LogFAQs > #924583676

It's very polarised. Most of the negativity come from traditional fans of the series who lament how far it strays tonally from games like Blazing Blade and Path of Radiance, and the writing in particular tends to come in for heavy criticism. Meanwhile it remains very popular among more casual fans, and was very well received by critics. It's also frequently held up as having some of the best gameplay in the series, especially Conquest, even among those people who dislike much of the rest of Fates.

This is just speaking generally though. There are plenty of Fire Emblem fans like myself who still really like Fates, and are willing to overlook it's flaws. A new mainline game would get fans excited regardless, but from what people know of 3H, it looks to be writing a few perceived wrongs that some fans felt have been prevalent in the 3DS games, whilst not alienating the fans it picked up around that time.
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