Astral Chain reviews: Meta: 87, OC: 87

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AngryLittleAlchemist said:

mZuzek said:

That's true without being a conspiracy theory. It's not that reviewers rate games lower because they're not as popular, it's that they think of games lower because of it. It's not exactly down to popularity as much as it is about reputation, though - and new IPs don't have any reputation, hence why they usually never get a 90+. Take a look at Horizon: Zero Dawn for example, considered by many one of the games of the generation, but it has the same metascore as Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Nothing against Fire Emblem, that game looks pretty good, but I mean, yeah, you get what I'm saying.

Yeah and I basically agree, which is why I hope this game does well sales-wise even though it likely will do OK at best. 

I think it will do Xenoblade 2 numbers personally, which is great for the type of game it is.  I hope it does better, but this seems like a safe, realistic bet.

Even on facebook, the ads are all over the place and the comments section is bleeding hype.  That alone does not tell what the sales will be, but it is certainly a good sign.