Most likely not, hitting a 97 requires a lot of luck as well as quality. Heck only a few gaming brands actually reach a 97, Nintendo, Microsoft, Rockstar, Rare and Namco. I through Valve hit it with Half Life 1 and 2 but just looking them up again those games only sit on 96 and not 97.. I swear someone changed that figure. Anyway forgive me for missing a few others. I cannot see a game coming out surpassing 97+ unless the game is restricted by the amount of reviewers. That's the issue with modern gaming, too many Reviewers and GOTY awards. 

I'm curious how true this is. I wouldn't expect there to be much bias when it comes to critics, who, for the most part are adults that review games for a living. That sort of behavior seems to be overrepresented here on VGC, where certain members physical well-being is impacted based on the performance of their company of choice.

A good enough game could surely reach a 98 on MC again.

Maybe Death Stranding has a chance for that

Breath of the Wild was 98 before Jim Sterling and Slant happened.
At the very least, it shows it's in the realm of possibility.

Yes.

RDR2 Really deserve it

Anything is possible, just needs a perfect storm to make it happen. I personally feel like breath of the wild had the best shot at making it. It’s really hard with the amount of reviewers now though, it’s crazy.

Nah. Bad gunplay, ridiculously repetitive and restrictive missions, poor fast travel options and chapter 5 are enough to drag it down a point or two.

No because the are outlets that will throw out a low score just for clicks I saw one give KH3 something like a 3 or 4 out of 10, tbh the whole scoring system should be changed and we should just have verdicts like Bad/Average/Good.

If Naughty Dog can somehow pull off improving upon the first one- I think The Last of Us: Part II has a good shot of reaching it.