It's always a big ask for a game to be moved from its primary original set up designed to another (2D to 3D). If it's not done well, it will destroy the game.
Just like gamers waited so bad for Rockstar to give any update on the next release of GTA 6. Gamers were really frustrated but eventually, they said something.
There is a point in what you have just mentioned but it's far better to play a game that highly rated and let it fail then play a low rated game and see it fail as expected.