Like any other medium, games are built around tropes, dramatic devices and metaphors. We need to stop boiling them down to kill counts. In this editorial I examine the question "Is Nathan Drake a mass murderer?" and counter with a question of my own: "Why do you take games so literally?"
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In a list of games that defined the PlayStation 3, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves would certainly be one of the top contenders. The blockbuster sequel to 2007’s Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune not only received critical acclaim and became a massive hit for Sony’s third console when it was released 15 years ago on October 13th, 2009, but it also cemented Naughty Dog’s future as a developer of cinematic, story-driven action-adventure games as opposed to its history of colorful platformers like Crash Bandicoot and Jak and Daxter from previous PlayStation generations. To this day, Uncharted 2 stands as one of the PS3’s best exclusives and one of the most important PlayStation games of all time.
I loved this era on multiplayer games from Sony. People used to call the modes tacked on multiplayer but they were enjoyable. I loved Factions even more. I'm Still gutted that the second one isn't coming out.
Yeah, that one game where it not only has an amazing single player but the multiplayer was also just as good.
A fresh a breath air with it's more "skill focused, less is more" multiplayer in a time during COD fever where every other game with online was trying to be like it.
Shame NaughtyDog eventually did do COD like things with Uncharted 3 and 4, they ruined what made the original so good. It become an over the top arcade fest in the end.
Ironic cause the MP was basically Halo, and Bungie helped on the technical side of things too. MP was more simple back then, I've said this before but I played U2 MP religiously. I sucked at it like you have no idea, but mah gawd did I have so much fun. Can't find an MP game that hooked me like U2s these days. Then Factions came along and while it had its problem I found new religion with it. Agh damn it why did they cancel Factions 2 bruhh.
It is for sure my favorite game in the series. It's such a blast to play. The train levels still hold up and are fun as hell as well as the entire game.
Still remember the first gameplay video ... shooting the chasing truck and then the beautiful visuals & details whilst traversing the dilapidated Nepal streets ... perfection
Too bad Sony never ported the trilogy to PC ...
I'll say, the PS3 really did sequels better than people give it credit for. Resistance 2, Uncharted 2, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Infamous 2... all were better than their initial offerings and still hold up to this day.
During MCM Comic Con London X EGX, CGM got the chance to be part of a press group interview with the stars of the Uncharted titles, namely the legendary Nolan North, who played protagonist Nathan Drake, Emily Rose, who portrayed Elena Fisher and Richard McGonagle, who took on the role of Victor ‘Sully’ Sullivan,
Few problems here
Starts off with an insult to "faux-intellectuals" then uses the word "pontificating", hard to take you seriously when you do that.
t's another one of those "I don't like this so it needs to stop" articles
People talking about these characters killing during gameplay are usually just pointing it out for a bit of fun anyway, not to mention people usually point out these things when it comes to games like uncharted 3 where he went 3 games murdering left and right but then *Spoilers* he has such an issue letting one person die st the end, or gta 4 where from what i remember, Nico came to America to leave the violent life but when he gets there he can go on rampages through the town murdering left and right, again usually pointed out for fun
"Other mediums are no longer subject to this level of literalism"
other mediums don't usually have such a difference betwee characters in one part to the next
"If your takeaway from these games is to ask where the international criminal tribune is to bring Nathan Drake or Lara Croft to justice for the criminal acts then you have missed the point entirely."
No, it just means they asked a question, nobody goes away from these games with that being the only thing in their head,
" These questions are far more interesting when examining a game’s content than focusing on “How many died?”"
Again, nobody is focusing too much on it, usually just a little comment that someone makes, the only one taking things too seriously or focusing on something too much is you.
"hat kind of shallow thinking is tantamount to complaining that there are no toilets on the Starship Enterprise because bathrooms are never depicted,"
No, no it isn't, but if someone did mention that would you write a full article complaining about people joking about that too?
"Interactive storytelling has come a long way, and we should expect better from the audience, and critics alike." yes, yes we should, but unfortunately people like you keep getting approved who can't let people have fun.
A barrier stops you from progressing a certain way in a linear game.
People: "Why not just over it, its small"
When people actually say this and mean it I cringe.
People who say Nathan Drake is a murderer have no understanding of the Drake Character at all. In what game protagonist don't kill human beings? How can these people ignore or not pay attention to those story bits or details that define the characters' true personality?
Nathan Drake is a murderer is definitely not a murderer
*sigh*