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Uncharted 3 reviews

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Dyni Crippler

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Meisadragon said:
Yes, you're right, but you haven't played it so... I dunno how you can say that.
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Hey, I'll be happy if Uncharted 3 is really a 9.9 since I'll be buying it on day one.
Then again, first reviews tend to exagerate a lot.
@Ricky: Why is that?
 
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Uno Venova

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Dyni Crippler said:
Of course, finished it twice.
Seriously, though, my opinion was simply based on Uncharted 2 (which seems rather similiar to the third one).
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So Uncharted 2 is the one you don't think is a 9.9? Man your making no sense here.
 
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JaseC

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Dyni Crippler said:
Alright, should be a little more clear here.
A game that deserves 9.9 should be a game that leaves a mark, like Deus Ex did. I don't see Uncharted leaving the same impression of Deus Ex.
Dark got a point, too.
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In your ideal world, sure. But most if not all reviewers assign a score out of arbitrary necessity and/or to weight the game against its peers within its respective genre. You seem to believe that a 10 (let's just round up here) should define the game within the larger context of the entire industry, but that's not the way it works - there exists no standards that define the deeper meaning behind a game's review score.
 
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Dyni Crippler said:
I know, I was talking about the series.
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This thread to discuss not the series but Uncharted 3. That's what the review is about, Uncharted 3. I think it's a good idea to judge games based on their own merits... also, it's a nice idea to play them first.
 
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Dyni Crippler

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JaseC said:
In your ideal world, sure. But most if not all reviewers assign a score out of arbitrary necessity and/or to weight the game against its peers within its respective genre. You seem to believe that a 10 (let's just round up here) should define the game within the larger context of the entire industry, but that's not the way it works - there exists no standards that define the deeper meaning behind a game's review score.
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In my opinion, a 10 should be assigned to a truly revolutionary game, one that should be taken as an example (too bad it never happens). 9.9 is, in 99% (ha, the coincidence) of the case, an exageration.
That's my point of view, I repeat.
To everyone else: I obviously haven't played Uncharted 3, but it seems unlikely to me that it's a 9.9 for the reason stated above.
Which would be more easy to sustain if there were details of the review...
 
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JaseC

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Dyni Crippler said:
In my opinion, a 10 should be assigned to a truly revolutionary game, one that should be taken as an example (too bad it never happens). 9.9 is, in 99% (ha, the coincidence) of the case, an exageration.
That's my point of view, I repeat.
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A point of view you're presenting as a matter of fact, it needs to be said.

Edit: Grammarmarmamrmar.
 
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AppleSmack

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A score like 9.9 helps remind me that I can never take review scores seriously...Honestly why not just give a god damn 10? WTF is the difference between a 9.9 and a 10?
 
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AppleSmack said:
A score like 9.9 helps remind me that I can never take review scores seriously...Honestly why not just give a god damn 10? WTF is the difference between a 9.9 and a 10?
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Gmal sucking in multiplayer :p
 
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Radec

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AppleSmack said:
A score like 9.9 helps remind me that I can never take review scores seriously...Honestly why not just give a god damn 10? WTF is the difference between a 9.9 and a 10?
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-.1% because the game has an end.


Mr. B Natural said:
So Galaxy is mathematically the better game then.
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No.

21/20 = 1.05

20/20 or 10/10 = 1

1.05 > 1
 
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Deadly Cyclone

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Not sure what the hilarity over 9.9 is. I like the fact that they didn't just throw up a 10; in reality nothing should be a 10 as nothing is perfect. That depends on each reviewer's system though.
 
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Corky

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AppleSmack said:
A score like 9.9 helps remind me that I can never take review scores seriously...Honestly why not just give a god damn 10? WTF is the difference between a 9.9 and a 10?
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Shirttuck physics weren't cool enough.
 
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goodfella

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Deadly Cyclone said:
Not sure what the hilarity over 9.9 is. I like the fact that they didn't just throw up a 10; in reality nothing should be a 10 as nothing is perfect. That depends on each reviewer's system though.
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The point is, who the hell can play a game and say one is 99 and one is 100? what is the difference between 9.2 and 9.3? 7.1 and 7.2? any well thought out review system is either on a 5, 10 or 20(.5) point scale.
 
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maniac-kun said:
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lol. Needs Kaz Hirai's face instead.
 
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Deadly Cyclone

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goodfella said:
The point is, who the hell can play a game and say one is 99 and one is 100? what is the difference between 9.2 and 9.3? 7.1 and 7.2? any well thought out review system is either on a 5, 10 or 20(.5) point scale.
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Well as mentioned that depends on the system. If it were my system 9.9/10 would be the highest you could get, as 9.9 says that the game is a close to perfect as you can get, but not a 10 because nothing can be perfect.

Unless you say a 10 is as perfect as you can get up to this date in gaming, and the meaning of the 10 constantly changes as the date moves forward and games get better and better.
 
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Robinspain

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Conclusion from the review: "La mejor aventura de la historia de los videojuegos aunque se parece en unas cosas a Uncharted 2" ("the best adventure in the videogame's history although in some parts it is similar to Uncharted 2")
 
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nib95

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goodfella said:
The point is, who the hell can play a game and say one is 99 and one is 100? what is the difference between 9.2 and 9.3? 7.1 and 7.2? any well thought out review system is either on a 5, 10 or 20(.5) point scale.
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Maybe just one or two minor issues stopped them from giving it a 10? Who knows. Nothing wrong with the score though. People have no issue with point scale's generally, but when it's a 9.9 it's suddenly a problem?
 
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Radec

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Robinspain said:
Conclusion from the review: "La mejor aventura de la historia de los videojuegos aunque se parece en unas cosas a Uncharted 2" ("the best adventure in the videogame's history although in some parts it is similar to Uncharted 2")
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I knew reviewers will take this as a fucking CON.
 
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iratA

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Radec said:
I knew reviewers will take this as a fucking CON.
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Yeah I know, and it hardly seems like a fair CON when Uncharted 2 was so damn good. Batman seems to be going well at the moment though and its in a similar situation.
 
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Mpl90 said:
No game will ever beat the 11/10 given to Galaxy by the Italian Official Nintendo Magazine.
NO GAME.
...9.9 is ridiculous as well, however :lol
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I could be mistaken but was it Uncharted 2 or MGS4 or something that got like a 21/20 from some French Magazine??? Can anyone enlighten me?
 
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keit4

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I'm confident that UC3 will be a great game, but Playmania is an awfull magazine (like the 99% of the videogame magazines in Spain).
 
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StevePharma

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Even if you can't contain yourself, I STRONGLY suggest you don't look at the scans....

there's a super mega ultra spoiler in one of the shots., albeit a very very cool one. I even had a bet with one of my friends about the possibility of this spoiler, he is going to owe me some beers :D

So I feel sad and good at the same time now.
 
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BeeDog

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What kind of scores has this magazine given before? There's no value to this score if there isn't a proper context. :p
 
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hey_it's_that_dog

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Dyni Crippler said:
In my opinion, a 10 should be assigned to a truly revolutionary game, one that should be taken as an example (too bad it never happens). 9.9 is, in 99% (ha, the coincidence) of the case, an exageration.
That's my point of view, I repeat.
To everyone else: I obviously haven't played Uncharted 3, but it seems unlikely to me that it's a 9.9 for the reason stated above.
Which would be more easy to sustain if there were details of the review...
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It's fine if that's your scoring philosophy, but it's not everyone's.

It's much easier to recognize that a game is revolutionary in hindsight. Most reviewers are going to assign a number to their experience of the game in the immediate present, and a non-revolutionary but extremely well-crafted game can give someone one of their best gaming experiences. So that's how scoring works.
 
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Nert

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Really seems like more of a 9.932 to me. The problem with their scoring system is that it doesn't allow for enough gradation.
 
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