Is recent inclusion in the series taking long a bad thing? No.
Think back when #NancyDrew "golden era" 32 games were in works. That was a reoccurring achievement of perseverance, expression of collective talents that the old #HerInteractive crew renewed with every entry. 2 videogames a year is a CRAZY thing to pull off!!! But the game industry is not celebrating this, because the ways were changing during last two decades.
Catching breaks, being mindful of your employees and fans suddenly has a healing effect on the game studio and entire game series. Even though the direction took #ND34 Mystery of the Seven Keys to what some instinctively call "modern videogame standard", there will be loyal fans of old format and new age progressive players to tell you about their great time with point-and-click adventures of Nancy Drew. We should remain grateful to old crew, but also forge ahead, giving new folks a room to learn from the errors that #hustle culture should be banned for!