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> 安定のシリーズ四作目。 **前回で** 微妙だった部分をすぐに修正してきたのはさすが

about a the 4th game of a series

feels very unintuitive to me, compared to `前回の微妙だった部分` for instance
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で in 前回で in this sentence
This で represents a relatively minor usage, which can be translated "at the
point/stage", "at the time when", or "when in/at" (often with implicit
contrast to some other points).

> 前回 **の** 微妙だった部分 _unimpressive features **of/in** the previous (game)_  
>  前回 **で** 微妙だった部分 _unimpressive features (existed) **at the point of** the
> previous (game)_

Of course, in this case, the meaning does not change much as to what is
referred, but:

> × 前回 **の** 修正されたバグが…  
>  ○ 前回 **で** 修正されたバグが… _Bugs fixed in (the time of) the last release..._  
>  ≒ 前回修正されたバグが…  
>  ……復活した。 ... _has occurred again._
>
> ○ 前回 **の** あらすじ _the last episode's digest_ (= in the last episode...)  
>  × 前回 **での** あらすじ  
>  cf. 前回 **までの** あらすじ _the digest as of the last episode_ (= previously
> on...)

So the overall translation would be like:

> The down-to-earth fourth title of the series (franchise). What's admirable
> about them is their quickness in reworking of unimpressive features seen in
> the previous one.
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I take this で as functioning like the English "about" or "with" and being more
or less synonymous with (more formal) "において". This usage is pretty common, I
think. Thus we find ample examples like this on the web such as:

> "私達の対応 **で** 悪いところ・残念なところを教えてください。" "Please tell us about bad points and/or
> disappointing points **about/with** our response/treatment."
>
> "英会話スクール **で** 不満な点は？" "(What are) things you find dissatisfying
> **about/with** English conversation schools?"
>
> "乃木坂46の歌詞 **で** 分からない所。" "A part/parts I don't understand **about/with** the
> lyrics of 乃木坂46."

So "前回 **で** 微妙だった部分" I'd translate to something like

> "parts/points that were "meh" **about/with** the previous installment".

And of course the version with a genitive "の" works too. (""meh" parts **of**
the previous installment")
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