This is what a jaded shitposter who overanalyzes the games, literally examines each game down to the last microscopic detail and overreacts at the most basic or slightly tedious thing, all the while hating himself and projecting this hatred on things he subconsciously likes will never understand - the series is good. It was always good. People like these games, and they wouldn't succeed if any of them weren't good. You can be as autistic, and nitpicky, and disingenuous as you like, you can try and carve out as many internet brownie points here as you like, but at the end of the day - they're good, fun games.