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'''''Fire Emblem: Three Houses''''' (Japanese: {{hover|ファイアーエムブレム 風花雪月|Faiāemuburemu fūkasetsugetsu}} ''Fire Emblem: Wind, Flower, Snow, Moon'') is a new {{FES}} game releasing for the [[Nintendo Switch]] on July 26, 2019. Currently, little information is known on it.

The game features four main characters: [[Byleth]], the playable [[Avatar]] unit, and the leaders of the titular three houses, [[Edelgard]], [[Dimitri]], and [[Claude]].<ref>{{Cite web| quote= Your protagonist meets three main characters—Edelgard, Dimitri, and Claude—who play important roles in the story. | published=June 12, 2018 | retrieved = June 12, 2018| url=https://www.rpgsite.net/news/7332-fire-emblem-three-houses-revealed-for-nintendo-switch | title=Fire Emblem: Three Houses revealed for Nintendo Switch | site=rpgsite.net }}</ref> After an "unexpected incident", Byleth travels to the Officer's Academy at the Garreg Mach Monastery and is offered a position as a teacher. They also begin having visions of a mysterious girl named [[Sothis]].

===Part I: White Clouds====

[[File:Ss fe16 byleth running in alley.png|thumb|left|[[Byleth]] running to the exit of an alley from the reveal trailer, possibly an exploration segment mentioned in the press release.]]

During the trailer the character [[Byleth]] is shown in what appear to be third-person exploration segments. He is seen walking outdoors near a castle and in an indoors room. The official press release mentions that during these segments the player can interact with allies to build relationships or gather information.<ref>{{Cite web| quote= As the main character, the player must not only fight on the battlefield, but also can move the character freely and interact with other characters to build relationships and gather information at some parts. | published=June 12, 2018 | retrieved = June 12, 2018| url=https://www.rpgsite.net/news/7332-fire-emblem-three-houses-revealed-for-nintendo-switch | title=Fire Emblem: Three Houses revealed for Nintendo Switch | site=rpgsite.net }}</ref> This sounds very similar to {{FE14}}{{'}}s ''[[My Castle]]'' and {{FE15}}{{'}}s village exploration segments. The wording of the press release implies Byleth is the character called "your protagonist" here, as he is the character shown in what appear to be exploration segments, though it is still unconfirmed if he is an [[Avatar]] or if the mechanic is present at all.

[[File:Ss fe16 edelgard ready to train menu.jpg|thumb|Choosing which weapon to tell [[Edelgard]] to train with.]]

Later in the trailer, Byleth is shown talking to [[Edelgard]]. It appears that Edelgard is asking Byleth what weapon she should hone her skill in during the mock battle. The two options are [[axe]]s and [[sword]]s. [[Magic (element)|Magic]] is absent, despite it being shown she has a magic command during combat elsewhere in the trailer. The exact gameplay benefits of this command are unknown, but doing this presumably provides some sort of statistical bonus to the training character, possibly an increase to their respective [[weapon level]] or equivalent stat.

[[Attack speed]] can be [[:File:Ss fe16 edelgard class.png|seen in the trailer]], but it is as of yet unknown if [[weight (weapon)|weight]] returns, though the AS being zero suggests that it does. Weapon [[durability]] returns as well, after its absence in {{title|Fates}} and {{title|Echoes: Shadows of Valentia}}. Two new battle stats can also be seen: "End" (for endurance; Japanese: {{hover|防御|Bōgyo}} ''{{hover|defense|A different word than the regular defense stat, which is 守備}}'') and "Rsl" (for resilience; Japanese: {{hover|耐魔|Taima}} ''magic endurance''), and they are possibly the battle equivalents to defense and resistance, akin to strength/magic and attack.

The 2/13/2019 Direct reveals that the player can choose which of the titular three houses to focus on teaching. Gameplay revolves around teaching the protagonists the art of war. The player can go out on missions such as bandit eradication, have their students interact with each other, and teach their students new skills and classes. A new gameplay mechanic involves "Gambits", where four characters team up to deal a powerful attack; the exact mechanics are still unknown.

The 4/24/2019 Famitsu article reveals that a time-rewinding mechanic similar to [[Mila's Turnwheel]] is in the game, and is provided to [[Byleth]] by [[Sothis]]. Normal and Hard difficulties are confirmed, as well as the return of Casual and Classic modes. The examination mechanic is expanded upon; characters start in the mechanically identical [[Commoner]] or [[Noble]] classes and may change classes upon reaching level 5; doing so does not reset the character's level. In order to take an examination, the character must spend an exam pass; passing is based on a percentage chance, which can be increased through their abilities. Characters can freely reclass between any class they have unlocked. Any class can use any weapon, but certain classes specialize in certain weapons. Characters have affinity towards and against certain classes.

|eng-mean=''Three Houses'' appears to refer to the three houses that students of the Officer's Academy at the [[Garreg Mach Monastery]] are sorted into: the [[Black Eagles]], [[Blue Lions]], and [[Golden Deer]].

|jap-mean=''Fire Emblem: {{hover|Wind|of summer}}, {{hover|Flower|of spring}}, {{hover|Snow|of winter}}, {{hover|Moon|of autumn}}''. This combination of characters is used when describing the beauty of the four seasons in a poetic fashion.<ref>https://kantopia.wordpress.com/2018/06/11/fire-emblem-three-houses-vs-fire-emblem-風花雪月/</ref> It is rearranged compared to the poem and adds wind as the summer aspect, which is not present in the original poem.

FETH limited edition box artwork.jpg|Full box artwork of the Japanese limited edition.