Praise for something new can often come at the expense of what came before it. One aspect of art and media criticism that I find irksome is that to uplift new works, older ones from the same lineage are often undersold at best, or completely thrown under the bus at worst. It’s a trend I’ve seen most recently with Splatoon Raiders, the first spin-off title in one of my favorite Nintendo franchises. Splatoon Raiders may very well be the best…