Nintendo has shared a first listen of the theme tune (well, the English version of it anyway) set to appear in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and now we're desperately fighting the urge to charge into its headquarters to demand a copy of the game immediately.
The track has been shared on Nintendo's official Twitter accounts; as mentioned right there in the tweet, this song will be featured on the Sound Selection USB stick included with the Limited Edition. You can check out that Limited Edition in all its glory here if you missed it.
If you're a super keen fan of the game, or if you have a love of all things Japan and its culture, you might want to check out the Japanese version of the track, too. We shared it along with details of that region's Limited Edition set (which is very lovely indeed) just last week.
Are you feeling the hype for this one? Remember, Fire Emblem: Three Houses launches on Nintendo Switch on 26th July.
[source twitter.com]
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Wow.
But if I'm being honest. I like the Japanese version more.
It's alright, but not great.
Hopefully they're bit more conservative about utilizing it than the Fates main theme which I liked at first but then got sick of it when they played it SO much in that game (not to mention Smash, in which it has 3 versions and not a single other track from that game).
I'll never get use to that horrible art they chose for the standard edition..
I liked the version they used in E3 more
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Not bad. I'm excited to play this game. Really digging everything I've seen so far (except that terrible box art).
It's a bit of a bop but not bop enough to truly bop to.
This series has had great music since Awakening.
Sounds terrible to me. Still pumped about the game though.
I’m super excited for this game. Looks to be much more deep and complex than previous entries, which I still loved, anyway. That said, this theme doesn’t seem to really do much for me. The choice of instrumentation doesn’t seem to fit the game’s universe, plus the lyrics seem unnatural and rather forced. It’s kind of a letdown after other recent solid vocal arrangements from Nintendo, like Jump Up Superstar and Lifelight.
Has the same issue as the Fates and SSBU songs where the lyrics are awkward and literally translated. Moreover, the melody is written for Japanese and the English lyrics feel clumsy.
It's a little hard to put into words, but these songs just didn't get localized well. I thought the original Lost in Thoughts Alone was brilliant, but when I finally heard the English version... I was kind of ready to never hear it again. Ah, well, c'est la vie. That's what the OST is for.
This has a very 90s anime theme tune feel to it, probably where the lyrics have been translated from the Japanese & then squeezed back into the tune as best as possible.
It's good, but it's no "Everything is Awesome".
Sorry, just got out of Lego Movie 2.
Not a big fan of anime OP with random sentences that makes no sense with the general theme of the game, but that might be just me
@Bobb cliches lol especially running in place too. Though it is nice to notice with cheap mobile games with good songs to buy on a whim like devil's attorney or symphony of the origin. I thought this was pretty decent too.
I still can't get over the fact that for the game cover, they have one character upside down. If it were done in a way to make that person look acrobatic, it would be one thing, but it looks like the person is just standing upside down and drawing a bow and arrow.
Sounds like a typical Frozen / Disney song.
So it sucks. Too bad.
Sad.
Combined with the box art, the rough looking battle scenes and in general this game really isn't shaping up too hot.
J pop was ok for me. Sadly I grew pretty tired of it.
Sounds good but I definitely miss the more emotional and elegant nature of the song during last E3. Plus I still think the box art is super ugly. The logo and background are really nice but why did they just stick oversized character images for the three house leaders like a random collage? And man the one guy looks flat out dumb upside down. They could have just kept them the same size as the two protagonists in the background and stuck them behind or next to them. Instead, we got something that looks like was assembled by a fifth grader. Art is fine, just the sizing and placement of the three house leaders is flat-out terrible.
That rant aside, I'm still looking forward to the game.
Nope not quite as good as Lost in Thoughts (Fates) or Heritors of Arcadia (Echoes) The techno sounds do not fit this series. This sounds like a standard Anime intro. Nope nope nope
@Plainclothes_Man I really like the english Lost in Thoughts lyrics!
~Even the torn in your heart
~In time it may become
~A rose
This game will be day 1 for me. The only question is still whether I will be getting the normal or special edition.
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My main issue with the English lyrics is that they don't fit naturally into the meter of the song. It seems like a case where the translator was not working directly with a composer to make sure they flowed naturally when sung. The SSBU song suffers from this as well.
Still, I wouldn't tell anyone they aren't allowed to like 'em!
"Give us this game right now"
+1
I prefer "Lost In Thoughts" from Fates, but this is pretty good too.
I only listened to the audio clip for 30 seconds as to not completely spoil it, but what I heard sounds really good!
Dubstep + pop + dancehall? ....geez ...For who was that song composed? For Skrillex's fans?
@Bobb Welcome to japanese gaming theme songs
@BlackenedHalo Thanks, friend! 😉
Personally, I'm a long time fan of jRPGs and many things japan, though I wouldn't identify myself as an otaku. I've watched my fair share of anime but there are only a very few songs that actually clicked with me. I believe I've pinpointed the nonsense cliched lyrics and the uninspired melody to be blamed. Things like "the dawn", "my heart/soul", "never forget you" in a game that should be about medieval tactics battles and the occasional world saving from a vengeful ancient god/goddess
Yet, I'm aware of my opinion and do not wish to force it upon others. Everyone should be free to love the lyrics, the melody or both.
Gotta be honest, it's not my cup of tea. Very disappointing since I'm a huge FE fan (favorite franchise of all time). At least the Japanese version has amazing vocals, so if they don't support dual audio I'll just buy the JP version.
If only Nintendo wasn't so cheap with English voice talent, this could've been even better. I will just wait for someone like Amalee to make a better version than the real thing. xD
Its okay. That's all.
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