Don't you hate it when an important plot thread seems to be building up in a game's story, only to be left dangling without ever being resolved? GP Editor Jared discusses three plot threads that went unresolved in the larger story of their respective games.
Are the Half-Life expansions Blue Shift and Opposing Force worth playing in 2023? Let's discuss each of these entries in the beloved franchise.
Opposing Forces and Blue Shift were awesome addons. It was great getting to intersect with Gordon from the Half Life game with a whole different perspective on the events.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception has a lot to live up to as Uncharted 2: Among Thieves is an incredible and near-perfect game.
I cant even say what the point was its easily the worst story in the series. The online was a whole lot of fun though but overall doesn't come even close to 2
Villains were all over the place in this… one second they wanted Drake dead, the next they needed him, then they want him dead again, then they coulda killed him, but poisoned his friend instead, then coulda shot him again, but had brunch with him, then needed him alive, then coulda mowed him down, but decided to kill him by fire and let him escape… Uncharted 2 was way better. 😅😅
This was actually my least favorite in the series. Didn't have that same impact that part 2 set.
Uncharted 2 is the pinnacle of the series (to me).
Granted, 4 had the best story in my opinion, but 2 was the overall best game.
A decade after its release, how does Uncharted 3 fare today? Does its story still work? Was its precursor’s legacy a bedrock or quicksand for its own aspirations?
When arguably the weakest game in the series is still awesome and more fun than most games today, you know you're onto a winner!
They had to make some weird choices as far as story went because the actor for Cutter had to bail which left a few holes in the story.
Uncharted is one of my favourite series and while the leap from 2 to 3 was not nearly as big as the leap from 1 to 2, I think it was an amazing experience none the less.
I really liked part 3 ( Among Thieves is still the best in my opinion) My only complaint was the interactions with the villains and how they were a missed opportunity, Linda MacMahon (Marlowe) was an interesting antagonist due to the history with Sully and Nate but it fails basically flat especially with her ending. And I couldn't care about Navaro 2.0.
What I did love and made me care was Cutter, in the short time he was in the game you could feel that the guy was a good treasure hunter for example when he pulled his own notebook with the clues he founds so the team can escape a room.
It was a small touch that add a lot to the character.
I have mixed feelings on the series. I still own all of them on the PS3, and the collection for PS4, but I didn't truly "love" any of the games until 4.
They're good games, but they always stumble on some element.
The first is good, but the climbing mechanics weren't exactly fine tuned with the first showing. Not to mention the spongey enemies if you played on anything past normal; but you're then faced with a fairly unchallenging game experience.
The second mostly fixed the climbing, but added in a pretty clumsy stealth mechanic.
Three was just two with a new story.
Four got it right though.
I don't remember once getting annoyed by any mechanic had in the game.
I know that everyone has a soft spot for 2, and 3 is sort of the black sheep of the series; but they did, overall, get progressively better. Which doesn't always happen.
The Uncharted example alone proves what a poorly written article this is... that scene in Uncharted 3 was not some major plot twist... it was pretty obvious to any one actually playing the game why Talbot says what he does... its shown to you in the next 5 - 10 minutes of the game.
Was there anyone really expecting the whole Cutter/ Drake scene to be important further along in the game? I seriously doubt it...
Agreed and mad jack may not have talked to the police or theh might not have had enough evidence, remember most people.are not a grass so that bit was explained too. By the way there is enough plot holes in movies too, sometimes its just best or you would get 4 hr films or games explaining stuff which may not add to the story or make the game/film boring.
^^ Don't forget that this scene acted as a foreshadowing to what would eventually happen to Drake in chapter 11.
To be fair Adrian Shephard is just one of a billion plot threads half life hasn't answered.
That Uncharted 3 plot wasn't that important, Cutter was always on Nathan Drakes side. So why would he trust the bad guys? But the real question is, who is Cutter and where did he come from? I wanna know who's Cutter and how does Elena know him!?