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Here's the story you should know
>Awakening comes out in 2013, most serious players agree the gameplay is weak for a host of reasons
>Fates is announced 2014, hype, Conquest is advertised as the gameplayfag game - actually fucking delivers on its promises and then some; gameplayfags eat good
>other Fates routes are DOGSHIT, with Revelation being one of the worst games in the series for writing and gameplay
>Echoes jumpscares us, remake of ancient NES game, everyone is confused but hey it's more FE; most agree the gameplay is a bit weak because it's based on fucking Gaiden
>Three Houses releases and most agree the gameplay is weak

So we're 10+ years in and we've really just had one obviously good gameplay game in Conquest. The series has been literally gachafied at this point. Then Engage jumpscares us and again, everyone is confused about how bizarre it is. But it looks like it has some fresh ideas and effort put into the game design.

And...it mostly delivers, in the end. People are surprised that the Colgate game is kinda fun actually, but yeah, it has some neat mechanics, memorable maps, and tough boss fights. It feels like effort was put into the game design at a core level, instead of it being an afterthought to the watered down fantasy political drama. The game is basically fun. Not world changing, but proof enough IS hasn't totally lost it or Conquest wasn't just a fluke.
It has pseudo-Monastery garbage in it, though, and no one can say if you'll personally like the entire package, or any part of it.