Alright, I gathered some data to hopefully douse the fires of the argument.
First off, some professional aggregate scores which will undoubtedly be shrugged off.
Gamerankings - 78.55%
Metacritic - 79
And now using GameFAQs users review section, I found the average review score (out of 10) to be a 6.7.
A little more than 10 points lower, but still not a horrible score.
In fact, I did a RottenTomatoes type look, and using 7/10 as the cutoff, found out how many users thought the game was Fresh or Rotten.
The result is that 63% of the reviews felt the game was Fresh, or deserved a 7 or higher.
Then I divided it up into the three sections to see if there was a difference among the three review categories: Detailed, Full, and Quick.
Raw Average Score
Detailed - 5.9
Full - 7.1
Quick - 7.4
RottenTomatoes Freshness (based on 7/10 being Fresh)
Detailed - 47%
Full - 77%
Quick - 72%
Notice the stark difference between Average review and Freshness meter in the Detailed category.
I encourage you to reach your own conclusions.
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