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Uncharted 2: Among Thieves | The Official Thread
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That is the dumbest review I've ever had the displeasure to read. I never bitch about reviews, and the game could have got a fucking 2.0 for all I care, but the first part is dedicated to quoting other reviews and saying "well they got my hopes up, and it wasn't that good!"
And then he makes a further mistake of saying that getting "perfect scores" means you should expect a perfect game.
Never in the history of game reviews does a 10/10 or a 5/5 mean the game is absolutely flawless. It simply means it is the best the current crop of games has to offer. It never means "LOL jesus designed this game and it's from God therefore it is crystalline in its glorious perfection!". Never. And people who perceive it that way are fucking idiots. In other words, the person who wrote this review is an idiot. I hope he posts here so I can call him an idiot.
I had to take this time to rant because this is like the trillionth time I've seen some asshat say that a "perfect" score means a perfect game.
Literally half his review is dedicated to calling out other reviews for heaping so much praise on the title, and he has a mere few paragraphs which contain his criticisms. Some of which are wasted on stuff like this:
Fire this reviewer, gamedaily. If he's a freelancer, say he's so bad you don't even want his shit for free.
And then he makes a further mistake of saying that getting "perfect scores" means you should expect a perfect game.
Never in the history of game reviews does a 10/10 or a 5/5 mean the game is absolutely flawless. It simply means it is the best the current crop of games has to offer. It never means "LOL jesus designed this game and it's from God therefore it is crystalline in its glorious perfection!". Never. And people who perceive it that way are fucking idiots. In other words, the person who wrote this review is an idiot. I hope he posts here so I can call him an idiot.
I had to take this time to rant because this is like the trillionth time I've seen some asshat say that a "perfect" score means a perfect game.
Literally half his review is dedicated to calling out other reviews for heaping so much praise on the title, and he has a mere few paragraphs which contain his criticisms. Some of which are wasted on stuff like this:
Fire this reviewer, gamedaily. If he's a freelancer, say he's so bad you don't even want his shit for free.
Valkyr Junkie
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So covers show all of the supported resolutions and highlight the native one on red? Neat.
Hypereides
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polyh3dron said:
Oh my gawd... I need them, like a junkie needs meth.
BruceLeeRoy
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:lolAmir0x said:
I've never heard of a reviewer using other outlet reviews to influence his/her review. Doesn't make any sense to me.
oh, and - http://www.gamedaily.com/games/call-of-duty-3/xbox-360/game-main/list/ - a 10 is "perfect" on their scale it seems
oh, and - http://www.gamedaily.com/games/call-of-duty-3/xbox-360/game-main/list/ - a 10 is "perfect" on their scale it seems
TacticalFox88
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They gave COD3 a 10? Holy shit. :lol :lol :loldralla said:
Faildaily confirmed.
Felix Lighter
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I usually let reviewers have their opinions and I rarely ever complain about them but mentioning other people's reviews in a review is just plain stupid.
:lol templeusox
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FIX THIS SHIT METACRITIC!
Lord Error
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Holy shit if it's come that the game is going to be put under this kind of scrutiny. Clearly it's not enough that it has the best looking snow put into a game, and that the characters' feet go into the snow - when footprints disappear after a while!
What's next, "When I zoom the camera close to the character's chest, why can't I hear his hear beat? Huh? It's silent like in other games"
Jeez, it really reads like someone's disappointed that the game is as good as it is.
alr1ghtstart said:
Quote: GameDaily
as well as the fact that no, the visuals aren't 100% perfect. They're fantastic, just not perfect. Trying to turn over a new leaf by being a bit more critical when doling out tens. With that said, Uncharted 2 still gets our recommendation as the only system-seller on PS3, and something everyone needs to pick up.
:lol
Hypereides
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alr1ghtstart said:
He sounds pretty conflicted. Its almost as if he's afraid of giving it 10 because he would lose some street cred with the 360 gang.
templeusox
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Seriously though, you gotta love stealth troll reviews.
protonion
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Thrakier said:
English only.
5 chapters completed!Awesome so far.The junlge looks so much better than U1 it's not even funny.ND owned themselves.
I like that in chapter select it tells you how many treasures are in each one and how many you've found.
Also it's definately harder.Playing on normal and I have died 5-6 times already.Though a reason for that may be that it is not as straight forward as the first.It feels more open and makes the player experiment a lot.
djblackice
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WTF.
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One of the purest attempts at doing/saying whatever to not give a game a 10 I have read in a long time. Faildaily indeed as someone once said.
Hopefully this can be referenced when they hand out a better score elsewhere. "Oops, different reviewers, different standards" will be the return volley, just calling it in advance.
Hopefully this can be referenced when they hand out a better score elsewhere. "Oops, different reviewers, different standards" will be the return volley, just calling it in advance.
Max said:
Cinema doesn't record your audio, so some of this is likely the result of having to dub the voice over again -- or just not taking the time to match anything they may have recorded real time up exact. it should feel pretty close from the last time I played around with it.
djblackice said:
Arrgh. If there's one thing that annoys me in reviews... Although it doesn't surprise me here, gamedaily is literally one of the worst sites out there.
Well, anyways. A finnish game mag 'Pelaaja' gave UC2 a 9/10. I only got a glimpse of the text, it seems they at least criticized the boss fights.
SolidSnakex
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Isn't GameDaily some parody site like UKResistance?
Hypereides
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SolidSnakex said:
Well their LBP comparison to Powerpoint is still an all-time classic.
Cirekiller
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:lol :lolhighluxury said:
I really don't think theres a site/magazine/anything that reviews games whose opinion I give less of a shit about after this. Yes I know UC2 isn't perfect but COME ON :lol
polyh3dron
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Wow so Gamedaily decided to apply a tougher new standard of integrity on this one game that just so happens to be a PS3 exclusive first party title. I'll be paying attention to find out if this continues.
They gave Arkham Asylum a 9 too.
I can't wait for Gamespot's 7.5
ProTip: It won't.
They gave Arkham Asylum a 9 too.
I can't wait for Gamespot's 7.5
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Have you been able to complete the first game on hard or crushing?protonion said:
the_prime_mover
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Zzoram said:
This seems strange to me as you seem to leave footprints on the Ice Caves mp map.
Lord Error
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I'm pretty sure he does, it's just that they disappear after a while. Considering that there's even wind blowing through the snow, how much suspension of disbelief you'd really need to not mind something like that.Zzoram said:
theignoramus
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OT:I certainly don't agree. Remember this scene from the Darkness?Zeliard said:
Hypereides
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Zzoram said:
He's (the gamedaily reviewer) complaining about them disappearing in the snow. Referencing it as 'last-gen' tech.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Because he seemed to want the game to simulate the world it portrays on a molecular level to be good enough for him.Zzoram said:
BattleMonkey
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polyh3dron said:
Bail out!
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