<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Omega	O
Force	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
internationally	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
created	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
both	O
a	O
spin-off	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
(	O
2019	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
(	O
2017	O
)	O
,	O
similarly	O
acting	O
as	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
mechanics	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Warriors	B-Application
franchise	O
owned	O
by	O
Koei	O
Tecmo	O
(	O
which	O
Omega	O
Force	O
is	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	B-Device
Hopes	I-Device
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
universe	O
as	O
Three	O
Houses	O
;	O
although	O
characters	O
and	O
story	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
Cindered	O
Shadows	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
are	O
heavily	O
featured	O
,	O
it	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
timeline	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
named	O
Shez	O
as	O
its	O
protagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Three	B-Device
Hopes	I-Device
,	O
Shez	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	O
whose	O
team	O
was	O
decimated	O
by	O
Byleth	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
joins	O
the	O
military	O
academy	O
of	O
Garreg	O
Mach	O
Monastery	O
and	O
becomes	O
a	O
student	O
in	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
classes	O
,	O
each	O
including	O
students	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
nations	O
of	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Fódlan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Warriors	I-Device
:	I-Device
Three	I-Device
Hopes	I-Device
is	O
a	O
hack-and-slash	B-Application
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
with	O
gameplay	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Dynasty	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
will	O
control	O
characters	O
from	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
including	O
Edelgard	O
,	O
Dimitri	O
,	O
Claude	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
character	O
,	O
Shez	O
,	O
who	O
like	O
most	O
avatars	O
in	O
the	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
series	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
either	O
male	O
or	O
female	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
continent	O
of	O
Fódlan	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
timeline	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
diverges	O
from	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
game	O
in	O
that	O
Byleth	O
,	O
the	O
playable	O
character	O
of	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
:	I-Application
Three	I-Application
Houses	I-Application
,	O
serves	O
as	O
an	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	B-Device
Hopes	I-Device
introduces	O
several	O
new	O
characters	O
to	O
fight	O
alongside	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
Three	O
Houses	O
,	O
including	O
Shez	O
,	O
a	O
mercenary	O
Byleth	O
previously	O
encountered	O
,	O
and	O
Arval	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
white-robed	O
being	O
who	O
opposes	O
Sothis	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cover	O
art	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mercenary	O
Shez	O
is	O
defeated	O
in	O
battle	O
by	O
the	O
Ashen	O
Demon	O
Byleth	O
,	O
vessel	O
of	O
the	O
progenitor	O
god	O
Sothis	B-Application
,	O
and	O
their	O
father	O
Jeralt	O
;	O
Shez	O
only	O
survives	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
intervention	O
of	O
a	O
mysterious	O
being	O
named	O
Arval	O
and	O
swears	O
revenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
Shez	O
kills	O
Jeralt	O
in	O
battle	O
,	O
Byleth	O
swears	O
revenge	O
and	O
sacrifices	O
their	O
mortal	O
body	O
to	O
Sothis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sothis	B-Application
attacks	O
Shez	O
,	O
but	O
she	O
and	O
Byleth	O
are	O
killed	O
in	O
the	O
ensuing	O
battle	O
,	O
leaving	O
Shez	O
with	O
regrets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arval	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
vessel	O
for	O
the	O
soul	O
of	O
Epimenides	O
,	O
a	O
powerful	O
member	O
of	O
"	O
Those	O
Who	O
Slither	O
in	O
the	O
Dark	O
"	O
bent	O
on	O
killing	O
Sothis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
final	O
trailer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2022	O
confirming	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
the	O
Ashen	O
Wolves	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Cindered	O
Shadows	O
DLC	B-Protocol
story	O
in	O
Three	O
Houses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	B-Device
Hopes	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
AI	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Somnium	I-Application
Files	I-Application
-	I-Application
Nirvana	I-Application
Initiative	I-Application
,	O
were	O
the	O
final	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
the	O
voicework	O
of	O
Billy	O
Kametz	O
,	O
who	O
died	O
of	O
colon	O
cancer	O
on	O
June	O
9	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
,	O
playing	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
felt	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
significant	O
improvement	O
over	O
the	O
first	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
Warriors	I-Application
"	O
,	O
citing	O
deeper	O
strategy	O
and	O
more	O
polish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VG247	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
also	O
praised	O
the	O
demo	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
"	O
the	O
most	O
fun	O
 [ they've ] 	O
had	O
with	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Musou	O
since	O
the	O
original	O
Hyrule	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
"	O
and	O
"	O
set	O
to	O
improve	O
everything	O
about	O
its	O
predecessor	O
"	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Warriors	I-Device
:	I-Device
Three	I-Device
Hopes	I-Device
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
81/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
critics	O
felt	O
that	O
Three	B-Device
Hopes	I-Device
improved	O
upon	O
its	O
predecessor	O
with	O
good	O
performance	O
and	O
increased	O
depth	O
and	O
appealed	O
to	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
Warriors	B-Application
games	O
,	O
they	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
fail	O
to	O
compel	O
those	O
who	O
did	O
not	O
favor	O
its	O
signature	O
hack	B-Application
and	I-Application
slash	I-Application
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Destructoid	O
lauded	O
the	O
title	O
's	O
incorporation	O
of	O
tension	O
and	O
technical	O
nuance	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
warp	O
mechanic	O
,	O
micro-narratives	O
,	O
and	O
last-second	O
enemy	O
ambushes	O
,	O
but	O
concluded	O
by	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
flashes	O
of	O
mechanical	O
brilliance	O
in	O
Three	B-Device
Hopes	I-Device
,	O
that	O
show	O
how	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
combat	O
could	O
have	O
further	O
differentiated	O
itself	O
from	O
the	O
games	O
before	O
it	O
;	O
but	O
 [ developer ] 	O
Omega	O
Force	O
does	O
n't	O
fully	O
commit.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
criticized	O
the	O
sidelining	O
of	O
the	O
cast	O
of	O
characters	O
from	O
Three	O
Houses	O
but	O
appreciated	O
its	O
influence	O
on	O
the	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Three	B-Device
Hopes	I-Device
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Warriors	I-Device
:	I-Device
Three	I-Device
Hopes	I-Device
almost	O
pulls	O
off	O
what	O
should	O
be	O
an	O
audacious	O
crossover	O
–	O
frantic	O
large-scale	O
,	O
Dynasty	O
Warriors-style	O
battles	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
tactical	O
depth	O
which	O
made	O
Fire	B-Application
Emblem	I-Application
so	O
famous.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
similarly	O
wrote	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
but	O
disliked	O
its	O
pacing	O
,	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Three	B-Device
Hopes	I-Device
packs	O
in	O
too	O
much	O
filler	O
even	O
when	O
you	O
ignore	O
everything	O
optional	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
some	O
obnoxious	O
repetition	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
its	O
25-ish	O
hours.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Fire	B-Device
Emblem	I-Device
Warriors	I-Device
:	I-Device
Three	I-Device
Hopes	I-Device
sold	O
97,538	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
