If I am going to be totally serious for a second, I think the reviews to this game is yet more evidence that you should pay attention to previews as indicators of how a game will be reviewed. You can't pay attention to the static, like Famitsu's review -- you have to look for the general trend.
Previewers thought The Order: 1886 was incredibly bland and mediocre before it was released. Its scores indicated that, despite people thinking it would score much higher.
Previewers found Until Dawn to be endearing and enjoyable, despite it being demonstrably flawed before it was released. Its scores indicated that, despite people thinking reviewers would eviscerate it.
Previewers described Devil's Third as an absolute abomination before it was released. Its scores indicated that, despite some people thinking it would still be good.
Now, if I'm going to make a prediction following these guidelines, I'm probably going to go with (and I am going to get a hell of a lot of flak for this) Xenoblade Chronicles X. Almost every indicator suggests that, while it is still good, it is significantly less good than the original. So, we should expect that it will score significantly lower than the original (85-ish should be expected).
If it turns out that it's amazing, and light years better than the original, I will happily back down from my argument.
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