<s>
is	O
a	O
tactical	O
role-playing	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
seventeenth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
primary	O
change	O
from	O
previous	O
installments	O
is	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
Engage	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
characters	O
to	O
equip	O
magic	O
rings	O
imbued	O
with	O
copies	O
of	O
past	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
lords	O
,	O
becoming	O
temporarily	O
empowered	O
with	O
their	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Engage	I-Device
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
lower	O
than	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
not	O
activated	O
Casual	O
Mode	O
,	O
units	O
who	O
are	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
die	B-Application
permanently	I-Application
,	O
and	O
cannot	O
be	O
used	O
again	O
during	O
that	O
playthrough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Emblem	O
Rings	O
allow	O
units	O
to	O
fight	O
alongside	O
the	O
lords	O
of	O
previous	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
games	O
,	O
like	O
Marth	O
and	O
Celica	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Engage	I-Device
includes	O
many	O
maps	O
,	O
which	O
function	O
as	O
the	O
levels	O
players	O
must	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Somniel	O
also	O
includes	O
a	O
location	O
called	O
the	O
Amiibo	B-Device
Gazebo	O
,	O
a	O
returning	O
feature	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
scan	O
Amiibo	B-Device
for	O
resources	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
unique	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tsutomu	O
Tei	O
,	O
game	O
director	O
from	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
Engage	O
has	O
story	O
structure	O
simplified	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
previous	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
,	O
focusing	O
in	O
only	O
one	O
major	O
goal	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
can	O
focus	O
on	O
tactical	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2	O
,	O
came	O
up	O
when	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
discussing	O
about	O
the	O
marriage	O
system	O
from	O
previous	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Genealogy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
those	O
games	O
had	O
a	O
marriage	O
system	O
where	O
the	O
kids	O
of	O
the	O
marriage	O
inherit	O
the	O
abilities	O
of	O
the	O
parents	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
decided	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
emblem	O
system	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
pairing	O
more	O
casual	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
inserting	O
the	O
characters	O
from	O
previous	O
games	O
and	O
merging	O
them	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
for	O
experimentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
which	O
used	O
custom	O
engines	O
,	O
Engage	O
is	O
built	O
in	O
Unity	B-Application
,	O
and	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
few	O
Nintendo	O
published	O
titles	O
to	O
not	O
use	O
a	O
custom	O
internal	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
Divine	O
Edition	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
announced	O
,	O
including	O
an	O
artbook	O
,	O
poster	O
,	O
steelbook	O
case	O
,	O
and	O
art	O
cards	O
depicting	O
the	O
previous	O
protagonists	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
summoned	O
with	O
the	O
Emblem	O
Rings	O
including	O
Marth	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	O
Celica	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Gaiden	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Marth	O
and	O
Celica	O
,	O
Sigurd	B-Application
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Genealogy	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Holy	I-Application
War	I-Application
,	O
Lyn	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Blazing	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
Corrin	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Byleth	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
were	O
also	O
confirmed	O
to	O
be	O
returning	O
as	O
Emblems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
wave	O
was	O
set	O
for	O
release	O
alongside	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
includes	O
Edelgard	O
,	O
Dimitri	O
,	O
and	O
Claude	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
and	O
Tiki	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
of	I-Application
Light	I-Application
appearing	O
as	O
Emblems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
remaining	O
Emblems	O
for	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
were	O
revealed	O
as	O
Leif	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Thracia	I-Application
776	I-Application
,	O
Roy	O
from	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Binding	I-Device
Blade	I-Device
,	O
Eirika	O
and	O
Ephraim	O
from	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Sacred	I-Device
Stones	I-Device
,	O
Ike	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
Micaiah	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Radiant	I-Application
Dawn	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Lucina	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
a	O
tie-in	O
"	O
A	O
Hero	O
Rises	O
"	O
voting	O
event	O
in	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
twelve	O
characters	O
featured	O
as	O
Emblems	O
in	O
Engage	O
with	O
voting	O
remaining	O
open	O
until	O
December	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Hector	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Blazing	I-Application
Blade	I-Application
,	O
Soren	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Path	I-Application
of	I-Application
Radiance	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Camilla	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Fates	I-Application
were	O
announced	O
as	O
Emblems	O
in	O
Wave	O
2	O
of	O
the	O
Expansion	O
Pass	O
,	O
which	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Wave	O
3	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
include	O
Chrom	O
and	O
Robin	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Awakening	I-Application
and	O
Veronica	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Heroes	I-Application
as	O
Emblems	O
with	O
the	O
fourth	O
and	O
final	O
wave	O
containing	O
a	O
new	O
story	O
titled	O
"	O
Fell	O
Xenologue	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
a	O
Tetris	B-Application
99	I-Application
Maximus	O
Cup	O
event	O
for	O
March	O
24-27	O
featuring	O
a	O
theme	O
with	O
characters	O
and	O
music	O
from	O
Engage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Engage	I-Device
has	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
holding	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
80/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
125	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
implementation	O
of	O
fanservice	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
a	O
reverence	O
for	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblems	I-Application
past	O
that	O
is	O
clear	O
in	O
every	O
aspect	O
of	O
it	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
