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User Score
9.6

Presentation - 9.0
Gameplay - 9.5
Value - 10

I went into this game with extremely low expectations. Contrary to the typical Fire Emblem fan, I loved the 3DS games and the characters they brought. But being new to hack-and-slash games, I was very unsure as to whether there would be enough substance to hold me; there absolutely was.

Fire Emblem Warriors' in-game graphics are not anything to write home about, they are pretty, serviceable and well made considering they were made scalable between the 3DS and the Switch. However, the character art is where it shines. the detail in the portraits used for characters in conversations between levels is fantastic.

The music is fantastically well done. If you enjoy the typical Fire Emblem sort of music, it is here in abundance, with a slight twist. 

Gameplay is where Warriors really shines, hidden behind its simplistic musou facade lies a deeply strategic experience  that, while requiring little thought to blow through, requires solid planning to perfect or indeed, even to do well in. There is 10-15 hours of play in the main storyline, but the postgame is where the majority of your time will be spent. There is well over 100 hours of gameplay here if one wishes to fully complete all of the missions, and there is much customisability with 23 playable characters, and an additional 9 in the DLC. 

Because of its release in the west clashing with one of the biggest games of 2017 (Odyssey), it will likely never get the recognition it deserves, but this is a game well-deserving of a place in any Switch (or New 3DS for that matter) owner's collection. Don't sleep on this one.