Fire Emblem Engage

Fire Emblem Engage is an excellent way to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary, with outstanding combat and visuals. Just don't go into it expecting a gripping story or compelling worldbuilding.

“Fire Emblem Engage is another reliable hit in the tactics series, even if it isn't as much a step forward as previous installments.”

It's time to engage.

As far as the two mainline Fire Emblem titles go on Switch, Engage knocks it out of the park when it comes to general flow of gameplay and combat itself. It feels somehow fresh despite being so familiar and while it might have been nice to upgrade the combat a bit more, it's hard to complain about when it still feels so tight. The biggest downside is just that the story is lacking any sort of comp...

Following on from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, Engage has equal capacity to delight and frustrate – for newcomers and veterans alike.

Despite a paper-thin narrative, shallow one-note characters, and a kitchen-sink approach to its many subsystems, Fire Emblem Engage is the best-looking 3D Fire Emblem title with excellent tactical gameplay.

A more traditional Fire Emblem experience than Three Houses, but one that’s filled with fun new features and emphasises deep and varied gameplay over dating mini-games.

Fire Emblem Engage's fantastic combat is held back by an underwhelming story that lacks the ambition of recent entries.

I don't necessarily see myself revisiting Engage anytime soon, but if you just want an excuse to see your favorite icons from the series again, or if you're craving more tactical RPG goodness, you could do a lot worse.

Fire Emblem Engage resurrects the weapon triangle to great effect, making the turn-based combat feel like a game of death and dares, while an unmemorable cast of characters and an unexplored world sadly drag behind it.

Fie Emblem Engage tries to give a new life to stable franchise mechanics, but it might have gone a tad too far and created an unbalanced experience.

Nintendo's long-running fantasy series looks to its rich history for this smart, satisfying turn-based tactical RPG game.