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[Kenzodielocke]

https://www.change.org/p/washington...twitter&utm_campaign=share_twitter_responsive

Saw Troy Baker retweeting this and found it kinda odd that he would even care.

I am also not sure if the review of Washington Post is satiric, but metacritic says that reviewers submit the scores themselves.

What do you guys think ?

Edit: Don't read the review, because spoilers. Here is the review
Edit2: It's about Uncharted 4.

 

[Dot50Cal]

Its Uncharted 4, if anyone was curious. Please add that to the OP.

 

[gigantor21]

"They posted a review I don't like! Burn them! BURN THEM ALL!"

That's what the description on the petition sounds like to me.

 

[JayEH]

Oh come on.

 

[Rellik]

"My opinion is right, yours is wrong."

 

[MadClacker]

In all fairness, as much as I disagree with the review and respect that it's just one mans opinion - I have to ask - where does Metacritic get the "40" score from? I have no issue with the review (despite, once again, heavily disagreeing) I just question the way Metacritic got it's score.

 

[GravityInsanity]

Can this not be a thread.

 

[Hyun Sai]

Of course I knew it was

Spoiler

Uncharted 4.

 

[Ein Bear]

Oh fuck off.

UC4 is great, but people who care this much about reviews need a hard slap around the face.

 

[Kouriozan]

Did Metacritic ever remove a score?
I know that when a review update their scores, Metacritic keep the old one so it looks like they won't bother.

 

[bishoptl]

Us gamers, eh? *nudge*

 

[Shake Appeal]

Its Uncharted 4, if anyone was curious. Please add that to the OP.

Thanks. Not all of us are glued to the Uncharted 4 metacritic.

 

[BabyFaceKillah]

it should stay on

 

[His Majesty]

What is the absolute minium score the petition proposes? 70? 80? 90?

 

[Kenzodielocke]

In all fairness, as much as I disagree with the review and respect that it's just one mans opinion - I have to ask - where does Metacritic get the "40" score from? I have no issue with the review (despite, once again, heavily disagreeing) I just question the way Metacritic got it's score.

I think there is even another review on their site, but they gave it 4/4 ? I am confused myself.

Edit: Here is the 4/4 review https://www.washingtonpost.com/ente...6beb2a-1773-11e6-971a-dadf9ab18869_story.html

 

[Figments]

Reviewers are paid to give you their opinions. They aren't paid to validate yours.

So yeah.

What is the absolute minium score the petition proposes? 70? 80? 90?

110/100

Spoiler

When I read through it, I didn't see a proposed score.

 

[BumblebeeCody]

Troy Baker seems to be on that Uncharted 4 train since his Twitter has been promoting the game a lot recently. Though this petition seems like a joke...well it's a petition so it's a joke anyway but this can't be taken seriously.
Also:
Reviews
Game Journalism
Smash 4 sucks
Metacritic

 

[Granadier]

Who cares? They can give it whatever score they want.

Also, absolutely hilarious that OP just assumes that everyone on NeoGAF is only thinking about Uncharted 4.

 

[Wubbys]

If someone thinks the game is a 4/10 thats their opinion. An opinion that seems to be a small minority. Im not going to get my pitchfork out.

 

[EBE]

its a good review. where did the 4/10 come from though?

 

[DrKelpo]

I didn't really follow that... but was the WP review a real, honest review?
And if yes, what were the points of criticism that justified such a score?

 

[Vire]

Petty as fuck that Troy would retweet that.

 

[Theanine3D]

No wonder people outside the game industry don't take videogames seriously.

Criticism is a healthy thing to have in any entertainment medium. This fact eludes far too many people.

 

[GitarooMan]

Embarrassing

 

[Elios83]

Is it a satiric review not meant to be serious?
In that case it should be removed.
If not and it's their actual opinion deal with it.

 

[Shpeshal Nick]

I think it's stranger that a 4/10 didn't affect the metacritic score. So why have it removed if it didn't bring the score down?

Don't abnormally low scores usually bring the metacritic score right down?

 

[Modedude]

I'm prety sure the review Metacritic's used isn't the actual Washington Post Uncharted 4 review. This is.

 

[Get_craycray]

The petition is stupid but this review is not the real review from the Washington Post, it's supposed to be a joke review.

 

[conman]

No one but publishers should care at all. That actual consumers care in the slightest shows just how much they have let their brains be taken over by corporate-think.

 

[itsbenoclock]

Stupid petition. Doesn't affect the litany of 10s the game has already received and the reviewer actually makes some valid points. People need to get a grip. The article was short and didn't touch on anything other than story really but nonetheless I actually found myself agreeing with some lines, so there ya go...

 

[Kenzodielocke]

its a good review. where did the 4/10 come from though?

I think there has been a confusion. They gave UC4 a 4/4, but metacritic has said that reviewers are submitting the scores themselves. Here is the 'real' review again https://www.washingtonpost.com/ente...6beb2a-1773-11e6-971a-dadf9ab18869_story.html

I'm prety sure the review Metacritic's used isn't the actual Washington Post Uncharted 4 review. This is.

http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/uncharted-4-a-thiefs-end/critic-reviews?dist=negative

 

[EnlightenedMint]

After reading the petition it really comes off as a parody or something.

I mean come on:

"It harms the Flawless reputation of the game for absolutely no reason. A review is not about what you think a game is , its about what a game is. Objective measures are applied."

 

[whatevermort]

Absolute fucking nonsense. Somebody didn't like it! Welcome to taste, you big petition-making baby.

 

[GAZhims3lv]

"My opinion is right, yours is wrong."

The reviewer can have the opinion but this review just smells like a small fight between him and someone from Naughty Dog/Sony. Also, you can bitch on the concept but don't tell me it's a bad game.

Edit: Oh, the other article confused me..

 

[GravityInsanity]

I think it's stranger that a 4/10 didn't affect the metacritic score. So why have it removed if it didn't bring the score down?

Don't abnormally low scores usually bring the metacritic score right down?

It did affect it.

 

[Fewr]

Its Uncharted 4, if anyone was curious. Please add that to the OP.

Thanks.

 

[OnimaruXLR]

What is it about video games that causes this asinine behavior?

Is it because they cost 60 bucks? How do people react to reviews they don't like in say, the automotive community, then?

 

[DrArchon]

In all fairness, as much as I disagree with the review and respect that it's just one mans opinion - I have to ask - where does Metacritic get the "40" score from? I have no issue with the review (despite, once again, heavily disagreeing) I just question the way Metacritic got it's score.

That's what I'm wondering. Did someone at Metacritic look the review over and say "Yeah, that reads like a 4/10"? Did they get confused somewhere along the line? It's baffling that Metacritc seemingly assigned a random number to this review.

But, if anyone can point out where this is labeled a 4/10 review, I'll gladly support it staying on Metacritic. It is a review of the game, and Metacritic is an aggregate of reviews, so I see no reason not to include it.

 

[Jonm1010]

What is the absolute minium score the petition proposes? 70? 80? 90?

Such a weird enthusiast circle this hobby is sometimes.

A subset of people demanding a change to a score to help a aggregate rating that at this point past release will have probably zero effect on anything except on the people that care about this in the first place and already have their minds made up about the game so the reviews ultimately don't even matter to them.

Talk about wasted energy.

 

[Loris146]

Lol... Anyway this guy is hilarious. Look at this article : " Is Dark Souls II The Worst Game Ever Made? "

This quote is amazing :

Released this week for PCs, Dark Souls II is the sequel to what I have long thought of as the worst game ever made

 

[Peru]

The petition is stupid but this review is not the real review from the Washington Post, it's supposed to be a joke review.

No it's not

 

[udivision]

"Don't they know what'll happen to the mets critic score!?" Comes to mind.

I feel like that's a line from a Mega64 video.

 

[Robaperas]

Wow, that's like getting mad at how a person plays an FPS with a gamepad.

 

[LowEndTorque]

its a good review. where did the 4/10 come from though?

Washington Post has two Uncharted 4 reviews up.

One is a 4/4 (10/10) and the other is a 4/10. Everyone thought the 4/10 review was a satire piece or something (it reads like one) and that the other review was the real one. But apparently the 4/10 one is the one that they submitted to MC.

 

[ponpo]

Lol... Anyway this guy is hilarious. Look at this article : " Is Dark Souls II The Worst Game Ever Made? "

This quote is amazing :

He seems prophetic then. Petition signed.

 

[EBE]

I think there has been a confusion. They gave UC4 a 4/4, but metacritic has said that reviewers are submitting the scores themselves. Here is the 'real' review again https://www.washingtonpost.com/ente...6beb2a-1773-11e6-971a-dadf9ab18869_story.html



http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/uncharted-4-a-thiefs-end/critic-reviews?dist=negative

i see
both pieces are well written
kinda like the 4/10 one a bit better though. its interesting anyway and i dont think the points it makes should be dismissed offhand

 

[JayEH]

The reviewer can have the opinion but this review just smells like a small fight between him and someone from Naughty Dog/Sony. Also, you can bitch on the concept but don't tell me it's a bad game.

Here comes the conspiracies.

 

[Begaria]

The petition is pretty dumb. What's even dumber is that particular review is actually a satirical review, and is not the actual Washington Post review (which WASN'T posted on metacritic):

https://www.washingtonpost.com/ente...6beb2a-1773-11e6-971a-dadf9ab18869_story.html

That's the actual review, and it gives the game 4 out of 4 stars.

 

[Get_craycray]

No it's not

Oh so they changed the link but not the score uh?!

 

[Wubbys]

After reading the petition it really comes off as a parody or something.

I mean come on:

"It harms the Flawless reputation of the game for absolutely no reason. A review is not about what you think a game is , its about what a game is. Objective measures are applied."

Wow, that is so untrue. Its all about the feels. Reviews are So subjective not some hard science.