So my first ever review on a game, not that you'll be interested to know that or anything you parasites. But it is ok? It was a few years back when I completed Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and even before I did the ending only got ruined for me by a smarmy friend, you know that person that we all know who has to out-do everything you've done? well this is that guy, just thinking about him makes me want to Kansas City shuffle him to oblivion (Apologies if you've never seen Lucky Number Slevin, but I've been trying to use that phrase in some kind of context for Eons) Lets get a move on, Even though I knew the twist before it was coming, I had to appreciate outlandish zombie-like cretins chowing down on Drake's legs before I could hit the reload button. But this review is about Uncharted 2 reviewer person, so enough digression (for now) and get on with it...
Among Thieves seemed to take more of a Michael Bay approach to the franchise with trucks exploding from you simply blind-firing at them whilst constantly moving faster than them, which made me wonder what Drake's cardio sessions consisted of. Rocky chased a chicken, Drake obviously chased a speeding juggernaut, and won. And for all the Tomb Raider fanboys (Yes we know these franchises are practically the same but you still buy the latest sports games don't you?!) there's still the classic CGI misogyny just not in the form of the protagonist, in other words there's still ass, just not Lara Crofts booty. In Uncharted 2 there's two female companions that forever follow you around through the temples of doom and bullet-ridden urban environments, so you are getting more value for your money in that sense you digital perverts. In terms of combat you instantly pick up on many mechanics that have improved since the first game, Hanging off a ledge whilst firing a pistol shows it only takes monkeys to master gun-slinging for this to happen, you heard it here first. It's one of a few games that combine fist and gun fights, and actually pull it off, Obviously Naughty Dog didn't feel like making the next generation Bandicoot shooter: Crash, Bang, Shoot: Cortez Seriously Needs to Stand on a Plug.
I almost forgot about the cunning use of mythology, Drake is on the hunt for Shambhala, known to us mere mortals more commonly as Shagri-La. (You know what it is, you shot some disorientated villagers, built some barriers back up, and wondered why offering imaginary currency to the wall kept coming through and supplying you with ordinance. Must of made WWII like offering GAME stores rice drops at the minute.) But like in good old Uncharted tradition, we have a twist ahead of us, want me to be my like my high-horse friend for a minute? No, because I'm a moral person. We have the classic British and Russian villains that's all you need to know, someone's got full access to them Bond scripts.
In all fairness I haven't been able to knock the narrative of this franchise yet, I have not dived into Drake's Deception yet, But Drake might want to get to more than first base with his companion before he decides to go off dancing in meadows and fields of heather with her. It'll be the death of him (Spoiler prediction I pray to Chthulu). Running, jumping and hanging your way through mountainous regions whilst being fired at by Putin's hit squad didn't at all make the six axis come into contact with the screen. At all. Along with spending extended periods of time staring at all four walls of a building wondering who took the time to make these puzzles and how to solve them, no wonder you find but corpses along your way, explorers just started shooting themselves out of sheer annoyance. You'll die from falling off a cliff attempting to reach that obviously reachable ledge, hitting your head on that ledge on the way down, and landing in a geese enclosure and an inconvenient time. Naughty Dog are the kind to say at the re-spawn screen in the tip bar “Well maybe there is a fifth wall?”, this screen won't last much longer.
Here's something to talk about, the cover system.. the lovely cover system.. oh I adore the cover system, it makes me feel so safe behind the eight centimetre brick wall that seems to be in fashion in the uncharted world. IKEA flat-pack shootout cover available in many respectable retailers. I suppose you get what you pay for, though I still have full faith in initiative and a job lot of Lego blocks making a better bullet sponge. And like in all shooting scenarios children, do not underestimate the goons throwing strength when it comes to a grenade toss, you may be behind cover, 300 yards away, but that's just teasing them and you know it.
Overall Among Thieves gives everyone that “God I'd love to be a badass archaeologist thought” before you realise you don't want to be chased around an unrecognised S.O.S. Area on the globe by big purple monsters (Not Barney) when there's no retirement fund or life insurance that would so much as entertain your application. But you can keep climbing up every small scaled height you see and testing your flirting skills out on your dog in the meantime champ, your onto a winner.
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Nevada Dru from Bits & Pieces revisits Uncharted 2: Among Thieves to see if this legendary game has stood the test of time.
Currently playing Drakes Fortune on crushing, next will be to replay Among Thieves, but I'm sure it still holds up today.
Recently re-platinumed 1-3. Uncharted 2 aged better than I even expected. I enjoyed it more now than I did a decade ago. It’s more polished than 1, tighter than 3 and Yemen in 3 was gorgeous. Shambhala out-prettied Ubar though. 60fps w higher res’ made for a damn good rerun.
Question: When you say Uncharted2 aged better than expected, are you talking about the original PS3 game or the remastered collection on PS4. I ask because I think that a remastered version of the game would look and play better than the original.
I doubt that the original ran at 60 frames, how many years old is the remastered collection anyway.
I need to replay the original trilogy along with the collection, not a fan of the collection trophy of beating levels in a set time and don't think the originals required that for platinum.
@abnor_mal
It’s true that the remasters have upped the resolution and given it 60fps, but the base game is the same. The art design and base textures/physics/ animations are the same yet still look contemporary. More-so than UC1 which isn’t as tight, or UC3 in some cases which I found a bit clunky in close quarters.
UC2 level design was a great evolution in bringing the verticality from the jungle into rural/urban settings while maintaining smooth animation transitions. Drake still moves better than the ginger in Star Wars Jedi. Outdoor areas are better lit.
UC2 also has more action and better pacing imo, which helps when replaying a game 10 years later. Kept me engaged.
You don’t need to time trial for platinum. They stuck the speedrun trophies in a seperate extended dlc category so have no fear.
I thought the originals were good, but not great. I understand that puts me in the minority here. That said, Uncharted 4 was freaking fantastic.
Yeah I understand the hate for 4 prior to playing it I was firmly against it and felt like 3 wrapped things up already but now after playing it I think it was the best in the franchise.
Now I look back at two and I feel like I'm playing an on the rails shooter everything is so tightly scripted including the infamous train scene you simply can't make a mistake
I think Uncharted 2 is a lot like AC2. Both games took the idea and basically improved it in every single way.
Uc2, AC2,Halo2, Soul calibur 2, Killzone 2, Infamous 2 , Dishonored 2 and a few more. The only negative thing I have against uc2, and imo it annoyed me,are the blue apes, uncharted 1 handled the super natural far better.
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The entire final chapter of The Lost Legacy is the best setpiece in the series and it wasn't even mentioned.
Mr. Goodkat: The reason I'm in town, in case you're wondering, is because of a Kansas City Shuffle
"The one thing that let the game down for me, little offered in the way of progression or addictiveness, a lot of players running around looking for the best weapons determines who's going to be top of the leaderboard. "
Thats the whole point of an online game, if good weapons are around you get them...if you don't others will. They respawn so it's not like nobody gets a turn of them. Plus you've probably never played the post 1.5 patch days
Anyway it's better then what the online turned into in Uncharted 3....
Downs
Cover System
Little offered from Multiplayer...
review speaks for its self.
8.7?
Okay
8.7 cool story bro? not enough kill streaks in mp or something lol