Uncharted 2: Among Thieves passes for an action adventure but it really belongs to the tradition of Romance. This was the tradition of chivalry and heroism, where men protected the helpless and save spirited women from overwhelming threat. Building on the ribald traditions of Chaucer and Cervantes, the serial Romance of the 30's and 40's combined punchy satire with genre convention. It's from this randy fusion that Uncharted 2 emerges, homage to an homage of a satire of a nearly dead genre.
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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.
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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.
Again, why do people see fit to nitpick at these things while leaving other games to their accord?
Some of the points brought up un the article:
1.)"Repetition of gunplay"
2.)Disconnect between cutscenes and gameplay
It's a given that not everyone is going to like Uncharted 2 but to justify that dislike by pointing out things that don't seem to be issues with other games is a bit contradictory.
Not my loss, I play to simply experience and too much thinking ruins the whole thing. I love Uncharted 2 and any douche who disses it for the most idiotic reasons is complete failure as a gamer in my honest opinion. These people try really hard to discredit this game which unfortunately backfires and discredits themselves in the end. Im not gonna give this moron a hit and im just gonna enjoy my gaming life.
I think the rest of you are viewing this criticism in the wrong light. I would argue that this piece is written not to criticize the game, I think it is simply aimed at the flaws gaming still has as a storytelling device. He acknowledges that the game does things better if not the best of the many of the new generation of games. Because of this I think he is insinuating that "the best", has a responsibility to move things forward. Since Naughty Dog has clearly mastered what it means to make a game in the old manner of game/storytelling, the author clearly thinks that it is their responsibility as the most capable and qualified to push into new ground with the next installment. The pieces are there, ND just has to manipulate them to make an even more astounding and affecting game in the future.