10 Video Games Nobody Admits Are Annoyingly Overrated

1. Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

Metacritic: 93

Sorry, Uncharted fans, but if you were to assemble a list of reasons why the franchise is worthwhile, 'gameplay' would very much be at the bottom.

Indeed, we play through these games because of their exemplary characters, cutscene direction and loveable interpersonal dynamics. Nate and Sully are a pair that outdo the majority of Hollywood action duos from the last two decades, and yet when we get to gameplay, it's a bizarrely awkward-feeling blend of dynamic cover systems and run n' gun set-pieces.

However, despite Uncharted setting Drake up as a bullet-dodging rogue who just scrapes through every fight, attempt to role-play that by taking on entire legions of foes and you'll be cut to ribbons. General aiming feels soft and unreliable as your POV pings in response to getting tagged, and though A Thief's End does give you an optional lock-on, it doesn't change the fact that the entire back half of Uncharted 4 in particular turns into one hell of a slog.

Following the revelation of Sam's betrayal you'll only be gunning your way through platoons of hapless goons as a means to see the next portion of the story. Repetitive crate puzzles and barely implemented stealth sections add 'variety' to all the head-blasting, but even if you enjoy this stuff, getting one-shot-killed by a distant grenade launcher is nothing but infuriating.

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Let me know in the comments which games 'everybody' loves, and yet feel undercooked in various respects!