The $20 metroidvania vs the $50 metroidvania discussion is one of the reasons I tend to defend Jeff's take that game reviews should always be partially a product review.
This is especially true given how alot of people only buy 3 games per year at absolute max, and one of those is extremely rarely anything not an evergreen game that's white hot. They'd need that extra evidence is needed for them to consider those many other games at all.
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