Why Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes turns Three Houses’ Hero Into a Villain
Today, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hope, Three House’s Musou-style spin-off is released. However, while many of the games seem to be very familiar to Fire Emblem veterans, one is very different. Bailes, the former hero of Three House, is now a villain. So why did the developer Omega Force turn the hero of his beloved jade hair into a bad guy? Well, it all depends on further exploring the charm of the character.
Hayato Iwata, director of Three Hope, spoke with IGN and said: So when talking to this writer, I talked about the following:’Byleth represents the players, but at the same time they are also one of the fascinating characters. Therefore, making Bailes an antagonist is a necessary development to further enhance the character’s appeal. “
Producer Yosuke Hayashi provided a different perspective, explaining that making Bailes an NPC rather than a playable character can create an interesting conflict of their own.
“I felt that the main theme of Three House was’the conflict that arises from the conflict of beliefs of the characters’, but only Bailes had no such conflict among the characters,” he said. “This is very natural because Bailes is the main character and the chosen route is always portrayed as the right path.
“At Three Hope, we wanted to explore this theme further, so we decided to portray Bailes as an adversary. In doing so, both Three House and Three Hope had a” conflict resulting from the clashing beliefs of the characters. ” I thought that I could let the player experience. “
It’s easy to imagine that the developer Omega Force was trying to pull the rug from underneath the player with this switchup. However, Toshiyuki Kusakihara, a character designer and supervisor at Intelligent Systems, the developer of Three Houses, said that Three Hopes is a new experience that does not follow exactly the same story that players unfolded at Three Houses. He said it was important to the team.
“Given the fact that Fire Emblem Three House was reborn as an action game and as part of another genre, it’s enough because it’s like many three houses when using the same story. It wouldn’t have been exciting. The players have already experienced it. ” “We are not trying to disappoint players. We are always thinking and creating things that exceed player expectations and believe we can provide great satisfaction.”
For more information, check out the Fire Emblem Warrior: Three Hope Review or read the original Fire Emblem: Three House Review Review.
Matt Purslow is IGN’s UK News and Features Editor.
