That's why Japan really aren't the GOAT when it comes to games.
They still they got, its just gaming in japan isn't popular like it was back in the day, adults gaming is looked down upon in japan more so than it is here, why you think nintendo is thriving, because they cater to kids
Outside of Final Fantasy the japans develops don't work nowhere near the budget the western developers get, I don't even like western games they trash most of the time, but this game is actually good, but yet the western media has it scored the same ass garbage assassin creed, but praise witcher 3 which was a clunky mask, filled with glitches, had terrible animations, it's no comparison this game from the way the horse moves, the foot work on the sword attacks, to the sound effects of the environment, Geralt look like he shyt himself when he runs, ps2 character had better animations climbing ladders, add that with the ridiculous loot system, it was just a game padded to waste time