Hey Im new to the forums and I just want to preemptively note that a review from Gamer.NO giving Uncharted 2 a 7/10 should not be included in Metacritic

For one not only is this over %25 lower than the average score but the review makes no mention of the multiplayer (which if you've played the beta you know is awesome), complained how there wasnt some sort relationship with Drake and Elena like in the first game and that enemies could take to much damage.

This reviewer obviously does not know what gamers want in a Game and left out crucial elements in such making the review score irrelevant to metacritic as the reviews for the game should be for the full game.

I implore metacritic to not use the review scores given by Gamer.No for Uncharted 2 or any other games such as Killzone 2 (that got a 6/10) until such time that Gamer.No starts reviewing games reasonable.

Nathan, might I tentatively suggest that you're too invested to have an objective opinion on this one? It seems that you've chosen to dwell on the trickle of negativity regarding your latest adventure, instead of riding the crest of acclaim. This kind of glass-half-empty mentality is atypical for an action-adventure hero.

I too may join the minority of naysayers; I just don't see what's so special about this game. The locations and narrative don't seem all that unique to me, recalling a popular 3rd person franchise from the nineties, and an even older franchise (inspired by movie serials from the 50s) from the 80s.

Nevertheless, I hope to be won over.

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Originally posted by Forge:
Nathan, might I tentatively suggest that you're too invested to have an objective opinion on this one? It seems that you've chosen to dwell on the trickle of negativity regarding your latest adventure, instead of riding the crest of acclaim. This kind of glass-half-empty mentality is atypical for an action-adventure hero.

Even so the fact that they left multi player out of the review is reason enough for it to be discredited from meta critic

And while the narrative may seem like an Indiana Jones movie like the first one I'm sure it will manage to be unique. As for locations the game goes through temples, Amazon villages, Urban locations, the alps and forest locations even more beautiful than the first game.
What popular 3rd person franchise from the nineties comes close to doing what Uncharted 2 does.

I too may join the minority of naysayers; I just don't see what's so special about this game. The locations and narrative don't seem all that unique to me, recalling a popular 3rd person franchise from the nineties, and an even older franchise (inspired by movie serials from the 50s) from the 80s.

Nevertheless, I hope to be won over.

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Originally posted by Forge:
Nathan, might I tentatively suggest that you're too invested to have an objective opinion on this one? It seems that you've chosen to dwell on the trickle of negativity regarding your latest adventure, instead of riding the crest of acclaim. This kind of glass-half-empty mentality is atypical for an action-adventure hero.

Seriously thats got me cracking up...great post buddy!!!

With every top rated game from Halo to GTAIV there is always at least one small independent that gives it a bad review score that is out of step with every other critic - the reason for this? To annoy people like you into clicking and reading and commenting and then spreading their web address around the net asking people to do the same thing. The result? Increased traffic leading to increased ad revenue and increased links leading to better Google placement.

I doubt this site, if it even features on Metacritic, will carry a high weighting so I don't expect it to adjust the score too much if featured. As for the review itself it seems very contradictory and in parts seems completely at odds with popular opinion (criticising the characters and your lack of investment/interest in them is a stark contrast to the views of every other review that states character interaction as a highlight), in addition his main reason for scoring it down is that other than technical changes it's not moved on much from Uncharted 2, a statement that personally I find ridiculous, but never the less it didn't stop him giving Halo 3 ODST (which is heavily banner-advertised on their site) 8/10, despite that being an expansion pack of a 3rd game in a largely unchanged franchise! He even complains that there is too much shooting/covering, which surely would be like marking down FIFA10 for having too much football?!

However, to finish on a positive, here is a review from the much more respected Telegraph website which I would hope gets added to the Uncharted 2 Metacritic page soon.

It's a 10/10 and gives a good insight into just why it deserves that score, in summary:

"Among Thieves is not a reinvention of the genre, more a definition. A sumptuous adventure that enthrals from start to finish, a cast that you’ll fall in love with and a tale that’s better scripted, directed and paced than most Hollywood blockbusters. It is a testament to the extraordinary talent at Naughty Dog and a glorious celebration of what video games can be when they play to their enviable strengths."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tec...deo-game-review.html

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Originally posted by Forge:
I too may join the minority of naysayers; I just don't see what's so special about this game.

Sounds like you already have. Games don't need to "win people over", they just need to be fun to play. This isn't politics.

I read your post as satire anyway, but just in case you are trying to hide your own fanboy agenda with tongue-in-cheek banter, refer to the paragraph above for guidance.