LOL completely forgetting all about Contra 4 in that 'objective' Metacritic analysis. B
wahaha, that's good. My sides hurt and everything.
Anyway, having actually played a lot of Wayforward titles, they're good games.
They're not all 'best' games, but you have to remember that Wayforward is a developer, not a publisher.
They're not calling all the shots. They could make an awesome game and the publisher can go "Well fuck that, cut this, cut that, cut the other thing" and all they can do is say "ok".
Shantae: Risky's Revenge is a wonderful game that isn't packed with a lot of extra stuff. It's to be sure, at least an 80 out of 100.