r/JRPG • u/DemiFiendRSA • 1d ago
News Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave, launching 2026 (Nintendo Switch 2)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zRAvPY6v6A335
u/KnoxZone 1d ago edited 1d ago
Really vibing with the Eastern Mediterranean aesthetic that they got going on here. It having some kind of connection to 3H is also really curious.
Best part of the Direct for sure.
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u/Shadowchaos1010 1d ago
It was really nice not seeing "Medieval Europe" again. Skipped Engage, so my last Fire Emblem game was Three Houses. Actually sort of excited for this one.
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u/Shot_Present_6792 1d ago
Yeah I love when they do different settings like how Fates had a bunch of Samurai.
I still lament not getting the sci-fi Fire Emblem the devs said they'd briefly considered when making Awakening
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u/Disciple_of_Erebos 1d ago
If this does take place in the past then we might still get it. If it’s pre-Agarthan War we might get the Agarthan city-states as cyberpunk cities.
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u/glowinggoo 13h ago
You know, maybe this is the reason why Cai is wearing a T-shirt with a hoodie of all things.
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u/raccooncoffee 1d ago
It really is. I think the trailer looks like it might take place in Almyra?
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u/Prestigous_Owl 1d ago
I THINK this is taking place in Ancient Nabatea. I.e. pre-collapse, pre death of Sothis, rise of Nemesis, etc
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u/Ill_Act_1855 1d ago
The dude giving the speech to the colosseum is 100% a dragon person (not sure if Manakete's an appropriate term for this setting, and Nabatean might not be accurate since he might be from a different country or something given he seems like he might be ruling his own nation)
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u/Prestigous_Owl 1d ago
Yeah - thats a big part of why I'm assuming the game takes place during the era when Sothis's people were thriving and dominant.
As you note though, this could also be a different part of the world
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u/Blunatic22 1d ago
Hard to say, Sothis’s comment at the end of the trailer combined with the presence of Heroes Relics makes me think sequel.
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u/Prestigous_Owl 1d ago
It's possible, for sure. But i think the Trailer piece is more just bait out of context or solely for the trailer, to drive home "hey this is the same world".
It's not clear that Ghost Sothis would age. But we KNOW that an Adult Sothis already existed 600 years before the game .
Relics are the bigger issue to me to explain, frankly. But that too is a problem either way. It's not clear why they would exist BEFORE Nemesis (unless it's just dragons who died naturally in some way), but i beoieve we also know they gradually lose power (like Jugdral bloodlines) so its also not clear how they would still work in far future
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u/Blunatic22 1d ago
Given Sothis’s opinions on Heroes Relics, I’d find it very unbelievable that they exist prior to her death at the hands of Nemesis.
Also what weakens over time is the life extension benefits that Crests bring, not their power or the Relics. So relics can continue to work just fine for as long they exist.
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u/Prestigous_Owl 1d ago
Yeah, agreed, thats what kind of doesn't track for me.
But there may still be a big difference between a handful of sacred relics, given freely, and the ones created through violence. Or just that she soured on all of them as a result of that - at a time they were fine or even a reverent way of praising the dead, but after the slaughter tk create them she was never okay with them again. Them existing prior would also explain how they knew you COULD make those weapons from a dead dragon in the first place.
I also didn't recognize any of these relics by sight - so unless more dragons are being slaughtered, not sure where they're coming from.
Overall, I'm not gonna pretend the era is 100% sure. But its feels intentional - the general tech level looks intentionally more archaic (I.e. Roman) vs the more medieval level of 3H. The MCs mount is an animal we've never seen before - possibly extent by the modern era. Lots of dragons around - which seems more likely in the past than the future. Etc.
I'm about 70-30. Contradictions on both sides, but feels easier to reconcile the ones related to the past.
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u/Blunatic22 1d ago
I’m leaning more on the side of future, simply because no retcons would need to be made.
The only contentious thing would be which route is canon, but that can be avoided if the game takes place outside of Fodlan.
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u/guynumbers 1d ago
It’s between this and the DR2 remake/new story for me.
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u/Nalicar52 1d ago
I had just started DR2. Going to just wait for the remake instead I think. Had a lot of fun with the first game.
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u/Kirby737 1d ago
The Remake seems to have a second version of the story, so you can play the original story on DR2 and the play the DR2x2 exclusive story, if you want.
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u/Geiseric222 1d ago
The three characters are just the three house characters
Except Claude got gender swapped
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u/Takemyfishplease 1d ago
For someone who’s never played one but was waiting to see what was coming out before jumping it, should I give 3 H a go or can I jump in with this (I know it’s early with info on this). There are just so many games coming out time is going to be a massive hurdle
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u/MazySolis 1d ago
Who really knows at this stage, but it looks pretty far off from the 3H's canon that its probably playable enough by itself.
If time is concern 3H is a game that if you want to get the full narrative from takes a fair bit of time as every route skimps on some end of the plot.
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u/andrazorwiren 1d ago
Looks like it’s time to get a Switch 2
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u/NekonecroZheng 1d ago
If any game would do it, it would be another xenoblade or fire emblem.
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u/Karpfador 1d ago
Not enough reason imo. Still need more convincing games personally
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u/Dokard 1d ago
Wish It was a tad cheaper
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u/DerekB52 1d ago
I do too but if it's going to last as long as the original switch(8.5 years and still getting the latest pokemon game) I think the price is alright.
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u/Dannyjw1 1d ago
Agreed. still not getting one with what Nintendo are charging.
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u/Expert-Raise9442 1d ago
Better wait a year or two and buy a Nintendo switch 2 after a price increase
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u/MagicPistol 22h ago
My only reason for getting nintendo systems is Fire Emblem. I don't care if it's the only switch 2 game I buy.
Time to sell my ps5 and xbox.
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u/Snowvilliers7 1d ago
This was my confirmation to get a Switch 2 now. That and the now release date for Metroid Prime 4.
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u/FlawlessAtheon 1d ago
Same. I was still waiting for a good reason to get a Switch 2. This might be it.
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u/Kurta_711 15h ago
Every time I see a wave of Nintendo announcements I think that, then I remember "$80"
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u/Stepjam 1d ago
I wonder if it's going to be Radiant Dawn situation where you control multiple armies.
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u/MazySolis 1d ago
That's personally what I wish 3H actually was with at best a route split for the last third if they want to choose between Edelgard and Dimitri's side with Claude acting as the 3rd party given he has the least attachment to this conflict.
But that'd require them to make more maps overall which is probably why they didn't do that.
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u/TaliesinMerlin 1d ago
I'm down for any new Fire Emblem. I loved Three Houses' stories and characters. Here's hoping they can stick the landing with the gameplay.
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u/xansies1 1d ago
Yeah. That was the problem with 3h. The infinite reclass thing was bad for gameplay along with a 100 other decisions. Engage was the best in terms of gameplay. I hoped they learned something and don't take 40 steps back.
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u/Yarzu89 1d ago
The dlc for 3h was a huge step up in gameplay at least, which hopefully shows they learned a lot from initial development of 3h (if it’s the same team)
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u/Luchux01 1d ago
The DLC for 3H was so good because the devs knew exactly what the player's army was going to be at all times, hence why the maps could have interesting gimmicks and layouts.
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u/TaliesinMerlin 1d ago
I didn't have major problems with Three Houses' gameplay. I liked the reclassing. I just think they can tighten it up some with lessons from Engage or the DLC.
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u/ryann_flood 1d ago
i guess this is where I disagree i though 3 houses gameplay was very fun maybe not balanced but I enjoyed it enough for three full playthroughs which I usually dont do. Engage had great combat too id say
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u/BiddyKing 1d ago
I think a lot of 3H’s gameplay issues can be attributed to Koei Tecmo’s involvement, and they’re not here this time. Just because every other FE game put in effort with the actual tactics side of things even if it’s experimental here and there, and this includes the games preceding and following 3H. Here kind of feels like intsys saying they’ll do it themselves this time. Maybe smoothen up the 3H gameplay loop and actually have compelling tactics while maintaining the strong character work
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u/cheeriochest 23h ago
Ive seen some others say it seems like this is IS over KT, but I don't follow where that interpretation comes from. Mind sharing what makes you lean that way?
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u/rozeluxe08 1d ago edited 1d ago
Yes!!! I thought the RE9 was the closer, but it was FE. Thank you.
Which fandom needs my clown makeup? I don't need it anymore. 🤡
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u/Jarsky2 1d ago
It looks as tonally different from Engage as possible so thats a big plus in my book.
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u/Hitman3984 1d ago
Engage's tone put me off almost immediately. For contrast I have over 300 hours in 3 houses.
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u/Shrimperor 1d ago
Fodlan is eternal
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u/Ill_Act_1855 1d ago
We've had 9 games of the archanea/valentia/judgral world, 2 mainline games in the Fodlan world isn't a big deal (and this is likely not Fodlan but another part of the same world anyways, and at a different time period to boot)
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u/Prestigous_Owl 1d ago
It does look like straight up Fodlan - I'm presuming this is Ancient Nabatea, prior to the death of Sothis, rise of Nemesis, and the formation of the Adraestien empire. So geographically the same, and probably some links, but functionally a separate setting - like Archanea vs Awakening.
More broadly though: I agree. It's fine. We've had lots of sequels before. Tellius got 2. Archanaea has at least 4. Judgral got 2 (and of course, Judgral is arguably connected). People act like Fodlan 2 is the end of the world, but its really not that crazy and they're doing something very distinct
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u/Far-Department4421 1d ago
How would it be before so this dying if they have heroes relics
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u/Shot_Present_6792 1d ago
And potentially across an ocean/in an alternate dimension depending on how hand-wavy they want to get with why characters from their best-selling recent game are here. (It's money)
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u/OkaKoroMeteor 1d ago
Hell yes. I wonder if those four characters each offer a different story path the way 3 houses' principle characters did?
Very excited to revisit that world and that aesthetic, and thrilled to go beyond the academy setting. This looks incredible.
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u/xansies1 1d ago
This is how radiant dawn worked. It was a chapter structure based on different rosters of characters across the world at the same time. It was sick (in concept). I'm hoping this is that
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u/Froakiebloke 1d ago
I don’t love 3H but a lot of people really love its world. I think another game connected to Fodlan lore but significantly distant from the stuff that’s already well trod is a perfect idea for a follow up for the 3H team.
I just hope they don’t do another overambitious route split that they fail to fully realise, and that the actual regular gameplay is better
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u/WellMax81 1d ago
I thought that the vast majority of the direct was a miss (for me, opinions - subjective...)
This and Dragon Quest 7 really excited me.
Just so gutted that Xenoblade isn't getting a Switch 2 patch as it's such an easy win for Nintendo.
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u/Golden_fsh 1d ago
I love what I saw! Happy that there's a connection to 3H maybe with the appearance of Sothis.
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u/Kalledon 1d ago
Trying to figure out what the plot of this is. Looks like a coliseum competition, but that begs the question of how you're going to have a national level conquest going on.
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u/ThrowawayBlank2023 6h ago
It looks really intriguing and interesting! It feels like a competition where the "winner gets a wish granted" and we have the stage set for these 4 protagonists with completely different backgrounds and motivations. I think in the Direct it was also said to "look out for how these stories intertwine" so I wonder if it might work similar to Octopath Traveler in a way? Sothis being there does raise a lot of questions though
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u/Material_Ad_9123 1d ago
Forever no FE4 & FE5 remake or the ones one GameCube. I officially give up with Nintendo franchise and their IP's
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u/Swoopingisbad20 1d ago
I’m in love that we’re back to 3h music and similar art style. Do we think it will be a choice between male or female protag like in 3H?
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u/MatildaLikesHats 1d ago
As an Engage skipper, I’m so happy the characters look serious and not like Vtubers. It’s been so long since 3H, I’m so excited for a serious feeling FE game again!
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u/xansies1 1d ago
Go back to engage. It's the best game from a gameplay perspective. By far. I mean, unless you played Fe for the story and characters, which is valid. In which case, carry on. Go with God ✊
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u/MazySolis 1d ago
I personally prefer Conquest over Engage as far as gameplay goes. Engage imo has problems with unit identity and I personally think the forge system's "build your own prf weapon" sort of style was a little over the top in a way I don't tend to enjoy in Fire Emblem's gameplay style. I think the map design is good and handled what Engage put in well enough, even if it allows some really degenerate warp skips, but the backbone of the game is not the best. Not the worst, not the best.
3H gameplay though I think is one of the worst so it was still an improvement for me between the two.
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u/raccooncoffee 1d ago
I’m so happy the characters look serious and not like Vtubers.
Saaaaame. I find that V-tuber style so ugly too.
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u/benhanks040888 1d ago
The music!
Any FE is always welcome, but a bit disappointed we got this first instead of FE4 remake. Also it does feel like they are back on the 3 Houses formula because Engage didn't do well.
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u/ThrowawayBlank2023 6h ago
I think it's more because 3H did *so* well. By far the most successful FE game, I think it was likely for us to get a related game even if Engage did better. Nintendo also closed the Direct with this announcement, I think they are aware of how many people loved 3H
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u/SirHighground1 1d ago
Please, anything but 3H gameplay. Engage is such a massive leap, don't let the critiques revert you back to academy and dogwater maps.
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u/BiddyKing 1d ago
I think we’re safe because Koei Tecmo isn’t doing this one unlike 3H where their name is on it alongside IntSys and it was mostly KT devs working on that game
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u/PangolinParade 1d ago
I'm interested, but I'm disappointed to see all the 3H mechanics coming back. I really did not care for gambits and combat arts, and now blaze arts. Altogether it feels like cruft. I think Engage is just about perfect in terms of its complexity with emblem rings and inherited skills. I'm really hoping they've dialed back the social stuff for this at least.
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u/bravetailor 1d ago
Someday, Fire Emblem will be able to combine a great story with great gameplay again. The last two iterations seemed to have one or the other but not both.
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u/KaleidoArachnid 1d ago
Why does the series struggle with making compelling stories sometimes?
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u/BotanBotanist 1d ago
The main writer for the series since Awakening is, unfortunately, not great at her job. And Three Houses was the only game in recent history from them that she didn't write, because they used writers from Koei Tecmo instead. Whether they're used again for this game or not is anyone's guess.
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u/Foreign-Echidna-1133 1d ago
Including awakening the writing has gone drastically down hill from the old days.
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u/YouMeADD 1d ago
is that the same VA as Louis from Metaphor?
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u/TurgemanVT 1d ago
The MC? or the darkblade? the arena MC Sounds like Matthew Mercer for me
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u/guynumbers 1d ago
I’m hoping that the gameplay loop is significantly shaken up from 3H. I’ve always liked the world but I really can’t replay it.
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u/kupo_attack04 1d ago
I hope the story is better than engage because engage story was so boring
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u/RexLizardWizard 1d ago
As someone who didn’t really like 3h, but loved engage, I’m torn.
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u/JellySalmon 1d ago
I'm right there with you buddy. Seems like most of the sub loved 3H and didn't play Engage.
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u/RexLizardWizard 1d ago
I guess I can hope it’s a more traditional fire emblem experience in the setting. Not that I’m getting a switch 2 anytime soon anyway.
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u/BiddyKing 1d ago
I think we might be safe because it’s only IntSys working on this one. Whereas 3H was both IntSys and Koei Tecmo and reportedly mostly KT devs. I remember the 3H announcement years back and was hype but concerned seeing Intelligent Systems/Koei Tecmo on that trailer and unfortunately proved correct (but they obviously made something a shit ton of people loved and was a massive financial success so I can’t say Nintendo messed up or anything either)
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u/Seven_pile 1d ago edited 23h ago
S rank support
“Wow now I see I shouldn’t hate people as much, thanks for helping me pick apples, I love you now”
*blushing emote
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u/firescreen 1d ago
It sort of looks like they removed the little character portrait animations when you select a character from Engage. I loved those so that's a minor L. I guess they must be reusing the 3 Houses engine.
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u/BebeFanMasterJ 21h ago
Yeah seeing the models ready their weapons for battle in Engage was such good visual design. Guess they wanted to dial it back here but still a bit disappointed that's gone.
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u/firescreen 21h ago
Yup, now we're back to static character portraits. I know some people didn't vibe with some of the character designs in Engage, but visually that game was an improvement over 3 Houses, so sucks to see what seems be this new game taking a step back in that department.
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u/Fearless_Freya 1d ago
The game that "saved " the direct for me. Woohoo!
(Glad to have prime4 release date also though)
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u/BiddyKing 1d ago
Same but I always wonder how the Fire Emblem haters cope when FE has been relegated to the biggest reveal on multiple occasions lol like they probably had the worst time that direct
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u/TheTiredPangolin 1d ago
Looks really cool, not sure if I’m a fan of the male mc designs but the game looks really promising. Not a fan of the ostrich mount lmao poor guy.
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u/Shakarak 1d ago
As a huge Fire Emblem fan who hated and did not finish Engage, this looks like a promising return to form for the series.
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u/xansies1 1d ago
I hope it is, but not how you mean. I'm sick of these blank slate characters and want them to go back to the preawakening characters with actually personality and story. Given we didn't see any silent dead faced bozo in the trailer it looks like both of us may get our wish lol
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u/Fit_Dark_787 1d ago
Tough that it looks like they’re still using the supremely styleless and ugly 3h engine for this game when engage is right there. What a baffling choice. Oh well. I hope this game can fix the myriad things 3h did wrong like it’s generic combat and unimportant unit types and lack of animation while keeping the things that made it enjoyable like interesting characters, weapon skills, and magic tables. Wary of this as 3h was a super dud for me but I’ll still give it a fair shake when it drops.
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u/Forwhomamifloating 1d ago
DR2 new scenario... Three Houses sequel... Persona 4 remake... this discourse... I've lived through all of it before...
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u/Grimmies 1d ago
I really disliked 3 Houses and all the monastery filler so I'll be skipping this one.
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u/imjustbettr 1d ago
There's no real evidence that they're using a calendar/monastery-like system again besides the fact that it looks to be the same devs as 3H and is in the same world. I'd keep my ears open just in case they decide not to use it.
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u/hyongoup 1d ago
All the announcements today were ruined for me by the MULTIPLE games that are releasing paid DLC either AT LAUNCH or LESS THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER RELEASE, WHAT?!?!
This is a very concerning practice for me and I know there has been a lot of stuff that has made people question supporting Nintendo over the years but this, to me, is the worst and the first time I have actually been upset about their practices. DK Bananza is a $70 game and they are already releasing a PAID DLC, like that shit wasn’t done for release? GTFO with that shit in particular…
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u/BiddyKing 1d ago
I’d rather a DLC two months after release than your more than 6 months criteria because then I gotta relearn how to play the game
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u/jokerstyle00 1d ago edited 1d ago
Going to wait to see how the plot and characters are in this one before committing. After Engage and Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, I'm wary of buying any Nintendo games I'm interested in before seeing their full scope.
That being said, cautiously excited for the 3H connection in this one, plus a new form of Sothis.
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u/Patavian 1d ago
I really love Fire Emblem. But i also cannot justify getting a Switch2 just for this game....
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u/BebeFanMasterJ 21h ago
Hoping this combines the storytelling of Houses with the gameplay and pacing of Engage.
Houses was really repetitive and got boring fast on repeat plays while Engage's story wasn't the best. Hoping this game is a perfect blend.
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u/SuperDerek86 1d ago
Shame about Nintendo's anti-consumer and anti-developer practices lately, I just can't bring myself to be excited about their games at this time. Might try a second hand copy in a few years.
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u/TurgemanVT 1d ago
Always fun to have a game within a game, if the writing will be good...and ofc Matthew Mercer is the MC lol.
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u/ThriftyMegaMan 1d ago
Yep. This is the one that will get me to buy a switch 2. Legends Z-A I couldn't care less about compared to this.
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u/fontainesmemory 1d ago
never played a single one of these or have any idea what they're about but this looks awesome.
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u/big_flopping_anime_b 1d ago
As someone who recently finished 3H for the first time, I’m super hyped for this.
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u/JameboHayabusa 13h ago
NGL this game looks right up my alley. I wasn't the biggest fan of 3Hm but still enjoyed it for what it was.
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u/guynumbers 1d ago
10 more years of 3H discourse