My two cents. When you give a review score that is seen as differentiation as the norm, you need to clearly state your case why it is so. I have personally read the written review on Polygon, and the video review on Polygon's youtube channel. And in particular, the video review states the negatives to be that of how the women are portrayed in this game, and the main adjective used was 'gross'.
When the last big brouhaha about Dragon Crown's happened, people pointed out that the artwork in general was referencing Renaissance era artwork. And the agency the female characters had, even if they were drawn what some consider to be drawn with 'ridiculous' features. Even Danielle Riendeau, the Polygon reviewer who wrote about her issues with Dragon Crown mentioned that despite her problems, the female player characters were good characters to play as. The character Riendeau used to review was the Amazon, for instance.
But the review main issue is with the female NPCs, and for a lack of a better term, the constant 'Damsel in distress' stereotype they are in, in particular with the lewd poses they are constantly are in. I'm wonder if this was supposed to reference another Renaissance era artwork, or is it just George Kamitani just being a pervert.
If its the former, I feel the judgement Danielle Riendeau gave is harsh, if its the later, well.... yeah, Kamitani's just a pervert and should be mocked for it.
And lastly, I don't think Riendeau's has objections to the art style, but more to the art.... situation? She largely finds fault to the situations with female NPCs.
