Its a tough call to release a title like KISS which quite rightly has been very well received and then follow up with a game that looks like its had the guts ripped out of it.
Seems to me that Stern haven't found that balance yet that gives the appearance of bang for buck... a little less on Kiss and a little more on GOT would have the punters knowing just what you can expect from a Stern release.
Buyers would like to see a game like KISS or Metallica released each time.. and quite rightly so. Stern would like to release a bare bones game for top dollar every time.. and that's business.
All in all... the games pretty much sell themselves. Get the package wrong and its an RS or BBH every time