as always from EZ Allies.

[@TheNintendoWizrad]

My dudes.... this gane is freaking awesome. Like soooooo good

[@ronlaw29]

We are in here!

[@Shadow_1517]

Never played a fire emblem game before...but with all these great reviews definitely gonna play it now

[@Zardigan]

Great review guys, thank you for not having spoilers in it!.

[@TalesOfNerdiaChris]

Thanks for the great review Ben! I finished Echoes a couple weeks ago and now I’m on chapter 19 of Fates (birthright). Don’t think I’ll finish that tonight tho lol. Gonna have to put Fates on pause I guess cause I’m so excited to start this.

[@javiflores6354]

Oh snap its the gametrailers guy that reviewed the games! Subscribed!

[@dcashley303]

1:18 Shout out to Hubert!

[@legendofkailia5596]

Black Eagles and its not even close!!

[@DoggyP00]

SPOILER As someone pretty deep into Blue Lions. I can see why picking Edelgard might make you think the villains aren't very imposing.

[@PhantomBlackStar]

0:08 HEY YOU WITH THE BLANK STARE!

[@mythoughtsexactly2145]

I swear I haven’t finished BotW since christmas last year because I can’t force myself to march into the castle until I get most of the filler content. And I still have to find a way to get the last memory in hyrule Castle, and complete all the shrines for the tunic of the wild

[@HueyTheDoctor]

I don't ever want there to be a time in my life when I don't have readily available access to Brandon's voiceover work.

[@jacobynoctis4825]

I am soo looking forward to playing this game. I own it. I am just waiting for my new switch at the end of September. So excited! Great review guys. Always love your content

[@danoschwab9937]

Such an excellent review, Ben Moore!

[@trcsonic]

With this, we can say Edelgard will be one of the DLCs for Smash Ultimate.

[@brawlrus0498]

Would this game be recommended to those who are beginners of the fire emblem series? (And by that I mean I have never played a fire emblem game ever but I really want to)

[@nyrisj]

Think about it like this: Every Fire Emblem was somebody's first. And if they stuck around its because they liked what it offered. But to answer your question: Yes. It's got plenty of in game tutorials that are spread out so it's not a huge info dump at once. Some of the legacy mechanics have been altered or removed so it's easier to compare it to other games without Fire Emblem specific knowledge. It's a very dense game however that requires your full attention to get the most out of. It's easier than most of the older ones, but also more enjoyable outside of battles than any other In the series imo as it's the first with such an involved overworld and side activity.

[@luke8838]

Gametrailers was the best. Miss those days.

[@Dreggy990]

I’m new to fe but not strategy games. Should I play in hard or normal

[@helpinghands7935]

Normal

[@tehCostHD]

Dreggy 9 I mean you could try hard, you still have the turn wheel type mechanic in hard right? I’m not actually sure. There’s an even harder difficulty being patched in. So it’s really up to you if you want a real challenge right off the bat or not

[@brogantrull]

Whatever classic mode is, it will feel more like Xcom (losing characters, etc). If you restart battles ever use normal.

[@klain9701]

You can change the difficulty at any point as long as you are not in battle so dont worry

[@leontartovsky8949]

One of the few occasions where Ben is on the lower end of the spectrum

[@RubMySweatyThighs]

I mean the score is justified

[@NileSings]

I thought he was going to go for an 8

[@leontartovsky8949]

Playerz714 I’m not saying he is wrong or anything. Just that he is usually above the average especially when it comes to more highly rated games.

[@RubMySweatyThighs]

@@leontartovsky8949 That just tells me Ben is much more genuine when it comes these "type" of games

[@leontartovsky8949]

Playerz714 I wouldn’t necessarily say that unless you find that your tastes align with his at least 9 times out of 10. He may value certain things over other aspects that others may find more important to them.That’s definitely the case for me. I think there are many genuine reviewers out there as well as long as they are not politicizing their reviews and bombing it like some outlets have.

[@Cneqq]

been waiting for launch, can't wait to play this after work

[@honkedoffjohn]

How does New Game+ work?

[@JakeTeachesUke]

This reminds me a lot of Final Fantasy Type-0

[@stephenmilazzo2535]

Do they supply review footage? Happy Console Gamer shows the same stuff.

[@joeyisabsb1]

Wow, EZA has one of the lower scores for this and this score is great!

[@LoomDoom]

Ya totally haha. 8.5 is still a great score even if it's one of the lower ones. Seems like Ben got a little annoyed with the monastery.

[@obba40]

@@LoomDoom the bench sticks out Kappa

[@prestonstewart3212]

Stupid question will this be playable at midnight?

[@hereIAm604]

Yes it will and you are already able to preload the game!

[@dmndd3432]

Pretty sure it will be as it's published by Nintendo

[@Gambit2483]

Do your pool of students differ depending on which House you choose??

[@laxuspoldish6165]

Yes. Each house has different students, but you can recruit other students from other houses.

[@Gambit2483]

@@laxuspoldish6165 ahh...that's actually really cool. This sounds like, by far, the deepest FE game yet. Cant wait to play it

[@JustinLeeper]

I’m a longtime FE fan, but didn’t enjoy the most recent 3DS game. Just picked this up, though. Excited to play it.

[@BioMatic2]

at least they learned from fates. Fire emblem is not pokemon

[@alexgamer1556]

How exactly? The story has the exact same problems fates had, what's different is that this game does not have 3 seperate price tags, so in a sense yeah you could say they learned at least something

[@irritantegast2131]

alexgamer 155 this games story is so much better than fates

[@larskrantz1463]

want this for PS4 :D Loved Fire Emblem for Game Cube

[@Harakengard]

Well then the closest choice that you have is Summon Night 6 : it's far from being as good but it's a fine light hearted tactical j-rpg.

[@bitterbatterdog]

I really can't get over art after how lovely Shadows of Velentia was. I thought a good review would convince me but I can't help but feel I would be better suited picking up an older FE game. Ben's reviews have truly started to stand out this year so a big thumbs up. My only critique is that the future arc could have been touched upon since I have no idea how all of the school element evolve for that section. Does it just move to a "battle-to-battle" scenario? I have no idea

[@obba40]

that would maybe contain spoilers

[@8thsinn]

Did a Switch bundle come out for This game?

[@obba40]

only collectors edition

[@assassin660]

This will be my first fire emblem game, i'm excited! Is it just me, or does this guy sound like the guy from gametrailers back in the day?

[@slasher-emv]

It's the same guy. Easy Allies are all former Gametrailers employees that went on to create their own company.

[@sparkrayne]

Mark Leunenberg it’s the same guy! EZA is made up of the same crew as GT was.

[@wg7297]

The UI looks so good

[@kirillkomarov2383]

I’m incredibly impressed with the game so far. I would say I’m a fan of the series, but I haven’t played some of the older games. Everything about this game - from presentation to pacing, gameplay, voice acting, side activities has been stellar so far (I’m on chapter 7 atm). Definitely a GotY contender for me alongside Sekiro. Can’t wait for the free lunatic update for my second playthrough!

[@CodeProvider]

very good fun review, thank you johnny

[@nevnad4587]

are u on a timer or are there a limited number of sequences like persona 5?

[@galador8089]

Nevnad you have a limited number of actions like in persona

[@SimpaticoReal]

I recognize this dude's voice. Was he always on this channel? Or did this channel ever have a different name?

[@Bleedblue6487]

Extremely fair review. Unlike most that would normally give it an 8.5 but don't because it's a Nintendo game.

[@jfrancoginn6923]

I hate Caspar initially but now he's my go to 1 hit character other than Edelgard.

[@tomadam3315]

Lol instruction points. Love how these games have points for everything.

[@Chelvin430]

Manuela makes me want to buy this game.

[@James-gj8rn]

Great review but just saying if people don't like the rewind featurre just don't use it, simple :)

[@DRAG0NSPIRIT10]

Exactly, after all the game only forces you to use Divine Pulse if Byleth and the main Lords die (or any other characters that are important to story of the battle) but if anyone else dies you aren't forced to use Divine Pulse to save them.

[@DN_123]

Goty 2019 or best rpg of the year for me!

[@Chadouille]

Really good review Ben!

[@epsipsychpt]

Best reviews since gametrailers ;)

[@niallharrington3636]

are you saying best reviews since them

[@vinnyjamission]

Blue Lions.

[@felipecabrera5317]

Indigo felines

[@Skarlet_Sun]

Glad to see Ben chose the best faction, can't wait to join the glorious Black Eagles myself!

[@nrp5791]

♥️ Easy Allies reviews.

[@veagano]

Should I play Awakening before diving in this game? I don't know, I'm afraid I'll get used to this new style and end up not liking the older ones when I go back to them.

[@alexanderchilton911]

Naah. This is just a more expansive Awakening and seems to ve much less divisive amongst fans.

[@joeyisabsb1]

I played awakening first and then went backwards and ended up liking some of the older ones better. This ones okay to jump into first I'd say. In fact I'd recommend it! I dont think I'd be as into this series had I started with an older once since some of them are difficult.

[@Vyse195]

I've played tgem all andcI still thinj the one on the GBA amazing

[@sarahgreen1029]

I know what you mean. I know a few people who couldn't get into older Zelda games because their first was BOTW. Awakening is Three Houses without the school. You just jump into battle and support characters. The combat is also easier in Awakening. If you are okay with going to something more open to something linear play Three Houses then Awakening. (Also despite what people say about it I loooved Awakening)

[@amilyester]

Sounds like one of the best Fire Emblems yet. Shame about that fugly boxart though :(

[@Ivy-jq6di]

I got the special edition so the boxart is the stained glass painting of Seiros instead. The retail boxart isn't super bad and we got upside down Claude memes from it lol

[@thetrustysidekick3013]

Now remember! The troop combat reminds me of Koei's other game Dynasty Tactics!

[@CASMANWHAT]

Easily my favourite game on switch

[@supervegito2277]

Cant wait to get this one going... buuut somehow i decided, back on monday, that i wanted to slay Duma first... sooo yeah. Preferably with King and Queen at that, so... grinding...

[@sLasHeRxXx07]

When Fire Emblem meets Valkyria Chronicles 2

[@fabioferreiradarosaantunes9788]

Easy Allies reviews have now been upgraded with a fatherly narration.

[@trignite]

First thanks for the review ben

[@carlos6640]

I think a lot of people love mages classes (mage, dark mage, bishop...) Those who are in an advanced point of the game, could you confirm whether advanced spells are so poorly as the basic ones? Thanks

[@peacewalker3344]

i prefer melee classes myself

[@nyrisj]

I don't know what you're asking, but the spells and their usefulness directly relate to the strengths of the unit performing them.

[@JimmyGoodYT]

Well written, edited, and voiced as per usual! Great work, Allies!

[@chrisp2588]

I don't usually complain about font size, but jeez some of it is tiny and hard on my 37 year old eyes in handheld mode. I think it's the combination of it being both small and a 'light' or 'book' serif font. I get that they're trying to be ye olde here but a thicker san serif font would be a lot easier to read. Hoping for a patch. Is it just me?

[@joeslickback]

Hanging out with your students before the end of the month so the story progresses "SOCIAL LINK GO"

[@bennybeck]

Team Dimitri in the house!

[@Kicktugo55]

I want to get this game but I'm so afraid it wouldn't be my thing. At the same time I love RPG's, just not usually this kind, so I could end up absolutley loving it.

[@-pressxtostart-]

Same