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Sessler's Soapbox: I Hate Numbers

Adam uses the response to his Uncharted 3 review to talk about his distaste for applying numerical values to the quality of creative works.

Dante1124997d ago (Edited 4997d ago )

I so agree. Numbers need to go. I think reviewers should just talk about the games and give their opinion on if the game is a rent or buy.

C0MPUT3R4997d ago

They don't even have to say rent or buy.
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You should be able to figure that out by reading/watching the review.

BattleAxe4997d ago (Edited 4997d ago )

Actually, maybe the new system should based on: Buy - Buy on Sale - Rent - Don't buy

I really like Sessler, but I don't necessarily agree that ratings have no value. It definitely provides people with a sense of how well liked a game is, but its true that peoples opinions shouldn't be guided only by the number. Should Hotels not have a Star Rating?

Exquisik4996d ago

Did he say "intellectually deficient mechanism"?

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Killman4997d ago (Edited 4997d ago )

The score is very questionable, but it's the actual REVIEW that pisses me off. Every single flaw that was mentioned in the review could have been applied to Black Ops or more recently, Gears of War 3. Feels like familiar territory? Both of the mentioned games have that as well, yet they both get a 5/5. Sessler just sounded so hypocritical and severely inconsistent with this review. I understand a lot of people seen the score and screamed hate at it, because I did as well, but I just checked out the video review and now the score is the least of my worries here.

clank5434997d ago

The problem is that he's the only one that has the courage to give a game that score. I tend to think I will disagree with his score when I play the game myself, but when any other reviewer plays a Call of Duty game or a Gears game, their whole career could be ruined if they don't give the correct score. Sess already has a great career and has plenty of things to show and prove it, but others don't and all of their reviews could be thrown out the window if they don't give a hyped game a high score. It's sad, but true.

Reibooi4997d ago (Edited 4997d ago )

The other thing you need to keep in mind is that Sesslar isn't doing all the reviews. he did not do the Black Ops and Gears of War 3 reviews and if he had they would have likely gotten a much lower score.

He will say what he wants to say because he has been around long enough to not care what people think about what he thinks. However the newer and younger reviewers like those who did the Gears and Black Ops reviews either easily fall for the hype or want to please fans by giving a game a perfect score despite the games clearly not deserving it.

Killman4997d ago

Actually, I think Morgan did the Gears 3 review. One good thing about her review was that she did not constantly talk about Gears 2. Half of the UC3 review was Adam constantly comparing it to Uncharted 2, his review was pretty bad. He also nitpicked the game to death. He mentioned that the multiplayer feels tacked on. The multiplayer is WAY BETTER than UC2's and Adam himself said that he really liked the multiplayer in that game. NOW it feels tacked on? Yeah, sure.

Reibooi4997d ago (Edited 4997d ago )

Morgan didn't do the Gears 3 review. If you are going by who reads it on X-play or whatever that isn't who actually wrote the review. The Gears 3 review was done by Micheal Leffler. While the Black Ops review was by Abbie Heppie.(I checked the site to be sure) The written review on the site is by the one who writes the review and then they condense that to be on X-play(one of the main reason I no longer watch the show as they take a large written review and turn it into a short little minute of talk and it is never enough time to say everything that needs to be said)

I'm not trying to defend Sesslar and his opinion at all it's his and I will have mine once I play the game.(I loved Uncharted 2 and chances are I will love 3 just as much if not more) What I am trying to say is comparing his review to that of 2 other reviewers is unfair when the results of those other 2 reviews would have been drastically different had he been the reviewer.

GUYwhoPLAYSvideoGAME4997d ago

i typically agree with these sessler's soapbox's this one too

Papertiger4997d ago (Edited 4997d ago )

So far today its been nothing but countless articles of Uncharted 3 with the subject of eurogamer and Adam sesslar's 8 scores. Its so damned annoying. Is that all what people are focused on?!

Out of all the glowing reviews Uncharted 3 has been awarded, For the past couple of hours its been nothing but the lowest averages getting the most attention, and not only that, but they're 8 scores.

Game4life4997d ago

unfortunately some people don't have lifes.

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Celebrating Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune 15-Year Anniversary

November 19 marks 15 years since the release of the Uncharted game that started it all.

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Nyxus956d ago

I hope they make another Uncharted game some day.

MIDGETonSTILTS17956d ago

I hope they don’t make another until the end of the ps5 lifecycle…. Show us a better jungle

Minute Man 721955d ago

It's 15 years already....time flys

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The Inconsistent Harmony: 5 Examples of Ludonarrative Dissonance in Video Games

VGChartz's Issa Maki: "I finally have a proper designation akin to what I've always referred to internally as 'the line that must be crossed' or 'The Line', for short – ludonarrative dissonance – the separation from a video game's story in relation to its gameplay. Why isn't PETA all up in Mario's grill for jumping on turtles and killing fish, or charging Samus Aran with the extinction of the Metroid species? Ever notice how fire has that habit of making bosses in Resident Evil stronger? Read on my friend, for I endeavor to imbue you with the ability to engage in basic queries concerning the concept."

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0hMyGandhi1104d ago

I absolutely loved this article! well done.

MadLad1104d ago

Nathan Drake is a monster.

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Ranking the Uncharted Games From Worst to Best

KeenGamer: "Which Uncharted game is the best? Uncharted is widely recognized as one of the most groundbreaking and consistently great franchises in gaming. For both long-time fans and newcomers to this action-adventure classic, here’s a ranking of the franchise’s four main games."

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Kyizen1435d ago

UC 2, 4, 3 and 1. Great read and article

ABizzel11435d ago

No Golden Abyss -_-, otherwise I agree with the order.

UC2: Best overall
UC4: Best graphics, best gameplay, best locations, best environements
UC3: Best set pieces IMO (the boat and desert fights will always be amazing)
UC1: A rough Draft of what was to come
UCGA: Basically UC1 on Vita

Levii_921435d ago (Edited 1435d ago )

Great list and great article nicely writen and explained. Although for me personaly i would put Drakes Fortune above Drake’s Deception and Uncharted 4 is absolutely my favourite of the franchise and number 1 for me.

Inverno1435d ago

U2 is the only game playable on crushing without causing a great amount of frustration. Not to mention just how much influence it had that they redid some of U2s set pieces like the caravan twice, and armored truck chase in U4.

DFresh1435d ago (Edited 1435d ago )

I'd rate it as the following.

1.) Uncharted 2
(Close to perfection of any game I've played in years. Single Player/Multiplayer/Co Op all amazing.)

2.) Uncharted 3
(On par with UC2 multiplayer/co op wise minus the kickbacks [aka killstreaks]. I really liked the Lawrence of Arabia story.)

3.) Uncharted 4
(Single player is amazing. Multiplayer was meh. Co Op had potential. Absolutely hated the health revive system it slowed down the game way too much. Always preferred the fast pace action of UC2/UC3. Made it way more fun that way. Recoil was too ridiculous that most people in lobbies would only do hip firing, using power weapons and using that OP grappling hook to melee people after dropping them. Nobody wanted to revive anyone.)

4.) Uncharted
(It's the first in the series so it's hard to judge. Though I loved the story.)

NecrumOddBoy1435d ago

I agree here but it’s also a series you can play from front to back and truly enjoy. Story-wise, they are all great and flow so well. I wish they threw both Golden Abyss and Lost Legacy on this list. Lost Legacy is the best mechanically in my opinion. You can see it’s stepping stone framework for TLOUS2.

Michiel19891435d ago

uncharted 2 is one of the few games that actually surpassed its pre-release hype.

medman1435d ago (Edited 1435d ago )

I am a single player gamer...I barely ever touch a multiplayer component. The only exceptions over the years have been the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, TLOU factions, and the Uncharted 2 multiplayer. The Uncharted 2 multiplayer saw me spend more time playing it than all my other multiplayer experiences over the years combined. That game really was a masterpiece all around.

brando0081434d ago

I agree completely, those are all stellar MP experiences, coming from another SP gamer who only occasionally gives MP some time.

Gardenia1435d ago

Come to think of it, the step between Uncharted 1 and Uncharted 2 is huge. It goes from the weakest in the series to one of the best games ever made.
I think I'm going to play all of them again soon.

Ninver1435d ago

Yeah all of a sudden I've got that Uncharted itch.

Michiel19891435d ago

is multiplayer still up for the remastered trilogy? or did it never have UC2 mp?

Ninver1434d ago

@michiel1989

Not sure

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