{"id":85952,"date":"2026-09-18T16:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T08:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=85952"},"modified":"2026-09-18T16:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T08:38:08","slug":"fire-emblem-fortunes-weaves-first-hour-is-wild","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=85952","title":{"rendered":"Fire Emblem: Fortune\u2019s Weave\u2019s First Hour Is Wild"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/NintendoSwitch2_FEFW_Scrn_15_0fe248.png?w=300\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fire Emblem: Fortune&#8217;s Weave is an epic intertwining story set in an Age of Antiquity that most closely resembles Ancient Greece. But! It is also a guns-blazing shiny metal futuristic sci-fi story, and judging by the social media reactions, a lot of people weren&#8217;t exactly prepared for how hard it leans into that element right from the start.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the interest of not spoiling the game and abiding by certain embargo restrictions, we had to say mum about the first hour of Fortune&#8217;s Weave when previews were published in August. By then it felt like a secret we were all sitting on, especially when a Fire Emblem-themed Nintendo Direct aired and didn&#8217;t make even the slightest mention of how absolutely buckwild the first hour is. The review embargo was a little looser and I was able to mention in my Fortune&#8217;s Weave review that the story essentially begins in the future. Even still, Nintendo and Intelligent Systems commit hard to the bit, and for those used to a more fantasy-based Fire Emblem, it can be jarring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you start this game you construct your version of Eshmel, Herald of the Pale Raven. Eshmel is essentially a living weapon made to battle the Demon King hordes. The supporting cast are the last remnants of humanity driven to the brink of extinction, fighting a hopeless war. Everything is glowing and futuristic, and characters have weapons that look and function exactly like guns&#8211;though they call them Salamanders. It&#8217;s as if Fire Emblem got a sudden injection of cyberpunk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What&#8217;s more, in your very first tutorial battle, the Demon King summons the Flame Lords against you. Cai, Dietrich, Theodora, and Leda are there, all with a telltale evil, purple glow. This is before the game has <em>mentioned them in any way<\/em> as the main protagonists, so if you haven&#8217;t been following the advertising and you&#8217;re going in totally cold&#8211;like I was when I first started it for my preview&#8211;this is a striking twist. You know from the start not just that Eshmel has to recruit the Flame Lords to humanity&#8217;s side, but also, that if you don&#8217;t, they&#8217;ll end up working for the Demon Lord instead. Talk about stakes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fans are getting their hands on Fire Emblem: Fortune&#8217;s Weave now, and the reactions to the first Fire Emblem to include guns&#8211;err, sorry, <em>Salamanders<\/em>&#8211;is something to watch. Check out a few of the reactions below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is legit what the opening hour of Fortune&#39;s Weave feels like: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hF08c327V6\">https:\/\/t.co\/hF08c327V6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rOEUdArWkx\">pic.twitter.com\/rOEUdArWkx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ultima (@UltimaShadowX) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UltimaShadowX\/status\/2100470870166700259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">played the first hour of fortune&#39;s weave and I really wasn&#39;t prepared for just how quickly it&#39;s committing to this <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VoYmueqM6t\">https:\/\/t.co\/VoYmueqM6t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Aliya \ud83d\udc20\ud83d\udc09 (@PseudoMonious) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PseudoMonious\/status\/2100605406297116963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For the whole opening bit of the new Fire Emblem, if you did not specifically play the Golden Deer Path of Three Houses I gotta imagine people are gonna be mighty confused. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bptzWh6DQa\">pic.twitter.com\/bptzWh6DQa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rooflemonger \ud83e\udd8d\ud83e\udda7\ud83d\udc35 (@Rooflemonger) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Rooflemonger\/status\/2100494185144963530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I can\u2019t believe this is Fire Emblem lmfao <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TQU2Lt1rt6\">pic.twitter.com\/TQU2Lt1rt6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; kuremii (@krembeni) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/krembeni\/status\/2100595471995797524?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Fire Emblem: Fortune\u2019s Weave is a sprawling masterpiece of a strategy RPG, building upon the successes of past Fire Emblem games with new interconnected elements, expertly designed combat puzzles, and an emphasis on flexibility and choice,&#8221; I wrote in my review. &#8220;Nintendo and Intelligent Systems have topped themselves, making this the new high point to beat for future entries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/fire-emblem-fortunes-weaves-first-hour-is-wild\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fire Emblem: Fortune&#8217;s Weave is an epic intertwining story set in an Age of Antiquity that most closely resembles Ancient Greece. 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