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Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a tactical role-playing game where players control a customizable protagonist who teaches at Garreg Mach Monastery.[1] The player character selects one of three houses at Garreg Mach Monastery, each tied to a different Fódlan nation, and this choice determines how the story proceeds from that point.[1][2]

Quick Facts

Developer
Intelligent Systems; Kou Shibusawa
Publisher
Nintendo
Director
Toshiyuki Kusakihara, Genki Yokota
Producer
Masahiro Higuchi, Hitoshi Yamagami
Designer
Naoko Horie
Programmer
Satoshi Ubutaka, Atsushi Ota
Artist
Chinatsu Kurahana, Mao Yamanaka
Writer
  • Yuki Ikeno
  • Ryohei Hayashi
  • Mari Okamoto

Facts from the source article.

Making and release

Koei Tecmo co-developed the game, with directors stating it would have been difficult or impossible to make without their help.[3] After Fire Emblem Fates for the 3DS was finished in 2015, the team started concept work for Three Houses, which was initially intended for the 3DS.[4] Koei Tecmo's Yuki Ikeno, Ryohei Hayashi, and Mari Okamoto—who had previously written the scenario for Fire Emblem Warriors—wrote the game's scenario.[5] Takeru Kanazaki, Hiroki Morishita, and Rei Kondoh composed the music; Kanazaki and Morishita had previously worked on Fates, while Kondoh had composed for Awakening.[6]

Nintendo revealed the game in January 2017 with a projected 2018 launch, and later confirmed a final release date of July 26, 2019.[7][8] An Expansion Pass for the game was announced, with downloadable content rolling out from the game's launch through April 2020.[9]

What the cited sources add

Gwaltney also reported that Nintendo confirmed romantic relationships would return but there would be no offspring mechanic.[10] Koopman also noted that Combat Arts return from Fire Emblem Echoes, but attacks are now learned from weapon type proficiency rather than individual weapons.[11] Souppouris explained that the weapon triangle system is dropped, a decision likely to be contentious.[12]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Skrebels, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses - Fire Emblem Is Kind of a Persona Game Now", IGN, July 12, 2019; Souppouris, "'Fire Emblem: Three Houses' is a slice of epic life", Engadget, July 12, 2019; Gwaltnay, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses - A Great Risk For Greater Reward", GameStop, June 13, 2019 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" (CC BY-SA 4.0) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Donaldson, ""Without the help of Koei Tecmo it simply wouldn't have been possible" – Fire Emblem: Three Houses developers on their biggest strategy RPG yet", VG247, July 5, 2019; Donaldson, "Fire Emblem Three Houses interview: Intelligent Systems & Nintendo talk bringing the beloved strategy RPG series to Switch", RPG Site, July 9, 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Donaldson, ""Without the help of Koei Tecmo it simply wouldn't have been possible" – Fire Emblem: Three Houses developers on their biggest strategy RPG yet", VG247, July 5, 2019; (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tran, "The Directors Of Fire Emblem: Three Houses Have No Clue Why The Series Is Popular In The West", GameSpot, July 30, 2019; Hall, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses Devs Talk Development Details, Koei Tecmo, and More", RPGFan, July 29, 2019; 4Gamer.net, July 26, 2019; "Three Houses: Nintendo Dream Interview Reveals the Very First Route, Claude's Real Name & More!", Serenes Forest, March 24, 2020; Tran, "The Directors Of Fire Emblem: Three Houses Have No Clue Why The Series Is Popular In The West", GameSpot, July 30, 2019; Donaldso en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Tran, "The Directors Of Fire Emblem: Three Houses Have No Clue Why The Series Is Popular In The West", GameSpot, July 30, 2019; Morrissy, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses 3D Cutscenes Were Animated By Sanzigen", Anime News Network, July 27, 2019; "Fire Emblem: Three Houses", Nintendo, July 26, 2019; Tran, "The Directors Of Fire Emblem: Three Houses Have No Clue Why The Series Is Popular In The West", GameSpot, July 30, 2019; "Fire Emblem: Three Houses", Nintendo, July 26, 2019; Rei Kondoh Website (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sarkar, "New Fire Emblem game coming to Nintendo Switch in 2018", Polygon, January 18, 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Cryer, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses Release Date, Trailer, Gameplay, Characters - Everything we Know", USgamer, July 13, 2018; Vitale, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses set to release on July 26", RPG Site, February 13, 2019; Frushtick, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses E3 2019 trailer shows off battles and people yelling", Polygon, June 11, 2019; Stanichar, "Nintendo Plays Through Half An Hour Of Fire Emblem: Three Houses On Treehouse Live", June 12, 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Vitale, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses Expansion Pass Detailed", RPG Site, July 4, 2019; Wald, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses patch notes: Maddening difficulty, bug fixes, and more DLC outfits", GamesRadar, September 11, 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Gwaltnay, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses - A Great Risk For Greater Reward", GameStop, June 13, 2019. facts only, no text reused. gameinformer.com
  11. Koopman, "Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Switch) Hands-on Preview", Nintendo World Report, July 12, 2019. facts only, no text reused. nintendoworldreport.com
  12. Souppouris, "'Fire Emblem: Three Houses' is a slice of epic life", Engadget, July 12, 2019. facts only, no text reused. engadget.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Fire Emblem: Three Houses (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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