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Gamespot reviews Uncharted, 8/10
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lastendconductor
Put your snobby liquids into my mouth!
Judging from the demo, those negative points sound right; the combat can get frustratingly hard (I like that, but may not be ok for everyone), and the platforming sections are a joke. Can't talk about the story though.
DKnight said:
This frustrates me. I learned to not trust Naughty Dog 4 years ago, but I was thinking an Indiana Jonesish/Tomb Raider game could've been a good melding of all the genres they were tinkering with in the later Jak games. These guys used to know how to, at the very least, make good platforming levels. Even in Jak II, the few platforming sections there were were great.
Thunderbear
Mawio Gawaxy iz da Wheeson hee pways games
Brashnir said:
It's a good question... to some extent, yes. I mean the reviewer needs to think independently (which I unfortunately think happens rarely, everyone's influenced by friends, hype etc. even if it is just to some small degree).
Problem is, knowing how many people make up opinions about games before they come out you can never really rely on a fair review. I am definitely under the impression that people are shitting on Sony way too much and are not giving them their dues when they do good things. It's hard for me not to feel that Uncharted is not getting the scores it deserves, mostly because I just friggin love playing it. That is the nature of having an opinion for sure...
There are just so many parameters. There are a large group of people out there who are biggots against anything due to their past experiences and it stops them from being objective. Maybe this is Gamespot's opinion, and that's fine. But when Satterfield made the comment, "1 combo", it really makes you wonder what is going on inside these reviewers mind when they review a game. That screams of being slanted against a game if that's your best argument.
Crysis I agree with Gamespot. Can't be said enough times, GOTY for me. Fucking awesome.
sleeping_dragon
Banned
first of all, im a Xbox fan but Uncharted is one of the best game this gen, so go to hell GameSpot.
Kabuki Waq
Member
GOTY for me. COmbat sucks at the beginning but once you treat the enemies more like fast moving RE enemies with way better AI rather than humans it gets way more fun.
They just take too long to die. Personally i think the platforming is awesome.
They just take too long to die. Personally i think the platforming is awesome.
Thunderbear
Mawio Gawaxy iz da Wheeson hee pways games
Borys said:
Depends, 1up seems to hold out hope it's coming to Xbox360 based on their MGS4 and MGS4O episode.
Ploid 3.0
Member
I wonder how these "different reviewers have different opinions", and "wine more" people would react if Halo 3 review quotes were like:
"Forgetful single player thats only worthwhile for multiplayer co~op"
"Enemies AI are a step below most games these days. H2 had great AI for it's time but now we've experienced Gears, Half~Life2, and Resistance."
"The lead character, Master Chef, feels lifeless, his computer hologram companion Scully aids him in solving lack luster alien cases"
"Although the multiplayer is a better tweaked Halo I just can't kick the deja vu feeling. Worth a rent, at best, to spark old Halo feelings."
7.9
"Forgetful single player thats only worthwhile for multiplayer co~op"
"Enemies AI are a step below most games these days. H2 had great AI for it's time but now we've experienced Gears, Half~Life2, and Resistance."
"The lead character, Master Chef, feels lifeless, his computer hologram companion Scully aids him in solving lack luster alien cases"
"Although the multiplayer is a better tweaked Halo I just can't kick the deja vu feeling. Worth a rent, at best, to spark old Halo feelings."
7.9
Kabuki Waq
Member
Ploid 3.0 said:
:lol so bitter.
Ploid 3.0
Member
No, I'm making an example. The facts in my fictional halo quotes were backwards and wrong. Like character names, hard to believe opinions that just dont match, and odd left field negatives. This is the type of stuff we see for uncharted reviews. Well some.
Buddyc, and Kintaro did some darn good informative uncharted reviews. Those two also had justifiable and clear complaints. Wonder how they pulled it off.
Buddyc, and Kintaro did some darn good informative uncharted reviews. Those two also had justifiable and clear complaints. Wonder how they pulled it off.
Kabuki Waq said:
It seems to me that most of the most bitter Sony fans crying about R&C and Uncharted reviews (only a handful of people here) only wanted those games to score better than Halo 3 or BioShock on GameSpot and 1UP.
Just that.
To score more than the Xbox franchise they hate the most. The franchise that sells millions of copies in 24 hours. That eclipses every PLAYSTATION 3 release.
That Halo 3!
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! I LOATHE IT AND ITS REVIEWERS!
Ooooh this BioShock!
UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUNGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHH! IT'S GIVING ME NIGHTMARES!
It's up to MGS4 to beat Halo 3 then. Gran Turismo 5 won't do that because of the tearing and shimmering that the reviewers will notice.
Kabuki Waq
Member
AniHawk said:
I didnt like Jak 2 or Jak3 either but Uncharted i really enjoy its like Prince of Persia (last gen version) with better combat.
typhonsentra
Banned
I don't care about the score as it's his opinion, but I don't know what more the game could do to become "AAA". At the point I'm at I'd say it's easily the best action adventure game to date, easily on pay with RE4 or better. What more would the game have to do to get those kinds of accolades?
Kestastrophe
Member
9.5 is a pretty tough score to beat. BioShock looked like a lock for a 9.5 from Gamespot and it only scored a 9.Borys said:
Ynos Yrros
Banned
I like how negatives are similiar to what was made up by some folks long time ago.
The AI is too good, it makes the game hard. The graphics are to stunning, they distract from gameplay. The platforming is too simple, you just jump from one thing to another.
Gamespot is a laughable place since Kassavin left.
The AI is too good, it makes the game hard. The graphics are to stunning, they distract from gameplay. The platforming is too simple, you just jump from one thing to another.
Gamespot is a laughable place since Kassavin left.
The Elite
BOSS
I think this is a much more accurate score. The game is beautiful, voice acting superb and the vision is definitely a bold one but the gunplay mechanic is broken IMO. I'm sorry but the enemy AI are pretty much bullet sponges who display a rudimentary ability to take cover but most seem to just quickly move in on your position because of how many bullets they can take. There continuous spawning is also annoying.
I'd rather have less enemies with far better cover logic who are just as tough to kill than enemies who keep jumping out of the same "off screen" spawn points and can get up after being shot several times.
I'd rather have less enemies with far better cover logic who are just as tough to kill than enemies who keep jumping out of the same "off screen" spawn points and can get up after being shot several times.
The Elite
BOSS
bcn-ron said:
Oh wow, you're right, how could I have been so stupid!
Seriously, I know what I'm seeing and they are reacting to being hit but it's simply taking too many bullets to take an enemy down. Up the cover AI and lower how many hits they can take and I'm good to go. Great game other than this.
The Elite
BOSS
Thunderbear said:
A review is one person's opinion presented in a critical form with sound arguments to support his or her thoughts about the movie, game, etc. You definitely should go into the game unbiased but your experience is definitely going to influence what you think about the game and in the end it is opinion. This is why I don't get so riled up about reviews. It's one person's opinion and may or may not differ greatly from mine. Unless there is something obviously ridiculous about the review, I'll respect it.
typhonsentra
Banned
Gamespot's score has a definite effect on the long-term "Legs" on sales figures. A review like this can kill a franchise, especially one with such a bloated budget.Variable said:
Segata Sanshiro
Member
:loltyphonsentra said:
What? You're actually trying to suggest that one single review from a website has a sales impact?
Holy shit guys, get some perspective, forget about the review, and go back to playing Uncharted. If the game somehow underperforms (which I really doubt as long as you keep your expectations in the right place), I guarantee you that the reasons will be something a lot more complicated than Gamespot's review only being an 8.
Gamespot is the biggest site...bigger than IGN in traffic. I'm not sure how much impact they have on sales...Gamespot's 9/10 over the reviews from IGN and 1up might have impacted the huge sales of AC. It's hard to know.DoctorWho said:
Proof? http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details/Gamespot.com
typhonsentra
Banned
I'm talking about the average review score, which Gamespot just brought down even further.Segata Sanshiro said:
And no, I'm not expecting a sequel to this game either. It's going to bomb and it's going to bomb hard, maybe sub-50k for the month. Retail chains barely ordered any copies and even those aren't flying off the shelves.