With a lot to keep an eye on as the battles play out, Fire Emblem Warriors is a game that requires at least a reasonable amount of strategy, and the ability to keep several plates spinning at once. How easy is Fire Emblem Warriors to pick up and play? You can also issue orders to your heroes using a strategy style map, to ensure you retain control of any bases you capture (and protect any soldiers that get into trouble) - or bring along a second player to help out, in two player co-op! Even better, two player split-screen co-op can be played with no extra controllers, as you'll only need a single Joy-Con each. With a light air of strategy to the proceedings, it's up to you to fight your way across the battlefield, taking out any important units as you go, before defeating the "base captains" in order to capture each base, and finally getting to lock horns with the enemy commander.Īs this is a cross between a Dynasty Warriors game and a Fire Emblem, a number of additional features have been brought over from Fire Emblem, including a "weapons triangle", in which certain weapons are strong against others (so, swords are strong against axes, but weak against spears, etc), and a weakness system, which gives certain weapons huge advantages against particular types of characters - meaning any archers will topple any heroes on winged mounts (like dragons) in only a few shots. Although most levels have a few extra objectives or features to help make things unpredictable, almost every level follows a similar basic format, as it's up to you to capture the enemy bases, and eventually face off against the enemy army's commander, without letting the baddies defeat your heroes back at base.
Each level in Fire Emblem Warriors takes place on a battlefield that's littered with a number of bases, and thousands of enemy soldiers.