Do you feel some games are rated better because of the franchise name?

[Teeqoz]

fps_d0minat0r said:

Teeqoz said:
My fellow Sony fans will probably bash me for this, but Uncharted. Not only for being Uncharted, but also for being made by Naughty Dog.
Oh and also GTA.

Would be fair, if uncharted 3 didnt get rated worse than uncharted 2. And lets face it, ND were not the same ND we know today before uncharted 2. So I think thats a franchise that doesnt apply here.

I just think the Naughty Dog name became so immensely big after UC 2, and people seem to always praise their games almost no matter what. Personally I didn't find Uncharted 1 and 2 (haven't tried 3) to be THAT good, but hey Naughty Dog made them so how can they be bad? 

And IMO it's even worse with Rockstar. Can someone explain why GTA V got 97 on metacritic?