Fire Emblem Engage tech analysis, including frame rate and resolution

Digital Foundry has an early look at Fire Emblem Engage with a new technical analysis, which covers elements like frame rate and resolution. Based on what was said, it seems that this title is a step up compared to the last entry in the series, Fire Emblem: Three Houses, from a presentation perspective.

Here’s a roundup of notable tidbits:

– Character rendering a big step up from Three Houses
– Improved environments
– Some edge smoothing is used, which was lacking in Three Houses
– Fire Emblem Engage resolution when docked is just below 1080p
– Usually around 972p or so
– Three Houses used more dynamic resolution that tends to drop much lower
– Portable mode resolution slightly below native 720p
– Visible macro blocking and compression artifacts with pre-rendered videos
– User interface has a more uniform design compared to Three Houses and has a shared aesthetic across all situations
– Fire Emblem Engage frame rate targets 30 FPS
– Game has a more stable frame rate compared to Three Houses
– Occasional frame rate spikes appearing from time to time
– Noticeable frame rate hiccup happens during the transition point between the map and battle scenes
– Loading times faster than Three Houses

You can check out the full technical analysis for Fire Emblem Engage below going over the frame rate, resolution, and more.

Fire Emblem Engage arrives for Switch on January 20, 2023.