Oh, this thing again.
Basically, the reason why everyone thinks Stranger's Wrath is less "Odd" is 1) It lacks the iconic characters that most people associate with the franchise, 2) It uses modern(ish) Wild West tropes as opposed to ancient mythological ones and 3) The Western frontier aesthetics are closer to home for most players than the Eurasian mish-mash of the first three games.
The important thing is that the game was good and it was different. Whether it met our former expectations isn't particularly relevant... threads like this notwithstanding.
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