Attack on Titan 3 will be Koei Tecmo's third take on Hajime Isayama's legendary manga series. It will be the first title to tackle the anime's incredible Final Season, and it brings a raft of evolutions from the two games that came before it.
Combat will be evolved, so will the story, and surprisingly, in a new interview with TheGamer, Attack on Titan 3's director, Hideo Suzuki, revealed that one element in particular was inspired by Nintendo's Fire Emblem: Three Houses.
Attack on Titan 3 will lean heavily into social relationships. You'll be able to form bonds with your fellow cadets by talking to them and giving them gifts. Your trust level with your comrades will grant different benefits, perks, and battle abilities, and once it reaches a certain level, players can participate in an Advice Event.
Success in this event will deepen the relationship further, make the character playable, and they will unlock a special skill related to that comrade. It all sounds a little bit like Fire Emblem: Three Houses' Tea-Time mechanic, so I asked Suzuki if that was an inspiration, especially given the fact that Koei Tecmo helped to co-develop the Nintendo title.
"Yes,...
