Fire Emblem: Three Houses

There aren’t many games that have inspired the level of fandom fervor that Fire Emblem: Three Houses has. Six years after its release, the question of whether or not Edelgard is a war criminal is still a touchy subject. Intelligent Systems’ first Switch game, developed in collaboration with Koei Tecmo’s Kou Shibusawa team, redefined what Fire Emblem was for a lot of fans. Though there’s some discussion to be had about whether its tactical combat is up to snuff compared to that of its predecessors, the school life and social sim elements are some of the most entertaining and endearing in the genre. Characters like the suave Claude, the honorable Dimitri (until, y’know, he’s not anymore), and the aforementioned war criminal Edelgard have essentially become the modern faces of the Fire Emblem franchise. There was a whole other Fire Emblem on the Switch in Engage, but we’re still talking about Three Houses.