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Videogamer issues apology over Uncharted 4 review
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generic_username
I switched to an alt account to ditch my embarrassing tag so I could be an embarrassing Naughty Dog fanboy in peace. Ask me anything!
Fair enough. I thought the IGN reviewer was unfairly targeted while Videogamer and Gamesrader were largely ignored ( may be have targeted by a few people but that happens with almost any slightly low review for a hyped game) .
eso76
Member
I can imagine people being pissed at the 8/10 shitting the metacritic.
Metacritic is important. Reviewers have to take it seriously.
It's like the only objective argument you can bring into system / title wars, it's the only thing that can validate your opinion, it's unquestionable.
Secretly (or openly) dislike the game as much as you want in the body of your review, but when you type a score at the bottom of your piece you have to think of the consequences.
Seriously though, yeah I get where they are coming from, but i am not sure the "outrage" was even enough to warrant this. Actually they shouldn't even have to justify the score to a few fanboys; because this is what this ends up sounding like.
Metacritic is important. Reviewers have to take it seriously.
It's like the only objective argument you can bring into system / title wars, it's the only thing that can validate your opinion, it's unquestionable.
Secretly (or openly) dislike the game as much as you want in the body of your review, but when you type a score at the bottom of your piece you have to think of the consequences.
Seriously though, yeah I get where they are coming from, but i am not sure the "outrage" was even enough to warrant this. Actually they shouldn't even have to justify the score to a few fanboys; because this is what this ends up sounding like.
sammyCYBORG
Member
So eager to get that first post.
MrSaturn99
Member
Amazing.
Ricky Ricardo
Member
Not really, but there certainly is a big move of creating that narrative anyway.
And with the millions of people buying the game you can easily find a lot of dumb arguments in any way you want.
SaganIsGOAT
Junior Member
Read it again. Keyword "you're".
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Yikes. Too real Ricky too real.
and lmao at IGN's score of UC3
Leafhopper
Banned
Pretty much.
It's a joke apology my dude. jeez
The Albatross
Member
It's crazy how so many people haven't read the OP.
TheJollyCorner
Member
Seems pretty snarky and unnecessary, but hey, some of the reactions are entertaining. 
The amount of people not getting this is great.
Word, the username alone gave it away.
Sunset Samurai
Member
I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies
Opinions are like knives: they kill people
hosannainexcelsis
Member
I don't think the intent of this piece is to say that reviews should be immune from criticism. Rather, it's to say that the kind of user criticism it describes is bad criticism. People complaining that a review reflects the reviewer's personal opinion have a totally misguided approach to what reviews should be. Unless you think game reviews should just be another marketing arm of publishers.
I get the whole philosophy of "Don't bite the hand that feeds you", but if you take that to an extreme you'd get the whole games industry kowtowing to Gamergate nuts.
AnthonypUK
Member
to be fair the reviewer does think Kane and Lynch 2 is one of the best games ever, so questioning his judgement....not unreasonable 
Jim Sterling
Member
Hahahaha.
Uncharted reviews.
Uncharted reviews.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
This was what went through my head as I read the OP. Fucking gold. This and the gif of the man sitting in his chair, toasting a glass of wine.
Video games are serious business.
I played into it a little too hard and ruined the joke.
Cat in the Hat
Member
Best thread on neogaf in years.
God Dayumm
Banned
Opinions are like assholes: Everybody IS one
The amount of people not getting this is great.
It is more hilarious than the piece itself.
You should check out about people reactions to Uncharted 3 reviews.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=32102086&postcount=3251
Ghost Slayer
Member
So who's doing wall of shame this time?
Resident_UA
Member
I find it weird that people keep bringing up IGN. The issue with IGN is that they are implying that there's something precise/objective about their score when giving 8.8. That the opposite of what Videogamer is saying. I'm on Videogamer's side in this case.
xenorevlis
Member
Saw a couple people point out this message as if it flew over Viewtiful's head, and was going to mention they read it back carefully, but I see others have done so already lol.
The amount of people not getting this is great.
Don't recall any outrage on Twitter or even here. Only people contesting reasons described as negatives for IGN and Jim that didn't make much sense regardless of their scores, as well as how Sterling was insulting his fanbase. I guess YouTube probably has some nasty comments but isn't that just normal YouTube comment hell?
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
Member
I'm glad this is the last Uncharted game so that I don't have to hear the internet freak out every time one comes out and someone gives it an 8/10
A lot of the comments I saw accused the reviewer of bias, which is by no means an unearthly accusation (considering that pretty much everyone in this world is biased).
The bottomline is that when you post something publicly, and people criticize it, whatever the reason, it's in their right, because it's their take away from what you wrote.
A fake "apology" like this simply scream "I, big reviewer, am entitled to my opinion, but you, lowly reader peon, aren't!"
It isn't even a matter of not biting the hand that feeds you. It's a matter that if you make a living by dishing criticism, you should learn to take it. Bad or good, it doesn't matter. It's their opinion just as much as you have yours on other people's work, and have no trouble expressing it on media that influences those people's livelihood.
If taking in that criticism brings up something useful, you learn from it, and it makes you a better writer. If it doesn't, then you just move on, instead of going on the offensive and mocking your readers. Those people have a viewpoint different than yours, and that's fine.
There's no need to "kowtow" to anything. Learning to take criticism in stride does not mean bending to it.
Felipe Simao
Member
This does not sound legit at all
They are more like:
"Sorry for making a true review, we should have went in blind with the hype and called it a masterpiece right out of the gate".
They are more like:
"Sorry for making a true review, we should have went in blind with the hype and called it a masterpiece right out of the gate".
neurosyphilis
Definitely not an STD, as I'm a pure.
This site is trying way too hard to get clicks. There's no outrage of their Uncharted 4 review besides some idiots on YouTube. Then they do the whole "5 reasons why ROTR is better than Uncharted 4", and now this. Yeah they're trying way too hard.
freenudemacusers
Member
Ok just read the apology... Is it so hard for people to admit they're wrong? Talk about being overly sensitive.
80s Bad Guy
Banned
Amazing. I would say we need to remove anonymity from the internet completely so we can reduce the amount of shit we have to sift through, but twitter and facebook kinda prove humanity is just garbage. People are so inesecure about their own experience that they feel threatened by other opinions. It's crazy.
GWC's mock review of U4 with the SDF coming for him at the end was also perfect.
GWC's mock review of U4 with the SDF coming for him at the end was also perfect.
It's the gaming community. They probably got death threats.
By God, Jerry you've cracked it
RedSparrows
Member
1) You have no idea how much shit they've been getting, great or small.
2) The point still stands even if it was minor. You only have to look at this very forum to see the fucking whambulances.
3) It's light-hearted satire. Deal with it.