While the overwhelming majority of reviews for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End have been positive, a single negative review by the Washington Post has the game's fans tearing out their collective hair.
The review, which states that the four part series should have ended after the first one, did not include a score, but based on the text a 4/10 score has been given to it on Metacritic.
In light of this fans have started a petition to have said text removed. The petition has alleready secured over 7,700 names, included that of seasoned voice actor Troy Baker who plays the role of Sam in the game.
The petition can be found at Change.org and reads as follows:
"Im sorry but when having too much detail became a bad thing , this reviewer is out of his mind. I believe U4 is one of the greatest games ever created and it is my personal favorite for sure , although i can justify some reviewers giving it a 9 or an 8. But this is an utter disgrace. Gene , because you were the only respectable staff that responded to this nonsense , you should remove this review from the Metacritic , and post a new , sensible one that can justify its existence. You're Washington post for Christ's Sake , not a 12-year-old's diary. Treat the game with professionalism and respect.
Also , he never gave the game a rating in his review , so the 40/100 should either be removed from the metascore or added to his review. Things must be cleared. It's about the respect that the developers deserve for all the amount of time and money put into this game. Even the editor of the Washington post is confused with this piece of biased journalism. Something needs to happen. Just look at the track record of this guy , Dark souls 2 worst game ever? One of the most acclaimed games in recent memory? Im okay with the guy expressing his opinion , but as i said , when its an official review it must be treated with professionalism and respect , and rules must be applied. This guy doesn't deserve to be taken seriously by big , crucial sites like Metacritic. 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."
What do you think? Clearly the reviewer isn't of the same opinion as most of the rest of the world, but does that mean his opinion doesn't count? Having said that, we're not sure exactly why Metacritic attributed a score to the review.