Something similar seems to be going on in Wikipedia's summary of how the new Spider-Man game was received:

> The game received praise for its gameplay, graphics, and story, while being criticized for familiar open-world tropes and lack of innovation.

( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider-Man_(2018_video_game)#R... )

Some might argue that if you nailed the gameplay, the graphics, and the story, it shouldn't really matter how much "innovation" you have. By hypothesis, the game looks and feels great. What's left to criticize?