Fire Emblem Warriors Reviews

Fire Emblem Warriors is ranked in the 60th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2017

I found immense enjoyment in watching some of my favorite Fire Emblem characters fight hordes of foes in 3D, as it something we have never really gotten with the series before. While the game is let down a bit by mediocre AI and underwhelming voice acting and story, Fire Emblem Warriors delivers with enjoyable gameplay that blends mechanics from both Fire Emblem and Warriors games into something unique and unlike anything else on the Nintendo Switch. I hope Koei Tecmo continue this collaboration with Nintendo, either on sequels to Fire Emblem and Hyrule Warriors, or another IP like Xenoblade.

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4.5 / 5.0
Oct 23, 2017

Fire Emblem Warriors pays tribute to the most recent 3DS titles that helped the series take off in recent years.

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Unscored
Oct 23, 2017

There's something that just feels right about playing Fire Emblem Warriors on 3DS, and as the spiritual home of the Fire Emblem in recent years, it's nice to be able to indulge in some serious hack and slash action in this universe before the franchise moves on to pastures new.

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Unscored
Oct 23, 2017

Fire Emblem Warriors lacks charm but compensates with spectacle.

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 23, 2017

Fire Emblem Warriors manages to stay consistently entertaining despite pacing issues and an uneven balance between action and strategy

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Recommended
Oct 23, 2017

The latest refinement to the Warriors series formula, Fire Emblem Warriors brings some new mechanics and ideas to the franchise that give it that fresh dose of life.

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3 / 5.0
Oct 23, 2017

If you’re not a huge fan of Fire Emblem, you may want to sit this one out. Fire Emblem Warriors is largely a vehicle for fanservice to those in love with the nearly 30-year-old strategy RPG series. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 24, 2017

Ultimately, this is a Warriors game through and through and your mileage will vary depending on your love or lack thereof for the series. If you're a Fire Emblem fan but consider the Warriors series' brand of hack-and-slash action to be mindless and repetitive, this won't be the game for you. If you love the Warriors series, however, and also have an affinity for Fire Emblem characters, this will be a match made in heaven.

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8 / 10
Oct 24, 2017

Fire Emblem Warriors is a pleasant hybrid of pure Mus' action and tactics elements borrowed from the Intelligent Systems' series. It has a lot to offer to hack'n'slash fans and it feels like it should inspire future Dynasty Warriors games...

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7.5 / 10.0
Oct 24, 2017

Fire Emblem Warriors isn't an amazing game, but is a successful and enjoyable merging of two franchises that naturally fit together.

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Daily Dot
Top Critic
Oct 24, 2017

Fire Emblem and Dynasty Warriors come together in a game that ties tactics to crowd control.

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3.5 / 5.0
Oct 24, 2017

Putting all of this into perspective, Fire Emblem Warriors isn't for every Fire Emblem fan. More specifically, it's a terrific crossover for those who've enjoyed the modern releases, but much less so for fans who might have been hoping to be reacquainted or properly introduced to the old heroes of yore.

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38%
Oct 24, 2017

A complete disappointment. Fire Emblem Warriors is by far the weakest Fire Emblem game to date.

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IGN
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2017

The malleable quality of Fire Emblem's weapons-triangle and pairing systems make them a natural fit for the hack n' slash genre. Even when I could barely tell what was going on on the crowded battlefield and my troops were a little too codependent, I enjoyed directing the action and jumping in to be part of the carnage. And while Fire Emblem Warriors makes poor use of the Fire Emblem universe's story and history, we still get traces of the relationships between the characters that make it memorable.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 25, 2017

Fire Emblem Warriors is a terrific experience, but the story isn’t up to par with what fans might expect.

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Oct 25, 2017

Fire Emblem Warriors is the near-perfect mix of two beloved franchises, taking the best of each to create one solid gaming experience on Nintendo's newest hardware.

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Oct 26, 2017
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8 / 10.0
Oct 26, 2017

Fire Emblem Warriors is more than just your typical hack-slash, button-mashing affair. While the action and over-the-top combos are highly entertaining, the real joys of this game are the Fire Emblem mechanics and the strategy that goes along with it.

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80 / 100
Oct 26, 2017

Fire Emblem Warriors is a very fun game marred by a only few issues, some of which were probably unavoidable. The basic hack-and-slash gameplay is as solid and polished as any Warriors game, and the new innovations based on the Fire Emblem series add a lot. The game honestly feels like Fire Emblem almost as much as it feels like a Warriors game. If you're a classic Fire Emblem fan like me, don't let the roster keep you from buying the game. If you like Dynasty Warriors but don't know Fire Emblem, there's still plenty to enjoy here.

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Oct 27, 2017

Fire Emblem Warriors proves that with the right team, any kind of genre is befitting. With true loyalty to what the franchise is, plenty of characters to be, and lots of enemies to fight, this is one game you shouldn't pass up.

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