This game has generated a lot of its own hype - to do that a game has to be very very good. As much as i can see the appeal, i have to admit that i dont feel it is, and heres why.
First of all, you have the combat. Don't get me wrong, the AI is decent enough. Not as groundbreaking as many would have you believe, but the npc's are perfectly capable of escaping grenade blasts, and taking cover at appropriate times, which makes for quite tense firefights. The trouble is the firefights themselves last far too long. They end up being something of a tedious war of attrition - swarm upon swarm of gun-toting mercenaries charge you at regular intervals, which after a while, just becomes tedious. The parallels with gears of war are obvious, but the flow of the combat, and the feel like you have to make a decision to stay alive just isnt there in uncharted. Its just not exciting.
The platform jumping feels like its on rails. Its very hard to miss a jump, so it takes the fun out of the non-combat parts of the game. The set pieces, where parts of the scenery crumble as you jump, are exciting, but you never feel like you're one misjump from death, which ruins the experience somewhat.
I started with the negatives, because the positives are really obvious with this game. The graphics are amazing, the controls are very intuitive, and the story and voice acting are top notch. Special mention must also be made of the use of the sixaxis controller - the game takes is cues from Ratchet & Clank Future, by using it for a few "mini-games" which dont disrupt things and feels very natural.
November 19 marks 15 years since the release of the Uncharted game that started it all.
I hope they don’t make another until the end of the ps5 lifecycle…. Show us a better jungle
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KeenGamer: "Which Uncharted game is the best? Uncharted is widely recognized as one of the most groundbreaking and consistently great franchises in gaming. For both long-time fans and newcomers to this action-adventure classic, here’s a ranking of the franchise’s four main games."
No Golden Abyss -_-, otherwise I agree with the order.
UC2: Best overall
UC4: Best graphics, best gameplay, best locations, best environements
UC3: Best set pieces IMO (the boat and desert fights will always be amazing)
UC1: A rough Draft of what was to come
UCGA: Basically UC1 on Vita
Great list and great article nicely writen and explained. Although for me personaly i would put Drakes Fortune above Drake’s Deception and Uncharted 4 is absolutely my favourite of the franchise and number 1 for me.
U2 is the only game playable on crushing without causing a great amount of frustration. Not to mention just how much influence it had that they redid some of U2s set pieces like the caravan twice, and armored truck chase in U4.
I'd rate it as the following.
1.) Uncharted 2
(Close to perfection of any game I've played in years. Single Player/Multiplayer/Co Op all amazing.)
2.) Uncharted 3
(On par with UC2 multiplayer/co op wise minus the kickbacks [aka killstreaks]. I really liked the Lawrence of Arabia story.)
3.) Uncharted 4
(Single player is amazing. Multiplayer was meh. Co Op had potential. Absolutely hated the health revive system it slowed down the game way too much. Always preferred the fast pace action of UC2/UC3. Made it way more fun that way. Recoil was too ridiculous that most people in lobbies would only do hip firing, using power weapons and using that OP grappling hook to melee people after dropping them. Nobody wanted to revive anyone.)
4.) Uncharted
(It's the first in the series so it's hard to judge. Though I loved the story.)
I agree here but it’s also a series you can play from front to back and truly enjoy. Story-wise, they are all great and flow so well. I wish they threw both Golden Abyss and Lost Legacy on this list. Lost Legacy is the best mechanically in my opinion. You can see it’s stepping stone framework for TLOUS2.
uncharted 2 is one of the few games that actually surpassed its pre-release hype.
I am a single player gamer...I barely ever touch a multiplayer component. The only exceptions over the years have been the Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, TLOU factions, and the Uncharted 2 multiplayer. The Uncharted 2 multiplayer saw me spend more time playing it than all my other multiplayer experiences over the years combined. That game really was a masterpiece all around.
I agree completely, those are all stellar MP experiences, coming from another SP gamer who only occasionally gives MP some time.
Come to think of it, the step between Uncharted 1 and Uncharted 2 is huge. It goes from the weakest in the series to one of the best games ever made.
I think I'm going to play all of them again soon.
is multiplayer still up for the remastered trilogy? or did it never have UC2 mp?
its true that the gunfights last very long, but i like them and they are tense and enjoyable throughout- i respect your opinion though
the review is well written, but you maybe could have made it longer to explain your points a little better
Very good review dude finally someone that feels the same way I did about the game. It was pretty nice looking but the combat is tedious and boring. I cared very little about the story too.
is my review.
What a game. Graphics are juicy, gun battles are the best part. The shooting and ducking feels so authentic. I can do that for hours and never get bored. It's clunky in the best possible way, I mean in real life you only have so much aim when firing handguns and AK-47's at people. While you can still be efficient in the game, I think that's the feeling they tried to portray. It's all done brilliantly.
The only down side is the platforming is a bit unrealistic and kind of not needed in a game that's so real. But after all, these are the makers of the Jak series and Crash Bandicoot series.
9/10 review fail