Consider it or not, as we speak marks 5 years since Fireplace Emblem: Three Homes launched on Change. We would think about that almost all of you SRPG followers on the market have polished it off by this level — we might go even additional to wager that you’ve possible performed the identical for its successor, Fireplace Emblem Interact, which is now just a little over a yr outdated.
Regardless of current in the identical sequence, anybody who has performed the 2 newest titles could have observed the staggering variations between them. Three Homes (the primary house console launch for the franchise in over a decade, let’s not neglect) took issues in a daring new route, with a recreation that was simply as tied to its social sim enchantment because it was to the tactical battles. The turn-based shenanigans have been all nonetheless current and proper — bar the removing of the enduring Weapon Triangle — however the moments between have been filled with OTT drama, romance and slice-of-life actions to make the entire expertise really feel that bit totally different. Good, however totally different.
Interact, on the flip aspect, is a completely totally different beast altogether. You would be forgiven for considering that Clever Methods would wheel out extra of the identical after seeing Three Homes’ lovey-dovey success 4 years prior, however no, this was a return to the sequence’ roots. The Weapon Triangle was again, the interpersonal dialogue was diminished and the main focus was put again, firmly, on the fight.
The 2 video games are so very tonally totally different, in actual fact, that it is troublesome to definitively weigh in on which one’s higher. We awarded each a 9/10 in our Nintendo Life opinions — you possibly can learn our Three Homes and our Interact ones for a refresher. And, very like cheese and chocolate, we might battle to place one considerably above the opposite for greater than two minutes earlier than swapping them spherical once more. The higher query, is which one do you want?
Did the narrative rollercoaster of Three Homes steal your coronary heart, or was it the warmth of Interact’s battles that basically received your blood pumping? You’ll be able to tell us your desire by filling out the next ballot after which take to the feedback to inform us what satisfied you.
