User blog comment:SomeoneYouUsedToKnow/SYUTK's V4E11 - ASSUMING DIRECT CONTROL - Impressions/Recap/@comment-25316824-20170130025106/@comment-25936766-20170130030330

....No, it should not be held next to V1. V1 was an ugly mess done by a dozen people who had next-to-no idea what they were even doing most of the time.

The plot gets nowhere, main characters become secondaries and vice versa, the animation was horrible, voice acting and writing was cheesy, and development happened off-screen at times, or took too long to get anywhere like with Jaune.

Volume 2 was miles better than V1 in every area. Volume 3 even more. Volume 4 should not be judged next to the Volume done with their asses, it should be judged next to the other 2 Volumes who actually did some things right.

Especially compared to it's direct predecessor. Each season is like a sequel: It cannot be the same same thing, and must show improvements, from the one that came before.