That's such a silly thing to say.
Ofcourse people who don't like that kind of game aren't going to like it. It's as pointless as pointing out that most American's won't like Cricket.

Don't forget that just because someone is for example a non skater that he/she won't like playing a Tony Hawk game. I was never a fan of RPG games until I played Oblivion and since then I've googled for good RPGs to play and have played quite a few since Oblivion was released.
Great games deserve praise and can help increase interest in their respective genres just as Halo did.

...but it WAS overrated. Thats why GS gave it an 8 and xplay gave it a 4/5. I played for a couple of months and sold it for a hoodie. True story BTW kavet is RIGHT. If someone doesnt like platformers, then they won' t like Uncharted. If someone hates racers, they wont like Forza. U can't hate on someone for not liking a certain genre. It could just be me, but I sense that many of you NEED everyone to like Uncharted 2 just for some type of reassurance. Thats why so many try to downplay Forza and mention GT in Fora related articles. Its fine to disagree with someone but attacking them for not enjoying what you enjoy is entirely different.

Living in the past much ? This article is about UC2 and the response it gets in general. UC:DF was a great title, but, true, its nothing compared to UC2.

This game is amazing. It deserves all the praise it gets.

why the hell xbox fanboys are in damage control over here ??

^Cuz it's N4G. Also, because PS3 exclusives cant be beat.

There is a very simple reason multiplat games sell more and that is because they are available on more than one platform genius. The PS3 has a smaller install base than 360 and WII so games will sell less but I do agree that there is a majority of PS3 owners who are letting the console down, some of the exclusives for the console deserve greater sale numbers.

There really is nothing wrong with U2 getting the attention it deserves, it is a fantastic game and I Implore all gamers to go out there and give it a try.

No. Example..JRPG's are my favourite type of game. I play them to death. But I have Uncharted 2, and it's the most amazing gaming experience I've had all year after killzone 2

Drake's Fortune was way underrated, but Uncharted 2 is being adequately praised. Hopefully the sequel's success will encourage people to play through the original, which I suggest you go and do now if you already haven't, It's an unmissable experience.

"hyping it up so much so that when a normal person plays it the experience will be cheapened"

Are you talking about ODST? lol /jk

I don't understand why people will feel cheapened, "the person" has to be a fanboy in super denial mode or just an average casual guy, who don't give/know a damn about games

About the article

Gaming has reached an 'Uncharted' level

Yes, only by Uncharted itself

Whoa... I was talking about Drake's Fortune. I have not played Among Thieves single player. Anyways, I still think that as great a game Drake's Fortune was, it's aspects were overhyped by Sony fanboys on this site. They said the story was "excellent," and other than the characters being excellent, I felt the plot was pretty much a throwaway. They said the visuals were "unbelievable," and while I thought they were amazing, I saw some graphical hitches like texture pop-ins every time a new chapter loaded and many times during gameplay, and overall the best thing about the graphics was consistent lighting and facial animation. Fanboys said it was a game that would be so fun everyone would replay it again and again, and I've only played it once and haven't felt the urge to play it again. So, for me, the experience that I obtained from the game, while wonderful, was disproportionate to what the fanboys were promising.

All I'm saying is that overhyping a game can lead to disappointment. And I think I have a good point here. A lot of Sony fanboys are calling Killzone 2 the best FPS ever. So it would be quite stupid of me to play Killzone 2 with the expectation that it is the best FPS ever, because as I said earlier, it would make my experience feel cheap.

Years ago, during the 6th generation, I went to buy a game for my Xbox. With only a budget of 30 bucks, I walked into a Target hoping that Halo CE had lowered in price. When I saw it had not, I noticed that a game that I had never heard of, called Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, was only 20 bucks. I hadn't heard any overhyped statements about the game, but I saw on the case that it had receieved dozens of Game of the Year Awards. So I bought it and popped it into my Xbox, not expecting much because I had never played a Star Wars game (only a fan of the OT) and I didn't really like RPGs at the time. Well, Kotor turned out to be the most fun I've ever had while playing a game, and I feel like if someone had come and told me it was the best thing ever, I wouldn't have felt the same way about it, especially if it was overhyped, as most games are on the internet.

Last year I bought Fallout 3 after reading a bunch of rave reviews on the net calling it one of the best RPGs ever made and the best Fallout ever. These reviews came from reputable sites like IGN and 1UP, and I gotta say, I think those reviews sort of ruined the game for me. While great, it never lived up to the hype that was generated about it.

Same goes for Drake's Fortune. It's a great game, but people are quick to say how much better it is than certain 360 games, just to prove a stupid point, and Drake's Fortune ends up being glorified beyond its true merit. It's a fun game with blockbuster scenes and funny characters. The story isn't OSCAR material. Just saying. 52 disagrees for saying that I loved the game but thought it was overrated by the fans. And if I'm not mistaken a jackass a few posts above me called me an "Xbox fanboy." Grear job, idiot.

I have a friend who is a converted gamer now (from xbox to ps3). He recently made the plunge and bought a ps3 after the slim hit and the price drop. What sold him was he came over one day and I let him play KZ2. He was pretty much floored and I wasn't able to play my ps3 again the entire weekend he stayed over lol. He's primarily a racer and shooter gamer, but I convinced him to give Uncharted a try (Drake's Fortune that is---and no that's not a shooter game). That was just the other day that I let him borrow it. The next day at work he wouldn't stop talking about it. Everytime we had any downtime he was talking to me about it. He said hands down it was the greatest game he's played this generation and might be one of his favorite ever. Said what he really loved about it what the characters, the story and dialogue and the environment and animations (except he said explosions just looked weird to him). Now he's already acting like a giddy schoolgirl about getting his hands on UC2.

The game truly is amazing. The two Uncharted games are my two favorite games this generation, followed by Valkyria Chronicles. You really can't take away from these games. They do pretty much everything great. And the second one even steps it up from the first. As for the hype? Of course it was overhyped. EVERYTHING is overhyped these days when it's a blockbuster. Halo 3 ring a bell? Hell, even The Dark Knight movie was almost a letdown to some degree for me just because there was this unfulfillable hype that came with it. So it just could not meet that hype, not possible. Still was a great movie with one of the best villian performances of all time. When you're actively searching through news for things and on sites like this, you're going to be right in the middle of the hype train and of course it's going to get over done. Plain and simple, pretty much everything is "overhyped" when you look in the right places (ie N4G when talking about blockbuster title video games). That does NOT mean however that the game doesn't deliver on a level unlike any other and that it can't be an absolutely amazing experience.

Sure, some people won't like the game (my brother doesn't--though in Drake's Fortune's defense, I don't really think he gave it enough time to get into it), but that doesn't mean it can't still be an amazing game. Even the best game in the world isn't going to appeal to everyone, so that argument is a little weak. No game will ever be the best to everyone as a whole. I will say though calling the game a blockbuster title then saying it doesn't appeal to a wide group of people is a contradictory statement. In fact, that's the very definition of a blockbuster title. One that comes with widespread popularity. Hell even my friend (who I always give crap for his fairly limited taste in games) who is pretty much strictly a shooter(war)/racing gamer was hooked on Drake's Fortune. He actually got mad and started cussing about it when his controller died so he had to turn off the game for the time being. So yes, I'd say Uncharted appeals to a wide range of people. And the fact that it is so cinematic and so much like some hollywood blockbuster makes it more accessible than most.

360 has hit the 'rock bottom'

xD

Bubbles up

PS3 Exclusives are selling enough for the hit sequels to be made.

Uncharted / Uncharted 2
Motorstorm/ Motorstorm 2
Ratchet & Clank etc.

People need to stop with this kind of sales bullshit.

Last I checked UC2 sold more than 800K in the first week. Ya it's not Halo numbers, but if you tell me that is not impressive, then frankly you really have some unreasonable standards. And besides Halo and Gears, what 360 exclusive franchise has sold reasonably well? All I can think of is Forza 2 and that too it was bundled like crazy.. Similar is the case with PS3 exclusives with big names like GT5 (Demo outsold Forza 2) and MGS4 selling loads... This will also be the case with GOW3 and GT5 when they land..

And I always laugh at your attempts to prove that games which don't sell well are a failure... Then wasn't Mass Effect 1 a failure as well since it couldn't cross 2 million? And last I checked, even COD4 sold more than Gears franchise only shying of Halo 3.... So multi-plats on the 360 also sell better than most of the AAA exclusives.

Again I say, quantity != quality... Hopefully you will learn this someday. Uncharted 2 is a masterpiece and possibly GOTG (G=Gen)... MW2 has to be nearly 2wice as better as COD4 just to be considered in the same league and I don't think thats gonna happen... Trying to say UC2 fails since it won't reach 5 million is a pathetic excuse for people to take jabs at it. Hell even ND says that they hope to sell 2.5 million units, so why the hell are you so concerned about the sales huh?

Wii Fit is good? Go play haylow, Enjoy your generic shooters too

With no good games coming out on the 360, I can understand why deadreckoning666 have nothing to play but sales number.

So the best game ever is Wii Sports because it sold so much? I was here thinking that the best games are the ones that are most enjoyable to play like Uncharted, MGS, Killzone, Uncharted 2, Ratchet and Clank (looking forward to the new one) and other games which I enjoy endlessly.

But it seems I was wrong, I shouldn't play the games I like, I should play the games everyone buys, because according to deadreckoning, they are the best games. We guys had it all wrong, but he has shown us the way with his sales figures.

/retardation

you're dead stupid! can you play games not sale for once? yeah, Halo3 and gears sold butt loads but are they the best games? by far NO! yeah, keep smack talking with you Halo, gears, forza and fable, PS3 owners have too many games to even care for only 4 games that get the attention when talking about your RRoD box! Uncharted 2 is great no matter how you wanna spin it! when was the last time you heard a console game compared to the best looking PC game? KZ2 and then Uncharted 2...both not on your box! sheesh...keep playing that sales if that helps you sleep at night!