The Uncharted Series Countdown - Worst to First

COG writes: With the end of the Uncharted series as we know it, we decided to rank Naughty Dog’s iconic series from the worst to the best.

[Digital_Anomaly]

Welp, def got number 5 right! Lol

[rivaldoo777]

1. Uncharted 4>=Uncharted 2
2. Uncharted 1
3. Uncharted 3
IMO U3 was the worst. pacing was extremely awful, Thank God Niel and Bruce took over the helm for U4.

[BlakHavoc]

Is this your honest opinion about 3 or are you just following suit with what everyone else seems to think about it?...

[rivaldoo777]

Its my opinion.. I hate the antagonist in 3 as well. They were really forgettable. When I played 3 back in 2011 it was really good tbh, however coming back with the collection, I realized it aged horribly compared to 2 & 1.

[BlakHavoc]

@rivaldoo
Ok I respect that, I'm just going off when it initially came out. It was epic, idk how it compares to today's standard but for its time it was a masterpiece imo

[Movefasta1993]

I didn't like the game,the villain,the plot,the awful pacing,the awful puzzles,and the awful beginning.The game had amazing set pieces though,and i enjoyed little drake but that's it.

[Strange_Evil]

I think my list goes as follows:
3) Uncharted 1
2) Uncharted 3
1) Uncharted 2 & Uncharted 4

I thought 3 was good but in no way is it better than 4. The story kinda fell apart at the end and the villain just didn't feel right. Also, the set pieces were a little too much IMO. I liked them when playing but looking back, it just felt like they were added to make it 'bigger' than UC2. I think UC2 was awesome because it pushed the gaming industry to amazing story telling. UC4 on the other hand felt grounded but it is so much more mature. The leap in graphics feels like UC1 to UC2. The story flows much more naturally than any other UC game and they nailed the pacing.

I would put UC4 well above UC 1 & 3.

[Playable_Gamez]

Uncharted 1 over 3?
Really?

[Takwin]

This is like saying which of those amazing orgasms with that hot girl was the best?

[JamesBroski]

Except ND didn't fake though

[stevansavic89]

this guy is retarded

[OB1Biker]

I dont agree with him at all
I like all of them for different reasons. They all have something that makes them special.
As for Uncharted 4, not only it has the typical gameplay improved in many ways, the story telling and immersion brought to such level as to make it a new benchmark in video games, but also its main theme is different this time. Its basically a game about Nathan Drake and who he really is, and its not just the story but all the game. So when the pace is slower, its to treat you with more of what the game is all about. IMO
Not even considering all the benefit of being a truly new gen game

[KiloFive]

My problem with the pacing was mainly that there wasn't nearly enough combat. I think my stats said I killed 650 people compared to (iirc) 1300 in past Uncharted's. They screwed that up and tied together too many puzzle or platforming parts imo.

I agree about the story, the best I've experience in games and I've been playing for 15 years.

[WellyUK]

2 is at the top for me it's just the best all round package, then 4 (below 2 because for me the story was a bit underwhelming), then 3 and then 1.

[moegooner88]

I am at chapter 17 in 4 and defo the best one. 2 is a close second. Also 4 has the best story telling in the series imho.

[BossBattle]

2,1,4,3

[WelkinCole]

U4, U1, U2=U3

U4 has raised the bar again and as a long time fan is the best send off for the series and to me makes it the best of the series.

U1 like with MGS1 made my jaw dropped when I first played it. It holds a very special place in my heart because it introduced me to the franchise/characters. I was just in awe of the locales (forest, forest with Nazi Uboat, fortress, last Spanish colony, Nazi U-boat bunker etc). All the platforming, the animation, the jaw dropping graphics everything. Why U2 while it took it to the next level really didn't have a big impression on me like when I first played U1.

Honest to God. When I was playing U1 and the first scene on the boat my mom came in the living room and asked what movie I was watching lol!

U2 while made the biggest leap. U3 surpassed it in literally everything. However U3 is just an evolution of 2 so they are equal in that sense.

[Dark_Knightmare2]

I've always had 2 and 3 has 1a and 1b but 4 has come along and took first place for itself. It was the perfect send off and took the storytelling to another level while opening up the levels and giving more options in combat. The epilogue was perfect and the villains were the best yet with Nadine especially being my favorite and taking lazarevics place has my favorite uc villain.

[Germany7]

It's difficult to choose between Uncharted 4 and 2 as my favorite, but all the four games are incredible.

[MagicBeanz]

Another arm chair "game journalist" giving us his opinion.

[SilentXCaspa]

Completely disagree with Uncharted 3 being better than 4. A thiefs end was much better experience wise, more polished and less overwhelming than 3. I also didnt really care for the villian Talbot.

I'd put Uncharted 4 just under 2.

[goldwyncq]

2>4>3>1 for me.

Uncharted 4 has the best overall story, but some parts dragged on like the Scotland chapter. Uncharted 2 has a near perfect pacing and has the best balance of action in the series.

[showtimefolks]

uncharted 1 was the first true ps3 exclusive experience but overall

uncharted 2
uncharted 4
uncharted 1
uncharted 3

uncharted 3 to me was the worst. it was all over the place and ammy henning didn't do a great job(personal opinion)

uncharted 2 for me because it was just simply epic

[Picnic]

What I want to know is what have Druckman and Draley got against Sully who was barely in UC2 and, whilst he was in UC4, it was hardly a deep character relationship.