I've played 2 out of the 3 routes as of writing this review but I have burnout from how grindy and repetitive it is. The earlier stages are fine, but once you get closer to the endgame you'll be speeding through everything just to progress the story, which is reflected by the way all your recruits say they can't wait for the fighting to end. Me fucking too. Three Hopes does very little to fix the half-assed story of its parent game, but there are a few key differences. Dimitri is still stupid and easily manipulated, but this time he can't excuse it with mental illness. Claude actually gets to be the master strategist Three Houses says he is, but gets nerfed by his complete inability to be a leader (I liked this development).
(Will be updated when I finish Scarlet Blaze)

I don't wanna give this an average rating just to complain about it, so I'll say that I agree with the consensus about Shez being better than Byleth, the inclusion of the Ashen Wolves without a DLC package, and Yuri x Sylvain's B support providing the best yaoi fuel any Three Houses interaction ever has.

I like call this game my problem child. I discovered it at a very difficult time in my life and its messy, in-your-face narrative and loud, flamboyant gameplay were exactly what I needed. By no means would I call this game a masterpiece. It contradicts its own themes multiple times and there are certain unnecessary plot points that continue to piss me off even 5 years after first playing it, but I'll be damned if it's not entertaining as hell, which for a game that easily clears 100 hours of playtime, is kind of necessary.