Paper Mario: Color Splash - Metacritic: 78

[Nuvendil]

Volterra_90 said:

Nuvendil said:

Two main differences here.  One, Federation Force got ok reviews, not good.  Two, FF was actively moving away from Metroid.  FAR away.  While CS is moving towards th original Paper Mario style.  It is still separated from TTYD, but it is closer none the less, being praised for ways it returns to form while FF was praised only for things Metroid fans aren't looking for.  Also, consider the reviewers, not the review site in many cases.  In this case, the reason Gamexplain's review is impressive is because Andre absolutely HATES Sticker Star, something he has made vocally clear with every single video or demonstration of Color Splash since and including its unvailing.  So for him to like this one a lot means something went right.  

The fact that Andre is totally loving this game is what's giving me a headache right now xD. He was spreading his SS hate in all the Colour Splash videos, basically.

And we know his hate isn't easily turned.  Look at his review of the best Zelda ever Twilight Princess HD.