To follow up from my previous post; it doesn't have to, but it should most definitely NOT be rewarded for staying too safe.  That's something that's been an issue for years now with certain games that stay the course and meet reviewers expectations on what they were hoping the game would provide.  Any time reviewers have to do work or rather have to review a game that defies their expectations  as opposed to meeting them, that game's reviews usually suffer.  If all of the tick marks that make reviewing a game easy are good enough, then that game is usually reviewed high.  But a game isn't the sum of its parts, and reviewers are getting this wrong so often now.  

Replay value is almost nonexistent with today's games, even the RPGs.  I'd like to actually enjoy a game playing the same way multiple times through, or take slightly different paths here and there and still greatly enjoy it like I did the first time.  JRPGS can do this, but it's unfortunate they often don't meet the trends of what game reviewers are looking for.

My point is that a reviewer might think that not being innovative can deduct points of a score. It's not my personal POV unless the franchise is annualized and gets tiresome. More than innovation, it'd a matter of milking a franchise. Obviously that's not the case with Uncharted.

Thats just IT, ND have done something never before seen in Uncharted games; the JEEP! Its even used as a platforming tool!

I feel like it's in a grey area, but ultimately, I would classify it as a AAA title from Nintendo. I can't really think of many title that have greater efforts behind them from Nintendo outside of core 3 titles (Zelda, Smash, and 2D/3D Mario titles). The big thing that people can dock Splatoon for was the single player campaign (or really lack of story/campaign) and how badly they handled the locked on-disc multiplayer content.

Uncharted 4 is reviewing great, there is no need to be angry lol it'll be one of the highest rated games this gen.

Total lack of logic from IGN, especially since U4 brings far much more innovative things to thé série than Dark Souls 3 for DS serie.

Well just say it's because it's not thé same reviewer

Yes. A reviewer can think whatever he wants to think. It's a free world (mostly).  But it's just bad form for a reviewer to knock off point s for "innovation" in a very genre centric industry. It just makes no sense. It's like saying a racing game isn't innovating caue you still drive around tracks. Or a FPS isn't innovative cause you aim down a scope. 

Uncharted 1, 2 and 3 were what they are. if uncharted 4 adds bigger stages, driving a car, using a grapling hook, expands on the climbing mechanics, adds underwater stages.....etc. Those are all new things to the franchise. And done in ways that may only work in that particular game. That's all the innovation ND need to do. 

If a reviewer doesn't get that, then he shouldn't be reviewing games. I mean, if that's the case the shouldnt Mario Kart 8 be the least innovative best selling game ever? oh sorry, that award should go to COD. 

I dont understand why you people are so mad about U4 reviews while it's the best Rated game of thé génération and just one point behind TLOU, thé game considéred by à lot as à masterpiece and thé best game of thé génération

Sooooo someone's opinion angers you?

Maybe forums are a bad place for you.

Tsk, tsk Miguel. Metacritic isn't an average of review scores. The "big" websites and publications are weighted much heavier than the other. It'd be like 0.5 points higher.