Metacritic's problem is reviewers like something new. Take the littlebigplanet series for example. Each sequel, yes LBPV I'm considering a sequel, is undoubtedly better than the last yet each one scores lower and lower. LBP2 is 100% no questions asked better than the first since it even includes the first game yet it has a lower metacritic score. That right there is all the proof you need that Metacritic is far from perfect.