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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave<\/a> is massive. If you’re coming to Intelligent Systems’ Switch 2<\/a> RPG after playing even Three Houses or Engage, you’re going to be shocked by the scale of it. Within the first 10 hours of the game, you are given choices that show you just how broad the scope of the game is. As you play, more avenues open up before you in concertina, a bafflingly complex bloom of consequence, intrigue, and narrative that blossoms and blossoms.<\/p>\n

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Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave is massive. If you’re coming to Intelligent Systems’ Switch 2 RPG after playing even Three Houses or Engage, you’re going to be shocked by the scale of it. Within the first 10 hours of the game, you are given choices that show you just how broad the scope of the game is. As you play, more avenues open up before you in concertina, a bafflingly complex bloom of consequence, intrigue, and narrative that blossoms and blossoms. 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