Many gamers got real upset with my Uncharted 2 review. I was called an idiot (on local forums) and on an american forum when my review got translated (hello neogaf? :lol ) I was called even worse things. The reactions were very strong despite giving it an 8, which is "great" on our scale. It didn't matter, apparently it was two steps too low.
A couple of weeks ago, it was time for the release of Call of Duty MW2. It was called a masterpiece in advance and the super high scores soon was released. I was one of those who didn't agree. The lynch atmosphere had returned. If I took every insult personally over my reviews, I would soon go under. Instead, I have last two months played those games again and thought a lot on the that genre's development. Even though I was one of those a couple of years ago that wished for more movie like games from Hollywood, I know today that I want something else.
To make movie like games isn't bad when you look at the sales numbers. Easy played action-adventures with directed cut-scenes and episodic high tempo variation sells like hot cakes. But is it really good for the game industry's development? Is it the right path for the action genre to go? I dont believe so. Even though CoDMW has sold like crazy, and that both EA and Ubisoft plan to modernize Medal of Honor and Ghost Recon according to Infite Ward's market attractive concept; many of us who love the genre might grow tired of the linear structure and the self playing difficulty.
CoD2:MW and Uncharted 2 were both memorable journeys through chaotic environment, it was like watching Hollywood -matinée with your thumb on the button. I understand that a wide audience like playing an interactive movie. But I want to play something else, I want to get challenged by more ways then by unlimited enemy soldiers that pops up everywhere in every direction. For me storylike matinée's and easy game mechanics isn't enough. I want to fight my wars and tear my hair apart by puzzles in Himalaya. An interactive movie isn't enough.
