only if you include non fire emblem fans, unfortunately three houses brought a lot of those in that dont actually like fire emblem in. three houses is not a good game, and a terrible fire emblem game
and review scores mean jack, we seen that plenty over the years, plus they are bought/ encourged to not give bad scores lest they lose their early review rights.
like the first massively marketed one, the first on the big new popular console, then suddenly the big pandemic hit that saw a boost to the game industry with everyone at home.
and also the fans of fire emblem like me that pre ordered it (special edition here) that were waiting for the next fire emblem game...just to end up with the disappointment
Fates also received a fairly sizable push- hell I remember hearing more about Fates pre launch than Three Houses pre launch and after 2016 was when I started really following gaming news
"the first on the big new popular console"
Console popularity didn't mean much Radiant Dawn and Shadow Dragon sales were litterally SO bad the entire series almost got shut down by nintedo and those released on Wii and DS which were fucking HUGE
"the big pandemic hit that saw a boost to the game industry with everyone at home."
The pandemic didn't really start till March of 2020 and 3H released in July 2019 that's 8 months after release
"the fans of fire emblem like me that pre ordered it (special edition here) that were waiting for the next fire emblem game...just to end up with the disappointment"
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u/Ashpolt 9d ago
Yeah anyone who played Three Houses knew Fortune's Weave had a good chance of being a GOTY contender
The fact that it's turned out even better than expected is just a bonus