So it can be said that last time PB hit a 8/10 quality was in 2003 with Gothic 2, that's two decades ago, probably because back then the graphic style matched the time at which the game was released. If any studio/franchise I know delivers 3-4 games in a row that struggle to hit 6-7/10 in a 15 year span, I would consider that to be a massive failure and kind of lose all interest in them.
Actually, that would be Risen if you go by Metacritic which seems to be the only thing you have here. The point is, you falsely claimed they "consistently" deliver 7/10 games.
Opposite examples, BioWare consistently delivered 9/10 games and got bombed to bits for a controversial ending to ME3 and a bit of rough launch of Andromeda, while being in general great games. We get it, they got absorbed by EA, they "sold" their soul. Still great games.
That's not even remotely close to being true, but ok. They haven't had a game that most fans consider great since Mass Effect 2, and they certainly didn't consistently deliver 9/10 games. In fact, they have 3 games: ME:A, DA2, and Anthem, that users score lower than even the lowest scored PB game.
Same with Bethesda, consistently 9/10 games for 2 decades now. Yes I don't like Todd Howard either, he's typical PR guy, just doing his job. They had Fallout76 fiasco, just one mistake in 20 years, and they got roasted.
Again, not even close to being true. Fans scored FO3 a 7.8 and FO4 a 5.6.
In fact, the only game that fans scored a 9/10 is Morrowind (8.9). Also, the notion that Bethesda somehow gets treated unfairly is pretty funny. Just look at the critic scores for Oblivion.. a game that no serious crpg fan is going to call great. Same with FO3 that inexplicably got a 91 from critics.
It's amusing though how everything you're saying is centered around Metacritic, which is obviously because you've entered into a debate about something that you have almost no first-hand experience with.
PS: Also note how PB games go in trilogies, and within each trilogy, the second game is always worse than the first, and the third is always worse than the second. And every trilogy started from a lower point than the previous. Just saying because trends are a real thing.
PB has only done two trilogies so far, and it's split 50/50 on which Gothic game is better.
You keep saying things that only reveal how little you know about what you're trying to debate here. Why don't you just admit that and move on? It's like me trying to claim FIFA 2021 is mediocre because it doesn't appeal to me even though I haven't really played it.