Based on my experience with the other Fates games, I knew going into Revelation that the story would be terrible, the writing simplistic, and the fan service cringey. I had hoped to overlook those things in order to enjoy some straightforward Fire Emblem combat at least. I did enjoy theory-crafting child units using cross-game pairings, but the game gave me little satisfaction otherwise.

Levels and difficulty are really uneven, especially considering the early unlockability of certain royal units. High tier weapons are so "balanced" that getting a unit's weapon mastery up feels pretty unrewarding. By far the worst flaw however is the map design. Most of the repeated maps are invoked in uninteresting ways. The new maps and map gimmicks are designed to maximize tedious, cautious play. Enemy placements and quantities often feel thoughtless and amateurish. Overall this third title feels more like a fan-made ROMhack than an official Fire Emblem title.