There are two ironies here of course:
1. Uncharted is a formulaic game series, it just happens to be a formula millions of people enjoy.
2. Other games that have far more iterations, and annual releases that are arguably a lot more formulaic (CoD, Fifa, Madden) than Uncharted don't seem to have suffered from the same level of journalistic ire as was expressed in this article.
As punishment, and an object lesson to video game journalists, the article should go back up on their website with the statement "BUT YOU PLAYED UNCHARTED 2" written in large red font wherever the article mentions Uncharted 4 or the references Uncharted the franchise. They would also get a lot of site traffic from people going to read the article and having a smug, self-satisfied laugh at the writer's expense.
Naughty Dog should also be allowed to write a concluding paragraph. I would personally write: "We at Naughty Dog are so incredibly proud of the work that was done on the Uncharted 2 remaster that it was able to to be mistaken for an 8th generation game built from scratch. But if you think this remaster looks 8th gen, just wait until you see Uncharted 4. You'll be able to tell the difference then, we assure you."
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