Other 2 perfect scores just came, from 'The Daily Dot' and ZTGD ! 98 from GameCrate and 95 from Game Over Online!

It really is a mix of tech and hype. Sometimes they are too obviously bad and they don't try to hide that so obviously.

Of course, its a generalisation. Not every reviewer is like that. Its a general rule.

Metacritic user review is already showing the ridiculous side of it with some users putting 0 just for trolling purpose.

In my experience, the general rule is more akin to "Unless the tech is directly contributing to the experience (either positively or negatively), it doesn't matter much". I do think UC4 is an example of a game where it's tech positively influences the general experience (e.g. larger scale without sacrificing moment-by-moment production value), but i don't think anyone could argue that's a bad thing :p 

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree on this front. 

Congrats Sony on making the game of the generation!!!!!

You're the one that is arguing the original claim, which is that it exceeded all expectation. You realize 94 is a very high score, but it certainly doesn't exceed expectations. Their last few games were UC2 at 96, UC3 at 92, LOU at 95. Now we're looking at a sequel to a franchise that's among the best reviewed ones ever on next generation hardware that graphically destroys the previous entries.  94 falls pretty well in line with their track record coming in to this, so I don't think it's a stretch to say that 94 didn't blow away expectations. It should have fallen squarely in to expectations for anyone that has been following ND's track record.

And yeah, people were disappointed with MM and WW's score when they released, despite those scores being enormous on their own simply because they fell far short of OOT. After several relerases of lower scores obviously expectations get reset, but that's not the case with ND. They're coming off a 96, 92 and 95 metacritic track record. 94 falls smack dab in the middle of that.

Again, lot of hyperbole here. It'll probably end up as a top 10 game of the generation if you're going by MC score alone (probably top 5 even), but I can guarantee you'll have a few games hit higher ratings than 94.

I am confused....so are you saying that it did not exceed anyones expectations or that it didn't exceed your expectations? Because it has clearly exceeded some peoples expectations so how can you say it is hyperbole? You sure are putting a lot of effort into down playing the opinions of others but standing firm on your own...good for you I guess. Not sure how you can say it did or didn't exceed anyones expectations but who am I to say that you can't say it...it is your opinion after all

I lost track of time playing U4 from the minute it unlocked at 9 PM until well after midnight, which is a good sign when playing a single player portion of a game that doesn't utilize grinding as a primary design aspect.

Can't really comment on how I would grade it until after I finish it. If it delivers an appropriate and earned end to the Uncharted franchise, or at least the primary chronological story of Nathan Drake, it will probably go down as the best the PS4 had to offer when all is said and done in my mind.

The only game that could surpass it would be a new franchise that comes from out of nowhere to universal acclaim. I just don't see any sequels to existing IPs this generation deliver the same dead on punch of U4.

As far as the numbers go, Metacritic or other, I think it's still too early to say, but it's looking like universal acclaim covers the response.

Uc4 is godly good, everything works perfectly, even down to small details. IMO  right  now nothing come close of this game.