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Paratroopa1 posted...

I think this is 100% correct, and it's not even something I strictly blame reviewers for - they have to play shitloads of games, so the stuff that is going to stand out to them is stuff that they haven't seen before, even if "the same thing again" is exactly what I want. This is always a mismatch between critic and consumer values that you need to account for when reading a review, although a good reviewer will take this into account of course. But I think the fact that this game is really well-produced and different, in a time where the Ace Attorney series is now regarded as an all-time great rather than a mere curiosity, creates a perfect storm for good reviews.

I think this is true but looking at the metacritic page, the sequels aren't really getting dragged down for more of the same! Most of the games are at 81 (which is uncanny but also very good!). The three under 80 are 2, AJ, and AAI, and even those are all 76+. The biggest thing here is that the original trilogy games have user reviews a full point higher than the critic score. Interestingly, that gap is way smaller for the collected version, suggesting less people cared to review the rerelease or that the cult fanbase cooled off. But overall the critics have been super fair to the series.

So in addition to the fresh direction and higher production, I also have to wonder if the reviewers include more dedicated fans this time around. Some of the reviews read that way, and I have to wonder too if the scores are higher because they're psyched to finally get these games after such a long drought and want to encourage Capcom to do more.

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I definitely did not forget to put the 2020 GOTD Guru winner, azuarc in my sig!