Innovation is important in an holistic sense, in that developers need to be innovating in a number of ways to keep moving the video game artwork forward. But for any individual game innovation isn't necessary. If the base formula of the UC franchise is solid for UC, then deliberate attempts to innovate might be detrimental. Where expectations for innovation should come in is for the next new IP ND moves to. If they drop the UC franchise but create a franchise that effectively reskins the UC formula then that would be bad. But for UC 4 tweaking of the formula is as much as they should be expected to do. Therefore in the case of this particular game deducting marks because lack of innovation is wrong and not a valid criticism unless you actually have specific suggestions for how you were expecting the game to innovate.

alien isolation deserves better scores too.

Better than what it got, I have to play uncharted 4 lol

Though thats kinda very stupid to put that as a negative since they absolutely never said you could change the story, if anything, it's a positive adding a have a different discussion between 2 playthrough.

I think the complaint is more about how the player feels more like a member of the audience versus controlling the character. Illusion of choice and that jazz. Just one perspective even if it's a real criticism of the content.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGhLAIfyGSc

Skip to 2:40. It doesn't change the story, but it definitely changes the conversation. The way Sam responds only makes sense in the context of the story Nate starts with.

I cant wait until 10th tho

I'm not bothered by reviewers, not since the beginning of the 7th gen, when reviews started to matter less and less and became more or less useless.

WTF, that user score....

Fanboys really are jealous

I don't put much stock in reviews. A good game will always be good and a bad game will always be bad for me but that's all subjective. I only need to know if I'll like the game or not.