Mike Hartnett at Tawkn.com writes: "Despite Sony taking the side of the gamers by making those common, minimally updating firmwares in-between major updates optional, they may have made a mistake in not making firmware 3.01 a mandatory download."
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,
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
Firmware update 3.01 was optional because not everyone was experiencing issues with freezing. I would suggest that new owners of consoles always check the official forums for advice. That way you always know what is going on.
Thank you for the correction NJShadow
I think they did the right thing with that update, because I've had no problems with Firmware 3.0, so I'm not gunna download it since my PS3 works fine as it is. And if someone is dumb enough not to know how to check for a system update they don't deserve to use technology and should have their electricity cut off. God help us if those same people can drive O_O.
sounds like a whiny griper.
it doesn't matter anyway, everyone will be getting 3.10 next month with cross-game chatting and more, so poo on this report.
i hope i can start navigating the XMB and chatting with friends while watching blurays and movies now.
I reckon that since update 3.00 there have been lots of people who have bought Uncharted and returned it to the store thinking the game is faulty. Most new ps3 owners won't think of checking for updates or viewing the forums. There first reaction would be to return the game faulty. Then after the second copy of the game freezes they will assume thier ps3 is faulty and return that.
If updates are optional the there should at least be a message on screen telling you an optional update exists and also telling you what it fixes