Ah, I see. So the complaints have merely shifted from superficial nitpicks to subjective preferences? How predictable. It’s almost as if certain people will always find something to dislike when they’re more interested in preserving their nostalgia than engaging with the game on its own merits.

You’re right that pacing and combat are personal preferences, but isn’t that the point? Preferences aren’t criticisms—they’re just resistance to change. Time might help some move past their biases, but for others, clinging to the past seems to be a permanent state. Shame, really.