Fire Emblem has had a long and hard journey since its release back in 1990. The series has had many ups and downs and was on the brink of extinction before Fire Emblem Awakening released back in 2012. Since then, Fire Emblem has been on a steady increase in terms of popularity, sales, and recognition. This has been ever so apparent with the success of Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the newest installment of the franchise on the Nintendo Switch. If you haven’t experienced this wonderful series, right now is the perfect time to do so for many reasons.
The Fire Emblem Community
Of course, when Three Houses released back in July of 2019, it would have been a great time to get into the series since the title was so hyped up and a lot of other people were also getting into the series for the first time. But Three Houses, and the Fire Emblem community as a whole has been going very strong since release.
The continued support of the game through free updates and DLC have kept the game relevant months after release, giving players dozens of extra hours to sink their teeth into and most of these updates are free, so that’s just icing on the cake.
There were few complaints about this post-release content because Three Houses felt like a very full game to begin with, with hundreds of hours of playtime. This support and positive atmosphere around the community is perhaps one of the biggest reasons to start playing Fire Emblem right now.
There are plenty of guides to help people out, plenty of YouTube tutorials to watch, and a lot of people and fans in the community to talk to about pretty much any aspect of the game (especially if you like shipping characters).
