Fire Emblem Warriors FULL REVIEW | GamesBrained

[@GamesBrained]

For clarification: Fire Emblem Warriors launches on OCTOBER 20TH, 2017 in the North America and PAL region. October 28th, 2017 is the final worldwide release date, for regions like HK. Sorry for the oversight!

[@hyperfreeze2714]

GamesBrained HEY, IT COMES OUT ON MY BIRTHDAY :D

[@wes1581]

GamesBrained I was hoping you'd touch up on classic mode.

[@khristiannaimo4773]

Isn't it a shame i only get games i believe in?

[@TeriyakiDior]

GamesBrained THIS GAME LOOKS SO GOOD! UGH! I'M SO CONFLICTED BETWEEN THIS AND MARIO ODYSSEY!

[@khristiannaimo4773]

ILLest Suspect HD, think of it like this, if you want a FOR SURE good experience with a game, and leave my hate aside, go with the one made by Nintendo ITSELF, it has gotten nothing but praise and everyone is loving what they see so far, while fire emblem warriors has recieved hate across the board not only for its lacking roster, but also for the fact it is a mindless button masher, and i dont care what anyone says, just because you need to press more than one button, that doesn't make said button masher strategic, a warriors game will bore you to death after the first innitial, say, 5-6 hours of gameplay, it will get reppetetive and will end up like hyrule warriors as in it was hardly mentioned after it's release, but either way, it's your choice im just telling you what i think is the best choice for a good experience. EDIT: sorry for grammatical errors

[@Naijiro]

I'l'l be honest. When I first clicked this video I was surprised there was a review so early, and I assumed that this was going to be one of those low budget mediocre reviews that a lot of smaller youtubers tend to do, but after watching the video, I have to say, this review is quite on point. The audio quality, the transitions, the lack of spoilers, the actual warning of spoilers, the clear tone of the reviewer coming off as informative and unbiased while still getting me excited for the game really made this review for me. Also the music, both in the intro and the ending are perfect, I get so tired of hearing loud dubstep intros/outtros blasting in my ear so it's refreshing to hear something catchy. Really, this review has sold me on the game, I was on the fence because I played the series, and am mostly a casual fan, but this review really told me everything I needed to know. You sir have earned yourself a subscriber.

[@GamesBrained]

Jay Thanks! I'm glad to hear my work paid off!

[@BlackRaveBow]

Let's get a Pokemon warriors where all the enemies are Bidoof.

[@Drstrange3000]

BlackRaveBow Haven't they suffered enough already?

[@62swordsmen]

Ollie fine let it rattata’s and Rataca-*remembers Blue’s Ratacate’s death theory*.....let’s just make it Pidgey’s

[@technic1285]

Perfect Bidoof is the game ender. Not the final boss. Just ends the game

[@trueburst3960]

BlackRaveBow pretty much pokemon Rumble

[@dr.ninjake]

BlackRaveBow how do you suggest any Pokémon beat even a single bidoof, let alone an entire army?!

[@GamesBrained]

I had an amazing time playing this game and reviewing it on the Switch my fans so graciously provided. Thank you all so much for your support, and I look forward to bringing you even more content on this amazing game!

[@ryangoldstrich7334]

Like Volga with a chainsaw sword? There's a hint in this comment, can you find it?

[@Cole_Clawheart-Clips]

I will say even though it's not out yet from what the mini-map looks like, I really enjoy the new design of these maps vs the HW maps

[@Rayhaku808]

GameStop and IGN, this is how you review a game

[@Quake2815]

Rayhaku808 gamestop?

[@lyhthegreat]

both are equally shitty organizations...

[@Ray03595]

This game looks great despite the roster problems. Whoever decided to release it so close to Odyssey should be fired. I would've picked this up in September, but with it so close to Odyssey I'll have to place this on my list to pick up later down the line. It should lower in price sooner than most Nintendo games I assume since this is kind of a 3rd party game. Games looking a lot better than I expected though.

[@awakenedcrowl]

I COULDN'T agree more! I'll actually have to wait for this game quite a while, since I'm running out of money and Odyssey gets priority.

[@Joshyboy225]

awakenedCrowlStudios I’m actually getting both this and Odyssey since I have enough money lmao. Not trying to brag of course 😅 sorry if i came off as doing so

[@brando6323]

I love this review. Even though the game isn’t out yet for big reviewers like IGN, I can tell how much detail and work you put into it. New Subscriber here!

[@jordanlochhead8453]

I cant believe they were able to convince sega and crypton to use kagemine rin and len in the starring roles of a fire emblem game.

[@emblemblade9245]

Jordan Lochhead oh my god! How did I never realize the similarity?

[@sonicdolphin117]

LMAO

[@anikii5814]

Jordan Lochhead Ikr

[@fruitysoupy]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that,,,

[@yanfeimain9135]

Umm you guys know that you can just go on and use rin and len without needing to get permission (if you created their designs yourself) :/

[@TheNormalAsian]

so glad there is a review of this game!!! I've been a fan of both Warriors games and fire emblem games for a long time. I'm so excited to play this games. I'm also glad it looks so good and this review makes me more excited to play this game!!!

[@glaba24]

I will buy any game with overly-acrobatic horses

[@Whirlwhind1]

Xander's horse is pretty ridiculous.

[@Sweeps]

I thought owain, and other support characters, and the villains would be playable. Highly disappointed, but I am excited to play the game regardless.

[@faizeyagami4614]

well, Grand Commander, you sold me on this game. I was recently set on not buying it after the company recently revealed that they would NOT be adding the two most popular (male) characters in the post-release support phase of FE Warriors. But after seeing this, I absolutely MUST play this incredible looking game

[@GamesBrained]

I'm glad!

[@Pik3rob]

Despite what they said, I'm still confident that they're adding Roy and Ike to the game as DLC.

[@faizeyagami4614]

only time will tell, friend. only time will tell

[@emblemblade9245]

Joshua Wong I kinda like the idea of them heading the sequel rather than being DLC characters with potentially no story to accompany them.

[@emblemblade9245]

Joshua Wong Well fortunately it seems to be selling very well, so there’s no obligation to buy just for the sake of sales. So that’s good!

[@mooosqueee]

I've been watching your Fire Emblem retrospective series and hearing you say that you don't know anything about the series confused and amazed me at the same time. You've really come so far in just 5 years.

[@dankmcdonald9411]

im still hoping for that kirby warriors game considering the amount of fanservice that goes into the normal games, you can just imagine the possibilities for it

[@emblemblade9245]

Dank McDonald Oh my god, that would be insane. Kirby’s already a series where enemies are effortlessly destroyed after all. And the fanservice in the games since RtD has been just incredible.

[@rodinclaus9380]

hell the pair-up systems that FEW just set up could be meshed into a full-blown Helper system, especially with Star Allies up and coming...

[@Sweeps]

Pokemon warriors or Super Smash Bros warriors would be better. I think smash bros would fit better, and it would have a large roster; hopefully

[@dr.ninjake]

Dank McDonald jiggle physics on Kirby’s entire body

[@TheTankbus]

That sounds so stupid. So stupid that I would buy that in a hearbeat. Fucking love Kirby.

[@SuperAlexsosa]

Awesome review! Love your content can't wait for whatever's coming in the future!

[@divyanshmalik5135]

This is a really good review, I love the unbiased opinions and the deep integration of fire emblem mechanics. Great work!

[@vectordream121]

Excellent review! I appreciate the detail. I have never been a big big Warriors fan but I am a huge Fire Emblem fan. I was going to wait on this game but after watching your video I really want to try it out day 1. It sounds like they really captured the essence of Fire Emblem as much as they could for a Warriors game. I actually like the cast of characters well enough and the animations look great! Keep up the good work!

[@tobix5762]

Finally someone can give a real review. You just earned a sub sir.

[@JediBusouSonic]

Nice to see another really positive review besides mine on Serenes haha.

[@emblemblade9245]

Jedisupersonic Yeah, your review also helped sell me on this!

[@JediBusouSonic]

Glad to hear that ^^ thank you

[@kirby2325]

4:09 In Samurai Warriors Chronicles 3 on 3DS and PlayStation Vita, which came out before Hyrule Warriors Legends, the command system and AI were already that good. I seriously don't know what went wrong with Hyrule Warriors.

[@blackfrost3512]

Shane Menz swc3 was slooooow

[@jasonmathis8656]

Nice review! I do like the main heroes from FE:Heroes better. I sort of wish they had just used them instead. It would have been great cross advertising. Shareena and her brother are much cooler and likeable IMO.

[@VesDegree]

This review completely convinced me to buy the game. You've earned yourself a subscriber, my good sir.

[@sonicdolphin117]

We need more reviews like this.

[@MrVacca]

This is a fantastic video! I’m so hyped to play this game with my students at my Nintendo Club. I can’t wait to share this video with them at this week’s meeting!

[@yamiookami]

Checking in from the future: the Fates DLC pack included Oboro and Azura, both spear-using foot soldiers, and both with unique movesets as well! Also with unique movesets: Linde and Olivia. Unfortunately, 5 out of the 9 DLC characters are clones of existing characters, but a lot of them bring interesting skills to the table (like Navarre's Lone Wolf increasing damage when not paired up).

[@andyenglish4303]

Disappointed that Sully's not playable but still looking forward to getting my hands on this.

[@GarbenTheBerserker]

Because they have enough Awakening units already.

[@firedemon971]

You've gained a new subscriber thanks you very much for this video i wasn't sure getting for game on the switch, because i got disappointed by FATE Extella on the same system i though that FEW may be the same as FATE, lucky me i saw this video on the nintendo switch reddit . Have a great day and keep doing great video like this and by the way you deserve mush more subscribers. (Sry for my english i'm french and i'm still learning.........i think ?)

[@GamesBrained]

MementoMori Merci!

[@Cole_Clawheart-Clips]

If this game succeeds: does anyone want to throw in any future Nintendo Warriors suggestions. Personally I still want them to put HW Legends on the switch just so it can play better and has better graphics on a bigger screen. And so that they can put in every weapon that has been used i.e the 8-bit from the first game and everything level 4 and up.

[@ketchuprats8378]

gameboy4064 Pokémon. It was already proposed, but we got Conquest instead (which is still pretty great).

[@rarm5899]

gameboy4064 I’d like a HW on Switch with all the Legends content and features, but I also would love to see a Super Mario Warriors just for ridiculous it’d be.

[@brandonkong4299]

Would like to see a Donkey Kong Warriors game

[@TheNormalAsian]

I'd like to see a Nintendo warriors. Charictors from all over Nintendo series come together to fight warriors style!

[@Infindox]

I just want a Nintendo Warriors in general, all the series together would be awesome.

[@DeeeFoo]

Excellent review! Very in-depth and informative I have some comments through. 1. Depending on how you look at it, Warriors Orochi was the first console Warriors game to have character-switching. The only difference was that they weren't placed on the battlefield at the same time, and you simply cycle through them. The first console game to have proper character switching was Samurai Warriors 4 I believe. FEW improved upon both by giving you both options, the ability to command other controllable characters on the battlefield and switch to them, and the ability to instantaneously take control of another character on the spot. It's the best of both worlds. 2. I think using FE for this crossover somewhat restricted Omega Force's creativity in the movesets, since many of the weapons in the FE universe are pretty grounded when compared to Zelda. It's a lot easier to come up with unique and diverse movesets when you have fantasy elements thrown into the mix. This may or may not have influenced their decision to create cloned movesets.

[@AwRy108]

Very well-done review: does a great job explaining every aspect of the game, especially in how it compares to other musou-style games, as well as to Hyrule Warriors. I feel that all the extra gameplay nuances that these collaborations introduce to the genre really go a long way to making the games much more engaging, thus enjoyable; and I really wish that the Dragon Quest Heroes titles would take some queues from these Nintendo-themed entries, as the DQ Heroes games just feel like re-skinned Dynasty Warriors games.

[@pokebraix7020]

You've definitely sold me on this game! I was debating between Hyrule Warriors Definitive Edition and FE Warriors, and after wat hing this review and hearing how much has been improved since Hyrule Warriors, i'm definitely picking it up!!

[@hypershadic98]

Good review annnnnnnnd THANK YOU FOR SHOWING THE SPLIT SCREEN GAMEPLAY

[@the8thark]

A very well done review. I enjoyed listening to it. Even though your opinions of the game are the polar opposite to mine, I can still appreciate the quality of the review. For the record, I think Hyrule Warriors definitive edition is a must buy for Musou and Zelda fans, Fire Emblem Warriors on the other hand is worth it on sale only. I'll explain in short why I think FE Warriors is only worth it on sale in my opinion. - Limited number of playstyles. In most musou games, the number of weapons is the number of playstyles as most of them allow any character to equip any weapon. Less than 20 unique weapons in a musou game is really disappointing. - The holy trinity and extra two are a mixed bag. By that I mean, Sword/spear/Axe and Arrow/Book. In the average Fire Emblem game, that's all you need for great type strengths and weaknesses to add lots of strategy to the battles. The same strategy still exists in FE Warriors, which is a good thing, there are two downsides to this. You can mostly ignore the holy trinity if you over level and brute force a mission. It does not take too many levels to do this. Of cause this is at your own risk in perma death on the story mode. The other issue is the holy trinity plus 2 means all of the approximately 15 different weapons are grouped into one of 5 rough playstyles. You can't pull a Hyrule Warriors here and have a strange or weird weapon, just because you can. If a weapon's playstyle doesn't at least roughly confirm stylistically to the holy trinity plus 2 then it wont be in the game. This further reduces the diversity in the different playstyles in the game. - I'm not a FE fan. I don't hate FE, I just never got into it. The FE Warriors story mode, while I do like the fact that it branches out a lot at times, what you're doing is very monotonous. As in not the combat, but the objectives of each mission. The Hyrule Warriors story mode, while not at all close to the source material (FE Warriors is much closer), I do feel the HW story mode is actually fun to play. The FE Warriors story mode became dull and repetative quite quickly. I was expecting something like Dynasty Warriors 8. A map where you control one army and are battling another force, be it human or non human to retake territory. You could really have great story information between the battles. Not just character dialogue, but how the battle actually affected the progression of the war and other issues in the game. This just isn't the case and it leaves the FE Warriors story mode feel more like a chore then a fun experience. - The history mode is not bad. The stories associated with each one are honestly not that great. I think a FE Warriors reboot of Hyrule Warriors Adventure Mode would have been a better fit. You did mention that you didn't like the "filler" squares on the Hyrule Warriors Adventure Mode maps. I don't find them to be fillers. I see them as different challenges. Not every map has to be the same kill 2000 enemies while taking the forts. Also trying to kill a certain captain (The HW enemy Heroes) while avoiding to kill two others also attacking you at times is not easy at all to do. It's really fun. The only really bad ideas in the Hyrule Warriors Adventure mode is the one hit death maps. The maps where you and the enemies die in one hit can be interesting depending on how you play them, but the maps where the player dies in one hit while all the enemies don't die in one hit, are an excersise in frustration. The worst maps in the game. My point? The FE Warriors adventure mode does lack this variety in map design. Though in short bursts it's not that bad. It's certainly much better than the FE Warriors story mode. - The initial placement of your heroes on the map as well as the team up feature are good ideas and do add in strategy into the game. They work well. At times they feel required to beat certain missions which is not a bad thing at all. - The lack of most boses is a good thing in FE Warriors. These boses were fundamentally flawed in Hyrule Warriors. A flaw that no other musou game has. The boses in Hyrule Warriors had weak points you needed to attack to expose the weak point gauge as you know. My point? These weak points only appeared with RNG. You have to wait for the weak points to show themselves. That's an issue when you are on a time limit to make A Rank. Failing time for A Rank because the boss weak points were too slow to randomly appear is very frustrating. The bosses in Hyrule Warriors are a great idea, just quite terribly executed in game for the previously mentioned reasons. FE Warriors not having these kinds of boses (for the most part) avoids this flaw all together which is a very good thing. Overall the assessment that FE Warriors is quality over quantity is very subjective at best and a gross misrepresentation of what makes a good musou game at worst. Musou games are all about bringing many many different weapons (play styles) into the mix. Not all of them need to be good. It is totally ok to have a few amazing weapons and a few terrible ones. The better weapons are fun to use and help people new to musou games to improve in the game. The bad weapons are what the pros use as a challenge. There's a large enough croud out there who like to beat games using the worse ingame weapons to challenge themselves. This is not a criticism of FE Warriors specifically, it's just saying how FE Warriors does not understand the musou genre that it is trying so very hard to emulate. I stand by my assessment of FE Warriors being only worth the money on sale. There is just not enough good fun content and not enough variation in the different weapons. On the other hand Hyrule Warriors is very different to most musou games in msot ways and proudly wears these differences on it's sleeve. This is the one reason to get Hyrule Warriors. It's far from perfect but it's unique and fun.

[@andrewmilhoan3568]

Definitely hyped for this, great review.

[@TheKrypticX]

This was a very well written and great review!

[@goldensun2787]

Amazing review! very informative, and you obviously put a lot of work into it

[@espurrseyes42]

Positives: -Combat is a lot more strategic due to the FE elements added in. -Weak Point Smashes don't require you to wait for attacks, making them less tedious. -None of the playstyles seem bad. -There's seems to be more enemies onscreen at once. -There's still a 2-player mode. -Soundtrack. Negatives: -Clones. I know that in FE, characters of the same class are essentially in what they can do, only differentiated by their stats and skills, but this isn't an RPG. And while I'm OK with same classes having the same moves, the special classes (Lords) shouldn't have had any clones. At worst, the clones should've only had the same standard strings with different heavies and enders. -3 of the NPCs, Oboro, Niles, and Owain are part of the Season Pass, meaning you have to pay for characters that are already in the game. And aside from Oboro, they are clones of existing warriors. And with this as a precedent, the rest of the DLC characters unless they are a new class type are going to be clones (I've been informed that Navarre is a Lyn clone). -The game has bad weapon type distribution. About 10 of the 23 characters are sword users, and aside from Tiki, the remaining weapons only have 3 users. What's worse, there are no flying sword users, no non-flying lance users, no flying mages, and no non-infantry archer. -Unless this gets patched, all characters have 1 weapon type despite most of the classes normally having access to 2 or 3 in FE games. This could've added to the diversity of the cast. -The weapon ranking only goes up to Silver, and aside from legendary weapons, there aren't many special weapons. Leo's Iceblade and the Levin Sword could've been special weapons, but instead, they are tied to Leo and Robin's movesets respectively. This is disappointing for a series that has plenty of weapons to use.

[@Sweeps]

It looks like Minerva is going to be like Fredrick, Navarre is going to be like Lyn or Ryoma, and Niles is going to be like the other archers. Tharja is probably going to have a different moveset than robin, Linde I think is going to be like a diviner, using card like magic balls, owain is unique cus I’ve seen him attack, azura is prob going to be different than Oboro, and Olivia is probably going to be unique because she isn’t royal, and all the other sword users are legit royal so yeah ( I’m assuming )

[@foxocommando2728]

5:54 did Frederick's horse just do a backflip

[@yuurou7927]

Oh yeah, and wait and see Xander's horse, he'll do more than a backflip.

[@Madeen1982]

In a world where we have people riding Pegasus (pegasi?) and wyverns, horses have to do some fancy stuff to get noticed.

[@khristiannaimo4773]

Too bad they didn't add Eliwood and HIS horse, they have some of the best acrobatics

[@ragnevi]

Great review, this is a title I will get when it is released here in Sweden.

[@blazingamer2706]

Ahhhhh thanks for this I’m even more excited for the game now. One question though, you’re able to have multiple affinity supports with the characters right? For example Robin with Lucina also Robin with Chrom.

[@GamesBrained]

Yeah, everyone can become friends with everyone.

[@SirBanana1992]

Agree in general with the review and have spent hundreds of hours playing it, but I'd think it fair to add 2 particular nitpicks to the game that can get tedious and annoying in certain missions: - Temporarily gaining control of a character with an order to "guard a location or unit" in order to clear a nearby hindrance can cancel their guard order. I occasionally found myself failing missions because I didn't realise that after I returned to my standard character, my guard character decided to wander off in the opposite corner of the map, therefore I had no one to guard the critical location or to get to it in time. There should have been a specific order to "move freely" and just not cancel an order that you may rely on without your approval. - There is a very obnoxious waiting time in some missions with short objectives, namely arena missions, where after clearing a full wave of enemies you're forced to wait for each individual pop up for each eliminated enemy, along with all captain/warrior dialogue to play out before the game moves on to the next objective. It gets even more annoying when replaying story mode missions for farming/grinding and you have to wait through some forced dialogue/cutscene (I'm looking at you chapter 20 story mission) that you've already seen over a dozen times when you could be clearing objectives in that time instead. It really breaks the pacing of an otherwise fast-paced game.

[@silasd7348]

Despite the many bad reviews ive seen, this one review might just make me buy it. Good job

[@Nistone1212]

Thank you for the great review! Definitely reached max hype levels...

[@hadokenexe]

Spear > lance Magic book > tome As a longtime FE fan these pronunciations heavily triggered me lol That aside, really awesome job with the in depth review! I'm happy to hear the promotion class designs can be changed at will. Hopefully we get more costumes as well.

[@GamesBrained]

Sorry, haha, I'm working off of the translations in my head from Japanese to English. Maybe if I played more FE games before it I would have known what the general translation was

[@Ztormrageheero]

Dominick Wheeler what is the difference between a lance and a spear?

[@TheTankbus]

There is a difference between the two though. Spears can be used as a ranged weapon, but are weaker. While Lances are direct attackers, but do more damage.

[@testingmysoup5678]

I can let those slide but saying fire shield really through me for a loop

[@xephonian]

Long and informative reviews. Good voice. Subbed!

[@SonicTheCutehog]

We need Animal Crossing Warriors.

[@gamergirl2236]

The Cutehog Team No a Kirby Warriors game.

[@antoinewilliams290]

@@gamergirl2236 I'll go with Kirby Warriors

[@wetteryan]

Metroid Warriors? Star Fox Warriors? Futuristic setting and weaponry? I think that would be a fresh take on the franchise as every warriors game to date has its roots in the fantasy genre.

[@Videogamer9201]

Doesn't Fire Emblem Warriors release on the 20th of October? It does where I am. Though there may be a territory I am not thinking of.

[@aced3657]

gamesbrained might've mixed the release date on accident

[@GamesBrained]

Bingo. I pinned a comment about this for clarification.

[@dr.ninjake]

Videogamer9201 he’s playing the Japan release

[@danieldameron2245]

Congrats on getting the game. If you could in some point in time in the future do a comparison that would be great.

[@VJ87G]

Why don't they make Xenoblade Chronicles warriors? That will be very epic if that happens.

[@Lungkisser]

Great video. Was excited, now very excited.

[@LylinBloom]

Great Review! I'm hyped now! *-* Just one question: are the stats you gain from Level ups random like in Fire Emblem or preset?

[@UltraPrimeHunter]

Do you have any experience with the 3DS version? After your in depth hyrule warriors legends coverage I was hoping you would have some insight into how the 3ds version of fe is in comparison to both the switch version and hyrule warriors legends. Cant find much coverage on this.

[@giratinaorigin]

Based on the units revealed in the story mode, Oboro, Niles, Owain, and Navarre are surely going to be added via DLC packs, but there are expected to be more characters added than just these four.

[@pokeness686]

I really don't understand why Celica is a clone of Marth. She can use magic! They could have used that to make her entire moveset unique, not just her specials... Also, the roster still totally kills me inside. I'm glad to hear the gameplay is top notch, I'm slightly less furious about the game, but still. The dlc planned for this game is still focusing on the 3 games that are already over-represented. Do I really have to wait until Spring of 2018 to hear about other games getting representation, or a possible sequel?

[@elchupacabra1406]

She does use magic in her special attacks though she was most likely shoe-horned late in development to help promote Echoes.

[@alexanderjones7832]

This was probably said many times, but Oboro is paid dlc in December, but she also comes with Azura, another infantry spear unit.

[@Just_Shaun]

I picked up the game a few weeks ago as I enjoy warriors games and was introduced to the fire emblem series through engage. The unique mechanics really give the game a unique feel compared to other warriors game. Even so I found myself trying to look for similarities between it and Hyrule warriors. The story progression is almost identical from my memory with a branching pathway around the early-halfway point and the final WindWaker themed story map and the FE warriors final map being almost identical in form. I really enjoyed FE warriors and if Nintendo came out with an FE warriors ‘definitive edition’ in 2/3 years with modern characters and new challenges, I’d happily buy it.

[@mintvanilla3203]

How long does it take to raise affinity when paired up? What if you wanted to max everybody's affinity with everybody else?

[@KAZHKA]

I'm sad Roy and Ike aren't in, but I'm excited for this game regardless. Thanks for the review. Really changed my mindset.

[@kidreside1987]

I was so giddy when the Shepherds first appeared in the game the same way the iconic “there are better places to take a nap than on the ground” scene took place

[@hiddenflare6169]

Good to see a positive warriors video, there are negatives but it's mostly good and reminds me that I do want this game.

[@lucleadergaming3487]

Only problem I had with that game is that there was soooo many clone characters... like seriously? They’re different classes... why make them play the exact same...

[@darkridearts]

One of my favorite warriors games. Enjoyed my time with this. I’m looking forward to the new Fire Emblem Warriors game

[@DoctorKhaos]

brained who is your most wanted character for DLC?

[@GamesBrained]

Big Boss from Metal Gear Solid

[@kamiikaleidoscope8338]

It did surpass my expectations. I was surprised there were characters from games other than awakening and fates.

[@_haorii]

Great Review ^^ I am totally hyped for this game 😍 is the multiplayer really not good? Loved it on Hyrule Warriors. And is there only split screen or also local with two consoles? That could be better 🤔

[@GamesBrained]

Hanna Wie It's fine, wonderful in story mode and free mode, but makes high rating harder in History. Not a problem if you're replaying for Anna memories (basically the Skulltulas)

[@jayeechapman2100]

Hyrule warriors was my first warriors game and I have fire emblem warriors for new 3ds but my new 2ds plays it fine. I was instantly overwhelmed as I thought I was getting a tactical turn based for which fire emblem has been heavily based on. A fan of the old and new XCOM games an appreciator of the final fantasy Tactics series and my recent turn based strategy to myself I think this is an epic evolution to the core mechanics of the strategies found in chess disgaea5 complete for the switch and MARIO+RABBIDS were my first two games for my switch. Uncommon to titles like xenoblade chronicles 2 i wanted something giving alot of replay value. Disgaea5 seemed to have more depth and repeatability but the main failing of these huge storylines is that often when you beat these games they offer no post game activity like disgaea5 and hyrule warriors. XCOM the new two reimagining of the series made me realize that XCOM was chess+risk as you defend the earth and that can be replayed over and over again. My question is should I invest in fire emblem warriors for my switch as I am starting to really like hyrule warriors for my switch. The adventure mode is amazing fan service to the legendary franchise. Covers nearly every evolving through out the series history. Meaning they have windwaker and some of the other titles as overworld maps. I really liked this exploring these classics in a new way. The warriors dynasty series I never played but then I noticed a similar feel to a control point occupation or strategy game like battlefront the two original games where controlling each control point was like a tug of war as it would give u a massive battlefield advantage. There's alot I like about hyrule warriors definitive sometimes I find it very confusing to give orders to my other playable characters. I try to control every point before I go for the enemy COMMANDER. I do this to build awareness perhaps have a higher opportunity to farm materials and weapons and start to slowly gain familiarity with the characters and mechanics of the strategies. Legend mode there's one mission I keep failing not sure why. I usually don't pay to level up due to i like to get familiar with the new characters abilities. It's alot of fun and I usually control the less level fighter so they level up but I enjoy the Zelda and mass battle idea. In a way it has a risk mechanic as more control points on the battlefield you have the more your troops or grunts can hold back the enemy's advance to some extent. I have seen many adventure mode videos but I don't want to watch a walkthrough I would prefer if someone made a video covering how to read the map what the symbology really means and that information would be far more helpful. Why would I want to watch someone play the game wait for little gems of info to help me to clear it myself only to recopy what I saw on the video. I would appreciate an In depth explanation of what the stage screen actually means and how to interpret what to do next. If you could do a detailed video on that I would appreciate it. Thanks for letting me share and please let me know if you think I should rebuy warriors for my switch i already have it for my 3ds and I hardly play it but I might go back and try again now that I understand hyrule warriors definitive a little better.

[@Shady_Fungus]

Excellent review!

[@partyharry7585]

I played this game around the time I first starting playing Fire Emblem which I played to see a showcase of whats to come and I had no clue what I was doing, so my old save is just one decent unit and all button mashing. well... I might replay this someday.

[@pokefan7446]

Woah. The game that is constantly hated on by the fan base surpasses expectations. What?! In all seriousness, though, great review. Glad to see a video about this game without whining about the character choices.

[@DK-ym8jr]

Nice review man

[@rodinclaus9380]

I don't get why everyone's bitching about the clones; Fire Emblem as a series gives you multiple of the same unit type all the time, like the Cain and Abel cavaliers (or the time they were both Ninjas). If anything this could mean that there will be greater potential for featuring more characters, as the weapons are already set up and as far as I can figure the only unique elements are their specials.

[@GarbenTheBerserker]

Because the roster misses out on essential Fire Emblem elements like Lance Cavalry and Armored Knights.

[@rodinclaus9380]

That's a wholly different topic however; Celica being in doesn't mean that Cain or (more likely) Camus was omitted...

[@GarbenTheBerserker]

They ommited. There aren't any Armored characters or any characters on horseback who use lances. Instead we got far too many sword movesets.

[@paganex]

I have to say something: the weapon triangle works exactly like his Dynasty Warriors 8 counterpart (even if in that game it was an elemental triangle), the pair up is symilar to his Warrior Orochi counterpart for the exception that in that game is a pair up with 3 heroes

[@Rayhaku808]

paganex the only thing is that the mechanics work better in this game together.

[@gamemaster2819]

Question: Can you change the controls? Because I've gotten used to the Zelda style controls instead of Warriors style and would like to be able to change it to that.

[@GamesBrained]

The Game Master Yeah it's in the options

[@montythepython535]

Do the Genderswap skins share Skills/Levels or do they act as another character with individual levels?

[@Ixbran]

from what ive seen online, yes they do. so need to worry about re-leveling male corrin or female robin.

[@GamesBrained]

They're skins. Everything is shared

[@EpicBob3664]

Been playing this game for a while, and I consider it to be a great successor to Hyrule Warriors. I am kind of hoping for a sequel, as some gameplay mechanics that work well in FE Warriors kind of feel a little problematic: -The restriction on one weapon per unit kind of limits their moveset potential, it could be interesting to see Chrom use lances in some moves or Frederick using the entire weapon triangle, though it makes sense for the weapon triangle system. -Some of the clones being clones somewhat makes sense (Rowan/Lianna, Leo/Elise, Chrom/Lucina), though some of the clone pairs kind of don't make that much sense due to the characters having different abilities (Robin/Tharja, Marth/Celica), and I feel like in a sequel they could be well differentiated in terms of moveset. -The story feels kind of an afterthought. It's not a bad story, but it doesn't really do that well as a crossover, and the villains except Darios are rather poorly used. Despite these somewhat minor complaints, I consider this a fantastic warriors game and anyone who refuses to get this on the grounds that Ike and Roy aren't in are missing out on a great game.

[@justincullen788]

Excellent review.

[@Occisor25]

Good too see Kellam from awakening appear with a unique moveset.

[@koenwebb4157]

I'm extremely confused on why Marth and Celica are both clones.

[@StevenUlyssesPerhero]

Because Celica's inclusion was a mandate from Nintendo, so they gave her Marth's moveset to have her finished in time.

[@emblemblade9245]

^ Shadows of Valentia didn’t even exist when this game’s roster was drawn up.

[@theguardian6195]

EmblemBlade9 but Gaiden did

[@emblemblade9245]

The Guardian But this is Echoes Celica. You really think IS would’ve asked them to add Celica the character from Gaiden the game no one played?

[@theguardian6195]

EmblemBlade9 But they added the Fire Emblem Gaiden version of Twilight of the Gods, not the Echoes version. It was obvious that they were planning to add someone from Gaiden. When Echoes was first revealed, it was probably the time they started to work on her.

[@GRNKRBY]

I hope people complaining about the cast don't want a bunch of Lords. That'd be really boring. Give me Priscilla, Give me Sain, Give me Florina. Don't give me Eliwood. =[

[@DracoBudSmith]

Despite that I never got down try to play a Fire Emblem game. Would you recommend me this game? I do like Hyrule Warriors so I thought I might like this game.

[@cyberdraco001]

Great review, I never really played a Fire Emblem game unless you count the Awakening Demo on the eshop. I might actually pick this up, not on day one because I don't buy games day one, but maybe once play a little more Fire Emblem(most likely Awakening and Fates). Also glad to see someone not complaining about the fact that the roster has mostly awakening and Fates Characters.

[@kylegilland3673]

Hey Gamesbrained, I really appreciate your review and it has helped me make an informed decision in advance, but I have to ask, I’ve played a little FE before and one thing I can’t stand is permadeath. Maybe it’s a stupid question, but is there anything like that here? Where you fail a mission and lose that character? Maybe I’m paranoid but it looks amazing and if I got it and found out there was permadeath, it would suck and be a real dealbreaker

[@StevenUlyssesPerhero]

This game has Casual and Classic modes. Casual Mode is Warrirors as usual, if one of your characters runs out of health, they're only gone for that episode. In Classic Mode, you can't use them again. You can't switch from Casual to Classic, but you *can* go from Classic to Casual, and anyone you lost will become available again.

[@emblemblade9245]

Is permadeath story mode only? Can you replay story maps with characters that died, once the story is complete, regardless of mode? Does characters dying really screw you over since maps require strategy and moving several units you can individually control?

[@konnorkent8113]

EmblemBlade9 Classic affects the whole game. So even after you complete the story, dead characters stay dead unless you revive them (which costs a few gold materials IIRC) or change to Casual. Another review for the game said that after you complete the story mode, you should change it to Casual if it isn't there already.

[@CatastropheX0]

How is the performance on a DS? I am curious as it will be the platform I will be getting this game on.

[@katsudoggu]

Can you do a more detailed review for the 2 player mode? Or even just release a gameplay? Im looking forward of playing this with my best friend on launch. Also, can the story mode be played via coop as well? Thanks! :D great review!!!

[@GamesBrained]

Joed Barretto Yes it can. Might do some streaming of it but not sure yet

[@ProtoZealott]

With the 2 versions of Hyrule Warriors, there were distinct differences that gave both versions an edge over the other. With this one is there any reason someone would the 3DS version over the Switch, outside the obvious lack of console? It's hard to find info on whether it's worth bothering with the 3DS version at all.

[@GamesBrained]

ProtoZealott This time around it seems like they're actually just ports, so if you have a Switch there's no reason to get the 3DS version, unless you just want to for some reason. For example I like traveling with my 3DS more than my Switch, it's smaller, longer battery life, etc

[@frit-yawfsaga3348]

Good review thanks mate

[@hellboundspectre]

Multiple character picking and active switching of characters has been in a previous Warriors series as it has been in Warriors Orochi since back in 2007. In Warriors Orochi 2 and 3 there were even special musou movies for certain combinations of characters.

[@TwilightWolf032]

Very good review. I will most likely buy this game! When the Tellius characters come out as DLC! :D

[@RosemaryWitch4]

so for the promotion skins, is there a way to turn them off? I thought I heard that when I first watched this video but now I can't seem to find it. I would really like to know because I prefer Hinoka's simpler look to her promoted one. (mostly because she loses her scarf).

[@GamesBrained]

Yeah, you can turn them off.

[@twdwonde5639]

Really good Review ! I already pre ordered the Special Edition but I am afraid that someone like Oboro or (SPOILER) Niles, Owain will get included in the Fates DLC... I really hope These characters will be free like you said

[@AnthonyJauneaud]

Great review :)

[@schurfgebietwindra33]

About the DLC: I think they announced that in the Fates DLC, there will be both Oboro and Azura who use a lance. (Well, atleast Azura did in the original game. Don't know if it's like that in Warriors too)

[@RoyFokker93]

Awesome review, I will get the game as soon as possible. By the way, if you like Musou style games, you should check Fate Extella for Nintendo Switch.

[@FlynnMcTaggart]

So, if I only had $40 to spend on either Hyrule Warriors Legends or this for my 3ds, which should I get?

[@Pokemonmaster467]

Can I ask a question? Is there a lot less than hyrule warriors adventure mode in history mode?

[@GamesBrained]

The Hyrule Warrior It's still pretty massive, but by sheer numbers alone, yes. It's still freaking massive though, and thankfully there's no more grinding

[@antoinewilliams290]

So many warriors games too hope. Kirby Warriors Mario Warriors Called me crazy. Tales Of Warriors you know in the Tales series. And Shaman King warriors But the game is cool though

[@L337CAT790]

Good review. Though I would like to have heard your thoughts on the game's visuals.

[@ryuman757]

I've never played any Fire Emblem game, and while I have a couple Dynasty Warriors game on Steam from Humble Bundle, I haven't actually played them. But this game does intrigue me after getting my Switch.