Jukain posted...Who cares about metacritic? Seriously?
I assume you're showing some disdain for people not caring about metacritic, I don't care for a slew of reviews paid for by an industry which hold reviewers to ransom if they don't give them a good review. Personally, I decide which games I want by looking at trailers and gameplay videos and deciding if I like the concept or the style of game. I follow the only opinion that counts, mine.
As for developers who take risks, I'd hardly call Naughty Dog a risk taker, the third uncharted is generally looked upon as the worst in the series, and in my opinion that's about right. ND releases comprise mainly of sequels (Jak and Daxter series, Crash games, Uncharted series), aside from The Last of Us so I'd hardly call them innovative.