Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest - Nintendo 3DS

Do I even need to write a review? Look at your 3DS and put this game in and play and love it! Guaranteed....

The story, graphics, anime cut scenes, soundtrack, choices alters experience. It's all good, just like Birthright. This version is darker and you have to be more resourceful. The difficulty is a slight higher. This one makes you think more strategically in battles. I would recommend Birthright over Conquest. Conquest is for a skilled rpg veteran and not more suitable for all ages.

This game has evolved since I started playing the first game that came out for the Gameboy Advance. Really nice graphics, story is really engaging, and the characters are very well done. Difficulty level is also present. More with the Conquest version of the game. If you're a fire emblem fan, this game is a must have!

Classic Fire Emblem fans will enjoy the challenge of Conquest. Strategy matters, and you're punished for reckless moves and rewarded for thinking ahead and observing enemy unit placement, equipment, and skills. The story suffers from a lot of missed opportunities, such as forgoing a potentially tragic/sympathetic villain with a one-dimensional Saturday morning cartoon. It also felt incomplete at the end, like I have to buy the other games in order to get one "full" game. While I was disappointed by the story, I liked most of the ally characters more than Birthright's. The challenge is great, and there's a lot of replay value in trying out different teams or tackling the higher difficulty settings. All in all, a solid Fire Emblem game.

I'm a Fire Emblem series fan. I usually play for the turn based gameplay, but I enjoyed most of the story and character conversations as well. Definitely challenging and you will lose some characters along the way when playing with perma death unless you are a pro. Wouldn't recommend for casual players but definitely for strategy veterans or those up for a challenge.

After finishing Birthright I jumped right into this one. You can definitely notice the differences. For one this version doesn't let you grind as easily as Birthright and its also more difficult. Because of this you have to make every move count and also decided as fast as possible who you want to pair up and marry since you might not be able to unless you really commit. The battles themselves are also more difficult and the requirements to beat a chapter are often different than those of Birthright(you'll see what I mean lol).It was honestly a nice change of pace and I enjoyed the challenge as these changes made it feel like a new game. Also, the story in Conquest is much better compared to Birthright in my opinion. I was surprised how much I loved my Nohr family and how the story was not as cheesy as BIrthright's. Overall I can't say I like this game less than Birthright because I like it just as much. There are even things I like more about this version than the other. Just be prepared for a tougher experience.

Admittedly, I went to Best Buy looking for Birthright since I was well aware that it was the easier of the two and, as a result, going from it to Conquest would be a lot easier than going from Conquest to Birthright (since that difficulty change would be far more jarring). I bought it on a whim, but it didn't take me long to give up any misgivings I had about getting this game first. Though I was skeptical in the beginning, Nohr's cast is very fun and has a number of characters who I was instantly a fan of. The story, which I wouldn't dare spoil, also takes a number of high roads and I'm pretty thankful that they too the idea the way they did. The gameplay's been given a number of tweaks from Awakening, all of which supplement the game's return to form. In Conquest, the only grinding that can be done is support grinding, so (assuming you're playing on Hard/Classic, the game's equivalent to normal), you'll have to make decisions about who you want to level up and whether they're worth risking. It all feels very Fire Emblem and really does its part in making the game feel like a step back towards strategic structure. In regards to Conquest specifically, if you're playing on the aforementioned difficulty, it can get very tough. Keep that in mind, though I will say that at no point is any of the DLC required to keep you moving forward, no matter how bad things may seem. Overall, I'm really enjoying this game- more than any Fire Emblem game in a good long while. Its soundtrack is solid and the gameplay changes aren't so radical that they're jarring or alienating. And, if you liked Awakening, you'll definitely enjoy this entry. Looking forward to playing Birthright and Revelation.

Honestly, this game is great. The Fire Emblem series is one of my favorite franchises to date. The visuals, audio, and gameplay are all rock-solid, and the story is decently told. The gimmick of having multiple perspectives (Conquest, Birthright, Revelations) is neat, as well. My big problem with this game (specifically Conquest, as I have not run into this problem in Birthright yet) is that the percentages and numbers almost never play out as they should, thus making the game the "harder" version. This is a cheap way to add "difficulty," and I found it incredibly annoying. Many times I would have an 80% chance to do damage to an enemy while the enemy may have 50% or less, and my attack would miss while the enemy would not only hit me, but get a critical hit. Aside from this, I really enjoyed this game, and am working through Birthright now!