Don't confuse me for Habanero/Soul Blazer.
Not exactly. Even Awakening I've never said is a bad game or that people shouldn't buy it (I even have 80+ hours into that game). But it does bother me to see it suddenly get the praise/sales the other games in the series never got when they did, in some cases objectively, some things better than it as well as the revamp of the mythos that just leaves me confused and feeling incomplete.
With Fates, I can't help but go off of the mixed feelings I have towards the former given the returning artist (who I never liked), but even more so now that FE amie exists, much more blatant fan service, and the existence of Phoenix mode (it's optional, but it causes me to lose hope development wise).
I'm positive Fates will be a great game, especially gameplay wise if the re-balance rumors are true, but both it (upon first impressions) and Awakening lack the charm the first 10 games had IMO and IS seems to have lost some of the series's dignity/reputation in this attempt to get more sales.
I might as well be a Melee fan in terms of FE's fandom. lol